After being the subject of an embarrassing viral video, a self-involved 20-something enlists the help of a marketing expert to revamp her image in the real world.
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After being the subject of an embarrassing viral video, a self-involved 20-something enlists the help of a marketing expert to revamp her image in the real world.
| Series cast summary: | |||
 | Karen Gillan | - | Eliza Dooley 13 episodes, 2014 |
 | John Cho | - | Henry Higgs 13 episodes, 2014 |
 | Allyn Rachel | - | Bryn 13 episodes, 2014 |
 | Da'Vine Joy Randolph | - | Charmonique 13 episodes, 2014 |
 | David Harewood | - | Sam Saperstein 13 episodes, 2014 |
 | Giacomo Gianniotti | - | Freddy 10 episodes, 2014 |
 | Brian Huskey | - | Larry 9 episodes, 2014 |
 | Matty Cardarople | - | Charlie 8 episodes, 2014 |
 | Jennifer Hasty | - | Joan 8 episodes, 2014 |
 | Patti Troisi | - | Linda 7 episodes, 2014 |
Karen Gillan wore a wig in the pilot, and throughout the series, as she had shaved her head for her role as Nebula in Galaktikos sergetojai (2014).
In the episode "Nuggett of Wisdom", there is a red toy Dalek on Kevin's bedside. The Daleks are the enemy of the Doctor in Daktaras Kas (2005), in which Karen Gillan played the Doctor's companion, Amy Pond.
After its cancelation, fans of the show posted on various social media platforms using the hashtag "#SaveSelfie", as well as creating an online petition which attracted over 59,000 signatures. The final six unaired episodes appeared on Hulu, Hulu Plus and ABC.com, starting on November 25th, 2014.
Karen Gillan modeled Eliza Dooley after a friend with whom she had a falling out.
A profile for Eliza Dooley was actually set up on the social media website Facebook, specifically for the show.
Karen Gillan performed "The Wind and The Wave" cover of "Chandelier" by Sia for the show.
The pilot episode was uploaded on Twitter on August 20th, 2014, a month before the show's television premiere in the United States.
John Cho is sixteen years older than co-star Karen Gillan.
On October 31st, 2014, Karen Gillan and John Cho recorded a 46-second music video in which they were dressed as Power Rangers from the hit TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993), with Gillan as the Pink Ranger and Cho as the Red Ranger. The series was reboot as Galingieji reindzeriai (2017) 3 years later.
Based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, which also provided the inspiration for the Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical My Fair Lady.
ABC picked up the pilot on May 10th, 2014 before commissioning a first season soon afterwards.
On November 7th, 2014, ABC announced that the show had been canceled and would not return for a second season in 2015, due to low viewing figures.
Karen Gillan performed "Chandelier" by Sia herself. In real life, Karen Gillan's father Raymond is a singer and recording artist.
David Harewood had a guest role in Daktaras Kas (2005), in which Karen Gillan starred as Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor, played by Matt Smith.
John Cho is the second actor from the J.J. Abrams Žvaigždžiu kelias (2009) reboot with whom Karen Gillan has worked, having previously starred alongside Zoe Saldana in Galaktikos sergetojai (2014). In Trek, Cho plays Hikaru Sulu, while Zoe Saldana plays Nyotoa Uhura.
It's most likely the series would had ended with Eliza and Henry finally getting together.
Jewel Valentine. the main antagonist from the film Naktis Makulo bare (2001) is considered an influence behind Eliza Dooley, mostly because of Eliza's red hair and outfits.
The show does not have a laughter track.
As of 2017, the show has not been released on DVD.
In the pilot, a newspaper article titles "Kissing Koreans" is briefly shown with the author as "Matt Smith", which is Karen Gillan's friend and former "Doctor Who" co-star, whom played The Eleventh Doctor from 2010 - 2013.
Karen Gillan admitted in an interview that she is a fan of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". John Cho plays Hikaru Sulu in the "Star Trek" films.
Imperfect Harmony (#1.10) is the top rated episode of the series.
If the series had not been cancelled. There would had been an episode which Eliza finds herself a victim of cyberbullying, which Eliza's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram accounts are hacked by a hacker.
Selfie is a short-lived American comedy series that aired in 2014 and starred Karen Gillan (Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy) and John Cho (Star Trek, Total Recall). In Selfie, Karen Gillan stars as Eliza Dooley, a sexy, snobbish and selfish employee of a pharmaceuticals company whom decides to change and become a better person after a embarrassing incident aboard a airplane gets the attention of unwanted online followers and grumpy and short-tempered marketing expert Henry Higgs (John Cho) reluctantly becomes Eliza's mentor. But, complications soon emerges along the way as Eliza begins a romantic relationship with her arrogant co-worker Freddy (Giacomo Gianniotti) whom antagonizes Henry and Eliza begins to develop romantic feelings for Henry whom may not feel the same about Eliza.
If the series hadn't been canceled, there could had been an episode which Freddy decides to play a prank on Henry and humiliate him whilst making a speech during a conference which causes Henry to lose his nerve and punch Freddy and Saperstein fires Henry.
If the series hadn't been canceled, there could had been an episode which Eliza gets stalked online by an admirer and confronts him.
