TV on DVD: August 18, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, The CW, Everybody Hates Chris, DVD

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

• The Beast (Season 1)
• Cracker (Complete Series)
• Dexter (Season 3)
• Dirty Sexy Money (Season 2)
• Eli Stone (Season 2)
• Everybody Hates Chris (Final Season)
• Ghost Adventures (Season 1)
• Gossip Girl (Season 2)
• Greek (Chapter 3)
• iCarly (Season 2, Vol. 1)
• Man vs. Wild (Season 3)
• Simon & Simon (Season 3)

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VIDEO: Preview Season 4 of Dexter

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, Showtime, Video

Raising a newborn is difficult when you have to work. It’s killer when you need time to kill.

In the upcoming season of Dexter, Michael C. Hall juggles bottles, blood spatters and a new bad guy: John Lithgow. Will our favorite murdering father be able to take down the “Trinity Killer,” or will the sleep-deprived analyst let the monster get away?

Dexter returns to Showtime on September 27 @ 9:00.

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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: May 5, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, NBC, DVD

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

• Bleak House (Special Edition)
• Boston Legal (Season 5)
• Crusoe (Complete Series)
• Dexter (Season 2)  **Blu-ray**
• Doctor Who: Battlefield (Episode 156)
• Doctor Who: The E-Space Trilogy
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (Complete Series)
• Gavin and Stacey (Season 1)
• Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict (Season 1)
• Jake and the Fatman (Season 2)
• Jon & Kate Plus Eight: The Wedding - Volume 1 (Season 4)
• The Last Templar
• Lipstick Jungle (Season 2)
• Love Takes Wings

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2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, ABC, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 24, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, House, The Office, News

Even though SAG members are currently debating whether to strike, today’s award nominations gave them all a brief distraction. If the upcoming Oscars telecast doesn’t go on as planned, next month’s Screen Actors Guild Awards (scheduled for January 25th on TNT and TBS) could be the last time actors have a reason to celebrate.

Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from this year’s list of television nominees:

• 30 Rock, Boston Legal, The Closer, John Adams and Mad Men all scored three noms each.
• Dexter is up for its first win in the Outstanding Drama Series Ensemble category.
• Desperate Housewives - a nominee for Best Ensemble - received no individual honors.
• Debra Messing (The Starter Wife), Kevin Connolly (Entourage), January Jones (Mad Men), Anna Paquin (True Blood) and Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) all received Golden Globe nominations, but no SAG noms.

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2009 Golden Globe Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, PBS, Showtime, TNT-HD, 24, Entourage, House, The Office, News

Although the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to cancel last year’s party, the Golden Globes will finally make its return next month. The 66th annual event is scheduled to air Sunday, January 11th, just over a week before the Academy Award nominations are announced.

Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from this year’s list of TV nominees:

• HBO, with its 22 nominations, once again led the pack.
• In Treatment and Recount, both from HBO, had five nominations each - the highest number for any program this year.
• House is the only non-cable program to be up for Best Drama.
• True Blood is the only new series to receive any nods.
• Kiefer Sutherland and 24 received nominations for the show’s 2-hour special.

(You can find the full list of television nominees after the jump. Click here for the film nominations.)

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TV on DVD: August 19, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, On Demand/PPV, Showtime, House

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Emmy Finalists for Acting Categories

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 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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2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 24, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, Extras, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, Lost, The Office, The Sopranos

Take note.  If you want to see your favorite actors and actresses lined up in their finest, this may be the gala to watch.  Thanks to the relationship between the WGA and the Screen Actors Guild, the 14th Annual SAG Awards presentation will be allowed to go on as planned.  (The same cannot currently be said of the Golden Globes or the Academy Awards.)  So set your Tivo to TNT on January 27.  This may be last time you get to see a group of actors celebrating together for quite some time.

This year’s television nominees are:

OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE - DRAMA SERIES

• James Gandolfini, The Sopranos (HBO)
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime)
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
• Hugh Laurie, House (FOX)
• James Spader, Boston Legal (ABC)

OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - DRAMA SERIES

• Glenn Close, Damages (FX)
• Edie Falco, The Sopranos (HBO)
• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
• Holly Hunter, Saving Grace (TNT)
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (TNT)

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2008 Golden Globe Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FX, HBO, NBC, PBS, Showtime, TNT-HD, Entourage, Extras, Grey's Anatomy, House, Medium, My Name Is Earl, The Office, The Sopranos

So who cares if no one will be in attendance, the Golden Globe nominations must go on!  (If the ceremony continues on as planned, it will air Sunday, January 13th on NBC.)

Here are the most notable omissions/additions in this year’s list of television honorees:

• Damages and Longford led the pack with 4 nominations each.
• James Gandolfini and The Sopranos were both left out of the races (though Edie Falco did get a nod).
• Three of the nominees for best TV Comedy (Entourage, Extras, Californation) came from pay-cable networks.
• Past faves (Desperates Housewives, Heroes, Ugly Betty) were nowhere to be found.  (Though America Ferrera did earn a nod for her individual achievement.)
• HBO led the networks with 18 nominations; ABC was second with 11.

(Click below for the full list of television honorees; click here for the film nominations.)

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