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Posted Aug 5th 2008 8:38AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S01E08) Like so many of the episodes this season, this one felt too short. The show is good but when it feels too short, it often feels underdeveloped too. Despite the lack of development in places, Belle did get some closure. And I think it's pretty obvious that closure in a season finale is important. I, for one, was glad to see her satisfied with her situation at the end.
Tonight Belle tried her hand at being a courtesan. Wow, semantics makes all the difference, huh? There's your street-walking hookers, your pimped out prostitutes, high class escorts, and your professional courtesans. As she explained how courtesans were different than even highly paid call girls like herself, I thought of one of her very first asides on
Secret Diary of a Call Girl. In the season premiere Belle told us that it didn't matter which way you slice it or what you call it, she gets paid to have sex.
Continue reading Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 1-08 (season finale)
Posted Jul 29th 2008 8:42PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S01E07) So that was a pointless episode. And to think, I was just complimenting the show on how they are using their twenty-two minutes wisely and balancing character development with intriguing bits about call girl life. I'm actually glad that next week is the season finale. If next Monday wasn't the last episode and we had say, three or four more to go, I would be abandoning
Secret Diary of a Call Girl. My feeling is that some of you readers have already done so.
For those of you who enjoyed last night's episode, sorry, but my review doesn't get any better after the jump...
Continue reading Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 1-07
Posted Jul 21st 2008 11:32PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S01E06) Let's start with the very end of tonight's
Secret Diary of a Call Girl. The previews from next week look insane! I shall even resort to using tweeny-internet speak here as I declare "ZOMG!" about next Monday's episode. Ben and Hannah are taking their already unusual relationship to a whole other level of weird.
But that is a whole week away, I know. I'll quit now and save my commentary for next time. Tonight's episode of
SDCG was another good one, much like
last week's. Once again the show mixed stories about Hannah's personal life and relationships with her exploits as a London prostitute. As I mentioned last week, when the show gives equal attention to both these aspects of Hannah's / Belle's character, it is truly entertaining.
However,
SDCG took a long time getting to this point. I fear that some people may have given up on the show after
episodes 1-02 and
1-03 failed to deliver. What do you think?
Continue reading Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 1-06
Posted Jul 14th 2008 11:35PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
"Ashok? Every-second-Wednesday-since-I-started-Ashok?" --Belle/Hannah to her agent Stephanie
Belle had to share her first and most loyal client, Ashok, with another woman this week. While she was a bit surprised that her luscious self wasn't enough to satisfy her favorite regular, she ended up having fun during with the ménage à trois. Can this call girl truly learn to share?
My review of
Secret Diary of a Call Girl is after the jump.
Continue reading Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 1-05
Posted Jul 7th 2008 11:03PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S01E04) This episode of
Secret Diary of a Call Girl had everything I've been wanting in this show: Intriguing tidbits about the adventures of a London prostitute, well-delivered quips and situations ripe with comedy, and insight into why we should like / care about the other side of Belle ... Hannah.
All elements came together so seamlessly that I'm already wanting to see what happens next Monday night. (Yes, I have the screeners, but I try to watch only one a week so I keep those viewers seeing the show for the first time. I actually haven't seen Episode 1-05 yet.)
My review of tonight's
Secret Diary of a Call Girl is after the jump.
Continue reading Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 1-04
Posted Jun 13th 2008 11:03AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Early Looks, Reality-Free
Showtime has a new original comedy series premiering next week called
Secret Diary of a Call Girl. I watched five of the eight half-hour episodes slated for season one (Showtime has ordered eight more for next year). In fact, I watched four episodes in one sitting. That should give you an idea of how much I enjoyed the show. It's easy to watch, well-acted, and the subject matter is well...interesting to say the least.
Take an early look at
Secret Diary of a Call Girl after the jump.
Continue reading Secret Diary of a Call Girl -- An early look
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