Series
Pretend It's a City
“New York City. New York icon.”
DocumentaryComedy
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
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Seasons & episodes
1Pretend It's a City8 Jan 2021 · 30m · ★ 8.0Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.
2Cultural Affairs8 Jan 2021 · 32m · ★ 8.0The 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.
3Metropolitan Transit8 Jan 2021 · 30m · ★ 8.2Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.
4Board of Estimate8 Jan 2021 · 30m · ★ 8.0It'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.
5Department of Sports & Health8 Jan 2021 · 30m · ★ 8.0Knowing 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.
6Hall of Records8 Jan 2021 · 26m · ★ 7.8Fran'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.
7Library Services8 Jan 2021 · 31m · ★ 8.3Books 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.
Details
- First aired
- 8 Jan 2021
- Last aired
- 8 Jan 2021
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Netflix
- Episodes
- 7
- Votes
- 79 on TMDB
Cast
Fran LebowitzSelf
Martin ScorseseSelf
Spike LeeSelf
Alec BaldwinSelf
