Season 6 Californication Finale - Can Hank chose and if he does, will it be too late?
CALIFORNICATION Season Finale – 612 – “I’ll Lay My Monsters Down” Promo (VIDEO)
I'll give you half a spoiler, Hank does chose but as in life, you can't always get what you want--though Hank may get what he needs. We'll just have to wait for season 7 to find out!
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) in 'Californication' Episode 6.12 'I'll Lay My Monsters Down' (Season Finale)
Californication 6.12 'I'll Lay My Monsters Down' (Season Finale) Details:
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) makes a big decision about his future, which
affects his future with Faith (MAGGIE GRACE). Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) and
Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) also make a decision. Troops must be rallied to
ensure Atticus (TIM MINCHIN) makes it to The Greek Theatre for his
co-headlining gig with MARILYN MANSON. A call from Becca (MADELEINE
MARTIN) and a visit from a dearly departed friend set Hank in motion.
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Marilyn Manson Steve Jones, Callum Keith Rennie And Tim Minchin
Co-Stars: Camden Gray, Band Musicians Tree Adams, Rani Sharone, Nikki Leonti
Californication : Season 6: Episode 12 Clip - 'Be With Me' VIDEO
Vows are made at Atticus's concert.
Californication : Season 6: Episode 12 Clip - 'Internal Dilemma' VIDEO
Sneak Peek VIDEOS - Teases - Promo PHOTOS for 'Californication' – Episode 6.11 - 'The Abby'
David Duchovny as Hank Moody and Natasha McElhone as Karen in Californicaton Episode 6.11 "The Abby" (Cr: Showtime)
The moment some of us have been waiting for: "xxxxx" and "xxxxxxx" reunite!
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) join forces to track
down Atticus (TIM MINCHIN). Surprisingly, Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) is
the only person who can really help. Marcy’s (PAMELA ADLON) lunch date with
Ophelia (MAGGIE WHEELER) leaves her a little tied up. Charlie’s (EVAN
HANDLER) response to a curious message reveals the true feelings between
the two exes. Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) has a revelation about Becca.
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Michael Weaver
Tim Minchin, David Duchovny, Madeleine Martin and Maggie Grace in Californication episode 6.11 (Cr: Showtime)
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Jason Beghe, Patrick Fischler, Dustin Ybarra, Angela Trimbur, Maggie Wheeler And Tim Minchin
Co-Star: Marcus Folmar
Hank and Faith visit Atticus at Happy Endings.
Californication : Season 6: Episode 11 Sneak Peek Clip - 'The Space Between My Thoughts'
Below: Promo PHOTOS Californication : Season 6: Episode 11
Californication : Season 6: Episode 11 VIDEO Clip - 'I'm Done Lying'
Charlie pays a visit to Ophelia's home after gettting a one-word text message message from Marcy.
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After the jump - the Promo VIDEO for the penultimate episode of Season 6 'Californication' – 'The Abby'
Atticus (TIM MINCHIN) throws a party. Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) provides
the girls, The Dealer (JORGE GARCIA) provides the recreation, and Hank’s
(DAVID DUCHOVNY) old friend provides the entertainment. Hank gets a
taste of his own medicine with Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE). Atticus tries
to recreate rock ‘n roll folklore with one of his biggest fans, while
Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) reunites with The Widow (ALANNA UBACH).
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Adam Bernstein
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alanna Ubach Sarah
Wynter, Jorge Garcia, Steve Jones, Meghan Falcone And Tim Minchin
Eddie Needs My Help
Hank gets a taste of his own medicine with Karen.
Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) and Rob Lowe in Californication Episode 609 "Mad Dogs & Englishmen' (CR: Showtime)
Tim Minchin, David Duchovny & Natasha McElhone in Californication Episode 607 (Cr: Showtime)
I nominate this episode as the most bizarre so far of Californication season 6, not specifically because of Marilyn Manson's guest starring turn, but because by bringing him and Tim Minchin as Atticus Fetch together, the level of oddness/insanity reaches completely new heights.
Even so, 'normal' family problems are brewing in the Hank-Becca-Karen family unit. Becca is still rebelling, going to great lengths to imitate her father's bad behaviour. An intervention involving Manson is staged and the results are pretty much what any functional person would expect.
With Charlie having realized that he still loves Marcy there is fertile ground to be mined--well maybe the ground isn't fertile anymore but it certainly is 'familiar,' as Marcy puts it.
Tune in Sunday night on Showtime to share in the craziness!
CALIFORNICATION – 607 – “The Dope Show” Episode Description:
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) returns from his trip to find Becca (MADELEINE
MARTIN) in need of help. His plan for her backfires when they go to
visit Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) and his current house guest MARILYN
MANSON (Himself). Hank has an encounter that puts him in a very awkward
position with Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE). Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) takes
Stuart (CAMDEN GRAY) out for the day and has an encounter of his own.
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Michael Weaver
Guest Stars: Marilyn Manson, Sarah Wynter, Stacey Scowley, Dustin Ybarra and Tim Minchin
Co-Star: Camden Gray SOURCE: Showtime
Californication 6x07 Promo VIDEO "Scared Straight"
Natasha McElhone, David Duchovny & Madeleine Martin in Californication Episode 607 (Cr: Showtime)
Californication : Marilyn Manson Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Hank and Becca meet Atticus' house guest, Marilyn Manson.
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Californication : A Nice Little Fairytale Sneak Peek VIDEO
Will the passengers of Californication' s Air Force 69 go down?
(l to r) Steve Jones, Alana Urbach, & Evan Handler in Californication Episode 6.06 "In The Clouds" (CR: Showtime)
'In the Clouds' has brought us to the halfway point of Californication - season 6 but there's nothing 'half-a**ed' about this outing. In what is one of the funniest episodes ever, Charlie and The Widow find a way to cope with his revelation that he 'still loves his ex-wife' and with his deep fear of dying before he disembarks.
Later, after Atticus Finch has failed Faith's test, a surprised Hank gets some potentially life-changing news.
Californication : 'Certain Death' Sneak Peek Video
Charlie faces a serious case of aerophobia. Hank is surprised by Faith.
Californication : 'Proletary Hopes and Dreams' Sneak Peek Video
Hank and Charlie arrive on Air Force 69.
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Californication Episode 6.06 - In The Clouds - Maggie Grace, Tim Minchin, David Duchovny (CR: Showtime)
Episode description:
Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) asks Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) to intervene
with Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN). Later, the boys board Air Force 69 with
Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN), to fly to NYC to present the songs for the
Broadway adaptation of A Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Charlie (EVAN
HANDLER) faces a serious case of aerophobia, but he’s got The Widow
(ALANNA UBACH) to take his mind off things. Atticus is surprised by
Faith (MAGGIE GRACE), while his wife (SARAH WYNTER) surprises Hank. (SOURCE: Showtime)
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Alanna Ubach, Sarah Wynter, Steve Jones And Tim Minchin
Co-Stars: Kristina Kruz, Elizabeth Nicole, Jack J. Bennett
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: David Von Ancken
Californication 6x06 Promo "In the Clouds" Promo Video
Former 'Lost' co-stars Maggie Grace and Jorge Garcia reunite this Sunday on episode 605 of the hit SHOWTIME comedy series CALIFORNICATION!
Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) sends Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) on a hunt with help from Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) who knows a well-connected contact (JORGE GARCIA). (Cr: Showtime)
Ken discovers Charlie's secret. Marcy makes a decision about Stu.
