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Turgid Or Flaccid?? Herc Sizes Up HBO Penis Sitcom HUNG!!
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An unusually sharp and unusually funny sitcom from “The Riches” husband-and-wife writing team of Colette Burson and Dmitry Lipkin,” “Hung” follows handsome, newly divorced Detroit high school coach Ray Drecker, whose economic circumstances inspire him to start using his gargantuan willy to pursue a career as man-whore.
The series stars Thomas Jane (“The Punisher”!) as the oversized “happiness consultant,” Jane Adams (“Frasier”) as his pimp and Anne Heche (“Men In Trees”) as his ex-wife.
As directed by Alexander Payne (who’s made a career crafting hilarious portraits of deluded losers like “Election,” “About Schmidt” and “Sideways”), the pilot offers a lot of cunningly undersold character comedy -- the kind that could be easy to miss if the viewer isn’t vigilant, so all are encouraged to keep eyes and ears open. There’s an attention to detail that’s rare in Payne’s realm of independent filmmaking and almost non-existent in television.
The series starts out exceedingly well, with Drecker giving a hilariously uninspiring speech to his terrible basketball team. (I’m still chuckling about the player who guesses the coach’s discussion of the dung beetle’s lifestyle might be a plea for “more man-to-man coverage.”) I laughed again at the early montage of fire hazards in Drecker’s post-divorce cabin home. I laughed when I realized Drecker’s daughter was a really convincing actress. I laughed again when misfortune finally fully stripped away Drecker’s neighborliness. I laughed at the blunt high-decibel contempt that spilled out of Drecker’s ex-mother-in-law. I laughed at the Adams character’s unhinged, high-pitched vocalizing as Drecker sent her rocketing into orgasm. That’s a lot of laughter for just the first half-hour.
There’s a lot of talk in a get-rich-quick class Drecker attends about finding “the tool” that will bring success, but the term is played more to further the plot than solicit a giggle. Material like this is tricky, but the creators are careful to keep the characters relatable and Payne keeps the pilot's tone far from the domain of sex-romp.
Jane brings movie-strength charisma to Drecker and even the smallest parts in the pilot are exceedingly well cast. The standout is Adams, who demonstrates at times almost otherworldly comic acumen as the poet-turned-temp who turns out to be a bit of a marketing genius.
I say add “Hung” to your DVR; it’s season-passworthy.
Variety says:
… wryly funny … Boasting fine performances by Thomas Jane and Jane Adams, coupled with sharp writing, "Hung" really does offer those willing to pay for it (HBO, that is) a bountiful package. …
The Hollywood Reporter says:
… pretty darned funny, especially once you get past the 45-minute pilot and into the half-hour regular episodes (smaller is better, actually). …
The New York Times says:
… oddly beguiling, a downbeat screwball comedy in R-rated clothing. … really comes alive after Mr. Jane teams up with Jane Adams …
The Los Angeles Times says:
… attempts to be a surprisingly subtle study of modern adulthood in difficult economic times. (In case you don't get this, it's set in Detroit.) In this it occasionally succeeds, but at a cost to the sexual farce or frisson one might expect from such a setup. Regrettably, the word "flaccid" often comes to mind. …
The Chicago Tribune says:
… Perhaps we still expect too much from HBO; not every show is going to be the next "Sopranos" or "Deadwood." But "Hung," it must be said, is less than advertised.
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
… Who knew that when HBO announced it was green-lighting a series called "Hung" about, let's see, a well-endowed man, it would end up being kind of endearing? It's also funny, which is good since "Hung" is a comedy. And it's unexpectedly sweet and has depth … The pilot, directed by Alexander Payne ("Sideways"), is superb, and the first handful of episodes (there are 10 in the season), prove that the writing is consistently strong, the characters multidimensional and the tone assured and surprising in its depth. With "Hung," HBO might have found its next big thing.
The Newark Star Ledger says:
… has more to offer than just John Thomas jokes. Amidst all the sniggering humor about how Ray has been taught to "do your best with the gifts God gave you" is some smart comedy about the state of 21st century America in general, as well as a superb lead performance from Thomas Jane. … Lipkin's previous show, FX's "The Riches," also was a dark series about the emotional cost of illegally getting rich quick, but it seemed almost allergic to laughter, despite the presence of the normally funny Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver as its stars. And that made Lipkin's various sociological points difficult to sit through. This time, Lipkin and Burson seem to have recognized that with a great endowment comes great responsibility to make jokes about it -- especially if those jokes then provide cover to talk about everything else.
