So, Kate Winslet Almost Has an EGOT
After her Emmy victory last night for Mildred Pierce, Kate Winslet is officially three-quarters of the way to an EGOT. No big deal.... read more
Modern Family, Mildred Pierce Win Big at Emmys
Last night, the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced with the help of host Jane Lynch. ABC's "Modern Family" was the big winner of the night, taking home five awards for outstanding writing and directing for a comedy series, outstanding comedy series and outstanding supporting actor and actress in a comedy series for Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, respectively. read more
Netflix Apologizes for Price Increase and Announces Qwikster
After the big debacle last month about Netflix's increasing pricing scheme, CEO Reed Hastings has announced in a blog post that video streaming and DVD-by-mail services will be split into two companies and rebranded. While the instant streaming service will still be accessed through the Netflix website, the DVD-by-mail service will now be known as Qwikster and be headed up by long-time head-of-operations, Andy Rendich. Qwikster will receive its own website and pricing scheme and will also come to include video game rentals for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3. read more
Xbox 360 Live TV Coming By End of the Year
With the Xbox 360, you can play video games, watch movies, listen to music and much more. But by the end of the year, you may be able to use your console to watch a multitude of television channels. read more
Source Code to Become TV Show
Earlier this year, _Source Code_, starring Jake Gyllenhaal became a surprise hit and received mostly rave reviews. Now only a few months after its release, CBS has announced plans to turn the film's premise into a TV show. read more
FX Orders Animated Series From Always Sunny Writers
Yesterday Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Series for FX, announced via press release that the network has ordered thirteen episodes of a new animated series, Unsupervised (working title), created by Rob Rosell, Scott Marder and David Hornsby, all of whom work as writers and producers on the popular comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. read more
D'Onofrio to Return to NBC in Another Cop Drama
Even though ten seasons of playing Detective Goren on _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_ ended for Vincent D’Onofrio last June it looks the actor is set to return to NBC with another crime drama. read more
Community Auctions Off Walk-On Role For Charity
What’s better than a show being hilarious? Being hilarious and charitable, and that’s exactly what Community is. read more
Watch Girls Perform on Jimmy Fallon
Girls played a two-song set on _Late Night With Jimmy Fallon_ last night from the just-released Father, Son, Holy Ghost. The tracks included the Beach Boys-influenced “Honey Bunny” and “My Ma.” The band, who absolutely killed their first TV appearance, included three backing singers and some heavy organ. read more
Austin City Limits Announces Season 37 Lineup
Austin City Limits has announced the line-up for their 37th season. This will be the first season that every show will be taped in the newly build Moody Theatre since the historic Studio 6A was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. read more
Pushing Daisies Creator Bryan Fuller Helms Hannibal Lecter TV Series
According to Deadline, French film studio Gaumont launched a US television branch today, Gaumont International Television, which will debut two new shows, one of which is a one-hour drama series created by Bryan Fuller titled Hannibal. The new series details the early relationship between author Thomas Harris's signature genius serial killer Hannibal Lecter and FBI criminal profiler Will Graham. read more
TBS Buys Conan O'Brien Sitcom
Conan O’Brien’s relationship with TBS remains as strong as ever. Despite ratings for Conan lower than both parties would like to see, the network has agreed to pick up a sitcom O’Brien pitched. read more
Andy Whitfield: 1972-2011
After an 18 month battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, _Spartacus: Blood and Sand_ star, Andy Whitfield has passed away. read more
Gervais to Host Live Golden Globes Podcast?
Ricky Gervais’ tenure as host of the Golden Globes may not be over. read more
CW Announces Sex in the City Prequel Series
As if prequels don't have a bad reputation as is, CW announced yesterday their intent to close a deal on a script for an upcoming show called The Carrie Diaries. Because we've all wondered at some point how Carrie got to where she was in Sex in the City, The Carrie Diaries will detail Carrie's final year in high school in the 80s and the internship that brings her to New York City. read more
NBC Wins Portia de Rossi's New Comedy After Bidding War
Portia de Possi and wife Ellen DeGeneres have teamed up to produce a sitcom about sisters who don’t particularly get along. The show sparked a bidding war among the major networks, but sitcom king, NBC, won out in the end. read more
Adult Swim Picks Up Odd Future TV Show
Adult Swim, the late-night segment on Cartoon Network, announced today that they would be picking up Odd Future's 15-minute live action show, Loiter Squad. Just when you thought winning a VMA and releasing a book wasn't enough, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All will get their sought-after, small screen debut. read more
Sorkin and HBO Reach Deal Over Cable News Drama
Aaron Sorkin’s HBO project seems to have been in the works for almost a year. Updates about the drama came and went with very little progress. However, the show officially closed a deal with the network and production should start soon. read more
SNL "Schweddy Balls" Sketch to Become an Ice Cream Flavor
In the line of Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors referencing TV shows, such as Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream and Jimmy Fallon's 'Late Night Snack', Ben & Jerry will be releasing 'Schweddy Balls', inspired by the classic "Saturday Night Live" skit. read more
The Rolling Stones' 17 Ed Sullivan Performances to be Released
The Rolling Stones’ 17 performances from “The Ed Sullivan Show” are set to be released Nov. 1 through Universal Music Enterprises and Sofa Entertainment, "Billboard reported. The self-explanatory title for the set is Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones. It includes never-before released performances from the band. There’s also an abridged version that will be released Oct. 4, which includes four of the shows. read more
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