This week, HBO announced four new pilots currently in production to debut in 2009. I always knew HBO was ballsy but this is ridiculous. “The Riches” creator Dmitry Lipkin has raised the bar and some eyebrows with his dark comedy about a well-endowed high school gym teacher. “The Punisher’s” Thomas Jane (that must have been some casting session) will play the main character in the aptly titled “Hung”. “The Riches” is a smart drama that took a simple gimmick and developed into an intriguing show. The gimmick for “Hung” might seem like a ratings grabber at first, but how long can you beat one joke into the ground? Hopefully Lipkin with give “Hung” room to girth … ah, I mean grow.
Also on slate is “Broadwalk Empire” the period drama (yawn) executive produced by Martin Scorsese (now we’re talking). Fans of HBO’s “The Wire” can find some solace in the series closure knowing the mind behind the Baltimore crime drama, David Simon, will be developing a new drama called “Treme.” Details are sparse, but word is the series will take place in New Orleans with a heavy emphasis on life after Katrina. The fourth of its’ new breed will star Jason Schwartzman as a depressed alcoholic who finds inspiration from Raymond Chandler in “Bored to Death.” Unfortunately, America might just be that because it seems highly stylized shows like “The Sopranos,” “Sex and the City,” and “Entourage” thrive at HBO, while deep thinking, depressing, head scratchers like “In Treatment” and “Tell Me You Love Me” dwindle out without much fanfare.
Also on slate is “Broadwalk Empire” the period drama (yawn) executive produced by Martin Scorsese (now we’re talking). Fans of HBO’s “The Wire” can find some solace in the series closure knowing the mind behind the Baltimore crime drama, David Simon, will be developing a new drama called “Treme.” Details are sparse, but word is the series will take place in New Orleans with a heavy emphasis on life after Katrina. The fourth of its’ new breed will star Jason Schwartzman as a depressed alcoholic who finds inspiration from Raymond Chandler in “Bored to Death.” Unfortunately, America might just be that because it seems highly stylized shows like “The Sopranos,” “Sex and the City,” and “Entourage” thrive at HBO, while deep thinking, depressing, head scratchers like “In Treatment” and “Tell Me You Love Me” dwindle out without much fanfare.
But who am I kidding, I will be watching every one of them.
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