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Did We Podcast HBO's Girls Back To Life?!

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Did We Podcast HBO's Girls Back To Life?!

The revival of *Girls* is a cultural milestone driven by passionate fan demand and a renewed appreciation for the show’s satirical, feminist edge. Fans believe the revival will honor the original series’ spirit while updating its characters for a new generation—Hannah might become a writer or professor, Marnie could face personal decline, and Shoshana might navigate divorce or career failure. The creators, especially Lena Dunham, aim to craft a fresh, authentic story that avoids direct continuity, focusing instead on how the characters have aged and evolved. This shift reflects a broader acceptance of the show’s irony and post-ironic commentary on female identity and societal expectations. The revival is seen as a triumph of fan power, with the show’s return mirroring how Gen Z and millennials are re-engaging with it. Despite skepticism about key character returns, fans are united in believing the revival will be meaningful and culturally relevant. The discussion also highlights how the show's legacy continues to inspire modern storytelling, especially through social media and digital feminism. Ultimately, the revival symbolizes a collective recognition of the show’s enduring impact, not just as entertainment but as a reflection of real-life struggles and triumphs of women in modern society.

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- I have to be honest, I'm seeing Shachana Orthodox Jo. (laughing) (upbeat music) - Welcome back to Girls Rewatch. - Welcome back to Girls Rewatch. Folks, I feel like I got a vote twice. Yeah, literally count this time girls revival who imagined that would happen We asked many times really did you will we we've imagined it, but we didn't imagine it happening The whole time is like oh does that manifestation works And it feels good we figured out the law of attraction. I know this week We did I'm just five more uppers of the entire girl's it's crazy to think how many amazing things keep happening with the girl's thing because remember our series finale of girls, everybody was telling us like get lean it down as a guest and we were like for sure y'all we absolutely would love to and we've absolutely reached out and it's like we're like that'll never happen in our control yeah and then it's like okay that happened so yeah we here's the thing you guys might think we're all nip it in and we have so much power but ultimately we're assault the the woes of PR girls. We really are. It's up to a girl named Katie. Aren't this entire podcast rests on girls named Katie? I know. I had a line PR or another amazing place that has a PR that I know it is so fun. Every time it's like, oh, we, we're starting sex in the city. The media question is, so when Sarah Jessica coming on, I'm like, so I don't know her. Yeah, well, maybe we do. But you know what, we should know things where people go, you know, they just think that you have more influence of power than you do, and you go, sure, I'll take it. But you know what, do we potentially maybe don't know our own straight? Did we potentially bring back girls? No, but yes, I'm happy to take it on. Yeah. People keep saying that to me, they go, oh my God, I've been so, thank you so much for bringing back girls like all your work. I'm like, I'm happy to send to myself in a conversation. People are like, because of you, and I'm like, I agree. That's why we had to take HBO at either the title of the show because of our close relationship - Yeah, it is like, yeah, I wonder if HBO wants to reach out to us? - Nope. - They keep having, and I love you guys at HBO, but they've had thousands of events, they've not even dared to invite us once to, and that's okay. - And that's okay, but it is like, well, the thing is. - There's no special treatment here. - What's the thing where they won't buy the cow if they can get the milk for free? - Oh, yeah, they're gonna melt for free. - They're getting the milk for free. - Like an almond rose, I know. - I had nauseam soy. - Oh, yay, yay. But. - And be enriched? - Be what? - I haven't been being rich. - Oh, vitamin B enriched, yeah. - This is hugely taking over the market. - Yeah, but we're as excited as you guys, and I think it was all of our joint excitement together. - We're tosses excited, we're so excited. - Oh my God, people have been really mean to me lately about my voice. They don't understand that it's kind of a post-ironic comment like femininity and like the expectations but um and it's it's a post ironic comment on expectations it is vital by the way it is it's called digital feminism so your voice is digital feminism that's why it's like kind of a binary quality to it yeah it's zeros and ones baby I can hear were the ones. No, how excited are you? Well, I'm so excited. I did cry twice so far, which is good. Pull behind the curtain. We knew about a week before it happened. Yeah, but I don't trust any. I don't trust like, I don't like anonymous text chains being forwarded to us. It doesn't really hold much power. That's what it is. I'm like sure, sure. It's also like, All I know about this industry is that they will forgot about you so quickly. They'll chew you up, they'll spit you out. An email chain, it's like it's not proof, it's not fact, and there's no way to know for sure. And that's been proof and fact, I will say. The one fact I know is that email chain is on fact. Yeah, that's the one proof, that's the one truth. An email chain is where true I'd be in my dream college, which your dream college. that brand, I don't know, but so that happened. And so for a week, we were like, I hope that's real, but like we're not gonna get our hopes up and we're gonna send it to us tonight. - Yeah, that's not reliable. - I wouldn't trust me as far as I could throw me, which is probably pretty far. - I think I was not. My reply was, OMG, that would be awesome. It's like, oh, I obviously didn't-- - I'm not gonna say when other people are excited, Jill. - Yeah, so the day the news drops, suddenly I'm in my room sobbing on my iPhone. - They told hundreds of people though. (laughing) - I didn't believe it, but I did go in fact until everyone. - Did you really? - No, like three people. - Oh my God. - I don't tell me a secret. - Do you think HBO is gonna hear that and be like, they're not to be trusted? - Well, "H" didn't tell us. (laughing) - They never began to trust. - They've never shown, they have trust with us. - There's never trust established. - But we're so proud of HBO for taking it. - It's a good idea. - It's taking a look on mine. - Even doing a merger. Like even doing a merger to come up with something so brilliant, awesome. - For HB to be going through a merger and then to look online and say, I think the people might want a girl's revival and then they did, although I've seen people who are upset. - Okay, well, I haven't taken that on. Okay, let them be upset. That's actually, by the way, good for the show. - No, yeah. - That's conversation as discourse and those are the two engines that's always proven to be successful for girls. - Well, this is the big question I want to ask you today, which is-- - You came in with a question. - Yes, do you think people are gonna be as mad as they were in 2012, and will there be a billion slam pizzas? - That's two questions. - And will Jessabelle come back just despite Lena? - I think Jessabelle is back. - Jessabelle is back despite Lena. - So that was actually maybe four or five questions, which is okay. - Yeah, that was-- - I, not be a stickular. Sure, but I'll answer them like one. - Yes, I know. - I don't think I am. - Wait, that's two answers. - This is the only one. - Well, I, you know, it fractionally is still pretty low. (both laughing) It's, I don't know, I don't, I ultimately don't anticipate so much backlash. Backlash would be if the show isn't like true to form of girls, then people would be upset. - I hope society is smarter and more aware of them. - Oh, they are. - Satire and Layers that they weren't aware of back then. I mean, at least we've just got to that awesome. - At least us. - Yeah. - We'll see him. - It's like are people gonna be like, why, like? - No, why? - Why, why, why this, why this? - I think people that don't like to show are not happy, but I do think everyone at this point realize it's like, the people that don't like at least realize it's ironic, they're like, I don't care for irony, or that's not my kind of comedy, but everyone at this point has a better sense of what it is. - Yeah. - 'Cause ultimately it's become like someone like a inside joke that's become deeply popular. So it's a joke that almost everyone has like for themselves, but the whole world knows at the same time. - Yeah. - It's kind of like Charlie X Yaks. - It's brought summer. - It's kind of brought summer. - Or like Chanty Balugo, or it's like this niche signal everyone knows about. - Yeah, it's 6'7" for adults. - For adults. - I am like, it's cool that HBO Max did and just like that. and maybe they're gonna learn from those mistakes and that's not gonna happen with girls. - I don't like it don't happen with girls. - I am hopeful it's not gonna be like hack. I'm scared it's gonna be like Gilmore Girls Revival where it's like Easter egg, Easter egg, Easter egg, like here's, here's, oh, and Sutton Foster's gonna tap for 11 minutes. - It is similar amount of episodes. - I know. - In a daunting way. I hope there are 45 minutes compared to traditional 26. - I hope they're all two hours. (laughing) - One episode for every girl and then the fifth is Elijah. - That'd be fine. Oh, maybe that's what it is to be like. - Maybe that's what it is to be like. - Maybe they each have an episode. - No, 'cause you wanna see him in a rant. - But they can interact inside their worlds. - Right, but I'm hopefully it won't be like hack and be so referential in trying to live in a past. I think Lena will really write it like, it's as if we're watching a show called The Ladies, where we're actually seeing these women in their early 40s and what that looks like. in a genuine way, rather than like picking up where we left off. Well, and unfortunate part of sex in a city, like it left off at sex in a city movie too. Already we're in a dark place, you know, it is like sex in a city short. It's we got Michael Patrick King behind and just like that. But we didn't have Darren Star. So we lost like the digital engine. Gilmore girls similar thing, right? But Lena Dunham's writing her own show again, which we actually haven't seen. Really in a revival space. So often that the original creator gets to take another take at it. the the big question is in the post-famistic era Jenny Conner, I'm sure, is not a part of this revival. But that's a really good point. And that's going to be interesting because everybody knows that for sure. Um, I read her book. I'm pretty sure. I did seem that way, but it did seem like there was a ground in a book for them to reconcile. I don't know because remember when we asked Jenny - Right. And I think that's where she's probably at, but who's decided maybe this could be an amazing way for them to reconnect and have a new for reconciliation and have a new for reconciliation. Imagine the girls' revivals repair as their relationship. We know that we also put the story to be about well, they all, you know, they're all at all. It's at the end of the show. So I wonder if they came back together. Well, I'm just like, so is everybody going to be coming back together because it's a gimme an event to bring some all back together? Yeah. Like, what is the event? What is the event? Adam Sackler dies on a Peloton. That's it. That's it. That's it. That's it. That's it. I really wonder what could bring back five people back to Brooklyn. So Shoshana's gotten married. I assume she divorces him. Marnie's gotten divorced. I think divorced three times is going to be my guess, or she's currently going through her third. I don't know. I don't know. No, I don't want her to have to deal with that. She would never shut up about being a widower. She would go to her bed. Did you see that? Um, Alison Williams vertical ad for like, eczema, eczema. It's a widower. Can it? No, but it's so, it's so like what girls would do to like, it would, it's so something Marnie would go through. And it's shot almost as if it's like her music video where she's in pajamas kind of. She looks stunning. Your skin is fucking glowing and she's absolutely charming. I love. Oh, but I had to laugh. But the mirror lacks broad city ad where people are being like, we're able to ever, for your price, our characters often is through commerce through commerce and that's one of the biggest rules. It's so scary. I know. I never saw that coming. Well, here's the thing. People are like, well, if you guys wrap back girls, it's, you better bring back broad city. And I'm like, they already did. The mirror lacks got their asses, unfortunately, we've already covered it. They're kind of, they have an exclusivity clause. It's exclusivity. It was, yeah, they sold comedy. In perpetuity. In perpetuity. Yeah. Um, I wouldn't say had end, but that's how the cards have been dealt. Mirror lacks is getting into content. Do you think girls will be shot in preferable? A vertical book. We'll be optimized for vertical where everything's center. Yeah, it's gonna be vertical. I wish the original girls was shot. But optimize for vertical, yeah, it's only five episodes for micro drama. It's four minutes total. HBO is going vertical for me. I, that would not be enough for me. I mean, not even five episodes is still something could solve something. But here's my thing is like, would these four girls, the characters where we left them off, would those four girls still be living in New York 15 years later? Jessica, yeah, Shoshana probably if not at least a local suburb, like Hudson or something closer. Terrytown. Yeah, Terrytown Shoshana's in Terrytown. I, I think probably Hannah still teaching a faster. I like to imagine like the commit to 10 year. I like to imagine Hannah kind of is like really an iconic professor. Oh my god. You know what? I bet she just got 10 year. I say come, she's a combat like coming back to the city or saying a faster with her 10 year. Oh, or maybe she. Okay. This is one of those. Maybe she got an opportunity to be a visiting lecturer in New York for like a semester or something to teach some course. Ooh. I don't know. Fun. Shakespeare for teens. She might be successful author, actually. I know. Okay. Well, everybody. Everything. It's like roar. Yelmar was so unsuccessful. She's been actually a key fan. Lena is like, you know what Hannah Horvath is actually really fucking good. Well, she said she said I think the idea was that Hannah wasn't supposed to be very good at writing. So I wonder she'll stay true to our work on that. I mean, that has nothing to do with sales a box. Right. Sorry. I was like all the way from a lens that like Mary leads to success. It's not Maritalker or see a publishing. It's not about that. I love it. You talked to someone in publishing and they all say this. It's again. It's like one of those secrets that everyone knows. But it's like, you'd be surprised by how many authors have never read a book before. I'm like, I'm not surprised. It's a slow learning member, but club let us know. It's very true. Hey, let us know. We're in a apocalypse of voice attacks. I have to say I just live my whole life. I listen to Molly Shannon's read her memoirs to me, sobbing, sobbing in McCarran Park. Oh, my God. But most books these days are just podcasts that are, I know. Like strong together. They're really good podcasts. If our podcast was much tighter, much more specific, I just keep listening, like publishers, keep releasing books. I guess I don't know. I'm not well book. I just, I'm sorry. We keep speaking. But it's like a, it's five of his podcast episodes, they like strong together in a fun way. Well, you know, Chelsea Handler's books are always just her special written down. But her specials are only an hour long. And the book. There's more detail. There's more. The picture. There's imagery. No, they're chapter books. She really flushes it out. But it is like the myorca story in a book. It's so smart. It's like when you turn your tweet into a tech talk. No. It's literally that. It's a save mechanism. And Chelsea's always like, I do that for two hours in the morning in the winter. And then I go ski. You know what I mean? Like thoughts her life. Well, they say that ancient Greek philosophers only work for three hours a day. Yeah, because it feels all you can do. No one's productive for more than three hours. I can tell myself I go time to quit. It's been three hours. I literally do think like nine to twelve is the only time to get anything done. Right. Sure. I act of like work time. Like actually writing. I think it's hard to do more than three hours. You can do admin in the two to four p.m. range. But even four to five, you've already moved on to what you're going to do after five. No, I know. