Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO Max) TV Show

Premiers in March, stacked cast, looks so fun, let's go (should have kept the "Showtime" name but I get why they changed it):

 

New trailer:

Premieres March 9

 

man i cannot wait

 

Most excited I’ve been for a McKay project in several years

 

https://www.indiewire.com/2022/02/winning-time-review-hbo-lakers-1234702577/

paragraph in this review makes it sound like McKay is a menace to society that needs to be stopped before he influences a new generation of filmmakers

 

This is getting kind of panned in reviews

 

absolutely loved the premiere

 

It was ok. Hate the grainy camera filter they use in this though. It doesn't make it look retro, it's just ugly.

 

i liked it. so much stuff has dumb obviously digital filters on it that look like they were produced by youtube influencers. even if it isn't for everyone, I expect them trying something

 

I liked this too

 

Really enjoyed it. Perfect subject for mckay’s style.

 

it sucks what happened with Will and Adam but this is one of the best John C Reilly performances which is really saying something, Jason Clarke and Gaby Hoffman are always great
also Adam only directed the pilot, next week Jonah Hill directed!

 

will would have been so much worse

 

Also would have been so cool to see Bo Burnham as Bird

 

I know this was all about the Lakers, but i wish they would have mentioned that Jerry Buss bought the NHL's LA Kings in that deal too. It was a $67.6 million deal for the Lakers, Kings, and The Forum.

Did they mention it and I just missed it?

 

Oooh. this looks good.

 

First episode was Dece, curious where it goes from here

 

Really don’t like the stylistic choices in the pilot

 

Every character breaking the 4th wall in the first 5 minutes was tedious. But once it ditched that it was pretty solid.

 

On a nitpicky note - I hate that this is called Winning Time because I already associate that with the Pacers/Knicks 30 for 30. Why didn't they just call it Showtime? Is it some legal thing with the Lakers or the streaming service?

 

showtime is hbo's biggest rival. the actor playing nixon literally thought the show was on showtime bc the working title of the show was just that.

 

I get it, but I still hate it.

 

Is it anymore though?

 

SHould have had showtime in there, somewhere.... but we get it.

 

casey bloys from hbo said it directly, so sure