re: Girls on HBO (I don't get the hype?)

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Her pro Obama ad was puke worthy.

This show is a symptom of the white trashing of America. Go after the rich Ivy League school girls. Put them in womyn studies programs. Fat arse white trash tatted up ugly American bitched.

Apatow jumped the shark with Funny People. This is just further evidence of his suck factor.

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Such a tasteful, thoughtful and intelligent analysis. Dolt.

I have only watched the show on a few occasions. It's not really my cup of tea, BUT . . .

Contrary to SFP's assertion, it is NOT like every story about twenty-somethings trying to make it in NYC. These characters are more troubled and, yes, unattractive in one way or another than the attractive, likeable characters we find in most of those stories. And some of the writing in teh episodes I've seen is pretty good.

And Fenwick86's post is spot on with its comments on the dislike expressed by a lot of posters. They don't like what they consider to be an ugly, overweight girl with tattoos. And worst of all, these characters are "liberals".

And, yes, "Girls" is geared to a specific audience, but HBO doesn't program to lose money and it does have an audience. And could a couple of you guys drop the nonsensical crap about the network trying to push its agenda, values, politics, cultural views or sense of "hipness" on an audience? You sound absurd when you do that. There are all sorts of programs on HBO, Showtime, etc, with varying points of view and types of characters. Watch what you like. Don't watch what you don't like. What a great country.