The Boston Globe says:
… Like many half-hour cable series, particularly those on Showtime, “Hung’’ leans heavily on the black comedy, but pathos is never far away. … it’s this grounding in character drama that helps “Hung’’ transcend its gimmicky genital premise. For me, the best part of “Hung’’ is Adams, who makes Tanya a brittle joy with neurotic lines such as, “My mother was right, I’m too desperate to be liked.’’ …
The Washington Post says:
… Ray Drecker is supposed to be a lovable loser, that furry fixture of the modern sitcom, but he's about as lovable as snakes on a plane -- either the actual occurrence or the horrendous movie of that name. Drecker is a shuffling, fumbling imbecile whose run of bad luck seems largely the result of his own stupidity. Who cares if he's miserable? … The number of plays on the word "tool" seems uncountable. … "I don't think it's funny; I think it's sad," someone says near the end of the premiere, and as happens frequently with new shows, it sounds too much like self-criticism. …
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says:
… one of those shows that's amusing and may make viewers nod in recognition of a familiar character type or behavior. But "Hung" is not a laugh riot. … It's possible that "Hung" will lighten up as time goes on. The weak ending to Sunday's pilot is trite and feels like a half-hearted effort to be uplifting. It doesn't work. But the end of the fourth episode is almost sweet …
Entertainment Weekly says:
… Hung's awkward tone (partly intentional, since the pilot was directed by Alexander Payne, writer-director of that gem of awkward comedy Sideways) becomes frustrating. The series needs to commit: Either evolve into a funny, sexy stud-romp or hang it up. …
USA Today says:
… The pity, for those who might get hung up on the premise, is that there are moments when Hung has the makings of both a smart social satire and a sweet romantic comedy. It's just that its virtues have been buried under the kind of meandering plots and underpowered dialogue that mark so many TV comedies these days, which seem unable to decide whether they'd rather be unfunny comedies or insufficiently serious dramas. Indeed, the episodes tend to be so shapeless and leisurely paced, you might be watching a very long movie that just happened to get cut up into random segments. …
10 p.m. Sunday. HBO.
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Cutting edge indeed.
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Cumming to Showtime in 2010, "Pussy", a show about a woman with an abnormally large vagina, watch as she tries in vain to find a partner who can "fill" the sizeable void in her life...
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i'm really hoping i'll like this show, as payne is one of my favorites (don't know much about the lipkins, though), but i'm afraid my own feelings of inadequacy will keep me from warming to it. it'll be rather awkward watching it with my girlfriend -- almost like watching porn in which the guy's cock is so distractingly big that i can't enjoy the scene for what it is. douche chills.
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I just want my kids back.
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omgwtfbbqsauce, there really are times when I think TV is comming(PUN!)to that. I hope it's funny, because HBO isn't doing much for me lately. Therapy and Vampires=meh. Plus, the show takes place in Detroit!(Metro Detroit?)
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June 28, 2009, 12:50 a.m. CST
I thought the pilot was about ten minutes too schlong...
by FuckMichaelBay
...Hi-Yo!
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June 28, 2009, 1:22 a.m. CST
Dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick.
by JumpinJehosaphat
How many dicks is that? A lot.
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I love anything with Tom Jane, and this looks great.
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I've been looking forward to this since it was announced way back when. After I saw the first few trailers, I knew it was going to be something great. Maybe even better than Eastbound & Down. That's probably not true, though. Kenny Powers' dick is probably triple the size of Ray Drecker's.
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not a single original thought in that entire, horrible movie. wow, Jane and Perlman must be embarassed by that shit.
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so I can't imagine a show about a big dick is going to go down well.
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will Thomas Jane bare his penis for HBO the same way Anna Paquin has done with boobs and booty for True Blood?
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This show looks pretty funny. Hopefully it's not another CALIFORNICATION.
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We all do
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June 28, 2009, 6:03 a.m. CST
HBO has shown us some fantastic breasts from Anna Paquin
by Miyamoto_Musashi
Still hoping for that full frontal of Anna, playing with herself, but hey I cant wait
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June 28, 2009, 6:06 a.m. CST
Hung, fuck thought it was Carradine death documentary.
by EvilWizardGlick
Goddamn it! I was looking forward to the recreation. Fuck!
