- An American Family is a bit before my time, but the PBS show was one of the earliest reality shows back in 1973 and this Saturday at 9:00 HBO is revisiting the show with Cinema Verite staring Diane Lane and Tim Robbins as the Louds while James Gandolfini as the show’s producer. In the trailer below I also spied Justified’s Loretta as the Louds youngest daughter.
- For more on Cinema Verite, check out a piece in this week’s The New Yorker where Laurie Winer talks with the show’s original director Craig Gilbert.
- Also premiering this weekend on HBO is their new special Talking Funny featuring Louis C.K. Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock talking about their craft Friday at 9:00. Below is a teaser:
Rounding out the weekend of HBO premieres is the second season of Treme on Sunday at 10:00 for an eleven episode run.
- In other premiere news, the second season of HDNet’s Svetlana returns Wednesday at 8:00.
- With Earth Day tomorrow PBS Kids Go!’s Arthur will be celebrating with five brand new episodes. Check your local listings for times.
- Syfy’s latest childhood story reimagining for the holidays will be that of Peter Pan. The four hour Neverland will be a prequel to the J.M. Barrie and will even see the return of Bob Hopkins to the fictional place while Keira Knightley will get everyone to believe in fairies as Tinkerbnell. Here is a teaser:
- The immortal Joan Rivers recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk her Fashion Police and Charlie Sheen.
- Drew Carey’s Improv-a-Gaza is still airing nightly on GSN and if you need some incentive to watch, the network has launched Drew’s Clues and Watch and Win sweepstakes where you can win a daily prize from now until June 3 of a trip for two to MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Head over to GSNTV for rules and to enter.
- For those interested in who will be competing on the next episode of the Iron Chef, head over to Guide Posts to meet the Paleys.
- Though not officially renewed yet, fans of Hawaii Five-0 can breathe a little better knowing that TNT recently acquired the off-network rights to the show, which should make it a lock for a sophomore season. Those that missed the show the first time around can expect TNT to start airing the first season in 2014. Mark your calendars now (assuming the Mayans were not right about the world ending next year).
- Just a remainder, Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season 1
was released earlier this week just in time for Earth Day tomorrow. 
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