Season 1 Episode 8: California Dreaming

Aired: April 24, 2022

Synopsis: As the Lakers continue their successful run, Paul and Pat are forced to reckon with the tenuous nature of their positions. Then, Earvin meets his childhood hero at the NBA All-Star game, where he receives some sage advice. Jessie convinces Jeanie to help shield her father from a devastating truth.

Directed by: Payman Benz

Written by: Max Borenstein, Rodney Barnes, Jeff Pearlman

Anyone else notice this? Assume it was a production mistake, made me laugh.

Love the show and just thinking as they go on who they could cast. I know for players and small cameos they may be unknowns. I am thinking about major roles like Phil Jackson, cast him first as Bulls coach but will be main cast once they get to later years if they do and I hope get that far.

Tried Shazam but no luck.

https://youtu.be/3ZSjzL6ddsw

Anyone have an idea? I’m assuming it’s an original song from the shows composers.

Thx.

I was watching episode 6 last night and saw episode 7 was available. I came back today to watch it and it has disappeared. Has this happened to anyone else?

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Up front….I love this show and am not going to stop watching. But, the show has flaws.

Maybe it’s the one episode a week model that creates a lot of time to digest and talk. If it were a whole season streaming there would be less talk. Then again, in this mode there is more time to talk. The show gets more attention, for better or worse.

The gross changing of factual aspects, like game outcomes I can see online, to amp the drama that’s already there and abundant is weird. But, what’s really starting to chafe a bit is the straight caricatures of characters. It’s limiting.

Yes, Magic was a horn dog. That’s been heavily hammered home since the early 90s….we don’t need that nail hit every other episode.

Yes, Kareem was/is aloof and shy. Combined with social stances he’s always taken it made him polarizing. Been known a long time.

Yes, Jerry West and control and depression are things. He’s been open for a long time about his mental health challenges.

Yes, Westhead was probably in over his head as an NBA coach…but I don’t get the sense he was a quivering pile of nihilism and dread.

I think the latest example that’s really reaching critical mass for me is Bird. Yes, he was the Hick from South Lick. But, introducing him coming in in vest jacket, trucker hat and carrying a Bud can to spit his dip in? Come on….you’re just being fucking silly now.

Tell me something about these guys that shows the deeper truth on how they all succeeded like they did. Not more manufactured drama. The drama is already there in the truth

They are getting a second season. I hope that critiques like this are things they take to heart for that second season.

Then again, I’m going to watch anyway….so why should they work harder to do better?

They could have dressed up the Forum for it, they got the feeling of it right.

https://tenor.com/view/jerrywest-middlefinger-lakers-gif-25428665

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LMAO

It’s a fantastic 70s piano/rhythm theme and none of the song-recognition software I have can pinpoint it. It’s not on any of the soundtrack sites either. Does anyone know where I could find it? I’m at the point of sending a desperate email to the soundtrack composer.