A ‘True Blood’ musical is in the works

A “True Blood” musical is in the works
The HBO drama”s composer, Nathan Barr, has pitched a “True Blood: The Musical” that would focus on Sookie Stackhouse. “I think we're really going to try to return to the roots of the show,” says Barr, who got some help from Stephen Moyer in his presentation to HBO.

“Fargo” creator: We”re not like Rust Cohle – “This is a more optimistic view of the world”
Noah Hawley says he wanted to create a show that wasn”t like the “True Detectives” of the world. “One of the things that I take pride in is that ‘Fargo' is a very different story than the sort of haunted-demon-hunter-cop stories that have become the norm for us,” he says. “This idea that in order to protect the innocent, these men who fight evil have to become these tortured figures. That may be true, but certainly in the assignment I was given, there was a basic decency to Molly and Gus and Lou and Bill. Nobody is saying, we are good with a capital G, they”re saying we”re decent with a small d.” PLUS: Hawley says it would be disingenuous to bring back Season 1 characters for a 2nd season, how Lorne Malvo won, Hawley calls the ending a “big deal” because it”s a hero moment and morally questionable, Hawley says 10 episodes ended up being the perfect amount, this “Fargo” had a lot in common with “Friday Night Lights,” the ending was so satisfying, but having Molly and Malvo cross paths only once felt a bit unsatisfying, Hawley explains the missing characters, and what the heck happened to Molly?

Stuntwoman sues after getting burned on “Face Off”
Tamiko Brownlee claims a fireball burned her during filming of the Syfy reality show.

Joan Rivers” new book lashes out at Lena Dunham
In “Diary of a Mad Diva,” Rivers writes if she has to see Dunham”s “a-, boobs or tattoos” again, she wants HBO charged with crimes against humanity.

“Royal Pains” twist, explained
“We've always had, from the beginning, family as the major theme of our show,” says exec producer Michael Rauch.

Jimmy Fallon makes Kevin Hart conquer his fear of roller coasters
Watch Hart go crazy at the Universal Orlando Resort.

Zendaya responds to the backlash over her Lifetime biopic role as Aaliyah
Some have said the 17-year-old Disney star looks nothing like the late singer.

Ozzy Osbourne will play a “rock and roll fish” on Nickelodeon
He”s set to guest-star on “Bubble Guppies” as Sid Fishy, a “rock and roll fish who loves being rotten.”

VH1″s “I Love The 2000s” comes 6 years after VH1″s “I Love The New Millennium”
“I Love The New Millennium” only covered the events up until 2007. This one goes all the way to the end of the last decade, 2009. PLUS: Here”s everything mentioned from 2000 and 2001.

British Prime Minister David Cameron gives signed “Downton Abbey” script to China”s premier
Turns out “Downton” is big in China.

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