Primetime Emmy Awards: The Past is Prelude to a ‘Bad’ Night in TV History
With the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards now down in the history books, the television industry’s highest honors will be remembered as an awards show that was all about “in with the old and out with the new.” With repeat program winners in the marquee drama and comedy series categories, it also turns out that every lead actor and actress whose name was announced for their work in those shows has other Emmys at home to keep their new ones...
Creative Arts Emmy Awards Honor TV’s Best Artisans and Craftspeople
“These are the real Emmys. The ego-free Emmys,” shouted Kristen Schaal, part of the ensemble from “Bob’s Burgers” accepting one of more than 90 trophies handed out at the 2014 Creative Arts Emmy Awards August 16 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. Egos did seem to be left at the door for the 3 ½ hour-long ceremony – the prelude to the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards next Monday– which honors outstanding achievement in categories ranging...
Sharks, Superheroes, Police, Presidents. They’re All Coming Soon to Your TV Screen!
The second half of the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour may have started with the campy “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” but it ended with the real-life drama of historic events like the FDR presidency and the Watergate scandal. In between was a vast array of programming, including three new series based upon well-known DC Comics characters, “Constantine” (NBC), “The Flash” (CW) and “Gotham” (Fox). New and returning...
From AMC to Reelz, Everything You Need to Know About New Shows
“I write as slow as mud,” said Vince Gilligan, in explaining the delay of the highly anticipated drama series “Better Call Saul”– a companion piece to the vaunted “Breaking Bad ”– now set to air next year on AMC from its original premiere set for this fall. Gilligan’s discussion of his meticulous creative process with writing/producing partner Peter Gould was just one of the highlights of the cable and digital portion of...
Orange is the New Black, Fargo Dominate Critics’ Choice for Best TV of the Year
What a difference a year makes for the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, the 4rd annual edition of which was held June 19 at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. It was the first time in its short history that the awardscast was televised, broadcast live on the East Coast on the CW Network and tape-delayed on the West at 8 p.m. That meant that instead of last year’s 2 ½...
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