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. A lot of people online have been saying that we should be on the next girls. How do you feel about that? Okay. Yeah. So I hadn't even considered that or thought about it. And then all the cons were saying that and I said, well, wouldn't that be a dream? It's funny because I absolutely had you ask that wasn't on my mind at all. And then I was like, oh my God, that would be so beautiful. Like I was thinking about it would be like that would really be life changing. Amazing. And hey, Alma, I did say that here is Jewish love rates. We could cast in a new girl. Oh, yeah. I saw that. And it's like your Stanford outfit. And I go, I'm really so upset she's not Jewish today. I was like, why the fuck did they not include me? And it's like, babe, you're not Jewish. I know she's going to feel excluded and it's not my fault. I didn't play a hand in, but they will say in that same post, it's like, it is completely fiction because they have grandma flow recast it as Elijah's like friend from, uh, from Broadway. Totally. We'll see already died in the girls universe, but like no, absolutely, let's bring back June's quib. Yeah. For your pride, her group is to play every role in girls. Uh, yeah. No, that would be awesome. If we were in a, what should we do? We should be Andrew Andrew DJ style. Oh my God. People keep saying barista. I go, oh God. There's already millions of gay guys lined up for that role. I know. Am I going to beat out those millions of gay? Or can I beat? It would be cast as Evan, but they didn't cast me into hey, Alma fan adaptation as annoying pod guys who are obsessed with Hannah. Oh my God. Baby method. I have a method for it. Maybe Hannah's teaching at a college, we're college students that are like addicted to her vibe, being like, you've got to come on our podcast. But I don't know. Any sort of gag would be amazing. And I would cry. Who do we want back? Mimi Rose Howard? No. No. Not that I don't love that character and actress. It's more, it's like, as she used to enter the seat, it's the show to be completely different. See, yeah. Like I don't want any, the thing about Adam, people are like, but what about Adam? Is he coming back? Is he coming back? It wouldn't make sense for some random guy. She dated her 20s to suddenly come back like, well, he's gone. Well, honey, they have a way. No. Once the dick is entered, you want. It's like, it always finds a way of coming back. Yeah, but don't you believe that thing where your journey with somebody ends, you never see them again? Has it been-- Your life, Pat? Has not been my reality. That's been my reality, but I have moved to four cities. That does help. Yeah. But here's the thing. You still run into them, no? There have been a few people that have moved to New York and it was shocking. I guess your journey wasn't over. Yeah. Fuck. Well, I, I don't know. I just think Adam driver would never do the new girl. So it doesn't even-- It's not even a question. It needs to be posed. I don't need him to. Like, we're going to get Ray back, and that's enough for me. It's going to be so exciting. Alex Karpowski, you know what happens to me every day? Maybe June's script to play Adam. I don't know what I know, I just said. I know what I know, I just said. It would be funny for somebody to replace a character and no good, like, as a-- June's script to play Adam driver. That'll be awesome. That'll be awesome. A phenomenon that keeps happening to me and Berklin is a girl coming up to me and letting me know that she was at a party that Alex Karpowski was at in LA. He's always at a party. And I was like, so he goes to parties every day and talks to all girls who like the show girls. Well, I think they probably approach him. Yeah. I was thinking, feeling like you're not a girl's doll. You look fucking familiar. There's no group less fearless than girls who are fans of HBO girls. That much is true. They're so fearless, nothing will stop them in their-- in their path. No one's ever said, I was too shy to say hi. No. We've never received a message like that. is folk. I think it's good. I think it shows just the power of money. You get a powerful women are attracted to show. I think that these characters are so audacious that are the watchers are audacious. The watchers are audacious too. And inspire them. But yeah, I don't need Adam. We'll totally get right. I don't think we'll get Christopher Abbott, but I wouldn't say there's a zero percent chance. Well, he just did an interview where he talks about girls. I know. It's eerily close to the show being renewed. I mean, he is a new father with Aubrey Plaza or whatever. He needs cash. Yeah, babies are really expensive. Audrey Plaza, isn't it? Oh, my God. That would be cool. Actually, Marnie and an Aubrey Plaza character could be really good attention. I could play Marnie. I know. Marnie and like a dream where she's gone. It would be fun. I really do think there could be a magical scene without Aubrey Plaza. That'd be fine. I want the girls to have their own. I don't need too many cameos. I don't want too many cameos. I want a genuine story about what happened to these millennials. Now that they're 40 as long as they can stick like with two Gen Z podcasts or cameos, I'm going with that. Like that's all you need. I roll, I roll, I roll. People keep asking me where it's like, how do we let Lena know how like get you to show when I go, this is easy. I started change calm part to see. It's in her DM. So I do is DM Lena, don't be like change calm. Get a million evident in the show. And just to be clear guys, Lena, of course, doesn't run her Instagram account. She runs her sub stack accounts. You're going to have to access her and talk to her in that way. Which by the way, I've been no, she runs. Well, she runs her tech talk account. Oh, that is sure. That's what changed about her since last time we spoke. She's active poster, active post. It's been up. But it's only around the release of you know, she's coming out when she's talking online. It's so Olivia Rodrigo where it's like they disappear until they have a big project. But I think she's snooping. I will before famous like it was announced for her to be sneakily being like, so here's my take. Here's a recession indicator. I was like, oh my god. The thing about following her on sub stack is that she is tweeting in 2026 on sub stack. And every time I open my notes, I'm like, this feels like Christmas every fucking day. It's awesome 'cause sub stack you get such minimal engagement, but she doesn't even care. No, she's like, this is my safe space engagement. One person can have on earth. I think sub stack is a million on any other. I think there's just no trolls on sub stack because trolls aren't technically readers. It's also, it's like, I'm like the people on the sub stack, everyone's sort of starting on there. It's like the parallel girls fans is wondering. They're fearless folks. They would hunt down any troll. They would dare to enter that. Yeah, that is true. I know. Don't enter the sub stack castle unless you're right. There's a moat and it's called Carrie Bradshaw memes. And it's like how many well, there are some parkers images been so far married away from herself at this point. I know. It's like anyone's ever sat down like a computer or like, and here's a photo of Carrie sitting out on my computer too. Oh, LinkedIn, I'm seeing the same thing. Yeah. No, it's insane. People are cross-pasting between themselves. I can LinkedIn in ways you have never anticipated. Kind of like you specifically. Yeah. That's what I would never anticipate. If you want to have a fun afternoon, log onto your LinkedIn account and check out Evan Lazarus' page. I logged into a link. You know, I have a struggling to small size social media. I hadn't been on LinkedIn in a long time. And then I now that I'm laid off, I've just been peeking on it. I didn't know Evan had been posting 11 times a day on LinkedIn for the past year. No, once a week, sometimes twice. My entire feed is just you and your mom. Well, yeah, we're powerful posters. Remember your mom's LinkedIn post two years ago made me cry because I was like, woman should own businesses. She does. She owns two. I know only employees are herself, but you can have two businesses with only you being the sole employee. The only employees are herself. Yeah. Honey, she worked for herself and she's the boss. I love being self-employed right now. Yeah, girl church LLC. Now that I've a LLC, how do you feel? Good. The Lazarus project and my C LLC. I was going to do Lazarus media. So I took it three