The Pilot Project: HBO's Looking

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Happy Wine Wednesday! I am so happy to welcome Terence B. Johnson
back to the podcast this week for another installment of our
special series, The Pilot Project.  We're heading to the Bay
Area to discuss the pilot episode of the HBO's Looking.

We kick off the discussion with our respective Looking origin
stories.  I examine why this amazing series was not on my
radar when it debuted and concluded that it had everything to do
with the unfortunate decision to pair the show with Girls. 
Next, we talk about the decision by the writers to cut to the
chase and just drop us right into the action with Paddy and his
very awkward foray into cursing.  From there, we discuss our
initial character impressions from the pilot.  This allows
for a fun game in which I make predictions about the main
characters based on the pilot episode and Terence lets me know if
my predictions are right or way off base.

In a world of reboots, we share our thoughts on what our version
of Looking what look like in 2022.  Returning to the Lena
Dunham and Girls of it all, we discuss whether the constant
comparison of Looking to Girls by reviewers was fair.  We
also talking about the timing of Looking and how being set in
2014 informs the pilot's premise. I was surprised to find reviews
of the pilot episode that described it as milquetoast - Terence
and I talk about why this is wrong and why the understated
approach works so well for this pilot.

As always, we discuss standouts from the pilot and end on a
thirsty note.  It should come as no surprise that the both
of these segments focus heavily on Richie.  Raúl Castillo is
a revelation!

Thanks so much for listening! Friendly reminder - we drink, we
know things, and we use adult language.  


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