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Or Instead of Manhattan, first we take Brooklyn.

New HBO series is about a writer, not able to write his second novel and left by his girlfriend, so desperate that he posts an ad on Cragislist, advertising himself as a private detective. “I read so many Raymond Chandler novels, that I think I could do this” Johnatan says, who is played by Jason Schwartzman. In this insane endeavour, he is joined by a grumpy comic writer (Zach Galifianakis) and magazine editor for which Johnatan writes (Ted Danson from Cheers). Despite the attempts at noir aesthetics (Johnatan’s suits and trenches, meeting clients in shady bars), as the team is led by Schwartzman the show is Wes Anderson-quirky combination of the contemporary and retro. He is the same as the movies like Rushmore and Darjeeling Limited, clumsy, immature, boyishly naive, slightly on the side of bizzare, even though the series is based on the life of its author Johnatan Ames. In one episode, Serbian actress Branka Katic makes an appearance.

Brooklyn native, Ames wanted to create a show reflective the spirit of this part of NYC – easygoing manner, over reflection, tendency towards authentic. He managed that, as Gawker says that this is the perfect show for hipsters. In my opinion, it is making it a candidate for an early ax.
Shot on original locations, as Ames lives in Fort Green, he wanted to celebrate the neighborhood. Brooklyn itself is known by its racial and ethnic diversity (significant percentage of population is African American, there are a number of national communities – Italians, Rusians, Polish, among others). The neighborhood became fashionable, it is frequently heard that „Brooklyn is the new Manhattan“.

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