David Morse

The Beat Goes On: Treme Settles in for the "Long Haul" of Season 2

• Apr 23, 2011 07:52 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

In an early episode of Treme's second season, a disc jockey asks one of the show's musician characters how his new album is selling. "Selling?" the musician replies in almost disbelief. "It's jazz, man."

The dialogue is a perfect metaphor for the HBO drama, whose co-creators, The Wire's David Simon and Eric Overmyer, have always favored atmosphere and character over plot. Like that incredulous musician, Simon is more concerned with art than television ratings, because he says it's the... read more

Cheers & Jeers: David Morse Does Knockout Work on Lights Out

• Mar 23, 2011 07:01 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Cheers to Lights Out for putting David Morse back into the spotlight.  

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 The 57-year-old actor is no stranger to quality TV drama, from his 1982-88 stint as... read more

Mega Buzz: New Faces and Places on Housewives, The Closer and Fringe

• Jun 22, 2010 09:56 PM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant

Every week, senior editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.

Do you know which Desperate Housewives kid was switched at birth? — Daniel
MICKEY: Our source is saying that the new season will raise several possibilities, and that we shouldn't jump to any conclusions based on this recasting. That said, Lynette's daughter Penny will have more heavy lifting to do this season, acting-wise... read more

Treme's Finale Is About the Characters, Not New Orleans

• Jun 20, 2010 01:14 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

From the beginning, Treme co-creator and executive producer Eric Overmyer has insisted that HBO's post-Katrina New Orleans drama is a different animal from The Wire.

And Overmyer says Sunday's 80-minute finale (10/9c on HBO) proves the point again. While Overmyer's co-creator David Simon often ended seasons of The Wire with big thematic statements, Overmyer says their approach with Treme was to remain solely focused on the characters... read more

Pilot News: Latest ABC Castings Include Angel Alum, David Morse

• Feb 27, 2009 11:05 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

I have said it before, I say it again: The Buffyverse is en fuego these days.

Angel's Amy Acker, who currently is sporting some nassssty scars on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, has joined ABC's murder-mystery pilot Happy Town, playing the wife of Geoff Stults' top cop.

Elsewhere on the Alphabet network, both Michael Nouri and David Morse have taken residence in Empire State, playing ... read more