Duchovny mentions Bukowski on Jay Leno (1 Viewer)

[Ninjerk]

Short Story: Leno commented that Duchovny started in theatre, Duchovny confirms and tells a story about doing a Bukowski short story on stage. I've not read the story, but I do remember him saying something about a mermaid and a couple of guys fucking a corpse in the ocean.

If anyone saw it as well feel free to give the long story or (even better) link a clip. I'll recount it a bit better if no one else saw it and someone's interested.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

story starts at about 4:50.

 

[bospress.net]

how great is that?

 

[mjp]

I've been seeing the ads for his new Showtime series, Californication, and it looks like the whole premise is Women-era Bukowski. The character's name is even Hank. I think we discussed this elsewhere...

 

[hank solo]

Yes we did Bukowski tv rip-off?

From the Showtime network site:
http://www.sho.com/site/californication/characters.do

So will it be a dry modern comedy with hints of Bukowski? Maybe its just a similar theme.

Is Karen going to be FrancEye?
Becca to be Marina?
Mia to be Linda King?
Bald Charlie to be John Martin? - 'lives his life on the straight and narrow path and can't understand why Hank can't just kick his various habits and settle down with a good woman.'

Wonder if we'll get this in the UK?

 

[Ninjerk]

I've been seeing the ads for his new Showtime series, Californication, and it looks like the whole premise is Women-era Bukowski. The character's name is even Hank. I think we discussed this elsewhere...

I did search (and find) hank's post, but I'm glad someone could link the clip. I thought it was a funny interview, and I've always liked Duchovny.

 

[mjp]

Bald Charlie to be John Martin? - 'lives his life on the straight and narrow path and can't understand why Hank can't just kick his various habits and settle down with a good woman.'

Okay, now it's really, for sure, no doubt based on Bukowski. Come on.

The only thing they changed is the novel being made into a bad movie -- oh, wait, maybe that's Bukowski too...

;)

 

[hank solo]

Californication

Well I just watched the pilot, [thanks to P2P] and yes the theme's are familiar, but the setting is different - for instance despite his 'struggling one-hit wonder' status, Duchovny's character Hank seems to be quite well off already.

So I wasn't sitting here say - 'that's Bukowski, that's Bukowski, no no no that's NOT Bukowski!!'

Anyway, inspired by, loosely based on or absolutely nothing to do with Bukowski - which ever of these is the case (but interesting that Duchovny was talking about The Copulating Mermaid of Venice, California on Leno, no?) I really liked it as a piece of US TV. Seems to be a good cast, high production values and well written. Some great laugh out loud bits in the first episode. So hopefully a UK network will pick this up.

 

[zoom man]

Bukowski-esque she says

http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/topofthetimes/entertainment/la-et-showtime13aug13,1,5408724.story?ctrack=1&cset=true