days before. No, can I me? There's another Lazarus. And I hear I looked up their name. They're not even last name Lazarus. That fucking piss me off. My last name is when I'm like, it's the same thing. It's Carey's Bradshaw's photo. It's like, it's been married so far away from me. Well, this is what I was going to ask is how many still shots could we take of episodes of Girls Were Hannah Hor about those writing? Because maybe that could be the new one. But I'm like, I think the thing about Hannah Hor about the she wasn't ever really writing much. Maybe it'd be like, it's beginning to one's phone. No, I guess we could do a season four with her at the bar at Iowa. There's something there. Do you think she'll be on TikTok? Is she going to be a social media user? So I think if any of the four characters are going to be TikTokers, they're going to go with Marnie. Oh, I mean, Shosh. Shoshana. I mean, all four of them could easily be TikTok creators. They're voices of generations. Yeah. And it's like Jessa would be so cool on TikTok. Silent. She would never speak. I do. I'm convinced that Hannah will have a similar face to Eve babbets where he'll be smoking a cigarette in a like a plastic skirt and it will fuse her body to catch us on fire. And then she'll be locked inside for 20 years and become an extreme conservative. It would be funny. And it'd be hunted down by a woman so they can write a memoir about her and her competition with with Jenny Slates character. Oh my God. Tally Shiffrin. Tally Shiffrin. Shiffrin. Will Tally Shiffrin return? I must know. I think she will. Oh, please. I think that makes sense. Yes. Because they'll cross pass in a professional way. Enemy different. That would be an amazing crossover. That's a character I totally love to. Now the idea of Hannah's smoking and her her skirt melting. It's so I hadn't pictured that. I hadn't thought of that. That is like how she would go. I'd be surprised if Lena wrote the revival as kind of a slapstick take on girls. We're everybody's doing like a little bit of like Chaplin, the Charlie Chaplin. It's broad city. Yeah. They do a mushroom episode. That's animated. Oh, I can see that. Did you use one or five verses episodes for animation? Oh, no, that's more of an Amy Sherman Pelladino thing. All of all of me done animation. No, I just really can't get over this Sutton Foster 11 minute tap. What did you recently call Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? Oh, maybe my mom thought that it was like calling like, she was like, who's an amazing girl, show? Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? She's an amazing girl. This is fun. I actually still haven't seen much of the show. It was just like, Mr. Amazing show. It's like, Marvelous Mrs. Amazing show. This is amazing. Should we cut to a break? Let's cut to a break and we'll make it back. We're going to dive into some fun little theories. Amelia. Yeah. Going for a beauty has done it again. No. Yeah. They're introducing something a little bit new to season. It's the beloved sold out five times Bobby kick six point. They're doing a six point. Oh, Bobby. It's got everything in it. It's got a silky highlight, a powder, like brush. Need. You got the new lip crayon. Need. And honey, the statement mascara. 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So we're just gonna read through some of Y'all's predictions for Hannah Horvath's future. - These were taking me out. First of my favorite one is big time hoarder. - I like it. - What about the hoarder is awesome. - Yeah, we're about to hoarder. One person said vape. (laughing) - Another person said award-winning author. - She lives. - This is so close to vape. - Oh my God, she lives with the Lorraine raising Grover, writer in some capacity or English professor. - Yeah, wow. - That's what we were thinking. - We're saying the exact same thing. Here's saying no one went bad with it, except for the e-bubbeth melting discreet. - And that was mine. - And that was you. Somebody said she's gonna be too candid and critical in a mom group. And I could totally see her being in a PTA situation where she's acting more like Gilmore about it. - Do you think she'll be successful? - I think it depends on what your definition of success is. I think she will have redefined success for herself and what that looks like. - I love that. - In a way, many millennials have. - Being in picket. - Still single, bicurious and has a blog about being a mom to Grover. Some people think she'll live with a lie-gen, write a bestseller. OCD go crazy when children are involved. Obsessive thoughts of being a bad mom. I hope that doesn't happen. - Wait, that's awesome. A lot of people are like married Adam. Guys, get the fuck up. Wake the fuck up. She's not gonna marry Adam Sackler. You're being insane. And it's frankly disrespectful. I'm personally offended. - What? - Okay, it's grown a fuck up. She's not gonna marry Adam. You're being frankly disrespectful. I have to be honest. - It's just crazy to be like you. - I literally get it though. Wait, the just ones are so funny. - Okay, yeah, what do we have for Jessa? - Wait, that one was escort, but I wrote it as Epcot. She's gonna be Epcot. (laughing) - Ooh, I wanna get drunk with her at Epcot. - People are saying main bitch in a polycule. - Oh, you think she'll go polycule with it. - To be the nester in a polycule. - Here's the thing. I think Lena will think it'll be most interesting to have Jessa have really get her shit together and be one of the most normal people of her. - Yeah, law school. - Law school. - Is she gonna become a therapist? - Do you think? - No, she drops out at the show. - She could get back into it. - It's actually something people bring up to me often 'cause it's not clear that she drops out. - Right. - It kind of just happens and people actually ask. People are asking me and they go, "Did she drop out?" I go, "I think so." I remember her being like a line kind of mentioning. - Yeah, I don't, we don't know where she lands. - I go, so that's me the last note. Yoga teacher in Bali. - Too hard to shoot budget wise. Went back to rehab is a florist and single mother that could be cute. - It'd be fun if the whole episode was just on via Zoom. So. (laughing) - It's COVID style. - It'd be awesome. - She writes all five episodes as if it's COVID 2020. - Oh, it'd be awesome. - Masha, what's the acronym of that? - Mothers against Jewish afros. - What? Is that real? - No. - Has twins married mom and NYC? - Dinks, I want an RFK Junior's inner circle. - Is it Masha? Did it get autocorrected from Maha? - Oh, maybe. - We don't know. - We don't know. - Oh, yes, someone else brought Maha. - Antivacs, escort, stepmom. She'd be a great stepmom. (laughing) - Has to fare with RFK Junior dead. - She's not going to be dead. - Wait, a lot of people are saying RFK Junior. - Yoga teacher and a lesbian. - You know, Maha is one escort and then two RFK Junior inner circles are dating. - Twice divorced, no kids. Wasn't her dream to have a bunch of multi-cultural babies? - Yeah, it was. - She's already been married one. - You'll still do it again? - RFK Junior's so funny. - I still don't know a ton about that guy. - You really don't have to. - Alive, hopefully. She may be homeless, but in a chic way. Weird strands of indica weed. - Well, people are really thinking much worse for Jessa than they are. - Yeah, Hannah has a sub-stack. And then Jessa killed Adam and is in prison, but became a therapist in prison and will get parole. - Yes, for good behavior. - I'm so interested about all of them, but I do think Marnie is totally gonna be like the child. Why if kind of-- - No, well, let's see what the girl says. - Okay, yeah. - First one, she's in an MLM pyramid scheme, walking vitamins or alkaline water machines. - So, yeah, but that's TikTok shop now. - Married to a tech bro multi-millionaire, two kids who had her. Oh my God, of course, Marnie all have kids who aren't obsessed with her enough and she'll be pissed. I could so it's huge. - I totally see her being alcoholic. (laughing) - She's never a big drinker on the show, but it could be her thing. - I think that when the Central Princess of Girls is at Marnie starts off so strong and she quickly keeps disseminating into madness. - I know, do we think she ever bounces back when she hits her sad and return or something? Or no. - No. - She just, she starts-- - She just keeps getting worse. - I will say there are so many 22-year-olds that start their life out being an assistant at like a well-respected art studio. And then they become unemployed and-- - They take children