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Do The Wacky: Five Great TV Crushes
26 May 2012 2:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The ‘will they won’t they?’ story is one of the easiest and most effective ways to keep audiences glued to the screen. From Sam and Diane to Ross and Rachel, an effective TV relationship can go on and off again until long after the viewers are sick of it. The TV crush covers a wide spectrum of events: tantrums, fireworks lingering looks, and pent up secrets to name a few.
Indeed, the addition of at least one love story is now almost mandatory in a long-running TV show, and while it can be clumsily handled and completely unbelievable, it can also add a solid emotional core and another layer to the characters in question
Here’s five of television’s greatest ever crushes…
Helga & Arnold
Hey Arnold! (1996 – 2004)
It’s not the most mature crush, nor the most stable, but few (if any) unrequited love stories make such great use »
- Josh Mills
David Milch’s Milch-iest Lines From GQ
23 May 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Matt Weiner, Vince Gilligan, and David Milch all have very interesting things to say about TV, the state of American television culture, how storytelling works (and should work), and their respective writers' rooms and processes in this extremely compelling roundtable discussion. But there can only be one David Milch, and to our great delight, he is in full his Milch-ian glory in this piece. In this one conversation, Milch defines love, explains the pitfalls of egoism, and explains the movies-as-hallowed-ground ideology that permeated culture for decades. These are the seven Milch-iest Milch lines from the story, and lo, they are Milch-y: • "Learning to live with the given is the great humbling educational process of life. And I've had a sufficiency of education this past year." • "Hospitality to the theme of change — to change as a theme, not necessarily to change as the organizing principle of the storytelling »
- Margaret Lyons
Can a show recover from the loss of its creator?
22 May 2012 4:58 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Community fans have been left reeling by the firing of the show's creator Dan Harmon. But is there any hope for the cult sitcom, or do shows inevitably decline when their creators depart?
The news that Dan Harmon, creator of cult sitcom Community, had been fired last week caused shockwaves. Programmes lose their writers and producers all the time – but few are as important to the show as Harmon. Just as it's hard to imagine Mad Men without Matthew Weiner or The Sopranos missing David Chase, so it seems as though NBC and Sony – respectively the network and production company behind the show – have failed to understand that Harmon's idiosyncratic brain is central to Community's success.
The obscure references were all his, along with the format risks and multiple timelines: Community was adored by its fans because of Harmon's vision. Its difficult to imagine that the unfortunate David Guarascio and Moses Port, »
- Sarah Hughes
Your Kentucky Derby pop culture party planner: Because you need something else to do besides watch horses run for two minutes
5 May 2012 7:31 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Old sports writers (mainly Pardon the Interruption host and professional crank Tony Kornheiser) like to remind anybody listening that for most of the pre-World War II era, the biggest sports in America were baseball, boxing, and horse racing.
If you really want to get your 1930s on this weekend, you’ll have that chance: The baseball season is in full swing (Let’S Go Mets!), there’s a huge title fight in the boxing world between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, and on Saturday evening, the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby begins.
The Kentucky Derby is an excellent excuse for a party, »
- Kyle Anderson
Dustin Hoffman's Axed Show Luck Hit With New Animal Cruelty Complaints
4 May 2012 3:56 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Producers behind Dustin Hoffman's axed horse-racing drama Luck have been hit with fresh animal cruelty complaints from activists at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
David Milch and Michael Mann ceased production on the HBO show in March after a horse was humanely put down following an accident at the studio's stables. It was the third equine death since filming began at California's Santa Anita racetrack.
PETA bosses celebrated the series cancellation after weeks of campaigning, but their joy at the show's end has been tinged with sadness after uncovering further claims of animal cruelty related to the programme.
Animal rights chiefs filed legal papers with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office and the California Veterinary Medical Board on Thursday, alleging, among other charges, that horses were underfed to save money and some were tranquillised to keep them docile for filming.
Senior Vice President of PETA, Lisa Lange, tells The Hollywood Reporter, "These documents appear to reveal what Luck executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann have repeatedly denied: that horses were mistreated and endangered on a daily basis. HBO says... it lost $35 million (£22 million) with the cancellation of Luck, but the horses paid a much bigger price. The authorities can take action now to send a message that cruelty to animals for the sake of 'entertainment' - or for any reason - will not be tolerated."