Every time I think Californication can't possibly push the envelope any further, they simply push forward and shred the thing. From Marcy's decision about Stu which will have you, depending on your sex, either on the floor laughing or doing the same but wincing, to the highly amusing encounter between former LOST co-stars Maggie Grace and Jorge Garcia, who meet up along with an uber uncool Charlie and a more enlightened Hank, the laughs keep coming as episode 6.05 "Rock and A Hard Place" queues us up for an even more outrageous episode 6 (which you can watch on Monday on Showtime Anytime, if you like!)
CALIFORNICATION Episode Description – 605 “Rock and a Hard Place”
Ken (LEE ARENBERG) discovers Charlie’s (EVAN HANDLER) secret. Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) sends Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Charlie on a hunt with help from Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) who knows a well-connected contact (JORGE GARCIA). Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) makes a decision about Stu (STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY) that is influenced by her man-hating spiritual guide, Ophelia Robbins (MAGGIE WHEELER). (Cr: Showtime)
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Stephen Tobolowsky, Patrick Fischler, Sarah Wynter, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Wheeler, Lee Arenberg, Meghan Falcone and Tim Minchin
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: David Von Ancken
Californication : Pompous Dinosaur
Faith takes Charlie and Hank to a drug dealer.
'Faith' (MAGGIE GRACE) in Californication - Episode 6.05 - Rock and a Hard Place (Cr: Showtime)
Former 'LOST' co-stars Maggie Grace and Jorge Garcia reunite on-screen in this Sunday's episode of the hit Showtime comedy series CALIFORNICATION. An impossible demand from Atticus (guest star Tim Minchin) leads Hank, (David Duchovny), Charlie (Evan Handler) and Faith (Grace) to Jorge Garcia's doorstep, desperate for help. But the night ends on a high note for Hank when Faith makes a fateful decision..
The episode airs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH AT 10:30 PM ET/PT. Get a sneak peek above!
Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) and Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) in Californication episode 6.06 (Cr: Showtime)
And the fun just keeps coming when on Tuesday, February 19th at 11:00 p.m. Showtime debuts Tim Minchin & The Heritage Orchestra - Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Minchin, backed by the famed 55-piece orchestra, delivers his one-of-a-kind, patented brand of musical comedy, with both fan favorites and new songs, to a packed London audience.
Want a peek at what is involved in Marcy's descison about Stu? I have a Californication Sneak Peek VIDEO after the jump which should give you a good idea!
Californication - Episode 6.03 - Dead Rock StarsMaggie Grace, Tim Minchin, David Duchovny (Credit: Showtime)
Californication : Human Etiquette Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
During a group meeting, Faith (Maggie Grace) is told to go to her boyfriend's funeral. The recovery group leader has been driven to distraction by Hank (David Duchovny) and so sends him along with Faith to the rock star's funeral. As one might expect, hilarity ensues. Hanks meets again (Atticus Fetch) and have words; Faith gets into a catfight with the widow.
Tim Michin and David Duchovny in Californication - Episode 6.03 - Dead Rock Stars (Cr: Showtime)
Californication : The Bald Bear
Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Charlie meets with Robbie Mac.
Push must come to shove in Charlie's charade of posing as a gay guy to snare a big (gay) client.
He's either going to do the deed or cave and SPOILER! you find out rather quickly in the season.
CALIFORNICATION – 603 – “DEAD ROCK STARS” Synopsis:
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) attend a funeral where they meet up with the bereaved’s tour manager Krull (STEVE JONES), grieving widow (ALANNA UBACH) and childhood pal Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN). Later, Hank is found in a compromising position by Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE). Robbie Mac (JOHANN URB) and Ken (LEE ARENBERG) take Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) out on the town which doesn’t sit as well with Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) as it does with their son Stuart (CAMDEN GRAY).
Californication - Episode 6.03 - Dead Rock Stars - Promotional Photos
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: Adam Bernstein Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Patrick Fischler, Alanna Ubach, Sebastian Bach, Johann Urb, Artie Lange, Lee Arenberg, Steve Jones And Tim Minchin Co-Stars: Frank Giarmona, Billy Sly Williams, Lee Doud (Credit: Showtime)
Californication - Episode 6.03 - Dead Rock Stars - Promotional Photos
Californication 6x03 Promo "Dead Rock Stars" VIDEO (HD)
GIVEAWAY!!! The Showtime official Key Art for Season 6 is especially awesome and I have a few full-size copies that I'm giving away. What do you need to do to be eligible to win? Simply leave a comment explaining in the most creative way possible WHY you love Californication as well an email address for me to notify you of your winning status. The email is very important so if you are shy about doing so in public, EMAIL me your response with a valid return email address. Mine is foreverafangirl@gmail.com. I'll chose the winner on the day we switch to Daylight Savings Time--March 10! Good Luck!
Californication episode 6.03 'Dead Rock Stars' with Steve Jones, Maggie Grace, Tim Minchin & David Duchovny. this is an incredibly amusing scene.
If you, like me, have been following the on again/off again romance (mostly off) of Californication's Hank (David Duchovny) and Karen (Natascha McElhone) then by the season 5 finale you may have been getting your hopes up that finally the two might have a chance at a lasting reunification.
Since by now you've watched the first episode of Californication season 6 (and maybe even the second episode if you watch new episodes of CALIFORNICATION on Mondays a week early on Showtime On Demand and Showtime Anytime: http://youtu.be/i1UGP0meZZI) you know that that wish pretty much went the route of dear, demented Carrie (last seen on life-support).
I wish I could tell you it will get better but alas, it gets much worse, albeit in a very entertaining way.
By episode 3, Hank is discovered by Karen, half-naked and passed out with many other people of both sexes in a room filled with every element you would expect of wild debauchery. Rehab for Hank = epic fail. But don't lose hope as great opportunities are awaiting Hank--he just needs to get used to the notion of his book being turned into a rock opera on Broadway.
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) reluctantly heeds the advice from his family
and friends, but muse to many-a-rock-star, Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) may be
his light at the end of the tunnel. Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) runs into
out-and-proud movie star Robbie Mac (JOHANN URB) and finds himself
taking drastic action in order to land the Oscar® winner at UTK. Marcy
(PAMELA ADLON) loses her resolve with Stu (STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY), while
Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) lands a new job.
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: John Dahl
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Stephen Tobolowsky, Patrick Fischler, Angela Trimbur, Sarah Wynter, Johann Urb, Dustin Ybarra, Lee Arenberg, Joey Lawrence Co-Stars: Camden Gray, Marcus Folmar
Californication - Episode 6.03 - Dead Rock Stars - Promotional Photos
To celebrate Showtime's season premieres sensationally successful viewer turnout, they making this season's premieres of SHAMELESS and CALIFORNICATIONavailable in full online. Woot! (click the links below to enjoy the episodes in full).
GIVEAWAY!!! The Showtime official Key Art for Season 6 is especially awesome and I have a few full-size copies that I'm giving away. What do you need to do to be eligible to win? Simply leave a comment explaining in the most creative way possible WHY you love Californication as well an email address for me to notify you of your winning status. The email is very important so if you are shy about doing so in public, EMAIL me your response with a valid return email address. Mine is foreverafangirl@gmail.com. I'll chose the winner on the day we switch to Daylight Savings Time--March 10! Good Luck!
Surprise, mother f**ker! Dexter Returns for Season 8 in June!
This is one I didn't see coming, but according to Showtime boss David Nevins' announcement at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, the hit drama will debut three months earlier than usual on Sunday, June 30 at 9/8c, where it will lead into a brand new Showtime original drama.
