I watch this show every now and then, since the premise was an interesting one: the midlife-crisis of a modern bad boy in LA, the city where getting older isn't an option. The potentially good material is wasted in such a distasteful manner it's sickening. Untopped is the hypocritical morality the show tries to sell to the audience.
The show is a portrayal of two 50(!)-year old friends (Duchovny is getting 50 this year, Handler next year) on a never-ending spring-break. They f*** everything that moves: age, status or color aren't issues here. The two "boys" do not see further than the tip of their genitals. Since both of them do have women they seemingly care a lot of, their lifestyle gets them in constant trouble getting their loved ones back.
Don't get me wrong, I do not mind the bare T&A or the explicit language of the show. I have a problem with the fact both Moody's and Runkle's behavior is glorified and encouraged. The viewer doesn't want for Hank to stop going, he wants to follow Hank, see more flesh, younger, more rotten with bigger breasts than the season before. The supposedly "good" in Hank's life, his annoying wife and even more annoying daughter, are portrayed so repulsive that it seems as if Hank's behavior was reasonable and caused by circumstance. The poor guy isn't responsible for being an a-hole, society made him.
The climax of tastelessness was reached this (4th) season. Hank, who's life just fell apart (once again) over the fact he scr*wed a 16-year old (Madeline Zima, 22 years old in real life at the time) recovers his juices with Sasha, a new girl (played by 19(!!!)-year old Addison Timlin) thats looks even more jail-bait, without a trace of remorse. In my perception, there is something seriously wrong with a show where it's is perfectly normal for 50-year old's to shag 19-year old's that look like 17, while it's a big scandal to shag 16-year old's that look like 20.
Californication is a flesh light for old men, glittery and sexy on the surface but it's core is hollow, made of rubber and seriously disturbing
The show is a portrayal of two 50(!)-year old friends (Duchovny is getting 50 this year, Handler next year) on a never-ending spring-break. They f*** everything that moves: age, status or color aren't issues here. The two "boys" do not see further than the tip of their genitals. Since both of them do have women they seemingly care a lot of, their lifestyle gets them in constant trouble getting their loved ones back.
Don't get me wrong, I do not mind the bare T&A or the explicit language of the show. I have a problem with the fact both Moody's and Runkle's behavior is glorified and encouraged. The viewer doesn't want for Hank to stop going, he wants to follow Hank, see more flesh, younger, more rotten with bigger breasts than the season before. The supposedly "good" in Hank's life, his annoying wife and even more annoying daughter, are portrayed so repulsive that it seems as if Hank's behavior was reasonable and caused by circumstance. The poor guy isn't responsible for being an a-hole, society made him.
The climax of tastelessness was reached this (4th) season. Hank, who's life just fell apart (once again) over the fact he scr*wed a 16-year old (Madeline Zima, 22 years old in real life at the time) recovers his juices with Sasha, a new girl (played by 19(!!!)-year old Addison Timlin) thats looks even more jail-bait, without a trace of remorse. In my perception, there is something seriously wrong with a show where it's is perfectly normal for 50-year old's to shag 19-year old's that look like 17, while it's a big scandal to shag 16-year old's that look like 20.
Californication is a flesh light for old men, glittery and sexy on the surface but it's core is hollow, made of rubber and seriously disturbing