Before he can seek out Rosa, the homeless man enters Josh's place and uses his new law against him. Josh was grateful for the man holding the door open, he's certainly not attracted to him, but that doesn't deter the man, who now expects Josh to have sex with him. Considering this a win, Josh returns to his apartment, where a dirty homeless man holds the door open for him. Josh, upset about the "man hours" he's put into this would-be relationship, goes before (a hilariously sexist) Congress and gets them to pass a law that says that people must now date the person who's nicest to them. He offers to help her move into a new apartment, thinking that'll give him a leg up against the competition (whom the show literalizes by showing a line of guys pining for her outside of their office building), but when he eventually does make his move, he's turned away Rosa just wants to be friends. She and Josh are friendly at the office, and share a lot of the same interests, and he's secretly thrilled when he hears she's single because he thinks he's a shoo-in to be able to date her. Baruchel's character, Josh Greenberg, has a crush on a female co-worker named Rosa ( Rosa Salazar), who's just broken up with her boyfriend. 7, "Cactus") takes on the concept of entitled nice guys in a way I've never seen on television before. And like Seinfeld before it, practically every episode captures an essential truth about relationships or modern life that makes me shake my head in awe at how perfectly it managed to pinpoint that specific idea.Ĭase in point: this week's episode (Season 2, Ep. ![]() The show features a terrific lead performance from Jay Baruchel, who's brought shades of humor and soulfulness to his character that he's never been given the opportunity to play before. This kind of thing happens multiple times per episode.) The meteor is diverted at the last minute, and the incident will likely never be referenced again. They're watching a movie together on TV, when a breaking news bulletin interrupts the broadcast and informs them that a meteor is about to hit the Earth, and the anchors implore the viewers that if there's anything they're waiting to do, now's the time to do it. ![]() (A quick example: The main character desperately wants to make a move on a girl he's interested in, but he's nervous and scared. The premise of the show is genius: based on a book by creator and showrunner Simon Rich, it comically embellishes and literalizes aspects of life in order to make its points about life and love in your late twenties. I think it's one of the most underrated comedies on TV right now, and it certainly isn't getting the praise or attention it deserves. If you're not watching Man Seeking Woman, I urge you to check it out. While that's still just a fraction of streaming music revenue, it may be enough to lure more album manufacturers, which largely left the marketplace, to return and feed the new demand.This article contains spoilers for S2, E7, entitled "Cactus." The RIAA report says vinyl accounted for 70% of all physical music sales, worth $1.2 billion, last year. "It warms my heart to see young people get interested in that, and really digging into the heart and soul of what music was, and has become now," says Bob Wicker, who is thrilled to see vinyl's resurgence. In an era where parents and grandparents relied on compact discs, the album is the preference of younger music lovers. RELATED: Aldi suffers Easter marshmallow blunder: 'We can’t even defend this one'Īs a new generation of music lovers discovers the experience of putting an album on a turntable and setting the needle down, it seems more than nostalgia. They might stream the tracks, but the stuff that's really great.if it's a statement from the artist like a new album, they have to own the whole thing." "I think what you see is there's a return of the 'bookshelf' mentality," explains Cactus Music owner Quinn Bishop, "People stream everything. With more streaming options, and fewer retailers selling CDs, vinyl was primed for this. ![]() The Recording Industry Association of America’s latest year-end report finds vinyl sold more units than CDs in the U.S. More and more, the choice for that 'physical representation' is the age-old vinyl LP. Cody Ortiz says he's working on building his record collection, "I love the idea of having a physical representation of the music I love." On a warm spring day, there is steady traffic in Houston's Cactus Music, with people flipping through the thousands of old and new albums, looking for music they might like to own.
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