My World is My Stage

So one of the shows I got in to when I finally got HBO (I know, I know, but I never made enough money to pay for it. Thank God I can now #GeorgeJeffersonStrut) was their original series How to Make it in America. Set in NY, which generally would make me not like a show, the series chronicles the life of two mid-20somethings looking to stake their spot in America. Their medium: CRISP, a fashion label specializing in classy, urban wear. We see the ups-and-downs of starting a company, trying to find your own way, and making something that will outlast yourself ALL WHILE being in a world full of love, family, and America.

HBO announced that they would discontinue the series. This article talks about the level of outrage that exists amongst the shows fans. The series Facebook page is filled with comments from upset fans. I even tweeted my displeasure (please excuse the grammatcial mistakes as I was fairly intoxicated #TweetingUnderTheInfluence). I even signed the petition to bring the show back (do these things ever make an impact?!)

Like I said in my Tweet, I think this show really spoke to a generation of young persons out there. More specifically, and selfishly, it spoke to me and I’m sad to see it go. It was an accidental find and one I am so glad I did (It would definitely go in my collection of the events that make me the person I am today from my last post). It’s the second show of the most recent TV series that I watched that got canceled (“The Playboy Club” was the first #OnlyGodCanJudgeMe) and it will mark the third show in my TV repeitoire that won’t be on next year (“Desperate Housewives” rounding out the trio #OnlyGodCanJudgeMe). 

I don’t watch a lot of TV. I never really have time for it with all the shit I try to squeeze in to 24 hours but when I do I either like to mindlessly devour sports and sports talk, watch crappy, but interesting character-driven shows, well-written sit-coms, or have my understanding of self pushed. “How to Make it in America” did the latter on every episode in its brief run. Not sure how/what I’ll replace it/with.