Hit or Miss: "The Deuce" - HBO

'The Deuce' is jumping into its second season which should be even bigger, sexier, and grimier than the first. It follows the story of several people in New York in the 70s when prostitution and porn were as commonplace as Uber and poki (seriously, there is a Poki place on every corner now). Maggie Gyllenhaal gives exceptional performance in each episode, and love him or hate him, James Franco isn't too bad either. Despite sexual allegations towards him, he remains on the show.

If you liked season one, this second season is a must watch, but if you found yourself bored or turned off by the subject matter, things aren't going to clean up anytime soon. It's not exactly family programming either, so watch out who you watch it with, AKA watching it with your mom could be a bad idea.

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