"Girls" picked up for third season

Lena Dunham appears in a scene from "Girls" on HBO. / HBO

"Girls" will be back for a third season.

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The show's creator and star, Lena Dunham, confirmed the news during a interview on Alec Baldwin's podcast this week.

She said they're starting to shoot Season 3 at the end of March, saying, "I'm so excited."

When asked how many seasons will air, Dunham said, "You know, it's not clear. I mean HBO contractually has me I think as an actor for six years but as a writer and director -- I should pay more attention to my deals, but I'm just so excited to have my job, I just go, 'Okay, whatever you say.'"

"Girls" won best comedy series and best actress for Dunham at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this month.

The second season of "Girls" got under way earlier this month. Dunham executive producers the series along with Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner. The cast also features Jemima Kirke, Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Adam Driver and Alex Karpovsky. It airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

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Of course Girls got a third season, seeing as it is one of the smartest and wittiest shows on TV. My friends from my office at DISH and I have watched every episode of the show many times, and it only keeps getting better! In fact, I always keep each episode stored on my DVR so we can re-watch them whenever we want. I'm just lucky that I can accommodate this collection of Girls while barely putting a dent on the 450 hours of HD recording space on my DISH Hopper DVR, so I'll never have to part ways with a single episode. Plus, with that much memory space at my disposal, I'll be able to house this third season without a worry as well!