After watching other series from Starz maybe my expectations were too high. However this show is total waste of time. The lead actress is beautiful and sexy and here I stop at what I liked about it. Nothing actually happens, the sex is boring, there is no plot whatsoever, no drama, nothing to make you wait in excitement for the next episode. It is a soft porn, nothing more, nothing less.

This review does not contain any overt spoilers, but some might be inferred. I am reviewing this series after watching the first four episodes."The Girlfriend Experience" is about Christina Reade (Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis), a law student who begins an internship at a prestigious metropolitan law firm. We find that she keeps life at a distance, eschewing emotional entanglements, concentrating on her career goals. She is no naif. We might call her tired, sad in a pitiful way, dispassionate, seeking validation from others.Christina's friend, Avery (Kate Lyn Sheil), is also a law student. She finances her pursuits by being a paid escort. She seems to have money, freedom, and control over her life, so Christina is curious. The business is about transactional relationships, which might suit Christina's personality.The show has a subdued tone, reflecting Christina's mien and the environments she lives in. Some background music is appropriately brooding, anticipatory. Her possible foray into risky waters creates a feeling of mystery and disquiet. From the first moments, the viewer feels he is stepping into Christina's life, midstream. Whatever we think of her, it feels authentic.The early episodes create more questions than they answer. Who has the power versus who has control? Is there a difference? Exactly what morality is at work here? Or is Christina amoral? When does a transactional relationship cross lines of propriety or practicality?Some viewers might find Christina too cold. At times, her behavior seems nearly identical to what we might expect from an android. And how many men would choose a woman who almost never laughs?One could contrast this show with "Satisfaction", a series that explored some of the same waters, but with a warmer feeling--a feeling of emotional investment and involvement. That feeling added complexity to the characters and the narrative. Still, TGE has an edge to it that portends unpredictability. How will things evolve in Christina's world?

Let me start by saying that I thought the original film of the same name, was brutally bad in nearly every way. However the premise and theme had potential I thought, so I decided to check the series out in hopes that it may far exceed the film. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case at all. This series is if anything, probably worse than the film.I understand the main theme here, everyone is out for themselves, looking to take advantage of practically anyone they can for selfish purposes. There is a lot of truth to this theme in our modern society. Many people have become completely lost in the idea of chasing their own desires first and foremost. The whole 'survival of the fittest' mindset is one that many have adopted due mostly to Western academic ignorance, and the nearly endless propaganda behind the self survival idea. Of course without this kind of mindset among many of the masses, is the current and recent history of capitalistic economic domination by the Westernized world even remotely possible? You can determine the answer to that question yourself, as the issue is far from black and white. However there is no doubt to any honest and rational person, that greed has been systematically ingrained into much of our modern societies thought patterns, mainly by generations of highly detached and selfish people in high and influential places. Most of these people, ruled of course by fear and desire. Some way, some how these people simply lost or never found a more honest way to ground themselves in a more stable mindset, such as compassion and a sense of community. It's definitely sad, but today the industrialized world is littered with zombified people, lost in greed and fear and out for nothing but themselves.As for the series itself, it makes this point, but not very well. It also says basically nothing else except that these people have a strong detachment from their feelings. They are robot-like people, zombified as I like to say, that have lost almost complete touch with their hearts/feelings. Everything to them is about outward appearance and objective power in the world. To them, everything is of the mind, the heart and all their inner feelings are ignored, in most cases habitually. As in, it has become habit for them. In reality, many people turn away from their hearts because the pain of their past feelings has led them to fear being in touch with their deeper inner self. Sadly this series fails to explore any origin or root of these problems at all in any character, nor does the show seem to care. Perhaps the series was made by these exact kinds of people, lol.To be completely blunt, the direction and writing in this series is amateur hour stuff to say the least. It's flat out terrible. I've seen better plays constructed by children in terms of depth and intelligence. Some of the acting is fairly good, but certainly not all. The lead character is played by the somewhat stunning Riley Keough, Granddaughter of Elvis himself. In such a terrible series it's honestly hard to say how good of an actress she really is. She mostly plays a very emotionally flat character, with absolutely no realistic depth in terms of the writing. So it would be unfair of me to say that she was good or bad really. In nearly fifty percent of the series, Riley seems to suffer from 'resting bitch face'. Otherwise Riley looked quite beautiful in much of the show, and at the very least showed some definite potential as an actress. It was a big stretch to believe that her character was an intellectually successful law student, and could charge $1000 or more per hour as an escort. I'd point the majority of blame at the writers and the direction again though, and not so much the actress. An actor or actress is often limited greatly by the material, which is definitely the case here for the most part I'd say. The series overall lacked any kind of lasting intrigue, consistency, depth or believability. In other words, it lacked in almost every aspect, just as the film did. That was the only thing consistent about the series, as the story was all over the place with not much at all to say. I would define it most accurately as needless trash T.V.I find it hard to believe that anyone actually decided to renew this series for a second season. Truly laughable! A little sad too. It's a very sexual show however, so I'm sure it gets it's share of viewers no matter how bad the product actually is. This is Hollyweird, and mainly the same ol' shallow stories are told. Chase the glitz and glam kids, lust after the dollars and the flesh, your heart and your fellow humans are just pains in your ass along the road of life. Salut!

I have seen the movie in which this series is based off of. It didn't do much for me, but I was hopeful a series would perhaps elaborate and fill in the blanks where the movie was lacking. Wrong. It is so utterly boring; exhaustively so. I can't believe I made it through the whole first season. I just kept waiting. Waiting for a story-line. Waiting for the titillation I expected. Waiting for the lead actress to crack a smile. I don't know if that was the direction she was given, but if I was a working woman (and I am a woman) I wouldn't expect to get any "dates" if I couldn't even appear as if I was enjoying myself. A decent body will only get you so far. Watch the series if you want to be bored; or save yourself and grab something with a bit more drama or comedy to it. Highly recommend Secret Diary of a Call Girl, for a more enjoyable watch. I can't believe they're doing a S2. It must be cheap to film.