syndrome. - And they really fall. - Yeah, they get to kill twins and they fall through to cry. - They fall, and if you marry a guy like Dezi and do what she and her think with it, there's no way. - So I wrote divorce three times, which is what you said, three divorces. - Three divorces under her belt, bicarious. - Maga. - Lafamugie, Lafamugie, Lafamugie. - God help micro-invuncer that part. - Successful but better. - Dates a woman. You guys are obsessed with all of them becoming lesbian. - Just saying it's like, what would be the best plot? - Okay, so I imagine Lena will have one of them become guy. Who do we want to pick? Who is the Miranda Hobbes of girls? - Samima. Oh, 'cause gay is our dark woke. So like Miranda Hobbes was classic light woke and now we need dark woke. - I don't know if Jessa will be a lesbian. It would be more of like her Instagram story where it's like, are you queer and she is sure? - Like that wouldn't be the lesbian plot and that would be inferred. Like, yeah, she's fucked a girl, bro. - This way, this actually my clear up thing. So I wrote, ghost writer for Stella Lefty. So. (laughing) - That is so funny. - Shout out, raise. - Shout out, raise. - Ghost writer for Stella Lefty. - I'm thinking she's a tradwife. I mean, that makes the most amount of sense. - I think. - Samona, her like online fame with her, like her talking to her followers, very like Jennifer Gardiner and five star weekend, but she's a little bit e-fall. - Hannah Horvath is dating Mimi Rose Howard. - Ooh. - Ooh. - They run into each other and realize like whatever, whatever Mimi Rose Howard brought up for Hannah in her 20s is gone now and she's going to respect her as an artist and they can be friends. - Maybe like, sure, I don't need you, but I want you and isn't that better? (laughing) - Mimi hasn't changed at all. - I don't need you. - But like, being with you. - I think Hannah Horvath could have a girlfriend. - Yeah, I think at some point, - It kind of will be like you've exhausted the men at some point. - Like she's going to be dating someone in Moona. - Like, that's gonna happen. - Not binary? - Yeah, it'll be a non-binary situation. - The binary student. Oh my god, it gets totally seer-hooking up with a student. - Oh. - That actually might make sense. - Are they gonna bring back a mod app? (laughing) - I didn't even occur for it to be a lesbian student. - Do you think anyone will have a successful marriage? - I mean. - There's such things as a successful marriage in Maya, as well. - It's like, I've yet to watch that on TV. - Yeah. - They don't like to pursue that, especially in reality TV. - It's not really an interesting story when people, when it works out. But I do, I could see Shona being married to somebody. They haven't had sex in two years and she's kind of freaking out in a virgin way. - Oh, she might own a marketing company. - She might have her Jamba jeans. - Yeah, she'll be doing brand activations. Like I'm sure Shona's behind that recent good American brand activation. We're gonna invite everyone in the Tri-City area. (laughing) - She's-- - By accident for one, did you see this yesterday? - No, what? - There was a good American brand. Like, they said to email options-- - The jeans company? - Yeah, everyone. Yeah, Chloe Kardashian's jean company. - No. - Like, girls coming, girls with trains played on my heels, it tend to 11 to 1 p.m. (laughing) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Session of good American, exclusive cafe store opening. And they sent it to almost everyone in their email list. They're lying with like out the door. - It's a government ploy to boost the Tri-State Area economy. - They're trying to get the congestion pricing. - Yeah, yeah. - It's a congestion price. - They know the girls are gonna drive in. - But that's awesome. No, I think we will definitely get a scene of Shoshana running around, bossing people around at an event activation thing. - Yes, yeah. - That's totally gonna happen. - Her being like exacerbated her at her best. - Yeah. - She's great at event planning. - What are people saying about Shoshana? Have you noticed? - Okay, so now it's like a Shoshana. First one, 4,500 CO in a lavender marriage. - Oh, we've under last being. (laughing) - Everybody thinks all of them are gay, which is like, that is our fault. - And what's it to me now is gay. - Is gay. Happily married three kids. She, E-O, C-M-O. - She, E-O, and C-E-M-O. - Head of a very successful PR. - I'm sure we're like in a time where like, the real she-O, so the world are to C-M-O's. - Yeah. - They don't often get to B-C-O, so it is C-M-O. Yeah, that's true. Sorry, it's not my like what I like. I love the idea that she becomes Samantha. Well, I think what Shoshana and Marnie it's like only one of them can be successful. So I wonder which one she'll choose. I think it'll be Shoshana. Shoshana is a likely choice, but it's at the interesting choice. Well, I feel like Lina loves to write Marnie as like this whole episode being a clarina ad related. Don't please. Why is it a clarina ad? Clarina is like when you can bet on honestly what we're talking about. It's like, do you think Shoshana will be? No, isn't clana like, oh, sorry, not clana. Um, lay a cold lay away. What was my call sheet? Oh, this is a whole like a cold. It's like a call sheet ad. Was it called cold cash? What is the lay away toys are a sleigh away? Yeah, but it's when you can paint and for installments instead of one is clana. I love that in the future. Everything will be subscription based, including this bed. Well, I got this for free off Craigslist. That's not going to be an opportunity in the future TikTok famous. Her marriage and last. You know what? I bet the most interesting thing we could do with Shoshana is her going through a divorce with kids and her being like fucking sure that we go ahead now I would live with them or just that's what will bring it back. Oh, maybe that's what will bring it back. Yeah, divorce us. That's ways through the community. Oh my God. Okay. The divorce makes all of Shoshana's new friends with nice purses and dresses turn on her ugly because maybe Shoshana cheats on her husband and that's not allowed in that group. And so she gets kicks out of that friend group and it waddles back to the beach house. I have to be honest. I'm seeing Shoshana Orthodox do I've seen. She's like 20 children. I really do say I just see she's doing her like unorthodox life. She's like, she's been orthodox for the last. She's on TLC's my unorthodox life. We're breaking homage. Um, she's actually a Netflix show. Right. As soon as I said, as soon as I said, it's okay. Like Julia Hart, you know, she became the CEO of elite models because her husband owned it. Oh my God. You know what? Maybe Shoshana's business is failing because she did something. For example, like a failed thing that like got her canceled online or perhaps like the brand has been invested or did prod Elizabeth home style. Like she accidentally like put a slur on her story. Yeah. She didn't know it was a slur. She thought it was a cute word. And Marnie's the only person who doesn't unfollow her. They rekindle friendship. Oh my God. They don't have to talk. She's like invites her to talk live. God, it's so fun to get to world. I really thought this door was closed and shut forever. To be reopened is reigniting my little. That's why we are damn podcasts. No door shot. Well, I was like, guys, we can't keep talking about girls. It's time to move on. No. We've already revisited. There's nothing left to do. Now I'm like, well, we obviously have to do a girl's rewatch. Sorry, living in Brooklyn's on. We got to talk about it too. It's too much. Well, uh, it's funny. Another day on the toast. Do you know? I know the toast, whatever her name is. The orange hair. Yes, there's, we have been calling her Margie, but I think her name is Margaret. Margie, not Margie. Margie. Margie. Margie and her sister diabolical sister were talking about how with this whole Kelly Clarkson thing. It's like, some people are just never meant to go to Brooklyn. Kelly Clarkson just never meant to go to Brooklyn. I'm just like Kelly Clarkson has given us enough for us to meme if I hear is so disrespectful. Margie. Margie is pissed to fuck off. No, no, no, wait. Actually, we actually, I know the backstory and Kelly Clarkson's in the wrong. Okay, sure. And you're going to meet the one to work her tonight. Okay, perfect. And he'll tell you his side. I do. I don't, I haven't really been engaging with the story at all because I just heard Kelly and I said, I don't want no, you're