Dexter and Ray Donovan Summer 2013
The return of Dexter and the premiere of Ray Donovan Sunday, June 30th only on Showtime.
Check out this NEW Video (above) that catches you up with Dexter's NEW schedule as well as the Liev Schreiber vehicle, 'Ray Donovan.'
Liev Schreiber in 'Ray Donovan' (Cr: Showtime)
The Showtime hit is moving to summer for what could be its final season. Dexter season 8 will debut June 30 at 9 p.m. to serve as a lead-in for Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan, which stars Liev Schreiber as a professional “fixer” for the rich and famous.
Showtime's entertainment president assures that the Dexter
team will still have plenty of time to create a strong season. “They
had a lot of advance warning [that this was happening] and they know
where they’re going,” he said. “No less production time; a little less
vacation time.”
Dates released for more NEW and returning Showtime Original Programming:
In addition to the big news that Dexter fans have only to wait five more months for season 8 to commence, Nevins announced that Showtime's Golden Globe & Emmy award-winning thriller Homeland, will return for its third season Sept. 29 and will be paired with the new Masters and Johnson period drama Masters of Sex.
More 2013 dates from Showtime: Shameless, House of Lies and Californication premiered on Sunday, January 13; Nurse Jackie and The Borgias April 14; The Big C: Hereafter will conclude the series starting April 29. Web Therapy will be on sometime this summer. Episodes will return early 2014. Here’s a video preview of Ray Donovan and Masters:
MASTERS OF SEX and RAY DONOVAN, the newest additions to the critically-acclaimed and award-winning slate of original series from Showtime, will premiere in 2013.
Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) and her dad, Hank Moody (David Duchovny) in Californication season 6 - starting on Jan 13 on Showtime
PLUS, watch the next episode one week early, every Monday only on Showtime On Demand and Showtime Anytime!
Don't miss CALIFORNICATION, Sundays at 10:30PM ET/PT.
CALIFORNICATION – 601 – “THE UNFORGIVEN” Hank Moody (DAVID DUCHOVNY) may have survived a murder-suicide attempt by his lovelorn ex, Carrie (NATALIE ZEA), but she’s still haunting him. Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) takes his best friend and star client to meet rocker Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) about giving A Crazy Little Thing Called Love the Broadway treatment. A revelation about Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) prompts a tailspin that causes Charlie, Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) and Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) to take action with Hank. SOURCE:Showtime
Hank and 'professional muse,' "Faith' (Maggie Grace) in season 6 CALIFORNICATION
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: David Duchovny
Guest Stars: Natalie Zea, Alexandra Barreto, Maggie Wheeler And Tim Minchin Co-Stars: Carter Sand, Lyndon Smith, Dustin Sterling, Chris Gann, Kristina Kruz, Elizabeth Nicole, Marcus Folmar
Californication Episode 6.01 - 'The Unforgiven' Sunday on Showtime - 'Intervention' (Credit: Showtime)
Californication : A Really Strong Drink - Sneak Peek VIDEO Episode 6.01:
Hank wakes up in the hospital.
Not unlike another popular Showtime 30-min. comedy which left it's penultimate season on a 'cliffhangar' about if the main character was dead from a bullet to the head, so the mystery of whether Hank Moody (DAVID DUCHOVNY) survives the attempted murder-suicide of his bitter ex-gf, Carrie (NATALIE ZEA) wasn't too big of a question. The larger question is how will Hank 'be' after this near death encounter? I'm betting the answer is similar to the one about the previously mentioned 'Weeds' character 'Nancy Botwin' (Mary-Louise Parker). Hank too, will eventually go back to being who we have always known --and loved him to be--a scoundrel.
Hank's living nightmare...his life after almost death.
Californication : A Masterpiece Sneak Peek VIDEO Episode 6.01:
Hank meets rocker Atticus Fetch.
CALIFORNICATION – 601 – “THE UNFORGIVEN” Hank Moody (DAVID DUCHOVNY) may have survived a murder-suicide attempt by his lovelorn ex, Carrie (NATALIE ZEA), but she’s still haunting him. Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) takes his best friend and star client to meet rocker Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) about giving A Crazy Little Thing Called Love the Broadway treatment. A revelation about Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) prompts a tailspin that causes Charlie, Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) and Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) to take action with Hank. SOURCE:Showtime
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: David Duchovny Guest Stars: Natalie Zea, Alexandra Barreto, Maggie Wheeler And Tim Minchin Co-Stars: Carter Sand, Lyndon Smith, Dustin Sterling, Chris Gann, Kristina Kruz, Elizabeth Nicole, Marcus Folmar
Don't miss CALIFORNICATION, Sundays at 10:30PM ET/PT. PLUS, watch the next episode one week early, every Monday only on Showtime On Demand and Showtime Anytime.
Season 5 of Californication ended in a rather dark place: Hank (David Duchovny) was (possibly fatally(!) drugged by a bitter/crazy ex-girlfriend and based on the exclusive first look at Season 6, things will remain dark when the show resumes — at least for a little while.
"We pick up days after that in the hospital, where Hank has survived but she hasn't," Duchovny says. "This season kind of begins with Hank spiraling down."
"We go to rehab, but it's really just for comedic purposes," Duchovny says.
The video also offers you a first look at some of this season's guest stars. Tim Minchin plays a rock star wanting Hank's help in develop his book God Hates Us All into a Broadway musical.
Marilyn Manson and Maggie Grace play some of the characters Hank encounters in the rock 'n' roll world. Other treats in the clip: Charlie (Evan Handler) pretends to be gay to land a big client who wants a new agent ("gaygent") and Karen (Natascha McElhone) and Marcy (Pamela Adlon) are roomates.
Jorge Garcia will join the previously announced Maggie Grace in the new season of Showtime’s Californication.
Grace
has signed to play Faith, a groupie who develops a relationship with
Hank Moody (David Duchovny). Later, her fellow Lost costar Garcia will
make an appearance in one episode as an old contact from her past.
Garcia last appeared in the short-lived Fox drama Alcatraz from J.J.
Abrams.
Natalie Zea as Carrie and David Duchovny as Hank in Californication (Season 6, Episode 01). - Photo: David M. Russell/SHOWTIME
It looks like Hank (David Duchovny) is literally going to be haunted by ex-girlfriend Carrie (Natalie Zea), who, after Hank broke up with her and left for California, burned down his New York apartment, then stalked Hank in California. Carrie's final destructive act, spiking Hank's drink with a potentially lethal amount of prescription drugs could prove the impetus for Hank to finally clean up his act. Can he, will it take, and would a sober Hank be a fun Hank?
CALIFORNICATION Episode 12 Season Finale: Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be:
EDIT/ April 2:
That was pretty intense!
It was sweet for about 5 minutes with Marcy and Charlie being thrown back together due to their significances' cheating on them with each other plus the long-anticipated reunion of Hank and Karen before Hank's 'one drink' with psycho ex-girlfrind, firestarter "Carrie' (Nataliee Zea) threw a HUGE monkeywrench into things.
Californication: Marry Him [VIDEO]:
Becca tells Hank that Tyler proposed.
In the Season 5 finale, Hank discovers the bartender at a local watering hole is his late friend Lew Ashby and wonders if he's in Hell. Richard makes a startling announcement about Hank and Karen. Hank tries to make things right with Becca, but her news about Tyler leaves him stunned. On the set of "Santa Monica Cop," Sam's jealousy and fondness for firearms give Charlie an opportunity to show how much he loves his best friend and number-one client; Hank's arsonist ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever. (SHOWTIME)
Would Hank's staying with Karen be the death of her?
