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Internet Fave Felicia Day in New Web Series Based on Role Playing Game

Posted in Breaking News, Geekdom, Online Series, Web Series on February 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Felicia Day

Actress, writer, producer and hardcore gaming geek Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will be appearing in the upcoming digital series Dragon Age: Redemption based on the role playing game “Dragon Age” by Bioware. This new 6-episode web series is set to hit the Web this year and is set in Ferelden, the same fantasy land in which 2009’s Dragon Age: Origins and the upcoming sequel Dragon Age II play out. In the Tolkienesque sword-and-sorcery adventure game, several races join forces to combat a scourge called the Darkspawn.

Day appeared on the Jimmy Fallon Show last night and presented a trailer for her latest project. You can see it here.

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Join “Firefly” Already in Progress at OvationTV

Posted in News, Online Series, Television on January 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Firefly

Are you a fan of the short-lived Joss Whedon series Firefly? Well if you are, then you can join in the already ongoing week-long, (January 3 to 9) limited run of the classic series over at OvationTV.com. The network has been airing three full episodes of this fantastical series each night, beginning at 8 PM (ET)/5 PM (PT) with an encore presentation at 11 PM (ET)/8 PM (PT). There will also be a Firefly marathon all day this Saturday (January 8).

To jump in on the ongoing fun of this week-long event at OvationTV.com and to find out more details on the upcoming Saturday marathon, please visit here for details.

About OvationTV.com: They are the only multi-platform network devoted to art contemporary culture. The network creates and curates one-of-a-kind programming about all the art people enjoy most, from the popular to the avant-garde and everything in between. The channel reaches a national audience of 43 million households through carriage on cable systems, DirecTV (channel 274), Dish Network (channel 157) and telco systems nationally. Ovation’s programming is also available on video on demand (in both standard and high definition) in the US. Ovation’s popular website (http:// http://www.OvationTV.com) is a dynamic experience, featuring information about local and national happenings in the art world, as well as a vibrant community of artists who have uploaded over 150,000 pieces of original art.

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Year-End Round-Up: Awards Highlights for 2010

Posted in Messages, Movies, Music, Online Series, Television, Year End Round Up on December 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »

A lot of awards are given out every year and while every single award that is given out cannot be listed below; I did compile some of the top winners from the majority of the award shows that either aired on television or were presented over the course of 2010:

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS (January 6):

Film Actress: Sandra Bullock
Film Comedy: The Proposal
Film Actor of the Decade: Johnny Depp
TV Comedy: The Big Bang Theory
TV Sci-fi Fantasy: Supernatural
TV New Comedy: Glee
TV New Drama: The Vampire Diaries
Music Rock Band: Paramore

GOLDEN GLOBES (January 17):

Best Movie Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges
Best Movie Actor, Comedy: Robert Downey, Jr.
Best Movie Supporting Actress, Drama: Monique
Best TV Actress: Julianna Margulies
Best Mini-Series Actress: Drew Barrymore
Best TV Supporting Actor: John Lithgow

SAG AWARDS (January 23):

Best Female TV Actress, Comedy: Tina Fey
Best Male Movie Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Ensemble TV Drama: Mad Men
Best Male Actor, Movie/Mini-Series: Kevin Bacon

GRAMMY AWARDS (January 31):

Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Pop Collaboration: “Lucky” by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillait
Male Country Artist: “Sweet Thing” by Keith Urban
Rock Album: “21st Century Breakdown” by Green Day

DIRECTOR’S GUILD (Spring):

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
TV Drama, Director: Lesli Linka Glatter for Mad Men
Children’s Programming, Director: Allison Liddi-Brown for Princess Protection Program

BAFTA (February 21):

Best Film: The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Music: Michael Giacchino
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Rising Star: Kristen Stewart

NAACP IMAGE AWARDS (February 28):

Best Film Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Best TV Drama: Lincoln Heights
Best TV Actress, Drama: Jada Pinkett Smith
Best Female Artist: Mary J. Blige

OSCARS (February 22):

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Animated Film: Up
Best Original Song in a Film: “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart

NICKELODEAN KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS (March 27-28):

Favorite TV Actress: Selena Gomez
Favorite Song: “You Belong To Me” by Taylor Swift
Cutest Couple: Jacob and Bella in The Twilight Saga: New Moon

STREAMY AWARDS [the best in web TV] (April 11):

Best Actress, Comedy: Felicia Day, The Guild
Best Actor, Comedy: Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Best Comedy: The Guild
Audience Choice: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (April 18):

Entertainer of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
New Artist: Luke Bryan
Song of the Year: “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

MTV MOVIE AWARDS (May 31):

Breakthrough Performance: Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Generation Award: Sandra Bullock

CMT MUSIC AWARDS (June):

Video: “Cowboy Casanova” by Carrie Underwood
Duo Video: “Indian Summer” by Brooks & Dunn

TONY AWARDS (June 13):

Lead Actress, Musical: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Lead Actor, Play: Denzel Washington

SATURN AWARDS (June):

Best Younger Actor: Saoirse Ronan
International Film: District 9
Presentation on TV: Torchwood: Children of Earth
Actor on TV: Josh Holloway
Actress on TV: Anna Torv
Supporting Actress on TV: Julie Benz

BET AWARDS (June):

Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys
Best Actor: Idris Elba
Humanitarian: John Legend
Lifetime Achievement: Prince