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Anna's are ok.
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How to include about 10 fucking stupid "big dick" puns into a four sentence review.
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...no on e would do a show about a woman with a massive vagina then.... who knew ?
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*rim shot*
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i'll probably check it out anyway, since there's nothing on.
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no thanks. i want vagina...with lasers.
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until entourage and Mad Men start up...ill check out tonight at least.
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No Problem watching a Comedy about a guy with a Big Dick you Never Actually See.<br /><br />Emotionally Traumatized for the Rest of 2009 by their Confused Feelings upon viewing Dr. Manhattan's Big Blue Schlong in WATCHMEN.
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I think the confused feelings after Watchmen were more because it was such a shit movie, but the lack of squid wasn't actually what made it shit.
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trying to fuck her way through the top of Hollywood. You know like a scriptgirl biopic series. But I have high expectations for this too. Trailer looks good, excellent talent before and behind the camera. <p> Not as high expectations of course as for Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. If HBO passes on any of those 2 they should change their name to Lifetime deluxe. <p> I'm still pissed about them not pickung up Preacher and David Milch's Last of the Ninth. Cocksuckers.
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June 28, 2009, 10:29 a.m. CST
Watch INTO THE STORM, the HBO movie on Churchill instead
by YackBacker
Brendon Gleeson as Winston Churchill is excellent. The production values are very good too. It's amazing to consider the life and contributions of Churchill, and where we would have ended up without his leadership. But, if you like shows about large penises, I guess HUNG is more your speed.
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June 28, 2009, 10:31 a.m. CST
Oh and a big F-U to the San Francisco Chronicle reviewer above
by YackBacker
Saying "HBO might have found its next big thing" is a desperate attempt to have your name included in promo material for HUNG. Go. Fuck. Yourself.
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June 28, 2009, 10:31 a.m. CST
YackBacker, Churchill racist dick advocated gassing people.
by EvilWizardGlick
Fuck dud read Human Smoke. Churchill had some very evil ideas.
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I wonder if people would be bitching about a Black guy as the main character?
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And about bombing civilians, but those were the rules of engagement on both sides of World Wars I and II. I'm not saying Churchill was a saint, that would be wrong and silly. I am saying he was a consequential figure who did more to thwart German tyranny than anyone else in his position. And I'll take an imperfect man who is able to stare down the truly racist mass murderer Adolf Hitler.
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Churchills serious hatred of Bolsheviks skewed his view on European Jews. Initially he embraced Hitler as a bulwark against Bolshevism. <p> Again from Human Smoke it seems that was why so few Jews were allowed to escape Europe. Not only because of Churchill but FDR as well. <p> Plus Churchill advocated gassing civilians in the Middle East. Places like modern day Iraq which had oil. <p> Fucking horrible man that history has been overly generously kind.
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Their policies made the situation much worse. Not only the food blockade but the continual firebombing of food crops. They also attempted a low grade biological warfare aimed at food crops and civilians. <p> History belongs to the victorious.
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are generally known as fundamentalists. I'm not saying "Human Smoke" is incorrect because I haven't read it (I know of it, though). But the mistreatment of fleeing Jews by the US and Europe is a well-documented side-issue to the bigger picture-- that Churchill was integral in the West's ultimate victory over Germany. There are no perfect heroes in history, I've accepted that fact long ago. Deconstructing Churchill might seem like an honest take on history, but I think doing so skews too far to the negative, overshadowing his essential contribution to a greater good.
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And I cringe to think of how a victorious Hitler would have white-washed the Holocaust had he defeated the West. I'll trade low-grade biological warfare for the Final Solution any day of the week.
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dick, pussy, tit jokes get old real fast
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He has a wife, you know... Incontinentia. Incontinentia Buttocks.
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Between In Treatment, Eastbound & Down, No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Flight of the Conchords, and True Blood (though mostly as a problematic guilty pleasure) I think there's been a lot to love on HBO lately. Sure, they had an impossibly perfect streak there where The Wire, Deadwood, and The Sopranos were all on the air at the same time, but should we really fault them because there's not a show of that caliber on right now? Those things don't just happen. Those shows are all among the best ever. They're not always going to have best ever caliber stuff on the air, but between what's on now and what's in the works I think there's a lot of great stuff on HBO.
