TV Bits: ‘Bored to Death’ Cancelled, ‘Enlightened’ Renewed; Plus: ‘Shameless’, ‘Dexter’, ‘Homeland’, ‘Terra Nova’, and More

Posted on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 by Angie Han

Plenty of offices around the country have already begun winding down for the holidays, but apparently Showtime and HBO had a few things to get out of the way first. Meanwhile, Fox is still holding out on a decision on Terra Nova til the new year — though the producers are apparently feeling optimistic. After the jump:

• HBO renews Enlightened, axes Bored to Death, Hung, and How to Make It in America
• Showtime drops a trailer for Shameless Season 2
• Dexter showrunner Scott Buck talks about the finale’s climactic moments
• Homeland exec producers discuss the tense first season finale
• Terra Nova producers are “guardedly optimistic” about the show’s chances for a second season

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David Fincher and Charlize Theron at Work on New HBO Show

Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 by Russ Fischer

Any time I learn about a new David Fincher project I take the news with a certain degree of skepticism. Fincher is a filmmaker who gets involved with projects left and right, but many never go beyond the development stage. It’s the way the town works in general, but Fincher likes to develop a lot more stuff at once than the average producer/director.

So take the word that he and Charlize Theron are  developing Mind Hunter, an HBO series based on the John Douglas and Mark Olshaker book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit, with a basic ‘wait and see’ attitude.  Read More »

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