The first episode of this showtime series is better than all nine episodes of John From Cincinnati.

Combined.


Lots of potential, LOTS of naked chicks.

meh. I watched it online last week via Netflix. Yes it has lots of boobs. Good boobs at that. But, I didn't think it really set itself up to be great/very good or anything.

just didn't seem interesting and I felt it was somewhat predictable.

I already find him an interesting character...some interesting side characters with the ex, the daughter, the agent...I think it has potential to be interesting.

The 4 guys I watched it with and myself all thought it was GREAT.



Hank might be over Ari as my hero right now.

Nothing like the cachet of titling your new series after a whiny song by pop/funk icons Red Hot Chili Peppers. That oughta bring some street cred to this. Shit like like raises the expectation bar a little higher, at least in my eyes.

sadly, this is what got my attention and 90% of why I season passed it, which I'd assume was their intention. Now lets hope its not total garbage.

How much you wanna bet they cut down the amount of nudity over time.

shut your mouth, just shut it.

I just finished downloading this show, back with thoughts in a bit.

First scene, with the nun... yea I'm in, this series rules.

I thought it was funny and I loved all the boobs.

Next weeks ep looks great because the chick the ex tries to set him up with I just love. She's been in a hundred sitcoms over the years and I adore her, and it looks like she gets naked and he's doing her from behind.

If she does in fact get naked and its not a body double, I will watch this show out of respect until it gets cancelled.


Paula Marshall, and in researching her, she's done another nude scene. Be back in 3 minutes.



I like this one as well.

you should find a new apartment. 2 minute round trip to the bathroom? sheesh.

yes I am. I am an idiot.

despite my previous post I will be watching for the boobs. I know you were wondering.

Very promising indeed! I loved it. That's how you start a series, tons of gratuitous nudity and a fokked up millionaire with writer's block

And lines like: "She doesn't have any hair on her vagina, do you think she's ok?" can't hurt...

One can only hope his ex-girlfriend will never get back with him.

This show is about to start screening in Australia, it sounds like you guys think it's worth a viewing.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...3/DDAVRHD69.DTL


The blog of the TV reviewer from the SF Chronicle.

Another great one, IMO.

I heart Paula Marshall.

I gotta tell you, the T&A is just an added bonus, this show is really funny.

Weird, just the other day I said, "the T&A is just an added bonus, Mex is really funny!!"

I will fuck you stupid Timothy. Well, stupider

Did that Marshall chick get nakes? If so, are we talkin boobage, buttocks, or the whole schmere? Guess it's another show I'll have to torrent.

I like it so much, and Weeds, that I may pay for Showtime after my free trial runs out with Directv

Yes, she gets completely naked.

I love this show...I really do.

It's another one of those shows that I wish were an hour instead of half hour. Gimme more!

Ricker speaks the troof.

This show is mucho bueno.

Hank Moody is the new Ari Gold.

Amen!





Side note: Where've YOU been?

I don't see Hank and Ari as similar at all. They can both be assholes, other than that they are nothing alike.

I didn't say they were similar. I know my point is that he's my new hero.




I think IQ might agree with me along the lines of that.

New episodes are Mondays right? I did a quick check for the 3rd episode on a torrent site and didn't see it anywhere.

Yes.

Mr. Fryer is correct. While they're similar in some ways, the point is that Hank Moody has leapfrogged over Ari as the new man about town to look up to and admire.

Don't get me wrong, Ari is still cool as hell - but Hank brings that certain self-deprecation Ari lacks.





I'm around. Just not much.

Watched both episodes via Showtime on demand this morning, and I officially have a new favorite show. Absolutely love it, everything about it, can't wait to get home tomorrow morning to watch the next ep.

Hah! What a great, great episode.

Spoilers below, so please read no further if you haven't seen it yet.

How awesome is it to have a show that opens with the lead getting punched in the balls?

Then, minutes later, he's boning the chick he literally annihilated in the last episode.

I'm truly, madly, deeply in love with Hank Moody and Californication.

Another great episode, but like Mex said, it didn't take long for the boob count to plummet...I only saw two pairs and one pair was a flashback to the 16yo, the other was the secretary (who incidentally used to be Macauley Culkin's wife and did quite a bit of full frontal in Bully as Brad Renfro's girlfriend) very very briefly on the computer screen.

Still, I totally love this show.

I enjoy the boobage and look forward to it, but I'm not sure I need it. Whoa, did I just say that?

