June 14th, 2008
Hey Showtime fans! As I mentioned earlier this week, thanks to some fabulous partnerships we have in the works, Showtime Fan has a great little contest going to celebrate the premiere of Weeds’ fourth season.
Just answer the trivia question below and you could win one of these tokeriffic prizes, courtesy of Showtime and the nice […]
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June 3rd, 2008
In this wacky little Q&A, Weeds star Kevin Nealon reveals that:
1) He grew up in Connecticut (yawn) and Germany (really?), because his dad worked for a helicopter company that had a contract in Heidelberg. He says something in German — bonus points to whoever posts a translation in the comments.
2) He loves being a dad […]
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May 15th, 2008
Funnyman Kevin Nealon, who’s terrific as the bong-smoking accountant/former city councilman Doug Wilson on Weeds, brings his considerable comedic gifts to the memoir genre this week with the release of his book “Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me?”
Nealon, who became a father at age 53, gently mocks his insecurities about age and fatherhood […]
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May 10th, 2008
Evan Handler, the menschy, chrome-domed sidekick to David Duchovny’s self-loathing author on Californication, has many other talents.
Handler was a Broadway star before he earned Hollywood’s approval as Charlotte’s love interest in the last season of Sex and the City. Early in his career, he was diagnosed with leukemia — an illness he survived but that […]
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May 6th, 2008
Any of you out there who just wrapped up the first season of Dexter on CBS and are now going through Ice Truck Killer withdrawal, I have your methadone:
Season 2 is an easy download from iTunes or Amazon, for about $25. It’s also available anytime you want on Showtime On Demand, should you decide to […]
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April 30th, 2008
Those of you who’ve been watching the edited version of Dexter’s first season on CBS can jump straight to the non-bowdlerized version for Season 2 when it comes out on DVD August 19.
The box set costs about 40 bucks retail, but Amazon is taking pre-orders for $26. Even better: You can download the second […]
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April 27th, 2008
Thanks to everyone who entered the Showtimefan DVD giveaway of Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union.
The winner — selected with the assistance of Random.org — left the following comment:
“No cable, so not able to laugh with Tracey.”
We’re glad to give you the chance to laugh along with her, Jason.
The winner has been contacted via e-mail. […]
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April 21st, 2008
It’s that happy time of year when Bloggy Giveaways hosts its quarterly freebie carnival. Here at Showtimefan HQ, we’ve decided to get into the action by offering you, dear readers, the chance to win the entire first season of Tracey Ullman’s genius parody show, State of the Union, on DVD.
Here’s how it works: All you […]
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March 12th, 2008
Fire up the popcorn maker, folks — this one will require munchies. Production house Lionsgate this week announced a June 3 release date for Weeds third season DVD. It’ll cost about 40 bucks for all 15 episodes.
Bonus features will be plentiful, TVShowsOnDVD says, including commentary tracks and featurettes such as the Good Morning, Agrestic talk […]
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March 9th, 2008
Californication’s second season isn’t due till late summer, but the first-season DVD will arrive just in time for a marathon refresher course on the dysfunctional world of Hank Moody.
Showtime has set a June 17 release date for the 12-episode package, according to TVShowsOnDVD.
No word yet on bonus features, deleted scenes, etc., but I’ll cast my […]
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