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Showtime Lakers pilot on HBO

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Showtime Lakers pilot on HBO 

Post#1 » by Slava » Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:31 pm

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Anyone hear more about this one? I have high hopes as it is HBO.
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Post#2 » by LakersLegacy » Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:59 am

Can’t wait. HBO will do a great job
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Post#3 » by stan francisco » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:58 am

No matter how bad it might be, and it won’t since its HBO, it’s still must-see TV.
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Post#4 » by snaquille oatmeal » Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:10 pm

More casting news

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hbo-1980s-lakers-pilot-casts-181557915.html

Btw why didn’t Showtime jump on this? Think of meme possibilities.
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Post#5 » by TKainZero » Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:54 am

Oh man.

What portion of lakers history will this cover?

Up to Jerry buss death?
Or post Jerry buss?
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Post#6 » by Beethoven » Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:32 pm

Reilly is an interesting choice for Jerry
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Post#7 » by Slava » Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:35 am

TKainZero wrote:Oh man.

What portion of lakers history will this cover?

Up to Jerry buss death?
Or post Jerry buss?


It's apparently based on Jeff Perlman's book.

http://www.jeffpearlman.com/buy-showtime/
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Post#8 » by snaquille oatmeal » Thu Oct 3, 2019 6:29 pm

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