I tried to watch the ep before work this morning and I missed the last 5 minutes, but after a rewatch, I'd say that they used a stunt ass for the girl that bent over. They don't show the butt and face in the same shot. I'd bet. Even on the "website" she had, there was no nudity. She's yet to be nude.

Erroneous, there was a titty shot in one of the website pics.

Also, you can see every inch of that girl (Rachel Miner) just by watching Bully for ten minutes, so I'm kinda thinking she's not the type to play the body double card.

fu

You love me when I'm right.

"sweet baby jesus, Hank's goin to hell."


watched the first one finally. i'll have to look elsewhere for the others because of busted links.

That's it!

I knew I saw her in something else.

Alright, you've convinced me to pick up the first 3 episodes.

(I like to think of myself as a programming director for my own special network, so I use expressions like "pick up" and "cancel," and try to abuse my power to make the girls in these shows sleep with me to stay on the air. I'm doing a really poor job, though, and I think I'm going to get fired if I screw up again, like I did when I picked up the whole JfC season at once.)

Man, Madeline Zima is adorable. I'm hooked.

A Google search reveals that she's the little girl from the Nanny. That's a little bit hot.

Oooh, nice discovery.

That makes her even hotter.

Tough Hank is a big softy.

God, this was perfect timing to replace Entourage. I love this show so much...

Yeah, I'm okay with a lower total boob count as long as there is one topless POV shot of her slugging me in the eye per episode.

I was having a hell of a time trying to figure out why I recognized that girl, until I finally realized that she looks almost exactly like the girl from Opportunity Knocks, that Dana Carvey con artist movie. Obviously not the same chick, but very similar features and it was bugging me trying to figure it out.

Wasn't the 4th episode completely boobless...

SHOWTIME RENEWS ITS NEW HIT COMEDY SERIES CALIFORNICATION

12 New Half-Hour Episodes Of The Critically Acclaimed Comedy Starring David Duchovny Slated To Return Summer 2008

On the heels of the unprecedented audience and critical acclaim of its new original comedy series CALIFORNICATION, starring David Duchovny, SHOWTIME has renewed the series for a second season. The first season of CALIFORNICATION premiered on August 13th and has seen its audience steadily grow, becoming one of the highest-rated series on SHOWTIME. CALIFORNICATION is currently averaging the strongest tune-in level SHOWTIME has ever seen for a freshman series and is posting nearly two million viewers per week, which is the best season one average weekly performance the network has seen since 2004. Additionally, the series has proven its broad appeal attracting equal levels of men and women and holding onto 90% of the WEEDS lead-in.

The first season will air through October on Mondays at 10:30 PM ET/PT. The premiere of season two of CALIFORNICATION is tentatively slated for Summer 2008.

"CALIFORNICATION is a home run for us. We haven't launced a first-year show this strongly out of the gate before, and it caps an extraordinary 12 months that's included the launch of 'Dexter,' 'The Tudors,' 'Brotherhood,' and 'This American Life,'" said Robert Greenblatt, President of Showtime Entertainment. "It's just another great notch in our proverbial bedpost (he says jokingly)."

CALIFORNICATION stars and is executive produced by Golden Globe-winning actor David Duchovny ("The X-Files"). Co-starring alongside Duchovny are Natascha McElhone (The Truman Show, Laurel Canyon), Madeleine Martin ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Hope & Faith"), Madeline Zima ("The Nanny," A Cinderella Story), and Evan Handler ("Sex and the City").

CALIFORNICATION centers on novelist Hank Moody (Duchovny) who struggles to raise his 13-year-old daughter (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend Karen (McElhone). His obsession with truth-telling and self-destructive behavior -- drinks, drugs and relationships -- are both destroying and enriching his career.

Duchovny is best known to millions of fans for his role as Agent Fox Mulder on the long-running cult classic television series, "The X-Files," a role for which he earned a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy. He also received Emmy nominations for guest appearances on "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Sex and the City." He is a three-time Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee. On the big screen, Duchovny's film credits include last year's Trust the Man and Evolution, both opposite Julianne Moore; and Return to Me, co-starring Minnie Driver. Upcoming film projects include Jake Kasdan's The TV Set, and Things We Lost in the Fire opposite Halle Berry and Benicio del Toro.

CALIFORNICATION is created and executive produced by Tom Kapinos ("Dawson's Creek"). Duchovny and Scott Winant (Showtime's "Huff"), serve as executive producers, with Melanie Greene serving as co-executive producer.