meeting one of the famous magicians from the stories tonight. He's going to be at the birthday party. The art of play is the name of the story. Uh-huh. There's only two employees and we have one of them. We're going to have one of them soon in our grasp. Our friend's birthday party where we host an open mic. Yeah. Stranger than fiction. The name of the open mic. Oh my god, someone wrote this dating Mr. Horvath. Oh, I saw somebody say Lureans also gay now. Which I think is funny. Okay, so let's see what they're saying for Elijah. Elijah is moved in with Lurean maybe. People are saying Maga. What? Why? I never understood the ethos of the character. I mean, sometimes people do predictions and I'm like, so you never saw the show? No, please. Uh, people are saying Rick famous on Broadway. I could see him being successful, honestly, and not being enough. Yeah, or maybe he got cast in something where like he plays the old character and everybody else is like a young hot gay guy and a tell for him. I think he's very similar to Carrie's character another two. So whatever Carrie would have been up to, I just think it's a natural progression. Whoa. That's what I've always thought. Maybe they can get married. We bring Drew Tarver. Get in here. King. It's another true crossover. Yeah. Episodes for that as well. Chris Kelly. Make it happen. That'd be so fun. Briefly join Jessa yoga sex cold and is now living in Hannah's commune. Girl, I mean, oh my god, it could be a thing where Jessa is like teaching an upstate ayahuasca thing and like Shoshana post divorce goes to it to find herself and it's like, wait, oh my god. Wait, you're describing a plus seven perfect strangers. And I'm a cool kid. And the list McCarthy's also there. It's an imperfect stranger. I do think that could pop it. I can't wait that we get to make predictions and then actually see choices be made. And then most of my Carthi comes into second season for some reason. Can't dance and be in it. Oh, that'd be awesome. Okay. And then what are people saying about that? So it's a gay flight attendant could be good. A high school drama teacher could be still with Dale. Still with Dale. Still with Dale. This is named really Dale. Yeah. No, it's still. Still hardwood hardcore hardcore. Maybe a news anchor. Guys, they don't have those in 2026. So unemployed. No, I'm getting wind from Broadway to hit TV show married to producer. He could probably be married to like Kenny Ortega or something. I could seem to be the host of love Island. Like he'd be so good. He could be Adrian on a Maddox. I think it's going to be like a bravo turn. Oh, he's Andy Cohen. Or he has he's friend of me is with Andy Cohen. Oh, that'd be funny. They have beef. They have beef. I can see Andy Cohen into revival. They might absolutely love a guy like him on set. Yeah, honestly. My the only way can ever meet Andy Cohen in this life is if I get into the new girls revival. No, you'll absolutely be a bartender at any time. No, like I can't talk because I think they bravo world hates me. Like the people that actually work there. Really? Because they've never. And it's cool. How many networks you can get to hate you? I'm not complaining, but they've never invited me to a bravo event. Okay. Don't you think I should have been invited to a bravo event by now? I don't mean this in like a like a self-inflating way. I'm like, well, I guess I kind of do. But I'm like, I just think it's like I like I could have been at the new Roni. I think maybe bravo people putting lists together aren't looking for a tweaking Brooklyn to come character assassinate a middle age. Well, they want to fucking headline. I don't think they want that kind of. I wouldn't attack them. I don't really like know them that well. Here's the thing. I've been read nothing but charming and sweet to their face. I'm really awesome to face. Yeah. Almost too charming. Sorry. And it's not that like I guess yeah, it's like I just feel entitled to be a bravo event. Totally. But it's not like that I have that. It's like when I remember another day, it was at an adults party. And the girl who like does all the list for FX. She comes out to me. She goes, I love your fucking videos. I watch every single one of them. Like fuck Bethany Frank. Oh, yeah, I'm thinking I'm like, I'm here as a plus one. I wasn't invited, but that's a really thank you so much. This crazy little thing. We love this life. I want to give a huge shout out to this week's sponsor, Vinted. I don't know about you guys, but I am feeling like it's back to school season, even though I have not been in school for many, many years. But when it's back to school season, I like to refresh my life. I would say I'm doing a closet clean out, but I'm actually doing a clothing rot clean out and going through all my clothes and being like, okay, am I really ever going to wear this one or has it just been sitting here and it's time to let go. I'm just so glad we have a second hand marketplace app like Vinted. Vinted is a second hand app that makes it easy for everyday sellers like you and me to sell pre-loved fashion and earn some extra money. I'm with the inflation rates we are dealing with in today's economy and now more than ever, I need that cash. 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Download the vented app for free and start listening with no cellar fees, you keep every dollar you earn. - Okay, so any other thoughts would grow for be a crack baby? - What? - So I saw that and I googled what a crack baby is. - That's because one of the crack when the baby is brewing. - Yeah, and so that didn't happen. - No, she didn't do crack. That was Shashana, that was in season one. - Yeah, but I like your mind smelled, I like your mind smelled. - Hannah gets addicted to crack, Hannah's mom is also gay. Lorraine's also gay is pretty funny. - That is funny. - I can see it. - I think they'll do a wonderful job picking up where they left off. So I don't think they'll be picking up where they left off. I think much will have changed. - Do you think, who do you think is living 1616 in D.S. Street? - Big tech. - Big tech? - Yeah. - No, we've sat on that porch many a times. - And guess who was moving out? The lovely small family that lived there. - Oh my God, who was moving in? - We did not. - And even smaller, lovely or family. (laughing) - Yeah, maybe the kid is like right for his own room. So a new family with a baby is moving in. Will Adam return? No. Potentials to love cameos. Can we just not? - Can we just not? - Hey, Alma already covered that. - Who all coming back? - Well, Rita Wilson will clearly be back. - Oh. - Oh my God, Hannah's dad will have died. - Why? - 'Cause the actor died. - Yeah, but doesn't mean he has to die. Like they didn't have Samford dies and just like that. - He could just not be ever in it. - Well, canonly, Samford is a manager for one crazy team in Japan. So I could see the same thing. Oh, maybe Shoshana moved to Japan. Mimi Rose Howard also has kids around grovers and shows you kids ages and they see her at events. I really do think there's gonna be some sort of like mom group thing and it's gonna be with the social dynamics that, well, you know what? We never really got in the original girls. Is these girls interacting with other girls? - I guess the production hit my brain like crazy. Busy Phillips will be in it. - God, I hope. - There was no way for her not to- - It would be fucking rude. - It would be easy to get in notes from Tina Fey. It's to put Busy Phillips in that brief. - Busy Phillips be an amazing mother. - She isn't an amazing mom. - Well, she is now, I'm just saying, even in acting, as an actress, she'd be amazing. She'd be amazing at playing a mother. - Was Freakston Geeks on HBO? - It's like, it's had its time on there. - Yeah, so it would be canon. - To be canon. - To be canon. - The world's crossover, it's other two. - Freak all their shows. - And just like Sarah Jessica isn't it. - Oh my God, 'cause you know, they might bring back sex into city. - Oh my God, maybe Hannah Worvah will hook up with Miranda Hobbs. - Oh, they all share one New York. - Yeah. - Do you think there might not be that many new character introductions? - I don't, in five episodes, there's a lot. - It's too much to bring in new moms to fight with, I think. - And a lot of schedules. - Yeah, so I'm not sure what we'll be working with. It's being shot in spring or summer. - Spring, summer, summer. - Okay. - Summer, 2027. - So I know what we'll be doing this next summer. - Stalking the straights of Brooklyn. - I'm like, we'll be out of town. I'm like, I found