Here's the long and short of it: HBO has picked up the series about a high school basketball who's been having trouble getting a raise at work. Because his finances are flagging, he decides on a plan! Use his mmm...large....ahhh....to....ummmm.

HBO reportedly rejected the titles "Shaft," "Tool," "Power Drill," "Captain Winkie," "Noodle," "Willie," "The Unit," and "Jack in the Box" because they were insufficiently descriptive or already in use by other shows or fast-food chains.

Think: "Weeds"-Meets-Long-Dong-Silver.


http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainmen ... prung.html