Fan Rants

BBC has put out a teaser trailer for this years Dr Who Christmas special. Enjoy!

The nominations for the Emmys have been announced and several Genre shows are up for awards this year. Here is the complete list with ‘Our’ shows highlighted!

Outstanding Comedy Series

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Glee” (Fox)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
“The Office” (NBC)
“30 Rock” (NBC)

Outstanding Drama Series

“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“The Good Wife” (CBS)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“True Blood” (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Matthew Fox, “Lost”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Lea Michele, “Glee”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The New Adventures Of Old Christine”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Amy Poehler, “Parks And Recreation”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Toni Collette, “United States Of Tara”

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Connie Britton, “Friday Night Lights”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
January Jones, “Mad Men”

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Jon Cryer, “Two And A Half Men”

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
Martin Short, “Damages”
Terry O’Quinn, “Lost”
Michael Emerson, “Lost”
John Slattery, “Mad Men”
Andre Braugher, “Men Of A Certain Age”

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock”
Holland Taylor, “Two And A Half Men”

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Sharon Gless, “Burn Notice”
Rose Byrne, “Damages”
Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife”
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

Phil Keoghan, “The Amazing Race”
Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”
Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With the Stars”
Heidi Klum, “Project Runway”
Jeff Probst, “Survivor”

Outstanding Reality Program

“Antiques Roadshow” (PBS)
“Dirty Jobs” (Discovery Channel)
“Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” (ABC)
“Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List” (Bravo)
“MythBusters”  (Discovery Channel)
“Undercover Boss” (CBS)

Outstanding Reality – Competition Program

“The Amazing Race”  (CBS)
“American Idol” (Fox)
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
“Project Runway”  (Lifetime)
“Top Chef”  (Bravo)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Jeff Bridges, “A Dog Year” (HBO)
Ian McKellen, “The Prisoner” (AMC)
Michael Sheen, “The Special Relationship” (HBO)
Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship” (HBO)
Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack” (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Maggie Smith, “Capturing Mary” (HBO)
Joan Allen, “Georgia O’Keeffe” (Lifetime)
Dame Judi Dench, “Return To Cranford” (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship” (HBO)
Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”  (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Michael Gambon, “Emma” (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Patrick Stewart , “Hamlet” (Great Performances) (PBS)
Jonathan Pryce , “Return To Cranford” (Masterpiece) (PBS)
David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin” (HBO)
John Goodman, “You Don’t Know Jack” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Kathy Bates, “Alice” (Syfy)
Julia Ormond, “Temple Grandin” (HBO)
Catherine O’Hara, “Temple Grandin” (HBO)
Brenda Vaccaro, “You Don’t Know Jack” (HBO)
Susan Sarandon, “You Don’t Know Jack” (HBO)

Outstanding Miniseries

“The Pacific” (HBO)
“Return To Cranford” (Masterpiece) (PBS)

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

“Endgame” (Masterpiece) (PBS)
“Georgia O’Keeffe” (Lifetime)
“Moonshot” (History)
“The Special Relationship” (HBO)
“Temple Grandin” (HBO)
“You Don’t Know Jack” (HBO)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

“The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” (HBO)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” (NBC)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

Bill Maher “…But I’m Not Wrong” (HBO )
Hope For Haiti Now (Tenth Planet Productions and MTV)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Robin Williams: Weapons Of Self Destruction (HBO)
The 25th Anniversary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Concert  (HBO)
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me (HBO)

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

“American Experience” (PBS)
“American Masters” (PBS)
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery Channe)l
“Life” (Discovery Channel)
“The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” (PBS)

Outstanding Animated Program

“Alien Earths” (NGC)
“Disney Prep & Landing (ABC)
“The Ricky Gervais Show” (HBO)
“The Simpsons” (Fox)
“South Park”  (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

“Glee” – Pilot – Director’s Cut (Fox)
Ryan Murphy, Writer
Brad Falchuk, Writer
Ian Brennan, Writer

“Modern Family” – Pilot (ABC)
Steven Levitan, Writer
Christopher Lloyd, Writer

“The Office” – Niagara (NBC)
Greg Daniels, Writer
Mindy Kaling, Writer

“30 Rock” – Anna Howard Shaw Day (NBC)
Matt Hubbard, Writer

“30 Rock” – Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter  (NBC)
Tina Fey, Writer
Kay Cannon, Writer

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

“Friday Night Lights” – The Son (DirecTV)
Rolin Jones, Writer

“The Good Wife” – Pilot (CBS)
Michelle King, Writer
Robert King, Writer

“Lost”  – The End (ABC)
Damon Lindelof, Writer
Carlton Cuse, Writer

“Mad Men” – Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency (AMC)
Robin Veith, Writer
Matthew Weiner, Writer

“Mad Men” – Shut The Door. Have A Seat.  (AMC)
Matthew Weiner, Writer
Erin Levy, Writer

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

“The Pacific” – Part Eight (HBO)
Michelle Ashford, Writer
Robert Schenkkan, Writer

“The Pacific” – Part Ten (HBO)
Bruce C. McKenna, Writer
Robert Schenkkan, Writer

“The Special Relationship” (HBO)
Peter Morgan, Writer

“Temple Grandin” (HBO)
Christopher Monger, Writer
William Merritt Johnson, Writer

“You Don’t Know Jack”  (HBO)
Adam Mazer, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

“The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” (HBO)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” (NBC)

Torchwood fans rejoice! The Starz Network issued a press release today stating that they have aquired the US rights to Torchwood!  The show will be a co-production between Starz, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Worldwide, and will be distributed by BBC Worldwide outside the US.

Here’s what we currently know in a nutshell:

1. The show will air in Summer 2011
2. The show will be 10 episodes
3. Both John Barrowman (Capt. Jack Harkness) and Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) will be on the show, with “Additional key cast, reflecting the more international scope of the series” to be announced soon
4. Russell T Davies will be the showrunner, with Davies and BBC Worldwide Productions’ Julie Gardner as executive producers.

Source: Starz

Whew!  That was a close one.  Two of my favorite shows, Human Target and Lie To Me,  had recently been listed as “on the bubble”, but according to Entertainment Weekely, at least Human Target has been renewed, with Lie To Me all but confirmed as renewed.  This is great news!  It looks like Chuck co-producer Matthew Miller has been brought on to be assistant showrunner for Human Target too!

I love it when fans get together to save a show. Unfortunately it seems to happen on quite a few shows that I like.

Legend of the Seeker recently got the news that they were cancelled. This in large part due to their major distributer Tribune/WGN dropping them from their lineup. But the Fans have a plan!

Instead of sending bags of nuts to the studio (Jericho) or buying Subway sandwiches (Chuck), the fans placed an ad in Variety Magazine. One simply stating that this great show needed another distributer. And placing an ad like that is not cheap, so it should get some attention. Lets hope it does. Check out their website and do you part at Save Our Seeker!