Quote of the Day: Stephen King Watches ‘Revenge’ Over ‘Mad Men’

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, FX, Features

"Justified, Bates Motel, The Walking Dead. The best show of the year is The Americans. I don't watch Mad Men. I think it’s basically soap opera, and if I want soap opera, I watch Revenge. That show is crazy, but they have great clothes."

- Novelist Stephen King reveals what he's watching (and what he prefers not to watch) on television these days.

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

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TV Scoop: Kenan Might Leave SNL, Walking Dead Finds its Tyrese

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Games, Late Night, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Announcements, Features, Gossip, News, Video

+ Some are speculating that Kenan Thompson's upcoming sitcom - which will be produced by his current Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels - might prompt the late night sketch comedy veteran to leave.

+ Casting news for The Walking Dead gets more exciting with each announcement! The Wire alum Chad Coleman has been hired to portray Tyrese in the popular zombie series, which is based on a comic book of the same name.

+ Vulture has compiled a list of American Horror Story: Asylum's horror and sci-fi nods. Did you catch all of them on your own?

+ Liz & Dick director Larry A. Thompson opens up about working with troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan. At one point, he claims that "making a movie with [her] is not for the faint of heart."

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First Look: The Governor and Michonne of The Walking Dead

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, News

AMC's popular zombie drama series The Walking Dead returns this Fall for its third season with new characters whose small screen arrivals have been eagerly anticipated by the comic book's fans since the series first aired.

One of those characters is the Governor (pictured above), played by British actor David Morrissey. A big bad of the upcoming season, executive producer Greg Nicotero reveals that the Governor on the show will still surprise fans of the comic: "It's very different from what you know of the character from the graphic novel, with the long stringy hair."

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AFI’s Top TV Programs of 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Mini Series, Music, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, 30 Rock

We’ve already learned which programs the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has deemed worthy of Golden Globe nominations -- but what does the American Film Institute have to say about 2010?

For AFI's annual list, a group “scholars, film and television artists, critics and AFI Trustees” have selected their top choices of the year. Of the ten titles, three are from AMC alone:

• 30 Rock
• The Big C
• Boardwalk Empire
• Breaking Bad
• Glee
• Mad Men
• Modern Family
• The Pacific
• Temple Grandin
• The Walking Dead

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2011 Golden Globe Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Drama, Mini Series, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 30 Rock, House, The Office

The Golden Globe contenders for the 2010-11 season were officially announced Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills by Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel and Blair Underwood.

Last year's Best Comedy Series winner, Glee, lead all television programs with a total of five nominations. Five series -- 30 Rock, Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, The Good Wife and Mad Men -- tied for second place with three nods each.

Here are some of the notable omissions/inclusions from this year's list of nominees:

• The Good Wife was the only non-cable series to be recognized for Best Drama.
• The Walking Dead replaced that other horror series (True Blood), giving AMC two nominations in the Drama category.
• The limitations of the Best Supporting Actor category meant only two acting noms for the cast of Modern Family.
• Jennifer Love Hewitt has found herself pitted against Claire Danes ... and Dame Judi Dench.

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards -- hosted again by Ricky Gervais -- will air Jan. 16 on NBC.

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

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TV Talk: No TNT for Eliza Dushku, No DWTS for Portia DeGeneres

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, TNT-HD, Dancing With The Stars, News, Ratings

-Former Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku has already backed out of a pilot for TNT. "Hey guys! News to report~ We have mutually & AMICABLY decided to part ways on Bird Dog due to creative differences. No worries/fears/tears," she wrote on Twitter.

-Portia DeGeneres has officially turned down an opportunity to be on Dancing with the Stars. The actress was reportedly asked to compete with a same-sex partner.

-The season finale of Walking Dead killed in the ratings on Sunday night. The episode -- which attracted 6 million viewers -- had the highest numbers ever for a basic cable series in the 18-49 demo.

-The weekend wasn't so bright for David Hasselhoff. A&E's The Hasselhoffs debuted to 718,000 viewers. In comparison the network's other new program, Storage Wars, recently opened to 2 million viewers.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (11/16)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, NBC, TNT-HD, 30 Rock, Cancellations, Renewals

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

CANCELLATIONS

• Dark Blue (TNT)
• Jonas L.A. (Disney)
• Rubicon (AMC)

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This Week on TV (10/25-10/31)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Desperate Housewives, Video

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

MONDAY (10/25)

• Little People, Big World (TLC, 8 p.m.: "Matt has a large replica of Noah's Ark brought to the farm, despite Amy's protests." At least he'll have something to sleep in.
• Gossip Girl (CW, 9 p.m.): "Jenny returns to the Upper East Side when she gets a chance to meet Tim Gunn (appearing as himself)." Taylor Momsen together with Tim Gunn? This concerns me.
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo, 10 p.m.): "Mired in marital problems, NeNe looks to cheer herself up---through plastic surgery." So Kim slept with a woman and NeNe got a nose job. Big deal, call it a day, keep it moving.

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