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I rewatched the whole six series recently and it was a delight; was also taken aback by actually how petite she is, considering she was meant to be “overweight”. It’s like Bridget Jones weighing herself being “fat” at 9 stone. I’m so glad things have moved on.

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Absolutely. x

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Jun 1Liked by Hattie Crisell

Thanks for the recommendations - I need to rewatch girls. Last night I was talking with friends about films and TV series that either wouldn’t be commissioned now (Manhattan- a difficult watch with a teenage daughter, though it felt completely okay when I first saw it sometime in the early 90s) or that feel quite different viewed at a distance.

I LOVE Meg Wolitzer and The Position is probably my favourite. Brilliantly funny and moving story about the children of a couple who write a hugely successful sex manual called Pleasuring!

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Thank you so much for this recommendation – I will buy The Position! And totally agree about Manhattan – I remember finding it really creepy even the first time I saw it, which was probably the early 2000s.

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I'm rewatching Girls again for the umpteenth time and I still love it so much!!

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What! You've never told me about Mike Birbiglia's podcast, it sounds great! I'll go listen now.

Haha just kidding!!! But this does remind me to GO LISTEN! Really enjoyed this dude, and I agree about Girls, although when I watched again recently it made me feel gloomy, but that's on me I think.

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The disrespect here is unbelievable...

Interesting that Girls made you gloomy. What was it about it? I do think the storylines get gloomier and less lighthearted as it goes along – but I still love it.

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😂😂😂

Hmm I can’t say exactly, but I think the general tone of the show and the way they are?

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