Comments on: Were They Killing Horses Or Something? HBO Passes On Noah Baumbach’s ‘The Corrections’

By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

Fighting to get stuff produced? Doesn\’t Baumbach have 2 different features in release or in the process? Though I could see why there might be hesitation to go forward if the price tag is way too high for that amount of talent on an unsure premise. There\’s tons of shows with that same premise so the big difference is the talent on display and they\’re not cheap

By: Ryan Sartor

Ryan Sartor — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

Funniest headline of the year.

By: Oogle monster

Oogle monster — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

I vote FX.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

I really wish Da Brick was shopped elsewhere, I was looking forward to it. With these 2 axed before they began and Luck ended abruptly their slate of new dramas after the Newsroom has to be a little thin.

By: Stephen B

Stephen B — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

Shame, but yeah, this looks like it might have cost a pretty penny to produce. Would love to see it on Showtime or Starz.

By: Matthew Lingo

Matthew Lingo — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

While it's a shame that we may never see this, I don't think it's the worst thing that this show won't go to series. HBO was once one of (if not THE) most groundbreaking, visionary television channels in the history of the medium, but as of late they've been resting on their laurels a little bit, snapping up prestige literature and filling them with stars. Sure, we get a Luck here or a Newsroom there, and some of these adaptation shows ARE good (Game of Thrones), but in putting so many of them on the air it's hard not to feel like the channel is going with what's safe. In short, if losing The Corrections makes space for original voices like Milch or Simon or even Lena Dunham, I'd say it's a fair trade.

By: Bummer

Bummer — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

probably had to make room on their schedule for more "original programming" like 'Girls'

By: Kevin Klawitter

Kevin Klawitter — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

I'm always curious what happens to these pilots that are filmed but never picked up. Are they just left on the shelf to collect dust? Like "The Miraculous Year". Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, written by John Logan, starring Lee Pace, Eddie Redmayne, Susan Sarandon, Hope Davis, and Frank Langella, and axed by HBO for possibly being too much of a niche audience.

I think it would be a good idea for HBO to release a set of the pilots on DVD, to give people an idea of why they choose the series they do. I know Dane Cook did something like that once, but it goes beyond stating the obvious that pilots rejected by HBO would have a bit of a higher standard than sticoms starring Dane Cook.

By: rodie

rodie — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

The only thing worse than a Noah Baumbach-directed film would be 40 episodes of Noah Baumbach-directed television. Squid and the Whale was good, but otherwise as a director he's very much overrated.

By: Porter

Porter — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

Really was looking forward to this…

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

i wonder if the budget was going to be too big to sustain and still pull the numbers that HBO needs. Clearly, this wasn't going to pull True Blood or GoT numbers, but that cast had to be getting paid well for that sort of commitment. It's a total bummer, but i'd have to imagine this one is all about money.

By: a

Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

Wow. Bummer.

By: Rob F

Rob F — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:31:55 +0000

Holy shit… that is just baffling. And totally unfortunate. Would've loved to see this happen