HBO's 'Ballers'

• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Anyone heard/excited about this new show coming to HBO? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballers
  
  Sounds like it could be similar to ESPN's highly infamous 'Playmakers'. Here's to hoping it could/will be like that...
• Classyposter58

  

  I was thinking it looked a little bit like Entourage with an outside viewpoint. Definitely caters to that audience they lost when Entourage went off air
  
  
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• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Anyone catch the series premiere last night?
  
  I just started my "3 free months of HBO", so the g/f and I are catching up on Season 5 of Game of Thrones. Afterwards, we'll probably give 'Ballers' a try. Hoping it will stir some interest from her into the world of sports.
• Mulva

  

  I heard it sucks, but did not watch.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Eh it was ok. Almost like the black version of Entourage.
• se-alum

  

  Mulva;1736598 wrote:I heard it sucks, but did not watch.

  I wouldn't say it sucked, but it will need to get better.
  
  
  Shows often start out slow while they're introducing characters, so I'll stick with it through this 1st season.
• GOONx19

  

  I thought it was better than your typical episode of entourage. Sports is more interesting to me than Hollywood. It's too soon to judge the series, though.
• friendfromlowry

  So far it's the opposite of Entourage because they're all broke. Kind of surprising actually.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  se-alum;1736648 wrote:I wouldn't say it sucked, but it will need to get better.
  
  
  Shows often start out slow while they're introducing characters, so I'll stick with it through this 1st season.

  Completely agree. I tried doing this, however, with Ray Donovan. I wanted so bad to love that show... the premise was awesome; but the show just sucked / was too slow the entire 1st season and I had to give up on it. I hear it's gotten better tho.
• bases_loaded

  

  Playmakers(ESPN) + Entourage = Ballers. Pilot was ok,will give it one or two more episodes. I think the foundation of the main characters is interesting.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  bases_loaded;1736866 wrote:Playmakers(ESPN) + Entourage = Ballers. Pilot was ok,will give it one or two more episodes. I think the foundation of the main characters is interesting.

  I was hoping Ballers would be a lot like Playmakers. If it's anything even close, then it's worth giving it a shot.
• bases_loaded

  

  For now my equation needs an addendum. (P+E)/3 = B
• Laley23

  

  Ray Donovan has been amazing since episode one. You suck SB!! Lol
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Laley23;1737157 wrote:Ray Donovan has been amazing since episode one. You suck SB!! Lol

  Agree to disagree, I guess. I thought Season 1 was terrible slow and underwhelming - given all of the hype/marketing leading into the series.