I thought this series looked good in the promos, but after 4 episodes its turned out to be a somewhat formulaic, low budget crime series. I like Holly Madsion, so it's good to see her on the screen as a narrator/insider of sorts, but it's the stories themselves that are the problem. At this point, none of the women covered are actually centerfolds, but rather employees of associated Playboy enterprises. Most don't come from great backgrounds, have unrealistic dreams of what Playboy will do for their lives, and then drift into less than desirable lifestyles with drugs, abusive partners and all that sort of thing. Not too many surprises, really.
A good edit would've cut the episodes by half and made them more compelling - there's a a lot of repetitive ground covered.
Holly presents well and looks great - better than she did in her mansion days, but her Californian vocal delivery seem a little out of place covering stories about the gruesome deaths of her fellow alumni.
UPDATE: The 5th episode actually covers the story of a centrefold Star Stowe and her tragic decline. It is the most interesting story of the series, but even then you get the impression that while Playboy could've done more to help her out, hers is a case of self destruction more than anything else.
A good edit would've cut the episodes by half and made them more compelling - there's a a lot of repetitive ground covered.
Holly presents well and looks great - better than she did in her mansion days, but her Californian vocal delivery seem a little out of place covering stories about the gruesome deaths of her fellow alumni.
UPDATE: The 5th episode actually covers the story of a centrefold Star Stowe and her tragic decline. It is the most interesting story of the series, but even then you get the impression that while Playboy could've done more to help her out, hers is a case of self destruction more than anything else.
