I finally got around to watching a few episodes of it last night and I have to say, I don't want any of these characters to make it in America. In fact, 15 minutes into the first episode, we were actively rooting for all of these boring douches to fail and hoping to see their lame dreams go down in flames. Also, Bryan Greenberg has that particular look that I can't stand - like if Shia LaBeouf and Sam Worthington had (the most inoffensively boring-looking) child on Earth. It's amazing to me how these actors with entirely characterless/expressionless faces do so well in Hollywood. Except, Greenberg occasionally graces the audience with a constipated look when he's disappointed.
What else? I don't buy the relationships or the chemistry between characters, their lives look empty and lame, and the show is sort of appalling in its brazen token-y casting. Did the casting director work at Benetton before this stint because it's like 'if we don't have a black person, a brown person and an Asian woman in every shot, ummm...there would be no show.'
Also, the stylized photo snaps of supposedly "cool" looking youths before Bryan Greenberg walks into any lame party/gallery exhibit/cocktails mixer/insert any other "we're supposed to believe that this is what cool people in NY do" event (which is just going to end with him and his token Dominican friend going home with drunk women/date raping them/feeling empty about their lives and/or relationships afterwards) are super annoying. Seriously, Vice already has their own TV network. And it's actually good.
So of course the designer guest appearance is going to be John Varvatos, the douchey-est designer on the planet. In case you are not familiar with his work, see below:
Yeah, he's that guy. What self-respecting designer actually likes John Varvatos? He makes people look like assholes. And he is an asshole himself for driving up the price of Converse sneakers.
Anyway, How to Make it in America. I saw four consecutive episodes of it last night. And will probably complete the season. But I will feel like I am being eye-raped the entire time.
aside from the facial expressions, how do those people look like assholes?
ReplyDeletevarvatos is extremely well respected, and you could have done a better job of showcasing his work than highlighting a watered-down diffusion line from three years ago.