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June 28, 2009, 11:46 a.m. CST
I want a Vaginal sitcom called FADGE. Starring hot babes.
by Damien Chowder
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When is The Life and Times of Tim coming back?
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therefore, i will like anything that he is in
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Um, Dijonase24??? I love how when you mention The Sopranos, Deadwood, The Wire, etc., you mention that shows of those caliber "just don't happen". <p><p> Actually, shows like that DO happen. On ABC, SHO, FX, and AMC. <p><p> HBO is dead. Stick a fork in it.
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Because it sounds gay.........
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June 28, 2009, 12:37 p.m. CST
Let me know when HBO gets a series starring Milena Velba!
by HollywoodHellraiser
Than we can start talking about HBO owning my house!<p>BTW, why have the media start pushing male sexuality to men? Everything of the past several years or more have been nothing but dicks and asses of guys in GUYS fucking faces!<p>Think goodness for Stallone, pizza, shitty sci-fi, and porn!
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i started noticing the same things, i thought it was because of feminism getting back at us for showing naked women all the time. but i think we are starting to see a trend here where gay is cool, and men experimenting with other men is totally natural as well as accepted.
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is dead.
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June 28, 2009, 1:01 p.m. CST
Dioxholster I have long accepted that naked women in movies...
by HollywoodHellraiser
are now a rarity unless its a foreign film!<p>I mean Jessica Alba and her creed of talentless younger actresses should by no means get paid for what they called acting!<p>Do I think they should show some skin? Hell yeah, its not like people are busting down the door to see their movies.<p>What we get are cockteases and little payoff.<p>Guys may sound chavunist when they say so-so should get naked but we only say that because the actress we're referring to sucks!<p>I remember the joke in Scary Movie about the gay athelete and how it just went on forever, even to the point of a fake penis in the ear!<p>And women aren't excluded. I was looking at Degrassi recently nd its seems almost every girl is now gay!<p>WTF, its gotten ridiculous.
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You see these assholes sitting in front of their laptop at Coffee Bean laughing wildly as the next dick pun leapt onto the page. And their parents said that journalism degree from Yale was going to waste...
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Billy Mays R.I.P. - the beard is gone
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Does it control the owner of the penis in question? Is the penis evil? Does it brainwash it's owner into starting a gang and committing elaborate crime? If not, pass!
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I would be just as turned off from watching a show if it were called "Big Tits". Maybe the show is good - but it's hard to find the time to squeeze a show called "Hung" into my busy schedule. Perhaps when it hits the rental store if reviews are good. It's a pass for me.
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Male nudity in movies has been out of control the past few years. Its everywhere and except for Bloody V I cant even remember the last time I saw a full frontal female scene. Hangover and Bruno show erect penises(since when is that ok for a R film?)Hung.... whats with the cock obsession??
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June 28, 2009, 2:29 p.m. CST
FINALLY! A TV SHOW I CAN GET WRAPPED UP IN!!! :D
by DAVIDCARRADINES_DICKROPE
Who sez dreams don't come true? :)
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Basically when you look at the demographic that lives in Santa Fe and LA... and realize that Hollywierd caters to these whackjobs, you get crap like Hung.
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Godamn it the fucking movie was right!
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Check the movie out.
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Velvet Mafia= onscreen cock and effeminate men.
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The feminazis and homosexuals have been trying to blur the gender lines for decades now. Its seems theyve succeeded. Young men arent even masculine anymore.I look and listen to these people and ...theyre girly metrosexuals. Fuck this, Im gonna go watch some DOug Stanhope standup.
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couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. Remember when HBO ran worthwhile programming?
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for some reason after 'The Sopranos' (yes, I stuck with it till the end) I just lost interest in anything the network produced. I thinK AMC is the next big network (Breaking Bad, Mad Men).
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Guys BEING Dicks = Cheering & Applause. <br /><br />Guys SEEING Dicks = Rampant Homophobia.
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Kathy Bates is out there somewhere in the world. She could be ANYWHERE.<p>In your garden.<p>In your cellar.<p>In your local cinema.<p>ANYWHERE.<p>Stay alert and DON'T stay anywhere by yourself. <p>Kathy Bates is watching... and waiting...
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TRUE BLOOD is all kinds of crazy-ass fun and deserves considerably more love on here than it's getting.