Just who is going to take a bullet in CALIFORNICATION episode 12? Could Hank's dream be a prophecy?
Next on CALIFRONICATION Episode 12:
Richard makes a startling announcement; Hank tries to make things right with Becca.
Californication Episode 5.12: "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" Synopsis:
In the fifth-season finale, Hank walks into a bar filled with shadowy figures and a bartender who is a long-departed friend. He begins to suspect this isn't California anymore, but one helluva place to kill some time. After he snaps out of it, Hank heads over to Becca's, where he gets some unsettling news. Later, he goes to the movie set, where Charlie proves how much of a friend he is by almost taking a bullet for him, literally.
Original Air Date: Apr 1, 2012 Guest Cast Jason Beghe: Richard Bates Natalie Zea: Carrie Jonathan Kasdan: Director Ana Rey: Irma (TVGuide.com)
David Duchovny as "Hank Moody' in Californication episode 5.11 'The Party':
I like how when you pair the TVGuide.com synopsis with the official Showtime one that you get a more juicy synopsis for each episode. :)
So...it's looks like Hank has--again--decided to move back to New York. I'm assuming that choice was made _prior_ to his finding Karen's new-ish husband "Richard' (Batesy") getting a bj from his AA sponsor, Gabriel. Hank and Karen have done their ritual flirtatious dance all season with Karen demurring each time things begin to heat up by emphatically stating that she is married. Will Hank disclose to Karen Richard's transgression? It would certainly seem that now that Richard is sober that he'd be making better choices and this now makes twice recently that he's cheated on Karen, one time each, with both sexes. It would seem logical that Hank's estimation of 'Batesy's' fitness for Karen must have by now plummeted which would open the door a bit to Hank's wedging himself into Karen's life a little more fully. We'll see.
Meanwhile, Becca's obnoxious-but-talented writer boyfriend Tyler has gotten on Hank's last nerve by engaging in at a minimum, close contact with Kali. Will Hank finally give Hank wannabe Tyler the ass-beating he has so richly diserved--first 'hand'. From the preview, it sure looks like it! Stay tuned for big fun tonight on Californication @10:30 on Showtime!
CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.11 'The Party' SYNOPSIS (Showtime)
Hank overstays his welcome at the house of Karen and Richard and hits the road with one last stop at Malibar, where he runs into Lizzie, who uses her newly acquired acting chops to lure him back to the Runkle Manor. Once there, Hank is surprised by everyone he loves and loathes: Karen, Becca, Charlie, Marcy, Stu, Richard and his creepy sponsor, Gabriel. Even Sam and Kali show up, but it's not a party until someone gets hurt and luckily for these partygoers, Hank has it in him for one final run-in with Tyler.
CALIFORNICATION "The Party" - Season 5, Episode 11 SYNOPSIS:
Episode Synopsis: Hank's stay with Karen and Richard comes to an unwelcome end, and once again he is a man without a home. Later, he runs into Lizzie, who lures him back to the Runkle place for a rendezvous with friends and foes alike. What starts out as a ball soon turns into a brawl, with Hank and Tyler squaring off in the main event.
Original Air Date: Mar 25, 2012 Guest Cast Jason Beghe: Richard Bates Patrick Fischler: Gabriel (TVGuide.com)
David Duchovny as 'Hank' stops bottom feeding with Charlie (Evan Handler) and comes up for air in CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.10 'Perverts & Whores' tonight on Showtime @ 10:30 pm Eastern/9:30 pm Central.
CALIFORNICATION 'Perverts & Whores' Season 5, Episode 10 Synopsis:
After his falling-out with Charlie, Hank seeks new representation and signs on with a Hollywood heavy hitter, who immediately sets him up for a meeting with a legendary filmmaker. Meanwhile, Lizzie's big break arrives when producer Stu Beggs hands her a part in "Santa Monica Cop"; and a distraught Charlie seeks comfort with an old friend. (TVGuide)
Minus one agent and best friend, Hank crashes with his two favorite ladies, Karen and Becca. Looking for new representation, he meets with Hollywood power agent Larry Levine, who quickly sets a meeting with world-class filmmaker and Hank Moody idol Lars Manderhoff. It may be a match made in heaven when Lars surprises Hank with one of his favorite working girls, Trixie (guest star Judy Greer). Distraught over his personal losses, Charlie seeks comfort from Marcy while Lizzie enjoys her big break, a part in "Santa Monica Cop" courtesy of Stu. (Showtime)
CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.09 'At The Movies' on Showtime Sunday night:
Californication: 'No Means No'
Charlie asks Hank if he can be Tyler's manager.
Californication Episode: "At the Movies" Season 5, Episode 9 Episode Synopsis:
On the first day of production for screenwriter Hank's new movie, he's reunited with the director of his previous film in hopes they'll strike cinema gold again. Later, Hank has a friendly encounter with the film's leading lady, which an upset Samurai perceives as cutting in on his action. (TVGuide)
On the first day of production on Hank Moody's latest movie "Santa Monica Cop," Stu has brought back his "F--king and Punching" director in hopes of creating a cinematic masterpiece, but Hank's rendezvous with the film's leading lady puts his relationship with Sam in jeopardy. Luckily for Hank, Stu and the production's crew, Charlie has a backup plan. (Showtime)
Original Air Date: Mar 11, 2012
Guest Cast: Sarah Power Jonathan Kasdan Big Jim Calloway
Californication: 'Slay Dragons'
Charlie meets with Tyler (and they both do the thing they do).
David Duchovny as "Hank Moody" in Californication - Episode 5.09 'At The Movies':
Next on Episode 9 -
Hank's rendezvous with a leading lady puts his movie in jeopardy.
Last week's eppy of Californication, 5.07, really hit a home run. To sum up: I fell in love with David Duchovny fully and completely (1st time since X-Files(!) again. His droll delivery of some of the most outrageous dialogue is unaparaelled. Also, guest star Drea DeMatteo who I would love to see guest appear again (here, Sons of Anarchy---anywhere) as 'Holly' the stripper that 'Banksy' ('Richard' played by Jason Beghe) picked up and did the nasty with while on a bender was very well cast and funny as hell.
Through misguided guilt pangs, Hank helps Richard cover up his misdeed(s) and when the stripper shows up at Karen and Richard's house, Hank and she pretend that they are 'involved.' A catfight ensues between the two ladies of the house and 'the stripper,' as Hank refers to her. Very funny stuff.
Don't Forget!!!
DON"T FORGET: Californication episode 5.08 'Raw,' airs Sunday 03/04 10:30 PM on Showtime, (not this Sunday, but next!)
Californication: 'Very Dirty' - Hank confronts Becca over Tyler's screenplay.
Next on CALIFORNICATION - Episode 5.08 'Raw':
Hank is stuck reading Tyler's (Scott Michael Foster) screenplay but discovers some talent under that head of hair, even though the script appears to be disturbingly autobiographical account of the author's relationship with Becca. Charlie and Lizzie's love quadrangle with Stu and Marcy heats up, but when their bedroom games hit too close to home for Charlie, it may be off to therapy for all four of them. (Synopsis: Showtime)
David Duchovny & Drea De Matteo in Californication Episode 5.08 (SHO)
Like the show itself often is, this CALIFORNICATION post is quick and dirty. I'm fast approaching my deadline.
At just 30 minutes per episode, the fun is fast-moving in Californication--as is the wit. I have no doubt that Drea De Matteo who is guesting this week as 'Hank's 'girlfriend' (wink, nudge), will be able to give as good as she gets. Should be a very fun episode.