Network executives have previously denied several animal cruelty allegations, insisting they worked closely with racing industry experts and members of the American Humane Association to implement safety protocols that went "above and beyond" typical filming standards. »
PETA Files New Complaints Alleging Further 'Luck' Mistreatment
3 May 2012 11:18 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Nearly two months after HBO canceled its horseracing drama Luck following the death of the third horse during production, new complaints of mistreatment have emerged from watchdog group PETA. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on Thursday filed new complaints with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office and the California Veterinary Medical Board claiming what it dubbed severe mistreatment of horses on the set of the Michael Mann-David Milch series. Story: HBO Ends 'Luck' After Horse Deaths New documents released by a whistleblower and memos from the American Humane Association point to evidence that the production violated Aha
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- Lesley Goldberg
HBO lost millions by canceling 'Luck'
3 May 2012 10:46 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
HBO’s Luck continues to solidify its position as an ironically titled TV show.
Canceling the horse-racing drama cost the network’s parent company $35 million, according to Time Warner’s quarterly earning report released this week. Luck’s second season had already started production when the network abruptly decided to pull the plug on the drama in March. Among other things, HBO had to pay off the show’s production contracts and talent, such as star Dustin Hoffman and creator David Milch.
The modestly rated Luck came under fire by animal activists when three of the show’s 50 horses died during filming. »
- James Hibberd
Weinstein picks up Dustin Hoffman’s Quartet
2 May 2012 10:53 PM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Deadline reported that The Weinstein Company (TWC) acquired U.S. and Latin America distribution rights to Quartet, the directing debut from veteran actor Dustin Hoffman. Ronald Harwood wrote the script about a trio of friends at a home for retired opera singers who stage an annual concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday and face unexpected drama when a friend’s ex-wife, a former Opera diva, arrives still as demanding as ever. Reportedly, TWC picked up Quartet, starring Maggie Smith, Billy Commolly and Tom Courtenay, after reading the script and watching a trailer for the movie. The quick, pre-Cannes deal for Quartet was good news for Hoffman who suffered something of a career setback when HBO and executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann abruptly cancelled the horse racing drama Luck. »
Luck: HBO’s Most Ironically Titled Series
2 May 2012 2:16 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Luck. It really should have been so sweet. A show created by one of TV’s most commercially and critically successful producers, a pilot directed by one of the more important filmmakers of his generation, a cast of famous faces and stellar supporting talent, on the network Americans (and indeed, the world) have come to associate with the highest quality programming.
Thirty-five million dollars later, we’ve got little to show for it.
I defy any of you out there to claim you were more excited for Luck than I was. After all, you have not, I dare say, been maintaining a series of essays on every single episode of NYPD Blue, the ’90s cop show created by David Milch (along with Steven Bochco). Milch then went on to create for HBO the western Deadwood, easily the finest western to ever grace the small screen and no minor factor in the success of Timothy Olyphant, »
- Jimmy Callaway
Canceling 'Luck' Cost HBO How Much!?
2 May 2012 11:04 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Even in cancellation, "Luck" cost HBO a lot. According to Vulture, HBO lost $35 million by canceling the Dustin Hoffman horse racing drama. Time Warner revealed the number in their quarterly earnings report.
"Luck" was canceled in March, three months after renewing the low-rated series starring Hoffman, Nick Nolte and Dennis Farina. The series premiered to more than a million viewers, but audiences soon fled with the last episode reaching about 440,000 viewers.
During production of Season 1, "Luck" faced controversy after three horses died.
“The two of us loved this series, loved the cast, crew and writers," Michael Mann and David Milch, "Luck" executive producers, said in a statement. "This has been a tremendous collaboration and one that we plan to continue in the future."
TheWrap reports most of the $35 million cost came from shutting down production since Season 2 had already begun shooting. The show was originally picked up for a second »
- Chris Harnick
Canceling 'Luck' Cost HBO How Much!?
