Whatever this is
A web series that does what many can't...be really, really good.
It’s a story most postgrad millenials can easily identify with: taking low-paying, thankless jobs where you can find them, scraping together rent money with the roommates you sometimes get along with, and, of course, losing plenty of sleep in the process. Adam Goldman, writer and director of last year’s often-hilarious and often-heartbreaking web series The Outs, certainly seems familiar with this particular set of metropolitan struggles. In his latest series, Whatever this is, Goldman has crafted one of the most well-shot, engrossing web series currently in production. Not only is the show whip-smart and packed with a talented group of actors (including an amazing one-episode guest appearance by Alan Cumming), it also happens to boast more LGBT series regulars on its roster than the meager 3.3% that GLAAD attributed to this past year’s season of broadcast TV.
Last night, the cast and crew of Whatever this is premiered the sixth and final episode of the season to a packed crowd of coiffed boys and girls at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, and, if you haven’t seen it yet, let me be the first to tell you: it’s another heartbreaker. All episodes are available to stream starting today on their website, and with running times lasting half an hour at most, now is definitely the time to start your requisite binge-watching.
