![]() While in no way was I disappointed in his performance, I quickly found (after about six episodes) that this show just wasn't for me.įor a basic plot summary, "Californication" is the story of Hank Moody (Duchovny), a boozy, sex-a-holic writer who, come to think of it, hasn't actually written anything in quite some time. Having only known DD from that Fox Mulder role, and being generally a huge fan of The X-Files, I was curious to check out another body of work of his to see what he could bring to the comedic table. I started watching "Californication" because of how tremendously disappointing (at least to me) David Duchovny was in the recent X-files comeback miniseries. But it's more likely that it's a generalization of the kind of people that exist in Hollywood all too often. Gives you Harvey Weinstein vibes honestly. Maybe not about himself, but someone else. As if he wrote what he knew about that exists in that life. That to me is an ode to the show creator. About something Hank did that could destroy his life. I wouldn't know who, but, even in the show, there's a line between Hank and his agent Charlie Runkle where Charlie says "do I even have to ask? Because I know you write what you know". Also, it's worth mentioning, I feel like Hank Moody is based on a real person. That's just my opinion because I wish they didn't end the show. The end is TERRIBLE but don't let that stop you from watching. A lot of sex, drugs, rock and roll, self loathing, hilarity, shenanigans, and mishaps shape this series into what I consider one of the best tv shows of all time. It really sets up the shows following seasons and what to expect. His intentions, but also, his demons and what keeps him where he is rather than giving him an out. The first season really gives you a good picture of what Hank is about. Get back to New York where he began his career and get out of the Hell that is Los Angeles. Battling his emotions and his addictions, trying to save his relationship with his ex wife and his daughter. On the other hand, he's a loving father, a lover in general. He's self loathing, self deprecating, a drunk, at times misogynistic, and a party animal that never seemed to grow up, or grow past the failures, or successes for that matter, or the issues he faced in his life. Trying to get back his writing career and to get his family back together that broke up along his journey as a writer in Los Angeles. I wish it was still on! The plot revolves around well known novelist Hank Moody, suffering from writers block. ![]() I began watching it the same year the show ended. He doesn't actually LIKE the behaviors and wants to marry the woman who left him and spend more time with his daughter.Waited too long to start watching this show. Hank is a family man who engages in behaviors because he has no brakes to stop him i.e. But the story line is not as prurient as all of that suggests. There is constant language, smoking, sex, frank discussions about sex, drug use viewed as acceptable, nudity, and references to all forms of adult themes. For those concerned about content for kids: DO NOT WATCH THIS SERIES. He's the lovable bad boy with a heart of gold. It also gets very far away from the Jerry Seinfeld, man-child type characters that are romantically inept. I loved the characters and although it is not realistic, it is an interesting venue for the observations made about what destructive behaviors women are willing to put up with. The series calls for a bit of a stretch, asking the audience to believe that his power to attract women never once led to an indiscretion while he was living with his non-wife. Duchovney's girl-getting eyes have the same effect on every female opportunity that comes his way in the story as they do on his millions of female fans. The whole series is about his desire to win her back, his writers' block at the loss of his muse, and his role as a father all in the context of his emotional instability. Hank Moody (Duchovney) is a Los Angeles-based writer whose long-time girlfriend, with whom he has a child but never bothered to marry, has left him. There is definitely a high volume of disreputable behavior, and the show is not for kids, but there is a good story here. That's SO not what Californication is about, and frankly, it's a stupid title. Maybe I missed something, but the promos of this series made it look like one long ad for a freewheeling guy living a hedonistic Hollywood lifestyle.
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