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he is sort of a TV star
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Somewhere in the afterlife Billy Mays sprays a faceful of OxyClean into MJ's face, blinding him while Farrah knocks him to the ground with a girly little karate kick. After which Ed McMahon, holding a half-empty bottle of Dewars staggers over and kicks him in the face, knocking off what was left of his nose.
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has some pretty interesting stuff coming down the pipe however. A show about 1920's Atlantic city from a Sopranos writer and to be directed by Scorsese...the new show from Ed Burns and David Simon about New Orleans. They are definitely down right now, but it won't be long before we are all re-upping our subscription.
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June 28, 2009, 4:11 p.m. CST
EvilWizardGlick: It wouldn't be racist if it were a black...
by Kai_Mah'gra
...lead. However, there would still be bitching galore about it. By black people about being stereotyped (facetiously, of course), and by white people about the impropriety (**cough*Injustice*cough**) of it all.<p> That's why a movie like Boogie Nights would never have been the critical success it was if starred Taye Diggs or even Don Cheadle, who was in the movie, as opposed to Mark Whalberg. <p> A White guy with a big dick is a nice anachronism that makes us all feel good, or at least, ok, about exploring the dramatic, and in the case of Hung, the comedic potential in situations offered up by an otherwise taboo subject.
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Show is all sorts of good.
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"True..." what?
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but he's alright
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A mans naughty place is not a place of shame, regardless of your Puritan upbringing. Im not going to watch this (unless it gets some great reviews), but I think its a cool premise for a show lol <p> But Im European and we;re all gay anyway ;)
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The fact that this got made in US, even if on cable shows you're all growing up a little bit. Well not in this TB,of course, but in general you know lol
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Starring Denise Masino
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"I laughed at the Adams character... as Drecker sent her rocketing into orgasm." - Yeah, they always look funny the first time you see one.
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when he said: "I just want my kids back" - you could really FEEL his inner torment. And homelessness.
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Merlin is fun tonight, this series is a lot better than Heroes. NBC should pair it with Chuck.
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Kings airs another episode vastly superior to the trash on HBO.
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We Yanks are hardly "repressed". Unlike many Europeans, most Americans actually aren't emo fruitcakes. Imagine that.
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While I agree with you that is a corny joke, it really is just part of Tim Goodman's sarcasm. As a San Francisco native, Tim Goodman has always been a bad-ass reviewer because he lives in snark, and for the most part, this guy is usually right on the money with his reviews and recommendations.
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Get off your ass, man!
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Hey mate, the Puritans are the fault of you Brits... you kicked them all out of England and they wound up here. Can't say as I blame you, though... I understand Cromwell was a right bastard!
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... from all the sexually-obsessed cougar hoes that'll be tuning in each week like clockwork. Oh well... maybe it'll keep their skanky @$$es out of the clubs for one night a week.
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Another sex drama/comedy. I miss the days of Dream On though.
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I'm nice, polite, and I have a very large penis. I wonder how one gets into this line of work.
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"Beef & broccoli,beef & broccoli. That was fast" Dream On rocked.
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It was pretty damn good. I still don't get why this site goes crazy every time male genitals are even mentioned ... like a couple months ago with Watchmen. We've all got one (or for the women) seen one. Buncha babies.
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It was good. Pilot was short. Next episode in a few weeks. It has potential and I'll be watching the next episode.
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..the most I've seen Herc type without a page and a half of amazon.com ads. Good for you Herc. This "article" looks like you actually watched the show you're talking about.
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June 28, 2009, 11:12 p.m. CST
Whenever losers knock Americans as "Puritans"...
by DAVIDCARRADINES_DICKROPE
I just think two words: SOLOMON KANE. And then I think, it's GOOD to be a Puritan. >:)
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especially when it comes to violence.
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That one "poet" girl must have a really deep twat. Also, it would of been better if instead of the girl at the hotel changing her mind, it ended with a shot of a fat woman's face scruched up in pain from a huge dong in her butt. Then he pulls out after overflowing her poop chute and then she accidentally poops all over the bed from her bunghole being stretched out. That's a Tijuana Milkshake by the way.
