Dirt - The Complete First Season

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Customer Reviews:

Worth Giving A Chance [Posted on 2008-04-27]
I stayed away from this show for far too long because it got slammed by so many critics but when Hulu launched I figured what the heck, it's free so I'll give it a shot and I'm SO GLAD I did.

For all of those who slam it I say: this isn't Masterpiece Theatre kids and it isn't supposed to be.

What it is is a highly enjoyable guilty pleasure and it's fantastic to see Courtney Cox in this as it is clear she is having a blast playing the over the top Lucy Spiller.

Gutsy [Posted on 2008-05-05]
As for the content, this show deals with the tawdry side of life, particularly Hollywood; so we should expect an expose of the immorality that may come from a life in pursuit of hedonism. But artistically, the acting and film-making is great.

Shock Smart [Posted on 2008-06-11]
Do people realize how bitingly smart this show is? I don't think they do, judging by the disparaging comments on how gratuitous, lurid, tasteless, and unfunny the show is. Guess what? It's a show about sensationalist TABLOIDISM. ...I hope that's all that's needed to be said on that front.

And the show IS funny: all sharp, bleeding wit--and it's a good thing Lucy Spiller's first instinct is to tear into the first hint of blood in the water. It's amazing to watch the Devil work the room, spinning her wheels and making deals.

But more than that, the show is about showing what's human behind the celeb, the humanity behind the monstrous tabloids, like Lucy and Don's genuine friendship. Don truly is the "heart and voice" of the show, because it's through him that the show questions its actions: Why the hell is everyone acting so horribly to each other?

The answer: Because you want them to.

Dirt makes a statement and makes it profoundly--and not by beating you in the head with a soapbox. The show opens up into the hyper-real world that exemplifies the consumers' crushing need for the kind of entertainment that deals exclusively in sex, shame, blood, violence, and betrayal: the weekly tabloids. Do you hate what you see on-screen? Look around. If there's a magazine featuring TomKat's tortured wedded life on your desk, in your hands, hell--if you even know what I'm talking about--you're a part of it.

You can't watch Dirt thinking it's just "trashy fun." You won't get it. You won't get nearly what it's worth out of it.

But if you THINK while watching the beautiful art direction, acting, music, setting, plot, character development--it's definitely worth it.

SAY CHEESE!!!! [Posted on 2008-10-16]
Courtney Cox is pretty convincing as Lucy Spiller the conniving managing editor of Dirt magazine. Frankly, it's a juicier role than that of Monica on Friends. But for all it's glitz, there's nothing really exciting about the series. Big stars, feeding big ego's and hiding big secrets trying to outwit the press at every step of the way. What's new about that? In the end, even though the writing is great, the premise is old. It's still all about stars and their crazy care free lives.

Loved it! [Posted on 2008-12-17]
I was not sure what to think when I bought this season, but I had heard that it was good from a friend. Courtney Cox is fantastic as a character in charge of a half-dirty tabloid, half-entertainment news type of magazine. She is constantly battling with celebrities to get new "dirt" that no other magazine has, and is very good at playing the politics needed to make it in the business.

There is plenty of sexual inuendo (and more) for those looking for that, and great relationships between characters that are constantly evolving. While the show uses very few celebrities, you will feel that the celeb characters are actually famous because the writing is that good.

The final episode is incredible, though it will leave you hanging a bit. Overall, this is a definite buy recommendation!

Have fun!

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