TV News
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Production is under way on HBO’s upcoming comedy series Eastbound and Down, which, on paper, would seem to be the network’s next big hit.
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After just two episodes, HBO has decided to renew Alan Ball’s vampire series True Blood for a second season.
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Three years after Alan Ball laid his HBO show Six Feet Under to rest, he has returned to the same network with True Blood (premiering Sept. 7 at 9/8c), a drama series about vampires. So he’s gone from the dead to the undead--at least the guy’s lightening up with age!
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Alan Ball admits he stumbled across his latest project by accident. Meandering through a Barnes and Noble, killing time before a dentist appointment, he spotted Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. The tagline, “Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend wasn’t such a good idea” was just too much fun for the creator of Six Feet Under.
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The hit Showtime series Dexter, starring Michael C. Hall, starts its third season Sept. 30, while Dexter: Season 2 has just been released on DVD, but where did Dexter come from? Ask novelist Jeff Lindsay.