Alongside 'Trailer Park Boys' and 'It's always sunny...', 'Flaked' has one of the most attractive intro title sequences of any tv series I think I've seen. The paintings in the back-drop, the music - divine.
Intrigued to see WA acting a character (Chip) that is an ex-alcoholic who has previous for killing someone in an RTA. He now runs a furniture store in Venice beach and hosts an AA group.
The dialog is well paced and written, but having a handsome, fit, alpha didn't quite fit the bill for the character until you realize Chip is married (but separated from) to a movie star. Chip spends a lot of time through S1 being obvious girl bait. I guess there's a challenge to my preconception of what an ex-alcoholic who as killed a man should look like. More lines and aged I would say. Also, there's something creepy about 50-something 'boy-men' chasing after twenty-something women (maybe I'm jealous).
Attractiveness of the entire storyline lies in the louche lifestyle Chip leads to someone who has spent their career working in a 'fairly' straight laced environment.
Having finished this, the cinematography, gorgeous location (Venice) were great. The script was good. Felt it could have had more legs, beyond S2 had the storyline been able to wrest free of 'Chips' life and move into other characters in greater depth.
Intrigued to see WA acting a character (Chip) that is an ex-alcoholic who has previous for killing someone in an RTA. He now runs a furniture store in Venice beach and hosts an AA group.
The dialog is well paced and written, but having a handsome, fit, alpha didn't quite fit the bill for the character until you realize Chip is married (but separated from) to a movie star. Chip spends a lot of time through S1 being obvious girl bait. I guess there's a challenge to my preconception of what an ex-alcoholic who as killed a man should look like. More lines and aged I would say. Also, there's something creepy about 50-something 'boy-men' chasing after twenty-something women (maybe I'm jealous).
Attractiveness of the entire storyline lies in the louche lifestyle Chip leads to someone who has spent their career working in a 'fairly' straight laced environment.
Having finished this, the cinematography, gorgeous location (Venice) were great. The script was good. Felt it could have had more legs, beyond S2 had the storyline been able to wrest free of 'Chips' life and move into other characters in greater depth.