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UPDATED, 1:04 PM: It’s the end of the road for Roadies. Showtime has opted not to renew the hourlong comedy from Cameron Crowe, J.J. Abrams and Winnie Holzman for a second season. The show, set behind the scenes of a touring band, received lukewarm response from critics and viewers. The cancellation decision comes on…

As can be expected, there was a lot of talk about Twin Peaks during Showtime’s TCA executive session. Also as expected, there was little information provided as execs continued to stick closely to the strict cone of silence imposed by David Lynch, who co-wrote and directed all episodes and also is editing and scoring…

On a night that saw the record-breaking and extra-long Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones, the multi-network broadcast of the BET Awards and the Copa America finals, Showtime took the plunge on June 26 and brought Ray Donovan back for its fourth season and debuted Roadies. With both shows getting opening-episode…

When Stephen King first approached J.J. Abrams to adapt his novel 11/22/63 for the screen, King had a film in mind. Abrams had other ideas. "When he asked, my first reaction was, 'Yes.'" Abrams says. "My second reaction was, 'Would you be open to doing this not as a film, but for television, in whatever form?’" The…

Rock 'n' roll on television is a pretty hard gig, as the gang at HBO's just-canceled Vinyl can tell you. All that is so burning, poetic and preposterous about the music, the musicians, the industry and the fans often can seem so descended and diminished when turned to a drama on the small screen — or it can…

Showtime is tuning up for the premiere of its Cameron Crowe series Roadies with a documentary short about the diligent men and women who make our favorite bands sound good every night. The premium cable net said today that its 35-minute film Miles to Go Before I Sleep will air at 8 PM June 24 — two days before the Road…

Ahead of next weekend’s series debut, Showtime has made the premiere episode of the Cameron Crowe-created comedy Roadies available to non-subscribers. The episode can be seen on Youtube, Facebook, Sho.com as well as multiple TV on demand services, and is available for download as a free video podcast from iTunes…

Showtime has debuted the poster art for Roadies (see below), its anticipated music series from creator, writer, director and executive producer Cameron Crowe. Starring Luke Wilson and Carla Gugino, the hourlong ensemble comedy chronicles the rock world through the eyes of music's unsung heroes and pays homage to the…

Catero Alain Colbert has booked a recurring role on Roadies, Cameron Crowe's hourlong Showtime comedy that premieres June 26. The series gives an insider's look at the reckless, romantic, funny and often poignant lives of a committed group of "roadies" who live for music and the de facto family they've formed along…

The Office alum Rainn Wilson and Christopher Backus are set for recurring roles on Roadies, Cameron Crowe’s hourlong Showtime comedy. The series gives an insider's look at the reckless, romantic, funny and often poignant lives of a committed group of "roadies" who live for music and the de facto family they've formed…

UPDATED with new poster at bottom: Picked up to series last October, Roadies is Cameron Crowe’s first foray into television and it shows. I mean because of the subject matter. The show follows a group of roadies working for the arena rock group The Staton-House Band as they tour the United States. Focusing on the…

David Bowie “was the most generous and exciting interview subject I was ever allowed a lot of time with,” Cameron Crowe enthused today at TCA, where he’d come to talk about his new Showtime series Roadies. Crowe, who wrote extensively about Bowie for Rolling Stone and Playboy, said Bowie had an enormous impact on his…