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Post by anthonyl on Jan 26, 2014 16:01:29 GMT -5
I have not watched yet. I guess I'll wait until tonight's show and then watch both.
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Post by kevvoi on Jan 27, 2014 7:44:38 GMT -5
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Post by Difficult Diva on Jan 27, 2014 10:23:21 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the second episode. Sadly, the premise and result of Looking seems to be too real, too honest, not exciting and not fantastical enough for some viewers (who will still watch all episodes and still have the same issues from what they opined from the pilot).
I'm going to enjoy this first season and hope that somebody important from HBO sees that there IS an audience out here that does enjoy series that don't always aim to show fantastical situations and that realness can be enjoyable to give Looking a season two.
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Post by harmonium on Jan 27, 2014 10:35:04 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the second episode. Sadly, the premise and result of Looking seems to be too real, too honest, not exciting and not fantastical enough for some viewers (who will still watch all episodes and still have the same issues from what they opined from the pilot). I'm going to enjoy this first season and hope that somebody important from HBO sees that there IS an audience out here that does enjoy series that don't always aim to show fantastical situations and that realness can be enjoyable to give Looking a season two. I do agree with you. It's just too real. The conversations they have and the situations they encountered so far seem like the average (out) person will experience at one point in the life. But I like that, to portray the gay people as the people you and me know from our lives. Hopefully this show will get renewed. Not too sure the viewership is actually good for a cable channel. Think the debut episode draws in about 300K viewers (?)
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Post by Difficult Diva on Jan 27, 2014 11:42:53 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the second episode. Sadly, the premise and result of Looking seems to be too real, too honest, not exciting and not fantastical enough for some viewers (who will still watch all episodes and still have the same issues from what they opined from the pilot). I'm going to enjoy this first season and hope that somebody important from HBO sees that there IS an audience out here that does enjoy series that don't always aim to show fantastical situations and that realness can be enjoyable to give Looking a season two. I do agree with you. It's just too real. The conversations they have and the situations they encountered so far seem like the average (out) person will experience at one point in the life. But I like that, to portray the gay people as the people you and me know from our lives. Hopefully this show will get renewed. Not too sure the viewership is actually good for a cable channel. Think the debut episode draws in about 300K viewers (?) Is it because it's "too real"? Folks and reviewers were willing to give DiVinci's Demons leeway and chances (due to Spartacus) and we've seen what happened with that show. Folks and viewers keep sticking around with Teen Wolf and Danny (the gay one) still only gets less than 5 minutes an episode and folks still holding onto hope that Stiles will somehow end up with a dude. Also, the "it's only 30 minutes and it's not hilarious". I got over that, once I remembered that QAF UK was in 30 minute installments and that series wasn't over the top or just solely a sitcom. That was considered a "dramedy" and it launched QAFUS. I'm dumbfounded by some viewers reactions to this program.
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Post by anthonyl on Jan 27, 2014 11:45:19 GMT -5
I watched the first two episodes and my feeling is that there's not much plot and not much happens. For me though, that's not a problem. I really, really enjoyed it. I agree that the conversations and situations the characters find themselves in are very relatable. But I can see why some folks might find it dull and want more action and plot twists as that's what TV usually dishes out. I enjoy it for the everyday slice of life drama/comedy that it is. Hopefully, it'll last.
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Post by kevvoi on Jan 27, 2014 12:06:57 GMT -5
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Post by kevvoi on Jan 27, 2014 16:53:10 GMT -5
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Post by Difficult Diva on Jan 27, 2014 17:21:55 GMT -5
Thanks for posting these interviews/articles with the cast. I'm in love with Griff's portrayal of Patrick, but I would have been in HEAVEN if Tovey had actually been cast in the role. Seriously, some folks have been all "It's unbelievable that somebody that looks like Jonathan would have problems in dating men (or women)!" Yet, I think it would have been impossible to think that charming, handsome and adorable Russell wouldn't be able to keep a man in San Francisco. His accent. His smile. His ears. I'm gaining a huge crush on Raul aka Ritchie and another actor from the theatre with no huge hangups about portraying a gay character. It's just damn refreshing. Wishful and hopeful casting in 2014: Would love to see Eric Sheffer Stevens show up in a role.
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Post by trini on Jan 27, 2014 23:28:20 GMT -5
Enjoyed the second episode, it was better than the first. I really like this show but I do feel it should have been an hour long which would have allowed more focus on the three main characters story lines better.
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Post by Difficult Diva on Jan 28, 2014 6:08:36 GMT -5
Vanity Fair's review of episode two. www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/girls-episode-3-looking-episode-2-recap?mbid=social_twitterEnjoyed the second episode, it was better than the first. I really like this show but I do feel it should have been an hour long which would have allowed more focus on the three main characters story lines better. Isn't the next 30 minute episode, a continuation of what had happened in the previous episode? Maybe, just maybe, the creators wanted to only have 30 minutes for their episodes, so that they could extend what each of the main three characters are going through during the entire first season?
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Post by kevvoi on Jan 28, 2014 19:34:01 GMT -5
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Post by Difficult Diva on Jan 29, 2014 5:01:11 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the link to the interview with Lannan and Haigh. I really liked reading the below response, because it's nice to see that they were not listening to outside noises regarding their focus on the show that they created. Some of the feedback that the series is receiving, because of their choice to not dramatize these characters and their situations in some fantastical backdrop of always entertaining, witty, over the top gay theatre is questionable to me. Once, certain viewers get over it not being written and filmed that way and let themselves take in the stories, their opinion changes. I've seen it happen. Especially from this week's episode.
