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| John A. Boyd | .... | construction grip (19 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Niquan Riley | .... | second assistant property master / additional props / ... (11 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Kimberly Asa | .... | art department coordinator (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Daniel Fisher | .... | property master (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Bradley Rubenstein | .... | scenic artist (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Patricia Seely | .... | art department assistant (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Meredith Lippincott | .... | art production assistant (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Robert Ludemann | .... | graphic artist / graphic designer (9 episodes, 2012) |
| David Harry Yoon | .... | art production assistant (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Adam Brustein | .... | graphic artist (8 episodes, 2013) |
| Shane Ingersoll | .... | art production assistant / shop scenic (8 episodes, 2013) |
| Richard Peete | .... | assistant property master (7 episodes, 2012) |
| Eugene Paul Lynch | .... | shop electric (7 episodes, 2013) |
| James Pesce | .... | set dresser (6 episodes, 2013) |
| David Brenner | .... | on set dresser (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Kate Falzarano | .... | additional property master (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Jim Sten | .... | leadman (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Eric Bryant | .... | assistant art director (5 episodes, 2013) |
| Brian Becker | .... | shop foreman (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Arthur F. Boyd | .... | key construction grip (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Charles Cecil | .... | construction coordinator (4 episodes, 2012) |
| James V. Gartland | .... | second construction grip (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Anne Goelz | .... | assistant art director (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Linda Harvey | .... | shop craftsman (4 episodes, 2012) |
| T.W. John House | .... | construction grip (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Lynn Maffessoli | .... | camera scenic (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Lisa Mareiniss | .... | set dressing shop forewoman (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Lou Miller | .... | key shop craftsman (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Erwin F. Sholes | .... | set dresser (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Melissa Elizabeth Stewart | .... | construction shop production assistant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Phil Testa | .... | shop electric (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Robert Vaccariello | .... | shop craftsman (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Patricia Walker | .... | charge scenic (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Kate Yatsko | .... | assistant set decorator (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Jose Pavon | .... | property master (4 episodes, 2013) |
| Mollie Laurienzo | .... | art department coordinator (3 episodes, 2013) |
| Michael Lee Nirenberg | .... | lead scenic artist (3 episodes, 2013) |
| I. Javier Ameijeiras | .... | illustrator (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Jim Ansbro | .... | set dressing foreman (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Zach Baylin | .... | additional property master (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Gabu Camilo | .... | props (2 episodes, 2013) |
| Marie Lynn Wagner | .... | assistant art director (2 episodes, 2013) |
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| Lou Charles | .... | additional set dresser (unknown episodes) |
| Jesse Gertsen | .... | construction foreman (unknown episodes) |
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| Susan Cahill | .... | supervising sound editor (20 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Edmond J. Coblentz Jr. | .... | sound effects editor (20 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Zack Howard | .... | re-recording mix technician (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Christian P. Minkler | .... | sound re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2012) |
| David Padilla | .... | assistant sound editor (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Jivan Tahmizian | .... | dialogue editor (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Timothy R. Boyce Jr. | .... | sound utility (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Jason Benjamin | .... | boom operator (9 episodes, 2011-2012) |
| Kevin McCullough | .... | sound editor (6 episodes, 2013) |
| Jason Stasium | .... | pro tools playback mixer (5 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| James Bailey | .... | foley artist (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Kevin E. Carpenter | .... | sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 2012) |
| James B. Howe | .... | foley mixer (5 episodes, 2012) |
| John Matter | .... | assistant sound editor (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Joseph T. Sabella | .... | foley artist (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Joe White | .... | production sound mixer / sound mixer (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Scott Cannizzaro | .... | adr mixer (5 episodes, 2013) |
| Andrew Melnyk | .... | second boom operator / sound utility (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Sal Ojeda | .... | dubbing re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Dean St. John | .... | adr mixer (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Michael Miller | .... | adr mixer (4 episodes, 2013) |
| Ric Schnupp | .... | adr recordist (4 episodes, 2013) |
| Patrick Spain | .... | dubbing recordist (4 episodes, 2013) |
| Joshua Anderson | .... | production sound mixer (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Terence C. McCormack Maitland | .... | sound utility (2 episodes, 2012) |
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| Amanda Jacques | .... | boom operator (unknown episodes) |
| William Kozy | .... | boom operator (unknown episodes) |
