Over at MSN TV today: I've reviewed the pilot of HBO's new drama LOOKING, about three gay friends living in San Francisco, which debuted in the UK on Sky Atlantic last night...
Looking, invariably branded "the gay version of Girls" (HBO's other comedy-drama airing on Sky Atlantic), is based on an eight-minute short film from 2011 called Lorimer, also written by Michael Lannan and directed by Andrew Haigh. It's the story of three gay friends living in San Francisco: video game designer Patrick, artist's assistant Agustin, and wine waiter Dom. And that's essentially all there is to it – they negotiate and navigate their way through life in the gay-friendly city, looking for love and happiness. A simple premise that evokes the likes of Sex and the City - and that became a cultural phenomenon before falling into big-screen ignominy with the release of the awful second movie.
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