Posts with tag oz
Posted Sep 18th 2008 1:05PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Cable/Satellite, Reality-Free
A week from now, HBO will probably be one of the big stories from the
Primetime Emmys thanks to the success of the
John Adams mini-series. But it's not sitting on that success, the premium cable net is banking on it.
HBO announced today a mini series based on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln called Manhunt. That news would be interesting enough because the series will deal with the 12 days after Lincoln was shot when the assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was on the run. However, the guys that HBO have tapped to work on
Manhunt are two of the best in television -- David Simon and Tom Fontana.
HBO knows Simon and Fontana's work really well. Simon was the creator of
The Wire and Fontana's brainchild was
Oz. This is also not a new collaboration. Fontana turned Simon's book,
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, into the
Homicide: Life on the Streets TV series for NBC.
Continue reading HBO plans Lincoln assassination mini-series
Posted Jul 19th 2008 5:24PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free
A few thoughts about Kristin Chenoweth, if you don't mind. First, congratulations to the
Pushing Daisies' actress --she plays Olive -- for snagging an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. And kudos for the effervescent and spontaneous adlibs and asides she and Neil Patrick Harris -- another favorite of mine -- brought to the
reading of the nominations Thursday morning.
So often the reading of the nominations is as dull as dishwater, like the stars doing the announcing are simply trying to get through it without tripping over their tongues. Not so with Chenoweth and Harris; they were delightful together and added a kick to the nomination announcement.
Continue reading Emmy nominee Kristen Chenoweth would love to be Wicked
Posted Jun 27th 2008 3:22PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: OpEd, Retro Squad, Angel, Reality-Free
All-in-all,
Angel was a good series, even though it kept reinventing itself each season. The set changes (Angel's original digs, the hotel, Wolfram and Hart), the cast changes, and the character changes (Fred to Ilyria) threw off my equilibrium, sometimes leaving me longing for the security of the previous season.
One of the hardest changes for me to take was the death of Doyle, who added so much heart and humor to season one. Even sadder was that the actor who played Doyle,
Glenn Quinn, went on to die a tragic death in 2002.
Continue reading Doyle: Angel's quotable demon
Posted Jun 26th 2008 5:24PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: OpEd, Retro Squad, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reality-Free
The greatness of the Scooby Gang on
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was enhanced by the addition of Oz (Daniel Osbourne) in seasons two, three, and four. Sometimes a werewolf, mostly Willow's boyfriend, he added a new level of comedic relief to Buffy.
It wasn't the situations he was in, nor did he take the pratfall route. Oz was dry -- dry like a desert, dry like overcooked Thanksgiving turkey, dry like a leather shoe left out in the sun for several thousand years. Master of the understatement, man of few words, sarcasm blended with wit.
Arguably, Oz was the most quotable character on Buffy. For instance, when he found out vampires were real, he simply stated, "That explains a lot!" Another of my favorite Oz quotes was from season four, when Buffy was complaining about her college roommate and punching the air. Oz posits, "
No one deserves mime, Buffy."
Revisit some of
Oz's best quotable moments from each season he appears in and enjoy a giggle or two remembering the werewolf with a sense of humor.
Posted May 27th 2008 8:04AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
HBO and Alan Ball have teamed up once again to develop an American version of Bad Girls. The show is familiar territory for HBO which aired the critically acclaimed prison drama Oz for six seasons.
The British drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison recently ended production after eight seasons on ITV.
Continue reading HBO has a thing for bad girls
Posted Apr 12th 2008 2:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Cable/Satellite, Casting, Life, Reality-Free
Everybody wants Donal Logue. Just one month after NBC added him to the cast of NBC's
Life, as Charlie's new boss, now comes news that
HBO has booked Donal Logue as a biker in 1%. The new pilot casts Donal as a character named Misfit, a Silicon Valley member who's sent to Carefree, Arizona, to get one of the toughest biker clubs in the west in line. Also joining Logue in the show are W. Earl Brown (
Deadwood), Timm Sharp
(Undeclared), Lucy Punch (hilarious in
The Class as Holly Ellenbogen), Marisa Ryan (
New York Undercover) and Sonny Barger. Barger is an actual biker and has been enlisted to no doubt add realism to the project.
Continue reading HBO biker series to star Donal Logue
Posted Mar 30th 2008 10:45AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Scrubs, The Simpsons, TV Squad Lists, Breaking Bad
I remember when I was a kid and I saw a bald man I always thought, "He must be old." As I've become an adult, I have been lucky enough to keep my thick head of hair but it's clear that baldness is no longer something to be embarrassed about. In fact, there are a number of bald men on television who are quite adept at getting things done. Here are my top ten toughest bald guys on television.
10. Chris Turk (Scrubs)
While Turk wouldn't be considered a tough guy by most standards, I think he deserved to be on this list for a couple of reasons. First, Turk chooses to be bald. Sure, his hair is thin but at some point he decided to shave his head and I applaud his choice. More importantly, Turk is a surgeon, a father and the husband of a very hot lady. If that isn't an example of how to get it done, I don't know what is.
Continue reading Top ten toughest bald guys on TV
Posted Mar 10th 2008 1:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Celebrities, Casting
Hello!
