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Sarah Michelle Gellar to star in new HBO comedy

Sarah Michelle Gellar has struggled to find a new niche since her revered breakout Buffy the Vampire Slayer had its bittersweet finale in 2003. She kept up her horror starlet routine (the Grudge films, The Return) to mixed success, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} and then tried her hand at some high-profile indies (The Air I Breathe, Southland Tales) that ultimately fizzled....  read more

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Tom Wolfe's Charlotte Simmons to become HBO series

Tom Wolfe’s 2004 college expose I Am Charlotte Simmons turned out to be thick in more ways than one. Despite well-publicized research and one of the sharpest eyes for social satire in the genre's history, the 676-page tome was angrily dismissed by critics and by many in college circles as shrill, obvious nonsense....  read more

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True Blood confirms regulars for second season

HBO's new vampire series True Blood, which was just optioned for a second season despite sluggish viewership, has now confirmed four forthcoming regulars....  read more

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Despite rocky start, HBO picks up True Blood for season two

Does HBO know something we don't know? Despite mixed reviews and a small viewer base so far, the network has already picked up True Blood for a second season, sticking with the hard-knuckled publicity campaign it has already orchestrated for the series....  read more

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Oz and The Wire creators pen Lincoln miniseries for HBO

Pleased that it could turn the story of a curmudgeonly political stalwart into the year’s hottest miniseries with John Adams, HBO is sizing up the search for Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth as a new miniseries. And they’re getting right to it: The network has brought on veterans David Simon and Tom Fontana to write and produce....  read more

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Zach Galifianakis to get Hangover, Bored to Death

According to Arrested Development alum David Cross, Zach Galifianakis isn't worth paying attention to. "He’s just a fucking standup comic!" Cross told Paste recently....  read more

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Kanye West reality show in the works?

OMG!!! KANYE WEST IS GETTING HIS OWN REALITY SHOW!!!!! WE'RE SO EXCITED WE MIGHT BREAK OUR FUCKING MAC BOOK AIRS TO CELEBRATE!!!!!...  read more

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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

When Roman Polanski received...  read more

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Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm to return to HBO

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Curb Your Enthusiasm fans will have a lot to celebrate, very probably enthusiastically, thanks to Larry David’s announcement that he is bringing the show back for a seventh season. But it's not coming till next year, so curb your celebration....  read more

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More Sex and the City already on the way?

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Rumors about TV shows turning into movies are getting everyone all hot and bothered this summer, especially if a little more Sex gets thrown into the mix. HBO’s hit series Sex and the City recently became New Line Cinema’s hit summer movie, and the rumors of a sequel are already boiling....  read more

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