Well, after an extremely long hiatus the third season of 30 Rock has finally started. I mean, who has ever heard of a TV show premiere as late as the day before Halloween? It's a nasty trick to make us wait this long, but for a treat as tasty as this hilarious show it's well worth the wait. Not that we mere TV watchers had any choice in the matter of course...
The Emmy Awards have come and gone, and with the exception of a few surprises (Bryan Cranston stealing Best Actor in a Drama away from pretty much every other nominated actor), most of the favourites went home with the little golden statuette.
With the 60th Annual Emmy Awards coming up this Sunday, I thought I'd put forth my list of who I think will win the major awards -- along with, of course, who I think should win. Despite the stranglehold reality TV seems to have on the airwaves, there's still a lot of great television out there.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominess for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday morning. Critically-acclaimed darling Mad Men, airing on cable channel AMC, took in 16 nominations including Best Drama and Lead Actor in a Drama Series (star Jon Hamm).
With the Golden Globes a wash, and the Oscars in jeopardy, the Screen Actors Guild Awards was the one Hollywood awards show completely unaffected by the WGA strike (as SAG has been supportive of the Writers Guild from the beginning).
Three sitcoms from the same comedy block; two medical dramas quite different from each other; a couple hour-long comedies looking at opposite ends of the social spectrum; some mysterious people with super powers; a critically-acclaimed but ratings-starved drama; and of course, a serial killer who's actually kind of endearing.
The nominees for the 65th annual Golden Globes were announced on Thursday in Hollywood. In television, there were a few surprises. NBC's The Office, an awards show favourite since its second season, wasn't even nominated this year for "Best Musical or Comedy" -- in fact, only one network sitcom (30 Rock) was included in the five nominees.
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