As always, please feel free to let me know how you are liking Season 5 Californication. See you on the other side!
Next on Episode 7
Hank saves Richard's relationship with Karen; Lizzie and Charlie hook up.
'Lizzie' (Camilla Luddington) and 'Charlie' (Evan Handler) in Californication Episode 5.08 (SHO)
CALIFORNICATION Episode 7: 'Here I Go Again' (SHOWTIME Extended Synopsis):
Hank saves Karen from embarrassment with a drunk Richard, then covers for Richard by pretending to be dating a stripper named Holly, who takes a liking to Tyler and offends his girlfriend, Becca. Meanwhile, when she's fired after an inappropriate encounter with Stu, nanny Lizzie calls on Charlie and allows their relationship to progress, only to have Marcy beg for her return. (Showtime)
CALIFORNICATION Episode 7: 'Here I Go Again' (SHOWTIME) SNEAK PEEKS:
Hank Moody (David Duchovny) is a very sad clown. (Photo Credits: Showtime)
After last episode's showcasing of Karen's husband Richard's 'mangina' and, for extra added man-parts gross-out, Charlie's (Evan Handler) 'accidental' servicing by a tranny hooker, how could this week's Californication outdo itself? Tune in, you'll see!
When Samurai Apocalypse hits a lyrical roadblock with his protege, he calls on the best writer he knows: Hank Moody, who unites with Kali to imbibe, bear his soul, and write a song that takes Hank back in time to an era when he, Karen and Charlie were happier and life was simpler before "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love." But the present comes roaring back when Karen shows up at Hank's door, worried that she made a mistake.
'Becca' (Madeleine Martin)
Above: Hank and Karen (Natascha McElhone) in the early days. Below: Karen comes to Hank fearing she's made 'a mistake.'
David Duchovny as Hank Moody in 'Californication' on Showtime:
Next on CALIFORNICATON Episode 5 PROMO:
Hank and Charlie go on a ride-along with the Santa Monica police department.
(What could go wrong?)
David Duchovny, Evan Handler and RZA in Californicaton Episode 5.05 (SHO) 2012
CALIFORNICATON - Episode 5: The Ride-Along (Synopsis):
Charlie's boyhood dream is realized and Hank's worst nightmare comes true when Samurai Apocalypse invites the boys on a ride-along with the Santa Monica Police Department and takes them on a joyride that goes sexually awry for Charlie; Richard hits the bottle at a crowded Venice restaurant but Hank and the boys arrive to save the day for Karen and Becca, and Tyler realizes he's seen Sam somewhere before.
Californication Episode 5.05, 'The Ride-Along' Sneek Peeks:
David Duchovny and Natalie Zea in Californication - Episode 5.04
Last week's Californication included an homage to 80's-style public hair by (who else?) master perv, Charlie (Evan Handler), Becca's scumbag boyfriend admitting to her that he is in Hank's words, a 'little man-whore', after Hank had prompted the guy by twisting his broken finger then finishing with a threat to 'open a can of whoop-ass on his...ass.''
Finally, though Hank lingered longer than intended in L.A. and was hot to catch his plane back to NYC, finding Becca mourning her lost love prompted him to promise to stay until she didn't need him to (read: foreseeable future).
Californication Season 5, Episode 4 - 'Waiting for the Miracle' Episode 5.04 Synopsis (Showtime):
Hank gets a surprise visit from ex-girlfriend Carrie, and when Karen and Becca surprise Hank with an invite to a dinner party, he's compelled to invite her. And frank sex talk among Marcy, Stu and Bates at the event has some guests heading for the exits. Meanwhile, Charlie has a blind date with a woman who lacks experience in the sex department.
Original Air Date: Jan 29, 2012
Guest Cast Gillian Vigman: Mary Jason Beghe: Richard Bates Natalie Zea: Carrie Pamela S. Adlon: Marcy
Californication: 'Surprise'
Hank's ex from NYC surprises him in Los Angeles.
Californication: 'Hollywood Style'
Hank and his ex attend a dinner party at Karen's house.
Next on Episode 4
Hank reluctantly invites his ex-girlfriend Carrie to a dinner party.
Californication continues to be witty and irreverent with just enough humanity tossed into the mix to ensure that we care about the characters. I still don't know how David Duchovny does it. He did the same with his character, 'Agent Mulder' in the X-Files. He was kind of an ass but a wry, witty ass and against better judgment, we liked him--a lot. The same goes for his character on Californication, writer 'Hank Moody.' He does some incredibly selfish, immature things but his heart seems to be in the right place and there's no questioning his love of his daughter and her mother--no matter how weirdly he displays that love.
Californication: Self Preservation
After Hank finishes his script for Santa Monica cop, Charlie asks him to say in L.A.
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Californication: Long for Companionship
Things start to heat up when Hank is asked to show Kali a night on the town
Full Synopsis: Episode 5.03 - 'Boys and Girls' - Hank delivers a completed draft of "Santa Monica Cop" to Samurai Apocalypse but his attempts to leave town are once again thwarted when he's asked to show a night on the town to Kali, his "acquaintance" from the flight to Los Angles; Tyler crashes with Karen and Becca while he recovers from his injuries; things get unprofessional fast when Charlie is saved from a serious parental crisis by his son's nanny, Lizzie.
Next on Episode 3 Hank delivers a script and tries to leave town but events keep him in L.A.
Next on Episode 2 - Hank meets with director Peter Berg and discovers a surprise connection.
Meagan Good as 'Kali' in Californication Episode 5.02:
Californication - Episode 5.02 - 'The Way Of The Fist' - Promo - Sneak Peeks - Full Synopsis:
Hank passes on writing Samurai Apocalypse's new movie but Sam won't take no for an answer and drags Hank to a meeting with director Peter Berg, where they discover that Hank and Peter have shared more than just a love of the written word. Sam takes it on himself to get rid of Tyler, which makes things worse between Hank and Becca. Co-parents Charlie, Marcy and Stu have their hands full when Little Stuart exposes himself to a preschool classmate, and Charlie takes it upon himself to mend fences with the offended girl's attractive mother. (Showtime)
Californication - The Runkles have a parent teacher meeting
Hank drops by Samurai Apocalypse's home and bumps into Kali.
'I do hate hip-hop, but that's not why.' - Hank to 'Sam' as to why he doesn't want to write his screenplay
If the number of views (on YouTube) of the sneak peeks for tonight's Californication are any indication, the show seems to be as popular as ever. One good reason for this is that Californication has a great tradition of impressive guests stars and this season is no exception. I'm looking forward tonight to seeing Peter Berg who seems (to his great credit) to have found a great deal of work behind the cameras directing in the past decade.
Judging by last week's season 5 premiere, David Duchovny as "Hank Moody' doesn't seem to have let his almost 3-year stint in prison slow him down from getting back into life in the fast lane.
The torching of his New York apartment by a 'jilted' ex-lover seems to be an extra impetus to 'go west,' beyond both an interest in the beautiful, enigmatic 'Kali' (Meghan Good) and an offer from superstar hip-hop mogul 'Samurai Apocalypse' (RZA) to write a screenplay. The confluence of these situations, along with his concern for daughter 'Becca' (Madeleine Martin) and her choice of male companions, plus his seemingly inexhaustible interest in Becca's mom & ex flame 'Karen' (Natascha McElhone), makes it a sure bet that Hank is back to stay in Southern California--the setting that best captures the essence of Hank Moody.
Despite Hank Moody's proclivity for sexual encounters with young ladies his daughter's age and his inability to indulge in a relationship any more complicated than a hook-up, he is indeed back for more.
Though he may have gone away to the big house for 3 years to serve his sentence for child molestation, Hank appears on the brink of either a precipice for his final hurdle over or...could it be--a comeback?
Remember to check out the SHOWTIME Free Preview of CALIFORNICATION - Watch for free during the SHOWTIME Free Preview Weekend from Jan 6th-8th -- right here!
(Nov 22, 2011)
Californication – SEASON 5 Synopsis: Premiere: Sunday, January 8th at 10:30 PM ET/PT
Californication stars David Duchovny in his Golden Globe®-winning role as hedonistic novelist Hank Moody who struggles to raise his teenage daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend Karen (Natascha McElhone).
The new season will answer questions from last season’s cliff-hanging season finale, including whether Hank, Karen and Becca will finally be able to live together as a family, if Charlie (Evan Handler) and Marcy’s (Pamela Adlon) new baby will help reunite the now-divorced couple and, especially, to where, exactly, Hank was driving off into the sunset. Music icon, producer, actor and director RZA (American Gangster, Derailed) will guest star in multiple episodes as Samurai Apocalypse, an extreme-living, mega-rich hip-hop mogul who hires Hank to write a screenplay for his hot new film property. Sultry film and television siren Meagan Good (“The Game,” Jumping the Broom) guest stars as Kali, a smoking hot singer who is Samurai Apocalypse’s protégé, but who also sparks a flame in Hank. Californication is created by Tom Kapinos with Kapinos and Duchovny serving as executive producers.
And CALIFORNICATION's latest behind-the-scenes video provides an in-depth look at the upcoming season as well as input from the cast: http://youtu.be/Bb4xaL6LsbA
Storylines are coming together for Showtime's 5th Season of the David Duchovny vehicle, Californication:
Meagan Good has joined Showtime's dark comedy Californication for a major recurring role. Good, who will appear in nine of the 12 episodes of Californication's upcoming fifth season, will play Kali, an extremely hot up-and-coming hip-hop artist.
So, from what I can piece together here, the 'slightly dangerous' rapper Apocalypse, is dating Kali when he meets Hank. Hank, in his usual fashion, cannot resist a beautiful, sexy woman (the just-cast Meagan Good) and either steals her away from Apocalypse or cheats on him with her. Either way, exciting times are again on the horizon for Hank Moody.
Californication is currently in production for it's fifth season which will premiere in September, 2011.
Previous Californication Season 5 News/Spoilers
(4.22.11)
According to TVLine Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (better known as The RZA) will play a major recurring role in season five.
His character will be called "Apocalypse" who's a hip hop mogul who Hank considers writing a movie for.
(4.12.11)
Hank's going to get a screenwriting gig working on a movie for a rap impresario named Apocalypse, Hank dates a "bangin' Carrie Bradshaw wannabe" and our beloved Becca's (Madeline Martin) getting a much older boyfriend whom you will pretty much hate.
Californication - Episode 5.01 is entitled 'JFK to LAX.'
Some big hints at where season 5 is heading, two characters on a 9 & 8 episode arc are Apocalypse and his girlfriend, Kali. Apocalypse is a slightly dangerous rapper who takes a meeting with Hank in the hope of Mr. Moody writing a movie for him. The producers want big names for this role.
Also on an 8-episode arc is Doug, a ruggedly handsome and uber-successful contractor who doesn't take any of Hank's BS.
More big news-worthy is the 8 episode arc of Tyler, Becca's boyfriend who is a cocky pretty boy with a snotty rich-kid vibe, which irks Hank.
Season Five was picked up by Showtime in January 2011. Creator Tom Kapinos suggests that the show will need to take on a new direction to stay fresh. The narrative will take place soon after Hank's bio-pic ("Fucking and Punching") has been released and his fame and fortune has reached never before seen heights. It is clear that Becca (Madeleine Martin) and Karen (Natascha McElhone) will reprise their roles as Hank's daughter and anchor-ex-fiancee, but will start the season aboard an RV trekking along on their road trip with Ben (Michael Ealy) and his daughter Pearl (Zoë Kravitz). Their role as regulars in the show may taper off this season, but they will still be pivot points to Hank's endless attraction to disaster. The romance between Marcy (Pamela Adlon) and Stu Baggs (Stephen Tobolowsky) will be further explored, as well as how that relationship is affected by Marcy's pregnancy with Charlie Runkle (Evan Handler).
I'll be sad to have Californication over for season 4 but I'm glad Hank Moody's trial will be over by season's end. Who knows where the plot line will pick up in season 5? Dare we even venture a guess?
I was fortunatee enough to have the entire season given to me for review purposes, not realizing that other websites doing the same thing were billing their posts as 'Advance Review,' which I will do next time** ---hopefully maybe, with Nurse Jackie or oooh, or Weeds :) ?! I so love Mary-Louise Parker and her 'family'!
I can't wait for 'Nurse Jackie' to start this month!
**This time I'm just reviewing each episode week by week.
UPDATE (3.25.11) Hey, Californication fans!
The Californication Giveaway is now closed. I'm choosing winners to be announced on Sunday prior to the start of episode 11 of Californication for both theCalifornication official poster art giveaway AND Season 4 Soundtrack to Californication giveaway! Again, Thanks! - Cyn
"Grown Up Talk"
Karen, Becca, and the Runkles throw a surprise party for Hank.
Californication Episode 11 - 'The Last Supper' Hank spends a last night with family and friends:
SPOILER: Hank is found guilty which further spins his world around. His ex and daughter and the Runkles throw Hank a 'going away' dinner with party favors. Hank buys a new ( used) Porsche and considers driving away and not looking back.
Guest Stars: Stephen Tobolowsky, Judy Greer, Melissa Stephens and Michele Nordin, with Carla Gugino
With best friends like Charlie Runkle testifying on the stand in your defense who needs...friends?:
Californication: Relationship Conversation
Hank and Abby discuss their relationship.
I don't know if it is because this little clip is (of necessity) out of context, but it seems an awkward scene to me. It could be that it is meant to be awkward as does Hank, besides having a relationship with his daughter and his ex (and bf, Charlie), even have real relationships?
Specifically with women he's 'dating,' Hank doesn't get that serious, does he? (I ask, as 1. it doesn't seem that he does and 2. this is my 1st season watching Californication.)
The thing that is throwing me a bit about Hank and Abby is that neither seem particularly in need of anything deeper than what they have, which let's face it (excluding the attorney-client thing), is that they are f**k buddies. Should be interesting to find out where they end up.
The Californication Giveaway is now closed. I'm choosing winners to be announced on Sunday prior to the start of episode 11 of Californication for both theCalifornication official poster art giveaway AND Season 4 Soundtrack to Californication giveaway! Again, Thanks!
I want to be fair and give everyone who digsCalifornication as much as I do a chance to win and I wish to apologize to anyone who may have tried to enter by leaving a comment and couldn't.
People who have already entered are already in the running and don't need to enter again BUT If you are concerned that your comment/entry didn't make it through previously--go ahead and leave another comment. Each person will still get just one entry for each Giveaway, OK?
Everyone can enter once for the Californication poster art and once for the Season 4 Soundtrack to Californication which featuresThe Queens of Dogtown (recurring on the show) as well as Warren Zevon, Shooter Jennings, Tommy Lee, Better Than Ezra and others!
