Strangelove had a plot that could have held its own and not had any humor in it. But we also got something else from Strangelove, even more so. “Tonally,” added The Brink executive producer and pilot director Roach, “what we got from Strangelove was that it was a comedy that took place in the real world, which is what we’re trying to do. “I spent seven years on The Daily Show doing news format satire, and this was exciting for me, being able to delve into a character. Strangelove again after I got cast in this, and found points of inspiration from it,” Mondvi said. Presto: a modern equivalent, produced at a time of intense global tensions, just as Strangelove was, shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Roberto Benabib told reporters at the Television Critics Association HBO press event Thursday that he and his brother had visited the Kubrick museum exhibit, and been inspired all over again by the scope and tone of the movie, its sets, and its audacity. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. In many ways, this politically current new TV series has echoes of a very old, very classic Cold War satire: Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 masterwork, Dr. The series, produced by Jerry Weintraub with a pilot written by Roberto and Kim Benabib and directed by Jay Roach, caroms between the Middle East and the White House situation room, between bedrooms and boardrooms, and from airborne bomber pilots to street-level government employees. suddenly finds itself on the brink of World War III, dealing with an unstable political crisis – and a mentally unstable Pakistani leader. It’s a dark political satire in which the U.S.

The Brink is a 10-episode filmed comedy series premiering this summer on HBO, starring Robbins, Jack Black, Aasif Mandvi, Pablo Schreiber, Carla Gugino and John Larroquette.

Now he’s on HBO, walking the walk as part of the team presenting The Brink…

PASADENA, CA – Seven years ago, Tim Robbins appeared before the National Association of Broadcasters, begging them to do better, more meaningful work.

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