In Treatment was an HBO series that ran three seasons from 2008 through 2010. Adapated - often word-for-word - from the Israeli drama
BeTipul, it depicted the weekly sessions of a psychologist (Emmy-nominated
Gabriel Byrne) with his patients (including
Debra Winger, Emmy-nominated
Hope Davis, and, in her first American role,
Mia Wasikowska) and with his own therapist (Emmy-winning
Dianne Wiest). The filming of the series placed extraordinary demands on Byrne - which are well described in
this interview with showrunner Warren Leight.
(h/t: MCMikeNamara) You can watch its entire first episode
here.
(possible spoilers throughout)
posted by Egg Shen
on Oct 15, 2012 -
24 comments
In May, YouTube
announced they would be hosting a lineup of original video channels, in a possible attempt to compete with network and cable television. Among the new offerings was
WIGS, the (
NSFW) brainchild of director/producer/writers Jon Avnet and Rodrigo Garcia, of original, scripted dramatic series and short films exploring female characters.
[more inside]
posted by zarq
on Jun 27, 2012 -
14 comments
TV serials, says Richard Beck, self-consciously set out from the very beginning to get us to take them seriously. From
Hill Street Blues to
The West Wing to
The Sopranos and
The Wire,
how the television series convinced us that it was art — and now, why
Lost's achievement of success via casual genre mixing and narrative derangement might signal that there's no future creative ground left within the old limits of serial drama.
posted by hat
on May 24, 2010 -
120 comments
