HBO

I can't be the only one who longs for a "big" HBO show again. Entourage is okay, but Carnivale and Deadwood don't do it for me. I long for the good 'ole days of Six Feet Under, Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm....

Here's a rundown of what's goin' on at the Home Box Office:

HBO finished with “The Wire?” A decision won’t be made for several weeks, but poor ratings for the show may have finally gotten to HBO. Yesterday, during the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, HBO chairman Chris Albrecht jokingly said he had received a telegram from all 250 of “The Wire’s” viewers. The return of the show isn't entirely in doubt, however, since the network picked up a second season of the average-performing “Entourage” before the first season even began. A decision will be made within the next month or so. Programs that HBO definitely will be showing:

“The Comeback,” starring Lisa Kudrow, starting this summer

“Big Love,’ starring Bill Paxton as a Utah polygamist, starts production soon

“Real Time with Bill Maher” returns Feb. 18

“Deadwood” starts again on March 6

“Six Feet Under” returns in June