If you're staying in and skipping Eat, Pray Love tonight, check out Strikeforce on Showtime, where 135-pound MMA phenom Miesha Tate will be part of a one-night tournament. She's not just fighting her opponent — she's battling sexism.
We learned so many things about real lesbians the other night on The Real L Word. We learned that in order to love women in a non-douchebaggy way, you have to be a douchebag.
Despite the heavy breathing in its trailers, The New York Times says the first few episodes of the reality L Word spinoff are surprisingly chaste. Says creator Ilene Chaiken, "I didn't want to put forward a bunch of trashy lesbians."
There's not a lot of talking in this teaser for Showtime's The Real L Word, its reality followup to the now-defunct series. There are, however, lots of tight shots of the sensual stuff: lips, crotches, breasts encased in beaded bras.
Last night on Nurse Jackie, Dr. O'Hara rolled on E, Dr. Cooper took up Twitter, Jackie's hubris led her to bungle a diagnosis, and Zoey found God in a hospital bed.
Showtime has posted a preview of the new Laura Linney series The Big C, apparently from the pilot. Bonus: Gabby Sidibe as a smart-ass student, in what has turned into a regular role.
Jackie, everyone's favorite nurse, and Tara, the multiple-personality mom—are back with all-new seasons. Don't miss Nurse Jackie and United States of Tara™ tonight at 10 and 10:30 PM ET/PT—only on Showtime® and Showtime HD®.
"All the [network] TV executives in LA were going, 'Women are not interesting,' Nurse Jackie co-creator Linda Wallem told me of the post-90s climate. "And you see what happened to television. Shame on them." Not everyone was so unimaginative.
Jackie, everyone's favorite nurse, and Tara, the multiple-personality mom—are back with all-new seasons. Don't miss Nurse Jackie and United States of Tara™ on Monday at 10 and 10:30 PM ET/PT—only on Showtime® and Showtime HD®.
Yesterday, we expressed disappointment in HBO's male-dominated series lineup. But as several readers pointed out, there is a fast-growing alternative: Showtime. Maybe being the underdog has its virtues.
Showtime hasn't actually picked up the pilot of the Jenji Kohan-produced Ronna and Beverly, airing tonight, but the show's (female) comic duo and famous friends hope to create enough online buzz to change that. Advice: Jon Hamm appearances help. [Mediaite]
Showtimes is bringing back The L Word as a reality show about six lesbians who live in L.A.. The Real L Word: Los Angeles is described as "a lesbian answer to Bravo's Real Housewives franchise." [Variety]
Live Nude Comedy, "a half-hour mix of standup comedy and modern-day burlesque," is premiering on Showtime. The "homage" to old-school variety shows, "inspired by Don Rickles' fond remembrances of working in strip clubs," will be hosted by Shannon Elizabeth. [Variety]
Reviews are in for Showtime's new series, Nurse Jackie, starring Edie Falco as a tough love nurse who, despite her proclivity for drug abuse, is smarter and quicker than the doctors she works for.
• More than 40 years after William Carroll saved Evangeline Harper from a burning building, the two were reunited for a touching article in the Boston Globe. •
The United States of Tara premieres this Sunday on Showtime and, as is fitting for a show about multiple personality disorder, the critics are divided.
Big ups to our girl Diablo Cody: her pilot for The United States of Tara has been picked up by Showtime for 12 episodes. Tara stars Toni Collette as a suburban mom with multiple personalities. It kind of sounds like Freaky Friday meets Sybil and we cannot wait to see it. • Jessica Simpson's clothing line will now…
The staggeringly talented Edie Falco has been cast in a new Showtime series about "an iron-willed Gotham nurse balancing the challenges of an urban hospital and a difficult personal life." Falco is super-psyched about her character, telling Variety, "This character and the writing are truly thrilling." [Variety]
