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HBO Sued Over Alleged Horse Abuse Cover-Up on Axed Luck

• Jan 2, 2013 09:30 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

A former American Humane Association employee has sued HBO and Luck producer Stewart Production for aiding and abetting an alleged months-long abuse cover-up, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Barbara Casey says the AHA observed drugged horses and... read more

New Girl: Luck's Dennis Farina Cast as Nick's Father

• Nov 21, 2012 03:46 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Nick's father is coming to town on New Girl!

Dennis Farina, whose credits include Get Shorty and Law & Order, has been cast as... read more

HBO Bosses Announce New Seasons of Girls, Enlightened, Larry David Movie

• Aug 1, 2012 07:43 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

You can thank the premature death of Luck for the quick renewals — and returns of Girls and Enlightened. (Both will return in January 2013.) "When we made the decision to pull the plug on Luck while they were in production on the second season, we did not have a backup plan," Michael Lombardo, HBO's president of programming, told reporters at Television Critics Association fall TV previews on Wednesday. "We have new shows coming up next year, but we did not have anything ready for that period." Both series will air their 10-episode second seasons with originals running through March.

HBO also came loaded with plenty of other announcements, including a film starring Larry David, a Rolling Stones documentary and the future of True Blood and Game of Thrones. Check it out: read more

An Emmy Wish List

• Jul 17, 2012 09:22 PM ET
• by Matt Roush

Emmy voters are creatures of habit, known for nominating the same shows and stars year after year. Many deserve to be: Modern Family, Mad Men and their stellar casts, to name a select few. But in each of the top categories, there's opportunity to welcome new blood or correct past oversights. So here's a short list of some of the breakthroughs and/or underdogs I'd love to see make the cut when the nominations are announced Thursday morning.... read more

Ratings: The Newsroom Posts HBO's Third-Best Debut

• Jun 25, 2012 04:32 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom debuted to 2.1 million viewers Sunday to post HBO's third-best series premiere since 2008.

The number is just shy of Game of Thrones' debut (2.2 million) and well off the 4.8 million who tuned in to Boardwalk Empire's bow. Counting the encore presentation, The Newsroom pulled in 2.7 million viewers.

HBO puts The Newsroom pilot online for free

The Jeff Daniels drama, about the inner workings of a cable news network, also opened better than ...
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