How to Make it...to school on time.

Okay, I just realized I have to catch a bus in half-an-hour (to get to school hence the title) so lets make this a quick one.

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First of all, hello and welcome.

Today, I am going to talk about How to Make it in America(HMA) and I will come back to talk about Lost later, maybe this weekend.

Now, if you are lacking HBO, i'm sure you can catch HMA online.

Illegally, if you must.

...You didn't hear that from me.

This show just premiered last Sunday and stars:

Bryan Greenberg(Ben), Victor Rasuk(Cam), Lake Bell(Rachel), Eddie Kaye Thomas(David),  Luis Guzman(Rene) and 

Shannyn Sossamon(Gingy).

Ben has recently withdrawn from the street life, and is trying to quit smoking. He has just broken up with his girlfriend Rachel, but cannot seem to get over her. In fact, when he runs into her at his friend Gingy's art expo he can't take his eyes off of her. Later that night he stumble to her apartment, where she is there with a man, and makes....an ass of himself. 

Cam is his best friend, a hustler just trying to make it. When his cousin Rene gets out of jail, Cam is pressed to pay him back the money he was loaned to get Ben started with a (failed) skateboard hustle. This is all unbeknownst to Ben who is just trying to pick up the pieces of his life working at a a clothing store(I think its Urban Outfitters). Here he meets an old school friend (I guess) named David. David used to be the smart mouth Jewish kid (he still is) but has recently gotten rich in business. Cam creates a hustle to get the money back, by selling leather jackets from an illegal carrier. Even after persuading Ben to help him the two still come up short. 

Pressed for time Ben turns to David from the clothing store. He tries to sell him a black and white photo from Gingy's expo but it doesn't go over. Still, it seems David has always had a soft spot for Ben, because he offers to help him pay back his loan--if they can help him get friendly with the bouncer of a local club. They take the money and payback Cam's cousin.

Then Ben does the unthinkable: Let us borrow 3,000.

Cam: WHAT?!

After just paying him back, Ben remembers the jean material from the illegal carrier and dreams up another hustle.

I guess he's back in the game.

For a half-hour comedy, it actually wasn't all that funny.

But the critic reviews of later episodes kind of make me hopeful.

Besides, it was only the first episode and the characters are still being developed.

Watch it if you can and judge for yourself!