It looks as though selfies are not only all the rage on social media, but on the small screen, too. ABC's latest sitcom offering, Selfie, starring Karen Gillan and John Cho is so far getting mostly positive, if not mixed reviews by critics for its ability to poke fun of this generation's social media-obsessed millennials.

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The show stars Eliza Dooley (played by Gillian) and Henry (played by Cho), and revolves around Gillian's character and her addiction to social media. The new show channels "My Fair Lady" and "Pygmalion" storylines with a modern twist. During the season opener, Eliza tries to find a way to reinvent her image into someone that's capable of friendship, after a rather embarrassing incident.

So far, the show is getting a rather mixed reaction from critics. The Daily Beast writes, "When you suspend disbelief and watch Selfie through a prism where it's a fantasy-world alternate reality, where people speak in self-aware, carefully crafted maxims and quotables, lines like this are actually really funny-exceptionally astute and observant about today's culture."

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The site added, "But if you look at Selfie as some sort of realistic meditation on a social media-obsessed, narcissistic generation-which it's tempting to do, especially as some of Eliza's self-serving transgressions hit closer to home than others-then you'll likely find writing like this to be maddening."

In addition, another critic from Sitcoms Online wrote, "Selfie isn't all there yet, but there's bits and pieces of a promising show lurking around the center of this pilot. If it can get the irritating meme-based comedy out of its system and start to become a more grounded, character-focused show about two flawed human beings, then this talented cast and writing team might be able to produce a show that's worth taking a look at. Let's hope that's the case, because there's far too much talent on Selfie to be wasted, and there's parts of this pilot that suggest there's a really good show hiding in here somewhere."

Selfie airs Monday night at 8 p.m. EST/PST on the ABC network.

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