Fleishman Is in Trouble-Is White Rich People Whining

The TV miniseries "Fleishman is In Trouble" is migraine inducing white, wealthy, Jewish people living in New York City whining about their lives.  Starring Jesse Eisenberg as Dr. Toby Fleishman and Claire Danes as his theatrical agent wife.  The series is based on the novel of the same name by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.  This 8 episode series follows neurotic, New Yorker Toby, navigate from college through marriage, family, divorce and back to the online dating scene in his early 40s.  Both the book and series pictures its two central characters as self-indulgent, anxiety riddled and coddled with taken for granted privileges.  Unlikeable characters whom we scorn and relish for mocking their self-made problems and snobbish behaviors.  We meet Toby as a pre-med student with his close college chums, Lizzy (Libby Epstein) and Seth (Adam Brody).  Lizzy acts as a somewhat wiser, sympathetic narrator.  Toby believes his aspirations for becoming a physician are of noble calling.  Toby meets Rachel as a dazzling co-ed  The two have a whirlwind courtship with New York City for a romantic back-drop.  It's not long into marriage before the ball drops.  As Rachel focuses on building her business and Toby maneuvers his way in the medical profession, a fissure arises in their marriage.  Eisenberg is cast as the whiney, incessant talker and Danes as the emotionally wrought woman on the verge of tears.  Not to say this satirical, voyeuristic look into what's troubling the advantageous isn't without entertainment  value.  The cast is outrageously fun to cringe at in their rage, frustration and naivety.  If these pampered people can't be happy they deserve to be miserable.  Lizzy and Seth don't fare much better at becoming happily adjusted adults.   Toby contends with an angry, adolescent daughter and confused son while reckoning with his newfound sexual prowess on the dating scene.   This is a smorgasbord of social parodies of disgruntled, status conscience, wealthy whites which is best be enjoyed with a snide smirk and a side of irritation.