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[HBO] Ballers

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  1. daywalker02

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    Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's new HBO series "Ballers" begins Sunday night. Johnson plays a former pro-football player who becomes a financial advisor for current athletes.
     
  2. Smokey

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    Playmakers on roids - love it.

    Just have to learn all the names.
     
  3. Jontro

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    Thought Hollywood would finally make a series about Jontro's life.
     
  4. Smokey

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    I was surprised to see real NFL logos and ESPN considering this show is going to highlight all that is wrong with pro football. I expect to see a Ray Rice storyline, concussions, etc. The show started off with a shot (no pun intended) at Steve McNair.
     
  5. Rocket River

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    Nothing special yet
    No real funny or drama

    Rocket River
     
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    anything with the rock is garbage.
     
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    Surprised to see Dwayne Johnson in an HBO series. Is he a credible actor now?
     
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    Lame pilot. The Rock seems out of his element in this role and everyone else just seems bad.
     
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    It was a meh first episode for me. Nothing to get really excited about. Was always a fan of The Rock tho was expecting more from him in this role to make me really like his character. Will keep watching for the fine ladies tho :cool:
     
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    The first episode was decent, the biggest surprise for me was the usage of actual NFL team names and logos. I was dreading an "Any Given Sunday" name and logo massacre.
     
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    I thought fit was decent. DVR fodder at worst, but I'll probably watch each episode before the next one airs.
     
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    I thought The Rock's acting was surprisingly good in this.
     
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    Lots of potential here. I liked all the characters except Rob Cordry as the Rock's boss/partner. Not funny enough to be worth the annoyance. Hopefully he gets chokeslammed to death.
     
  14. moestavern19

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    The Rock's acting looks better when compared to the plethora of crap that surrounds him. I just don't buy him as a sympathetic character. He needs to show more of a bad side. Is Rob Corrdry supposed to be funny? Did the other agent guy even have a pulse? You would think if a woman's husband just died tragically she might be a little more emotionally vulnerable.

    I mean wow, just blunder after blunder really. If I want to see t*** and horrible acting i'll stick to PornHub.
     
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    I disagree with this complaint. It was clear to me that their marriage was more one of payoff than love. I can see how in a relationship such as that the woman wouldn't be heartbroken - especially in the way he died.
     
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    And her big payoff didn't come which would clearly be upsetting. That girl's acting was as wooden as Pinocchio's dick.
     
  17. Rocket River

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    Needed more:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bgtXrL6cAAs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    Rocket River
     
  18. Rocket River

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    being a 30 minute show i expected more comedy
    They seem to be going for DRAMA and COMEDY and missing on both

    Rocket River
     
  19. moestavern19

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    I think they are failing by trying to splice drama and comedy. Entourage worked because it was pure male fantasy p*rn. Unlimited p***y, booze, drugs, fame, fortune, best buddies, agents and publicists who doubled as comedians, minimal consequences for actions, ugly women do not exist, etc.

    This is like "Look, NFL life is tough, you have to **** bottle service girls in the bathroom and punch douchebag frat boys then beg your GM for your job the next morning".
     
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    I watched 15 seconds of it and thought it was the worst thing I've ever seen.

    -Baba Booey
     

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