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Looking: The Complete First Season
This new HBO comedy series revolves around three thirty-something friends living in San Francisco, who explore the exciting, sometimes overwhelming, options available to a new generation of gay men. Looking offers up the unfiltered experiences of thr...
This is one of my favorite recent HBO series that really got me
HBO was brave to do this, but also brave to have sense to cancel it.
Much to my dismay, after two incredible seasons HBO has sadly pulled the plug on further production, with the exception of a promised "LOOKING" movie finale, to "tie up loose ends" yet to be scheduled.
Its greatness is owed to only two of the many talented people involved, without whom it would be merely good: Andrew Haigh, the creative genius behind it, and Jonathan Groff, its spectacularly versatile, gifted and delightful star
I loved Haigh's "Weekend," which is a wonderful and very relatable film that portrayed gay men I actually recognized and related to, but his work on "Looking" falls short.
An American never could have created such a program as Looking; very few from anywhere could have either, which is why I call Haigh a genius
Its greatness is owed to only two of the many talented people involved, without whom it would be merely good: Andrew Haigh, the creative genius behind it, and Jonathan Groff, its spectacularly versatile, gifted and delightful star
An American never could have created such a program as Looking; very few from anywhere could have either, which is why I call Haigh a genius
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The acting, directing and camera style as well as the writing was all done very well
what about gay adults?The shoots from locations of San Francisco are just beautiful, and the writing is superb, but I'm sad that the season only has 8 episodes because I want more
This series features terrific writing, acting and extremely high production values.
Based on the poor writing in most of the series, if creating such an epic douchebag was their objective they really lucked out with that actor
The writing is excellent and the performances are flawless and the backdrop of San Francisco serves as both a beautiful backdrop and character in itself.
It's OK - typically horrible acting, but then again, the rich and famous Actors of Hollywood are to insecure to bother themselves with 'real life' movies.
Realistic stories, great acting, subtle jokes which made me smile so much (especially episode 7)
Realistic stories, great acting, subtle jokes which made me smile so much (especially episode 7)
It has to be mentioned that I've seen better acting in a beginning acting class
This series is very well acted and very raw and true to life it might not be for everyone due to the raw nature of the
If this pathetic and totally unlikable character is just the result of the writers, they have quite a job pulling Augustine out of a pit of viewer hatred next season.
Great characters, story line, a real look at gay friends living in the Mecca of gaydom, San Francisco
Otherwise the characters are aimless, ugly, not terribly literate, and seemingly lacking in any worthwhile touchstones.
It is well worth watching and the characters are great and very hunky :-)
The characters are self-absorbed, aimless 30-somethings looking for sex.
A pretty accurate and 'positive' portrayal of the gay community, right
Terrible portrayal of 30-something gay men in San Francisco; full of clichés
The most honest portrayal of the modern gay man on television
The main character grated on my nerves because he felt so immature and awkward and had horrible decision making qualities, but I still enjoyed Looking for its amazing cinematography, its realistic portrayal of gay men, and its location
This topical show's biggest strength is it's honest portrayal of real gay men
I just couldn’t believe how the bad reviews for this show were so quick to dismiss the flaws as “bad television”.
Gay life has been deflated into the depths of assimilation and when these three characters are LOOKING for the thing they need, the bad reviews here call them boring.
I tried to read all the bad reviews for LOOKING here on Amazon.
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This new HBO comedy series revolves around three thirty-something friends living in San Francisco, who explore the exciting, sometimes overwhelming, options available to a new generation of gay men
Looking offers up the unfiltered experiences of three close friends living - and loving - in modern-day San Francisco
Friendship may bind them, but each is at a markedly different point in his journey: Patrick (Jonathan Groff - Spring Awakening) is the 29-year-old video game designer getting back into the dating world in the wake of his ex's engagement; aspiring artist Agustín (Frankie J
Alvarez - Smash), 31, is questioning the idea of monogamy amid a move to domesticate with his boyfriend; and the group's oldest member, longtime waiter Dom (Murray Bartlett), 39, is facing middle age with romantic and professional dreams still unfulfilled
The trio's stories intertwine and unspool dramatically as they search for happiness and intimacy in an age of unparalleled choices - and rights - for gay men
Also important to the Looking mix is the progressive, unpredictable, sexually open culture of the Bay Area, with real San Francisco locations serving as a backdrop for the group's lives
Rounding out the Looking world are Dom's roommate Doris (Lauren Weedman), Agustín's boyfriend Frank (O.T
Fagbenle), and Patrick's co-worker Owen (Andrew Law), as well as love interests Kevin (Russell Tovey), Lynn (Scott Bakula), and Richie (Raúl Castillo).
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