I tried to like Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” but it never spoke to me. This new series also isn’t working for me either. It’s based on Dunham’s experience in London with her current husband, substituting Megan Stalter as a woman who’s dumped by her boyfriend and goes there hoping for a typical English rom-com affair. Stalter’s character in “Hacks” is a more obnoxious version of the one here. She’s still got the grating personality, but is allowed a bit more sympathy. As her beau, Will Sharpe is wonderfully sweet and sexy (Dunham’s good at casting the right men). Much of the series is comprised of their time together with lots of sex. Her other interactions with work colleagues continue her seemingly clueless career efforts. Dunham has assembled an impressive list of actors in supporting roles, including Naomi Watts, Rita Wilson, Rhea Perlman, Richard E. Grant, Kit Harington and Andrew Scott. I didn’t see all of them, because I gave up after 4 eps. This isn’t exactly navel gazing, but the dialogue isn’t often interesting and the whole thing feels too self-absorbed, uneven and never especially funny. (Review based on 4 out of ten 30-56 minute eps). 
(2 / 5)