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That seems pretty harsh, Ash0k. I listed The Wire, Sopranos, and Deadwood as "best ever" caliber shows. Of the networks you mentioned I'd only say that ABC and AMC can claim that kind of quality (what with Lost, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad). I don't have Showtime so I can't speak for it, but I hear great things about Dexter. And with The Shield gone I don't really think FX has anything that would quite qualify, though Always Sunny and Sons of Anarchy are definitely up there. <br><br> My point was only that HBO seems to be far from done, and I'm surprised when people brush it off as easily as you just did. The first season of In Treatment was very good, and the second was as good as anything else I saw this year. No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency was offbeat an pleasant, and a very welcome change of pace for HBO. Flight of the Conchords competes with Always Sunny and 30 Rock for the funniest show on TV (in mine eyes, anyway). I liked Eastbound & Down well enough, but I know that a lot of other people absolutely loved it. True Blood is basically crap, but I think it's exceedingly enjoyable crap. <br><br> That doesn't take into account their mini-series and original movies (which are generally top-notch), the other shows I can't account for since I don't watch them, or the stuff someone else mentioned that's coming (Treme, the Atlantic City show, Bored to Death). Like I said, they're missing a show that gets mentioned as an "all-time great," but I don't really think you can fault them that. I've enjoyed everything I've watched on HBO lately so I feel like I'm getting what I'm paying for. <br><br> Or maybe I'm just trying to convince myself I'm not wasting my money. Either way.
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If it is to be read tongue-in-cheek, then I can appreciate Goodman's comment. Thanks for the insight.
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In episode 3. And I love Jane Adams. She has so many moles, she's like a cute little chocolate chip cookie.
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"The first time you see one..." heheh.
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Recently we have had more gore on TV infact we are getting a good dose more with the channel 4 programs first we had open heart surgey LIVE ! Now we are getting animal altopsy programs this week. We have a watershead but after 9 Its 18-R rated baby !
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June 29, 2009, 12:53 a.m. CST
Dijonase24: "True Blood is basically crap, but I think it's exce
by Samwise Ganja
god, man.........(or woman) i agree whole heartedly, the show is good, but my girl tried to make me read the books, and true no go..... if there is anything i hate more than a womans point of view it's a womans point of view told from another cunts point of view..... BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the show, all in all is good sauce though.......
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has nice potential. HBO is great, not sure what the bitching is about. Where's the love for Big Love? Flight of the Conchords was fucking hilarious, too bad Bret and Jemaine decided against a third season. Life and Times of Tim was something that caught me waaaay of guard with its hilarity, I didn't watch it till the season had run and now I can't get enough. Entourage is terrible now but still worth a watch just in case. Curb Your Enthusiasm is terrific, cannot wait for the new season with the Seinfeld cast. Eastbound and Down was funny, not as funny as some swear it to be but it grows on you quickly. HBO has all the broadcast networks beat IMO. easily. and I haven't even seen True Blood, vampires don't do anything for me but the prospect of anna naked is a plus
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Apparently it gets better......which I would hope, because that first episode was pretty much laugh-devoid.
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no one cares about Hung
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Don't forget "Game of Thrones" in those coming up series. The books fucking rock. Keeping my fingers crossed that it gets picked up.
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GIANT PIG!!!
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To be a male prostitute or porn star? The girls on Adult Friend Finder tell me mine is big I'm still not convinced.
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Couldn't stop yawning. am I realyl supposed to feel sorry for a guy wit ha huge cock? At least have some fucking female nudity.
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I thought the reviews were funny as hell. All these dipshit critics trying to be as clever as the material they write about...and failing miserably. I guess that's why they are writing about shows, instead of actually writing them.
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Yawning? So while watching a show about a guy with a huge dick, your mouth kept opening wide reflexively? I think your subconscious is trying to tell you something.<br> <br> You know what's funny? Most of the people bitching about the premise of Hung probably list Boogie Nights as one of their favorite films. Also funny to see all the whining about male nudity as if it's so commonplace now. Really? Name 10 films or TV shows that have shown male nudity in the last two years. Now do the same with female nudity. Yeah, shut the fuck up with that homophobic horseshit.
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LOL. The yawning was more of a result of the stultifyingly bad acting by the entire cast. This show was god awful. I'm originally from fucking Detroit and still couldn't keep my eyes open.
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Let me guess, European. I love how these emo libtards cry foul and scream homophobia every time they meet a real American who isn't a flaming metrosexual poof.
