Emmy Wrap-Up: The Surprises, The Show, The Parties, The Perks
Who would’ve predicted that Emmy favorite Alec Baldwin would remove himself from the proceedings, or that Charlie Sheen would use the occasion of the 63rd Primetime Emmy awards to try to redeem himself in front of his former bosses– and the industry at large? Or that the lead actor from the canceled drama “Friday Night Lights” would score a touchdown by stealing the statuette from front-runners Jon Hamm and Steve...
Sublime Primetime: Emmy-Nominated Writers Dish About Their Scripts
In film, writers don’t get much glory, but in television, they’re all that—and even more so if they are up for a golden statuette named Emmy. And so it was that a group of writers, most of them also showrunners of some of the top comedy and drama series on the tube–along with an acclaimed made for television movie– took the stage at the Writers Guild Theater to discuss their work before a full house. Steve...
The Sheen Machine vs. Creative Arts Emmys: All Winning!
Even as Charlie Sheen was getting ready to be the brunt of barbs at Sony Pictures Studios during the taping of his Comedy Central roast, his nemesis, Chuck Lorre and former “Two and a Half Men” costar Jon Cryer were starting off the ceremonies at the 2011 Creative Arts Emmys Awards at the Nokia Theater. And while one ceremony was honoring excellence in the television industry jobs –mainly below the line – the other...
Bey-by! It’s the Best Moment at the 2011 VMAs
MTV’s Video Music Awards are known for generating zeitgeist pop culture moments– like Kanye West’s infamous onstage interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech in 2009– and this year’s edition was no exception. The buzziest moment– which generated a record number of tweets, measured by Twitter at 8,868 per second– was pop singer Beyoncé’s big pregnancy reveal, unbuttoning her...
Racism, Ratings and George Lopez’ Last Night on Late Night
The “baddest show in late night,” as host George Lopez called it, is now relegated to the history books. And if there is such a thing, the television business etiquette books, under the chapter of “How Not to Fire Your Cast and Crew.” Could there have been any less respectful way for TBS to have made a major schedule change than by unceremoniously dumping George Lopez from his late-night perch with scarcely 36 hours...
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