BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–Walking out to a blaring KISS anthem, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley woke up Friday’s gathering of TV critics in Los Angeles. “We’re not what you just had here,” understated Stanley. The Halloween rockers followed a rather dry presentation for the Sundance Channel drama “The Honorable Woman” starring Maggie Gyllenghaal. Simmons and Stanley were in what
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–It felt funny to be sitting through an MTV press tour session Friday for a series called Happyland. Funny yes, but happy, no. The feeling doesn’t particularly have anything to do with the merits of the series. It’s a teen comedy, set at a theme park, featuring a gaggle of photogenic young adults. One producer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–HBO chief executives Richard Plepler and Michael Lombardo had plenty to crow about at Thursday’s TCA press tour session. Once again, thgeir premium cable network had cleaned up at the Emmys, snaring 99 nominations, including a record 19 for the limited run series True Detective. (That tally nosed out the 18 noms gained
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–It looks like that free window on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will remain open for now. Selected rants from the Sunday night HBO showcase featuring British-born comedian John Oliver have been available after every show on YouTube. A spokesperson for the premium cable network says there have been “some discussions” about how
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–A terrific little series that snuck on and off HBO’s schedule last winter was Getting On. Based on a British series, the dark comedy looks at life in a geriactric wing of a Long Beach Hospital. The good news is that Getting On is coming back for a second season. Laurie Metcalf, Alex Bornstein