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Come on mate. That is the most repressed comment I think Ive ever read! lol. You're not doing yoursef any favours with that post :D <p> In Quadrophenia Ray Winstone and Phil Davis share a bath. Not in a gay way (if you can actually believe 2 men can be in a bath together withourt being gay). In the 80;s French cartoon The Mysterious Cities of Gold the two little boys go swimming in the river naked. Nothing gratuitous, just had no swim suits so took off their clothes and jumped in the water. This is what we watched in the 70's and 80's in Europe. <p> Reading this TB makes me think of the Simpsons "Wont somebody think of the children!" <p> In conclussion I deduce real Americans get scared at the thought of naked men lol. Is that what your saying Ash0k? ;)
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Real Americans don't get scared of PC BS, they get tough.
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Did we watch the same show?? I was bored out of my mind. I didn't even know that was Anne Heche as the X, that is how bad and pulled back her face is
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June 29, 2009, 5:02 p.m. CST
Ashok as a real american straight male, youre an embarrasment
by Ace of Knaves
the simple fact is you shouldnt be afraid of penises or their mention because we all have one, acknowledging this fact, or even putting on a program highly relevant to this fact does not denote homosexuality. Its a show about a guy using his huge cock to bang chicks. nothing gay about it. Kepp your own issues ( with your intellect, sexuality, and penis size) to yourself. This is a good program . You were probaly one of those little creeps snickering at doctor manhattan's dong, telling yourself it was overkill , and no guys dick is that big flaccid. yeh keep telling yourself that.
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Xenophobic? Check. Usage of the "libtard" insult? Check. Rampant fear of male genitalia? Check. Reliance on the "Real American" meme? Check.<br> <br> You wouldn't happen to be republican, would you? I hope for your sake this is just your talkback "tough guy" gimmick. Because honestly, in the context of this talkback, your comments don't make a lot of sense. By the way, I'm Canadian. Let the witty, Limbaugh-approved insults fly!<br> <br> As for the show, I appreciated that the supporting cast (i.e. his kids, the poet chick) looked like real people instead of airbrushed actors. Man, some of you are so quick to condemn a new show. Like I said in the Philanthropist talkback nobody read, you deserve all the shitbag reality shows and police/lawyer/doctor procedurals clogging the airwaves. Nothing satisfies some of you. There's a Hung pun hidden in there somewhere.
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how his kids looked like schlubby regular kids youd see at a mall somewhere, not these picture perfect model types, not one but both of his kids were overweight, and actually resembled each other. nice realistic touch.
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Problem is none of it interesting. They had the greatest show ever... Deadwood and shit canned it. What did we get instead? Lucky Louie, Tell Me You Love Me and In Treatment(Im fuckin tired of people in therapy). Gee where are those shows now?? Meanwhile HBO turns down Mad Men, which could have been huge for them. Only thing interesting to me is Entourage prob has a couple years left and The Pacific is next year.
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Now THERE is a terrible show, like fingernails on a blackboard. I've tried to watch it many times and every time it quickly reveals its truly retarded nature. It's like The O.C. with swearing, tits and ass. If you look up Ash0k's favorite word "metrosexual" in the latest dictionary, you'll see a picture of the Entourage cast. I can see why anybody who likes Entourage would be "bored" by Hung. It's not shiny and flashy enough. Perhaps a tinfoil ball is more your speed.
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His acting was terrible! I liked the pilot anyway. But what a mistake to cast him.
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I'd trade Hung and Entourage to have that show back. That said, everybody get it that Hung is just Weeds with a male lead, right? It's got potential, but the pilot wasn't as funny as Herc made it out to be.
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I like seeing Tom "i just want my kids back" getting some work. Jane Adams also. And for the first time in her career, i didn't want to punch anne heche in the face.(does that rhyme...i can't tell) Not a great ep, but first one's rare;y are. I'll check out a few weeks before i make up my mind.
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Exhibit A: "The Mist" (especially the last 5 minutes of that shitfest). Poor man's Aaron Eckhart? More like a poor man's Bill Shatner.
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Probably thanks to Darabont's direction, but he sucks in this. Awful.
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Dr. Manhattan and his wagging blue weenie
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No its not great, but I find it entertaining enough to watch.
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What is the deal with that show? It sucks!
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I will never give up on HBO but without Curb and Conchords this network is limp
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Unless you're a teenager or a geek with the emotional maturity of a teenager.
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but I wouldn't mind seeing Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg guest starring on True Blood and getting their tits out for a full-on vampire railing.