At the end of Selfie: Imperfect Harmony (2014) (TV Episode), the song Henry sings is "Wild World" by Cat Stevens.
The song Eliza sings in Selfie: Imperfect Harmony (2014) (TV Episode) is "Chandelier" by Sia.
Freddy is the show's main antagonist as Freddy antagonizes Henry.
Although Freddy is the show's main villain, in most episodes Henry would go from hero to zero as he would get really hard on Eliza and lose patience with her and would treat her badly and take things out on her especially when Eliza tries to help him or do something nice for him, but would end up apologizing to her.
Before the series premiered on the TV2 network in New Zealand. Karen Gillan attended the Armageddon Expo convention in Wellington, New Zealand with her parents Raymond and Marie.
When the show premiered on the TV2 network in New Zealand, it was given the 2.30PM time-slot on Sunday afternoons and was given the PGR rating (Parental Guidance Recommended). "Selfie" is not a family show and is a comedy for adults and was given the TV-14 rating. The show has a lot of sexual references and Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) wears a lot of sexy outfits and is seen in her bra and underwear. In 1 show, an Instagram picture of Eliza topless, which her breasts are covered is seen. Another episode, Eliza is seen making out with a shirtless man on top of a bed, which her shirt is removed and we see her in a bra, but the scene ends and in another episode, Eliza is standing naked in front of Henry, but only her bare upper chest is seen.
The show premiered on the TV2 network in New Zealand on August 30th 2015.
When Imperfect Harmony (#1.10) was broadcast on TV2 in New Zealand. The scene which Eliza and Freddie are seen making out on top of Eliza's bed in the "Chandelier" montage, which Freddy removes his shirt and Eliza removes her shirt and is seen wearing a black bra was cut and it cuts from Eliza and Freddie kissing out of Eliza's bedroom to the adverts.
Karen Gillan is a fan of "Star Trek". John Cho plays Hikaru Sulu in the "Star Trek" film reboots that take place in an alternate timeline and the same year the series premiered, Karen Gillan starred opposite John Cho's "Star Trek" co-star Zoe Saldana in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Zoe Saldana plays Nyota Uhura.
Like Karen Gillan herself, David Harewood had also appeared in Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) which he played Joshua Naismith in David Tennant's emotional farewell story Daktaras Kas: The End of Time: Part One (2009).
David Harewood has worked with two actors whom went on to star in the cinematic Marvel comic book universe: Harewood provided the voice of Erito in the 2004 animated film "Strings" which starred the voice of James McAvoy whom played young Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" films and Karen Gillan (Eliza Dooley) played Nebula in "Guardians of the Galaxy", also based on a Marvel comic book. Karen Gillan and James McAvoy are both from Scotland.
Karen Gillan is on the social networks Twitter, Instagram and Google+.
Karen Gillan and Giacomo Gianniotti took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
Selfie: Imperfect Harmony (2014) was the only episode of the series to get a viewer warning at the beginning of the episode when it was broadcast on the TV2 network in New Zealand and that it had been rated PGR for sexual material. However, the scene where Freddy and Eliza make out on top of Eliza's bed in the Chandelier montage was cut from the TV2 broadcast.
The series was first broadcast in New Zealand on August 30th 2015. Karen Gillan attended the Armageddon Expo in Wellington, New Zealand a month earlier.
Karen Gillan came onto the series following completing work on Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Bound for Greatness (2014), released the same year.
John Cho is 2 years older than his on-screen character Henry Higgs.
Like Xena, the title protagonist of the hit television series Ksena: karingoji princese (1995), played in that series by Lucy Lawless. Eliza Dooley decides to change and become a better person.
Like Not Another Happy Ending (2013), the show has not been released on DVD in New Zealand.
A behind the scenes photo of Karen Gillan and Giacommo Gianniotii on the set was posted by Karen Gillan on her official Instagram account on June 23rd, 2016.
A "selfie" is when a person takes a photo of himself or herself for an social network.
There was false speculation that the character Val Pollard from the long-running British soap opera Emmerdale Farm (1972) whom was played in that soap opera by Charlie Hardwick from 2004 - 2015 was one of the models for Eliza Dooley.
The song in the first scene in the pilot was "I Want It That Way" by The Backstreet Boys.
Natasha Henstridge appears in 3 episodes as Sam Saperstein's wife Yazmin. Natasha Henstridge, an former model turned actress's breakout role was as the extra terrestrial Sil in Grobuoniu veisle (1995)Karen Gillan, also a former model turned actress, her breakout role was as Amy Pond, companion of The Doctor in Daktaras Kas (2005).
Matty Cardarople later worked again with Karen Gillan in Conventional (2015).
If the series had not lasted only 1 season. The finale of the series would had seen Eliza leave Freddie for good and finally getting together with Henry.
Henry singing "Wild World" by Cat Stevens at the end of the tenth episode hints that Henry felt really bad about hurting Eliza when he rejected her affections for him and his regret for refusing to take part in the annual karaoke party.
Selfie: Imperfect Harmony (2014) was voted by fans as the best episode and the saddest episode of the entire series due to Henry rejecting Eliza's affections for him.
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