Ted Danson in for HBO pilot

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Early buzz: 'Watchmen,' Abrams, 'Conchords' and more
Published 9/3/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... with Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory . - Ted Danson has snagged a lead role on an HBO comedy pilot . - Wonder Years writer-producer Bob Brush is working on ...

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Published 9/3/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
... and would like to play a drag queen. ... Ted Danson has landed the lead in an HBO comedy pilot . ... Ne-Yo has been awarded $700,000 for being ...

Ted Danson in for HBO pilot
Published 9/3/2008 by Jane Boursaw at TV Squad
... but he's been working steadily in both movies and TV. Becker sort of flew under the radar, but aired from 1998 to 2004. There was the short-lived Help Me Help You in 2006. Danson even voiced a part on King of the Hill (Tom Hammond in "The Accidental Tourist" episode). But it's his stint as the sinister Arthur Frobisher in Damages that's brought him into the forefront again. It also helped to catapult him into his next gig -- a lead role in HBO's comedy pilot Bored to Death. ...

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Published 9/3/2008 by Seth at Defamer
... · Ted Danson has been cast in HBO comedy pilot Bored to Death, playing the "pompous but articulate magazine editor" mentor to Jason Schwartzman's "struggling Brooklyn writer with a drinking problem." [THR] ...

Buzz News Roundup, 9/3
Published 9/3/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... Ted Danson has taken a role opposite Jason Schwartzman in HBO's comedy pilot Bored to Death. — Hollywood Reporter ...

Film Junk Weekend Wrap-Up: Sept. 7, 2008
Published 9/7/2008 by Sean at Film Junk
... New Live Action TMNT Movie Not Actually Confirmed The Inside Man 2 Moves Forward Guillermo Del Toro to Direct Drood, Slaughterhouse-Five, Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Todd Field to Direct Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian Wal-Mart is Already Promoting Transformers 2 Jerry Bruckheimer Producing WWII Movie Killing Rommel Sony Picks Up Fincher’s Heavy Metal Del Toro, Snyder and Verbinski to Direct Heavy Metal Segments? Ted Danson and Jason Schwartzman are Bored to Death on HBO Chuck Palahniuk’s Lullaby Gets an ...

'Damages' Actor Signs Up for New HBO Comedy
Published 9/7/2008 at BuddyTV
... . Most Recently, Danson has been cast in Jada Pinkett Smith's The Human Contract , a drama about a successful businessman, who harbors a dark secret from the rest of the world, and his life-altering encounter with a free-spirited stranger. The movie, which is for release this year, also stars Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Idris Elba, and Jada Pinkett Smith, just to name a few. -Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist Source: The Hollywood Reporter (Image courtesy of Wire Image)