something shooting in our backyard. - Really, do you need a room? We have some. - They really, they shoot in here. - We're like, we have a backyard. - We have a backyard, there's open concepts. - Someone's currently staying in the family room or we usually shoot the pod, but like, it'll be out in a few days. - I am like closing statements. Is it okay to lay? - Yeah, the big part of this bed is to lay it out. - Yeah. By the way, we're filming on Evan's bed because there's cousins in the other studio. - But it's even better like this. - It's better this way. - Oh God, I'm gonna end up on wiki feet. - It's ridiculous that we haven't been on a bed the whole time. - I've never had two people on this bed before. (laughing) - Hey mom, call out to you girl. - My biggest takeaway from this revival of it is that I'm recognizing that my voice matters and I can make a difference. - Fans always win. - It's making me want to become politically active. - Well my takeaways that there will never have new IP again. - That too, it is sad in that regard, but if there's one show to bring back. - No, I, I'm saying God, they're doing revival. - If there's one show there's to bring back. And I think now the culture is finally caught up, it'll be great opportunity. But ultimately it is like the, I think the girls revival happened in the same way Zoraan won, which is girls and Brooklyn gathered. - Well I think more girls have watched, more people were seeing girls when it was initially coming out. - Right, because Denex never watched it. Millennial has watched it. Now Gen Z is watching it. - Yeah. - It's like when you're waiting for Gen, for the boomers to die. - I said Gen Z. - When they've rewatched it and I also, it's hard to, they don't often release stats. It's hard to necessarily know. But I do think like the viewership has been spiking. - Not even spiking like it's higher than when it initially aired. - Well we always say that it's like so nice to have a show that has a full six seasons with 12 episodes where you can really follow characters along 'cause we haven't really gotten a show like that as Gen's generation. - It was just reconciling culture. - So you go, it's kind of like Miley Cyrus and her dead pets. People don't always get it at first, but then they're now growing on it. - No, you're gonna have to tell me about. - Which is an album. - Oh, that's the name of the album? - Yeah, yeah. - I was like, I didn't know about her dead pets. - Oh god. But it's just, it's like, you know, TikTok is one thing about TikTok, you can say a lot, but it's able to reprise some really awesome things. - Yeah. - And have them like live in perpetuity in a way they wouldn't without. - It's really like if you have something you wanna say post like there's no tomorrow. - Because there might not be. - No, I keep thinking about how there might not be. So I have to post about today. - Same. - I know they're giving podcast AI. Every podcast that comes out on a subject right after it's like trending online, like a look up like, "Oh, I would love to hear a podcast on this." It's always like a, they always do the same foot of like an AI blonde woman being like, and her name is like, "Becky, what's a crazy hair?" And in the podcast, I was like, "Kelly Clarkson's bird is going cuckoo where?" And then it's a robotic voice being like, "Cuckoo, cuckoo," it's like, so it is like a Cuckoo bird in Brooklyn. And Kelly Clarkson walked in, and it's like this, it's just such a. - We should do AI rewatch podcast where we rewatch. - Finally, it makes sense. (laughing) - It's a thing. (laughing) - AI, in the age of AI, the girl's revival might be the only true piece of writing we have left. Actually, the creators have a half. - There's a lot of great shows right now. - Actually, yeah, I take everything back. - People are loving war. I haven't seen it yet. - It's about the force. - Oh, yeah. - God, I love it. - Bring that up again. - God, I love when a girl gets divorced. - There's youth, which I have not watched, but I think is okay. - I haven't watched. - I said if you weren't all liking that shit. - I haven't heard good things. - I have heard terrible things, unfortunately. - I'm still gonna watch it though. - Yeah. - Well, I've started watching the sopranos, did I tell you? - Yes. - But it makes me sick, but it's the greatest show on television, quote, y'all are fucking sick. He's literally strangling a man to death, episode five in the street. I'm freaking the fuck out. He's supposed to be at his daughter with his daughter touring in college. - That's what you described as an amazing plot, by the way. (laughing) - Wait, that is awesome. That's crazy. There's something crazy happening during normal life. - Yeah, I'm like pissed. I'm like pissed that he's a mobster. I'm like, can we just get a grounded story? - Is that a part method to show? - Yeah, I'm like, can we actually just talk about what it's like to be Edie Falco, the wife in this relationship? That's what I care about. - They should do a spin-up. They should do like Cersei for Edie Falco. - God, she's good. God, she's good. - They should do Cersei for a lot of things. - What's Cersei? - Cersei is this spin-off of the Odyssey. It was like, it's really popular book two years ago, but it's like character that's tangential to the Odysseus and the story and they write a whole story for her. They're like, let's center a woman in the Odyssey story. - Right. - So it's this goddess that they said, let's go crazy with her. - I haven't read it. I've just seen the cover in 1,000 places. It's kind of, it was yesterday or year of yesterday year, in K last year. - Oh, my mom didn't like that book. She said that girl is not fun to listen to. - Oh, she looks at the audiobook. - No, she's just like, I don't want to hear that girl's thought. She's so negative. (laughing) - We've gone to that exact same comment before. (laughing) - Thank you guys so much for listening to this episode of Girls Were You Watch. - We're so excited. It's back. We'll probably try and do some live activations. - We'll do some live. We'll probably do some more girls episodes. We'll throw in there. - Yeah, maybe fun to do like a watch of some iconic girls up set, like a theater in town. - Yeah, I mean, we're-- - Prior to the show. - We got like 18 months away, or like 16 months away from actually getting a show. - Yeah. - So, I mean, we're plenty of lead time on that. And now people will stop asking us what we're watching next 'cause we have five episodes. - Yeah, that is true. We finally get a break from the question. - Oh, yeah, yeah. - And you know what's, you know what, it is far away, but it'll be here before you know it, because I feel like I've been waiting a lifetime for the honeymoon season two to arrive. - What is that coming out? - It's coming out next month. - That's like a lifetime. - That flew by though. - No, no. It has taken painfully long. - Okay, but you know how they do it? days are long but the years are short. Sure, I want to do a full walk to that show. It's not too late. I guess we get ahead of it. No, we'll be back next week with more sex in the city. We've got a lot of exciting guests coming up. So stay tuned. Bye.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The revival of *Girls* is being driven by fan demand and cultural resonance, not just HBO’s decision, with fans deeply invested in its return.
  2. Lena Dunham, the creator, is taking creative control, aiming to portray the characters in a fresh, authentic light rather than a direct continuation of the original series.
  3. Characters are expected to have evolved in age and life paths—Hannah may become a writer or professor, Marnie could face personal struggles and alcoholism, and Shoshana might experience a divorce or career shift.
  4. The revival is seen as a successful cultural moment, with fans recognizing the show’s satire and irony, which now feels more relevant and understood by a new generation.
  5. There is strong skepticism about bringing back Adam Sackler or other key figures, with fans emphasizing the need for genuine character development over nostalgia.
  6. The revival may feature a vertical, modern format with short episodes and social media elements, reflecting current viewing habits.
  7. Fans believe the show’s return will be a win for feminist and digital culture, validating the show’s legacy as a bold, post-ironic commentary on modern women’s lives.
  8. The revival reflects a broader shift in media, where fan engagement and grassroots momentum can influence major decisions, even without official corporate endorsement.