2 May 2012 11:04 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Even in cancellation, "Luck" cost HBO a lot. According to Vulture, HBO lost $35 million by canceling the Dustin Hoffman horse racing drama. Time Warner revealed the number in their quarterly earnings report.
"Luck" was canceled in March, three months after renewing the low-rated series starring Hoffman, Nick Nolte and Dennis Farina. The series premiered to more than a million viewers, but audiences soon fled with the last episode reaching about 440,000 viewers.
During production of Season 1, "Luck" faced controversy after three horses died.
“The two of us loved this series, loved the cast, crew and writers," Michael Mann and David Milch, "Luck" executive producers, said in a statement. "This has been a tremendous collaboration and one that we plan to continue in the future."
TheWrap reports most of the $35 million cost came from shutting down production since Season 2 had already begun shooting. The show was originally picked up for a second »
- Chris Harnick
NYPD Blog – True Confessions (1.04)
9 April 2012 6:02 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
From 1993 to 2005, David Milch and Steven Bochco’s cop drama NYPD Blue was the nakedest, swearing-est show on television. But as we see in this latest installment of Criminal Complex’s episode-by-episode recap of the series, just because there was a lot of sex, violence, and curse words, that doesn’t mean NYPD Blue was without depth, character, and cultural relevance.
Season 1, Episode 4
Original Air Date: October 12th, 1993
“If I had more bullets, I would have shot ‘em all again and again. My problem was I ran out of bullets.”
“Don’t be angry.”
-Detective John Kelly, 15th squad
Anger is something I’ve had to deal with my entire life. Raised by an unrepentant hothead from a long line of unrepentant hotheads, I have had the emotional life of Bruce Banner, going from meekly brainy guy to raging monster at the drop of a hat, »
- Jimmy Callaway
Tough at the Top: Five Great TV Bosses
7 April 2012 1:46 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
There are about three main types of TV boss. There’s the ruthless, no nonsense tyrant, laying down the law with the firmest of hands. There’s the pushover, under whose watch minimal work gets done, and whose own boss will make regular visits to dish out a verbal beatdown. Then there’s the genuinely good boss, who knows how to motivate workers and get the best out of everyone. The last one is seen a little less frequently, because that style off bossing is a bit low on conflict and not quite so interesting, but the best TV bosses combine bits of all three styles. A definite goal and a level of competency, but the ability to screw everything up at just the wrong moment.
Five Great TV Bosses…
Al Swearengen, Deadwood (2004 – 2006)
David Milch’s masterpiece Deadwood is all about the beginnings of a civilization. Its three seasons chart the progress of a small, »
- Josh Mills
The Daily Beast: "HBO Axes Michael Mann/David Milch Drama Luck"
2 April 2012 8:39 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
Nick Nolte in HBO's 'Luck', Gusmano Cesaretti / HBO After the death of a third horse on set, HBO has announced the end of Luck. Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my take on HBO's decision to cancel Luck, just weeks after a second-season renewal on the Michael Mann-David Milch horseracing drama. Luck has appeared to run out for HBO's Luck. Following a third horse death on the set of the racetrack drama, as first reported Tuesday by TMZ, premium cable network HBO today announced that it has decided to stop production on the low-rated show, citing animal-safety concerns. Luck, created by Michael Mann and David Milch, had already been renewed for a second season, despite meager ratings. “The two of us loved this series, loved the cast, crew and writers," Milch and Mann wrote in a joint statement. "This has been a tremendous collaboration »
- Jace Lacob
NYPD Blog – Brown Appetit (1.03)
2 April 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
When it premiered in 1993, NYPD Blue was a fairly standard TV police drama, except for having the most swearing heard on broadcast TV at the time and more naked butts per episode than a diaper commercial. As we will see in this on-going, episode-by-episode recap, NYPD Blue was a trailblazer for more adult programming on network television not merely for its frank depictions of sex and violence and its use of language, but also because it paid careful attention to the broader themes of masculinity, heroism, father/son relationships, and inner human turmoil.
