Thrashing around amid all the rumble of serious prestige Sunday television — Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead even — is a strange and wily little Showtime series called Shameless that, now almost three full seasons in, I am just starting to love.
The World According to Dick Cheney, a documentary about America's most powerful and polarizing vice president ever, debuts Friday on Showtime. The subject saw it weeks ago — and is none too happy with the product.
Today in show business news: Bailey Salinger has a new gig, NBC is headed to Wonderland, and Starz is getting into ballet.
Today in show business news: A Fox comedy gets the axe a day after an ABC comedy did, Showtime is developing a potentially controversial new show, and an American Horror Story alum returns to the show.
Today in show business news: Vin Diesel has a potentially big new project in the works, Bill Clinton and Martin Scorsese join forces, and Showtime had a big ratings night.
Lost amid the flurry — nay, blizzard — of Homeland chatter this season was Showtime's other Sunday night series, Dexter, which had an amazing run up to and including its own season finale Sunday night.
A humble request to all the Internet whiners, on the occasion of the end of a ridiculous second season: Remember that Showtime's Big Important Show was never that good to begin with. Just enjoy the silly trip.
If you didn't watch last night's Homeland because you were too busy watching the same hurricane news repeated over and over again for hours, stop reading now!
Showtime has just renewed the tingly spy drama for a third season. The decision was a no-brainer, as the show has earned Showtime its first best series Emmy, and the ratings, once only fair, have grown steadily so far this season. But how are they going to do it??
La Lohan will soon be making her debut on Lifetime. Also today in showbiz news: Homeland and Dexter are bigger than ever, a '90s band favorite gets her own reality show, and Kelly Bundy heads back to SNL.
The second season premiere of Homeland, Showtime's jangly good espionage thriller, premieres next month, and to get us all excited they've released a rather artsy new teaser showing us some new footage.
Today in showbiz news: Taylor Kitsch may be box office poison, but he's still working. Also: Showtime employs Laura Linney for one more year and hires Ron Howard to cover the Aztecs.
Today: Showtime has decided to quit drugs, Charlize heads to comedy, and Tonto and friends are in trouble.
Today: A Disney girl is trying to grow up, Joseph Fiennes heads to the loony bin, and Chris Hemsworth has a whale of a tale to tell you.
Today: Netflix goes all in, Bravo renews your favorite show, and Showtime has a new project.
Everyone's favorite footlooser is heading to the small screen, old people are hot in Hollywood, and Colin Firth heads to West Memphis.
A first glimpse at Wes Anderson's new movie, Moonrise Kingdom, Showtime tries to go highbrow, and photos of near-naked men.
Two of Showtime's grimiest series premiered last night.
We hate to see them go, we love to watch them leave. Yes, two Showtime shows, Dexter and Homeland, had crackerjack season finales last night.
Showtime wants more killing, Twilight makes a killing, and Amanda Seyfried wants to stop a killing.
Vulture's sources say the Netflix competitor also wants distribution rights
Plus: Netflix doesn't need Showtime to stream shows about the Renaissance
Plus: Charlize Theron dances with Grace Kelly to sell perfume
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