Despite the fact the show is titled after Ray's (Thomas Jane) rather large appendage, there was no male frontal nudity, and a bit too much female nudity! That's not really a criticism, just an observation. I guess that if Thomas Jane isn't as hung as his character then there's not much they can do... Anyway, I need to get out of the gutter and say what I thought of the show (incidentally typing 'hung' into Google image search isn't the best idea...).
Nothing much happens in Hung really, other than Ray's daily struggle to get by, to rebuild his house and father his children. Then there's Tanya (Jane Adams), Ray's less-than-sucessful partner and pimp in their Happiness Consultants / male escort business. The show is very 2009 as it's set in Detroit, Michigan, a city I've read about a lot in Time recently as being one of the places hardest hit by the recession - a city where jobs are being lost, and people are moving out at an alarming rate. It's understandable that Ray would consider any means necessary to keep a roof over his head - although he lives in a tent at the bottom of his garden since his home burnt down. Hung is more drama than comedy, although there are plenty of wry chuckles to be had, mostly from Tanya's abilities as a pimp, and I've read criticism of the show that nothing much happens. But I think there's still a lot to enjoy about the show, mostly in the relationships between the characters and their quest to find happiness. The series is much more concerned with the emotions of its characters than it is in any easy 'client-of-the-week' episodic formula, which I guess is another reason this is an HBO show and not a primetime network series. I've enjoyed this unassuming little series and the things it has to say about modern day America and I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for it's return in the digital wastelands next year.
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