Amazon is sticking with Transparent no matter what. Season 2 hasn’t premiered yet, and won’t for another two months, but Amazon has already given a greenlight to a third season of the acclaimed half-hour. This comes as a vote of … Continue reading Amazon Renews ‘Transparent’ Really Early
Lifetime has decided not to move forward with a second season of the Lizzie Borden Chronicles. Lifetime has had a rough time launching new series, cancelling Witches Of East End after two seasons, and last season’s entry The Lottery. Meanwhile … Continue reading Lifetime Axes ‘Lizzie Borden’, USA Early Renews ‘Mr Robot’
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Omar Benson Miller, Troy Garity, John David Washington, Rob Corddry, Dule Hill, Jazmyn Simon It’s definitely a lot like Entourage, which it’s been compared to. As a long time fan of Entourage, I can see the comparisons. … Continue reading Ballers (Pilot)
NBC has cancelled Hannibal, and I gotta say… I’m not surprised. I would be surprised if the show couldn’t find life elsewhere. Ideally, a streaming service like Netflix or Amazon, but the pay networks should take notice too. Imagine if … Continue reading NBC Cancels ‘Hannibal’, Will It Feast Elsewhere?
True Detective returned on Sunday for HBO, and it improved over Season 1. The 9PM premiere nabbed 3.2M viewers, up from 2.3 for Season 1. It was behind the Season Finale of Season 1, which ended with 3.5M. True Detective … Continue reading ‘True’ Returns Up, ‘Ballers’ Debuts Strong, ‘Adoption’ Deadly
Secrets and Lies has found its lead for Season 2. Michael Ealy has joined the cast of Secrets and Lies on ABC for its upcoming season. Coming off of a hot turn on The Following, Ealy will play a well … Continue reading ‘Secrets and Lies’ Adds Michael Ealy
Netflix has ordered 20 episodes of The Ranch, a new multi-cam sitcom featuring Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson, who previously starred together in That 70’s Show, from Kutcher’s showrunning buddies at Two and a Half Men. The Ranch is entering … Continue reading Netflix Greenlights Ashton Kutcher/Danny Masterson Sitcom
In the Best Guest Actor race, we have a couple of contenders from The Good Wife. David Hyde Pierce, Dylan Baker, Michael J Fox, and Ed Asner are all aiming for nominations. They’ll have to fight against Beau Bridges from … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Guest Actor/Actress In A Drama
For the Best Limited Series, you’ve got the powerhouse American Horror Story: Freak Show destined for a nomination, with Olive Kitteridge being its primary competition. American Crime could score a nod here, which seems more likely than either Secrets and … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Limited Series/TV Movie
Once Upon A Time upped recurring castmembers Rebecca Mader and Sean Maguire to series regulars beginning in the upcoming fifth season. Both have recurred since Season 3. Maguire joined the series after replacing Tom Ellis, who briefly appeared as Robin … Continue reading ‘Once’ Ups Two, ‘Daredevil’ Adds One Punisher
Just days after TeenNick announced the cancellation of the long-running Degrassi: The Next Generation, Netflix has announced they have ordered 20 episodes of Degrassi: The New Class. Degrassi: The Next Generation ran for 14 seasons. Continue reading Netflix saves ‘Degrassi’
There are a ton of people in the running for these categories. First, in the Supporting Actor category, Bill Murray should be considered a frontrunner for Olive Kitteridge. From Wolf Hall, both Damien Lewis and Jonathan Pryce are in the … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Supporting Actor/Actress In A Movie/Mini/Limited
After playing the character of Ben for a few seasons now on Grey’s Anatomy, Jason George has now been made a full series regular on Grey’s Anatomy starting with Season 12 in the fall. Probably a lot of this had … Continue reading Jason George Upped To Regular On ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
It’s a foregone conclusion that Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be nominated for Veep. And, if Emmy voters don’t get on board with Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, then they’re insane. Amy Poehler should get love thrown her way for her … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Actor/Actress In A Comedy
Oh, definitely Jon Hamm for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. And how could the Emmy voters pass on Mel Brooks for The Comedians? There’s always some SNL hosts in the mix, and Louie CK and Bill Hader could be in the mix. … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Comedy Guest Actor/Actress
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