How to Make It in America

brian1269 · 02-15-2010, 04:59 AM

Did anyone watch the series premier of this show Sunday? Unwatchable. One of the worst shows I've ever seen HBO come out with. How could Mark Wahlberg have gotten Entourage so right but went so wrong with this?

scooterboy · 02-15-2010, 06:36 AM

I saw it, and had pretty much the same reaction.

That guy that was in October Road looks like a cro-magnon man in this show. What happened to him?

Rob Helmerichs · 02-15-2010, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by brian1269

How could Mark Wahlberg have gotten Entourage so right but went so wrong with this?

I suspect Wahlberg didn't have that much to do with Entourage beyond having the idea, getting it to somebody who could do something with it, and having the pull to get it made...

speaker city · 02-15-2010, 08:50 PM

The 'look' of the show was interesting. The concept of showing pictures and short video clips as transitions was pretty cool. But the premise doesn't really interest me. If I wanna see NY hipsters hanging out in lofts, I'll watch Bored to Death.

netringer · 01-05-2011, 01:26 PM

I just caught up with the first episode. I had hopes with Luis Gutman being in it.

W T F? Are we supposed to identify with dese guys?

I'll watch a second episode, but I'm already regretting wasting disk space on this series.

They aren't hipsters, they're broke-a?? street guys trying to get money from hipsters.

Back to my Marky Mark mystification.

Bob Coxner · 01-06-2011, 08:41 AM

FWIW, I really enjoyed the series and I'm looking forward to the next season.

kilcher · 01-07-2011, 01:36 AM

I don't think I even got through the first episode.