John Perrotta was a racetrack lifer when he got the call from David Milch in 2008 to come to California to join the writing staff for Luck. He’d represented jockeys and managed the stables owned by billionaire breeders for decades, so he was the perfect person to bring authenticity to the gritty drama that starred Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. His Luck cohort Bill Barich recently wrote in an essay for Narrative Magazine that Milch liked to say that Perrotta “knows where the bodies are buried,” but that’s just a Milch-ian way of saying that his pal knows everything...
- 2/24/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Few people have written as well about the track as Bill Barich, whose first book, "Laughing in the Hills," became an instant classic, mainly because it was about the people of the track rather than the horses. As far as I know, Barich has never written an episode of television before this week's "Luck," but, for all the reasons that Barich came out of the gate so quickly with "Laughing," he’s placed the series right on pace with his maiden ride. A canny hire, for sure. Journalists have always done well in television – no strangers, after all, to writing under pressure and on deadline. Good journalists are attuned to dialogue, know...
- 2/14/2012
- Thompson on Hollywood
Luck, Season One, Episode Three
Written by Bill Barich
Directed by Allen Coulter
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on HBO
First, a word about the controversy surrounding the show that arose this week. For the uninitiated, it came out that two horses perished over the course of the filming of the show’s first season; as a result, the usual Humane Society spiel about “No animals were harmed…” etc. was pulled from the pilot and the forthcoming seventh episode. There’s no way around the fact that this is unfortunate, but a little perspective is called for here. According to Race Horse Death Watch, over 150 horses fell dead or were “destroyed” as a direct result of racing in 2011 alone; this number does not even factor in the ones who are put down as a result of injuries sustained in training, or who are simply disposed of when they are deemed unworthy,...
Written by Bill Barich
Directed by Allen Coulter
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on HBO
First, a word about the controversy surrounding the show that arose this week. For the uninitiated, it came out that two horses perished over the course of the filming of the show’s first season; as a result, the usual Humane Society spiel about “No animals were harmed…” etc. was pulled from the pilot and the forthcoming seventh episode. There’s no way around the fact that this is unfortunate, but a little perspective is called for here. According to Race Horse Death Watch, over 150 horses fell dead or were “destroyed” as a direct result of racing in 2011 alone; this number does not even factor in the ones who are put down as a result of injuries sustained in training, or who are simply disposed of when they are deemed unworthy,...
- 2/13/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Here is the ongoing episode guide for Luck Season 1 as new episode information is released by HBO. The series offers a behind-the-scenes look at horse racing and gamblings’ denizens – owners, trainers, jockeys and gamblers. Luck is from director Michael Mann and Deadwood creator David Milch. It stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte.
Episodes descriptions are listed in reverse order with the newest episode first (scroll to the bottom to avoid spoilers):
Episode #5
Debut: Sunday, Feb. 26 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
After learning that Pint of Plain, Gus’ (Dennis Farina) Irish horse, has been tentatively scheduled to race the next day, Ace forces Escalante to swap out Leon for a more experienced jockey, to Joey’s (Richard Kind) chagrin. Marcus fears for his health and wonders why he’s so attached to Jerry, while Kagle (Peter Appel), who’s been fired from the racetrack, returns from a bender looking for a handout.
Episodes descriptions are listed in reverse order with the newest episode first (scroll to the bottom to avoid spoilers):
Episode #5
Debut: Sunday, Feb. 26 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
After learning that Pint of Plain, Gus’ (Dennis Farina) Irish horse, has been tentatively scheduled to race the next day, Ace forces Escalante to swap out Leon for a more experienced jockey, to Joey’s (Richard Kind) chagrin. Marcus fears for his health and wonders why he’s so attached to Jerry, while Kagle (Peter Appel), who’s been fired from the racetrack, returns from a bender looking for a handout.
- 1/25/2012
- by Buzzfocus Staff
- BuzzFocus.com
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