Critics’ Choice TV Awards Nominations are Out, FX and HBO Lead the Pack
Nominations were just revealed by The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) for the 4th annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Cable net FX leads the fray with 19 nominations, followed by HBO with 18 nods for the honors that will be handed out June 19. Topping the list of nominated series are The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Fargo (FX), The Good Wife (CBS), Masters of Sex (Showtime) and The Normal Heart (HBO) with five...
One Night Only. And What a Night For Don Rickles and Spike TV
Remember the old Dean Martin celebrity roasts that ran for 10 years on NBC starting 40 years ago, where Martin skewered the top names of the day like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman and even Ronald Reagan? When it came to roasting Martin himself, it was Don Rickles who did the honors. Cut to 2014, specifically Spike TV on Wednesday night. It is the inestimable Rickles’ turn to be the man of the...
Upfronts, Center and Sideways, All Over the Map for TV Hopefuls
Attending upfronts is a bit like partaking in an all-you-can-eat buffet: something you do once a year–in which some of the offerings are pretty tasty, some inedible, several of which that are incredibly delicious and leave you hungering for more, others that can best be classified as comfort food, plus some new offerings sprinkled here and there throughout the line. It all amounts to the net effect of leaving you sated, if...
ELLE Celebrates Women Musicians with Private Concert Headlined by Sarah McLachlan
Kicking off with beats from DJ Rumer Willis, music filled the house at Avalon Hollywood for the 5th annual ELLE Women in Music concert Tuesday night to celebrate the mag’s new issue – with Miley Cyrus on the cover–lauding femme musicians. Headliner Sarah McLachlan had a packed house singing along on some of her greatest hits including “Adia” and “Angel” as she began her set behind a grand piano before...
Orange, Black and Masters of Sex at the Bates Motel
It’s not often outside of awards season that creators of some of television’s most riveting and successful dramas get together in one room for a deep dive into what goes into making their hit programs. That was the agenda for Michelle Ashford (Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”), Carlton Cuse (A&E’s “Bates Motel”) and Jenji Kohan (Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black”), the headliners of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s...
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