http://dir.salon.com/topics/hbo/?source=rss&aim=hbo en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/05/10/may12/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/05/10/may12/index.html?source=rss What you need to see, read, do this week: A lavish gay TV wedding, a moving movie memoir, the sound of schoolyard heartbreak. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/13/john_adams/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/13/john_adams/index.html?source=rss Sure, there are lots of sweaty, speech-spouting men in powdered wigs, but HBO's "John Adams" presents a surprisingly gritty portrait of our nation's second president. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/03/09/canterburys_law/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/03/09/canterburys_law/index.html?source=rss Julianna Margulies swaggers as a devil-may-care lawyer on Fox's "Canterbury's Law," while Gabriel Byrne slowly unravels on HBO's "In Treatment." By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/02/28/carlin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/02/28/carlin/index.html?source=rss Preparing for his 14th HBO comedy special, George Carlin waxes philosophic on the freedom that comes from not giving a #%&@. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/02/07/sarandon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/02/07/sarandon/index.html?source=rss Susan Sarandon dishes about playing feisty heiress Doris Duke on HBO, Ralph Fiennes' "matinee idol" looks and her old gay boyfriends. Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/02/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/02/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: The miniseries "Five Days" squeezes ready-made melodrama for all its worth. Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/18/maher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/18/maher/index.html?source=rss Talk-show host smacks down lactivists. Babies go hungry, cry. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/09/02/tell_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/09/02/tell_me/index.html?source=rss HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me" dishes up whiny, unhappy people not holding hands. Plus: Why nobody (but VH1) loves Chachi. Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/08/21/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/08/21/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Kenneth Branagh's "As You Like It" bows on HBO. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/12/calculus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/12/calculus/index.html?source=rss When the infinite TV universe feels cold and unkind, "Weeds" and "Flight of the Conchords" remind you it's a small world after all. Plus: "The Company" treads over well-trodden ground. By Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2007/08/06/okazaki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2007/08/06/okazaki/index.html?source=rss The filmmaker behind "White Light Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" shares the survivors' stories he explores in his devastating documentary. An interview and podcast. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/01/pirates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/01/pirates/index.html?source=rss Why should you care about pirates or polygamists? Because TV's subcultural anthropologists want you to care! By Thomas Rogers Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2007/06/15/conchords/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2007/06/15/conchords/index.html?source=rss The New Zealand duo behind a hilarious new HBO show get serious about comedy in this interview and podcast. Carol Lloyd Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/12/sister_wife/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/12/sister_wife/index.html?source=rss A bunch of wives in Michigan take a hint from HBO's "Big Love" and adopt some polygamous lingo. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/06/10/john/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/06/10/john/index.html?source=rss "Deadwood" creator David Milch's new drama, "John From Cincinnati," packs world-weary oddballs, unlikely saviors and acts of God into the story of a washed-up surfer. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/06/04/sopranos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/06/04/sopranos/index.html?source=rss Tony scrambles for cover as darkness falls. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/05/27/shear_genius/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/05/27/shear_genius/index.html?source=rss With so many bad haircuts, fussy accessories and ego-crushing rejections in the world, it's a wonder that any of us can sleep at night. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/05/20/upfronts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/05/20/upfronts/index.html?source=rss "Veronica Mars" dies, "Jericho" falls and "Friday Night Lights" shines on. Plus: This fall, geeks, soaps and superpowers dominate the small screen. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/14/sopranos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/14/sopranos/index.html?source=rss Tony dabbles in extreme denial, and "The Sopranos" descends into a surreal hell. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/07/sopranos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/07/sopranos/index.html?source=rss Tony goes off the rails and Christopher follows as "The Sopranos" enters its final chapter. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/29/family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/29/family/index.html?source=rss The family ties that bind: Tony runs from shared memories on "The Sopranos," while Cinemax doc "51 Birch Street" unravels the perfect marriage. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/22/apprentice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/22/apprentice/index.html?source=rss The feckless yuppies of NBC's "Apprentice" milk big laughs from the stench of the homeless. Plus: The 10 best new prison getaways! By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/08/bachelor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/08/bachelor/index.html?source=rss From the horndogs of "Entourage" to the lip-glossed man-hunters of "The Bachelor," gender bias stays in the picture. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/04/05/sopranos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/04/05/sopranos/index.html?source=rss As "The Sopranos" enters its final chapter, Tony reluctantly faces his past -- and we reluctantly face the end of this brilliant series. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII.