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HBO stories: 64 news summaries

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 HBO's Unlikely New Series 
 Offers No Sex, Violence    

Network looks to PG series to rekindle viewers' interest

Mar 20, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - HBO's newest series one has nothing to do with single New Yorkers or mobsters in New Jersey. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith, is more like a younger, Botswanan version of Miss Marple—in a good way. R&B singer Jill Scott... More »

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HBO • Harvey Weinstein • Botswana • TV series • Anthony Minghella • Sydney Pollack • Alexander McCall Smith • Jill Scott • The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency


 Big Love 
 Temple Scene 
 Riles Mormons 

HBO apologizes for upcoming episode highlighting sacred LDS ceremony

Mar 11, 09 2:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - HBO will air an episode of the polygamy drama Big Love depicting a sacred Mormon ceremony despite strong objections from the church, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The network apologized to Mormons likely to be offended, while the series' creators defended the temple scene, saying it's depicted with reverence, and... More »

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HBO • polygamy • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Big Love

(Newser) - A documentary on animal cruelty at an Ohio hog farm has the pork industry considering how to better represent its “commitment to animal care,” Reuters reports. The footage in Death on a Factory Farm, taken secretly, led to animal-cruelty prosecutions, though the charged workers were acquitted. HBO airs... More »

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HBO • Ohio • animal cruelty • pig • pork • documentary film • prosecutions • National Pork Board • factory farm

 Seinfeld Cast Together Again  


Mar 5, 09 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - It's not quite a reunion of the Beatles, but maybe the TV equivalent. The Seinfeld stars—Jerry, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards—will appear together in a series of episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm this fall, reports Entertainment Weekly'. If you're rusty on Seinfeld trivia, remember... More »

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television • HBO • Jerry Seinfeld • Larry David • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Seinfeld

(Newser) - US viewers see ESPN and the Discovery Channel as the most indispensable cable networks, Multichannel News reports. A poll by Solutions Research Group asked 1,200 TV viewers which channels they thought of as “must keep.” The results:
  • The top four spots went to the big networks.
... More »

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television • ESPN • HBO • network • CNN • Fox • Discovery Channel • broadcasting

Documentary Review

 Right America Divides Critics 

Doc offers voice to McCain supporters Feeling Wronged

Feb 16, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Right America, Feeling Wronged, a documentary airing tonight on HBO, follows filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi as she chats with die-hard McCain/Palin supporters on the campaign trail, some of whom fear Barack Obama is the anti-Christ. Critics are mixed on the result: While David S. Glasier calls it “one of the... More »

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television • Barack Obama • John McCain • film • HBO • documentary • Alexandra Pelosi

 Barkin May 
 Get Revenge 
 on Ex Via 
 New Show 

Actress creates series based on her life and divorce

Jan 30, 09 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Ellen Barkin is producing and starring in an HBO pilot about a hot woman in her 50s "famous for her high-profile marriage, who divorces, and re-enters the singles market," the New York Post reports. Sound familiar? In 2006, Barkin's husband, billionaire Ron Perelman, surprised her with divorce papers... More »

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New York City • HBO • TV shows • Ellen Barkin • Ron Perelman • cougar

 What the Concert 
 Cameras Missed 

Rooftop snipers, the vice president sprinting, Denzel in action, and more

Jan 19, 09 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday’s all-star concert on the National Mall put the super in supergroup, but the HBO broadcast didn’t catch everything. Here’s some of what went down off-camera, as seen by Jada Yuan of New York:
  • Black-clad Secret Service snipers trolled the Lincoln Memorial’s rooftop, packing binocs
... More »

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Barack Obama • HBO • celebrity • concert • speech • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s inaugural organizing team has struck the most lucrative series of TV deals ever seen for its slate of inaugural events, raking in more than $5 million from various networks, the Washington Post reports. HBO landed the juiciest prize, paying $2.5 million for exclusive rights to... More »

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television • Barack Obama • HBO • inauguration • inaugural balls • inaugural events

OPINION


 Thanks for 
 the Memories, 
 Bob, 'Cuz 2008 
 TV Stunk 

The golden age of TV may have died this year

Dec 28, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Today's golden age of TV lost a little shine this year, Heather Havrilesky writes on Salon. Twelve quick months gobbled up all of the momentum and promise from years past, leaving “a haze of crappy, unoriginal new programming, lackluster sophomore shows, flaccid sitcoms and pointless cable comedies.” Old... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • cable TV • ABC • HBO • Showtime • Fox • USA • network television

