National Geographic’s new limited series – Valley of the Boom – goes behind the scenes of three Silicon Valley stories you probably don’t know – how Netscape didn’t become the browser of the people; how theglobe.com set a record for the highest first-day price gain for a new stock offering in 1998, and how con […]
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Happyish is Badish!
It’s impossible to review Happyish without noting that the series was created as a showcase for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman – and that he helped develop it with creator Shalom Auslander. It almost didn’t happen after Hoffman died, but when Steve Coogan agreed to sign on, it was tweaked for him. Sadly, it might […]
Showtime’s Fans Can Be HAPPYish Too!
Showtime’s HAPPYish features a lead character who may not quite be happy, but is willing to settle for happy-ish. To celebrate the series premiere of HAPPYish (Sunday, April 26th, 9:30/8:30C), Showtime is setting up life-sized snow globes in New York City and Los Angeles – where fans can find themselves engulfed in confetti like it’s […]
FUNNYish Trailer: HAPPYish!
HAPPYish was created, essentially, for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman to play the lead role – Thom Payne, whose inner turmoil is exacerbated by his new boss, a wunderkind who uses all the hip buzzwords and generally throws his life into a state of joylessness. The series got a second life when Steve Coogan was […]