HBO Buys Sitcom Based on Real-Life Masturbating Agent

From the network that brought you Hung comes an untitled comedy project based on the marriage of a William Morris executive and a former talent agent who now writes up the most intimate details of their relationship on her personal blog. Is there masturbation oversharing? You'd better believe it.

Just this afternoon, Movieline's sister site Deadline reported that HBO had bought a comedy project based on the decade-long union of Brandt Joel, the head of WME's talent department, and Nikki Joel, a former ICM agent. Desperate Housewives writer Jordon Nardino has already been tapped for the project, which will be produced by Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson.

Although the show will change Brandt's occupation, most of the stories used for the show will be taken directly from the couple's marriage and Nikki's blog, LifestyleLemonaid.com, where she has shared stories about everything from her Sunday morning ritual with her kids to her husband's self-pleasure habits. Now, for an excerpt:

One night, I was deep asleep, floating between REM levels. The cocktails from the night before still flowing through my system. All of a sudden, I was jolted awake by what I thought was a massive body shaking earthquake. I ripped the eyemask from my face, rubbed my eyes, and attempted to survey the damage. As I turned my head to the left to wake my motionless husband, I noticed an ABRUPT stop to the shaking motion. How strange, I thought to myself, maybe I was having the type of dream where for example, your ski falls off. I resumed my sleep position and closed my eyes. Not ten seconds later, the shaking began again. As I half opened my eyes and turned my head ever so slightly in my husband's direction, I realized that the earthquake I was experiencing was the vigorous shaking motion of my darling husband pleasuring himself. Guess he did not want to disturb my beauty sleep!

· WME Agent's Vasectomy & Masturbation In Development For Marriage Sitcom At HBO [Deadline]