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seems like Judd Apatow's "Love" ripped off this show


I do like both shows, but there are just so many similarities, and considering this started airing in mid 2014, obviously Love was made after at least the first season of You're the Worst aired.

-both shows focus on a relationship between two unique individuals in LA
-both shows take place on the east side (silverlake and echo park)
-both girls are functional messes at creative similarish jobs and show not having a ton of responsibility (radio job and music company)
-both guys are writers
-both girls have major issues (one with alcohol/drugs, one with depression, although both are arguably alcoholics)
-both lead girls have a female sidekick who is very different and a foil (Lindsay and Bertie)
-both guys are seen being frustrated by the lead girl's issues and end up hooking up with another girl (Heidi and Bar chick)
-both shows show them hook up with other people before really making a go at their relationship
-both shows have a lead character who's someone managing a celeb who is diva-esque (Sam and Judd apatow's daughters character)
-both shows used I SWEAR the same diner to film in
-both shows show an offbeat non cliche version of LA

i feel like i could go on and on, but it just would shock me if nobody in Judd Apatow's writer's room had seen this show. a lot of similarities that have been tweaked

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don't forget

- gorgeous lead woman dating a shockingly ugly man.

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Chris Gere may not be a Hemsworth but he sure as heck isn't 'shockingly ugly'. I agree that Russ is very unattractive though.

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he looks like something edgar winter shat out after eating a bowl of oatmeal.

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Chris Gere? I think American TV has ruined your ideals. This is why people bitch about the media. I had a childhood crush on Gere in Waterloo Rd (here in England we have normal people on TV and we tend to cast based on actual talent - some soaps excluded) He was cast to be the cool cute teacher that everyone fancied... Until they found out he was gay. So obviously casting agents and a crap load of teenage girls did not find him shockingly ugly.

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to each his own, but i find chris geere very attractive, i think him and the gretchen character are well suited in the looks department

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Agree Chris sometimes he can be adorable and sweet, but Russ ugh he is so unattractive he is so creepy borderline serial killer looks. He acts like the coolest guy in the block and also a jerk to Mickey, he doesnt have any redeeming quality. I wonder why she could fall for him

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What? i found Jimmy incredibly hot while I think Gretchen isn't that hot...

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except this show is amazing, and Love is complete *beep*

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Yeah poor Gillian Jacobs such a waste of talent on a such a crappy show

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Jimmy didn't actually hook up with the bartender IIRC.

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