Well, I wasn't going to comment, but after reading the other comments, I feel I have to.
Quit reading the article like it's hard-hitting journalism. Yeesh, not everything is going to win a Pulitzer. Relax and fricken breathe a little.
As for Girls, I adore it. It's the anti-Sex in the City and I like that. Of course, I liked Sex in the City, too. I'm not watching for realism, I'm watching for escape.
These girls remind me much of me and my friends when we were that age---and maybe that's how this show is best watched. When you are 15--20 years older than the characters and actually have real worries and concerns in life, but can remember when early 20-something problems were all-consuming and not really funny yet. In your 40's? Realizing you dated a gay guy for 2 years can be hilarious. Mostly because you have just tucked the kids in bed and are sharing a bowl of popcorn with your very hetero husband.
I think it's a good show. I understand that some people don't like it. I don't care. For now, it's there for me to watch and lose myself in for a few minutes and escape, remember, and chuckle.
Quit reading the article like it's hard-hitting journalism. Yeesh, not everything is going to win a Pulitzer. Relax and fricken breathe a little.
As for Girls, I adore it. It's the anti-Sex in the City and I like that. Of course, I liked Sex in the City, too. I'm not watching for realism, I'm watching for escape.
These girls remind me much of me and my friends when we were that age---and maybe that's how this show is best watched. When you are 15--20 years older than the characters and actually have real worries and concerns in life, but can remember when early 20-something problems were all-consuming and not really funny yet. In your 40's? Realizing you dated a gay guy for 2 years can be hilarious. Mostly because you have just tucked the kids in bed and are sharing a bowl of popcorn with your very hetero husband.
I think it's a good show. I understand that some people don't like it. I don't care. For now, it's there for me to watch and lose myself in for a few minutes and escape, remember, and chuckle.