Californication

[hank solo]

There's a Californication thread in the Video etc section, here.


Threads merged.

 

[Elias]

I watched this new show Californication, with David Duchovny playing the character Hank Moody. I was told that he is loosly based on bukowski, and there are certain similarities, but i feel as a bit fool asking this, since i thought I new, just at little bit about Bukowski, but did Bukowski have a writers block?

I'm new to Bukowski, so I've not read alot about him, I've seen a few movies about him, but mostly I just read his work, so I have not come across anything yet, where a writers block has been mentioned.

Please enlighten me...?

Elias
Denmark

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Welcome Elias.

 

[Bukfan]

Welcome aboard, Elias! - No, I don't think Bukowski ever suffered from writers block. If he suffered from writers block he couldn't have written all the books he did...

 

[pagethatwritesme]

there is word for word quotes for buk poems in the show.

 

[roni]

really? like which?

 

[Johannes]

Finally, three or four years late I watched a couple of episodes and it's completely obvious and dull crap.

Must have been dreamd up by some horny fifteen-year-old, like, let's see, if I walk out of the door five beautiful women bend down to give me a blowjob ... but why should they do this? Oh, because I'm a rockstar-like-writer!

It has nothing to do with Bukowski whatsoever, except what a horny fifteen year old would might get out of reading Women.

No groundbreaking news on this show here, just wanted to share my deep and meaningful insights.

 

[mjp]

Is it still on? Who knew.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

I tried to give that show a shot. IFC Canada runs 4 (I think?) episodes consecutively here on Friday nights, so I sat down and watched a few.

ugh.

the Hank Moody character is so unlikable and smug, but that's probably because Duchovney (sp?) isn't acting, but playing himself. maybe if he had a sense of humour I could forgive him a bit.

 

[d gray]

the Hank Moody character is so unlikable and smug, but that's probably because Duchovney (sp?) isn't acting, but playing himself.

exactly why i can't watch "curb your enthusiasm".

 

[Johannes]

The only "highlight", and I never thought I would ever say something like this, was Rob Lowe as demented insane oscar-winning hollywood actor.

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[hoochmonkey9]

Rob Lowe has made a good career move by not taking himself too seriously and being able to poke fun at himself. Parks and Recreation, for example.

 

[gbsupbowl]

Hank in Californication is a lot more like the character John Ritter plays in Skin Deep than Bukowski or Chinaski. Skin Deep is a great movie, by the way, about an alcoholic, woman crazed writer. Very funny.

 

[Huck Finn]

Hey what's that book she's reading... oh yeah... :D

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What book is this from buk

 

[mjp]

Well, it isn't exactly Bukowski...it's a John Martin book called Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way.

If you wonder why I call it a John Martin book, read this.

 

[PhillyDave]

a book with Buk's name on the cover....:confused: