The first casualty of the WGA writers’ strike is in, and as expected, it’s the late night lineup across all the networks that are the first to fall. ABC, CBS and NBC have confirmed that Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers are going on immediate hiatus, which will last an … Continue reading Late Night Shows Put on Hold Due to Writers Strike!!
Coming to multiplexes near you, it’s Saturday Night! A movie based on the chaotic opening night of Saturday Night Live is now in active development at Sony Pictures. Deadline is reporting that Jason Reitman is directing an original screenplay based on the real-life accounts of the opening night of SNL in 1975. Reitman will be re-teaming with Gil Kenan, his co-writer on the highly successful … Continue reading ‘Saturday Night Live’: Jason Reitman Directing a Movie Based on 1975 Opening Night!!
The Emmy Awards are back in full-swing this year, with a star-studded evening of laughs (courtesy of SNL funny man and Millennial icon Kenan Thompson) and stunning dresses. After last week’s impressive slate of winners during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards last week, which saw streaming shows (particularly from HBO Max) leading the way, there were no surprises to see the streamers reigning supreme this … Continue reading ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ and ‘Squid Game’ Win Big at the Emmy Awards 2022!! Check Out the Full List!!
Nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning and HBO’s Succession led the pack with 25 total nominations, including for best drama. Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and HBO’s The White Lotus racked up 20 nods each, followed by HBO Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building (Season 1), which netted 17 each. By outlet, Netflix and HBO proper amassed the … Continue reading Succession, Ted Lasso, and Euphoria Lead Emmy Nominations 2022!! Check Out the Full List!!
Remember last year’s Emmys, which gave us the gift of winners receiving their statues from people in custom-made hazmat tuxedos? This year’s ceremony will be hard-pressed to match that for surrealism, but with the wild collection of nominees competing this year for the 73rd annual Emmy Awards, there shouldn’t be a shortage of drama. Tonight’s nominees skew heavily towards the streaming side of things, with … Continue reading Emmy Winners 2021 Full List of Winners!! Check It Out!!
Saturday Night Live has a long history on the comedy scene and with that comes a long catalog of famous writers and actors who have worked on the show at one point or another. From actors like Bill Murray and Gilda Radner all the way through to Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, the show has given us some of the greatest comedic minds out there … Continue reading ‘Downey Wrote That’: Peacock Acquires Documentary About ‘SNL’ Writer!!
The 2020 Emmy nominations have arrived! As usual, HBO dominated the proceedings but it was a limited series — Watchmen — that took the cake. Damon Lindelof‘s radical adaptation of the graphical novel racked up 26 nominations overall, more than any other program, including half of the directing nominations and nods for Regina King, Jean Smart, Jeremy Irons, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jovan Adepo, and Louis Gossett Jr.. On the Best Drama Series side, Succession and Ozark appear … Continue reading ‘Watchmen’ Dominates Emmy Nominations 2020!! Check Out the Full List!!
Saturday Night Live‘s longtime Weekend Update host Michael Che is set to star in an untitled sketch comedy series for HBO Max, the streamer announced Tuesday. Each episode will follow a theme or incident, (police brutality, unemployment, falling in love, etc.), and use sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience this from a black vantage point. It’s less about being “right,” … Continue reading Michael Che to Star in an HBO Max Sketch Comedy Series About Black Perspective!!
NBCUniversal today announced the title, launch date, and programming lineup for its new streaming service, which will be called Peacock. Launching in April 2020 with over 15,000 hours of content, the service will feature TV originals and classics alongside films from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and more. The service will be both advertising and subscription supported, but a price point has yet … Continue reading ‘Peacock’: NBCUniversal Reveals Release Date and Programming Lineup for Streaming Service!!!
The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations have been announced, and as always when it comes to this notoriously finnicky organization, it’s a mixed bag. The big news is that, as expected, the final season of Game of Thrones was recognized across the board. In fact, Thrones landed a whopping 32 nominations, breaking a long standing record set by NYPD Blue for the most nominations for a single season. Emmy voters … Continue reading Emmy Nominations 2019: ‘Game of Thrones’ Breaks ‘NYPD Blue’ Record with 32 Nominations!!!
The 2018 Emmy Awards are here! In this Peak TV era, even an uninspired year of nominees still means that there are plenty of great shows and performances and creators being honored. Excellent series like Atlanta, Barry, The Americans, The Crown, and more boast a host of nominations, although there are enough snubs (Counterpart! The Terror! Outlander! to name only a few) to make one wish for … Continue reading ‘Emmy 2018’: Check Out The Full List of Winners!!!
The 2018 Primetime Emmy Nominations have arrived! And they are, well, somewhat expected. Game of Thrones leads the pack with 22 total nominations, but that’s a bit misleading as a show this huge obviously scored a ton of technical nominations. It picked up a nomination for Best Drama Series as well as acting nods for Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and multiple episodes scored directing and writing nominations. Westworld … Continue reading Complete List of Emmy Nominations 2018 Revealed!! Check It Out!!
The 2017 Emmy Awards have arrived, and with them, another year of worthy (for the most part) nominees from the very best of Peak TV. The Emmys have always been one of the more difficult awards shows to predict (though TV Editor Allison Keene gave it a shot), and this year was unlikely to be different, especially with so many new shows represented. While Game of Thrones … Continue reading Emmy Winners 2017: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘Big Little Lies’, and ‘Atlanta’ Lead the Pack!!
