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Girls

  • TV Series
  • 2012–20172012–2017
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  • 28m
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Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
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A comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.A comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.A comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
72K
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POPULARITY
501
46
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    • Creator
      • Lena Dunham
    • Stars
      • Lena Dunham
      • Allison Williams
      • Jemima Kirke
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    • Creator
      • Lena Dunham
    • Stars
      • Lena Dunham
      • Allison Williams
      • Jemima Kirke
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    • 200User reviews
    • 106Critic reviews
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 19 wins & 122 nominations total

    Episodes62

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    Lena Dunham
    Lena Dunham
    • Hannah Horvath
    62 episodes62 eps • 2012–2017
    Allison Williams
    Allison Williams
    • Marnie Michaels
    55 episodes55 eps • 2012–2017
    Jemima Kirke
    Jemima Kirke
    • Jessa Johansson
    53 episodes53 eps • 2012–2017
    Adam Driver
    Adam Driver
    • Adam Sackler
    49 episodes49 eps • 2012–2017
    Zosia Mamet
    Zosia Mamet
    • Shoshanna Shapiro
    48 episodes48 eps • 2012–2017
    Alex Karpovsky
    Alex Karpovsky
    • Ray Ploshansky
    42 episodes42 eps • 2012–2017
    Andrew Rannells
    Andrew Rannells
    • Elijah Krantz
    35 episodes35 eps • 2012–2017
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach
    • Desi Harperin
    25 episodes25 eps • 2014–2017
    Peter Scolari
    Peter Scolari
    • Tad Horvath
    21 episodes21 eps • 2012–2017
    Becky Ann Baker
    Becky Ann Baker
    • Loreen Horvath
    20 episodes20 eps • 2012–2017
    Christopher Abbott
    Christopher Abbott
    • Charlie Dattolo
    13 episodes13 eps • 2012–2016
    Jake Lacy
    Jake Lacy
    • Fran Parker
    12 episodes12 eps • 2015–2016
    Jon Glaser
    Jon Glaser
    • Laird Schlesinger
    12 episodes12 eps • 2013–2017
    Gaby Hoffmann
    Gaby Hoffmann
    • Caroline Sackler
    8 episodes8 eps • 2014–2017
    Colin Quinn
    Colin Quinn
    • Hermie
    8 episodes8 eps • 2013–2017
    Rita Wilson
    Rita Wilson
    • Evie Michaels
    7 episodes7 eps • 2013–2017
    Chris O'Dowd
    Chris O'Dowd
    • Thomas-John
    5 episodes5 eps • 2012–2013
    John Cameron Mitchell
    John Cameron Mitchell
    • David Pressler-Goings
    5 episodes5 eps • 2013–2014
    • Creator
      • Lena Dunham
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    • Trivia
      The character of Shoshanna wasn't supposed to be recurring, but creator Lena Dunham liked Zosia Mamet's performance so much that kept her on the show as a regular, because they saw potential for exploring the character thanks to Mamet's talent.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Where in Carmen Sandiego Is Waldo? (2012)

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    9/10
    Fresh, funny, and also a bit depressing
    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.
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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
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    • Filming locations
      • New York Bay, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Apatow Productions
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    • Runtime
      28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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