TCA News Roundup: HBO, "Nip/Tuck" and More

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:30:49 PDT

The TCA Press Tour - where I'll be heading on Monday, so don't forget to tell me your questions for NBC - is already underway in Los Angeles, with the cable networks peddling their wares to critics. Here's a sampling of the news so far:

"Nip/Tuck" (panel discussion pictured above) is going all meta on us, introducing a satirical show-within-a-show that will hire the good doctors as consultants.
Everyone wants to know if the stars of HBO's new drama "Tell Me You Love Me," which starts Sept. 9, are actually having sex on-screen. To the point that one reporter asked "Did anybody actually, uh, do it?"
Larry David seemed to be having fun with reporters during the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" session.
The two TV movies HBO promised "Deadwood" fans are only at 50-50 odds to actually happen now, but the one-hour "Extras" special is a go.
Shoop! Salt-n-Pepa showed up at a VH1 panel to talk about their breakup and makeup, which will be chronicled in a new reality series.
PBS is getting buzz for the new Ken Burns documentary The War - but the public TV folks also handed out Jane Austen action figures, just in case.

Photo courtesy of FX

Dustin Hoffman Heads to the Races in HBO's Luck Trailer

Rose Curiel — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:53:34 PDT

A couple of actors with impressive track records are off to the tracks in HBO's new drama about horse racing, Luck. The network has revealed its first look at the series, and those seeking a feel-good show about the sport in the style of Seabiscuit should probably look elsewhere. The drama reveals the gritty underworld of gambling revolving around the sport, with Dustin Hoffman starring as Ace Bernestein, a man who is back on the streets after three years in prison.

I'm not into horse racing by any means, but I'm curious to see Academy Award winner Hoffman on the small screen - and to learn more details behind what is sure to be his sketchy backstory. Nick Nolte also stars, and HBO alum David Milch (Deadwood) wrote the pilot episode with Michael Mann directing. Luck is set to premiere in January, but you can get a better feel for the series when you watch the trailer