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...into something that could feed the oversized hunger of the colonies—Australia and America alike.One excellent and hysterical example of this is “Summer Heights High,” which was a 2007 hit in Australia before premiering in syndication several weeks ago on HBO. The format of the show is a “mockumentary” that follows life at a public high school in Australia by means of three characters: Mr. G, the school’s drama teacher; Jonah, a Tongan troublemaker; and Ja’mie, an exchange student from...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: High on Aussie TV's 'Heights' | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...Milk isn't about Dan White, except as a repository of the straights' resentment that dogged Milk and brought him down. The script by Dustin Lance Black, who worked on HBO's polygamy series Big Love (he was the only Mormon on the writing staff), is all about process: how Harvey Milk changed things. His style was charm mixed with genial bullying. He conveyed passion with good humor. In the movie, challenged by White to answer if two men can reproduce, he replies, "No, but God knows we keep trying." On the streets, he'd pick up a bullhorn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milk: It's Good, and Good for You | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...Sopranos: The Complete Series It won't tell you whether Tony got whacked (which you might expect for $400 a pop). But this definitive collection of HBO's definitive drama offers such extras as Q&As with creator David Chase and two trivia-filled cast roundtables held, natch, over dinner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short List | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Shield's unflinchingness, and creator Shawn Ryan's brutal writing, has made it as disturbing as any HBO drama. The final episodes are even more so. Seeing Shane's toddler on the run with him and his wife is almost unbearable, and Goggins plays the pathetic, mentally overmatched Shane like a cornered rat. Chiklis, meanwhile, is masterly. He defined Mackey with his Mr. Clean physique, but his most valuable body parts are his eyes. To the end, as his options narrow and it becomes clear Mackey has destroyed everything he's tried to build, they dart about, looking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fitting End for The Shield | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...brother, Ari, is a high-powered Hollywood agent and the basis for Jeremy Piven's character in the HBO series Entourage, Ari Gold. Emmanuel himself was the basis for the character played by Bradley Whitford in The West Wing: Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rahm Emanuel | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

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