We Need Girlfriends: Yeah, it's better than anything on television

In an age where Two and a Half Men wins awards and the economy has dipped lower than McCain’s chances of winning the election, the world needs entertainment.

With out any doubt the first place to go is Youtube; more specifically a Youtube series.

To avoid any confusion a Youtube series is like a television series, only it’s on Youtube.

Good, now that we’re on the same page, check out We Need Girlfriends (if you haven’t already).

This series had an 11 episode run that followed three newly single 20-somethings living in New York. With the combination of great writing, acting and directing, this series had me instantly hooked.

The first few episodes are a bit iffy as the story tries to get established, but even after the first episode it’s hard to deny the addicting nature this series has.

The soundtrack isn’t too bad either.

The music is all local New York bands (I’m sure for legal purposes and local exposure) and has an awesome soundtrack that keeps up the tempo of the show.

The storylines are all solid and seem to come full circle as every character seems to grow throughout the episodes and the comedy, which constantly references Facebook and movies, is flawless.

In fact, this series was so good that CBS picked it up and plans to turn it into a series for its network.

I’m hoping you had the same reaction as me: “wtf”.

Good for CBS for opening their windows and realizing there is real talent on the internet and more specifically Youtube; and good for everyone involved on the We Need Girlfriends project for getting to this level.

But the chances of this show being pulled off by the network are slim to none.

First of all, many different sources say that the three original stars will be pulled and replaced.

Seth Kirschner, who plays Henry, has been involved in several other projects and they all seem to be good actors. They mesh perfectly together and provide that dynamic trio that covers all aspects of a human being.

If CBS thinks they can duplicate that by replacing something good then they can kiss any hopes of this series making it.
Not only that but the music obviously will be different. It will lose its local feel and its unique quality by providing music that a lot of people would never have been exposed to otherwise.

The only bright spot is that they signed on the writers of the show who will continue to write for the CBS series.

Maybe, just maybe, they can keep the good thing going but nothing would be sweeter than watching season two exclusively on Youtube.

However, getting the style of writing by CBS head honchos may seem to be a hard task and they won’t have the freedom to put whatever they want in the scripts.

Their talent is undeniable and if a rising producer had any guts, he needs to pick this crew up.

Everything is what made We Need Girlfriends an amazing series. It was everyone that brought the show together but bringing it to the TV screen may be like making “Joey” after “Friends”.

Keep everything that made the show what it is, if you don’t want to do that then don’t recreate the series. Simple as that.