This Week on TV (8/4-8/10)
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Award Shows,
Comedy,
Drama,
Prime Time,
Reality,
Sports,
Bravo,
Cable,
FOX,
MTV,
NBC,
So You Think You Can Dance
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (8/4)
- Teen Choice 2008 (FOX, 8pm): “Miley Cyrus hosts the 10th annual gala honoring achievement in entertainment, sports and fashion.” If kids are wearing things from the 80’s, could that really be considered an achievement in fashion?
- I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1, 9pm): Series premiere. “Applicants compete to be Diddy’s next personal assistant.” The more babies you have, the more umbrella holders you need.
- New York Goes to Hollywood (VH1, 10pm): Series premiere. “New York moves to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming an A-list entertainer.” Ashley Dupre has proven that you can live in New York and do the same there.
- Luke’s Parental Advisory (VH1, 10:30pm): Series premiere. “Former rapper turned adult-entertainment producer Luther ‘Luke’ Campbell auditions women for his company then gives his teenage son a lecture about pornography.” It’s The Cosby Show of the millennium.
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This Week on TV (7/21-7/27)
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
Comedy,
Food & Home,
Games,
Kids,
Music,
Prime Time,
Reality,
Sci-Fi/Horror,
ABC,
Bravo,
Cable,
MTV,
NBC,
General Hospital
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (7/21)
- High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC, 8pm): Monday premiere. “The East Coast auditions progress to the semifinal and final rounds.” If I can be guaranteed shed tears, I just might be interested in watching this.
- Take Home Nanny (TLC, 8pm): Series premiere. “Emma helps a mom with two demanding daughters and a workaholic husband.” Emma’s other job? Manufacturing fake IDs.
- Wanna Bet? (ABC, 9pm): Series premiere. “Celebrities wager on ordinary people’s abilities to perform wild stunts. Tom Green, Sherri Shepherd, George Takei and Harland Williams are the judges in the opener.” If Tom Green had placed a bet on Drew Barrymore’s latest relationship, I’m sure he would have made a ton.
- Date My Ex: Jo & Slade (Bravo, 10pm): Series premiere. “Jo De La Rosa, of The Real Housewives of Orange County, begins her quest to find a love match by sizing up her various suitors. Helping her weed out the contestants: ex-flame Slade Smiley.” At this point, anyone not named Slade Smiley would be an upgrade.
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2008 Primetime Emmy Nominations
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Drama,
Prime Time,
ABC,
Cable,
CBS,
FX,
FOX,
HBO,
NBC,
Showtime,
TNT-HD,
Entourage,
Grey's Anatomy,
House,
Lost,
Saturday Night Live,
The Office,
News
Bright and early this morning, Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris announced the nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards.
This year, we saw many first-timers named, a long list of cable acknowledgements (for pay and basic channels) and several 6-way races.
Topping the noms for drama programs was newcomer Mad Men; NBC’s 30 Rock lead all comedy programs. In total, HBO was the most-nominated network while ABC came in second.
This year’s ceremony will be held on Sept. 21 on ABC.
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This Week on TV (7/14-7/20)
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
Comedy,
Drama,
Games,
Music,
Prime Time,
Reality,
ABC,
BBC,
Bravo,
Cable,
CBS,
FOX,
MTV,
NBC,
TNT-HD,
Degrassi
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (7/14)
- Top Gear (BBC, 8pm): Season premiere. “A game of car soccer is played.” No wonder kids are too fat these days. They can’t even get out of their car to actually kick a ball!
- American Gladiators (NBC, 8pm): “In the ladies tilt, a student tries to make the grade against a future figure skater.” As we’ve learned from Dancing with the Stars, figure skaters come with an unfair advantage.
- The Closer (TNT, 9pm): Season 4 premiere. “Fritz and Brenda’s new duplex forbids the presence of pets, but that doesn’t stop Brenda from keeping Kitty on the premises.” If Kitty is the pet, what’s Fritz?
- Saving Grace (TNT, 10pm): Season 2 premiere. “Grace gets busy on her day off: She works to unlock the secrets of her her haunted past, but instead ends up apprehending a criminal on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.” And I’ll bet she doesn’t get paid for doing all that work on her own time.
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Gearing Up for Mad Men’s Second Season
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For those of you still unsure about joining the Mad Men bandwagon, there are several ways you can sample the series before the program returns:
- Rent Season One. (It was just released on DVD earlier this week.)
