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Lister-Jones wrote and directed this film about a couple (Lister- Jones and Adam Pally, 35) who work out their problems in the marriage via forming a band that sings songs about their marital problems. The movie couple is Jewish, but relaxed about it, and Jewish content comes up naturally. Their problems are “achingly” realistic. Fred Armisen is wonderful as the quirky neighbor they enlist to play drums. Trust me: worth watching on Showtime or streaming for $4. The Netflix series Love, a quirky romantic comedy with drama, started streaming its entire third and final season on Friday, March 9. The series was co-created by Judd Apatow, 50, Lesley Arfin (a writer for Girls), 38, and Paul Rust, 36. I watched the first two seasons and it’s worth your time. Rust plays Gus, a decent, smart and kind guy who aspires to be a scriptwriter. Gus, who looks like a dark-haired Woody Allen, is in an off-and-on relationship with Mickey, an attractive radio program manager. She often behaves badly and has drug and alcohol problems. In real life, Rust is married to Arfin, a quite attractive woman who had an alcohol problem she’s written about (she’s now long sober). Gus, I should note, looks so stereotypically Jewish that other char- acters often ask Gus if he is Jewish and he tells them that he isn’t, but everyone thinks he is. In a publicity round table last year, Rust told the story of how he met Arfin. They were both at the same party, and Arfin asked Sarah Silverman whether he is a member of the tribe. Silverman told her, “If he’s not, his face should sue God.” OOPS CORNER In my last column, I said that Paramount cable station series Heathers, based on a 1988 film, was set to begin on March 7. Like the original, the series includes mur- ders of some high school students. This plot line didn’t sit well with Paramount in light of the recent real-life Florida high school shooting and Heathers has been shelved for the foreseeable future. Also, I said that Jason Alexander, 58, was going to guest star in an episode of Young Sheldon set to air on March 15. The info I got on that was wrong: Young Sheldon is being bumped for the NCAA basketball tournament and Alexander will appear later this season. •