When we last checked in on unwitting performance artist James Franco’s HuffPo blog, he was channeling his inner Mark Twain to share his penetrating observations about New Orleans with the world (“Basically, New Orleans is an amusement park where you can get killed.”).
So what’s on James Franco’s cluttered, mystifying mind these days? Well, HBO’s Girls of course, just like the rest of us! Specifically, Franco has the same problems many others have with the show, namely that its main characters are wretched, largely unlikeable walking Brooklyn stereotypes — he just expresses his dislike for them in a way that is just so…James Franco.
Here’s Franco deep thoughts on on Hannah, show creator and star Lena Dunham’s character on the show…
I’m not saying I have to struggle to pay the rent like Lena Dunham’s character, Hannah, but there was a point, right before Judd cast me in Freaks and Geeks, when my parents cut me off because I wanted to go to acting school instead of UCLA. I worked at McDonalds, and my first suggestion to Hannah would be this: get a fucking job. If you really want to have experiences to write about, go to work; and if you really want to be an artist, take responsibility for yourself and wait some tables. You might mature a little in the process.
Here’s Franco’s deep thoughts on the guys on the show…
I’ve read comments about Girls that said, in a nutshell, “I like the show, but I can’t see me in the show.” I feel the same way. The guys in the show are the biggest bunch of losers I’ve ever seen. There is a drip who gets dumped because he bores his girlfriend; a dad who hits on his babysitter; a bevy of wussy hipsters who are just grist for the insatiable lust of the too-cool girl with the British accent; and the king of them all, the shirtless dude who talks funny and hides his stomach all the time.
And if all that weren’t enough, Franco has some words of advice for Lena Dunham…
They say living well is the best revenge, but sometimes writing well is even better.
What does that even mean? Beats me! But I’m honestly not sure even James Franco knows.
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The dad who hits on the British chick played Kyra Sedgwick’s BF in “Singles”.
also: I am fucking old.
Pretty sure you’re forgetting his turn in one of the greatest movies ever filmed, Point Break.
I forgot he was in that! Nice!
Oh shit I forgot about BOTH of those!
Hey Utah! I’ll see you in hell!!
The first episode had me convinced they were going to take Hannah down an Ignatius J Reilly path, oblivious to her own delusions and their impact on the world around her, but now I think the shows just kind of a mess. I like Lena Dunham. The problem is that the rest of the characters are boring, annoying, unwatchable idiots who don’t have Dunham’s affable charm that makes her character a successful one.
I was disappointed by the first episode, hung around for a second ep to give a full evaluation, then promptly forgot to delete it from my DVR. As a result, I’ve seen all the episodes to date and actually find the series is better now than when it started, for two reasons: They’re adding dimensions to the male characters who started out about as wooden and unlikable as possible, and because characters in the show are calling Hannah on her BS.
I still don’t know a single person I’d recommend it to. My friends and family are not the demo for this show. But I’m mildly entertained. Fact is, I need to save it for a moment when I’m in the mood. Sometimes I don’t get to it for most of the week before I pull the trigger.
And for a girl with an “average girl” body, Lena sure likes to get naked.
She’s brave, yo.
Let me know when the Williams girl gets naked internet, I’ll be waiting.
I thought we almost had ignition when she had make up, then break up sex with her BF..
but no…… NOOOO.. who leaves their bra on during sex?
I have to admit, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the show to begin with, but this last episode showed Girls can actually be a poignant show. Also, I was waiting for France to say Dunham was being such a non-pillow.