So HBO has basically covered a lot of ground in terms of different topics in their shows. There was a dsyfunctional family in Six Feet Under, criminal life in The Sopranos, Hollywood in Entourage, women and their sex lives in Sex and the City, music in Flight of the Conchords, politics in Bill Maher, and now finally prostitution in Hung.
The story is about a middle aged man named Ray who is facing a series of middle-aged problems, if you may say it that way. His wife divorced him for a guy that has more money than him, his kids are in full custody of the mother, he coaches a basketball team that has a long losing streak, he has a lawyer next door who is giving him crap, and the worst part, Ray does not have a lot of money. After sleeping with Tanya, she throws a fit at Ray about how the only thing that Ray is good for is having a large you-know what. And Ray thinks about it a lot and believes that the solution was what Tanya said: he could be a man whore. But obviously the whole whore part of it is just a vehicle to struggles in the life, specifically in your middle-age and motifs such as love, envy, and desperation.
The show is entertaining for the first part. There is nothing can make you bored because it does entice you. I am already interested in the progression that this show is going to take. The thing is that the show is not very funny. Most of the comedy is just tongue in cheek. But Thomas Jane does a pretty good job with his role. I have seen the role being played many, many times, but I say that this is a new role for Thomas Jane to really get into.
Like many other dramedies have done in the past, the writer always sees the word "drama" first in that word and use too much drama and unfortunately, this show seems like it is going to take that path This show may be more of an interest to soap opera lovers than the general public if it does continue in the path of a typical dramedy.
However, if you like movies or shows about mid-life struggles (American Beauty or Breaking Bad) and you have a sense of black comedy, than this is definitely the show for you. But do not expect yourself to be rolling on the floor laughing.
The story is about a middle aged man named Ray who is facing a series of middle-aged problems, if you may say it that way. His wife divorced him for a guy that has more money than him, his kids are in full custody of the mother, he coaches a basketball team that has a long losing streak, he has a lawyer next door who is giving him crap, and the worst part, Ray does not have a lot of money. After sleeping with Tanya, she throws a fit at Ray about how the only thing that Ray is good for is having a large you-know what. And Ray thinks about it a lot and believes that the solution was what Tanya said: he could be a man whore. But obviously the whole whore part of it is just a vehicle to struggles in the life, specifically in your middle-age and motifs such as love, envy, and desperation.
The show is entertaining for the first part. There is nothing can make you bored because it does entice you. I am already interested in the progression that this show is going to take. The thing is that the show is not very funny. Most of the comedy is just tongue in cheek. But Thomas Jane does a pretty good job with his role. I have seen the role being played many, many times, but I say that this is a new role for Thomas Jane to really get into.
Like many other dramedies have done in the past, the writer always sees the word "drama" first in that word and use too much drama and unfortunately, this show seems like it is going to take that path This show may be more of an interest to soap opera lovers than the general public if it does continue in the path of a typical dramedy.
However, if you like movies or shows about mid-life struggles (American Beauty or Breaking Bad) and you have a sense of black comedy, than this is definitely the show for you. But do not expect yourself to be rolling on the floor laughing.