Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66. Cephas Jones was mostly known for playing the role of William “Shakespeare” Hill in This Is Us, the NBC comedy that followed the lives of a single family throughout different time frames, with the narrative reflecting on the joys and difficulties of raising kids. The devastating loss of the actor at a premature age … Continue reading ‘This Is Us’ Star Ron Cephas Jones Passes Away!!
Prepare the tissue boxes. The sixth season of This is Us premieres on January 4, and with only a few days left to go, NBC has released a first look at the final chapter in the lives of the Pearson family. The short featurette, first released by Deadline, mixes scenes of seasons past together with sneak peeks at the newest season, as well as tearful … Continue reading ‘This Is Us Final’ Final Season Gets a Featurette!! Check It Out!!
Give thanks for the Pearsons, This Is Us fans, because a new trailer released Thursday reminds us that we’re not going to have them around much longer. The Season 6 promo, which debuted during NBC’s broadcast of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, is framed by an older Rebecca telling us that her mental state is declining. “I’m losing my memory. Sometimes I think about what my very … Continue reading ‘This Is Us Final’ Final Season Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!
The 2021 Emmy nominations have arrived! While 2020 was an odd year in many ways, Watchmen was the talk of the town when last year’s Emmy nominations rolled around, and it reigned supreme during the virtual telecast alongside Succession and Schitt’s Creek. For 2021, the Emmys have already commited to a live ceremony, which means the contenders from this robust list of nominees will be … Continue reading ‘WandaVision’ Racks Up 23 Nominations at 2021 Emmys!! Check Out the Full List!!
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!!
Variety is reporting that This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia has signed on to portray daredevil Evel Knievel in a limited series biopic at USA Network. Titled Evel, the series is being written and executive produced by Etan Frankel and will tell the story of Knievel as he prepares for his greatest feat, the 1974 attempt to jump Idaho’s Snake River Canyon in his Skycycle … Continue reading Milo Ventimiglia to Play Evel Knievel in a Limited Series!!!
A trailer has arrived online for the fourth season of NBC’s hit series This Is Us which gives us a peek at some of the series’s newcomers Jennifer Morrison, Omar Epps, Asante Blackk, Marsha Stephanie Blake, M. Night Shyamalan, Bahara Golestani, Timothy Omundson, Julian Silva, Auden Thornton, and Nick Wechsler as well as it’s core cast members Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, … Continue reading ‘This Is Us’ Season 4 gets a Trailer from NBC!! Check It Out!!
An untitled comedy project from “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland and “The Big Sick” writer Emily V. Gordon has been given a put pilot commitment at ABC. The multi-camera comedy is inspired by Hyland and Gordon’s real-life experiences, with 20th Century Fox Television attached to produce. The pair will both executive produce, with Gordon set to write and Hyland set to star in the new … Continue reading Sarah Hyland and Emily Gordon Comedy in Development at ABC!!
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!!!
Nominations have been announced for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards, and it’s a mix of this awards season’s usual suspects with a few welcome additions. The Favourite leads the charge with 14 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Just behind the biting period piece is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which scored 12 nominations including Best Picture, … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!
The American Film Institute has released its list of the Top 10 Movies of 2018 and the Top 10 TV Programs of 2018. Starting with the films, it’s a pretty stellar lineup—although you may be wondering why Alfonso Cuarón’s critical darling ROMA is left off. As it turns out, the Mexican film was not eligible for the list of American films, and so AFI deemed … Continue reading AFI Reveals Its Top 10 Films of 2018, Including ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Eighth Grade’!!!
How I Met Your Mother, Last Man Standing, This Is Us and Awake are getting international remakes as part of a global scripted formats drive by Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel-fronted comedy is being remade in China, Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing is getting remakes in India and Vietnam, while Jason Isaacs-fronted police procedural Awake has been sold … Continue reading ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Awake’ and ‘Last Man Standing’ Getting International Remakes!!
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 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won the award for best performance by a cast in a motion picture. On the TV side, This Is Us was a surprise winner for best drama series ensemble, beating Emmy winner The Handmaid’s Tale, while last year’s Emmy winner … Continue reading ‘Three Billboards’, ‘This Is Us’ and ‘Veep’ Win Big at the SAG Awards!!!
Well the Golden Globes were certainly on brand, and not for all the usual reasons. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri and Lady Bird took home the top prizes for film while Big Little Lies, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Handmaid’s Tale won the main TV prizes. Not only were these all critically lauded pieces of entertainment, they all revolve around complex female-driven stories. That was certainly in keeping with … Continue reading ‘Three Billboards’ and ‘Lady Bird’ Take Top Honors at the 2018 Golden Globes!!!
Nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and in keeping with this year’s incredibly fluid race, the love was spread to a variety of films and performers. The Shape of Water came away with the most nominations with seven in total, including Best Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, and Supporting Actor. But it was followed close behind by Steven Spielberg‘s timely The Post and the … Continue reading ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!
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!!
The Television Critics Association has announced its nominees for the current awards season, and inarguably the big winner is Carrie Coon. The impeccably talented actress landed a nomination for Individual Achievement in Drama, but instead of voters having to choose between her work in The Leftovers and Fargo, she’s nominated for her work on both. That’s a unique honor that is wholly deserved for one … Continue reading ‘Atlanta’, ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, and ‘This Is Us’ Lead Television Critics Association Nominees!!! Check Out The Full List!!
The newly revamped MTV Movie & TV Awards are aired for the first time ever Sunday night, hosted by “Pitch Perfect” and “Workaholics” star Adam Devine. For the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards — known previously as the MTV Movie Awards from 1992-2016 — the network honored fan-favorites in both film and television. “Beauty and the Beast” took home movie of the year, while “Stranger Things” won … Continue reading ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Beauty & the Beast’ Win Big at 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards!!! Check Out The Full List!!!
A little more than three years ago, CBS began plans to develop a spin-off to How I Met Your Mother, and it got surprisingly close to getting on the air before the network ultimately decided to pass. Since then, the project seemed dead in the water. But, as fate would have it, it’s now been resurrected with new writers and characters. According to Deadline, Isaac … Continue reading ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Spin Off Lives Again From ‘This Is Us’ Writers!!!
Awards season took another leap forward today as the 2017 Golden Globe nominations were announced. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association spread the love around, but the season’s three biggest contenders—La La Land, Moonlight, and Manchester by the Sea—all had big showings in the major categories, so not any surprises on that front. If anything got a boost from the Globes—and really they don’t have too … Continue reading Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Makes Strong Showing as ‘Silence’ Is Shut Out!! Check Out The Full List!!
As part of the new network TV landscape this fall, NBC has ordered a host of new comedy and drama series. We’ve collected some of them for you today along with the first-look trailers that accompany them. Here’s a look at when you can expect to see the new NBC shows, plus a brief synopsis on just what they’re all about: Timeless – Airing Monday nights … Continue reading Check out the First Trailers for New NBC Series ‘Timeless,’ ‘This Is Us,’ and ‘The Good Place’!!!
