Quote of the Day: Bill Clinton on Mad Men

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Gossip

“You ever watch that TV series Mad Men? If I keep watching this program, will I ever find a happy person? Great television. Good drama. But a lot of really painful reminders in that show about how black people were supposed to run the elevators… were supposed to ask permission before they get on an elevator. The way women were treated is appalling, and only occasionally funny to me.”

-Former President Bill Clinton speaking to a diverse crowd in Chicago about the 1960’s-set drama.

(Make sure to check out our other notable quotes.)

Read More | Chicago Sun-Times via Entertainment Weekly

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This Week on TV (11/9-11/15)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, The CW, Family Guy, Grey's Anatomy

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

MONDAY (11/9)

• Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm):  “Charlie and Alan wake up together…with a woman they don’t recognize.” Strange, but significantly less awkward than two and a half men.
• CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm):  “Ray Langston of the Las Vegas crime lab arrives in Miami to investigate after a severed leg found in the Everglades is discovered to belong to a girl who disappeared in Las Vegas a week earlier.” Horatio + Morpheus = sunglasses showdown.
• Little People, Big World (TLC, 10pm):  “Jake gets his own cell phone for his 12th birthday, and before long he racks up an outrageous bill, making Matt and Amy question whether he s ready for the responsibility.” The Learning Channel is not known for highlighting responsibility—in pre-teens or fathers of eight.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (9/8)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, FX, PBS, TNT-HD, Cancellations, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

RENEWALS

• Giuliana & Bill (Style) - Season 2
• Leverage (TNT) - Season 3
• Mad Men (AMC) - Season 4
• The Singing Bee (CMT) - Season 2

CANCELLATIONS

• Reading Rainbow (PBS) - The program aired its last episode on August 28.
• Rescue Me (FX) - The seventh and final season will air in 2011.

(To get a look at TV Envy’s 2009 Fall Programming Schedule, click here.)

Read More | Entertainment Weekly

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Time Warner Cable to test TV Everywhere in select markets

Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: BBC, Cable, CBS, HBO, Cable/Satellite, Internet

Time Warner Cable is about to put yet another nail in the coffin of office productivity.  The company plans to test delivery of cable TV programs on the Internet.  How ever will the average cubicle dweller cram that, YouTube, and relentless Facebook updates into the average work day?

Time Warner calls it’s prototype TV Everywhere.  The initial test will involve 5,000 customers in selected markets around the country. The company has not yet said which markets will be involved. CBS, Syfy (a.k.a. Sci Fi Channel), TNT, TBS, AMC, and BBC America, HBO, WE tv, and the Discovery Channel are among the many networks committed to participating in this initial test of TV Everywhere.

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Read More | Wall Street Journal

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Mad Men Yourself in Time for Premiere

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Internet

Now that we’re only two weeks away until the return of Mad Men, it’s time to get ourselves back into the ‘60s state of mind.

Have you dreamed about sharing a cocktail with Don Draper? Wishing you could pitch a presentation to the execs at Sterling Cooper? Have you find yourself admiring Joan Holloway’s curves? Then this application is for you.

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2009 Primetime Emmy Nominations

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 30 Rock, 24, Entourage, Family Guy, Grey's Anatomy, House, Lost, Saturday Night Live, The Office

Bright and early this morning, Chandra Wilson and Jim Parsons announced the nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.

Just like last year, we saw many first-timers named and a long list of cable acknowledgements (for both pay and basic channels). Thanks to expanded categories, we also saw a number of surprises (Flight of the Conchords, Family Guy) and overdue nominations (How I Met Your Mother, Big Love).

For the second year in a row, Mad Men, with its 16 nominations, topped all drama programs. Meanwhile, 30 Rock broke comedy records with a whopping 22 noms. Overall, HBO was the most-nominated network with 99 mentions while NBC - yes, NBC - came in second.

This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on Sept. 20 on CBS.

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TV on DVD: July 14, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, HBO, MTV, NBC, TNT-HD, ER, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Collection 4)
• Bewitched (Season 8)
• The Color of Magic
• ER (Season 11)
• Grey Gardens
• Ironside (Best Of) (Season 1)
• Joe Schmo 2 (Season 2)
• Leverage (Season 1)
• Mad Men (Season 2)
• Peyton Place (Part 2)
• Shark Week: The Great Bites Collection

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Read More | Amazon

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Longer Mad Men Episodes Arrive in August

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, News

Mad Men, the series about a fictional advertising agency, will have its share of commercials next season. This will mean extra work for our DVRs.

To accommodate an increase of ads while maintaining the same amount of drama, episodes will run longer than before. The AMC program will now overlap slightly into the 11:00 hour.

“The two minutes is troubling and I’m fighting it,” creator Matthew Weiner wrote in an online chat. “I am obviously a huge advocate of advertising and I love the ‘madvertising,’ but I am fighting the urge to change the show at this time, especially when the financials are meager and the urge to TiVo will just be further encouraged. If you oppose it, I see no reason not to let them know. I will make the best show I can, no matter what, rest assured.”

Season 3 is set to premiere on Sunday, August 16 @ 10pm. A marathon of Season 2 episodes will precede that debut on Monday, August 10.

Read More | TV Guide

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Casting Corner: Mad Men, True Blood, Weeds and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, FX, HBO, Showtime, Nip/Tuck

Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:

Weeds: A Jagged Little Pill will be incorporated into the next season of Weeds. Alanis Morissette, who most recently guested on Nip/Tuck, will be donning more scrubs for the Showtime series. The singer will play Mary Louise Parker’s obstetrician for at least seven episodes and may even return next year. Meanwhile, Jennifer Jason Leigh (Margot at the Wedding) will be around for several episodes as Nancy’s older sister. Season 5 debuts on June 8.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (4/7)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, NBC, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

CANCELLATIONS??

• Kings (NBC) - **The show will be moved to Saturday nights effective April 18. No word of official cancellation…yet.**

RENEWALS

• Bad Girls Club (Oxygen) - Season 4
• Breaking Bad (AMC) - Season 3
• High School Reunion (TV Land) - Season 3
• Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC) - Season 5
• Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - Season 11

(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)

Read More | Entertainment Weekly

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