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July 19th, 2008

Showtime news about new series, from TV critics press event

All the TV networks gathered late this week in Beverly Hills for the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, a ritual wherein the network heads make formal — and not-so-formal — announcements about what’s a head for their lineups. Showtime entertainment VP Bob Greenblatt was there and revealed the following tidbits.
First, the new stuff:

L Word […]

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July 17th, 2008

Emmy nominations: Weeds, Dexter, This American Life and more

Dexter may be Showtime’s best shot at primetime Emmy glory this year, though several other original series got the nod when the awards nominations were announced today. Dexter scored noms for best drama series and best actor for Michael C. Hall’s portrayal of Dexter Morgan.
Weeds‘ Mary-Louise Parker is up for best actress in a comedy […]

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July 15th, 2008

Weeds recap: Season 4, episode 5

“No Man Is Pudding”

Wowzer. Terrific episode. We open with Guillermo’s crew leveling a gun at Celia, who cowers and blubbers on the warehouse floor. She makes no sense in response to Guillermo’s questioning, but mentions him by name. He’s interrogating her when Nancy steps up. She tells him Celia’s her back up for when […]

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July 14th, 2008

Weeds fourth season hits its stride in episode 5

Weeds tonight was the funniest yet — totally bizarro and Nancy being crazy like a fox. I know some of you have found Season 4 a difficult adjustment, but this was a real triumph. We finally incorporate almost all of the regular characters into the plotline and the writers added such weird subplots (Coyotes, bees, […]

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July 14th, 2008

Dexter momentum builds as Comic-Con appearance approaches

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Dexter’s third season is still a ways off, but attention for the series has ticked up recently as fan-boys and fan-girls prepare for San Diego’s Comic-Con.
The cast and creators will be on hand July 24 at the entertainment bonanza. According to the Comic-Con […]

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July 13th, 2008

L Word star’s band set to release debut album next month

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Leisha Hailey, who we love as spunky social networking guru Alice on The L Word, has been busy in between seasons. She and bandmade Camila Grey are prepping for the August release of their debut album as the duo Uh Huh […]

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July 12th, 2008

Californication creator explains why Duchovny is the anti-hero of today

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As part of its Emmy build up, Variety is talking to the cast and creators of the shows likely to be nominated. Happily, that includes Californication and showrunner Tom Kapinos.
“Every character on the show is a sliver of my personality,” he […]

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July 10th, 2008

Dexter exec producer to bring Exterminators from comic book page to Showtime screen

Sara Colleton, one of the exec producers behind uber-successful Showtime series Dexter, is slated to bring the network a screen adaptation of the comic The Exterminators.
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The Hollywood Reporter has it that Colleton, pictured at left with fellow execs Bob Greenblatt and Clyde Phillips […]

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July 10th, 2008

Showtime considering pilot about a female detective who moonlights as a hooker

Add this possible Showtime project to the list: Filmmaker Rod Lurie has pitched a series about a woman who’s an LA vice cop during the week and a Nevada prostitute on the weekend. She can do both jobs legally, because brothels are fine by the Nevada government.
The show, titled Hillary Jones, is a bit of […]

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July 9th, 2008

Secret Diary of a Call Girl’s Billie Piper explains how she handles filming sex scenes

Whew! This week’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl was hotter and funnier than ever. Belle must be such a fun character to play — but actress Billie Piper says the role cost her the sweetheart/girl-next-door image she built as a teenaged star in the UK.
Piper recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the sexual […]

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