Tag Archives: HBO

Daily Grumble

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Daily Ungrumble

OK, no spoilers because I’m sure some of you still have it on your DVRs, but O-M-F-G with last night’s True Blood. About halfway through the show, the girls in the apartment across my back alley were screaming their heads off. Maybe I was too. A little. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show that can pull off major …

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True Blood Love

True Blood’s serodiscordant couple Bill and Sookie are getting married in real life. It’s true love for “True Blood” couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. The two are engaged to be married, reps for both actors on the HBO vampire series confirm to PEOPLE exclusively. No further details were available. The two have been together since February 24 of this …

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HBO Launches Tru Blood Drink

HBO is launching a real retail drink to mirror the synthetic blood product consumed by True Blood’s nicer vampires. The blood-orange carbonated drink has a slightly tart and lightly sweet flavor that is sure to taste better than the O negative blood consumed by the show’s fictional vampires. Crafted to replicate the appearance of the synthetic blood beverage preferred by …

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GLAAD: HBO Leads Networks In LGBT Portrayals, NBC & CBS Last

GLAAD has issued its third annual survey of the top 15 television networks and found that HBO leads the pack in the portrayals of LGBT characters. In GLAAD’s third annual Network Responsibility Index, which evaluated the five major networks and 10 cable outlets, HBO — the home to True Blood, Entourage and No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency — scored the …

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Daily Ungrumble

You knew when Sookie agreed to take Jessica back to her parents’ house that it would turn into some seriously fucked up shit, right? Great scene though and I can’t remember the last time I screamed out loud in frustration when a TV episode came to an abrupt close. As for Lafayette….holy crap and what now? Episode 2 bonus: Jason …

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Daily Ungrumble

Holy crap, how fantastic was the second season premiere of True Blood? Answer: VERY. No spoilers here for you fussbudgets who are behind with your DVRs, but I will mention that it seems like star vampire Bill Compton’s Louisiana accent is a lot thicker this season.

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Maher: Obama Should Be More Like Dubya

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Sopranos Uncensored

In case you’re watching it on A&E and are really annoyed by “Freak you” and “Ya gotta be foolin’ with me”, here’s every fucking “fuck” from The Sopranos. It’s rather hypnotic and goes on from 27 minutes, but you’ll probably only last a minute or two.

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Ted Haggard’s Ex Paid $180K By Church To Shut Up And Go Away

Whoa. Watch this interview with the guy paid off by New Life Church.

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Ted Haggard Had A Boyfriend

Immediately after the Mike Jones scandal broke in 2006, officials at Ted Haggard’s New Life Church learned that Haggard had also had a longtime relationship with a young man at the church. The church paid for the young man’s silence with college tuition, but with suspicious timing, he has now come forward as the HBO documentary about Haggard is about …

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Tonight: HBO Re-Airs Inaugural Concert WITH Gene Robinson

But tonight’s re-airing is for subscribers only. HBO says it will telecast “an updated version” of Sunday’s inaugural-related concert tonight (Wednesday) at 11:30 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time. By “updated,” the premium cable network means it will include the invocation that had been delivered by the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay New Hampshire Episcopal bishop, at the ceremony’s …

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Rachel Maddow On Robinson Flap

I love the way she says “livid.”

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Obama Team Points Back At HBO

Last night HBO released a statement blaming Obama’s Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) for not airing openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson’s invocation. Now John Aravosis reports getting this message from the Obama team: “We had always intended and planned for Rt. Rev. Robinson’s invocation to be included in the televised portion of yesterday’s program. We regret the error in executing this …

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HBO Pwns The Inauguration Concert

As you may have noticed in posts below, HBO is scouring YouTube and removing all clips of the inauguration concert, claiming copyright infringement. Joe Sudbay at AmericaBlog objects: Yesterday, I posted a clip of Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen singing “This Land is Your Land” at the “We Are One” Obama inaugural concert. Perhaps you’ve heard of the concert – …

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No Bishop Gene Robinson On HBO Inaugural Concert Broadcast

After days of controversy and outrage from the religious right, openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson opened Barack Obama’s inauguration concert on the National Mall today with a request that the nation pray for “understanding that our president is a human being and not a messiah.” But only the people AT the concert heard that, because HBO did not televise …

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Inauguration Concert Today

An estimated 500,000 people are gathering on the National Mall for today’s inauguration concert at the Lincoln Memorial. HBO is broadcasting the show live and for free from 2:30-4:30PM eastern time. Performers include Bruce Springsteen, U2, Garth Brooks, Steve Wonder, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Usher, Shakira, Renee Fleming, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, James Taylor, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Fox, …

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The Trials Of Ted Haggard

A new documentary about Ted Haggard’s post-scandal life is coming next month from HBO and Haggard will help the network promote it. Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard has agreed to help promote a new documentary following his life in exile after a 2006 sex scandal — no longer bound by an agreement with his former church that prohibited him from …

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Tip Your Waitress

I’ve finally caught up on True Blood, HBO’s vampire drama/comedy that started a few weeks ago. Vampires have “come out the coffin” and gone public after a Japanese company perfected artificial blood. As with X-Men, there’s a gay rights vs. “special rights” subtext as the public debates the Vampire Rights Act. There’s also a virus that plagues vampires, gay vampire …

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HoQuotable

“If you want half my money, you come in here and give half this blowjob.” – Emily, on the HBO documentary Atlantic City Hookers, explaining why she doesn’t use a pimp. Three days later and I’m still laughing..

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