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• Actors: Various
• Directors: Various
• Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 11, 2012
• Digital Copy Expiration Date: December 11, 2014 (Click here for more information)
• Run Time: 563 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (254 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B008CFZS1G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,327 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Girls: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)" on IMDb

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Lena Dunham mocks the idea of being a voice to a generation, but there's no question she's captured something ineffably of the moment in her sitcom Girls. Dunham writes and directs most episodes and stars as Hannah, a smart but self-flagellating writer floundering in the urban wilds of New York City. Both an homage and a counterpoint to Sex in the City, Girls has its own quartet: Hannah, who's just been financially cut off by her parents; Marnie (Allison Williams), lovely but uptight, who's bored by her too devoted boyfriend Charlie (Christopher Abbott); Jessa (Jemima Kirke), a transplant from England who keeps her true feelings hidden under a cool surface; and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet), a hapless chatterbox who's ashamed that she's still a virgin. All of these girls, grappling with adult life, can be funny, irritating, embarrassing, and richly sympathetic--sometimes at the same time.

Girls doesn't tackle themes per episode; instead, it's a series of moments, vividly observed and often joltingly funny social interaction and sexual relationships (some graphically depicted, with all the freedom that cable television allows). Dunham doesn't explain everything all at once, but gives only glimpses into the characters in each episode. At first, Hannah's relationship with Adam (Adam Driver) seems horribly one-sided, but by the end of the 10-episode season, the picture changes completely (and going back to watch previous episodes with new eyes is rewarding). While Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna may suffer from the neurotic self-absorption of twentysomethings, Dunham and her cocreators do not; everyone in Girls is multidimensional, including parents and men on the periphery (Charlie's friend Ray, played by Alex Karpovsky, grows from some jerk to one of the more intriguing characters on the show). It's rare that comedy and compassion are so well-balanced. Like a microscope, Girls focuses on a tiny sliver of the world, but within that sliver lies abundant life. The Complete First Season also has an abundance of extra features, including auditions, deleted scenes, commentary tracks, interviews with the cast, and a revealing and lively conversation between Dunham and producer Judd Apatow. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

From writer/director/actor Lena Dunham and comedy veterans Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner, this scripted half-hour series focuses on a group of 20-something women in New York and their adventures in post-collegiate floundering. Two years out of liberal arts school, Hannah (Dunham) believes she has the talent to be a successful writer, and though she has yet to complete her memoir (she has to live it first), her parents cut her off financially without warning. Further complicating things for Hannah is her unrequited passion for eccentric actor Adam, with whom she occasionally has sex (when he can be bothered to respond to her text messages). As the harsh reality of rent and bills looms, Hannah leans on her very-put-together best friend and roommate Marnie, who has a real job at an art gallery and an even realer boyfriend (neither of which she can admit she might not love). Meanwhile, their gorgeous British friend Jessa, who has travelled to as many different countries as she’s had boyfriends, appears in the city and moves in with Shoshanna, her naïve younger cousin with Sex and the City lifestyle aspirations. Over the course of Season 1’s ten episodes, the four girls try to figure out what they want – from life, from boys, from themselves and each other. The answers aren’t always clear or easy, but the search is profoundly relatable and infinitely amusing.

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55 of 69 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Divisive HBO Sitcom: It's All About The Ladies With Frank Talk, Open Sexuality, And Finding One's Voice July 11, 2012

By K. Harris HALL OF FAMETOP 10 REVIEWER

Format:Blu-ray

HBO's "Girls" seems to be one of those love-it or hate-it propositions and I'm not quite sure why. Its creator and star, Lena Dunham, burst onto the scene with the micro-budgeted indie "Tiny Furniture" in 2010. Embraced enthusiastically by critics, the young talent was branded a new voice in contemporary comedy. But as the picture became more widely seen (it is available in a 2-disc Criterion edition), the backlash began. "Girls" has some of the same situations, concerns, stars, pacing and humor as the feature film and all of the supposed negatives that applied to "Tiny Furniture" have followed Dunham to "Girls." The show is still a huge critical success, it just seems to lack universal appeal. The most common complaint, I suppose, is that it creates a very insular world populated with pretty self-involved characters. It's a fair point, to be sure. But for everyone who says that Dunham doesn't "speak for their generation," I say that she never intended to. She speaks about her world, her life, and the things that she knows. It may not be identifiable to everyone, but it is eminently real and utterly believable! The world created in "Girls" exists and Dunham has skewered it perfectly creating a fresh comedy that is simultaneously absurd and truthful. This is a generation that has yet to find its purpose.

"Girls" is centered around four young women trying to navigate the pitfalls on the way to responsibility and adulthood. The characters ably showcase a combination of post-collegiate ennui and over-educated (and pseudo-intellectual) entitlement. Set in a fashionable New York City young, artistic and urban environment--the show's sardonic tone and cultural critique really speak to this specific subset of individuals. But the quirky storylines, which can be quite funny, also achieves a quiet poignancy when you least expect it. Dunham plays the principle character, an aspiring writer who struggles with menial employment to be able to afford the rent. The others in the quartet are the lovely Allison Williams (as Dunham's more responsible roommate), the brash Jemima Kirke (as a more exotic friend returning home), and the tightly wound Zosia Mamet as the innocent. For those looking for "Sex and the City" comparisons, each of the characters does fit squarely into the Carrie/Miranda/Samantha/Charlotte configuration. I'm not trying to draw any unnecessary comparisons as this is edgier, more modern, more youthful, and has a completely different vibe.

