HBO Renews True Blood, Hung, Entourage

HBO has bestowed the blessing of renewal on three shows: one about vampires, one about giant dicks, and one called Hung. Variety reports that HBO made the announcement at the TV Critics Association press tour.

True Blood, created by Alan Ball based on Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Mysteries, has become a success thanks to its twisty, popcorn-friendly plots and the rampant nudity of Academy Award-winning series star Anna Paquin (Google is your friend). Also, co-star (and real-life Paquin boyfriend) Stephen Moyer called Twilight’s Robert Pattinson a pussy in Marie Claire, and I think we can all respect that.

Entourage is currently in its sixth season chronicling the adventures of wealthy, overprivileged Hollywood douchebags who bed supermodels despite sometimes being Kevin Dillon. The show’s star has faded somewhat in recent years, although it has gotten some heat in the last few weeks thanks to a war of words between Entourage showrunner Doug Ellin and Seth Rogen. Also, apparently the ridiculously attractive Emmanuelle Chriqui is back on the show, so it’s got that going for it, I guess.

Hung is the newbie of the trio, airing its fifth episode this coming Sunday. The show casts former Punisher Thomas Jane as a well-endowed high school basketball coach who turns to male prostitution after a house fire throws him into dire financial straits. Then his family is killed by the mob and he sets out to wreak violent revenge with his enormous penis. I’m just speculating about the direction of the show here, but that much seems inevitable.