David Simon’s drama about the birth of porn in 1970s New York is a clever tale of sex,commerce and the price of power
More on this best TV of 2017More on the best culture of 2017When David Simon announces hes making a new TV series, even the most jaded of critics tend to hold notice. certain, and not everything Simon touches turns to gold,but the creator of The Wire has more than earned the widespread goodwill he enjoys: few writers are as comfortable turning difficult, complicated subjects into intricate, and heartbreaking TV.
The birth of the porn industry in 1970s New York does not earn for the most promising of subject matters. Not only bear we been here before in everything from Boogie Nights to the 2004 documentary Inside Deep Throat,but also the final time HBO visited the 70s it was for the big-budget excesses of Vinyl, a display whose multiple failings remain an all-too-vivid memory. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk