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Press Releases! Press Releases! Press Releases!
added by newsBotABC released four new press releases today for various shows coming later this month. These really include nothing new, but give a sneak peek at the stars and guest stars of the new and returning shows, which include FlashForward, Castle, The Forgotten, and Modern Family. Fox also sent out a press release for season six of their show House, which is shaping up to be one of the most hyped shows of the new season, new or returning. Read the press releases (arranged in alphabetical order by show) below.
Castle (ABC)
Nathan Fillion And Stana Katic Return For Season Two Of "Castle," Premiering Monday, September 21 On ABC
Authors Stephen J. Cannell and Michael Connelly Guest Star
"Deep in Death" — When the new season begins, Castle (Nathan Fillion) is wrestling with how to repair his relationship with Beckett (Stana Katic), while struggling to finish his soon-to-be-published bestseller, Heat Wave. But circumstances »
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'The Wire' Comes to an End
added by newsBotThe best show on TV signed off tonight as Hbo's The Wire aired its series finale. The panoramic look at the city of Baltimore and the war on drugs went out with an impressive episode that wrapped up many loose ends, provided closure to the characters, and still showed us that the real story isn't even close to being done.
The epitaph was the end of a quote by H.L. Mencken, “…the life of kings.” The full quote appeared on the wall of The Baltimore Sun, and it serves as a mission statement for The Wire and its creator, David Simon: “I had more fun doing news reporting than in any other enterprise. It is really the life of kings.”
That's what the entire show was about, news reporting. David Simon and his talented staff of writer, directors and actors just told a story, unfettered by publishers trying
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DVD Review: HBO Bids Farewell to ‘Deadwood,’ ‘The Wire’ With Series Sets
added by newsBotChicago – “Deadwood” and “The Wire”, two of the best television programs of the last decade, have been given lavish, must-own treatment by HBO with spectacular season sets available just in time for the holidays.
HBO has been criticized for stretching their shows out over too many discs with bloated season sets that take up twice the actual shelf space as most shows with double the actual episodes. The three seasons of Deadwood take up more than a foot of shelf space for only 36 episodes. But when shows have run their course, HBO Home Video does a spectacular job of compressing everything previously available into a well-packaged and space-saving complete series set.
Whether or not simply saving space and providing only a few new special features is worth the upgrade depends on how rabid a fan of “Deadwood” and “The Wire” you are, but if there’s anyone in your circle
adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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