|  Variety is reporting that Showtime has greenlit a 13 episode comedy starring David Duchovny, but when you are talking Showtime it is not your typical comedy.
So what exactly is Duchovny's new show about, he will play Hank Moody, a divorced writer juggling a relationship with his 16-year-old daughter while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend (Natascha McElhone). In addition to his personal and professional issues, he's got an even bigger problem: He's addicted to women. Doesn't that just sound so funny?
If it wasn't starring Duchovny, I would probally skip it. There is something about his dry humor that makes me laugh my a$$ off! The yet to be named show will most likely debut in the summer with the overrated Weeds.
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TV Guide got this statement from Showtime, “On the heels of a year highlighted with industry recognition and critical acclaim for its award-winning original programming including Weeds, Dexter and Brotherhood, Showtime has ordered a fifth season of its hit drama series The L Word. Twelve new episodes are set to begin production this summer and premiere sometime in early 2008.”
I just wish Showtime had put this much faith in Queer as Folks, which was a much better show than The L Word. I have grown to like The L Word, but it is no QAF. I still miss QAF.
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|  THOUGH Kristanna Loken is only a shade past that age, the 27-year-old, who also makes her debut on tonight’s "L Word," has taken a circuitous career path since a very high-profile gig in 2003’s "Terminator 3." In the role of the Terminatrix, the nearly 6-foot-tall Loken was cast in part because she looked like she posed a credible threat to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s heroic Terminator. But such great heights have proven to be a hindrance to Loken, she said during an interview. She has most often played parts in action, fantasy and horror offerings, with varied success: she has been in schlock (the movie "BloodRayne" — as a "dhampir," half-human, half-vampire), but will also star in Sci Fi Channel’s anticipated new series "Painkiller Jane." Did she choose her route down the genre road? "Not really, not really," Loken said. "I feel like it chose me." She laughed, and added: "I’ve been this height since I was 18 years old. On ‘The L Word’ it didn’t really matter because we’re all the same lying down, and that’s what we did for half the show." Loken is openly bisexual, which contributed to her desire to be on the show. "I liked being able to have a same-sex relationship on screen and have it be OK," she said. That makes her one of the few "out" members of the "L Word" group, since most of the cast identifies as heterosexual or won’t speak publicly about their sexuality. Her character will be on the series through the rest of the season, but unlike Shepherd and Matlin, Loken has no plans to return to the show, regardless of whether "Painkiller Jane" is a hit. She called Chaiken and the other producers and writers "fantastic," but said her "L Word" run was soured by "the most difficult cast I’ve ever worked with." "I’m not naming names," she said. "Let’s just start with the fact that it’s an entire show of women. And the amount of egos and insecurities and cattiness that can go on with a bunch of women — that’s what you get. It attracts certain people that want to do something different in their career, but the girls were tough. You know?" Loken continued. "I really like Ilene — a lot. It’s a big, ensemble cast. And sometimes you wonder if they’ve bit off more than they can chew." Chaiken complimented Loken, and would not comment on what she said about her experience on the set.
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I find that interesting because I have not heard anything negative about the cast from this show, but then again I have not heard anything about this cast from the show either way.
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