I remember writing a blog post years ago about how strange it was that none of the characters on Friends had a blog. I mean, the show was on until 2004. In 2000, it wouldn’t have made sense. But by 2003? Rachel should have been a mom blogger or something. It would have brought the show in to the times.
It fascinates me how long it takes for TV to catch up with reality. CSI just makes me laugh at times with their magical computers.
It was refreshing to see Twitter while watching Girls today. (Season 1, episode 3.) Hannah was posting to Twitter, and Twitter looked *like* Twitter. THAT is the big part. Not fake Twitter. Real Twitter. The only thing that would make it better is if the show actually had Hannah’s Twitter account as a live account. One where you could read the tweets. They have claimed the account, but it isn’t set up – it just links to the main Girls Twitter account.
I know this isn’t the first time Twitter has appeared on TV. I know other shows have talked about Facebook, blogging, Twitter, so on and so forth. Not all have cheesy computer effects. It just jumped out at me today as I was watching Girls. Props to HBO for getting it right and keeping it real. Thank you!
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So should I be watching Girls?!
Twitter is an old guy now, blogging was just starting to be mainstream in 2004.
Michelle Lehmann Ocampo liked this on Facebook.
Michelle Lehmann Ocampo it is definitely an adults only show (there is sex & nudity), and a bit … well, a bit real. So I can’t quite answer that. Maybe watch the first episode?
Randall Murrow, very true. But TV shows don’t always show things in a realistic manner – I think that is why it really hit me when I was watching it.
I love Girls!
I’m pretty hooked, Laura Corley Burlton. About to start Episode 5…
I’m more into Guys, anyway *ducks and runs*
Randall Murrow! *SNORT* (There are Guys in Girls too…)
“Guys in Girls?” You’re not selling this show to me, Christine Selleck Tremoulet. Btw, are you feeling better now?
Season 2 just ended 🙂 it was awesome but I won’t spoil it.
Randall Murrow … uhm. Ok, how about if I mention that there has been a cute gay character? Does that help? No?
Feeling better, but still run down. CRAZY tired. So prepping blog posts, pinning stuff for the Ebook I want to write, and watching Girls is about the level of activity I can handle today. Tomorrow too.
Laura Corley Burlton, I’m marathoning them on HBO on Demand. I am sure I’ll be done with Season 2 before Mike Tremoulet gets home from Calgary this weekend. (Because I can guarantee that he would HATE the show.)
Ha! Why do you say that? Mind you Alex does not showy h love for it either.
I know what shows to not bother asking Mike to watch. Emotion filled dramas like this? They totally annoy him. Meanwhile, I love them. Yin & Yang.
Ok, I’m not promising I’ll purposefully check it out, but if I accidentally come across it… Glad you’re feeling better.
And we still haven’t had that coffee we were going to have last summer. In London. Maybe Heights is easier? Although if I have my way, you can still have coffee with me in London come August.
I’ll be in London part of August too.
What part? I still haven’t made my plans.
Coffee in Houston would be way easier to organize, but in London we could all blog about it.
I am not totally sure yet either. I know we arrive in the UK on the 27th ( leave here the 26th) and we will probably go to Lincoln from there. I know we are probably going to be in London for sure around the 9th, but I hope to make it in a few more times. We are also planning on maybe going to Cornwall or Scotland for a few days and then Paris from the 10th -14th I think.
We arrive 26th of July.
Ah ok, If I’m there it will be August. Where in Cornwall? I have a Houston friend with property there, she might know where to inquire if you haven’t made arrangements yet.
We are just planning that out, we were looking at St. Ives. I have not looked at accomodations or anything yet
In…guys always are in girls! 😉
I love on Disney the Pear laptops & phones they have instead of with an Apple – the phones are even shaped like Pears! Cracks me up!