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    The Deuce

    On HBO. Anybody else tune in? Created by David Simon (the Wire), produced and starring James Franco..

    I was excited about this show based on the trailers for it. NYC in 1971 - 42nd St/Times Square, all the cars, the clothes.. Pilot episode was pretty good. High hopes for this show to give me something to look forward to on Sunday night television.

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    Watched it. Found it a bit of a struggle to stay interested. Probably give it one more episode. Not looking like it will make my cut though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sluff View Post
    Watched it. Found it a bit of a struggle to stay interested. Probably give it one more episode. Not looking like it will make my cut though.
    This. Thought it was just plain boring.

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    Too many penis scenes, more penis than vagina in the first episode. Hard penis too. Not off to a good start but I'll give it a try. Gets good reviews

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    Didn't dig episode 1 too much, reminded me of Vinyl - kind of put on and over the top in a weird way.

    I'll try another episode though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47bp View Post
    Too many penis scenes, more penis than vagina in the first episode. Hard penis too.
    But Maggie Gyllenhaal's tits!!!

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    Hoping it's closer to The Wire than Treme. Hard to tell so far though. Thought Franco and Gyllenhaal were good. Fun to see Times Square before the Disneyfication.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PassTheDutchie View Post
    But Maggie Gyllenhaal's tits!!!
    Meh.

    That hooker that got her armpit slashed by her pimp has good ones. And the curly haired student that banged her teacher has good ones.

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    Like JFC, Girls, etc. before it I'll hang tough for a season, but not looking promising. so far.
    "Can't you see..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47bp View Post
    Too many penis scenes, more penis than vagina in the first episode.
    Hmmm yeah, that was my biggest problem too..

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    Franco is a great watch

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Pow View Post
    Franco is a great watch
    Double hit. Pretty cool how that tech has advanced, although both together has been minimal.

    I like it. It's nostalgic in a way. Dialogue is well written. Some's over the top. No way there was a single coffee shop full of pimps and girls like that at one time.


    The World Trade Center was not completed and open until 1973.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    Double hit. Pretty cool how that tech has advanced, although both together has been minimal.

    I like it. It's nostalgic in a way. Dialogue is well written. Some's over the top. No way there was a single coffee shop full of pimps and girls like that at one time.


    The World Trade Center was not completed and open until 1973.
    They got that right in the show, didn't they?

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    First episode was 1971. There they were, with lights on inside.

    I can remember riding the bus in and watching them go up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    First episode was 1971. There they were, with lights on inside.

    I can remember riding the bus in and watching them go up.

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    I thought that shot had missing windows on the upper floors and scaffolding.

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    Hmmmm. I'll get back on that.

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    2nd episode showed a lot more bush errrr PROMISE

    will give it another watch tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirshredalot View Post
    I thought that shot had missing windows on the upper floors and scaffolding.
    Damn. You're right. Fuck me. Now, one wonders if they were that far there in 71. To the Wikiworld.

    Edit: here's a picture from the wiki page labeled as taken in 1971.

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    So, they did a nice job. Shut my mouth. Now that I go back, the skyline shots are awfully good. Manhattan has changed a ton since then.

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    I'm struggling with the show at this point. The double Franco is just confusing and seems pointless. Maybe the identical twin thing will have a purpose later but for now it's fucking annoying. Too much smoking, it's overkill, every scene has every person smoking, finishing a smoke or lighting up a smoke. Never seen so much penis in a non porn movie either.

    I'll keep watching for the gratuitous nudity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    Damn. You're right. Fuck me. Now, one wonders if they were that far there in 71. To the Wikiworld.

    Edit: here's a picture from the wiki page labeled as taken in 1971.

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    So, they did a nice job. Shut my mouth. Now that I go back, the skyline shots are awfully good. Manhattan has changed a ton since then.
    It stuck with me because I thought it was a cool touch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47bp View Post
    I'm struggling with the show at this point. The double Franco is just confusing and seems pointless. Maybe the identical twin thing will have a purpose later but for now it's fucking annoying. Too much smoking, it's overkill, every scene has every person smoking, finishing a smoke or lighting up a smoke.
    That is an accurate depiction of the 70's. Maybe it seems excessive in a modern time where only 20% of Americans smoke but slightly over 50% of Americans smoked cigs in the early 70's. It seemed normal to me. I knew kids who were already swiping their parent's smokes as early as the 7th grade and who had older siblings openly smoking around their parents at 16. For the depicted lower class/working class characters with little education, who are up all night and around alcohol, I'd imagine the smoking rate would be up around 80-90%. There were still cig ads on TV up til 1971. A pack only cost 75 cents and it was easy for kids to buy smokes from vending machines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neckdeep View Post
    That is accurate. Maybe it seems excessive in a modern time where only 20% of Americans smoke but slightly over 50% of Americans smoked cigs in the early 70's. I knew kids who were already swiping their parent's smokes as early as the 7th grade and who had older siblings openly smoking around their parents at 16.
    Yeah, as a former smoker and forever nicotine addict, it's awesome how we have eliminated this scourge from most of American life, but, even in 1971, it was everywhere. A whole lot more people smoked. You could smoke practically everywhere. Hell, just ten years before, you could smoke in a movie theatre watching people smoke a lot on the screen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    . You could smoke practically everywhere. Hell, just ten years before, you could smoke in a movie theatre watching people smoke a lot on the screen.
    Even airplanes had smoking sections! Big tobacco fought like crazy to keep those planes smoky and they weren't phased out until the late 80's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neckdeep View Post
    That is an accurate depiction of the 70's. Maybe it seems excessive in a modern time where only 20% of Americans smoke but slightly over 50% of Americans smoked cigs in the early 70's. It seemed normal to me. I knew kids who were already swiping their parent's smokes as early as the 7th grade and who had older siblings openly smoking around their parents at 16. For the depicted lower class/working class characters with little education, who are up all night and around alcohol, I'd imagine the smoking rate would be up around 80-90%. There were still cig ads on TV up til 1971.
    Shit, I was swiping smokes in 5th grade, 7th grade was when we'd swipe parent's weed.

    Still just seems excessive and an acting crutch "what do I do with my hands?"

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