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Originally Posted by InChiefsHell
I'm blissfully ignorant of this show. Is it like some alternate reality thing?
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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare
Entourage but football centric
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Picture mashing up Entourage and Jerry McGuire. [I mean, it's created/produced by Peter Berg/Mark Wahlberg/Evan Reilly, if that doesn't tell the whole story]
Rock is a former small potato NFLer with promise who injured out before any big glory. His brother killed himself in college at USC due to pressure of high recruits. Rock teams up with a numbers man [Corddry] to try to 'go rogue' in various entrepreneurial ventures around today's sports media landscape.
Player agent
Online media startup
'Xtreem' games talent and product platform
B-stories revolve around clients and former clients, rival agents and former colleagues, power players and nemeses, etc. Always about the next big deal and all the hoops they have to go through to land the contract or deal or company that's vital to expanding their brand.
Same cars, booze, chicks and locales as Entourage. Same 'heart-to-hearts' and dramatic maneuvers as Jerry McGuire. A little light humor about hedonistic shenanigans [cheating, STDs, pregnancy scares, ridiculous shopping/purchases, stupid investments like bitcoin and sports drinks, etc] sprinkled in for variety.
Oh, and the opening credits is one of the view I still sit through every episode. Gets ya hyped.