The Playboy Club

2011
6.2| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

It's the early '60s, and the legendary Playboy Club in Chicago is the door to all your fantasies... and the key is the most sought-after status symbol of its time.

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20th Century Fox Television

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VividSimon Simply Perfect
Acensbart Excellent but underrated film
Cleveronix A different way of telling a story
Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
jmb286-177-784931 This show definitely started off to a rocky start, but the more we see of all of the supporting cast, and all the other girl's stories, the better it gets. All of the women thus far are charming, and the new inclusion of Cassidy Freeman is fantastic (she was one of he best actors on Smallville). I'm also very intrigued to find out where the "in the closet support group" is going. I'm finding that pretty fascinating, and it's being handled very well. Both The Playboy Club, and Pan-Am seem to be geared more towards women, and there empowerment, but i'd argue that the playboy club is a little more "fun" to enjoy. I truly hope the show stays adrift, and encourage you to watch!
malcolmcmcclintock Now I'm a huge fan of the 50's 60's era and I'm not here to compare this show to Mad Men (even if i love it). This show fails to give the illusion of the 60's, which at first glance of the previews was one of the biggest pulls the show had. On top of that, the acting and plot line are dull and slightly predictable, clichés around every corner, and, a huge pet peeve of mine is the background music. Lack of class, lack of seduction, and unrealistic. I haven't quite managed to fall in love with any characters yet, but that doesn't mean i wont. I will continue to watch this show for the first season, hoping and hoping that they can think this whole thing through.
mitchwatt2 When I started watching The Playboy Club I wasn't very hopeful... I was expecting a dodgy half baked drama with girls running around topless... I found the pilot plot Interesting, maybe a tad cliché, but it is a pilot after all! You can't expect miracles. Admittedly the dialogue was a little rough and amateurish but it feels like it's heading in some interesting directions and will get better over time. Strangely the secondary story line between Alice and her husband seems far more interesting to me. As for the comparisons to Mad Men I don't think they are in any way fair. It's like comparing apples and oranges. Personally, I think it's much more interesting than half of the television shows some channels are pumping out. Definitely worth watching for the first few episodes to see where it goes.
mattias_89 I'm so disappointed in this episode. This was one of the series I had been looking forward to the most for this falls line-up. I liked the premise of the show and after watching the first episode I still like where the story is heading, but everything else was pretty bad.My major difficulties with this episode was that the cast was awful. If the acting wasn't bad it was the wrong actor for the wrong part. Mainly the mob boss and the manager of the playboy club were characters that didn't fit with the actors. My other concern was the dialog. Wow, the dialog is really terrible, everything sounded unreal and corny. I can't say I've experienced that feeling watching a prime time TV-series before, the dialog is often better in some shows and less good in others, but this was just bad. I was wondering if I was watching a high school drama or something.The pros, like I said before, I liked the story, and the two lead characters aren't that bad actually, even if the lead character, Nick Dalton, is a replica of Don Draper that it's scary, but that is it for the pros really.I really want to continue watching this show because the plot is pretty intriguing, but I don't think I should. The show just feels like something mainly made for NBC because it wanted it's own Mad Men replica. I hate quitting on a show too early so I'm going to catch next week's episode, but I don't think I'm going to like it.