HBO moves forward with Milch racing-theme series

[Kasept]

David Milch, who as a horse owner won the Breeders' Cup Mile with Val Royal, has been greenlighted by HBO for the series 'Luck'. Milch is best known for 'Deadwood' and 'Hill Street Blues', and has wanted to do a racetrack story project for many years. I met him in November, and my ATR associate John Perrotta has been working as a script consultant for 6 months on the pilot and early episodes. It will film at Santa Anita. Milch will visit ATR today or tomorrow, and we'll have a lot of association with the project moving forward. Should be a lot of fun and another plus for fans hungry for racing entertainment.




http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=14&cs=1

Mann, Milch in 'Luck' with HBO
Mann to direct the hourlong pilot from 'Deadwood' scribe
By MICHAEL FLEMING

Michael Mann is in talks to direct "Luck," an hourlong HBO series pilot about horse racing culture created by David Milch.
Milch, who wrote the series pilot, last brought "John From Cincinnati" and "Deadwood" to HBO. Milch will be exec producer, along with former HBO programming topper Carolyn Strauss and Mann. The plan is to shoot in April, most likely at Santa Anita Race Track.

Getting to the starting gate is a major achievement for Milch, who has seen horse racing from every angle, including owning close to 100 horses and winning several Breeders' Cup races.

"The pilot is about a bunch of intersecting lives in the world of horse racing," Milch told Daily Variety. "It's a subject which has engaged and some might say has compelled me for 50 years. I've joked that if I just can make $25 million on this show, I'll be even on research expenses. I find it as complicated and engaging a special world as any I've ever encountered, not only in what happens in the clubhouse and the grandstand, but also on the backside of the track, where the training is done and where they house the horses."

[rpncaine]

As Al Swerengen would say...Out...f***ing..standing.
Deadwood was one of my all time favorite series!
He will surely do a wonderful job and it will be great exposure for the sport.

[randallscott35]

Very cool

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

will drugs make a cameo

[Rudeboyelvis]

It has to be better than John from Cincinnati.

[Dunbar]

Nice! Hill Street Blues was a real groundbreaker.

I liked when Milch was quoted: "I've joked that if I just can make $25 million on this show, I'll be even on research expenses."

The perils of ownership.

--Dunbar

[Left Bank]

Hopefully,they won't have that "Jimmy the Hat" guy in it.Most likely,they will F_ck it up and continue the "degenerate gambler" image that Hollywood portrays all the time.

[dean smith]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

Hopefully,they won't have that "Jimmy the Hat" guy in it.Most likely,they will F_ck it up and continue the "degenerate gambler" image that Hollywood portrays all the time.

I'm estimating that 90% or more of the people who post on this site like to think of themselves as "degenerate gamblers" and think that it's cool or romantic to associate themselves with the wise guy culture in any way, shape, or form. Somehow, it becomes offensive when the rest of the country takes that viewpoint.

[South Beach Luv]

The lead character, not yet cast, is Ace Bernstein,

Remind anyone else of Ace Rothstein? Now if they could only get Deniro to play that part too.

[Immanuel Kant]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

Hopefully,they won't have that "Jimmy the Hat" guy in it.Most likely,they will F_ck it up and continue the "degenerate gambler" image that Hollywood portrays all the time.

Chances of Milch.... "F_cking it up"

YES +800
NO -1000

[tector]

I still have a major beef with the way Deadwood was treated, although assigning proportionate blame between Milch and HBO is not clear. But somebody needed to be fed to Mr. Wu's pigs.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

Hopefully,they won't have that "Jimmy the Hat" guy in it.Most likely,they will F_ck it up and continue the "degenerate gambler" image that Hollywood portrays all the time.

David Milch has won 2 Breeders' Cups, has been in the game for nearly 30 years, is one of television's most creative and groundbreaking minds, but he's going 'phuck up' a project he's been waiting years to do. Right...

[Kasept]

David Milch joined me at 4:30 today and anyone concerned about how racing will be portrayed in 'Luck' should listen.

Milch loves the game and this is going to be terrific.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Kasept

David Milch joined me at 4:30 today and anyone concerned about how racing will be portrayed in 'Luck' should listen.

Milch loves the game and this is going to be terrific.

I was on the road then so I missed it. Going back to listen. I don't suppose he's hiring?