With the success of “M3GAN” earlier this year, Allison Williams has her biggest career achievement since “Girls,” which ran for five years on HBO to much fanfare and critical acclaim. But work hasn’t always been as rewarding as that series for Williams, as IndieWire reports a troubling anecdote the actress shared from another HBO series at a panel last weekend at the Nantucket Film Festival.

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Two days ago, it was announced that “Girls” writer-producer Jenni Konner signed a big multi-year deal with Fox 21 Television (via THR) to develop multiple TV projects for the studio. The initial report highlighted Konner’s accomplishments and how her signing was yet another big deal given to producers in this age of peak TV. However, for actor Harold Perrineau, the announcement was upsetting, given the producer’s unsavory history involving an incident with his daughter, Aurora.

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During the initial fallout of the October 2017 accusations that befell Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, many, many, many people in the entertainment industry were being targeted thanks to the #MeToo movement, allowing people to finally feel confident enough to speak up about sexual harassment and assault. One of those people was Aurora Perrineau, who accused “Girls” writer Michael Murray of sexual assault.

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Lena Dunham’s “Girls” didn’t go quietly into the night in its six and final season. Dunham and producing partner Jenni Konner continued to push the creative boundaries of the half-hour “comedy” format. One of their most impressive endeavors was “American Bitch” which was written by Dunham and directed by series veteran Richard Shepard (“The Matador,” “Dom Hemingway”).

The season’s third episode finds Hannah (Dunham) agreeing to meet a noted author Chuck Palmer (a fantastic Matthew Rhys) after she’s published a story with allegations that he coerced college students into having sex with him.

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If there isn’t already, there ought to be an improbably long German compound word to describe the slightly panicky, drowning feeling of overwhelmed anticipation that is one’s natural state when contemplating just how much good TV there is out there — and that’s even before additional shows like this week’s “GLOW” and “The Mist” have been piled onto the queue. Add in an appreciation of just how few hours there are in a day, and just how much “other stuff” one is supposed to be doing with one’s life, and the prospect of even making a dent in the mountain of unwatched Golden Age TV can actually trigger a full-blown panic attack.

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Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. But don’t worry, we got you. Here’s a quick round-up of the week’s highlights in case you possibly missed them.

“20 Great Actors & The Roles They Probably Just Did For The Money”
There comes a time in an actor’s career when one has to swallow their pride to get the dough for their second summer house or their child’s tuition.

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This Sunday, an era comes to an end as the final episode of Lena Dunham’s HBO comedy “Girls” airs. First arriving in the spring of 2012, the show came to pass after Dunham’s second feature as director, 2010’s “Tiny Furniture,” was a hit on the festival circuit, bringing her to the attention of the cable network and producer Judd Apatow, who paired her with writer-producer Jenni Konner.

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It’s hard to believe that “Get Out” is only the second feature film for Allison Williams.  Best known for playing Marnie on HBO‘s “Girls,” Williams spent one of her off seasons prepping to play Peter Pan in NBC‘s “Peter Pan Live,” but the movie roles have shockingly been lacking considering how Lena Dunham‘s show became part of the pop culture zeitgeist this decade.

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Golden Globe winning actress Lena Dunham, whose groundbreaking HBO series Girls is in its sixth and final season, has been making the media rounds discussing the show’s impact before its premiere on Sunday, February 12th. Last night, however, Dunham was at the 92nd Street Y with Dr. Anne Marie Albano of the New York Presbyterian Youth Center, focused on a different subject.

Continue reading Growing up with Anxiety: Lena Dunham Talks Childhood Angst, ‘Girls’ & More At 92Y Event at The Playlist.

As “Girls” heads into its sixth and final season, it’s already fairly clear that part of its legacy will be its envelope-pushing depiction of sex and relationships. Right from the start, Lena Dunham‘s series made it clear they were going to blaze a bracingly honest, sometimes uncomfortable, and often controversial path. And even the folks at HBO, who usually have no problem with explicit nudity and sex, were concerned that “Girls” might be going too far.

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“I just feel like I’m a really perfect fit for your magazine,” Hannah (Lena Dunham) says to a magazine editor she’s pitching. “I don’t give a s— about anything, yet I simultaneously have opinions about everything.” Dear, millennial, don’t do this. For better or worse, that’s “Girls” dialogue, but I only say that because the HBO show is not everyone’s cup of tea. “Girls” dropped off there for a minute and fell out of favor with the water-cooler-based cultural conversation, but the consensus is the show is ending strong: season five was arguably their best to date.

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“Man Not Accepting Any More Television Recommendations At This Time,” went a particularly good Onion headline this week, and most of us can probably identify. An estimated 455 scripted shows aired on U.S. TV in 2016, and it’s likely to be even more than that in 2017, more than anyone could watch even if they devoted every waking hour (and beyond) to the idiot box.

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We’ve already highlighted a good 250 hours or so in our 2017 TV Preview, but we only focused on new shows (or, in a couple of cases, a sequel, in “Top Of The Lake: China Girl,” or the decades-later follow-up to a beloved classic in “Twin Peaks”), whereas the year to come will see plenty more established hits returning, some of which took a year out last year (or even beyond that).

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While the small screen will be flooded with no shortage of new shows in 2017, some old favorites will have to make way, and one series that will be saying goodbye is “Girls.” Lena Dunham‘s show pushed buttons and sparked many thinkpieces, but it has never lost its heart for the characters, who will all face their future in season six.

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Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam Driver, Alex Karpovsky, Andrew Rannells and Ebon Moss-Bachrach all join Dunham for the last batch of episodes, and it seems the entire group has really fractured.

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In the realm of problems that aren’t really problems, “too much good TV” is the one that consumes our nights (and our DVRs). Because there was so much to choose from, what was a 25-show list last year and a 25-show list when we started our rankings for 2016 has now ballooned up to 30. With over 400 scripted television series across the last 12 months, we wouldn’t have struggled to fill an even longer list, as you’ll see from the also-rans at the end.

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We knew it was coming, but somehow it’s still a bit surreal that “Girls” is nearing the end of its run. A show that people loved (and loved to hate) certainly made an impression and arguably paved the way for new shows like “Insecure” and “High Maintenance” to land at HBO. But Lena Dunham and co. are saying goodbye with one final season.

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It’s Emmy season, and we’re just a week away from the Television Academy announcing their 2016 nominees, and as has been the case in the last few years, they have a wealth of stuff to choose from, with “Game Of Thrones,” “House Of Cards,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “Downton Abbey,” “Veep,” “Transparent,” “Silicon Valley,” and “Fargo” all expected to bring in mighty hauls of nominations.

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At the midway point of the year, we recently took a look at our favorite movies of 2016 so far. But unless you’re a total big-screen, 35mm purist, your favorite movies of the year only tell part of the story of your viewing —these days, the cultural conversation around quality filmed entertainment revolves just as much around TV.

Indeed, the era of peak TV continues, and barely a week goes by without a new show debuting on networks, cable channels or streaming services that demands attention.

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Listen: Judd Apatow Talks Garry Shandling, 'Girls' & More In 90-Minute Podcast Interview

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Review: A Gentler 'Girls' Emerges In Season 5

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First Look At CW's 'Green Arrow' TV Series; Poster For Lena Dunham's 'Girls'; Idris Elba & Matthew Macfayden Both Find Small-Screen Roles & More

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SXSW '12 Review: HBO Series 'Girls' Solidifies Lena Dunham's Place As A Bold New Voice in American Comedy

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