The final season of True Blood premieres June 22 at 9PM on HBO.
A new season of Lisa Kudrow’s “The Comeback” could be in the works
Deadline is reporting that talks are underway to possibly bring back a new season of Lisa Kudrow’s brilliant HBO series “The Comeback.”
HBO is in discussions with the series creators/executive producers Michael Partick King, who also served as director, and Lisa Kudrow, who toplined the show, about doing a new installment almost a decade after the first season. I hear it is being envisioned as a limited/event series.
“Comeback,” which debuted in June 2005, was a docu-style single-camera comedy starring Kudrow as washed-up sitcom actress Valerie Cherish, who gets a reality show documenting her attempt at a career comeback with a role on a new sitcom.
The series, whose cast included Malin Akerman, didn’t go beyond the 13-episode first season, which earned three Emmy nominations, including a lead actress nom for Kudrow and a directing nom for King.
While it didn’t get a lot of traction during its original run, Comeback quickly achieved cult status, with fans still buzzing about it.
Viewers are far more used to the style and pace of shows like “The Comeback” and Arrested Development now with a slew of series that also include another TV industry satire toplined by a former Friends star, Matt LeBlanc’s Showtime comedy Episodes.
The Comeback has been listed by many as one of the most undervalued series in the past decade.
I personally LOVED the show. The line Kudrow walked as “Valerie Cherish” was amazing as she straddled being an out of touch loser versus rolling with the obstacles thrown her way.
I agree with Deadline in that the show was probably ahead of it’s time. But audiences will now be more open to the
Trailer: HBO’s “Veep” Season 3 starts April 6
Veep returns with Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus for a third season Sunday, April 6 at 10:30pm, only on HBO.
HBO’s “The Normal Heart” to debut on May 25th
HBO Films has announced that “The Normal Heart” will see it’s world debut at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) May 25th on HBO.
The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons and Julia Roberts. Also featured in the production are Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Jonathan Groff, Denis O’Hare, Stephen Spinella, Corey Stoll, Finn Wittrock and BD Wong.
Directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, adapting his groundbreaking Tony Award-winning play of the same name, “The Normal Heart” tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation’s sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.
Ruffalo portrays Ned Weeks, who witnesses first-hand a mysterious disease that has begun to claim the lives of many in his gay community and starts to seek answers. Matt Bomer plays Felix Turner, a reporter who becomes Ned’s lover. Taylor Kitsch plays Bruce Niles, a closeted investment banker who becomes a prominent AIDS activist. Jim Parsons plays gay activist Tommy Boatwright, reprising his role from the 2011 Broadway revival. Roberts plays physician Dr. Emma Brookner, a survivor of childhood polio who treats several of the earliest victims of HIV-AIDS.
Kramer’s play debuted at New York’s Public Theatre in 1985 and was revived in Los Angeles and London, and off-Broadway. The 2011 Broadway revival garnered five Tony nominations, winning for Best Revival, Best Featured Actor and Best Featured Actress.
HBO “End of Year Promo” includes first view of footage from THE NORMAL HEART
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This past weekend HBO released it’s “End of the Year” promo which included the first footage the public has had a chance to glimpse of the upcoming THE NORMAL HEART.
One of the most anticipated gay media moments of 2014 is the film adaptation of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, which features a star-studded cast including Mark Ruffalo, Jim Parsons, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer, and Julia Roberts.
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First promo for HBO series “Looking”
The series premiere of HBO’s Looking starring Jonathan Groff, Frankie Alvarez, and Murray Bartlett premieres January 19 at 10:30pm.
From HBO:
The series revolves around three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay men.
Created by Michael Lannan and executive produced by Andrew Haigh (“Weekend”) and Sarah Condon (“Bored to Death”), the show stars Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Alvarez and Murray Bartlett. Special guest stars include Russell Tovey and Scott Bakula.
Accidental Bear’s Mike Enders to collaborate with HBO on San Francisco gay series
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Congrats to Accidental Bear’s Mike Enders who has been asked by HBO to collaborate/generate original content to help promote the new gay series “looking.”
The new series, “Looking,” revolves around three thirty-something men exploring the highs & lows of contemporary gay life in San Francisco. Viewers will get an unvarnished look at the gay experience as these close friends cope with the challenges of finding happiness, and intimacy, amidst the often fickle & promiscuous gay culture of the Bay area,” says HBO. The new half-hour series is created by Michael Lannan (Remember Me, Lorimer, Interior, Leather Bar)
Enders will work behind-the-scenes capturing video interviews with actor, producers, directors, wardrobe designer, and anyone he can sink his paws into.
Make sure you follow Mike on his Twitter and Facebook social media as well as on AccidentalBear.com
‘Looking” will premiere Sunday, January 19, 2014
It’s not porn – it’s HBO
Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom” gets a 3rd season
“The Newsroom” star Jeff Daniels tweeted the news last night that HBO’s fab Aaron Sorkin drama will definitely be back for a third season, as I was literally catching up on the latest episode on my DVR last night.
Love the show. Love the actors. Love the writing.
Yay for more!
HBO’s True Blood to end Summer 2014
EW reports that HBO has announced it’s hit vampire-based series, True Blood, will end its run after seven seasons in 2014.
“True Blood has been nothing short of a defining show for HBO,” said HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo in a statement.
“Alan Ball took the books by Charlaine Harris, assembled a brilliant cast led by the magnificent Anna Paquin in the role of Sookie Stackhouse, and crafted a show that has taken its many devoted fans on an unforgettable journey. Alan passed the baton to Brian Buckner, who led our fantastic writers and crew in crafting a spectacular sixth season, and he will lead us through the seventh and final season of this amazing show. Together with its legions of fans, it will be hard to say goodbye to the residents of Bon Temps, but I look forward to what promises to be a fantastic final chapter of this incredible show.”
The most recent season of True Blood ended in August with an average gross audience of 10.6 million viewers per episode. HBO says it remains one of its most popular series.
The final 10 episodes will air next summer.