HBO's "Ballers" Season 1 Thread; Produced by The Rock & Mark Wahlberg

[satam55]

The reviews I've read and heard aren't good (and apparently The Brink isn't good either for that matter)

For a show with The Rock in it, it doesn't seem to have much buzz at all. People either aren't talking about it, and the ones that are, are calling it a knock off of Entourage but not as good ()

According to Sepinwall & Feinberg, this show is MUCH BETTER than "The Brink".

 

[steadyrighteous]

According to Sepinwall & Feinberg, this show is MUCH BETTER than "The Brink".

I know, I heard. I'm not gonna watch The Brink. Veep does politics and comedy to the level I need so I'm good.

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

It seems like they'll be lots of female nudity...................I'll be here

 

[Bigbigguy]

I'll watch it, its right up my alley and the rock is representing with the black excellence.

I don't give a shyt about tv reviews tbh.

 

[wire28]

It seems like they'll be lots of female nudity...................I'll be here

i'll watch after True Detective, looks like it could be enjoyable with adequate levels of fukkery

 

[Bigbigguy]

The reviews I've read and heard aren't good (and apparently The Brink isn't good either for that matter)

For a show with The Rock in it, it doesn't seem to have much buzz at all. People either aren't talking about it, and the ones that are, are calling it a knock off of Entourage but not as good ()

To be fair when was the last time a non shonda rhimes minority lead show have buzz before it started?

 

[satam55]

The reviews I've read and heard aren't good (and apparently The Brink isn't good either for that matter)

For a show with The Rock in it, it doesn't seem to have much buzz at all. People either aren't talking about it, and the ones that are, are calling it a knock off of Entourage but not as good ()

To be fair when was the last time a non shonda rhimes minority lead show have buzz before it started?

I meant to post this yesterday. You sure the lack of buzz has nothing to do with ?

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I copped HBO Now for GOT, was ready to press that cancel button, but it looks like they're about to get two more months outta me


Edit: the rock actually might be a liability in this show, no clue what his charter is supposed to be, but when I see his role, I think of ari, Harvey from suits, draper.....like i need to see a swagged out, insatiably charismatic character. Rock doesn't have those type of acting chops

 

[steadyrighteous]

I meant to post this yesterday. You sure the lack of buzz has nothing to do with ?

Nothing on HBO minus Got and True Detective has any buzz. Even stuff I love (Veep) and like (Silicon Valley) don't get talked about save for a few blogs here and there.

The reason I think HBO isn't pushing Ballers as much as they could/should is probably because, like the Entourage movie, this premise probably would have been hot 5-8 years ago.

The era of a bunch of people tuning in to watch gratuitous (feminists would say misogynist) nudity and rich people partying on yachts is dead.

If you look at what's in the pipeline for HBO, you'll notice they're skewing mid-30's and up, and/or white, and/or feminine.

Sarah Jessica Parker divorce comedy
Sarah Silverman 40 year old mid-life crisis comedy
Brother in Atlanta (two brothers in their mid-late 30's living in ATL)
Duplass Brothers comedy
Whitney Cummings relationship comedy
1980's music video comedy

Ballers would have fit better and been promoted heavier on Showtime as a partner to House of Lies in my opinion.



I think too much about TV since I'm trying to get into it

 

[satam55]

The reason I think HBO isn't pushing Ballers as much as they could/should is probably because, like the Entourage movie, this premise probably would have been hot 5-8 years ago.

The era of a bunch of people tuning in to watch gratuitous (feminists would say misogynist) nudity and rich people partying on yachts is dead.

Ballers would have fit better and been promoted heavier on Showtime as a partner to House of Lies in my opinion.

This is exactly what I thought when the first trailer dropped.

 

[Millions]

Mfs Talmbout reviews them cacs even hated on The Wire.

Ready for this an Survivors Remorse season 2

 

[steadyrighteous]

This is exactly what I thought when the first trailer dropped.

Here's the thing... I think Ballers might be "good". Any by that I mean nikkas (in the most general sense) will like it.

I just think that in terms of what's actually considered good comedy these days, from laugh a minute stuff to smart satire (ranging from Kimmy Schmidt to Veep) it's not going to be a "good" show.

Again, probably just over-analyzing lol

 

[Zero]

30 minutes?

So 10 episodes will actually be 5

 

[Big Boss]

I thought this show would be a hour long


30 mins

 

[satam55]

30 minutes?

So 10 episodes will actually be 5

I thought this show would be a hour long


30 mins

"Entourage", " How to Make it in America", "House of Lies", & all the other HBO/Showtime shows this show is being compared are all half-hour shows. It always obvious this show was gonna be a half-hour show.