The Re-Birth of Showtime

6:00 AM PDT 3/27/2012 by Lacey Rose

First, Bob Greenblatt brought the heat. Then newbie David Nevins supersized it with a surprise slate of anti-artsy hits charged with action, sex, currency -- and, yes, even awards -- that have the town talking.

As Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa put the finishing touches on their Homeland script in spring 2010, several networks started calling.