HOW TO ENTER the Giveaways:
For the Californication poster art all you have to do is leave me a comment on this post or any other Californication posts after this one telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running.
You have to work a wee bit harder to win the soundtrack by dropping me a comment, telling me one thing you like about the music on Californication.
Alright then! ***Remember to include your email with your comment. It will only be visible to me, no one else and I promise I will virtually burn it at contest's end, using it only to tell you you've won!!***
I hope you are digging Californication season 4. The storyline has been very funny and California cool, there have been some BIG surprises--and there's plenty more to come as the season continues.
As always, thanks for stopping by and Good Luck!!!
Cyn
Sneak Peeks, Song List (Music), & Promo Photos for Next week on Californication after the jump!
Season 4 Soundtrack Giveaway Deadline Extended to Midnight February 27!!
Winner to be announced on this blog on February 28!
I hear over & over that people dig the music on Californication. I agree! It's awesome--and because its so I'm giving away the Season 4 Soundtrack to Californication! That's right! The Season 4 soundtrack--this season--stuff you have not heard yet but will want to hear again!
The soundtrack features The Queens of Dogtown (recurring on the show) as well as Warren Zevon, Shooter Jennings, Tommy Lee, Better Than Ezra and others!
It is yours for the asking, my friends. Just drop me a comment between now and February 27 @ midnight telling me one thing you like about the music on Californication.
Remember, I'm gonna need your contact info to mail you your CD! So either sign in with an email or respond to my announcement of the winner of the giveaway which I'll make here on this blog on February 28!! Good Luck!!
Abby pitches Hank's case to a partner after recusing herself.
Synopsis: Californication - Episode 4.07 - The Recused
Due to the previous night's hanky-panky, Hank's ex-attorney (Carla Gugino) decides to remain so, and attempts to match him up with Charles Widmore, senior partner (Alan Dale). The results are decidedly mixed.
I've mentioned before that I just started watching Californication this year (my bad) though I watched David Duchovny in his previous non-cable network series, the X-Files, for it's entire run. One of the things that I'm really loving about this little 30 min. show is the soundtrack. It really enhances the vibe with music that without question, I'd want to hear again.
Fortunately for you, I'm able to give away the Season 4 Soundtrack to Californication! That's right! The Season 4 soundtrack--this season--stuff you have not heard yet but will want to hear again!
The soundtrack features The Queens of Dogtown (recurring on the show) as well as Warren Zevon, Shooter Jennings, Tommy Lee, Better Than Ezra and others!
It is yours for the asking, my friends. Just drop me a comment between now and February 26 telling me one thing you like about the music on Californication.
Californication: Not That Easy
Hank plays golf with Abby and her boss.
Californication: Ritual Cleansing
Charlie, Marcy and Stu wait to meet with television executives.
The title of Californication - episode 4.06 is "Lawyers, Guns & Money" :
...which of course, is the name of the song written and performed by the late, great Warren Zevon who also performs a track from the Season 4 Californication soundtrack that I'm giving away!
"Bring lawyers, guns, & money
The shit has hit the fan"
Yep. Sounds about right. ;)
Californication: 'Billy Goat'
Hank and Charlie have a meeting with Eddie Nero (Rob Lowe).
Hank's family rescues his career and his relationship with Abby.
Directed By: John Dahl
Guest Stars: Rob Lowe, Addison Timlin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Zoë Kravitz and Billy Morrison, with Carla Gugino
"Would" performed by Queens of Dogtown from the Showtime Series season 4 Californication soundtrack.
I've mentioned before that I just started watching Californication this year (my bad) though I watched David Duchovny in his previous non-cable network series, the X-Files, for it's entire run. One of the things that I'm really loving about this little 30 min. show is the soundtrack. It really enhances the vibe with music that without question, I'd want to hear again.
Fortunately for you, I'm able to give away the Season 4 Soundtrack to Californication! That's right! The Season 4 soundtrack--this season--stuff you have not heard yet but will want to hear again!
The soundtrack features The Queens of Dogtown (recurring on the show) as well as Warren Zevon, Shooter Jennings, Tommy Lee, Better Than Ezra and others!
It is yours for the asking, my friends. Just drop me a comment between now and February 26 telling me one thing you like about the music on Californication.
Q: Are things going to get better for Hank on Californication? A:Not quite yet, because guess who's back? Yup, the deeply troubled Mia (Madeline Zima) charges into Hank's life and is hanging out with her movie counterpart, actress Sasha Bingham (Addison Timlin). When Mia and Sasha not-so-innocently put the moves on Hank someone snaps an extremely damaging pic.
I've talked about how much I enjoy the music that fits so well / helps induce the vibe in Californication so I thought I'd begin sharing the 'setlist' that I just :ahem: discovered on the official Californication area on the Showtime website. Credit for all Californication media reproduced here goes to Showtime.
You also might recall that I'm giving away the Season 4 Californication soundtrack as well the sex-ay poster art for Season 4? Here's the scoop!
How 'bout your very own, super-awesome, let's celebrate Californication getting-picked-up-for a-5th-season, Californication official poster art?
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running. An announcement of the winners will be posted on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
At the risk of TMI: My tummy hurt from laughing at last week's Californication, episode 4.04 'Monkey Business.' I have not laughed that hard in a long time. It felt great! I'm so looking forward to this week. It's going to be hard to top!
Music Producer Tree Adams and Music Supervisor Nora Felder chat about Becca's band, Queens of Dogtown.
I've mentioned before that I just started watching Californication this year (my bad) though I watched David Duchovny in his previous non-cable network series, the X-Files, for it's entire run. One of the things that I'm really loving about this little 30 min. show is the soundtrack. It really enhances the vibe with music that without question, I'd want to hear again.
Fortunately for you, I'm able to give away the Season 4 Soundtrack to Californication! That's right! The Season 4 soundtrack--this season--stuff you have not heard yet but will want to hear again!
The soundtrack features The Queens of Dogtown (recurring on the show) as well as Warren Zevon, Shooter Jennings, Tommy Lee, Better Than Ezra and others!
It is yours for the asking my friends. Just drop me a comment between now and February 26 telling me one thing you like about the music on Californication.
Learn more about The Queens of Dogtown:In other CALIFORNICATION-related news, you met the Queens of Dogtown when they stole Becca’s guitar. Check out the band’s Myspace page for photos, info and snippets of their music: http://www.myspace.com/queensofdogtown
Their singles are available on iTunes, and yes, that’s Lenny Kravitz’s and Lisa Bonet’s daughter on lead vocals. They’ll be featured more in the upcoming episodes, so tune in Sunday at 9pm ET/PT!
SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-Y | Season 1 Ep. 4 | Added: January 24, 2011
Shameless: Can You Handle Two?
Kevin is hit on by a woman at his bar.
Californication: Abby Rhoads: Carla Gugino
SHOWTIME | Season 4 Ep. 0 | Added: January 24, 2011/ @SHO_Cali
Carla Gugino discusses her role as Hank's lawyer and the charges he has to face.
SHOWTIME | Season 4 Ep. 0 | Added: January 24, 2011 |
Pam Adlon discusses Marcy's divorce with Charlie and her growing relationship with Karen.
Californication: My Gift to You
Episodes: 'Catch Phrases'
SHOWTIME | Season 1 Ep. 4
Sean informs Morning that her character is no longer a lesbian.