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Terrible? Really? I didn't see anything wrong with him at all, although I did keep noticing how much he looks like James Purefoy when he squints. He felt very real, emotionally distant and his argument with the poet chick was great. If she wanted more than his cock, she wouldn't have hopped right into bed with him... twice. Finally, an argument where the man doesn't look like a total idiot.<br> <br> Now, can you provide any examples other than a vague "he sucked"?
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But wow... it must really suck bigtime if its worse than True Blood. It's pretty hard to make a show that's worse than an HBO series. Unless you work for CBS or your name is Tim Kring.
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Ah, a citizen from America's cap. Well, at least we agree on one thing, "Entourage" IS flat out terrible.
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very funny, and high quality HBO production values. Thomas Janes is so hooooot
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Not if it isn't. Sure, some people would knee-jerk in that direction but if: 1) They address the cultural stereotypes (might be a selling point for him!) 2) He is a multi-dimensional human being, with hopes, needs, dreams, family, career, etc, and not just a "type." 3) There are other black men on the show, providing balanced imagery. Then I'd say casting black would be a choice. I'd be nervous--not real happy with the black folks on "True Blood" (both men criminals, one gay and cringing in slave-like manacles. Yuck) but I'd be willing to give it a chance.
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When people declare popular shows as being terrible. It's great to have opinions but you look ridiculous when you start declaring absolutes.
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Is this Hercs biopic?
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that is not a "regular" kid you would see at the mall. of course, HBO would make his son some bizarre oddball.
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Since Jane plays a coach/former athlete, his kids would more than likely be pretty athletic kids. His son having painted fingenails, etc, is just TV show nonsense.
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Actually the kids are the one thing the show got completely right. the kid wasn't that gothy. I'm originally from Michigan and have family and friends there still. Those kids are exactly like kids in Michigan. Pudgy, reserved, punky/gothy but not overtly so. Spot on if you asked me.
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simply adopting a style doesnt make someone a weirdo this day in age, and at least here in california, i see plenty of punk/goth/emo kids in malls, on buses, everywhere, and i'm sure paramore and taking back sunday arent only selling tickets and cd's here otherwise they wouldnt be nationwide successes. wake up. all that counterculture "weirdness" you fear is become so ridiculously mainstream and commonplace no one who actually gets out even thinks twice about it. It's just fashion. It's harmless. Where you have your brown shirts and jackboots, this kid has spiked bracelets and lipstick, so what. "why would a television show for designed for entertainment think to create conflicting scenarios such as a jock dad with goth kids? That's so ludicrous and necessary? those yahoos at hbo can only be responsible! Surely there hasnt been contrived ideas in any family based sitcom on any other network before!" grow up.
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I avoided this talkback before watching the show and when watching it with an open mind I found it quite enjoyable! The casting is good and while the first episode probably won't be remembered as one of the best, it nicely sets up the entire series and I like the possibilities of where it can go. Being someone from Detroit, I also really liked the fact that they've really taken their location to heart. They didn't just say "This show will take place in Detroit" and then film a bunch of generic scenes that could take place anywhere. I've been to every one of those locations in the opening credits and it was pretty cool to see them on an HBO show like this. Just my two cents.
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Not bad. It's got some potential. They need to ratchet up the laughs, though. And they could have done a slightly better job casting ... I mean, I'd fuck Anne Heche straight or gay, but those two kids are downright unpleasant to look at, and Jane Adams ain't exactly eye candy. On the other hand, it was funny to see all the shots in and around Detroit ... funny seeing my hometown on a show. They certainly managed to find the worst of the dumps sitting around the city, that's for sure.
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Yeah, teenagers just LOVE to emulate their parents, don't they? It's not like kids ever rebel against their parents or anything. Seriously, you're allowed to use your brain before you post.<br> <br> Itchy, you'd be better off watching Entourage if you don't like looking at "unpleasant" people. This is what people look like in the real world, most aren't airbrushed, emaciated models.
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I went in thinking it would be stupid or derivative, but it was actually pretty well done. The writing is hilarious, and the leads do a great job. I'll be dvr-ing.
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Really, this is a "groundbraking" show for HBO? It's almost as bad as Weeds and that fucked up Big Love, it's a show about a big dick and all he does is bang some horse faced naughty slut
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I'm sure hes going to bang some fat chicks too.
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Thomas Jane's famous Arrested Development line! :)
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