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After almost a year of being upstaged as the mecca of original series, HBO is planning to bring out a bazooka to counteract the pistol progressive programming from Showtime and basic cable.
Their weapon of choice?
Who else but Sopranos developer, David Chase, you gagootz!
No, fans will not be treated to a reunion of HBO’s former first family, or anything with mafia ties at all actually. Instead, the Emmy-Award-winner will write and serve as executive-producer to a new mini-series called, A Ribbon Of Dreams. According to the Los Angeles Times, the period piece will focus on the roots of cinema and evolution of Hollywood as we know it.
“A Ribbon of Dreams” will tell the story of two men with disparate backgrounds who get their start in motion pictures working for director D.W. Griffith. The men — one a college-educated mechanical engineer and the other a cowboy with a violent past — ultimately work with the likes of John Ford, Bette Davis and Billy Wilder as they rise through the nascent film industry.
Flight Of The Conchords, Big Love and Eastbound & Down all have their moments, but an HBO project from Chase, the man who helped HBO the reinvent modern television as we know it, could truly help restore the network to it’s proper spot atop the pecking order.
‘Sopranos’ Creator David Chase Returns to HBO with Miniseries On Early Hollywood [LA Times]
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What they should’ve did was bring back “Lucky Louie.
Firs… oh sorry. forgot this was a mature blod site. LOL!
BLOG site. Excuse me.
Excellent!
As a up and coming indie director, I can’t help but to check this joint out. But I do need Mr. Chase to drop a Sopranos movie though, and give us some REAL closer.
i need that detroit Red mixtape
its hosted by Drama or Cannon and called THE THREAT EP
thnx
Eastbound & Down is my Shit
^ don’t got it fam. sorry. I’ll keep my eyes peeled.
@Gotty, would you believe that a couple of the young bucks at the office didn’t know who John Gotti is?
One of them had the to gaul to say to me, erm you mean Irv Gotti? What could I say to that? Aye Karumba!
^^^Dang Hommie, Where you work?
They are also expected to roll out the Jazz scene drama based in N.O. built up by the creators of The Wire.
HBO slid big time after Sopranoes and The Wire…….. surprised they didnt have anything lined up to pick up where these series left off. That other crap they servin up………..CA CA DOO DOO !!!!
This cat at work told me they working on two Wire spinoffs, one based on McNulty & Bunk, and the other with Omar and Prop Joe backstory. Anybody hear about this?
Eastbound is the only show worth watching on HBO right now. I watch Entourage too actually, but thats not on yet.
@Tres, Nah after The Wire went off they did these little prequel shorts on McNulty,Bunk, Joe and Omar.
They were on ON DEMAND, they were all REALLY cheese ball. They McNulty one was the best. It was suppose to be about his first day. They didnt even look like they were made by the same people. Joe amd Omars were Dangerously Cheese (c) Chester.
Eastbound and Down is just wickedly funny in spots, but there is no way to keep that rolling for too long. Flight of the Conchord’s just doesn’t have the spark they had from the 1st few episodes of last year. As for the new shows they have coming in.. The Jill Scott joint I will watch if for no other reason than I want Jilly to try and impregnate me (pause). Then you have In Treatment which is a good show but its too unfocused to work. The show I think HBO was banking on saving them post Wire and Soprano’s is Trueblood. I love the show but I can’t see it appealing the same crowd. but we will see once the new season hits.
HBO blazed with The Soprano’s & The Wire but there was no way they could maintain the dominance they had. Showtime has been REALLY slow to get together anything that fights back as hard.. but they always had quality shows. Weeds, The L Word.. don’t sleep.
Trailer park boys is better than anything hbo’s put out.
tp boys is your favourite tv show’s favourite tv show.