The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced their television nominees this morning. The hardware will be handed out on Saturday, February 14, 2015. DRAMA SERIES Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO The Good Wife, Written by Leonard Dick, …
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2014 IFP Satellite Nominations – Television Categories
No idea why anyone pays attention to these, but here you go! Basically, everything gets a nomination Television Series, Comedy or Musical Alpha House Louie Orange is the New Black Silicon Valley The Big Bang Theory Transparent Veep Brooklyn Nine-Nine Television Series, Drama The Affair Fargo Halt and Catch Fire House of Cards The Fall …
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2015 PGA Television Nominees
Here are your 2015 Producers Guild of America Nominees. Hardware will be handed out January 24, 2015. Episodic Television, Drama: Breaking Bad Downton Abbey Game Of Thrones House Of Cards True Detective Episodic Television, Comedy: The Big Bang Theory Louie Modern Family Orange Is The New Black Veep Non-Fiction Television: 30 For 30 American Masters …
Jonathan Nolan bringing Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ to HBO
Though no one at HBO will confirm the story in print, the Wrap is saying “multiple individuals familiar with the project” have told them Jonathan Nolan is developing Isaac Asimov’s beloved Foundation novels into a series for the cable network. Great. Love Asimov. Love Foundation. HBO has rarely disappointed. Jonathan Nolan though? I know I’m …
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Starz picks up ‘Evil Dead’ series. Groovy.
Ordinarily I would groan at the idea of yet another movie being turned into a TV series, but I would watch the living CRAP out of a series based on the Evil Dead franchise if it was directed by Sam Raimi and starred Bruce Campbell. And it will. On Starz. It’ll be called Ash vs. …
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Twin Peaks is Back in Style
When I tweeted a week ago that some TV network needed to give David Lynch a pile of money to make a show, I didn’t quite have a Twin Peaks revival in mind, but here we are. The speculation surrounding Mr. Lynch and his Twin Peaks partner David Frost’s tweets from a few days ago has …
Daily Show Slams Latte Salutegate 2014
Is Jon Stewart the only one making any sense in the world anymore? He’s just a comedian, yet time and time again he’s forced to call out the news media for shoveling a constant stream of bullshit that seems to peak at times when the country and the world need the media the most. First …
Bad Lip Reading AMC’s ‘Walking Dead’
AMC won’t let us see this show in advance so we’re just going to review this every week because it’s super funny. “You gotta say your words right.”
Rachel McAdams Offered Female Lead on True Detective
More rumors about Season 2 of True Detective appear to be coming to fruition. If McAdams signs on the dotted line, she’ll play a cop opposite previously announced Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn. Variety also says Taylor Kitsch is expected to sign on to play a 4th cop. Expectations are running ridiculously high for Nic …
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Farrell, Vaughn, Lin Confirmed for True Detective
HBO has confirmed the ongoing rumors that Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will star in the second season of True Detective and that Justin Lin (Fast/Furious) will direct the first two episodes. The new season will shift from the moral swamps of Louisiana to the sun baked haze of California where the network says production …
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