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July 9, 2009
Via Justin via the AV Club, Middlesex (the Detroit-heavy novel that I just reread last week) is going to become an HBO series:
Though considered by many to be one of the best novels of the last half-century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex was seen as too sprawling and difficult for a film adaptation. Now, HBO is prepping a more relaxed, one-hour drama series based on the book, which will presumably allow a more relaxed unfurling of Eugenides’ magnum opus, as well as the certainty of new scenes and characters extrapolated from the source. The adventures of Callie Stephanides, a hermaphrodite coming to terms with her family history and sexual identity in a Detroit suburb, should make for compelling viewing in the right hands. Those hands? American playwright and Yale literature professor Donald Margulies, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for his play Dinner With Friends. Rita Wilson will serve as Executive Producer.
The Michigan film industry subsidies couldn’t have hurt.
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June 11, 2009
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May 26, 2009
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May 25, 2009
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May 12, 2009
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May 7, 2009


They seem like super nice guys, but if you gave Kris from this season’s American Idol and Jason from last season’s five hours and a computer with internet access, do you think they could complete a People magazine crossword puzzle?
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April 29, 2009
Via my brother, David Simon’s post-Wire Nawlins drama’s pilot is finished. I’d pay 50 dollars to see it right now. Well, not right now, because this week is insanely busy through Sunday, and I barely have time to write these two sentence posts.
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April 14, 2009
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April 13, 2009
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April 9, 2009
Kenny Powers shall return, but Joe doesn’t understand why it has to wait until 2010:
c’mon, this isn’t exactly a BBC costume drama we’re talking about. just bang out another 6 episodes or whatever and air them in the summertime, entourage style.
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