Jason Schwartzman has been cast as the lead in a new HBO comedy, "Bored to Death," which sounds pretty original and full of potential. Sounds a bit like "Californication" meets the East coast. For the details, check out THR.
Jason Schwartzman cast in HBO pilot - THR
6.30.2008
HBO has me excited for yet another show
6.06.2008
Once I open the vault, it ceases to be a vault. Oy ga-vault.
This is one of the more interesting stories I came across today, and something that I'm particularly interested in. In the wake of the Universal fire that destroyed some archival video that was in a vault on the lot, studios are starting to look into better methods of film preservation and digital data storage. Its actually a pretty important issue. I'd like to think they could start by building vaults that are fireproof. I mean, it's not much a vault if it can't protect what's inside, is it?
Studios examine preservation policies - Hollywood Reporter
(Apologies for two Seinfeld references in a row.)
Who are the ad wizards that came up with THAT one??
Seriously now...I would have loved to be in the meeting room when someone proposed this idea, and then another person said "I like it!" and then yet another person agreed, and then people spent time actually figuring out how to do this, and then they went ahead and did it. There were many spots along that journey where someone could have easily said, "This is a terrible idea." If this is the future of TV advertising, i'm going to have to go back to reading books. I guess we have TiVo to blame.
While watching Family Guy on TBS, I was rudely interrupted:
6.04.2008
Seth Rogen is a superhero. (Not the Hebrew Hammer)
Seth Rogen has gotten the Green Light for Green Hornet according to Entertainment Weekly. He will star as, who else, The Green Hornet, shattering his do-nothing-stoner-slacker typecast. Mark your calenders for June 25, 2010.
Seth Rogen's "The Green Hornet" gets a green light - Entertainment Weekly
As a hockey fan, this makes me happy. I'm sure it makes NBC happy too.
Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings drew an awesome 6.25 million viewers, the largest US tv audience for a hockey game in 4 years! Go NHL! (And Detroit.)
NBC Wins with Stanley Cup - Variety
New York Street? In Universal City? 911 Struggles with this concept
Is that a restaurant? TMZ has the audio up of the first call into 911 about the Universal City/Studios blaze that destroyed, amongst other things, the New York Street backlot.
911 Dispatcher: Universal's on fire, Really? - TMZ
Paramount Vantage gets swallowed by Paramount
In the wake of New Line merging with Warner Bros, one of my favorite art house studios, Paramount Vantage, is getting folded into its parent studio, striking another blow to an economically challenged indie.
Paramount brings Vantage into fold - Variety
Nikki Finke has more:
Paramount Vantage reorganizes bigtime - Nikkie Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily
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