Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
03-29-11, 10:36 PM
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So true. I loved the scene where Veda pissed Mildred off and she spanked her. That was awesome.
04-01-11, 01:39 PM
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Re: Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
This looks like a great series but unfortunately don't underestimate the stupidity of the American public who prefer lame CBS shows.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...47e38f2bc3970b
HBO had Oscar winner Kate Winslet and some good reviews, but that wasn't enough to turn "Mildred Pierce" into a ratings star.
Sunday's premiere of the miniseries -- based on James M. Cain's 1941 novel about the travails of a Depression-era housewife -- delivered just 1.3 million total viewers, according to the Nielsen Co.
That was on the low end for a HBO miniseries. The historical drama "John Adams" premiered to 2.5 million viewers back in 2008. "Mildred Pierce" was on par with "Generation Kill," the 2008 miniseries about the Iraq war, which featured no big-name stars.
Sunday's premiere of the miniseries -- based on James M. Cain's 1941 novel about the travails of a Depression-era housewife -- delivered just 1.3 million total viewers, according to the Nielsen Co.
That was on the low end for a HBO miniseries. The historical drama "John Adams" premiered to 2.5 million viewers back in 2008. "Mildred Pierce" was on par with "Generation Kill," the 2008 miniseries about the Iraq war, which featured no big-name stars.
04-01-11, 01:42 PM
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Re: Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
This looks like a great series but unfortunately don't underestimate the stupidity of the American public who prefer lame CBS shows.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...47e38f2bc3970b
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...47e38f2bc3970b
Yeah I loved it as I said earlier in this thread, but what does CBS have to do with it? It's a Period drama on a Premium channel, of course the ratings aren't going to be very high. Probably more than half the people in this forum don't have HBO until True Blood comes back this summer.
04-01-11, 01:52 PM
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Re: Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
Personally going in I had no idea what this series was going to be about. I'm not sure if it just wasn't advertised well or more then likely I just haven't been watching anything on HBO recently to see the advertising. Kate Winslet was the only reason I gave this a shot and while I'm loving it that might not have been enough of a reason for most to try it.
04-01-11, 02:10 PM
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Re: Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
I don't know if John Adams is a fair comparison because I seem to remember that being sold as a huge event long in advance. And I'm not an HBO subscriber.
04-01-11, 02:55 PM
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Re: Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
Yeah I loved it as I said earlier in this thread, but what does CBS have to do with it
04-01-11, 08:31 PM
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Re: Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
As long as Mad Men and Breaking Bad continue to air on AMC I'll be happy. Same thing with HBO and their outstanding original programming.
07-16-11, 03:43 AM
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Re: Mildred Pierce -- New HBO Miniseries -- "Part 1 & 2" -- 3/27/11
HBO's potboiler miniseries "Mildred Pierce" and AMC's stalwart "Mad Men" led the pack as nominations for the 63rd annual prime-time Emmy awards were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles.
"Pierce," based on the James M. Cain novel, racked up 21 nods, including nominations for Kate Winslet as best actress in the title role, as well as for Guy Pearce, Brian F. O'Byrne, Mare Winningham and Oscar winner Melissa Leo in supporting roles.
"Pierce," based on the James M. Cain novel, racked up 21 nods, including nominations for Kate Winslet as best actress in the title role, as well as for Guy Pearce, Brian F. O'Byrne, Mare Winningham and Oscar winner Melissa Leo in supporting roles.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...DD871KA8E6.DTL
