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Californication on Showtime

2007, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- The Last Waltz (Original Airdate Oct 29, 2007)
- Turn the Page (Original Airdate Oct 22, 2007)
- The Devil's Threesome (Original Airdate Oct 15, 2007)
- Filthy Lucre (Original Airdate Oct 8, 2007)
- California Son (Original Airdate Oct 1, 2007)
- Girls, Interrupted (Original Airdate Sep 24, 2007)
- Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (Original Airdate Sep 17, 2007)
- LOL (Original Airdate Sep 10, 2007)
- Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser (Original Airdate Sep 3, 2007)
- The Whore of Babylon (Original Airdate Aug 27, 2007)
- Hell-ay-Woman (Original Airdate Aug 20, 2007)
- Pilot Episode (Original Airdate Aug 13, 2007)
2
- La Petite Mort (Original Airdate Dec 14, 2008)
- Blues From Laurel Canyon (Original Airdate Dec 7, 2008)
- In Utero (Original Airdate Nov 30, 2008)
- La Ronde (Original Airdate Nov 23, 2008)
- Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills (Original Airdate Nov 16, 2008)
- In a Lonely Place (Original Airdate Nov 9, 2008)
- Coke D. & the First Kick (Original Airdate Nov 2, 2008)
- Vaginatown (Original Airdate Oct 26, 2008)
- The Raw & The Cooked (Original Airdate Oct 19, 2008)
- No Way to Treat a Lady (Original Airdate Oct 12, 2008)
- The Great Ashby (Original Airdate Oct 5, 2008)
- Slip of the Tongue (Original Airdate Sep 28, 2008)
3
- Mia Culpa (Original Airdate Dec 13, 2009)
- Comings & Goings (Original Airdate Dec 6, 2009)
- Dogtown (Original Airdate Nov 29, 2009)
- Mr. Bad Example (Original Airdate Nov 22, 2009)
- The Apartment (Original Airdate Nov 15, 2009)
- So Here's the Thing ... (Original Airdate Nov 8, 2009)
- Glass Houses (Original Airdate Nov 1, 2009)
- Slow Happy Boys (Original Airdate Oct 25, 2009)
- Zoso (Original Airdate Oct 18, 2009)
- Verities & Balderdash (Original Airdate Oct 11, 2009)
- The Land of Rape and Honey (Original Airdate Oct 4, 2009)
- Wish You Were Here (Original Airdate Sep 27, 2009)

Californication Episode: "California Son"

Season 1, Episode 8

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Episode Synopsis: Bad news about his father sends Hank on an alcohol-and-drug-fueled bender. Original Air Date: Oct 1, 2007

"California Son"

Oct 1, 2007 11:52 PM ET
by Michelle Heller
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Sorry for the delay in posting Californicators but this episode was such a turning point in the season I just had to invest a little post-sick day time into making it just rightSeveral of you have posted comments saying that this was the best ep of the season and Im inclined to agree So much real vulnerable depth was added to our Hank through the mirror of his relationship with his caring but deeply flawed father Hank gets news that his father has passed away and through flashbacks we got to see the source of many of Hanks bad habits and attitudes But more importantly we saw where his self-hatred is coming from and why hes so determined to be a devoted dad and life partner His greatest fear is being a failure in those two roles as his father was before him The guy was a womanizer a drinker critical as hell bitter angry and prone to calling women Sex on a stick in front of his preteen granddaughter Truly a creep So Hanks act isnt an act its the resu read more

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Premiered: August 13, 2007, on Showtime

Rating: TV-MA

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Premise: The carnal escapades of a New York City novelist who relocates to Los Angeles when one of his books is turned into a movie and he's pegged to work on the screenplay. After overcoming writer's block, he takes a job ghostwriting a famous record producer's memoir and later teaches a college course in creative writing.

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