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| Ben Cain | .... | digital imaging technician (19 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Hernan Otaño | .... | camera operator (19 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| David Skutch | .... | chief lighting technician (11 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Timothy Healy | .... | rigging gaffer / electrician (10 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| JoJo Whilden | .... | still photographer (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Jessica Miglio | .... | still photographer (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Joe Anderson | .... | first assistant camera: b (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Johnny Erbes-Chan | .... | dolly grip (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Jesse L. Saviola | .... | grip (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Christian Baldi | .... | rigging best boy (9 episodes, 2013) |
| Michael Burke | .... | first assistant camera: a (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Katie Waalkes | .... | second assistant camera: b (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Derek Walker | .... | "b" camera operator (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Sam Wootton | .... | camera production assistant (5 episodes, 2012) |
| John Alcantara | .... | electrician (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Patrick M. Bracey | .... | camera loader/utility (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Ralph G. Crowley | .... | best boy electric (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Andy Day | .... | chief lighting technician (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Julian de la Pena | .... | electrician (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Chris Elassad | .... | b dolly grip (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Anthony Gamiello | .... | best boy grip (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Dennis Gamiello | .... | key grip (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Charlie Grubbs | .... | rigging gaffer (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Michael Hunold | .... | electrician (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Christopher Liscinsky | .... | electrician (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Chris Lombardozzi | .... | generator operator: base camp (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Aaron Medick | .... | Steadicam operator (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Jeff Pinette | .... | second assistant camera: a (4 episodes, 2012) |
| T. Ray Treece | .... | video assist (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Daniel Cocuzzo | .... | rigging grip (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Christopher Donohue | .... | key rigging grip (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Chris Gamiello | .... | grip (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Ron Mazzola | .... | key rigging grip (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Sarah L. Hendrick | .... | second assistant camera: "a" camera (3 episodes, 2013) |
| Joel Tishcoff | .... | stage rigging gaffer (3 episodes, 2013) |
| Kevin Califano | .... | grip (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Stephen Consentino | .... | b camera / steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Leighton Edmondson | .... | rigging electrician (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Jeff Muhlstock | .... | steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Saade Mustafa | .... | b camera / steadicam operator / steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2012) |
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| Sebastián Almeida | .... | remote head technician (unknown episodes) |
| Jonathan Beck | .... | additional "b" camera operator (unknown episodes) |
| Scott Koenigsberg | .... | "b" camera second assistant (unknown episodes) |
| Blaise Miller | .... | electrician (unknown episodes) |
| Guillaume Renberg | .... | remote camera operator (unknown episodes) |
| Christine Willard | .... | rigging grip (unknown episodes) |
| Christopher Yoon | .... | camera loader (unknown episodes) |
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| Annie Weinstein | .... | post-production coordinator (19 episodes, 2012-2014) |
| Parker Chehak | .... | post-production coordinator (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Sam Daley | .... | colorist (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Samantha Uber | .... | on-line editor (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Matt Breitenbach | .... | assistant colorist (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Sean Dunckley | .... | digital intermediate colorist (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Ryan Young | .... | post-production coordinator (9 episodes, 2013) |
| Brennan Parks | .... | post-production coordinator (8 episodes, 2012) |
| Richie Roefaro | .... | colorist assistant: digital intermediate assistent (8 episodes, 2012) |
| Tyler Binkley | .... | post-production assistant (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Mindy Elliott | .... | assistant editor (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Peter Hagan | .... | assistant editor (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Brian Merken | .... | assistant editor (3 episodes, 2012) |
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| Victoria Anderson | .... | assistant editor (unknown episodes) |
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| Michael Buonocore | .... | transportation co-captain (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Robert C. Greer | .... | driver (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Edward Iacobelli Jr. | .... | transportation captain (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Ron Lucas | .... | driver (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Rob Pryszmont | .... | driver (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Clarke Woolven | .... | driver (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Mario Berritto | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Sal Berritto | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Donald Bowers | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Thomas Breheny | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Michael Canosa | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Nick Careccia | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Walter Chomow | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| James Haskell Sr. | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Kevin Larke | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Salvatore R. Maffei | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Ted Manzo | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
