HBO announced today that its success with trashy vampire soap operas hasn’t lessened its commitment to its main creative mission: working with guys named David. The least successful of their three Davids, Milch (least successful, I mean, in terms of how long his HBO shows have run; not necessarily from a creative point of view, since Deadwood has a reasonable claim to be the best of the bunch), will create Luck, a drama about life at a racetrack. To the question “which famous person has been lined up to direct the pilot?” the answer is Michael Mann.
HBO announced today that its success with trashy vampire soap operas hasn’t lessened its commitment to its main creative mission: working with guys named David. The least successful of their three Davids, Milch (least successful, I mean, in terms of how long his HBO shows have run; not necessarily from a creative point of view, since Deadwood has a reasonable claim to be the best of the bunch), will create Luck, a drama about life at a racetrack. To the question “which famous person has been lined up to direct the pilot?” the answer is Michael Mann.
Horse racing isn’t exactly the most propitious subject for TV treatment — episodes about racetracks or racehorses are frequently the least interesting of almost any show you can name — but with Milch in charge it’s bound to be at least interesting, if it gets picked up.
Here is what I assume to be a preview clip from the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ZpJkK-ZbM