Fans of the long-running Showtime series “Weeds” know that writer and creator Jenji Kohan is not afraid to pepper the show with Jewish themes. While the show, now in its final season, has changed its flavor over the years and gained some critics, many devotees still enjoy the story about a marijuana-selling widowed mother from the suburbs and her family’s experiences. Throughout the different webs of relationships, Kohan, who is Jewish, has managed to bring esoteric Jewish concepts into the …More

The crisis over Iran’s nuclear ambitions not only grabs headlines. It’s also grabbing plotlines. The hotly anticipated second season of “Homeland” starts September 30 and the backdrop is familiar to anyone following news about the Middle East: the show opens amidst a fictional Israeli bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. Earlier this week, the show’s producers revealed that the first few episodes are set in Beirut, although filming took place in Israel. “Homeland” …More

Showtime’s hit series “Homeland,” adapted from Israeli drama “Prisoners of War,” is heading back to the Jewish State for its second season. The network has announced that the Golden Globe-winning thriller will be filming part of its second season in Israel. However, Showtime spokeswoman Chloe Comins said Tuesday that most of the season would again be filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina. Damian Lewis and Claire Danes star in the show, one of several American television series adapted …More

Last night, the 10-episode investigative mini-series “Inside Comedy” premiered on Showtime. In the first half-hour show, director and host David Steinberg sat down with Don Rickles and Jerry Seinfeld to talk shop. After a somewhat random and off-putting open of Rickles relating what it was like to play Mr. Potato Head for the “Toy Story” franchise, Steinberg moves on to prompt both comics to reflect on their prodigious careers. “I could never tell a joke,” Rickles admits. …More

David Steinberg is going where no comedian has ever gone before. He is delving into the minds of other comedians. The former stand-up comic is diving into the minds of his colleagues for the upcoming 10-episode mini-series “Inside Comedy.” Showtime will air the half-hour shows starting January 26. Directed by Steinberg and executive produced by Steve Carell, each episode showcases interviews with the best comedic minds of the last half century. "We were going to do a movie, a documentary film," …More

The first season finale of terrorism thriller “Homeland,” starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, was the highest-rated finale for a first-time series in Showtime’s history. Over 1.5 million viewers tuned in for the 10 p.m. airing, with a total of 2.03 million viewers for the night. Showtime says that “Homeland” ranks second behind long-running “Dexter.” The finale hat Carrie Mathison (Danes) falling apart as Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) decides to carry out his …More