Episodes
Season 1 · Limited Series
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Pretend It's a City
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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30m
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Cultural Affairs
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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32m
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Metropolitan Transit
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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30m
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Board of Estimate
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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30m
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Department of Sports & Health
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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30m
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Hall of Records
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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26m
7
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Library Services
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.
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31m
▶
Pretend It's a City
Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.
Not watched yet
30m
2
▶
Cultural Affairs
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.
Not watched yet
32m
3
▶
Metropolitan Transit
Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.
Not watched yet
30m
4
▶
Board of Estimate
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.
Not watched yet
30m
5
▶
Department of Sports & Health
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.
Not watched yet
30m
6
▶
Hall of Records
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.
Not watched yet
26m
7
▶
Library Services
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.
Not watched yet
31m
Cast
Fran LebowitzSelf
Martin ScorseseSelf
Spike LeeSelf
Alec BaldwinSelfBecause you watched Pretend It's a City
★ 7American Masters
★ 7.4Superpowered: The DC Story
★ 7.4Marvel Studios Legends
★ 8Top Gear
★ 7.4Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
★ 7.5Adam Ruins Everything
★ 8.4Trials of Life
★ 7.5MegaStructures
★ 7.4Paranormal Witness
★ 8.9Mysteries at the Museum
★ 7.7An Idiot Abroad
★ 6.4Leaving Neverland
★ 7.2Marvel Studios Assembled
★ 7.7Down to Earth with Zac Efron
★ 6.5The Movies
★ 6.5American Experience
★ 6.5Finding Your Roots
★ 7.9The Civil War