Summary:

The revival of *Girls* is a cultural milestone driven by passionate fan demand and a renewed appreciation for the show’s satirical, feminist edge. Fans believe the revival will honor the original series’ spirit while updating its characters for a new generation—Hannah might become a writer or professor, Marnie could face personal decline, and Shoshana might navigate divorce or career failure. The creators, especially Lena Dunham, aim to craft a fresh, authentic story that avoids direct continuity, focusing instead on how the characters have aged and evolved.

This shift reflects a broader acceptance of the show’s irony and post-ironic commentary on female identity and societal expectations. The revival is seen as a triumph of fan power, with the show’s return mirroring how Gen Z and millennials are re-engaging with it. Despite skepticism about key character returns, fans are united in believing the revival will be meaningful and culturally relevant.

The discussion also highlights how the show's legacy continues to inspire modern storytelling, especially through social media and digital feminism. Ultimately, the revival symbolizes a collective recognition of the show’s enduring impact, not just as entertainment but as a reflection of real-life struggles and triumphs of women in modern society.

FAQs

Yes, the revival is expected to feature the original cast, with characters like Hannah, Jessa, Shoshana, and Marnie returning. However, some may evolve in their lives and relationships, reflecting their aging and personal growth.

No, Adam Sackler is not expected to return. The cast is focused on the characters' development in their mid-40s, and Adam’s departure is seen as a natural progression of the story, not a return.

Yes, Lena is likely to write it in a more mature, satirical, and grounded way, focusing on the lives of women in their 40s rather than picking up exactly where the original series left off.

The revival is expected to be shot in vertical format to suit modern viewing habits, though it will likely feature full-length episodes, not just short clips or micro-dramas.

Fans expect major life changes, such as Shoshana moving into a more professional role, Marnie facing divorce and personal struggles, and Hannah becoming a successful author or professor, reflecting their growth over time.

There may be cameos, such as from 'Broad City' or 'Gilmore Girls,' but the focus will remain on the original characters. Cameos are seen as a small addition, not a central feature.

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