HW #16

Still bringing home the more interesting bacon. Sarah Michelle Gellar, whose hubbie Freddy Prinze, Jr. recently joined the creative team for World Wrestling Entertainment, returns to TV with a half-hour project set up at HBO from screenwriter Charles Randolph. Set in Gotham, “The Wonderful Maladys” ensembler revolves around the dysfunctional lives of three adult siblings [...]

Break Yo’self, HBO-igga!

So aside from the hip-hop “Crank Yankers“-style puppet show Kanye has in the works at Comedy Central called “Alligator Boots“, apparently he’s had an HBO show in development as well? Who knew? Well now maybe no one will ever know — the project’s being shelved. Apparently there’s been a bit of an exec shuffle over [...]

HW #11

New Line Cinema is developing and will produce a big-screen account of professional hockey player Sean Avery’s experiences in the fashion world, including his stint as a summer intern at a fashion magazine. Avery, who considers himself something of a fashion jock, in May began a summer internship at Vogue, where, among other duties, he [...]

HW #10

The phrase “HBO miniseries” alone makes me tingle. True I didn’t watch “John Adams” but it was clearly a critical (23 Emmy nods!) and fan fave. Anyhow, looks like the next historical event to be adapted for the cabler is about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. “Story will focus on the perspectives of lesser-known historical [...]

HW #6

So blah blah blah Ted Danson. HBO’s new comedy pilot “Bored to Death” boasts one of my indie faves Jason Schwartzman in a role that suits him well and sounds very promising. HBO has hardly ever steered me wrong. Nor has Jason.

[via Hollywood Reporter]

Paramount Pictures has purchased Screenlife LLC, maker of the “Scene It?” game [...]

HW #4

NBC marketing chief John Miller said viewers’ awareness of the network’s fall lineup is up 59% after the Games.

[via Hollywood Reporter]

The SEC announced a massive 15-year deal with ESPN (until 2024) on Monday for all of its televised sports, effectively eliminating the possibility that it would start its own network a la the Big Ten [...]