I mean, you'd think that after JFC, which I really liked, but you would think after that flaming disaster that show was that they would have been a little nervous over at HBO, like they would have at one point sat down and said, "David, we stand behind you 100%, but tell us the truth. Can you seriously promise that this is going to be an actual TV show?" And he was like "Yeah, totally!" And they were like, "Okay, we trust you!"

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JACOB CLIFTON is a freelance writer and critic based in Austin, Texas. He currently recaps Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, Pretty Little Liars and True Blood for TWoP. Jacob can be found online at jacobclifton.com, on Twitter, and on Facebook. IRL work appears in BenBella's SmartPop series of anthologies, most recently A Friday Night Lights Companion and Fringe Science.

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