The Saint is rising again. The venerable character, who was created by writer Leslie Chareris in novels in the 1920's, will be back on television in a contemporary setting, and actor James Purefoy (
Rome) has been in talks to play Simon Templar, the suave, British "good guy" thief. Aside from Purefoy, the
Hollywood Reporter writes that
the production team includes first class talent:
Homicide's Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana (
Oz), writer Jorge Zamacona, Bill Macdonald, and the original TV
Saint himself, Roger Moore, and his son Geoffrey Moore.
Continue reading The Saint is coming back to TV
Posted Jan 28th 2008 9:30AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TV Squad Lists
When one of our favorite TV shows goes off the air, it can be devastating. However, many times, the cancellation is the birth of a spinoff. Sometimes it can be a great thing (Frasier) and sometimes not so much (AfterM*A*S*H). Here are some this month's spinoff ideas that I would love to see.
McCormack & Van Lowe: At Your Service
When Keith Mars becomes sheriff of Neptune and his daughter Veronica joins the FBI, Vinnie Van Lowe emerges as the county's number one private detective. His new caseload is so overwhelming and his moral compass is so out of whack that he's forced to employ attorney Cliff McCormack on a permanent basis. Together with the help of their excitable intern (Alia Shawkat), they bring their distinctive style of crime-solving to the citizens of Neptune.
Continue reading Some more spinoffs I'd like to see
Posted Dec 4th 2007 1:04PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Ratings
According to preliminary data, and as reported by Variety, Tin Man appears to have beaten virtually every record the Sci Fi channel has ever seen. It's 6.4 million viewers surpassed the 6.1 million who saw Steven Spielberg's Taken, back in 2002. Demo ratings were equally as strong, where Tin Man unseated 2000's Dune in adults 18-49, and Taken again in adults 25-54.
With reviews coming in either mid-range to downright negative, it'll be interesting to see how these numbers continue through the mini-series' three-night run.
Continue reading Tin Man sets new ratings records for Sci Fi
Posted Mar 23rd 2007 7:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Supernatural, The CW
(S02E17) I was looking forward to this episode for two reasons, only one of which panned out. First, like Dean said, "Werewolves are badass." From
American Werewolf in London right up to the recent
Dresden Files episode "Hair of the Dog," I like stories involving werewolves. "Heart" can now take a well deserved spot in that long line of lycanthropic entertainment.
Continue reading Supernatural: Heart
Posted Sep 5th 2006 8:33AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
The Abbott and Costello Show - 100th Anniversary Collection - ALF - Season 4
- The Bob Newhart Show - Season 4
- Broken Trail
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Curse of the Hellmouth
- Charlie and Lola - Volumes 1 and 2
- Combat! Best of Espionage and Best of the Color Episodes
- Commander-In-Chief - Season 1, Volume 2
- Doctor Who - The Web Planet and Inferno
- Family - Seasons 1 and 2
- The Flintstones - Season 6
- Fraggle Rock - Season 2
- Hustle - Season 1
- Lost - Season 2
- Oz - Season 6
- Red Dwarf - The Complete Collection
- Silk Stalkings - Season 5
- Supernatural - Season 1
Posted Jun 20th 2006 10:30AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Retro Squad, Angel
(S01E03) Oz (Seth Green) about Angel: He's very pale. Paler than most people.
If there was any doubt that Angel was still part of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe it was smothered quickly with this episode as not one, but two members of the Buffy cast appeared. Actually, when the show first aired back in October of 1999, it was the second part of a story that began on Buffy, which appeared on the same network as Angel back in the olden days.
In the Buffy episode vampire Spike (James Masters) searches for the Gem of Ammara: a ring that makes vampires impervious to death and allows them to go out into the sunlight without bursting into flame. Buffy manages to find the ring and asks Oz (Seth Green) to deliver it to Angel (David Borenanz) in Los Angeles. Spike also travels to L.A. to meet up with his old blood-sucking friend and torture him to death. Ah, friendship.
Continue reading Angel: In the Dark
Posted Jun 5th 2006 4:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, TV on DVD
The sixth and final season of HBO's prison melodrama
Oz will be out on DVD on September 5, and all I can say is, "it's about damn time." The series aired during my college and post college years when my access to HBO was intermittent at best. Nevertheless, I was able to catch most of the episodes. One very important episode I never saw, however, was the final one. In other words, I've been waiting all this time to find out how the series ended. Attempts to get my hands on that episode proved fruitless, so I finally gave up, assuming they'd eventually have to release it on DVD. I figure I've waited this long to find out what happens, what's another three months? While the show wasn't flawless, I think it was one of the best original series to air on HBO. Or maybe I just like naked guys stabbing each other with screwdrivers. My first step is learning to love that part of myself.
Posted Apr 20th 2006 10:07AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Celebrities
Actor Malachy McCourt, who I remember as the infinitely kind Father Daniel Meehan
on the HBO series
Oz, and who some of you may also recognize as Father Clarence on
All My
Children, is planning to seek the Green Party nomination for governor of New York. McCourt, who is the brother of
author Frank McCourt, is making the revocation of the death penalty and the end of nuclear energy programs the main
focus of his campaign. He plans to announce his candidacy officially this Sunday. McCourt was born in Brooklyn and
raised in Ireland, a time chronicled in the book
Angela's Ashes, which won his brother Frank a Pulitzer. If
you haven't read the book and want to read something that's equally compelling and depressing, you should definitely
check it out.
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