Hopeless Pictures
In this wicked animated comedy, Mel Wax (Michael McKean) is the head of a dysfunctional Hollywood indie movie studio, Hopeless Pictures, so named after his deceased parents, Hope and Les. In the land where a studio chief is only as good as his last big flop, Wax struggles to reign in out-of-control, pill-popping Swedish directors and egomaniacal stars, while coping with a vengeful soon-to-be ex-wife (Lisa Kudrow), assorted affairs, his idiot nephew/head of production (Bob Balaban), a hostile takeover and an inept psychiatrist, Dr. Stein (Jonathan Katz). Jennifer Coolidge plays Hopeless Pictures' head of development, Tracy, as well as actress Nina Boroslova.
- 2005-2005
- 1 season
- IFC
- Animation, Comedy
- TV-14
In this wicked animated comedy, Mel Wax (Michael McKean) is the head of a dysfunctional Hollywood indie movie studio, Hopeless Pictures, so named after his deceased parents, Hope and Les. In the land where a studio chief is only as good as his last big flop, Wax struggles to reign in out-of-control, pill-popping Swedish directors and egomaniacal stars, while coping with a vengeful soon-to-be ex-wife (Lisa Kudrow), assorted affairs, his idiot nephew/head of production (Bob Balaban), a hostile takeover and an inept psychiatrist, Dr. Stein (Jonathan Katz). Jennifer Coolidge plays Hopeless Pictures' head of development, Tracy, as well as actress Nina Boroslova.
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2005
Episode 1
Cry Clown
Fri, Aug 19, 2005
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Fri, Aug 26, 2005 17 mins
Mel Wax faces a hostile buyout of Hopeless Pictures, a confrontation with his wife after she discovers more evidence of his infidelities and a disaster in Zagreb, where the incorrigible Swedish director ends up in a coma.
Episode 3
Dogville
Thu, Sep 1, 2005 18 mins
Tracy (Jennifer Coolidge) finds she gets a better sense of a script if she has sex with the writer. Meanwhile, Mel Wax seduces an actress auditioning for Death of a Saleswoman, and the hostile takeover bidders close in for the kill.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Thu, Sep 8, 2005 18 mins
Studio Head Mel Wax searches for his tent pole film while his wife begins divorce proceedings. Starring Michael McKean, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban. Paul Reubens and Nora Ephron guest star.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Fri, Sep 16, 2005 17 mins
Mel Wax contemplates suicide from the Hollywood sign, while ghosts haunt an indie director. Starring Michael McKean, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban. Nora Ephron guest stars.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Fri, Sep 23, 2005 17 mins
Studio Head deals with trust issues as he finds out his shrink has exposed his secrets in a tell-all book. Starring Michael McKean, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban. Paul Reubens, Buck Henry and Nora Ephron guest star.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Fri, Sep 30, 2005 18 mins
Studio Head buys the rights to his own biography as production begins on his new film. Starring Michael McKean, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban. Nora Ephron and Martin Mull guest star.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
Fri, Oct 7, 2005 17 mins
Hopeless producer pitches an idea for a new football fantasy flick and Studio Head, Mel Wax, is panic-stricken when a big time star drops out of his new project. Starring Michael McKean, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban. Rob Reiner guest stars.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
Fri, Oct 14, 2005 20 mins
Season Finale. Studio Head is distraught over divorce issues and loses an important game of golf and his contract at Hopeless Pictures. Starring Michael McKean, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban.