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New Girls on block pushes aside Sex and the City – Victoria Times Colonist

The Guardian New Girls on block pushes aside Sex and the CityVictoria Times ColonistAs one UKbased reviewer put it, Girls makes Sex and the City look so last-century. It may be set in New York and it may feature plenty of sex, but it's smarter, hipper and livelier than Carrie Bradshaw's series." "HBO's Girls is [...]

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Sex in the city where the iPhone is more of an obsession than the G-spot – The Guardian

The Guardian Sex in the city where the iPhone is more of an obsession than the G-spotThe GuardianThe response is all the more remarkable because the plot of HBO's Girls — the sex lives and friendships of four twentysomething women in New York — echoes that of Sex and the City, another HBO series that [...]

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HBO’s Girls: Vexed in the City – Winnipeg Free Press

Daily Mail HBO's Girls: Vexed in the CityWinnipeg Free PressNo, we aren't watching reruns of Sex and the City. We're watching a show about young women who watch reruns of Sex and the City. Despite the inevitable comparisons that have been drawn because of its setting, its attitude and its demographic mix, …Lena Dunham's Girls [...]

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“Girls” avoids “Sex in the City” traps by toning down trash, upping realism – Arizona Daily Wildcat

ABC News (blog) "Girls" avoids "Sex in the City" traps by toning down trash, upping realismArizona Daily WildcatStop with all the “Sex and the City” comparisons. After all, Carrie, Miranda, Samantha or Charlotte never drank a cup of opium tea they mistakenly heard would taste like Twix, only to find it actually tasted like twigs. [...]

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HBO’s ‘Girls’ has sex, city and heart – Worcester Telegram

New Republic HBO's 'Girls' has sex, city and heartWorcester TelegramRounding out the quartet of girlfriends are Jessa (Jemima Kirke), a British bohemian with a bit of a mean streak, and her American cousin Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet), a 21-year-old virgin obsessed with “Sex and the City.” In the “Girls” universe, …Sex and the Single 'Girls'New RepublicGirls [...]

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‘Girls’: A funny ‘Sex and the City’ redux – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

New York Daily News 'Girls': A funny 'Sex and the City' reduxPittsburgh Post GazetteBy Rob Owen / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In a purely reductive sense, HBO's "Girls" is a next generation "Sex and the City," right down to its four lead characters who can each find an analogue in the 1998-2004 hit series. But there are [...]

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TV preview: ‘Girls’ a sober ‘Sex and the City’ – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

New York Daily News TV preview: 'Girls' a sober 'Sex and the City'Pittsburgh Post GazetteWriter/actress Lena Dunham grew up watching HBO's "Sex and the City," and it had unintended consequences that ultimately led her to make "Girls," a new show that bears some similarities to the 1998-2004 series. "I don't think I thought I would [...]

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“Girls”: It’s sex and New York city for new generation – Reuters

USA TODAY "Girls": It's sex and New York city for new generationReutersYet "Girls" is no "Sex and the City". Its women are far younger, its tone more quirky and the half hour comedy drama show is being applauded as the most realistic portrait yet of young women, sex and femininity. Distinguishing it even further, …These [...]

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‘Girls’: It’s sex and New York city for new generation – Reuters

Kansas City Star 'Girls': It's sex and New York city for new generationReutersYet "Girls" is no "Sex and the City". Its women are far younger, its tone more quirky and the half hour comedy drama show is being applauded as the most realistic portrait yet of young women, sex and femininity. Distinguishing it even further, [...]

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Sucks in the city – New York Post

New York Post Sucks in the cityNew York PostA far cry from “Sex and the City”, which chronicled the fabulous lives of four single women, Lena Dunham (from left), Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke are Brooklyn-dwelling “Girls” in the new HBO show, which gives a grittier take on the topic.Lena Dunham's 'Girls': Still Sex, Still [...]

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