Haven't seen anyone post in regards to this series. Im pretty much hooked on the characters and story already. Hope this continues on hbo for another season.

Not a big fan of horse related anything

I never was either until I started watching this. I was skeptical also.

Originally posted by: cbrickhouse

Not a big fan of horse related anything

neither am I but the characters and story so far is awesome..don't sleep on it

I watched the first episode. The horse breaking it's leg was brutal and since I used to be one of those gay equestrians, I couldn't watch anymore.

^also,



HBO defends 'Luck' series after 2 horse deaths

Published February 10, 2012

LOS ANGELES – HBO is defending its treatment of horses used in the racetrack drama "Luck" after two of the animals died during production.

The horses were injured and euthanized during filming of the series, which stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte and has been renewed for a second season. The deaths, which occurred a year apart in 2010 and 2011, have drawn criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The AHA's film and TV unit, the group sanctioned and supported by the entertainment industry to protect animals used in filming, called for a production halt at the Santa Anita Racetrack in suburban Arcadia after the second horse's death, said Karen Rosa, the AHA unit's senior vice president.

Thoroughbreds used for "Luck" run for shorter distances than in an actual race, with stunt horses and computer-generated special effects added to help bolster the completed scene, Rosa said.

Kathy Guillermo, a PETA vice president, said Friday the group does not consider the matter closed.

"Racing itself is dangerous enough. This is a fictional representation of something and horses are still dying, and that to me is outrageous," she said.

She said the AHA's guidelines failed to prevent the two deaths "so clearly they were inadequate." PETA contacted HBO for details on the accidents and euthanized horses and received a partial reply but was rebuffed when it requested more, Guillermo said.

HBO said it provided information about the accidents and safety protocols to PETA but that details on the horses' identities and their necropsy results were privileged. There was full compliance and transparency with the AHA, the premium channel said.





hbo may have an uphill battle in defending its love for horses:

sucks pretty bad that they cancelled it. i really loved this show.

HBO's been cancelling a lot of stuff these past few months though so it'll be interesting to see what they replace it all with. hopefully veep is good.

They cancelled Luck already? Damn.

Show ruled. They stopped productionon the second season because a third horse died

That's what the statement said, but only like 90,000 people watched the last episode or something, which is like retarded low for TV. Nobody gave a fuck about it, that's why they cancelled it. If people actually gave a shit and watched it, they would have made more excuses to keep it around. The fact that they kept killing horses and pissing off animal rights groups simply gave them an easy out.

horses are fucking gay and now im upset this show is cancelled because it means less dead gay horses