In spite of that I have to admit that I do enjoy the show and watch it whenever I have the chance. It is a show of characters that are fairly one note, but really good at that one note. I guess you have to appreciate the show for what it is, a gigantic male fantasy. Who hasn’t had that dream of going out to Hollywood and taking along your best buds for company, banging hot chicks, driving awesome cars and getting really high? (Actually, my version of this dream usually involves us all moving into the White House, but same difference.) Sadly, the show is a bit of a modern “Archie Comic” in the respect that the creative mids behind the show appear hesitant to allow the characters to grow outside of their box and mess with the formula that has kept the show going for so long. What is most galling is how we are constantly taunted with personal growth, only to have that growth reversed or imploded in an often awkward fashion. The end of the most recent season is a perfect example. We saw Lloyd finally grow a spine, Ari possibly get a heart, Drama possibly start to get his second wind career wise and Eric get married. However, as proof that the writers don’t like to let their toys out of their boxes by the end of the finale, Drama had self destructed over Dean Cain, and Lloyd was back working for Ari. Developments that have to make you wonder if the writers were running around going “F*CK! Ari isn’t as fun without Lloyd to yell at. How do we get them back together?” Or “F*CK! Drama can’t be successful.” I wont lie. I half expect that by the time the next season rolls around they will have forgotten all about the fact that Eric married Sloan.

Sorry…I think I got off on a bit of a tangent. One final thought. Whomever sound tracks this show is brilliant. I know I made fun of the slow-mo music sequences, but really, they are one of the main reasons that I watch the show. Oh, and for Lloyd too. He’s awesome!

1) Ari will yell at Lloyd. Make an incredibly misogynistic comment to his wife. They have sex. Ari yells at Lloyd again.
2) Drama will get irrationally upset about something minuscule and do something stupid.
3) Eric will get into some sort of misunderstand with the girl that he is seeing (or married to…still trying to wrap my mind around that one) because he is to stupid/proud to just tell her the truth.
4) Vince will have sex with some girl that he happened to buy a bagel, or newspaper, or watch from earlier in the episode (oops..movie).
5) Turtle will smoke weed. Possibly while wearing a baseball cap.
6) Cue stylish slow motion sequence with an awesome yet instant recognizable song playing behind it.
7) Roll credits.

At least that is what works on the show. Did I miss anything?