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3	A Creator/{{HBO}} comedy-drama television show set in New York City, which follows the lives of several people with interconnected social lives trying to "Make it in America". The main two characters are talented but unsuccessful Ben Epstein (played by Creator/BryanGreenberg) and smooth-talking Cam Calderon (Creator/VictorRasuk), who in season one attempt to start a jeans (and later clothing) line called Crisp. Also around are their friends Domingo and Dave, Ben's ex-girlfriend Rachel and Cam's ex-con cousin Rene.
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5	[[ShortRunners The show lasted two seasons of eight episodes each]] before being canceled on Dec. 20, 2011.
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8	!!Episodes in this Series shows examples of:
9	* AlwaysSecondBest: Crisp, to New York Neanderthals. The Neanderthal line takes off quicker, gets more exposure, gets into Barney's while Crisp is only having modest success.
10	* BigApplesauce: Set in NYC. Ben is a proud native.
11	* TheCasanova: Cam, at least in the first season.
12	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Shannyn Sossamon's character seems to have become this... or has she?
13	* {{Fanservice}}: Far more prevalent in the second season.
14	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In-universe, Crisp first makes it big in Japan.
15	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Cam and Ben.
16	* InsuranceFraud: Rene with the Rasta Monsta truck.
17	* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Ben and Nancy hook up on a yacht during her husband Yosi's birthday. They also do it in her office which has no door, only a curtain.
18	* TheMissusAndTheEx: When Rachel returns from her trip, she meets Ben's new girlfriend Julia.
19	* SexWithTheEx: Rachel and Ben at the end of season 1.
20	* WhiteCollarCrime: Dave engages in a spot of insider-trading.

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