Ten Diverse Web Shows To Solve HBO’s Girls Problem [Culturelicious]

This lesbian detective series ended its run last week–final episode embedded above. It built a sizable cult following and almost made it to television, but the producers decided to end it on the web.

I emailed the show and creator Regan Latimer told me why:  ”It was a very conscious decision for us to bring the show back to the web–it’s an amazingly creative and open format for telling the stories we want to tell. It’s a new industry that is quickly opening up as a new standard for traditional media. And we’re excited to have been in on the ground floor.” For its part HBO is not foreign to lesbian web shows, having funded years ago the short-lived Time Traveling Lesbian.

PS–another lesbian sitcom about two “girls” (and, like Girls, anti-heros as well!): The Slope.

Chick

I’ve spotlighted Chick in the past. It’s still around and new episodes may be on the horizon. Television is perfect for fantasy, why not give it a shot?

Drama Queenz

Drama Queenz went all-out in its third with 20-minute episodes and higher production values. The show wants to be on TV, someone should shepherd it through! (It won’t be Logo).

East WillyB

There’s no better way to balance a comedy about privileged hipsters in Brooklyn than with another comedy about gentrification in Brooklyn. East WillyB is currently raising money for its first full season–visit Kickstarter.

Melody Set Me Free (Note: NSFW language in clip)

Performance and video artist Kalup Linzy’s web series has new episodes out right now! If we’re looking for an arty/avant-garde show by and about people of color, we need look no further.

Queen Hussy (Note: NSFW language in clip)

Pete Chatmon’s under-seen show is high concept: a former (black) party girl pitches her story about being a 70s wild child. The show presents her youthful exploits as proto-reality television in 8mm. Can you beat that?

The Real Girl’s Guide to Everything Else (Note: NSFW language in clip)

This satire of Sex and the City and female-targeted media is arguably the polar opposite of Girls: diverse, politically aware, campy, and silly. A second season is apparently in the works. Why shouldn’t it air on television?

Ylse

This early web series is no longer in production, but when’s the last time we saw a Latina-focused, racially aware sitcom on television?

**Yes, HBO is in fewer homes. You get my point.

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