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Are Shows Based on True Stories Real? ‘Nobody Wants This’ Writer Tells All


A ‘Nobody Wants This’ writer revealed to Us Weekly if shows based on people’s lives are actually rooted in truth

Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesHollywood writers are not concerned about what viewers will think is true when creating a TV show based on their life — at least that’s Bruce Eric Kaplan ’s expert opinion. The 10-episode romantic comedy follows the love story of agnostic, outspoken sex podcaster Joanne (Kristen Bell) and unconventional rabbi Noah (Adam Brody), who is canonically nicknamed “Hot Rabbi.” Despite the duo’s immediate chemistry and attraction, all of their family members and […] The question of what’s real and what’s fake on TV comes amid the popularity of the Kristen Bell and Adam Brody-led Nobody Wants This, which is based on the love life of show creator Erin Foster.

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