http://dir.salon.com/topics/hbo/?source=rss&aim=hbo en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/31/aliens_v_curb_your_enthusiasm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/31/aliens_v_curb_your_enthusiasm/index.html?source=rss Which intergalactic attack is more harrowing: ABC's "V" or HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"? By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/14/true_blood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/14/true_blood/index.html?source=rss HBO's popular vampire dramedy ends in a glorious explosion of gore and goofiness By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/08/male_escorts_hung/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/08/male_escorts_hung/index.html?source=rss Male escorts on the truth -- and fiction -- behind the HBO show By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/03/boy_interrupted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/03/boy_interrupted/index.html?source=rss "Boy Interrupted" tells the story of an emotionally unstable kid whose parents loved him -- but it wasn't enough By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/28/hung/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/28/hung/index.html?source=rss Fallen heroes forge new lives, from the well-endowed has-been of "Hung" to the angsty star of "The Philanthropist" By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/14/true_blood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/14/true_blood/index.html?source=rss The polite vampires of HBO's "True Blood" rise from the dead for a second season of blood lust and moral ambiguity. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/10/madoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/10/madoff/index.html?source=rss Would you rather lose your memory or your money? HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project" and Frontline's "The Madoff Affair" unearth your worst nightmares. By Joy Press Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/16/grey_gardens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/16/grey_gardens/index.html?source=rss The 1975 cult documentary inspires this new HBO film, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as batty aristocrats living in eccentric squalor. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/04/05/treatment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/04/05/treatment/index.html?source=rss Mind games forever! HBO's drama series "In Treatment" returns with rich storytelling and brilliant performances, while Starz's "Head Case" resurrects Dr. Elizabeth Goode, self-involved therapist to the stars! By Sarah Hepola Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/04/02/gabriel_byrne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/04/02/gabriel_byrne/index.html?source=rss The star of "In Treatment" talks about the role of a therapist, the challenge of being a good listener and why everyone needs a good chair. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/29/detectives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/29/detectives/index.html?source=rss Watching the detectives: Some new sleuths make waves, from "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" to "The Unusuals." Plus: With "Life on Mars" canceled, will Sam get back to where he once belonged? By Laura Miller Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/03/23/big_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/03/23/big_love/index.html?source=rss America's favorite polygamist drama ends its third season with a cosmic revelation, startling violence and an ultra-creepy kiss. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/02/22/eastbound_housewives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/02/22/eastbound_housewives/index.html?source=rss HBO's comedy "Eastbound and Down" showcases the arrogant idiocy of a fallen baseball pro. Plus: Does Bravo make TV for idiots, or do idiots make great TV? By Mark Schone Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/02/16/alexandra_pelosi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/02/16/alexandra_pelosi/index.html?source=rss Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi journeyed into the heart of the GOP for her new HBO documentary. She discusses what she found there: Denial, depression and a whole lot of anger. By Chris Albrecht Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/02/02/would_you_pay_to_get_netflix_out_of_the_hbo_hole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/02/02/would_you_pay_to_get_netflix_out_of_the_hbo_hole/index.html?source=rss By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations about him emerge. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/01/25/conchords/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/01/25/conchords/index.html?source=rss The scrappy rockers of HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" are back, while A&E also tries its hand at comedy with Patrick Swayze in "The Beast." By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/14/big_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/14/big_love/index.html?source=rss In its third season, "Big Love" abandons its sugarcoated take on plural marriage for a far darker picture. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/12/28/year_in_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/12/28/year_in_tv/index.html?source=rss Lackluster pilots, slumping sophomore shows and the devolution of the serial drama. The golden age of TV suddenly looked tarnished in 2008. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/05/saddam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/12/05/saddam/index.html?source=rss The Iraqi president does his best Darth Vader imitation in HBO's miniseries "House of Saddam." By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/24/trueblood_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/24/trueblood_finale/index.html?source=rss The first season of HBO's "True Blood" ends with fried vampires, Bible thumpers and -- of course! -- even more unsolved mysteries. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/20/skarsgard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/20/skarsgard/index.html?source=rss This Swedish actor has a whiff of arrogance, as if he thinks he's superior to the rest of us. Maybe he is. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/07/summer_heights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/07/summer_heights/index.html?source=rss In HBO's imported Australian hit "Summer Heights High," comedian Chris Lilley tackles high school in all of its absurd, disturbing glory. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/02/maher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/02/maher/index.html?source=rss The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.