 Sopranos' 
 Johnny Cakes 
 Commits Suicide 

Actor Costelloe played a gay mobster's lover

Dec 25, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The actor who played Johnny Cakes on The Sopranos is dead, the New York Post reports. John Costelloe, 47, shot himself in the head in Brooklyn last week, police and friends said. The former firefighter served a brief but pivotal role as the gay lover of a closeted mobster in... More »

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television • suicide • HBO • The Sopranos • funeral • actor • Johnny Cakes • John Costelloe

Oprah Seals Production Deal With HBO

Talk-show host's production company will do films, miniseries on cable mainstay

Dec 16, 08 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has a production deal with HBO, ending a long-lived partnership with ABC, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The exclusive, 3-year arrangement will allow Oprah’s Harpo Films more flexibility than before. “Being on a cable channel like HBO offers us a tremendous amount of creative freedom not seen... More »

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television • cable TV • ABC • HBO • Oprah Winfrey • Harpo Films • production deal • creative freedom

Other Pelosi
Readies Political Documentary
for HBO

The film's focus remains under wraps

Sep 12, 08 5:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Documentary filmmaker and famous political daughter Alexandra Pelosi is putting the final touches on a new film about the 2008 election for HBO, reports Politico. Known best for Journeys With George, her behind-the-scenes look at President Bush's 2000 presidential bid, Pelosi hasn't divulged what the focus of her latest effort... More »

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film • HBO • Election 2008 • documentary film • Alexandra Pelosi

 Entourage Propels Wahlberg 

Actor-producer embraces the hyphen

Sep 8, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Wahlberg continues to beef up his filmography, but behind the scenes the Entourage actor-producer is evolving into a major player. Through his TV production company, Leverage, he's a producer of the hit HBO show, and parlaying acting into producing was always the plan, the onetime Calvin Klein model tells... More »

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television • HBO • Entourage • Mark Wahlberg • celebrity interview • Stephen Levinson

 Phelps' Agenda: VMAs, 
 Entourage ... LiLo? 

As starlet Lohan pesters for a date, swim star films HBO cameo, preps for MTV show

Aug 29, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Phelps is getting more Hollywood by the day, AP reports: The swimming star yesterday filmed a cameo spot for the show-biz-centric HBO series Entourage, and will be a presenter at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sept. 7 (six days before he hosts Saturday Night Live). And, the Daily ... More »

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Michael Phelps • MTV • HBO • Lindsay Lohan • Los Angeles • Entourage

 Larry David, Curb Returning

Season 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm coming to HBO early next year

Jul 11, 08 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Irascible Larry David will be bringing Curb Your Enthusiasm back for a seventh series, reports Reuters. New episodes of the edgy comedy are expected to air early next year, more than a year after last year's series ended in November 2007. HBO bosses says the Seinfeld creator is—you guessed... More »

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television • HBO • Larry David • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Seinfeld • sitcom

TV Review

 Generation Kill On Target 

HBO's miniseries captures soldiers in 'their unfettered, foul-mouthed glory'

Jul 10, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the mean streets of Baltimore to the meaner ones of Baghdad, the force behind The Wire scores a direct hit with HBO's new Generation Kill, writes Brian Lowry for Variety. Following a cast of Marines during the Iraqi invasion’s first 40 days, the 7-episode miniseries may make... More »

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television • Baghdad • HBO • The Wire • David Simon • Marine • Band of Brothers

This Season's Hot Accessory: The Movie Tie-In

Sex and the City cottage industries look more like penthouses

May 27, 08 10:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the innumerable entities cashing in on Sex and the City, the movie due out Friday is the tip of the multimillion-dollar iceberg, reports Forbes. New Line Cinema, which has tie-in deals with eight companies, compares the likely blockbuster to “the Super Bowl for women.” Other high-end... More »

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television • tourism • HBO • Sex and the City • New Line Cinema • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • fashion designer • product placement • Manolo Blahnik • movie tie-ins

TV REVIEW

 HBO's Recount 
 Scathing But Fair 

Film doesn't 'play it safe' politically

May 23, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Recount," HBO’s “first-rate” docudrama about the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, takes the bold step of showing the harsh truth of the story, instead of “playing it safe,” writes Gary Kamiya for Salon. Leading players on both sides approved the script—surprising, Kamiya... More »

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television • Al Gore • film • HBO • Election 2000 • George W. Bush

HBO: Coming to a Hard Drive Near You

iTunes will sell shows and movies, but they may be pricey

May 12, 08 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple and HBO are close to an agreement that would let iTunes sell episodes of HBO shows, Portfolio reports. Sources say HBO has cut a good deal—either by breaking iTunes' $1.99 video price ceiling or getting a bigger share of the same rate. But at least one HBO... More »

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Time Warner • cable TV • HBO • iTunes • Apple • digital downloads • TV shows

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