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Well, it happened. Twin Peaks: The Return was completely shut out. We were all clinging to the hope that some voters had enough sense to realize that, at the very least, David Lynch should win for directing for "Part 8," but no. So, I present with very little enthusiasm—about as much as I could muster …
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Last night, Barry debuted on HBO, it's first of an eight episode season. Series lead Bill Hader directed the episode in addition to co-writing it with series co-creator Alec Berg (Silicon Valley). I will be going into spoiler territory here after this first paragraph so if you're looking for a simple watch or don't watch, …
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This Sunday night at 10:30pm EST, Barry debuts on HBO. I recently had the opportunity to speak with one of the stars of the show, John Pirruccello. Here is the transcript of our conversation. AG: This past Wednesday night was the premiere for HBO’s Barry. What can you tell us about the premiere? JP: Well, …