| James M. Rice | .... | driver (4 episodes, 2012) |
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| Maggie Hammerle | .... | payroll accountant (20 episodes, 2012-2014) |
| Justin Brenneman | .... | writers assistant (16 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Matthew H. Wiesner | .... | location scout (12 episodes, 2012-2014) |
| David Harry Yoon | .... | office production assistant / script coordinator (11 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Guy Efrat | .... | location manager (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Liz Kugle | .... | production coordinator (10 episodes, 2012) |
| Gregg Clare | .... | accounting clerk (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Kim Delise | .... | script supervisor (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Amanda Glaze | .... | assistant to executive producer (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Benjamin J. Stern | .... | location production assistant (10 episodes, 2013) |
| Joe Amstater | .... | assistant to Ms. Landress / assistant: Ms. Landress (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Alex Bach | .... | production secretary (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Ryan Hammer | .... | location assistant (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Keith Marlin | .... | key set production assistant / set production assistant (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Connor McClure | .... | second assistant accountant (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Ericka Naegle | .... | assistant to Jenni Konner (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Julie Sage | .... | location assistant (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Molly Shifferly | .... | assistant production coordinator (9 episodes, 2012) |
| Rachel Jaros | .... | set production assistant (9 episodes, 2013) |
| Matthew Roper | .... | set medic (8 episodes, 2012-2014) |
| Cory Fliehs | .... | location production assistant / location assistant / ... (8 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Steven Rubinshteyn | .... | assistant to lena dunham / assistant: Ms. Dunham (8 episodes, 2012) |
| Liz Adams | .... | paperwork production assistant (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Michelle Morris | .... | project manager: technicolor (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Phuong-Thuy Pham | .... | location scout (5 episodes, 2012) |
| James Sehring | .... | script distribution / set production assistant (5 episodes, 2012) |
| Lloyd A. Bent | .... | parking production assistant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Zoran Blazevic | .... | location scout (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Max Brockman | .... | office production assistant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Alyson Buoncristiani | .... | assistant: Mr. Apatow (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Maurice Cabrera | .... | parking coordinator (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Ben Columbus | .... | set production assistant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Claire Cowperthwaite | .... | script supervisor (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Gjustina Dushku | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Carinne Fassari | .... | location coordinator (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Alicia Guckin | .... | second assistant accountant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Kevin Inouye | .... | accounting clerk (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Jared Lynch | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Suk Yi Mar | .... | location manager (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Howard Nourmand | .... | title designer (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Deborah Schoeneman | .... | story editor (4 episodes, 2012) |
| Andy Wheeler | .... | production accountant (4 episodes, 2012) |
| John A. Accardo | .... | location scout / assistant (4 episodes, 2013) |
| Lara Bushell | .... | project manager: technicolor (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Matthew Fleischman | .... | location assistant (3 episodes, 2012) |
| Mia Lidofsky | .... | assistant to Jesse Peretz (3 episodes, 2013) |
| Aidan Sleeper | .... | assistant location manager / location scout (3 episodes, 2013) |
| Lesley Arfin | .... | staff writer (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Sarah Follett | .... | assistant location manager (2 episodes, 2012) |
| John Henry | .... | assistant location manager (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Sarah Heyward | .... | staff writer (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Jason Scott Kavner | .... | project manager: technicolor (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Katie Kramer | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Nicholas McManus | .... | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Corey Patrick | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Mindy Silberman | .... | set production assistant (2 episodes, 2012) |
| Benton Ferguson | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 2013) |
| Sean Grady | .... | stand-in: Andrew Rannells / stand-in: Nick Lashaway (2 episodes, 2013) |
| Dixon McPhillips | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 2013) |
| Dave Michaels | .... | location assistant (2 episodes, 2013) |
| David Occhino | .... | assistant location manager (2 episodes, 2013) |
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| Lina Albelo | .... | additional production assistant (unknown episodes, 2011) |
| Stiv Brown | .... | production assistant (unknown episodes) |
| Christina Chow | .... | production assistant (unknown episodes) |
| Sebastian Jaramillo | .... | production assistant (unknown episodes) |
| Michael Morana | .... | stand-in for Michael Imperioli (unknown episodes) |
| Cameron Morton | .... | production assistant (unknown episodes) |
| Stephen D. Shepard | .... | production assistant (unknown episodes) |
| Mark Steiger | .... | stand in: Chris Abbott (unknown episodes) |
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company.
