Wednesday, January 08, 2014

In Defense of 'Girls'


Does Girls need defending? It's a critically-acclaimed show that gets plenty of attention from the Emmys and the Golden Globes. And yet a large, vocal percentage of people really despise Lena Dunham's comedy-drama. Girls returns on Sunday, so for Playboy I dig into the reasons why I think the show, though sometimes exasperating, is quite good. Hope you enjoy -- and, as an added bonus, here's Saturday Night Live's parody from the beginning of the season.