If things go Pamela Adlon’s way, Hank and Charlie won’t have Marcy Runkle to kick around much longer on Californication.
Adlon has been cast opposite Adam Carolla in the pilot of a CBS family comedy called Ace in the Hole, The Hollywood Reporter says.
If the pilot gets picked up Adlon will leave Californication, where she’s played the long-suffering (and hilariously coke-addicted) wife of Evan Handler’s literary agent, Charlie, for three seasons.
In the CBS project she’ll play the long-suffering wife of Carolla’s character, a father of two who works as a driving instructor. Her character will be a nurse.
Adlon’s other credits …read more

I’m soooooo excited for the second season of Californication. And if you weren’t yet, you will be after watching this sneak peek.
As Natascha McElhone says, it’s irreverent (and not a lot of TV shows are that any more) and it’s not formulaic (ditto).
Or, to loosely quote series creator Tom Kapinos, it’s a show that has more heart, balls and swagger than it knows what to do with. Check it out:

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 vote now for these ones:
1) A viewable copy of Hank/Mia’s manuscript, in all its salacious glory.
2) Music videos of Becca’s adorable tween rock band, Kill Jill (Read more about the real-life musicians here.)
3) A background featurette on Suicide Girls, the punk porn group …read more