How To Make It In America Music Video: Luis Guzman By Duck Sauce

This is BRILLIANT: Presented above is a witty revision of Duck Sauce’s hit track “Barbra Streisand” in anticipation of How To Make It In America’s second season this October. The music video is reworked and highlights Luis Guzman, the Puerto Rican actor who stars as Rene Calderon. Sharing the limelight with some infamous companions including Terry Richardson, Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Mark Wahlberg, Guzman takes us around the diverse and notorious neighborhood of New York’s Lower East Side. Hypebeast. How random is Asher Roth and Justin Bieber (probably the source of 75% of views) though?

How To Make It In America: Season 2.

There's a lot of things to like about How To Make It In America. It's set in New York and features wonderful shots of the city at every opportunity. It's funny. It's dramtic. It's emotional. It's full of beautiful people. It's got Kid Cudi. It's got Luiz Guzman. But above all, it's inspiring. Like no TV show I've watched, it makes me believe that I can achieve what I want to believe, and for a TV show to do that, is something pretty special. So if you haven't, catch up on season 1, and get ready for round 2.

How To Make It In America Season 2 [Trailer]

There's a lot of reasons you should catch up on season one of HTMIIA if you missed it:

• The inspiring story of two buddies trying to make it in America
• The backdrop to every episode is New York City
• Luiz Guzman's character
• It features Kid Cudi
• It also features Paul "Shitbreak" Finch from American Pie
• It tried to be cool, and as a result it is
• All of the above.

Catch up if you need to. If you don't, be happy.

Human Planet

One of my favouritist presents this Christmas was from the in-laws, Planet Earth on Bluray. Although I've seen most of it before, albeit a while ago, it's so pleasurable to revisit Sir David talking us through the most beautiful yet wild corners of the Earth. It's a truly awe-inspiring series on so many levels, the animals and environments themselves, the quality of filmography, the practicalities of the filming amoungst many other things. Those that have seen it, and sister-series, Life will have to agree.

Now the BBC have shaped up what looks to be an equally wonderful series looking at the human side of planet Earth, called Human Planet. It really does look as incredible as Planet Earth and Life, but comes from an entirely different angle, looking at humans, us, and the way they live their lives from all around the world. Can't wait.

HBO: "Unexpected"

After producing some of my favourite TV shows, The Wire, Band of Brothers, Entourage to name but a few, HBO have now produced a wonderful series of ads collected into a short TV spot to promote themselves. Simple, but beautiful.

This Is England. Still.

The powerful portayal of England in the 1980s has been one of my favourite films of the past few years. I'm glad now that it's coming back, but to our small screens. This Is England '86 is a 4 part mini series to be shown on Channel 4 in the UK. It starts tomorrow night at 10pm. Here's a little teaser.

Cher's Swagger

Now I've tried to avoid to being sucked into the X Factor monster this year, but I can't resist this girl's swagger. And only 16. Sharp.

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Inbetweeners: Series 3

The series that came from nowhere to now huge success is back again with series 3. Inbetweeners did what Superbad did on the big screen, it strikes home. It's not the super wild, drug orgy that Skins or American Pie were, it's realistic, it's embarrassing and it's awkward. That's why it works. And I'm excited. But I also have high expectations, which is not always good.