Most Exciting New TV Shows Honored by Critics’ Choice
Jun09

Most Exciting New TV Shows Honored by Critics’ Choice

Some of them you may have already seen, like AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire and Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. But the rest are coming soon to a screen near you soon. These are the just-announced television programs being honored as the Critics’ Choice Television Awards for Most Exciting New Series:     ·         Extant – CBS ·         Gotham – FOX ·         Halt and Catch Fire – AMC ·         The Leftovers – HBO ·         Outlander...

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Critics’ Choice TV Awards Nominations are Out, FX and HBO Lead the Pack
May28

Critics’ Choice TV Awards Nominations are Out, FX and HBO Lead the Pack

Nominations were just revealed by The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) for the 4th annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Cable net FX leads the fray with 19 nominations, followed by HBO with 18 nods for the honors that will be handed out June 19. Topping the list of nominated series are The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Fargo (FX), The Good Wife (CBS), Masters of Sex (Showtime) and The Normal Heart (HBO) with five...

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One Night Only. And What a Night For Don Rickles and Spike TV
May27

One Night Only. And What a Night For Don Rickles and Spike TV

Remember the old Dean Martin celebrity roasts that ran for 10 years on NBC starting 40 years ago, where Martin skewered the top names of the day like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman and even Ronald Reagan? When it came to roasting Martin himself, it was Don Rickles who did the honors. Cut to 2014, specifically Spike TV on Wednesday night. It is the inestimable Rickles’ turn to be the man of the...

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Upfronts, Center and Sideways, All Over the Map for TV Hopefuls
May22

Upfronts, Center and Sideways, All Over the Map for TV Hopefuls

Attending upfronts is a bit like partaking in an all-you-can-eat buffet: something you do once a year–in which some of the offerings are pretty tasty, some inedible, several of which that are incredibly delicious and leave you hungering for more, others that can best be classified as comfort food, plus some new offerings sprinkled here and there throughout the line. It all amounts to the net effect of leaving you sated, if...

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Orange, Black and Masters of Sex at the Bates Motel
Apr21

Orange, Black and Masters of Sex at the Bates Motel

It’s not often outside of awards season that creators of some of television’s most riveting and successful dramas get together in one room for a deep dive into what goes into making their hit programs. That was the agenda for Michelle Ashford (Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”), Carlton Cuse (A&E’s “Bates Motel”) and Jenji Kohan (Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black”), the headliners of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s...

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