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Post by gidi on Jan 30, 2014 16:59:29 GMT -5
I likethis show I hope someone bring clips for it for friend of mine I see on tv it is better
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Post by talula on Jan 30, 2014 17:59:09 GMT -5
i don't how and why but in Ukraine, where i live, we already got third episode, it's been posted on Monday on one of the local sites,they upload hundred shows from around the world but mostly from US and UK, don't know how they got it 8-)but i liked it very much and can't wait for more
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Post by kevvoi on Jan 31, 2014 17:33:54 GMT -5
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Post by Difficult Diva on Feb 1, 2014 19:18:46 GMT -5
Kevvoi - I was just about to post that link to Groff's new interview (with him belting out Frank Sinatra).
You're too quick.
Entertainment Weekly also interviewed Groff in their most recent magazine.
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Post by dalia on Feb 1, 2014 21:35:25 GMT -5
a funny ranking of all the facial hair on the show - www.buzzfeed.com/mylestanzer/looking-beards-ranking-hbolol...i definitely have the same top 2. after watching that Popcorn interview i am totally in love with Jonathan Groff. i watched the 3rd episode on HBOGO on Monday so i'm waiting for next week's fourth. i actually already miss Richie so i hope he returns to the show soon...
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Post by Hoong on Feb 1, 2014 22:09:10 GMT -5
After watching a few episodes, it got me wondering if straight women viewers into m/m would like it because it deviates from the m/m genre from which many male couples in soaps are portrayed. If you could please enlighten me, women viewers, are you interested (to consume) in just any male pairing in 'any kind' of story line?
I can assure those viewers concerned with graphic sex that so far I haven't seen any in the few episodes of 'Looking.' It's not shown onscreen. I'd rate it R-17.
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Post by Hoong on Feb 1, 2014 22:27:31 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the second episode. Sadly, the premise and result of Looking seems to be too real, too honest, not exciting and not fantastical enough for some viewers (who will still watch all episodes and still have the same issues from what they opined from the pilot). I'm going to enjoy this first season and hope that somebody important from HBO sees that there IS an audience out here that does enjoy series that don't always aim to show fantastical situations and that realness can be enjoyable to give Looking a season two. As to being "too real, too honest...", I find that too for the few full episodes of 'Coronation Street', 'East Enders', and 'Teen Wolf' that I've watched. And they were painful (for me) to endure. YET, these series do have huge followings on the media broadcasting outlets. But watching whole episodes of 'Holby City' is all right (for me). On the other hand, I am horrified to see what a commercial hit the 'Book of Mormon', the Broadway musical, is. I certainly wouldn't want a musical to disrespect my religion, belief, or ethnicity; would you? (I am not an LDS follower). For a change, we have a commercial series on a pay cable network that shows realism. (I wonder how many viewers of QAF, also previously on a similar network, went away believing that working in the ad industry is that glamorous, allowing ad execs too much free time for their social lives).
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Post by cheerios on Feb 2, 2014 2:20:36 GMT -5
Who was the actor who played the sex worker that Agustín was talking to? He looks really familiar.
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Post by dalia on Feb 2, 2014 2:35:06 GMT -5
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Post by moonstruck-me on Feb 2, 2014 6:59:57 GMT -5
a funny ranking of all the facial hair on the show - www.buzzfeed.com/mylestanzer/looking-beards-ranking-hbolol...i definitely have the same top 2. after watching that Popcorn interview i am totally in love with Jonathan Groff. i watched the 3rd episode on HBOGO on Monday so i'm waiting for next week's fourth. i actually already miss Richie so i hope he returns to the show soon... Flawless victory! Hilarious! I liked Richie as well. I do hope they bring him back. After watching a few episodes, it got me wondering if straight women viewers into m/m would like it because it deviates from the m/m genre from which many male couples in soaps are portrayed. If you could please enlighten me, women viewers, are you interested (to consume) in just any male pairing in 'any kind' of story line? I can assure those viewers concerned with graphic sex that so far I haven't seen any in the few episodes of 'Looking.' It's not shown onscreen. I'd rate it R-17. For me, it really depends on the characters. If I don't like the characters, I find myself having a difficult time watching any kind of show. What I like about 'Looking' so far, is that the portrayal of the characters seem a lot more real than a lot of other shows you see on tv today. And it's nice that they aren't afraid to show to guys kissing, being intimate or have a one night stand, like Dom's scene in episode 2 (but I guess that's because it's on HBO). But I like a lot of different m/m storylines, but for me it's all about the characters and also their storylines. I liked Will and Sonny on DOOL in the beginning, but now it's just too sweet and there is no drama for that couple - every dramatic thing is about some other characters surrounding them...
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Post by Hoong on Feb 2, 2014 7:46:17 GMT -5
a funny ranking of all the facial hair on the show - For me, it really depends on the characters. If I don't like the characters, I find myself having a difficult time watching any kind of show. What I like about 'Looking' so far, is that the portrayal of the characters seem a lot more real than a lot of other shows you see on tv today. And it's nice that they aren't afraid to show to guys kissing, being intimate or have a one night stand, like Dom's scene in episode 2 (but I guess that's because it's on HBO). But I like a lot of different m/m storylines, but for me it's all about the characters and also their storylines. I liked Will and Sonny on DOOL in the beginning, but now it's just too sweet and there is no drama for that couple - every dramatic thing is about some other characters surrounding them... Thank you for sharing your viewpoint, Nanii. Lest I be stoned to death, but I don't find the male couple in DOOL interesting at all; yet I watch the whole episodes for the straight characters that I like.
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Post by kevvoi on Feb 2, 2014 10:12:22 GMT -5
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