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modage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIqj_ZgGN0

From HBO: Created by and starring Lena Dunham ("Tiny Furniture"), the show is a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s. Dunham wrote and directed the pilot of the series, which she executive produces along with Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner.  The cast also includes Jemima Kirke, Allison Williams, Adam Driver and Zosia Mamet.  Episodes were shot in New York. The ten-episode season debuts in 2012.

They premiered the first 3 episodes at SXSW. This show is great. Not to draw the comparisons too hard but it's got more in common with "Freaks & Geeks" than "Sex & The City" or "How To Make It In America" or any of that nonsense. (I'm not saying it's as great, I'm saying its in the same wheelhouse.) Also it should be noted that Apatow has not produced a narrative show since "Undeclared" before that was 'F&G' before that was "The Larry Sanders Show" and "The Critic" and "The Ben Stiller Show." So yes, this is going to be really really good.

Read my long ass article about it here!

Ravi:
I wasn't a huge fan of Tiny Furniture, but Apatow's attachment to this made me more interested. Can't wait.

modage:
Yeah I wasn't a huge fan either. I watched it about a month ago knowing that I was excited for this show and that some people seem to hate her for some reason. For what it was (basically a really good student film) I thought it was surprisingly watchable but nothing revelatory. It's funny that the show is very similar to the film (most of the same actors, etc.), without being glossy or Hollywood-ized, and yet somehow a million times better.

©brad:
Mod I generally always agree with your reviews and I have no doubt this is a good show, but I can't get on board. I like Lena Dunham. I liked her movie. I like her in interviews. I've seen trailers for this which have made me laugh but WHY IN THE EVERLASTING FUCK ARE THEY ALL WHITE? How is this reflective of any kind of New York City that exists in the real world? I mean no ill will to Lena Dunham personally but from every trailer I've seen there's not one non-white person in sight. Not even in the background. They're not even pretending to try. I don't care how broke and downtrodden these girls are. It's 2012 and you're making a show that's "honest" and "authentic" to New York City twenty-something living yet your three lead characters are all white. Fuck that.

ddiggler:
Call me crazy, but the depiction of white people interacting with white people seems more authentic than inserting the token black girl in the apartment. Is NYC like this for everyone? Hell no, but for these characters I buy it.

The doctor looked Indian at least, or Hispanic maybe? (shit, I'm the proof of my thesis)

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