I went into the first episode of Girls with pretty low expectations. I figured that it would maybe be another Sex in the City, with some pointless softcore porn here and there, but I decided to try it out. It is now, along with Game of Thrones, one of my favorite shows on television. In fact, when we get a fresh set of shows on the DVR, Girls is always the first show that I want to watch. It is fresh, funny, and also a bit depressing at times. This is definitely not Sex and the City. That show was glamour and lightheartedness. This show, on the other hand, is about that bad experience that lots of people have coming out of college called "the quarter life crisis".
The tone of "Girls" is somewhat dark, cynical humor. It is about four young women out of college a year or so. They live in New York City, but unlike the Sex and the City ladies, they are struggling financially and, overall, they aren't very happy people. There are Sex and the City posters in a lot of scenes, as if to remind you that you are NOT watching that show. Their jobs are deadend-ish in nature, or just plain nonexistent. They have lots of what looks like unsatisfying or awkward sex. There is an undercurrent of disillusionment and shattered dreams with all of the plot lines. Graduating from college and moving to New York City, isn't the world supposed to be your oyster? Since you still have youthful good looks, freedom, and income, shouldn't your 20s be the most fun part of your life? Maybe for some, but that's not how it works for a lot of people. For some folks, either men or women, the years immediately after college are when you find out that the world truly doesn't care about you, or that you don't have the talent to do what you wanted to do. It is when you grow apart from your college boyfriend or girlfriend and wake up one day to find that you have nobody of significant romantic interest in your life. It is when you find out that there are jobs out there that are horribly boring and unsatisfying.
I normally get annoyed by the excessive (and often boring and pointless) sex in HBO's original series, but it fits into this series just fine. This show centers around the trials and tribulations of young women in their early to mid 20s, and one problem that they all share is an unsatisfying sex life. Having been raised and gone through college with today's "hookup" culture, the men in their lives are lazy. They barely have to lift a finger to get laid and they don't need to be romantic to seduce a woman at all. They have sex and then somebody goes home right after. If you are looking for one big feature to distinguish this show from Sex and the City, I think that this portrayal of modern sex culture would be it. Sex and the City portrayed it as glamorous and empowering for women. This show (and I am not sure if this is intentional) portrays it somewhat the opposite. Hannah has been having sex with her partner, Adam, for a long time, but she barely even knows him. Marnie has a long time boyfriend, but she's not turned on by or in love with him. The relationships that these women have are shallow and unsatisfying.
The themes are interesting, and the writing is clever too. The one liners are usually funny. The hijinx are sufficiently wacky and unpredictable. If you have shared experiences with the characters in this show, then I think that you will "get" it, and that you will find it funny. If you haven't, then this show might not appeal to you. If you were turned off from the show by its marketing or because you didn't want to see another "Sex and the City", then I highly encourage you to give it a look. Especially if you feel that you can identify with some of the characters. As a 38 year old man, I still could, despite being older and, well, male. This show doesn't appear to be too popular, and that disappoints me, because I really want there to be a second season.