Girls

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Until last year Lena Dunham was pretty much unknown; that was of course before the HBO series 'Girls' came out. My friend Anna first recommended the series to me actually, and I got hooked on it after watching the first two episodes on my recent flight back from Australia. 

Created by and starring Lena, 'Girls' is based on four twenty-something females living in New York, trying to get by on minimum wage. It offers something entirely different to other American 'teen' shows like 'Gossip Girl' and '90210' in that it shows the reality of life at the age. Throughout the season, you see the girls' experience parties, boys, sex, even unpaid internships, all of which are totally relatable to me. I think its this that makes the show so successful - the fact that the audience can relate to one, if not all of the characters. Well that, and the fact that Lena add's the perfect amount of humour to avoid it becoming just another American show about a group of girls living in the city. 

The success of 'Girls' became apparent on Sunday evening's Golden Globe's, taking home the 'Best Comedy Series' award, as well as 'Best Actress in a TV Series' for Lena. 

For any of you that have never watched 'Girls' you seriously need to do so. It does not disappoint.