Posted in Breaking News, New Shows, News, Online Series, Video, Web Series on September 15, 2011| 2 Comments »
You can watch the first episode of the new online series Wendy here.
The web series stars Meaghan Martin (10 Things I Hate About You) and Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars) in a retelling of Peter Pan.
Enjoy!
NOTE: The next episode will be up online on Tuesday, September 20.
UPDATED: The video is now available globally and now includes closed captioning.
Posted in New Shows, News, Television, TV Calendar, Video on September 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Cast of The Playboy Club
The new series The Playboy Club will debut on September 19 on NBC at 10 PM.
Set in the early 1960’s inside the legendary doors of the Playboy Club in Chicago, Eddie Cibrian stars as Nick Dalton, a man who once worked for the mob but is about to run for district attorney. He is a regular at the club where he ends up helping the newest “Bunny” – Maureen (Amber Heard), who accidentally kills one of the Windy City’s most powerful mafia bosses. The rest of the cast includes Naturi Naughton, Laura Benanti, David Krumholtz, Leah Renee, Jenna Dewan and Wes Ramsey.
Here is a trailer for The Playboy Club.
Posted in Awards, Emmy Awards, News, Television on September 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This coming Sunday (September 18), the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast on FOX; and most TV critics, entertainment writers/reporters and bloggers alike are all compiling their lists of who and should win the golden statues.
I, too, am joining the ranks of those attempting to predict what will happen on the big night; and while I am the first to admit that I don’t watch comedies, I have included those categories below simply because, this one time, it is important to honor that genre and the people who work in it. But, the one big difference is that I won’t give any kind of exposition on why I think the winners listed below should or will win. You can surmise the reasons on your own or, better yet, make your own decisions and comment away below.
And, here we go or as they say (in all their political correctness), “and the Emmy goes to”:
Modern Family
Outstanding Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Who Will Win: Modern Family
Who Should Win: The Big Bang Theory
Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game Of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Who Will Win: Boardwalk Empire
Who Should Win: Friday Night Lights
Alec Baldwin
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory – Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
The Big Bang Theory – Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
Episodes – Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
Louie -Louis C.K. as Louie
The Office – Steve Carell as Michael Scott
30 Rock – Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Who Will Win: Alec Baldwin
Who Should Win: Jim Parsons
Steve Buscemi
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire – Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
Dexter – Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
Friday Night Lights – Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor
House – Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
Justified – Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens
Mad Men – Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Who Will Win: Steve Buscemi
Who Should Win: Kyle Chandler
Laura Linney
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series:
The Big C – Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
Mike & Molly – Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
Nurse Jackie – Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
Parks and Recreation – Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
Raising Hope – Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
30 Rock – Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
Who Will Win: Laura Linney
Who Should Win: Martha Plimpton
Julianna Margulies
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series:
Friday Night Lights – Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
The Good Wife – Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
Harry’s Law – Kathy Bates as Harriet “Harry” Korn
The Killing – Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson
Mad Men – Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Who Will Win: Julianna Margulies
Who Should Win: Connie Britton
Chris Colfer
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series:
Glee – Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
Modern Family – Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell
Modern Family – Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
Modern Family – Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
Modern Family – Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Two And A Half Men – Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Who Will Win: Chris Colfer
Who Should Win: Ed O’Neill
Peter Dinklage
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series:
Game Of Thrones – Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
The Good Wife – Josh Charles as Will Gardner
The Good Wife – Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
Justified – Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
Mad Men – John Slattery as Roger Sterling
Men Of A Certain Age – Andre Braugher as Owen
Who Will Win: Peter Dinklage
Who Should Win: Peter Dinklage
Betty White
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series:
Glee – Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
Hot In Cleveland – Betty White as Elka Ostrosky
Modern Family – Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Modern Family – Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Saturday Night Live – Kristen Wiig as Various Characters
30 Rock – Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
Who Will Win: Betty White
Who Should Win: Sofia Vergara
Margo Martindale
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire – Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
The Good Wife – Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
The Good Wife – Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Justified – Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett
The Killing – Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen
Mad Men – Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Who Will Win: Margo Martindale
Who Should Win: Margo Martindale
Mildred Pierce
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie:
Cinema Veritae – HBO
Downton Abbey – PBS
The Kennedys – Reelz Channel
Mildred Pierce – HBO
The Pillars of the Earth – Starz
Too Big to Fail – HBO
Who Will Win: Mildred Pierce
Who Should Win: Downton Abbey
Again, what do you think? Who do you think will win in these categories? I would love to hear your thoughts.
Posted in Appearances, Breaking News, Contest/Sweepstakes, News, Television on September 13, 2011| 2 Comments »
Psych
Get in on the USA Network’s “Fan Appreciation Day” contest for their hit series Psych that has been running since September 8 by going here for all the details.
You and a guest could be jetting off to New York City (Updated: which will be at your expense) to attend a special Psych-centric event (Updated: which is on USA’s dime) at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on October 6 along with 500 other winners.
Make sure you follow the rules. You can only enter once though. Good luck!
Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, TV Calendar on September 12, 2011| 2 Comments »
The 2011-2012 Fall TV season will officially begin on Tuesday (September 13) and while there are, as usual, a lot of new shows to be introduced, the following are perhaps the most anticipated new shows of the season:
Ringer
Ringer – The new CW series will debut on Tuesday (September 13 at 9 PM) and will see the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar to the network that essentially made her a household name. She will play identical twin sisters who are complete opposites; Bridget is an exotic dancer who witnessed a murder while Siobhan is the trophy wife of a wealthy New Yorker. Rather than testify to what she saw, Bridget goes on the run, hiding out in her twin’s life after Siobhan disappears out at sea, with Bridget as the only witness. The cast includes Kristoffer Polaha, Ioan Gruffudd, Tara Summers and Nestor Carbonell.