DAYTIME EMMYS (June):

Outstanding Drama: The Bold & the Beautiful
Supporting Actress: Julie Pinson for As the World Turns

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS (Summer):

Program of the Year: Glee
Top Comedy: Modern Family
Comedy Actress: Jane Lynch

AIRLOCK ALPHA PORTAL AWARDS (August):

Best Supporting Actress: Alaina Huffman, Stargate Universe
Best Special Guest Star: Alex Kingston, Doctor Who
Best Actress: Eve Myles, Torchwood
Best Actor: David Tennant, Doctor Who

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS (August):

Choice Movie, Action Adventure: Sherlock Holmes
Choice Movie, Drama: The Blind Side
Choice TV Show, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Show, Action: NCIS: Los Angeles
Choice TV Actor, Action: Zachary Levi
Choice TV Actress, Action: Yvonne Strahovski
Choice TV Show, Comedy: Glee
Choice Summer TV Show: Pretty Little Liars
Choice Music, Rock Group: Paramore

VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (September 12):

Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars
Special Effects: Muse
Art Direction: Florence + the Machine

CREATIVE EMMYS (September):

Guest Actor in a Comedy: Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
Original Main Title Theme Music: Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman for Nurse Jackie

EMMY AWARDS (September):

Best Actor, Comedy: Jim Parsons
Best Actress, Drama: Kyra Sedgwick
Outstanding Mini-Series: The Pacific
Best Supporting Actress, Drama: Archie Panjabi
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy: Jane Lynch

SCREAM AWARDS (October 18):

Best TV Show: True Blood
Best Supporting Actress, Film: Anne Hathaway
Breakout Performance, Female: Chloe Moretz

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (November):

Adult Contemporary Artist: Michael Buble
Soundtrack Album: Glee: The Music 3 – Showstoppers
Male Artist: Brad Paisley

AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS (December):

Artist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Male Artist of the Year: Brad Paisley
Decade Award: Rascal Flatts
Single of the Year: “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

Congratulations to all of these winners (and the countless others who won awards) over the course of 2010. Are any of your favorites included above? Was there an actress or entertainer who you thought should have received some type of award for their work in television, movies or music who didn’t? Please share your thoughts.

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More TV Tidbits

Posted in News, Online Series, Ratings, Reminder, Television, Tidbits on November 14, 2010| 1 Comment »

The following are a number of TV related tidbits that have come up over the last couple of weeks that I wanted to share with all of you just in case you weren’t aware:

1. AMC has not renewed their conspiracy drama Rubicon for a second season. I can’t really say I’m surprised by this news as the show struggled every week to garner more than 1 million viewers each week and, unfortunately, it was the slowest moving conspiracy-laced story I have ever seen.

2. Castle received an order for 2 more scripts, bringing their episode total up to 24 for this TV season.

3. After airing only two episodes, which garnered 5.3 and 4.7 million viewers respectively, AMC has picked up The Walking Dead for a second season, ordering 13 episodes this time around. The current season only contains six episodes.

4. If you live in Canada and receive the Showcase channel, you just might want to check out the new show Lost Girl that debuted back in September. It’s getting enough buzz that despite it not airing here in the States it is on my radar. I hope that much like Being Erica is airing here in America thanks to SoapNet that one of the cable providers will pick Lost Girl up so the US audience can see what all the talk is about. In short the series is about a young woman named Bo (Anna Silk from Being Erica) who is a succubus. She grew up in an adopted human family, unaware of her non-human nature or the existence of the “Fae” (supernatural beings) world. Along the way to learning more about who she really is, she ends up with a werewolf boyfriend (of sorts), who also happens to be a police detective (Kris Holden-Reid from The Tudors and The Bridge) and a human sidekick named Kenzi (Ksenia Solo from Life Unexpected). You can find out more about the series here or if you live in Canada you can visit the show’s official website here. Note: The content on this website is not currently available in the US so navigating on the site is extremely limited.

5. If you are looking answers to the Pretty Little Liars Secret Seekers, I am sorry, but I cannot help you. You will have to follow the clues that are given at the ABC Family website here and try your hand at figuring out the clues.

6. The ratings for the 3-part mini-series Sherlock that recently aired on PBS have been as elusive as some of the criminals Sherlock and Watson were tailing. I’ve done as much research as I can to find those details, but they simply have not been posted.

7. The results of the fan voting for the TV Guide cover for December 13 is being kept under lock and key by the folks at TV Guide. The winning cover will not be released until that issue hits newsstands. Be patient and wait for any spoilers that the folks at TV Guide might reveal.

8. Please don’t forget to check out new installments of, or get caught up on the whole web series, Riese: Kingdom Falling on Tuesday and Thursdays. You can watch the episodes here. If the series receives a sizeable amount of views, the network just MIGHT allow it to be picked up as a regular series much the same way Sanctuary was taken from a web series to a weekly TV series.

9. Despite still being touted as the number one new show of the fall, the CBS series (and remake of the classic) Hawaii Five-0 has slowly started to lose its number one status to its closest competitor: Blue Bloods. If the ratings for each of these shows are reviewed closely, Blue Bloods has beaten Hawaii Five-0 in nearly all of the last five airings. It is not a clear-cut victory, as the numbers are very close, but Blue Bloods is slowly encroaching on the number one title held by Hawaii Five-0.

If you have any questions regarding TV, please drop me a line.

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