Sunday nights will get a little more consistent on HBO.The network has announced that they are renewing True Blood, Entourage and Hung for new seasons in 2010. The announcement was made earlier by HBO's programming chief Michael Lombardo at the TCA press tour in Pasadena, CA.
In case you're watching True Blood with an extraordinary sense of ignorance--and by that, I mean not having an idea how it arrived and what it's done since--and you haven't paid attention to the pretty good opening titles for the show, well, you probably don't know that the whole thing came from Charlaine Harris' book series. But you probably know that, because two seasons in, you've probably paid a bit more attention.Which means you probably know that series creator Alan Ball isn't sticking to the books. If you've read the books--or, even if you haven't, like me--you know that at this moment Lafayette is supposed to be dead; instead we see that woman who conned Tara and her mother. Or, say, the entry of Sophie Leclerq into the whole picture, which isn't supposed to happen this early, at least according to the books. Now that True Blood is more successful, arguably, than the books themselves, the question is, will be books adapt?
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Yet again, HBO is leading the pack for having the most portrayals--and the most positive portrayals--of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) characters on their shows, according to a report from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD.The organization's third Network Responsibility Index saw HBO score the highest rating and a "Good" grade, with 42% of its programming featuring LGBT characters. The cable network is home to shows such as True Blood, Entourage and No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, all of which have prominent LGBT characters.
I cannot think of a better way to end this year's Comic-Con than with a good Supernatural
panel. This year's panel was much different than the years before. The
mood was different, it seemed... quieter. I blame it on the fact that
Jared and Jensen could not be there. Creator Eric Kripke did say "The
boys send their love" and when that didn't cheer up the crowd he added
"They are shirtless and send their love." The fan-girls, however, were
not left without eye candy as this time around Comic-Con vets Kripke
and writers Sera Gamble and Ben Edlund brought along first-timers Misha
Collins (Castiel) and Jim Beaver (Bobby).In last year's Supernatural panel, Kripke showed the first five minutes of the season 4 premiere and I think every finger in the room was crossed that he would make that a trend. While we didn't get the first 5 minutes, we did get a middle five minutes. Kripke explained this is because season 4 closed with a sort of cliffhanger and he didn't want to give away the opening to season 5 right away.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince star Daniel Radcliffe has called on the producers of his upcoming movie about Somalia to cast actors from the African country to keep the project authentic. Read More >
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Daniel Radcliffe is convinced Hollywood celebrities inform paparazzi of their whereabouts - because he rarely has problems with photographers trailing him.Read More >
Sooner or later, theater lovers will want to plan a pilgrimage to England, the nation that in the past gave the world Shakespeare's tragedies, the genius comedy troupe Monty Python, and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in the buff.
If your travel plans...