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07.31.2009 12:33 pm

HBO renews three shows, but some others might not return

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Robin Williams

Robin Williams tries out new material on TV critics.

Feeling upbeat after fighting through a post-”Sopranos” slump, HBO has renewed all three of its Sunday night shows – “True Blood,” “Hung” and “Entourage” — for next summer. Think June. Cumulatively, “True Blood”…

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07.27.2009 5:15 pm

Would you drink Tru (not true) Blood?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s blood red. It’s fizzy. It’s Tru Blood, the fictional drink from HBO’s “True Blood,” soon to appear on store shelves in the real world. Flavored with blood oranges, the beverage “boasts a crisp, slightly tart and lightly sweet tang,…

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07.16.2009 4:03 pm

Couldn’t make today’s TV chat? Here’s what you missed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gail: Hi, everybody. What a busy morning with the Emmy nominations coming out, with so many extra nominees in each category. I hope some of you want to give a shout-out to your favorites who did get nominated or lament…

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06.07.2009 8:00 am

7 shows that should be on your radar this week (June 8-14)

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Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) faces the music on "Weeds."

Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) faces the music on "Weeds."

It’s a busy week for TV, with lots of premieres and season premieres — every one of them on cable. (Sorry; it’s summer.) Here are seven biggies.

“The Closer”
8 p.m. Monday on TNT
One…

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05.11.2009 2:02 pm

‘True Blood’ returns June 14 on HBO; should I bite?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sookie and Bill

'True Blood': Sookie and Bill.

Deadly new twists threaten Sookie Stackhouse and everyone around her” in the 12-episode Season 2, HBO warns/promises. The comedy-drama-thriller-mystery-romance from Alan Ball (”Six Feet Under”) started slowly but built enough audience by its second outing to be…

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09.08.2008 9:47 am

‘True Blood’: Did you bite?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

HBO’s new vampire dramedy, “True Blood,” debuted Sunday night; I’ve seen the first two episodes, and I wanted to like it way more than I do. It’s from Alan Ball (”Six Feet Under”), based on a series of Southern Gothic vampire novels…

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