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We Talk About Season 6 and Getting High With The Cast of ‘Weeds’

andPOP Staff — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:29:18 +0000

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The critically acclaimed series Weeds is back for Season 6 on Showcase, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sit down with Hunter Parrish and Justin Kirk, two of the stars on the series. So what did we talk about? Well the show of course and how they researched their individual roles. Basically we wanted to know if they get high. See for yourself……

Dexter’s Michael Hall has Cancer

andPOP Staff — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:05:20 +0000

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Dexter star Michael Hall has cancer, according to E! News. The actor has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a non-lethal form of cancer, and thankfully has already started to recover. Hall credits his doctors for finding the cancer at an early stage, making it “treatable and curable condition.”

Michael Hall will be in attendance at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards where he has been nominated for best actor for Dexter.

Californication Contest

andPOP Staff — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:26:30 +0000

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The Showtime Original Series Californication is back with an all-new season, and this time famed novelist and NYC transplant Hank Moody is heading back to school as a college professor. The truth-telling, hard-living scribe struggles to balance his new life as the Big Man on Campus, while raising a rebellious daughter to “do as I say, not as I do.”

andPOP is giving away 10 copies of the soundtrack to the newest season of Californication. Artists include:

- Rob Zombie
- Warren Zevon
- Sheryl Crow
- Nick Cave
- Jorge Claderon
- Neil Nathan
- Shaw Blades

Contest ends Nov 15th 2009.

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‘L Word’ To End After Sixth Season

andPOP Staff — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:14:25 +0000

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Groundbreaking lesbian drama “The L Word” will not continue after its sixth season, Yahoo! News reports.

Additional bad news for fans: the season will be only eight episodes long.

Creator Ilene Chaiken felt that the smaller order was all that was needed, and that the show’s legacy would live on after it is no longer on the air. “This is by no means the end of ‘The L Word. The brand and the social network community, OurChart.com, will continue to live and be a destination for lesbians everywhere and a lasting tribute to what ‘The L Word’ has accomplished.”

The final season will air early in 2009. It is one of Showtime’s longest running series.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Suing Showtime Over ‘Californication’

andPOP Staff — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:44:57 +0000

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers apparently have a hot temper.

In a suit filed today, the Chili Peppers accused Showtime of violating federal trademark laws with their new David Duchovny show, “Californication,” which has the same name as the famous Red Hot Chili Peppers album.

Anthony Keidis, the lead singer, said that “‘Californication’ is the signature CD, video and song of the band’s career. For some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right.”

The word has been around since 1972, originally meaning the “haphazard, mindless development that has already gobbled up most of Southern California” and used in Time magazine.

The band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, and released the “Californication” album in 1999.

TV Column: Good Ideas vs. Bad Ideas: This Month on Television

andPOP Staff — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:40:00 +0000

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Anyone remember the Good Idea/Bad Idea segment featured on the WB?s Animaniacs? No? Just me? Fine then. Here?s the deal: a lot has happened in the wild world of television in the last few weeks. I?ve broken down my cheers and jeers regarding some of these recent developments into what I believe are good ideas and bad ideas. How will the industry?s decisions affect the biz, the programming and the fans? Permit me to be the judge.

GOOD IDEA: Emmy nods for both Kiefer Sutherland and 24
I defy anyone who has never seen an episode of this show to watch even five minutes and not desperately need to know how the season concludes. There has been very little like 24 before it came along in 2001, and there are plenty of upcoming shows playing copycat ? marks of a truly great program. Kiefer Sutherland is practically flawless in his portrayal of renegade federal agent Jack Bauer, who must spend an entire day each season thwarting terrorists in Los Angeles. Though some have argued the role is hardly a stretch for Sutherland ? once noted for his temper, substance abuse and reckless behavior ? the fact is both the actor and the show continue to provide high-caliber, original entertainment and for that they are both in dire need of an Emmy.

BAD IDEA: Showtime?s Ice Cream for a Year Promotion
Beginning in October, new subscribers to the Showtime network will be invited to submit three months worth of past cable or satellite bills in exchange for twelve coupons good for one pint of Haagen-Daz ice cream each. In a press release announcing the deal, Showtime?s Vice President of Promotions and Partnership Marketing Rick King proclaimed that both the cable channel and Haagen-Daz were a natural pairing as ?these two brands represent quality, indulgence and escape.? In other words, Showtime and Haagen-Daz want to encourage viewers to park their gradually expanding asses in front of the TV with pints of ice cream while hiding from their real-life problems amidst hours upon hours of expensive cable programming. Thanks, guys.

GOOD IDEA: Frankie Muniz contemplates the end of Malcolm in the Middle
As andPOP reported earlier this week, Frankie Muniz has suggested that the upcoming sixth season of his Sunday-night sitcom may be the last. According to Muniz, the cast and crew want to go out in a blaze of Seinfeldian glory; exiting the ring while they?re still entertaining their fans. Having never really enjoyed it myself, I?ve felt for some time that the show ? which worked when Muniz was younger and the premise centered on the ?child genius in a family of morons? gimmick ? was past its prime. No one wants to watch Malcolm in the Middle Age. Besides, he has a burgeoning film career to attend to, creating important films of the Agent Cody Banks persuasion.

BAD IDEA: Seven of Nine joins The O.C.
OK, I have very little against Trekkies, but I harbor a fiery, burning passion for The O.C., and I do not want to see Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) grace the sands of Newport Beach to play Kirstin?s drinking buddy in rehab. Unfortunately, the deal is done, and Ryan isn?t the only new addition, either ? Eric Mabius (Eyes, The L-Word) has signed to portray the new dean of Harbor School. My disdain for these newcomers has nothing to do with their past work (although I would rather perform self-dentistry than watch Star Trek) and I?m sure they?re terrific actors; however, as many fans of The OC will tell you, this show does not do ?new characters? well. The best plots centre on the original cast, and outsiders, who are never well received, don?t tend to stick around for long as a result. Just like Newport Beach, fans of The OC don?t take kindly to those who don?t belong, so unless your last name is Cohen, you hail from Chino or you?re a closet alcoholic, then trust me, you?re on the wrong show.

GOOD IDEA: Reading this column next Thursday for more good and bad ideas.

BAD IDEA: Missing it.

Family Business Hits Canada

andPOP Staff — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:48:07 +0000

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Showtime’s R-rated reality series Family Business finally makes its DVD debut in Canada next week.

The show, which hits stores on July 26 and can be pre-ordered from Amazon.ca (or bought from Amazon.com), attempts to capture the porn industry at its best. Family Business centres on Adam Glasser, aka Seymore Butts, a porn producer/star. His “gonzo” style of porn – unscripted sex shot with a hand held camera – has made his alias famous in the industry.

Family Business follows Glasser as he unsuccessfully looks for love outside the industry, parents his young son, Brady, and runs his company – with his mom and cousin. His mother Lila handles the financial end, while cousin Stevie handles distribution.

Showtime tries its hardest to juxtapose Glasser’s unusual day job with the fact that he is a “normal” dad.

“We don’t wear scarlet letters; we’re not easily detected,” says Glasser. “We’re just normal people who have an outrageous job and work environment. Kind of like of the opposite of the Osbourne’s who are outrageous people in a somewhat normal environment.”

The DVD set includes all 10 season one episodes on three discs, as well as audio commentary, a season two preview, family interviews and a music video for the show’s theme song.

Season two is available on DVD now in the United States and will be released to Canada on September 20, 2005.

The third season of Family Business aired this past spring and Showtime has reportedly renewed the show for a fourth season.

Check local listings for air times and dates in Canada.