Revenge
Revenge – The new ABC series will premiere on September 21 at 10 PM and stars Emily Van Camp (from Brothers & Sisters and Everwood) as Emily Thorne, who is new to the Hamptons. She’s met some of her wealthy neighbors, has made a few new friends and seemingly blends into the town. But something is a little odd about a young girl living in a wealthy town all on her own, and the truth is that Emily isn’t exactly new to the neighborhood. In fact, this was once her old neighborhood, until something bad happened that ruined her family and their reputation. Now Emily is back, and she’s returned to right some of those wrongs in the best way she knows how – with a vengeance. The rest of the cast includes Madeleine Stowe, Gabriel Mann, Henry Czerny, Nick Wechsler, Ashley Madekwe, Josh Bowman, Christa B. Allen and Connor Paolo.
Terra Nova
Terra Nova – The new FOX series will debut on September 26 at 8 PM. The series follows an ordinary family on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a daring experiment to save the human race. In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The future of mankind is in doubt, and its only hope for survival is in the distant past. When scientists unexpectedly discover a fracture in time that made it possible to construct a portal into primeval history, the bold notion is born to resettle humanity in the past – a second chance to rebuild civilization and get it right this time. The cast includes Shelley Conn, Christine Adams, Stephen Lang, Landon Liboiron, Allison Miller, Jason O’Mara and Naomi Scott.
Homeland
Homeland – The new Showtime series will premiere on October 2 at 10 PM and chronicles the discovery and return of MIA Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) after eight years in enemy confinement; but brilliant yet volatile CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) isn’t buying his story. She believes that Brody has been turned and is now working for Al Qaeda. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse with nothing short of American national security at stake. Mandy Patankin and Morena Baccarin co-star.
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon A Time – The new ABC drama will debut on October 23 at 8 PM. Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who’s been on her own ever since she was abandoned as a baby. But when the son (Jared Gilmore) she gave up years ago finds her, everything starts to change. Henry is now 10 years old and in desperate need of Emma’s help. He believes that Emma actually comes from an alternate world and is Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming’s (Josh Dallas) missing daughter. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to protect her from the Evil Queen’s (Lana Parrilla) curse, which trapped the fairytale world forever, frozen in time, and brought them into our modern world. Of course Emma doesn’t believe a word, but when she brings Henry back to his home in Storybrooke (Maine), she finds herself drawn to this unusual boy and his strange New England town. The cast includes Robert Carlyle, Jamie Dornan and Raphael Sbarge.
Again, there are many news show from which to choose this fall; but these are my suggestions for the best new shows to tune in and enjoy. Please share the shows that you are most looking forward to this fall.
Posted in News, Reminder, Video, Web Series on September 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The new online series Wendy, starring actor Tyler Blackburn from Pretty Little Liars and actress Meaghan Martin from the TV version of 10 Things I Hate About You and Camp Rock, will debut this Thursday, September 15. There will be new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday for 5 weeks after its debut.
Wendy
The web series is an updated version of the classic tale of Peter Pan; this story tells the story a girl (Martin) who must choose between the boy she loves and the boy of her dreams.
You can see the video to the theme song “Save Me” as sung by Blackburn, see interviews with Blackburn and Martin and watch the new webisodes as they are released here. You can also keep up with news and updates via the Wendy Facebook page here.
Posted in New Shows, News, Television, TV Calendar, Video on September 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Cast of The Secret Circle
The new drama The Secret Circle will premiere on The CW at 9 PM on September 15.
Britt Robertson (Life Unexpected) stars as Cassie Blake, a teenage girl whose mother dies in a tragic accidental fire, making it necessary for Cassie to move to Washington State to live with her grandmother. Once there, she discovers a hidden secret about herself and her family thanks to a group of high school classmates, who tell her that she is witches, as are all of them. The cast includes Thomas Dekker, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow, Natasha Henstridge, Shelly Henning, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter and Phoebe Tonkin.
Here is a trailer from Comic Con for The Secret Circle.
Posted in New Shows, News, Television, TV Calendar, Video on September 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Cast of Ringer
The new drama Ringer will debut on September 13 at 9 PM on The CW
Sarah Michelle Gellar will star as identical twin sisters who are complete opposites; Bridget is an exotic dancer who witnessed a murder while Siobhan is the trophy wife of a wealthy New Yorker. Rather than testify to what she saw, Bridget goes on the run, hiding out in her twin’s life after Siobhan disappears out at sea, with Bridget as the only witness. The cast includes Kristoffer Polaha, Ioan Gruffudd, Tara Summers and Nestor Carbonell.
Here is a trailer from Comic Con for Ringer.
Posted in Appearances, Convention/Event, New Shows, News, Paley Center, Television on September 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills will, once again, be holding their annual Paley Preview Parties, spotlighting some of the new fall shows being introduced by each of the major networks.
Lastly, FOX finishes out the event on September 12. They will screen the new comedies New Girl and I Hate My Teenage Daughter as well as the animated series Allen Gregory; the drama Terra Nova, and the reality series The X-Factor. The panel will include Zooey Deschanel and Liz Meriwether from New Girl; Will Forte, Jarrad Paul, and Andrew Mogel from Allen Gregory and Rene Echevarria and Brannon Braga, executive producers of Terra Nova.
Attendance is free, but an RSVP is required. For more details, please visit The Paley Center for Media.
Posted in Geekdom, News, Television, Video on September 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Thanks to the folks over at Blastr, here is a fan-made video from YouTuber frabjousfilms who is a Doctor Who fan – he is also a big Steven Moffat fan- done in 4-part harmony using lyrics comprised of some of the video maker’s favorite Doctor-isms from Doctors Nine, Ten and Eleven.
Check it out here.
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