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LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted 5 days, 10 hours ago
Mad Men, Getting Madder: Scott Collins adds to the uproar by TV critics and boob tube junkies who continuously berate us for not watching Mad Men. They all say we're missing something... but riddle us this, Collins: If the show is so great, why isn't it on HBO?
Britney Gives It... [FishBowlLA]
Tina Brown Gets HBO Deal - Posted December 18, 2007
Things have really changed at HBO. Without Chris Albrecht, the cable giant is looking to Tina Brown for fresh ideas, according to Liz Smith. Smith writes:
The amazing Tina Brown is in a newly struck, first-look deal to bring projects and story ideas to HBO,TV network that also seems to understand "buzz"... [FishBowlLA]
Ullman Readies New Showtime Series - Posted September 10, 2007
Is America ready for more Tracey Ullman? The comedic actress is prepping a return to the small-screen that will again showcase her diverse talents as she dresses up and creates a variety of new characters for a new series called State of the Union.
This time it's for Showtime (rather than... [FishBowlLA]
James Gandolfini Goes To Iraq - Posted August 13, 2007
Post-Sopranos, James Gandolfini's next project is a documentary for HBO on the Iraq War. Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq is debuting on Sunday, September 9 on the pay cable channel. The film features exec producer Gandolfini interviewing numerous disabled veterans... From the press release:
"In a war that has left more... [FishBowlNY]
Black Donnellys Fans are Crackers--Consistent, but Crackers - Posted July 17, 2007
The Black Donnellys, axed by NBC, has a strange fan base. Hoping for a pick-up by HBO, they sent crackers to Carolyn Strauss, cuz the Donnelly family owns the Firecracker Lounge, and obviously, sending things that explode is a poor idea. Not that sending 400 lbs of snack food is... [FishBowlLA]
LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 3, 2007
We're Glad, Too: The last line of this Robert Lloyd review of Coma, an HBO docu about traumatic brain injury is, "Mostly, you just think, 'I'm glad it isn't me.'" We felt the same way -- but about reviewing it. We're glad it wasn't our assignemnt; the show sounds unbearably depressing.
Bad... [FishBowlLA]
Quality TV Costs "Unsustainable" - Posted May 10, 2007
Television production costs are higher than ever, says Joshua Chaffin in the Financial Times:
The cost of making a one-hour drama episode has tripled in the past 15 years from about $1m in the early 1990s to $2.7m, according to some studio executives.
HBO raised the bar, with The Sopranos in 1999.Then, to... [FishBowlLA]
LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted May 9, 2007
Paris Hilton's Appeal: Not expected to do much good.
Debatable Significance: Glenn Reynolds and Robert McChesney continue their week-long debate about the future of media, particularly whether traditional media has any value in the face of citizen journalism. Great fun.
Entourage Getting Canceled: No, not the HBO show. Actual celebrity entourages. They're as... [FishBowlLA]
Chris Albrecht: I'm Sorry, See Ya Later - Posted May 8, 2007
HBO employees got a memo from Chris Albrecht apologizing for the whole arrested in Vegas mess, and announcing his taking temporary leave of absence. And that whole anonymous part notwithstanding, he'd been sober in AA for 13 years. (The WOW Report has that part wrong). Two years ago, he thought he... [FishBowlLA]
In The Trades: Dolls, Drag Queens and How-to - Posted April 2, 2007
Abigail Breslin and former child actor, Jodie Foster, are thisclose to signing a deal to star in Nim's Island, a fantasy. Breslin will also star in the first American Girl movie, based on the dolls. First of seemingly hundreds.
Sydney Pollack will direct Recount for HBO. The film will show the "human... [FishBowlLA]
In The Trades: Dolls, Idols, - Posted February 21, 2007
HBO and American Girl have made a deal to develop films, series, specials and documentaries, based on the American Girl dolls. Better idea would be dolls based on HBO products: G-String Divas, The Sopranos or Sex and the City.
Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick, eps of American Idol, will produce... [FishBowlLA]
In The Trades: Dolls, Idols, - Posted February 21, 2007
HBO and American Girl have made a deal to develop films, series, specials and documentaries, based on the American Girl dolls. Better idea would be dolls based on HBO products: G-String Divas, The Sopranos or Sex and the City.
Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick, eps of American Idol, will produce... [FishBowlLA]
Tom Sizemore Series Focus on Healing, Atoning and Avoiding a Train Wreck - Posted January 3, 2007
VH1executives must be a cyncial lot, as they're offering a new reality series in January, Shooting Sizemore, (wasn't this Super Sizemore--or is that the fake penis' show?). The fun starts the moment Tom Sizemore steps out of rehab, as he works toward rebuilding his life and his career. Ha!... [FishBowlLA]
Tom Sizemore Series Focus on Healing, Atoning and Avoiding a Train Wreck - Posted January 3, 2007
VH1executives must be a cyncial lot, as they're offering a new reality series in January, Shooting Sizemore, (wasn't this Super Sizemore--or is that the fake penis' show?). The fun starts the moment Tom Sizemore steps out of rehab, as he works toward rebuilding his life and his career. Ha!... [FishBowlLA]
