This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
The premise of the show is simple. Danny Carter is soon turning 30 and for almost 10 years, he has been this hugely popular go-go boy. Now, with age catching up on him, must discover a way to find his 'purpose' and survive within a different lifestyle as he moves on from go-going. Every episode brings in different territory. For example, new 19-20 year olds are a threat to the "ageing" go-go boys. And within the gay community itself , people are not warm, instead they are extremely mean to each other trying to bring each other down. Danny's mother i a big supporter of him in every possible way. Danny thinks of day time go-go boy in a restaurant, even considers porn and decides to somehow get his job back at the club. Many other constant supporting artists that act as his friends, foes, lover, colleagues add to the fun of this delightfully entertaining slice of West Hollywood gay life.
Every single episode of this carefully edited show is just right. The right humor, no where it goes over the top and the best part is that the episodes are really short. There were really funny dialogues, like when Danny constantly gets surprised knowing that every single person has gone to college, or when he is trying to date a guy. Some of the best scenes were when he tries to get into porn. I was bawling. I personally have not been much of a club person but we all know that at some really popular clubs, especially in LA, you can see larger than life, extremely hot characters like drag queens, go-go boys etc. This series is a satire / comic attempt to see what happens when you get "aged out" of your career, when gay guys can no longer use their youth and sexuality as currency. Jimmy Fowlie as Danny is absolutely brilliant. He plays the character of the hot, dumb, slightly irresponsible ageing go-go boy perfectly to the T.
There is nothing game changing here but comedy and making people laugh is not an easy job. And this series does real good. It will make you smile, make you laugh and overall leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling. (7/10)
Comments
Remind me again, where do you live?