Episodes: 'Gentleman with a Camera'
Update (1.27.11) Tantalizing tidbits about this week's shows (beginning Sunday at 9pm ET/PT) via Showtime 'central':
Tomorrow’s EPISODES mini-marathon will be the perfect way to catch up on the EPISODES episodes you’ve missed! See for yourself why Matt LeBlanc has been called “superb” (Entertainment Weekly) and even “perfect” (The Boston Globe) in “the sharpest sitcom debut this year” (New York Magazine). The 3-episode marathon starts Friday at 9pm ET/PT and repeats on SHO2 Saturday at 8pm ET/PT.
This week’s episode of CALIFORNICATION is an absolute riot... it may or may not involve a player-hating monkey and auto-erotic asphyxiation. And I can assure you that the toddler-drag and the threesome proposition in SHAMELESSare only loosely related.
In other CALIFORNICATION-related news, you met the Queens of Dogtown when they stole Becca’s guitar last week. Check out the band’s Myspace page for photos, info and snippets of their music: http://www.myspace.com/queensofdogtown
Their singles are available on iTunes, and yes, that’s Lenny Kravitz’s and Lisa Bonet’s daughter on lead vocals. They’ll be featured more in the upcoming episodes, so tune in Sunday at 9pm ET/PT!
How 'bout your very own, super-awesome, let's celebrate Californication getting-picked-up-for a-5th-season, Californication official poster art?
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running. An announcement of the winners will be posted on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
Hey! Would you like your own copy of the official poster art for Episodes?:
I'm giving it away! To be in the running for the giveaway just drop a comment here in this post telling me one reason why you enjoy Episodes! I'll announce the lucky winner on this blog on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
I'm giving them away! To be in the running for the giveaway just drop a comment here in this post telling me one reason why you enjoy Shameless! I'll announce the 2 lucky winners on this blog on Sunday, February 13th. Good Luck!
Hank learns from his lawyer (Carla Gugino) that he will be going to trial for statutory rape. After Hank finishes the F & P script, Charlie (Evan Handler) drags him to a meeting with the director (Jonathan Kasdan), the producer (Stephen Tobolowsky) and an eccentric financier (Fisher Stepens). A dead billionaire caps off the meeting.
How 'bout your very own, super-awesome, let's celebrate Californication getting-picked-up-for a-5th-season, Californication official poster art?
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running. An announcement of the winners will be posted on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
Californication was just picked up for a fifth season, and David Duchovny is understandably happy with that announcement. After all, there's only so many episodes a man can bear to bare. "That's probably why I should stop after six years, in terms of backsides," he tells us. But beyond just shots of David's derriere, the hit Showtime drama has heart and soul, especially when it comes to family.
"The heart of the show and what prevents it from spiraling off into nothing is the fact this guy does love this woman and he loves his daughter and he wants it to work but he keeps on screwing up," David says. "And they're all screwing up. So I think without that we don't have a show."
Watch what else David has to say about his backside, the season five announcement, and Rob Lowe looking like Brad Pitt.
Regardless of what Duchovny thinks about Baby Boomers like him showing his bum, Showtime seems to have pretty good track record with their over-45 y.o.leads holding up very well, thank you. Mary Louise Parker and Edie Falco come to mind right away. David looks just fine IMO, though I'm less inclined to think he should continue getting naked on camera if he starts getting man boobs.
Above: David Duchovny as Hank and Madeleine Martin as Becca
This is my first season watching Californication and I must admit, it's nothing like I'd thought:
It's really quite charming, very funny, and quite real. As Evan Handler ('Charlie') says in the mini-interview (below), the show covers everything from the sublime to the ridiculous.
I've really liked season 4 thus far and I'm looking forward to more of it. This is a smart show with witty repartee (another Handler characterization, I believe; the guy is a quote machine!) as well as boobs and bums. It's got heart too, and that is what I find so charming as it swirls around amidst all the rest.
Hank and Charlie discuss the progress of his script.
Hank connects with a bad blind date, Charlie is unfaithful.
How 'bout your very own, super-awesome, let's celebrate Californication getting-picked-up-for a-5th-season, Californication official poster art?
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running. An announcement of the winners will be posted on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
Photo Credit: Jordin Althaus/Showtime
Showtime has picked up Californication for another round, and don’t expect producers to put the brakes on the show anytime soon. Asked by a critic at TCA if he’s tempted to set a series end date like Lost, executive producer Tom Kapinos said “no way.”
“I’m riding this to the bitter end,” he said. “I believe in sticking with something until we’ve squeezed every drop out of it.”
That said, the rather dramatic upcoming fourth season finale of the show was written as if, just in case, the show wasn’t renewed.
“If lightening strikes tomorrow,” he said, “I make an effort to make sure the end of every season … is a satisfying story.”
One critic asked if the show was taming down its sex scenes after last season, which he said resembled porn.
“That’s totally unfair,” David Duchovny said.
“I don’t feel like it’s ever gone too far,” Kapinos said. “Porn is people having sex on film. These are people pretending to have sex while naked. I have no regrets about the show at all.”
On Sunday, & Co. pulled in 848,000 viewers at 9 p.m. for its fourth season opener (and 1. 1 million viewers total if you include its repeat). Still no word on Shameless, but the new comedy performed slightly better out of the gate than Californication, so it’s off to a good start.
"I'd like to go six seasons," David says of Californication's fate destiny. "I always thought six would be a good number …72 episodes would be right."
That said, he's willing to do more—assuming Showtime can foot the bill. "I'd be open because the schedule is so wonderful for me," he told me. "It's only a 13 week schedule. It's like shooting a little movie for me. And I love working with the people. We all have a good time. I could continue on…I just say six years because in cable I think it becomes economically not feasible for them to go beyond because they're going to have to pay me so much money."
Q: Got any scoop on what's coming up? A: Hank has always been a good father and he's trying to get back into Becca's good graces. In the next episode, he takes his budding musician daughter to buy a guitar, but his credit card is declined. Later, he writes the most beautiful heartfelt apology letter which unfortunately coincides with a lot of alcohol and a handful of pills...
...which was more than I was going to tell you as I [erm] saw them. Now I'll have to spill on something else about the David Duchovny-directed episode 'Suicide Solution,' on Californication. In a Saturday posting. :)
There's even more. Want to see pretty pics of both David Duchovny and Carla Gugino? Here you go.
The lovely & talented Carla Gugino on Californication on Showtime on Sunday Jan 16th, at the beginning of the new show/returning shows line-up (9 p.m.)
Californication - Promo Photos 4.02 - 'Suicide Solution' Synopsis: David Duchovny directs this episode which guest stars Rob Lowe, looking uncannily like Brad Pitt's doppelganger, but described as an 'imbalanced Oscar-winning actor'...who might play the 'Hank' role in the upcoming movie.' Looks fun.
I love Carla Gugino's guesting...She's good in everything she does. Not sure if I love her character, Abby, in sort-of-severe bangs, tho'.
Did you watch this along with Shameless andEpisodeswhich follow Californication on Showtime on Sunday nights?(If you missed episode 1 of any of the 3 shows you can watch them uncensored (for a limited time, I believe)right here on my blog!)
I watched all three shows--admittedly I split some of the viewing time up but that's allowed. :) Good shows, all.
Prior to Season 4, I did not watch Californication more than once or twice. I watched every episode of X-Files though and really like David Duchovny--so I'm game. He's very appealing but at this early point 'Hank' is not very lovable.
Big Sexy Baby
Hank makes himself right at home at the Runkle house.
Pep Talk
Charlie attempts to inspire Hank so he'll start writing.
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
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