HBO stunned by "True Blood's" success, Alan Ball calls it "popcorn television"
"A vampire show? Really?" was the first reaction from HBO execs when they first heard Alan Ball's pitch. "When I first pitched it, I said it's popcorn television," said Ball. "It has a lot going on beneath the surface, and I love the layers because I love to write layered stories. But I love the popcorn part of 'True Blood.' It's just really great fun." Ball says there's a simple reason why "True Blood" works: "Women love the storytelling and the romance, and men love the sex and violence." PLUS: Which gender got the better deal with last night's episode?
Can "Saving Artie Lange" save Artie Lange from his DUI?
The drug-addicted Howard Stern Show star has been in talks to star in his own reality show, reportedly for A&E. If the deal had been signed earlier, cameras could've captured getting arrested on Friday for drunken driving.
Alanis Morisette came up with her "Weeds" character — will she go nude?
"I said, 'I have this idea for a potential female character on the show," the singer recalls of approaching creator Jenji Kohan of a possible guest stint, which begins tonight. Will she get naked? Morisette wouldn't say, but she did reveal her love scene pushes the boundary of intimacy beyond anything she has ever filmed before.
Why is "Entourage" so outdated?
The world "Entourage" lives in is from the past, as revealed in Sunday's episode where Vincent Chase has an appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," which is no longer on the air, and Ari Gold makes reference to "My Name is Earl," which has been canceled.
The show needs to keep up // Like the new aggressive Lloyd?
Sunday's premiere was dedicated to Kevin Connolly's mom, who died in March
