How To Make It In America

I just had the privilege of watching the first episode of "How To Make It In America", since I'm off from work this week due to February break. The new series on HBO which is produced by Mark Wahlberg and his team of miscreants who also created Entourage, follows two "twenty-something" guys trying to make it in The Only City That Matters (TOCTM aka NYC).

Something about the blog they've been using to promote the show caught my eye a few weeks back, so since the first ep was free (!) on iTunes I thought I'd take advantage of that and watch. What a delight.

If you happen to be a twenty-something, like I am, trying to make it basically anywhere this show is for you. I can't help but be drawn in by the city setting though. The show and it's characters remind me so much of why it is I made my goal to move to the city in the first place.

Check out the episode. It's as much full of laughs as it is full of empathy for the main character (played by Bryan Greenberg) who oozes heartbreak with his facial expressions. If you're in a similar situation to mine; aka moved home to save some money cause you got a job offer that you kind of like and it's smarter than immediately moving to where you really want to be then this show is for you.

(Photograph above from HBO Canada.)