tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post1392398214895400963..comments2009-08-01T17:55:54.773-07:00Jacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363262167315655610jace@televisionaryblog.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-10551378166719257772009-08-01T17:55:54.773-07:002009-08-01T17:55:54.773-07:00The pilot episode (directed by Alexander Payne)was sublime. The opener showed the destruction of the stadium and the vacant, abandoned structures of the Motor City. This once great town has fallen on hard times and has languished for decades. The despair is palpable.The voiceover set the tone: America is in decline. It is not our parents&#39;s world anymore. <br /><br />I&#39;ve seen 4 episodes so far. The huband and wife team of Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson are on to something. Let&#39;s see in what direction they take this show.<br /><br />One major concern: Detroit is an overwhelmingly Black city, but you&#39;d never know it watching this. The coach&#39;s H.S. is located in the suburbs--how convenient. Sadly, like &quot;Seinfeld&quot; and so many shows before this, the city is whitened up and not truly represented.caroaberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00295229744534175241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-48095777373344845802009-07-18T22:54:45.989-07:002009-07-18T22:54:45.989-07:00Maybe it is because I am from a different culture (even if we are &quot;Americanising,&quot; but I found the blackness in the humour very enjoyable. I especially liked the choice of music for key scenes, really added to the layers of enjoyment.<br />Certainly come of it is a little cliché but it does do more than just entertain. The social commentary reflected through the show is also entertaining, but for a different reason. I am looking forward to the next episode.Taezarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431601044279850448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-52133506610509839822009-07-17T12:27:25.602-07:002009-07-17T12:27:25.602-07:00Did anyone else burst into hysterics when, in the second episode, Tom Jane&#39;s character actually said, &quot;I just want my kids back&quot;?Cassandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-81679594050829842512009-06-30T16:45:21.508-07:002009-06-30T16:45:21.508-07:00As I watched Jane move from his miserable life as a coach into a miserable life as a prostitute, I wondered to myself why am I making my life more miserable by watching this?penguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01716923834293077191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-77198294296673145222009-06-29T11:48:02.832-07:002009-06-29T11:48:02.832-07:00Not the typical HBO &quot;ground breaking&quot; show. For a show about male prostitution, Hung was very tame and dull.AskRachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-72029753421270430242009-06-29T10:41:47.949-07:002009-06-29T10:41:47.949-07:00wont be watching. was stupid. tom jane clearly isn&#39;t hung if you get my drift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-71460624380610559812009-06-29T10:07:33.498-07:002009-06-29T10:07:33.498-07:00thanks for you honest review, Jace.<br /><br />I thought it preposterous and boring. If it wasn;t on HBO it would have been universally panned.Marcnoreply@blogger.com