Vince, all that cash and all you get your boys is Bud?
Sunday night use to bring a feeling of dread. The joy of the weekend was over and the weekly grind lay only hours ahead. Now I look forward to Sunday night all because of HBO. This past weekend brought the cable movie channel's full on power summer lineup. From 9 to 11pm it's vampires, werewolves, pimps, prostitutes, Hollywood posses and power players. True Blood, Hung and Entourage are successfully taking the gloom out of the end of the weekend. Of the three shows Entourage and True Blood are the established heavy hitters here. Although I'm starting to believe that Vinnie Chase and the boys may have already jumped the shark. The bad ass vamps top my list however Hung might be the most compelling of the three shows.
This woman knows the way to my heart
HBO is betting that you will hang on after True Blood to watch the up and down (pun intended) life of struggling Detroit high school teacher/coach/male prostitute Ray Decker (Thomas Jane). The pleasant surprise is Hung holds it's own (make your own joke) in the evening lineup. Good character development, humorous interaction and quirky sexual trysts all draw in the viewer. Even though Ray is in the business of pleasure (only for the ladies) most of us can still relate to his hard times, troubled relationships and less than perfect family life. All points that resonate more with the common man than the lusty sex and bloody gore of True Blood or the big time livin' in Entourage. This past Sunday's episode even managed to throw a bone to craft beer.
Founders Double Trouble along with a couple burgers are used as a good will offering by Rhonda (Ray's pimp) to put her back in his good graces. This is product placement I support. It's good to see the show is true to it's Michigan base. It would of been too easy to have the characters toss back a Bud or Miller Lite. Unfortunately something the Entourage crew does far too often. Even the patrons at Merlotte's, True Blood's local hangout, can get an Abita Turbodog. The craft angle is a nice touch for those of us who care about such things. Gotta wonder whats next for Ray's fridge: New Holland, Bell's, Jolly Pumpkin, Dark Horse. Dr. Joel you may want to send a letter to the writers emphasising the wonders of New Holland. Heck, why should Founders have the TV spotlight all to themselves?
The bar owner shape shifts into a dog so of course Abita's Turbodog is on draft
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