TV on DVD: September 22, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, Showtime, 30 Rock, DVD

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

• 30 Rock (Season 3)
• Brotherhood (Final Season)
• Castle (Season 1)
• Friday the 13th: The Series (Final Season)
• Ghost Whisperer (Season 4)
• Law & Order: SVU (Season 10)
• The Mentalist (Season 1)
• Star Trek: The Original Series (Season 2)  **Blu-ray**
• Taxi (Season 4)
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Season 2)
• Ugly Betty (Season 3)

Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.

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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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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, FX, HBO, Entourage, Editorial, Features

Even though the previous television season was marred by the annoying writers’ strike, I find myself really excited for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. Not only will this ceremony give us a chance to start anew, it’ll be the academy’s chance to celebrate what’s new.

Tonight, two basic cable shows (Damages, Mad Men) will get a chance to win for Outstanding Drama Series. (That would be an Emmy first.) Meanwhile, nominees in several categories will have an opportunity to compete in a Sopranos-less environment. An added bonus? A new category. This year, reality show hosts will finally be acknowledged for their programming contributions as well.

So who won? Who lost? Who ran up and grabbed the award even though they didn’t win? Read our West Coast play-by-play account of this evening’s telecast and find out!

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TV on DVD: September 9, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, DVD

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

• CSI: Miami (Season 6)
• Grey’s Anatomy (Season 4)
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 3)
• Jon & Kate Plus Eight (Seasons 1 & 2)
• Medium (Season 4)
• Smallville (Season 7)
• Ugly Betty (Season 2)
• Wings (Season 7)

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2008 Primetime Emmy Nominations

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, 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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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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This Week on TV (2/18-2/24)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Late Night, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Cable, FX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Nip/Tuck, Prison Break, Saturday Night Live, Survivor

MONDAY (2/18)

• Prison Break (FOX, 8pm):  Tonight may be the end of the show as we currently know it.  Maybe Michael can finally let go of that steely gaze now.
• Dance War (ABC, 8pm):  The next Dancing with the Stars contenders will be announced during the spinoff’s season finale.  Finally, a reason for me to watch.
• Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious (CW, 9pm):  Robin Antin is searching for a gal to complete an entirely different musical act.  With Danity Kane already taken, she had to settle for the 2nd crappiest group name available.
• My Dad is Better Than Your Dad (NBC, 9pm):  “This competition series features fathers and their children in challenges that test the patriarch’s strength, intelligence and parenting skills.”  Since when did NBC start stealing ideas from Nick TV?

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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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This Week on TV (9/24-9/30)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, Showtime, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, ER, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, My Name Is Earl, Saturday Night Live, The Bachelor, The Office

MONDAY (9/24)

• Chuck (NBC, 8pm):  Series premiere
• Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 8pm):  Special 1.5 hour season premiere.  Let’s start placing bets now!
• How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm):  Mandy Moore guest-stars in the season premiere.  Also,  what will happen to Ted and Robin?
• The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8:30pm):  Welcome the reunion of Roseanne’s Darlene and David.
• Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm):  Season premiere
• Heroes (NBC, 9pm):  Season premiere.  Rumor has it someone could be leaving the show very soon.
• Rules of Engagement (CBS, 9:30pm):  Season premiere
• The Bachelor (ABC, 9:30pm):  Special 1.5 hour premiere.  Apparently Brad Womack has a twin brother.  Am I the only one wondering if they traded places during the show?
• Journeyman (NBC, 10pm):  Series premiere
• CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm):  Season premiere

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The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Coverage

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Mini Series, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, 24, Amazing Race, The, American Idol, Daily Show, The, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, Extras, Family Guy, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, Lost, Medium, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office, The Sopranos, Top Chef

The 59th Annual Emmy Awards has not even started, yet I’m already sensing sensing a weird vibe about tonight’s telecast.  Will the show be a celebration of those young and new (e.g. Heroes)?  Will it be a tribute to those bowing out (James Gandolfini and crew)?  Or will performer Kanye West somehow manage to cast a controversial shadow over the rest of the ceremony?

What a difference a year makes.  Twelve months ago, we were still handing out trophies to stars from Will & Grace and The West Wing (those shows feel so five-years ago now).  Today, we welcome a new crop of nominees including Ugly Betty and 30 Rock for Best Comedy.  Last year, we were entertained by an always-hilarious Conan O’Brien.  This year, we are threatened by a song and dance number from this year’s host, Ryan Seacrest.  Last August, 24 snagged the award for Best Drama.  This September, it’s not even nominated (yet somehow Boston Legal is).

I think it would be safe to assume the voters would predictably (and respectfully) shower The Sopranos with honors, but I’ll still be crossing my fingers for an upset sometime tonight.  We’ll need something to talk about tomorrow…

Here’s the play-by-play of tonight’s events coming to you from the neglected West Coast!

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