15. Please Like Me

How often do you fall in love?
How often do you fall in love with a TV series?
How often do you re-watch the same episodes again and again until you begin to question your sanity?

I am not really a TV show lover. I admit, I loved F.R.I.E.N.D.S. but I wasn't in love with it. TV shows are something I watch when I am bored, they are not like books, neither are they like anime for me. I don't spend my time thinking about them. The characters are pretty simple and there isn't much left for the imagination.

I was sure, I couldn't fall in love with a TV series until one fine morning, I was suggested to watch Please Like Me by a friend. Being the lazy I am, I put off to watch the show for quite some time. Being a complainer I am, I complained about the first few episodes and kept watching it just because my friend wanted me to and then just like that, after some more episodes I realized I had started to fall in love with it.

I was in love with Josh and Arnold; the sweet, awkward and romantic love they shared. I could relate to the awkwardness. I loved how they were unsure about themselves and people around them. The series felt real than the reality itself. The creator and writer, Josh used no filter, didn't sugarcoat the truth and showed me the mirror of the actual society.

I googled Please Like Me and found very little about it. Since there wasn't much I could learn about the show's behind the scenes, I was intrigued about it even more.

I went on twitter. It worked better for me than google. People were talking about Josh, Tom, Claire and Arnold with #Pleaselikeme. I knew these characters, I loved these characters. So, I joined the conversation.

A recurring tweet said, the show was very Australian. One might have expected it since it is an Australian series but for me, despite belonging to a different continent, Please Like Me is a series I can relate to in the most intimate level.

I was now in desperate search of the secret which laid behind the show's spellbinding character. The secret was Josh Thomas. He is inspiring, creative and full of fun and imagination. Though he mentions, the show is vaguely about his life and he plays himself in Please Like Me. I think it takes more than just talent to make us relate to it. After watching all of his available interviews, I can't wait for Season 4.

Re-watches after Re-watches. I need to stop.