Hung Ho

Hung, HBO's latest series, starring Thomas Jane and Jane Adams (it'd be cooler if her name were Jane Thomas) has the unpromising comic premise of a high school teacher who works on the side as a male prostitute. (The title explains his qualification, and perhaps the level of wit.) But I'm going to check it out anyway, because it's got footage shot in and around Detroit. I realize they picked the city because they wanted a place that smelled of failure, but I'm always glad to see my old stomping ground on the screen

I note the pilot is shot by Alexander Payne, a rare director who has a feeling for the Midwest.