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HBO Moves to New Orleans with Treme
Some exciting news from HBO today, especially for fans of The Wire. The network has picked up the New Orleans-set series Treme, which was created by The Wire boss David Simon and includes two of that show's cast members in its ensemble.
HBO is eying a Fall premiere date for the show, which chronicles the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina through the eyes of musicians.
HBO Developing Miniseries About Lincoln's Killing
From the network that brought you John Adams — and the writers who brought you urban strife — comes this: HBO is developing a miniseries about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt for his killer, to be written by David Simon of The Wire and Tom Fontana of Oz.
The miniseries is based on the best-selling book Manhunt, about the Lincoln shooting and the 12-day hunt for his assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Simon and Fontana are writing the script together.
TV Tonight: Generation Kiill
In a Summer where HBO is lacking any of its signature series, the network's hopes must be sky-high for Generation Kill. The seven-episode miniseries from The Wire's David Simon and Ed Burns premieres Sunday night, and from the early reviews, it seems like it's everything I'd expect from a Simon/Burns project.
What that means: On the plus side, it's well-written, in-depth, and revealing.
HBO Takes Its Turn at TCA
Just a few minutes ago, the HBO session at the TCA press tour kicked off — but news has been dribbling out all day about some of the network's upcoming projects and big premieres. I'm watching for even more scoop from the sessions, but here's what we know so far:
- Entourage will be back for its fifth season in September. Its Sept.
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- The Wire's David Simon has told Broadcasting & Cable that he wants to make a movie about Donnie Andrews, the real-life Omar who robbed drug dealers.
- Reuters reports that Bill Clinton will be among the first guests on Elvis Costello's talk/music show.
- The Osbournes are headed to Fox for a new variety show that might be paired with American Idol next year, TV Week reports.
- According to Billboard, the Flaming Lips are showing their Christmas movie, Christmas on Mars, at the festivals they're playing up until the movie is released on DVD later this year.
- E! reports that Jamie-Lynn Sigler will join the cast of Entourage for a few episodes, playing herself.
- The Hollywood Reporter has the news that the Sundance Institute has established a submission deadline for the 2009 festival: September 8, 2008.
- Spike Lee is on board to film performances of the Broadway show Passing Strange, writes Variety.
- 90210 has added two new members to its cast, Zap2it reports — including the actress currently best known for modeling Case 24 on Deal or No Deal.
First Look: Generation Kill on HBO
HBO may not have any series on its schedule for the Summer, but it does have Generation Kill, a seven-part miniseries about the new face of the American military.
The miniseries, written by The Wire's David Simon and Ed Burns, is based on a book of the same name by Rolling Stone writer Evan Wright. In 2003, Wright was embedded with a Marine Corps special operations unit with the motto "Swift, Silent, Deadly."
Farewell to The Wire: Five Seasons of Montages
I still haven't stopped thinking about Sunday's finale of The Wire. It wasn't a fade-to-black talker of an ending, Tony Soprano-style, but I did think it was a fitting conclusion to five years of examining the rise and fall of the police, union workers, drug lords, government officials, school teachers, and newspaper reporters of Baltimore.
Specifically, I've been playing the show's final montage over and over — both in my head and in real life.
TV Tonight: The Wire Series Finale
After five relentlessly gritty seasons of exposing the highs and lows of Baltimore and exploring creator David Simon's thesis that people today matter less than ever, HBO's great series The Wire comes to a close tonight. I tore through all the previous seasons on DVD this Fall so I could be here tonight, watching the finale live alongside the show's other fans. But, as I wrote when I asked about your favorite series finales the other day, now that the moment's arrived, I'm feeling overwhelmingly ambivalent.
Could The Wire Live On as a Movie?
It's hard for me to believe there are just three episodes left before The Wire goes off the air for good. But is the show's March finale really it forever?
In a recent interview with the LA Times, Dominic West (Jimmy McNulty) said he and some of the show's other main actors are trying to persuade creator David Simon to continue exploring Baltimore through a Wire movie.
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- Several entertainment bloggers have launched an Adopt a Writer site, which will feature interviews with striking writers.
- Cinematical ponders the possibility of a third Fantastic Four movie. Would this be necessary at all?
- In honor of the Price is Right getting six primetime episodes, TV Squad has a list of the six worst prizes you can win on the show.
- Stereogum has posted video of Lisa Loeb playing inside an Ikea store.
- TV with MeeVee wonders whether David Simon is too angry for his own good on this season of The Wire.
- Hypeful helpfully puts together Rob's party mix from Cloverfield.
- Meanwhile, Popwatch hails the return of Erykah Badu.
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