A celebration of tonight's Broad City S2 Premiere in Fan Art

gif By Mike Perry 

There are few television shows that have impacted like Broad City.  The last show I was this obsessed with was As Told By Ginger or Zoey 101 (my best friend can attest to this as embarrassing as that sounds). 

However the web series turned Comedy Central hit starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer is pure genius. In one season the show has gained a cult like following as like a stoner girl's bible if you will. 

Although all you have to do is watch the show to know why it's as incredible as it is. What I find most endearing about the two young comedians is their fan’s absolute adoration for them expressed via art.

 Since the show premiered Abbi and Ilana have shared their Broad City fan art on social media. Abbi is an illustrator herself. From illustrations, graphic art, nail art, watercolors, cross stitch and more fans have creatively expressed their love of the feminist heros. I searched far and wide through the depths of the internet to gather a collection of my top favorite Broad City fan art in celebration of the season two premiere tonight on Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m. You would be a damn fool not to be watching!

by Trophy Uncle 

Parallel Play by Batalla

Illustration by Tyler Wintermute

Illustrator KR Whalen

By Illustrator Ryan Casey

The New Yorker!

Artist Unknown

Map of NYC by Abbi Jacobson 

by Robotical 

by Illustrator Emma Munger 

We are like feminist heros right now by Steve Beres

Portraits by Oh Gosh, Cindy

Watercolor by Sophie Argetsinger

If I incorrectly sourced your work please let me know and I will update it immediately. 

Girls will be Girls

I am obsessed with HBOs new series Girls. After hearing about all the hype I finally spent two days watching every episode of the first season and now can't believe the season finale is already here. This show is so well written by the talented and young Lena Dunham. What I love about this show is that all the characters although they stem from characters we have seen in other shows (Sex in the City, Gossip Girls) they each have depth and don't fall into the typical archetypes they might usually for me. Although the female stars of the show have been getting a lot of the recognition I want to shout out the boys of girls. I  think the complexity of the leading male Adam makes the show really addicting. The fact that the boys don't fall in to that "bro" category that most men on television have portrayed recently make it a refreshing show. Of coarse HBO knows how to keep things fresh and current in their shows too with their references to pop culture and music which I appreciate. But most of all the show is really funny, especially the"crackcident" episode.
My only problem with the show which I expressed via twitter this week is the lack of diversity. Like there are no people of color and they live in Brooklyn, say what? I love this show because its about my generation which is girls in their early twenties trying to make sense of life after college but before real adult life.  I still relate to this show despite the girls being a different skin tone then me because we go through the same emotions and experiences that all girls of this age go through. However when will there be a show about young, interesting, talented, cool girls of color were the girl isn't the token or is in the show at all. It makes it seem like girls of different races don't matter or don't need to be represented on television. Which is disappointing and sad.
I think that television even more so than movies still has yet to wrap their heads around the concept of how to represent young women of color on television without making it seem cliche or forced diversity. Regardless of my rant I freaking love Girls and I think Lena Dunham is wonderful as an actress and writer. As an aspiring writer instead of complaining about what Girls is lacking I am going to be active and make my own change. Who knows maybe I will write a show about African American, African or Caribbean girls in 2012. Lets just say I have officially been inspired.

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