Weeds

...said Ms. Naegle. The Observer has learned that Mr. Rich is currently working on a project for HBO with the actor James Gandolfini (of The Sopranos fame) and Roberto Benabib, the co-executive producer of Showtime's Weeds. The project is...

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...channel. Lionsgate, for instance, makes Weeds for Showtime and Mad Men for AMC, MGM made Stargate Atlantis, which airs on the Sci Fi Channel, while Paramount studio chief Brad Grey was executive producer for HBO's show The Sopranos. The...

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...drama can cost - and reached big audiences. That made sense in the moment but it means that HBO and Showtime, which makes Dexter and Weeds, hold more valuable long-term properties. The deal struck by HBO with Apple this week to charge...

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...and television titles, including its SAW horror franchise, film classic DIRTY DANCING, critically-acclaimed "Mad Men," iconic comedy "Weeds," and compelling television drama "Crash" based on Lionsgate's Academy Award-winning film. The...

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...is joy and bliss," he says, and it's a mess. "The most interesting shows on television today are about marriage," Caron notes, citing shows including "Weeds" and "The Sopranos." The latter is arguably the best drama shining a...

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...standards, HBO, Showtime and AMC have pumped out profitable hits such as The Sopranos, Sex & The City, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds and Mad Men -- shows that could not exist on broadcast television. And not only is the public accepting of...

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...was humbled a bit this season. Its pay-cable competitor, Showtime, shined for the first time with nominations in drama ("Dexter" and that show's star, Michael Hall) and comedy (Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds"). More galling perhaps for HBO was...

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...38 minutes ago Directed by Timothy Haskell and featuring Meital Dohan (Showtime's "Weeds"), the play opened to strong reviews on June 25, began previews on June 17 and was originally slated to run through July 19. Due to scheduling...

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...want to find out what everyone was raving about. It's amazing the number of people who have never seen one episode of "The Sopranos," much less "Weeds" on Showtime or "The Shield" on FX. Now every episode of every season of those acclaimed...

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