- Watch the marathon airing on July 20.
- View the first 15 minutes of the pilot episode after the jump. (You watch the full show here.)
Already a fan? Well, then I have a few interesting tidbits for you after the jump.
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Emmy Finalists for Acting Categories
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Award Shows,
Comedy,
Drama,
Late Night,
Prime Time,
Sci-Fi/Horror,
ABC,
Cable,
CBS,
FX,
FOX,
HBO,
NBC,
Showtime,
Entourage,
Grey's Anatomy,
House,
Lost,
Medium,
Saturday Night Live,
The Office,
Rumors
Last week, we told you which Emmy contenders were still in the running for the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories. And while these names are not official, we now have the rumored finalists for several of the main acting awards. (NOTE: Some categories have not yet been leaked.)
Best Actor, Drama
- Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
- Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Eddie Izzard, The Riches
- Hugh Laurie, House
- Denis Leary, Rescue Me
- James Spader, Boston Legal (last year’s winner)
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TV on DVD: July 1, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago
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Animation,
Comedy,
Drama,
Prime Time,
Reality,
ABC,
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CBS,
FX,
TNT-HD,
DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- 30 Days (Season 2)
- The Closer (Season 3)
- House of Payne (Volume 2, Eps. 21-40)
- Kanon (Volume 6)
- Mad Men (Season 1)
- Rebus (Volume 3)
- The Streets of San Francisco (Season 2, Vol. 1)
- Tori & Dean: Inn Love (Season 1)
- Walker, Texas Ranger (Season 5)
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Emmy Finalists for Best Series
Posted by Veronica Santiago
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Animation,
Award Shows,
Comedy,
Drama,
Prime Time,
ABC,
Cable,
CBS,
FOX,
HBO,
NBC,
Showtime,
Entourage,
Family Guy,
Grey's Anatomy,
House,
Lost,
The Office,
News
For the first time, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled its list of remaining contenders for the top two Emmy categories: Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series.
The groups of ten will eventually be whittled down to five after a set of Blue Ribbon panel screenings. Those final names - along with the rest of the nominees - will be revealed early on Thursday, July 17. The ceremony for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards will then be held on September 21 on ABC.
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Mad Men Returns in July to AMC
Posted by Veronica Santiago
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Drama,
Prime Time,
Cable,
Renewals
If you’re looking for a little more substance this summer, look no further than AMC. The network that just recently renewed the superb Breaking Bad will be bringing back another gem: Mad Men.
The drama revolves around a Madison Avenue advertising firm during the 1960s. Although many of the storylines feel quite familiar (office politics, cheating husbands, unfulfilled wives, catty workers), the show’s period element is what distinguishes it from the rest. It’s hard to imagine a time when smoking and drinking were so prevalent in the workplace, when doctors could deny women birth control and when therapy was almost a joke.
Come July 20, AMC will allow viewers a chance to catch up on the Golden Globe-winning series by airing a convenient marathon. A week later, Mad Men returns with thirteen all-new episodes.
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14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Action,
Award Shows,
Comedy,
Drama,
Prime Time,
Specials,
ABC,
Cable,
CBS,
FOX,
HBO,
NBC,
Showtime,
TNT-HD,
24,
Desperate Housewives,
Entourage,
Extras,
Grey's Anatomy,
Heroes,
House,
Lost,
The Office,
The Sopranos
Thanks to the cancelation of the Golden Globes ceremony, the hottest ticket in town was tonight’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Without a picket line to cross, celebrities from TV and Film were allowed to celebrate - and commiserate - together for the first time in a long while.
For star-deprived fans, the SAG red carpet was also a treat for sore eyes. What were our favorite actresses wearing? What were the latest trends? Which dresses were going to be copied by Allen Schwartz tomorrow?
Unfortunately, the evening was not all about partying. The recent deaths of Suzanne Pleshette and Heath Ledger cast a somber tone on what would normally be a festive occasion. Thankfully, tonight was not about dissecting their lives, but merely about honoring them.
Meanwhile, the neglected winners of this month’s Globes were also hoping to get a share of the honors. If they were able to pull off another victory tonight, maybe they would have a chance to give the speech they already had written.
Well, without further ado, here’s the play-by-play of tonight’s events coming to you from the fashionably late West Coast!
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