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Pretend It's a City

Limited Series · 7 episodes · Jan 8, 2021

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    Episode 1

    Pretend It's a City

    Jan 8, 2021

    Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.

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    Episode 2

    Cultural Affairs

    Jan 8, 2021

    The mysteries of talent are scrutinized as Fran looks at the peril of writing, the joy of Motown and the time Charles Mingus chased her on the street.

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    Episode 3

    Metropolitan Transit

    Jan 8, 2021

    Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.

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    Episode 4

    Board of Estimate

    Jan 8, 2021

    It's a living: Fran hates money but loves things, so she must work — though she prefers to read. Winning the lottery may be her only other option.

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    Episode 5

    Department of Sports & Health

    Jan 8, 2021

    Knowing that some are annoyed that she's still alive, Fran understands that smoking is bad for you. "Wellness" and sports sound even worse to her.

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    Episode 6

    Hall of Records

    Jan 8, 2021

    Fran's all about fun — guilty pleasures, not so much. Just give her a party, a movie, a small child or a luminous Cary Grant. You can keep technology.

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    Episode 7

    Library Services

    Jan 8, 2021

    Books opened up the world to young Fran. Today, she can't throw a volume away — but she will trash the writer of a glowing blurb for a lousy tome.