I've been looking forward to checking out HBO's dramatic take on life outside of professional football in the form of The Rock's new show, Ballers, which premiered last night, and I'm glad to say I wasn't disappointed.
I was a fan of ESPN's Playmakers, which came on a decade ago and was cancelled after one season due to pressure from the NFL because the show was telling too many truths about professional football on and off the field. Recently, I managed to relate a scene from the series finale of the show to a lesson in game in my last edition of Real Talk Sessions: http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-48213.html
HBO's drama seems to be a different take in that it's focusing more on the business and life off the field than the game prior to and on Sundays -- the main character in the show is a financial advisor, whereas in ESPN's show there were multiple lead characters whose lives were followed on and off the field.
All in all, I thought the season premiere of Ballers was dope, it takes place in Miami -- real Miami, not L.A. acting as Miami which happens frequently in television shows -- which for me is an added bonus.
The show definitely has some potential; hopefully it continues to develop it's story and is unafraid to push the envelope to capture the real shit that happens in a world that most people can only fantasize about.
Here's a great scene from the premiere that plays out what is a rather typical experience at a big club on South Beach, a place where regular guys are more often than not invisible and won't have access to the hottest girls/sluts/freaks who are often in VIP areas or trying to get into those areas as they are on the prowl for athletes and other celebrity/perceived celebrity types; I've seen and lived this scene myself throughout the years.
Enjoy.
I was a fan of ESPN's Playmakers, which came on a decade ago and was cancelled after one season due to pressure from the NFL because the show was telling too many truths about professional football on and off the field. Recently, I managed to relate a scene from the series finale of the show to a lesson in game in my last edition of Real Talk Sessions: http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-48213.html
HBO's drama seems to be a different take in that it's focusing more on the business and life off the field than the game prior to and on Sundays -- the main character in the show is a financial advisor, whereas in ESPN's show there were multiple lead characters whose lives were followed on and off the field.
All in all, I thought the season premiere of Ballers was dope, it takes place in Miami -- real Miami, not L.A. acting as Miami which happens frequently in television shows -- which for me is an added bonus.
The show definitely has some potential; hopefully it continues to develop it's story and is unafraid to push the envelope to capture the real shit that happens in a world that most people can only fantasize about.
Here's a great scene from the premiere that plays out what is a rather typical experience at a big club on South Beach, a place where regular guys are more often than not invisible and won't have access to the hottest girls/sluts/freaks who are often in VIP areas or trying to get into those areas as they are on the prowl for athletes and other celebrity/perceived celebrity types; I've seen and lived this scene myself throughout the years.
Enjoy.
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