# Ballers on HBO **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791 "2015-06-29T16:15:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/1 "2015-06-29T16:15:28Z")
> **[Ballers | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com](https://www.hbo.com/ballers)** > > The official website for Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson stars in this series that explores the whirlwind life of a group of current and former football players in Miami. on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and... > **[Ballers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballers)** > > Ballers is an American sports comedy drama television series created by Stephen Levinson and starring Dwayne Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired NFL player who must navigate his new career of choice as the financial manager of other NFL players. The series premiered on the American cable television network HBO on June 21, 2015, with a pilot episode written by Stephen Levinson and directed by Peter Berg. The fifth and final season premiered on August 25, 2019, and concluded on October 13, 2 Th... Two episodes have already aired, and I like it. The show stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a former pro football player who’s now a financial advisor to current players. Some of his clients have messier personal/financial lives than others. Rob Corddry is funny/annoying as Johnson’s pushy boss; Dule Hill (_Psych, The West Wing_) is a laid-back Miami Dolphins exec. Good Southern Florida scenery, livin’ large lifestyle stuff (pretty girls, fast cars, big parties, swanky restaurants, etc.), but not all that much football yet. Anyone else watching? ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/2 "2015-06-29T19:39:33Z")
To those of us of a certain age, it’s certainly a hilarious title. (I was well into high school before everyone was “screwing,” instead.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/3 "2015-06-30T01:33:28Z")
I know, I know… ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/4 "2015-06-30T16:24:59Z")
I’m giving it a go. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/5 "2015-06-30T18:15:37Z")
I like it so far. Hopefully it doesn’t go all Entourage where there are never any consequences for the main stars. ---
**Author:** ![Yogurt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f0a364/32.png) [@Yogurt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yogurt)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/6 "2015-07-01T12:14:56Z")
I’ve been watching it as well, and it’s entertaining in its own way. I wish the episodes were a full hour though. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/7 "2015-07-01T13:43:02Z")
It’s not bad; but it’s not great yet either. I WANT to like it. I’m hoping it will grow on me. I’ll watch anything that has Peter Berg associated with it. (The Last Seduction is still one of my favorite movies of all time) ---
**Author:** ![bb49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/8 "2016-10-10T22:13:16Z")
I recently discovered Ballers. Been watching all 20 episodes on HBO on demand. Kind of nice to watch 2 or 3 episodes, maybe go back and catch a bit that I missed. Dwayne Johnson is becoming a good actor, well suited for this show. Some of the other characters are hilarious, Joe, Dwayne partner, and Richie, who can’t decide on which team or how many millions he should accept. Overall, a very entertaining show. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/9 "2016-10-11T17:03:05Z")
I love this show! Looking forward to next season. ---
**Author:** ![bb49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballers-on-hbo/723791/10 "2016-10-12T23:34:15Z")
What I find surprising, or puzzling, are that just about every player in this show is black, and pretty well every woman, those that are backgrounders, dancers, getting banged etc, are all white. What’s with that? Real life in Miami, or just the writers’ imagination?