How to make it in America

Every time I feel depressed about how bad mainstream cinema is nowadays, I am reminded that we live in a time of great television. I know that the uninformed "Oh, I haven't owned a TV since the 80-s" snobby types think that all there is to watch nowadays is reality shows and "Lost", but they couldn't be more wrong.

The quantity of good TV shows that are currently running is really unbelievable. This new one for example is called "How to make it in America" - it just started three weeks ago, and already you can tell it's going to be something. Besides being witty and interesting and beautifully shot, it is a collaboration with a still photographer named Boogie - his amazing photos of Brooklyn and Manhattan catch your eye right from the opening credits.

"How to make it in America" is, as they like to say, from the produces of "Entourage". The difference is that, unlike "Entourage", you don't get the insufferable they did this so much better in "The Larry Sanders Show" feeling while you're watching it.
Oh, and Luis Guzmán is in it!

Boogie's website

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