<p>I am a 56 year old male, but I do have 2 daughters.</p>
<p>I don’t know what to make of this show.
The season 1 finale was last night.</p>
<p>Anybody watching?</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>I watched but the season finale was in June, dstark. 
I think it’s an interesting show that is extremely well-written, and well-acted. Flawed characters who sometimes make us cringe, who make mistakes, who we may not like all the time, I think it hits the mark probably as closely as any show has about young 20 somethings in NY. I know a couple of the kids in the show so I may be biased but I think I look at shows with somewhat of a critical eye, nonetheless, given my theatre-related history and the knowledge I have about young actors. Lena Dunham is a gem.</p>
<p>Oh yeah…the season finale was in Jun.</p>
<p>I was using on demand. The finale was yesterday for me. :)</p>
<p>I can not believe how much Lena exposes herself, psychologically and physically.</p>
<p>I really enjoyed the first season, especially Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke. D is a 20-something living in Brooklyn (but with a full-time job!), and says that while the characters and their situations are often exaggerated, the general feel of the show is spot-on. I love the show’s quirkiness, and the way it explores the psyches of the various women. I’m looking forward to the next season.</p>
<p>Spot-on.
Oh no. :)</p>
<p>I was going to suggest to my daughter that she watch the show, but I don’t want her to get any ideas from the show. ;)</p>
<p>I know, she already knows.</p>
<p>My daughter, too, is a 20-something Brooklynite. With a full-time job, but lots of friends who don’t have one, including her housemate/BFF. They are close enough to the epicenter that both Girls and another cable sitcom have regularly been doing exterior shoots on their block.</p>
<p>Daughter and housemate watch and debate Girls regularly. They root for Lena Dunham, but get grumpy about her namedropping, and her failure to acknowledge how privileged and connected she is. They are surprised at what good actresses Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet turn out to be. They recognize their lives in the show, but its a glitzed-up, highly edited version that doesn’t include hours or work, or grad school applications, or trying to get the landlord to fix the door and the roof, or worrying how to pay the vet when their cat got sick. And figuring out who is going to move in when the housemate leaves for a PhD program elsewhere.</p>
<p>DH and I watched an episode (may have been the first one) where the girl’s parents come to town and tell her she has to get a real job and they can’t support her any longer. DH and I thought it was hilarious. We started to watch another time, but seeing the girl lying prone on the couch, dress pulled up and panties pulled down with her boyfriend atop her just made me disinterested. I’m not a prude and love shows like ‘True Blood’ which shows plenty of that but, for some reason, it just struck a nerve.</p>
<p>It struck a nerve because it could be our daughters having sex. My daughter and her friends, living in manhattan love the show. It reflects their lives. They dress like that. That have tiny apartments, they have weird friends. They intern. They go to odd parties. </p>
<p>She said the fight in the last episode was spot on. She said the bf was creepy but sweet all at the same time, and his I’m sorry was classic NYC</p>
<p>Sure some is over the top, but it’s basis is pretty close. The writer was criticized for having only white characters, but she said, that was her social circle, and she really didn’t think about it. For the next season it will be a more diverse group, more relfective of the city.</p>
<p>Lena Dunham- director, writer and actress is astounding! I watched her movie tiny furniture after watching a marathon session of girls!
An axing 26 year old!
Wonder what Brian Williams thinks of his daughter in this series! She’s outstanding- love this show</p>
<p>Girls: Love it. </p>
<p>Sex and the City: Watched the entire series during its last year with some friends. Ended up hating Carrie very quickly, but watched out of some perverse hope that she might grow up. She didn’t.</p>
<p>Loved it - looking forward to Season 2. My D - 22 yrs. old - is a big fan too. I am looking forward to so many new seasons of great shows. I think there is some really great tv out there right now - too much to keep up with, in fact.</p>
<p>I have to admit, I was a little put off by the privilege. Out of school my friends and I lived through the craziness, but worked a lot harder without the parent support. I think I will try more episodes as the acting was great. The desperate sexual tangles were just about right for that age, and I did laugh a lot. </p>
<p>I guess the show made me feel 40 when I walk around believing I am still young.</p>
<p>Liitle bit of trivia - the actress playing the character with the British accent is the daughter of the drummer from the bands Free and Bad Company.</p>
<p>Yes, some of the sexual situations make me wince…but I haven’t seen all of it yet.
My 22 yo D asked me not to watch it. :O</p>
<p>Yes. Every single one of the women is a celebrity child.</p>
<p>Brian Williams’ daughter is gorgeous.</p>
<p>The actor who plays Adam says he gets guys coming upmto him all the time saying, I am so you or you are so me?</p>
<p>And if she had to use famous peoples kids to get the show made, fine…</p>
<p>I’m not following how it is relevant to criticism of the show that the actors are related to well known people.</p>
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<p>Me neither. It’s a silly criticism, in my opinion.</p>
<p>seahorsesrock, Adam Driver is an amazing actor, with a very interesting backstory. Google him. 
He’s Juilliard-trained and is riveting when you see him onstage.</p>
<p>I can’t watch Brian Williams without thinking about his daughter …</p>