Hawg73
Mediocre with flashes of brilliance
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2002
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My Wife and I like BBC-type detective series and ran across one on Prime called "Deadloch" that was listed as a comedy, so we
gave it a shot. Not a lot of murder/comedies out there.
Turns out that it was an Aussie show about a series of murders in a small town that happens to have a lot of new-agers/lesbians in it and we
both thought it was hilarious. It was loaded with inventive profanity and managed to avoid all the typical American PC bullshit and make
fun of everybody equally regardless of gender or lifestyle. A whodunnit with quirky characters (all of them) and a record number of creative C-bombs. Subtitles
helpful, but not required. It's like a down under Naked Gun, but smarter.
We're now watching "Ballers" on NF and I'd never seen it, but it's like an NFL version of Falcon Crest with glitz galore and pampered
ultra-rich egotistical superstars living their South Beach dreams with fancy cribs, clubs, yachts, cars and the absolute most 9.5 and above bimbo groupies I
have ever seen in my life. I mean in every episode there are like 30 of them and half of them (spoiler alert) have their perfect tits out. Very good cast and clever
writing. It makes me wonder how much of it is pure fantasy and how much of it might be a real insight into what being a pro sports star
is actually like. Duane Johnson is excellent as a harried sports agent struggling to keep his clients from throwing their careers away by
caving into the temptation that surrounds them. Five seasons. After season one I'm hooked.
gave it a shot. Not a lot of murder/comedies out there.
Turns out that it was an Aussie show about a series of murders in a small town that happens to have a lot of new-agers/lesbians in it and we
both thought it was hilarious. It was loaded with inventive profanity and managed to avoid all the typical American PC bullshit and make
fun of everybody equally regardless of gender or lifestyle. A whodunnit with quirky characters (all of them) and a record number of creative C-bombs. Subtitles
helpful, but not required. It's like a down under Naked Gun, but smarter.
We're now watching "Ballers" on NF and I'd never seen it, but it's like an NFL version of Falcon Crest with glitz galore and pampered
ultra-rich egotistical superstars living their South Beach dreams with fancy cribs, clubs, yachts, cars and the absolute most 9.5 and above bimbo groupies I
have ever seen in my life. I mean in every episode there are like 30 of them and half of them (spoiler alert) have their perfect tits out. Very good cast and clever
writing. It makes me wonder how much of it is pure fantasy and how much of it might be a real insight into what being a pro sports star
is actually like. Duane Johnson is excellent as a harried sports agent struggling to keep his clients from throwing their careers away by
caving into the temptation that surrounds them. Five seasons. After season one I'm hooked.