Anyone needing big plotlines or stories, "Girls" really succeeds as a more character driven piece. The women are looking, in some variation or another, for love and success. But also, in many ways, they might not recognize these things should they present themselves. Truthfully, I didn't love every subplot within Season One's ten half hour episodes. I never particularly warmed to Kirke who is supposed to be someone the others look up to. I didn't always see the appeal and it certainly didn't help that she was saddled with some of the year's most unfortunate stories (poor James LeGros features prominently in a particular misfire). But the others really impressed. As an actress, Dunham is unafraid to showcase (and expose) a very personal, and oftentimes unpleasant, side to her persona. The show is frank, sexual, and presents a very unglamorous look at provocative subjects.

"Girls" may be about the women, but many of the men also have a chance to shine. It's good to see Peter Scolari (Newhart, Bosom Buddies) back as Dunham's father. Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids) and great character actor Richard Masur have funny cameos. Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon) is terrific as a man from Dunham's college days. Christopher Abbott is perfect as Williams' adoring boyfriend, oftentimes accompanied by his witty and sarcastic best friend (Alex Karpovsky, doing the same shtick as he does in Tiny Furniture). But, for my money, it is Adam Driver who (quite unexpectedly) emerges as a real star in this piece. Starting the season as Dunham's casual sex partner, Driver is hysterically aloof--sending mixed signals at every turn. As the season progresses, however, this performance becomes increasingly nuanced and surprising. At the end of the day, I might not remember all of the antics these girls got up to--but I will remember the progressive relationship of Dunham and Driver. These two score as TV's least probable couple and both are absolutely incredible. "Girls" is definitely a show worth checking out. Try it with an open mind, you might be pleasantly surprised. KGHarris, 7/12.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Ehhh.... March 4, 2013

By R L

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this as a result of all the hype surrounding this show, and was completely disappointed. I forced myself to finish it out, thinking surely it would get better/more interesting as the episodes went on, but no such luck. I am a huge fan of Lena Dunham & loved her film Tiny Furniture, so I thought this would be in the same vein. As much I love Lena, I've got no love for this show.

187 of 259 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars As a "Girl" I just don't like it... July 10, 2012

By Feeding Stars to Cats

Format:Blu-ray

I'm 20, slightly younger than the "Girls" on this show, but close enough in age that plenty of their problems are relate-able for me. I was really excited for this show - it was like Sex and the City but with younger characters; characters who didn't have great jobs and were NOT yet in a place where they would be really looking for husbands or ready to have children.

Sadly, the first episode left kind of a bad taste in my mouth and so did the following ones until I let the series go about 3/4 the way into the season.

I think my main problem is the central character, Hannah. I really just couldn't bring myself to like her, which is odd because I think the actress who plays her (also the creator of the show!) Lena Dunham is lovely, and I'm taking a leap by assuming she based a lot of Hannah's personality off of herself.

You see, in the first episode she tries to convince her parents to keep financially supporting her by claiming she "feels that she is to voice of her generation...or something (yes, that was heavily paraphrased). I have nothing against aiming big, that's not it. It's just I feel that you can change the world and hold down a paying job at the same time. Also, with the job market still so rocky, wouldn't a better argument be "I just really don't know when I'm going to be able to find a paying job?"

Then later on she blows a huge job interview by making, and I am not kidding, a rape joke. Okay, I must admit that I am absolutely not the master of small talk or impressive job interviews but I feel that you would have to be ABSOLUTELY INCOMPETENT to make a rape joke (!) during a freaking JOB INTERVIEW, even with a friendly, like-minded interviewer. I doubt somebody in middle school would ever make that joke - much less a 25 year old woman. I realize it's just a TV show and it was put in there to make for a "fun" (and really, when are rape jokes ever appropriate?) awkward moment, but seriously?

There are other things that bothered me, for example the (LE GASP!) 22 year old virgin who the others are shocked to discover has not done the deed. Oh, by the way, this is while they are with Hannah who is getting an STD test (guess how it comes out you guyzzz!). Maybe it's just the bitter teen mother in me talking but is it really that odd to find a 22 year old virgin? Not that I believe there is ANYTHING wrong with premarital sex, but why be unflattering shocked when someone hasn't partaken in it yet? Especially when she is only a college student?

I do get that this is just a satire of young womanhood, and this fact has to be taken into thought. Being a girl myself I just don't believe this is how "girls" really are. Maybe it's a New York thing?

EDIT: Haha! Okay judging by the fact that somebody went through my profile and disliked everything I've ever reviewed within a half hour I'm going to assume that somebody REALLY likes this show. I really didn't mean to offend, I'm just being honest about not really liking the show!