There are so many reasons that I love Saratoga Springs, but the number one reason is Saratoga Race Course. That's why I am eagerly anticipating the official HBO series premier of "Luck" Sunday night at 9pm. I say "official" premier because HBO did a low-profile showing back in December, but unfortunately I missed it. If anyone caught that, please give your thoughts on here.
I've never seen an HBO series that I didn't appreciate for being extremely so well done, even if it wasn't for me. I was a diehard fan of Entourage, and had an appreciation for Deadwood and The Sopranos. HBO's Inside The NFL was the best sports program I ever saw, and I used to enjoy watching that, at least a few decades ago when the Bills were relevant.
Anyway, I digress. Luck is an intense series about Horse Racing which vividly focuses on, to steal an old line from ABC's Wide World of Sports, the thrill of victory and (especially) the agony of defeat. It has an all-star cast (Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, Nick Nolte), especially for a TV series, and it just looks really, really good. I hope I'm not disappointed. An HBO series about horse racing and all sorts of related drama thrown in - what's not to love? Especially with no new Entourage episodes available. My only complaint so far is that it wasn't set in Saratoga. You can read a review about Luck here. Don't call me Sunday night, I'll be busy.
so how was the premier?
Posted by: Guy DeFedericis | January 31, 2012 at 10:43 AM
I hope to make a comment on that in a day or two.
Posted by: Dan | February 01, 2012 at 09:42 PM
Sure, just put me on the back burner.
Posted by: Guy DeFedericis | February 02, 2012 at 10:07 PM