Season 1, Episode 3
Brown Appetit
Original Air Date: October 5th, 1993
Three episodes in, and the one thing firmly established is the god-awful episode titles. Just about every episode has a really, really bad pun for a title (This one specifically refers to Sipowicz surreptitiously getting his archenemy Giardella to eat a dog turd; oh, for fun), but fortunately, »
- Jimmy Callaway
Maureen Ryan: 'Game of Thrones' Kicks Off Its Second Season In Style
1 April 2012 6:57 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 2, Episode 1 of HBO's "Game of Thrones," entitled "The North Remembers."
Winter is coming, but war is here.
That was the succinct message of the first episode of the second season of "Game of Thrones." And just as the story has advanced significantly from where we found the residents of Westeros when "GoT" debuted, the show itself has made a great leap forward, not just in ambition, but in execution.
It's not only good to have "GoT" (and its fabulous opening credits) back; it's heartening to see that the show has held on to the improvements that elevated the second half of Season 1 over the first half of that debut season. As I noted in my (very positive) Season 2 review, the exposition that had to be unloaded at times landed with a thud, and the drama's energy was sometimes drained »
- Maureen Ryan
'The Killing' season premiere is tonight. Are you ready to forgive?
1 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
The Killing was always a formally daring show. It’s not the first TV series to expand a single criminal investigation over the course of a season: Murder One and The Wire got there first. And it’s not the first TV series wherein every episode advances the plot forward one day at a time: David Milch used that structure in Deadwood and John From Cincinnati. Heck, The Killing is a remake of Forbrydelsen, a Danish TV drama much beloved by the sort of people who watch Danish TV dramas. The Killing’s first season was compelling, a sidelong exploration »
- Darren Franich
Mega Millions' $640 million jackpot: What would be your entertainment splurge?
30 March 2012 2:43 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
As I’m typing this, the estimated jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing stands at a record $640 million. In addition to conversations about how much notice colleagues would give if they were to win (I’d still freelance), I’m overhearing discussions about what people would purchase. Cars, homes, college educations for children — those are givens. Let’s get to the fun stuff! What would be your entertainment splurge(s)? Some EW picks to inspire you:
Annie Barrett: I’d convert my living room wall into a flatscreen TV (after moving into the American Idol mansion in June) and »
- Mandi Bierly
Review: HBO's Fantasy Epic 'Game Of Thrones' Returns For A Satisfying Sophomore Season
30 March 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Ever since HBO changed the landscape of television dramas back in the late 90s, a dozen other networks have stepped up to try to follow in their footsteps with their own challenging, original programming. So how does the pay cable network stay ahead of the pack? By taking risks that no other network can afford to take (literally). Many of the recent dramas in their stable have come from showrunners who have shepherded previous hits -- “Luck” from “Deadwood” creator David Milch; “True Blood” from “Six Feet Under” creator Alan Ball; “Boardwalk Empire” from “The Sopranos” vet Terrence Winter; “Treme” from “The Wire” creator David Simon -- but their medieval epic “Game of Thrones” is a beast all its own. Adapted from George R. R. Martin’s popular fantasy series “A Song of Ice And Fire” by novelist D.B. Weiss and writer/screenwriter David Benioff (“25th Hour,” “Troy”), the series »
- Cory Everett
Review: HBO's Fantasy Epic 'Game Of Thrones' Returns For A Satisfying Sophomore Season
30 March 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Ever since HBO changed the landscape of television dramas back in the late 90s, a dozen other networks have stepped up to try to follow in their footsteps with their own challenging, original programming. So how does the pay cable network stay ahead of the pack? By taking risks that no other network can afford to take (literally). Many of the recent dramas in their stable have come from showrunners who have shepherded previous hits -- “Luck” from “Deadwood” creator David Milch; “True Blood” from “Six Feet Under” creator Alan Ball; “Boardwalk Empire” from “The Sopranos” vet Terrence Winter; “Treme” from “The Wire” creator David Simon -- but their medieval epic “Game of Thrones” is a beast all its own. Adapted from George R. R. Martin’s popular fantasy series “A Song of Ice And Fire” by novelist D.B. Weiss and writer/screenwriter David Benioff (“25th...
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- Cory Everett
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