TCA 2011 News: Writer Mike White is ENLIGHTENED by his new HBO series and talks about his previous network TV experience

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Working on network television is not the easiest thing according to screenwriter Mike White (he previously created the Fox shows CRACKING UP and PASADENA), but it was HBO that has brought him back TV with ENLIGHTENED and now he finally feels he’s getting a chance to do it right. The series stars Laura Dern as a woman who goes an a mission of self-discovery after tragedy has melted down her life. Luke Wilson and Dern’s real-life mother Diane Ladd also star. “I have such respect for the shows HBO puts on,” says White at today’s TCA sessions for HBO in […]Read On »


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TCA 2011 News: HBO says they hope GAME OF THRONES lasts for “20 Years”

Sean Bean and Julian Glover in GAME OF THRONES - Season 1 | ©2011 HBO/Helen Sloan

With HBO finding success with the fantasy series GAME OF THRONES based on the books by George R.R. Martin, the question is how long the series can continue since the source material spans so many novels. At today’s TCA press tour for HBO, Co-President Richard Plepler and HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo spoke about their plans for THRONES. One of the most important things Plepler and Lombardo are excited about is that executive producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss are getting noticed for their seamless vision in bringing Martin’s vision to the small screen – particularly with the recent writing […]Read On »


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TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 4 – “Me and the Devil”

Anna Paquin and Alexander Skarsgard in TRUE BLOOD - Season 4 - "Me and the Devil" | ©2011 HBO/John P. Johnson

Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Joe Manganiello, Carrie Preston, Deborah Ann Woll, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer Von Straten, Todd Lowe, Kevin Alejandro, Fiona Shaw, Lindsay Pulsipher, Marshall Allman, Jessica Tuck, Dale Raoul, Janina Gavander, Courtney Ford, Allan Hyde,  Adina Porter Writer: Mark Hodis, based on Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels Director: Daniel Minahan Network: HBO, Sundays @ 9 PM Airdate: July 24, 2011 While last week’s episode of TRUE BLOOD felt every so slightly disjointed, as though it was (pardon the expression) vamping for time, “Me and the […]Read On »


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TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 4 – “If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’”

Kristin Bauer van Straten in TRUE BLOOD - Season 4 - ""If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’" | ©2011 HBO/John P. Johnson

Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Joe Manganiello, Carrie Preston, Deborah Ann Woll, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer Von Straten, Todd Lowe, Kevin Alejandro, Fiona Shaw, Lindsay Pulsipher, Marshall Allman, Jessica Tuck, Dale Raoul, Janina Gavander, Courtney Ford Writer: Alan Ball, based on Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels Director: David Petrarca Network: HBO, Sundays @ 9 PM Airdate: July 10, 2011 The craziness of the previous TRUE BLOOD episode unrolls consequences in “If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’.” This is a particularly appropriate question for Jason (Ryan Kwanten), […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from HBO’s TRUE BLOOD Fourth Season Los Angeles Premiere screening

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer at the Los Angeles Premiere for the fourth season of HBO's series TRUE BLOOD | ©2011 Sue Schneider

The fourth season of TRUE BLOOD just got started and on June 21st HBO held a Los Angeles Premiere at The Cinerama Dome in Hollywood to celebrate. Walking the blood red carpet were the stars of the series, which included: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Alexander Skarsgard, Marshall Allman, Chris Bauer, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Lauren Bowles, Nelsan Ellis, Janina Gavankar, Todd Lowe, Joe Manganiello, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston, Fiona Shaw, Jessica Tuck, Deborah Ann Woll, Alexandra Breckenridge, Tara Buck Dan Buran, Dean Chekvala, Fiona Dourif, Annie Fitzgerald, Courtney Ford, Cooper Huckabee, Vedette Lim, Brit […]Read On »


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Blu-ray Review: TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON

TRUE BLOOD SEASON 3 © 2011 HBO Home Video

Cast: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Alexander Skarsgard, Deborah Ann Woll Writers: Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo Directors: Daniel Minahan, Scott Winant, Michael Lehmann, David Petrarca Distributor: HBO Home Video Suggested Retail Price: $79.98 TRUE BLOOD took a break from the weird cult rituals and strange otherworldly characters from Season Two and went back to doing what it does best in the third season – focus on vampire mythology and the interesting (and oft strained) relationship between Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Bill (Stephen Moyer). The main crux of the third season had […]Read On »


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TV Review: GAME OF THRONES – Season 1 – “Fire and Blood”

Richard Madden in GAME OF THRONES - Season 1 | ©2011 HBO/Helen Sloan

Stars: Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aiden Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Jason Momoa, John Bradley, Charles Dance, Sibel Kekilli Writers: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, based on George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” Director: Alan Taylor Network: HBO, Sundays @ 9 PM Airdate: June 19, 2011 On last week’s episode of GAME OF THRONES, it looked like all hell was going to break loose. This week, it does – just not in the ways we […]Read On »


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Interview: GAME OF THRONES creator George R.R. Martin on the future of the franchise – Part 2

Kit Harrington and John Bradley in GAME OF THRONES - Season 1 | ©2011 HBO/Helen Sloan

While HBO’s GAME OF THRONES – which ends its first season tonight at 9 PM – closely follows the plotlines, characterizations and dialogue of George R.R. Martin’s novel of the same name, the series is run by its executive producers David Benioff and D.B. (Dan) Weiss. Did Martin have qualms about giving up control? “Yeah, to some extent,” the novelist acknowledges in Part 2 of this interview. “I use the analogy it’s a little like sending your kids off to school. They’re your kids and you’ve had them since they were born and you’ve been in total charge of them […]Read On »


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Interview: GAME OF THRONES creator George R.R. Martin makes his move – Part 1

GAME OF THRONES creator George R.R. Martin - Season 1 | ©2011 HBO/Helen Sloan

George R.R. Martin’s novels in his A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series about the mythical kingdom of Westeros are each almost the size of a piece of furniture. The saga of the battle for the crown is now being played out on HBO’s GAME OF THRONES, which concludes its first season Sunday night at 9 PM. The series was picked up for a second season almost immediately after its first episode premiered. Martin says he is among those who are surprised that his huge tome – the HBO show takes its name from the first volume – was brought […]Read On »


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