S1 E1 Humping Scene...Jeezus?

Even ugly people get laid you know. It's probably how you were born.

"...Thornton pounding the lady away in bed? Why do they have to put this crap in movies and shows like this?"

I would be surprised if you don't already know the answer. Yes, most of it is crap and unnecessary but they do it for the ratings and the $$ Money, a large segment of their target audience like to watch that kind of crap. Yes, it is a substitute for better writing but it seems firmly entrenched.

..*.. TxMike ..*..

Lol! If anything, your scene-suggestion would be extremely cliché in an almost funnier way. The way it was made is at the very least somewhat unique, and even time effective for the script.

Actually now that I think about it, I'd even go as far as to say it even fits the flow of the episode, kind of a "it just happened" moment.

Personally I hate it when sexual/violent material are obviously forcefully censored but also when its obviously exaggeratedly emphasized of course, the scene we got was actually neither. Hell I didnt even really remember it until I read your post. IMO it was handled pretty good, just like the rest of the show.

Since you're a troll who cowardly didn't respond to any of the previous responses, I'm probably wasting my time:

Why would they include that scene? ANSWER: Why SHOULDN'T they?

The scene makes sense in the context, they wanted to establish the relationship between the two characters (which first is motivated by sex), and they injected some action into a not-exactly action-driven show.

Enough of a reason?

BTW, Billy Bob Thornton is not an unattractive man. Women would tell you!

I am not a troll.
All films are cliches. From rack focusing to two-shots to LS's, there's only so many ways to make a film.
Bill is not nice looking and if you think measuring how many women he gets is a measure of his looks, then you know nothing about looks nor women. Women tend to throw themselves on men with money, even ugly ones.
There was no reason at all to show an ugly, skinny man humping a female in bed. It did absolutely nothing to move the story forward.
I've worked 30 years in the business and know better than all of you.

We just finished this series and it's pretty good. I still don't get the defense and love for BB Thornton. He did a good job in his role and everyone else did too.

There was one cringe-inducing scene though, and that was when the blond was dabbing Thornton's face because he was injured. It was so, so fake - the staring, dabbing, smiling, and dabbing some more. Very poorly done.

But the love for Thornton on this thread is nothing short of amazing - defenders here think he's charming and handsome (he's neither of these) and oh, yeah, it's perfectly justifiable and adds to the story of showing his back hump up and down as he's screwing some gal in the show.

Yeah, right. And we must never forget. The vial! The vial!