Girls, Girls, Girls
We don’t have cable, so I’ve been waiting patiently until I could get my hands on the first season of Girls, the HBO series by Lena Dunham. I watched Tiny Furniture, her independent film, twice and loved it, so I knew I’d probably enjoy the series, as well. Ryan found it on Amazon Instant Video, so I spent the week before Christmas rationing my nightly television viewing, desperately trying to make the ten episodes last as long as possible. And now that I’ve finished the season, I think I’m going to watch it over again.
Seriously, it’s that good!
I won’t wax poetic about Girls’ plot and characters (I’m a season too late for that!), but I can honestly say that it is one of the most realistic depictions of young adulthood that I’ve come across in a long time. And I’m ten years older than the main characters; “old, like a mom,” by their standards. Plus, it’s produced by Judd Apatow (think Freaks and Geeks), so it has a solid backbone, too. Dunham just doesn’t hold anything back, and her authenticity (a word you know I don’t throw around) is incredibly refreshing after the hype of Mad Men and Downton Abbey.
I will always hold a special place in my heart for Don Draper and the entire Crawley clan, but I’ve fallen really hard for Hannah Horvath, just like everyone else in the country. It’s incredibly cliché to admit, but Lena Dunham is most definitely a voice of her generation.
Now, I just have to wait for the second season, which starts on Sunday, to show up on Amazon.
Ok, I’m so glad we have one more thing in common. I LOVED Tiny Furniture and I love Girls even more. It think it really shocked people and a lot of people were afraid of saying they liked it. I’ve professed my love from early on and will continue to do so. I think we need more reality (like, real, honest, true reality) in our tv shows.
Yep, I was just thinking how you get me so well. 🙂 Girls is only shocking because it’s true, and people don’t like to see the truth broadcast so big on television. I think Lena Dunham is incredibly smart and beautiful.
I’m so glad you posted the trailer! I’d have never heard of it otherwise. This is something I must find a way to see. It feels like a current version of My So Called Life maybe. Just a little more mature.
Lena Dunham and the show won big at the Golden Globes last night. The DVD for Season 1 is out, and I bought it to watch on Amazon Instant. It’s HBO, so pretty raw, but in a refreshing way. Think Sex and the City, 10 years younger.