Big smiles, big problems, and a big..., March 28, 2011
AlecHung started about the same time as True Blood season two. After the second episode I was hooked! The main character is a high school history teacher and basketball coach whose house burns down, children want to live with his ex-wife and he's broke broke broke. He meets up with a poet who he once (ahem) and together they hatch a harebrained scheme to pimp him and his ... out.
Hung up on Hung, May 30, 2011
RonnieWasn't sure what to expect from this besides the obvious. It seemed in the beginning that there was a lot to balance between the facade of the student admired, all around good guy of Coach Ray Drecker and his cocky and at times infantile alter ego. Then you have hot mess, wanna be pimp Tonya who seems likes she's one bad hair day away from workplace homicide. But in the end, it all somehow works and entices you to want to watch more. (It doesn't hurt Thomas Jane isn't afraid to show his bum off alot!) It was HBO's most watched freshmen show ever so I hope that means a 2nd season and beyond will be secured because watching these characters come into their own will be entertaining!
A promising start..., May 30, 2011
CarlI'll watch all of Deep Blue Sea just for Thomas Jane in a wetsuit, so it isn't too much of a hardship to watch him in Hung. It's actually nice to see an HBO series tackle the recession even if the protagonist is forced to sell his body to make ends meet. It sounded like an original storyline, it was available OnDemand, and once I got started, it keep me coming back to finish Season One in just a couple of days. I think Thomas Jane does a fantastic job with the role of Ray Drecker. He's likeable and even as he bumbles his way through his first few jobs, still very believable and endearing. Jane Adams as Tanya, Ray's pimp, drives me crazy. She's so sweet and naive, it's kind of excruciating watching her try to be a pimp - I just want to smack her and tell her to grow a backbone, so I'm actually looking forward to Lenore's expanding role and tough love approach. I'm hoping now that the writers have gotten their feet wet, there will be some more consistency and a lot more heat. I mean, come on, the show is on AFTER True Blood. I was expecting a little more erotic content.
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