Over the last couple of years since the large fan bases for the Soprano’s, Sex and the City and Queer as Folk have caught on HBO and Showtime have been doing their best to produce quality shows. I am not familiar with all of their shows but may of them I am a vastly enthralled with.
The first of these shows is Californication staring David Duchonvny (from the X-Files). No he does not play a creepy guy looking for aliens again. He plays a writer who wrote one of the best books ever written and then was produced into a crappy lovey dovey movie in which he despises but is becoming extremely rich off of it. It is also dealing with the on and off again relationship with his baby’s momma, (the girl is 14 now though). It’s a very dark comedy that deals with everyday situations in very outlandish ways. If you have not seen this you should catch up on season 1 so when season 2 begins in July you are ready to jump right into the show. Duchonvny really appeals to the average guy who just does not know what the hell they want to do with their life and is always screwing things up even when he shouldn’t be. Each episode he finds himself in a crazier and crazier situation. A must see.
Now to introduce you to another new HBO show, True Blood. First and foremost let me state I am not a vampire movie/show fan, even if Buffy was extremely hot. But this show deals with many different aspects of human life and how different we all are. It is filled with a few good looking woman, occasional nudity/sex, and drug use??? (You will understand when you watch), and a semi believable story line. I feel the way they are going with the story line is more about dealing with racial hostility with out using a black/white issue or another minority group.
Now my favorite of them all is Eastbound & Down. It was just picked up for another season which makes me very happy. Eastbound & Down can be seen on re runs of HBO or is currently able to be seen on HBO VOD. If you like Will Ferrell then you will not be able to control yourself while watching this movie. The main character Kenny Powers is a washed up MLB pitcher who thinks he’s in his prime and his life after baseball. Will Ferrell makes appearances in the show and has an extremely funny character which pushes Kenny to his limits. Also for all you guys out there who love boobs, maybe the best pair I have ever seen are on display on one of the last 2 or 3 episodes. This show is worth the look even if it is just for the boobs.
Other shows in which I will give a thumbs up to is Weeds which I believe is finishing up. I have watched it for the last 2 seasons, both pretty good and now looking to check out the first couple.
Another new show which is in the middle of its first season is The United States of Tara. It is a show based upon a woman with DID, Disassociate Identity Disorder, which is usually confused with multiple personality disorder. Whatever it is this show is pretty funny. Tara’s family has to learn to deal with her personalities coming out at random times which mostly negatively affect their lives. Showtime’s Diary of a Call Girl is pretty interesting and I watch it here and there.
Now this is the place where I put a shameless promotion. I have invested in a movie producing company which has released many different movies, mostly B movies. But they have come out with great new movies called “Babysitter Wanted.” It is now available on many Video on Demands and is being sold in most DVD stores. Pick it up, check it out and let me know what you think. Should I invest more in this company???
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