Star-creator Lena Dunham became a cultural force.
The first season earned Emmy nominations, won Golden Globes.
Midway through season 3, its not like the show isbad, per se.
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This year, the show feels less unhinged.
(RIP, Marnray.)
but it could run this way for years.
But the show is missing something now.
It lacks the confessional edge that made season 1 so compelling and season 2 fitfully brilliant.
I want the show to be great.
(See also: Liz Lemon, Tina Fey, and Tina Fey.)
But a few weeks ago, Hannah turned 25.
When Lena Dunham was 25, she was starting to work onGirls.
My proposal: Go fully autobiographical and give Hannah her own show-within-a-show.
But there is significant precedent for sitcoms going meta.
Jerry and George spentSeinfelds fourth season working on a pilot for NBC, which was calledJerrybut was literally justSeinfeld.
In turn, the reunion-within-a-show focused on Georges attempt to get back together withhisex-wife.
How would free-spirited Jessa feel about becoming the free-spirited one on a TV show?
Would Shoshanna get upset that she gets reduced to comic relief?
There could bean entire episode set at TCA.
Maybe you feel like turningGirlsinto a behind-the-scenes show would betray the series budget-Brooklyn style.
But the show has already taken slight moves towards showbiz.
Hell, the most recent episode was halfway toSmash.
Adam has been cast in a Broadway show.
Marnie had that YouTube video and still wants to be a singer, question mark?
Indeed, you could argue that many of its best episodes are bottle episodes.
Personally, I love them probably because Im one of theGirlsviewers who prefers the show when itsLouiewith twentysomething ladies.
But if your tastes skew more towardsGirls scenester-Brooklyn episodes, Meta-Girlswould indulge that and then some.
The parties would get more elaborate.
(They keep shrinking her inParty Lines!)
There would be more cameos, but they would actually make sense.
(Imagine what Ray would have to say about Adams romcom-run at the end of season 2.)
It happens to all long-running shows, eventually.
Imagine what it could say aboutGirls.
