Guild Awards are Popping Up All Over

The Oscars are just around the corner and that can only mean one thing… guild awards. Lots and lots of guild awards.
First up this weekend were the ACE EDDIE Awards, handed out for excellence in motion picture and television editing…
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Tatiana S. Riegel A.C.E. and Leo Trombetta, [...]

Picking Up the Pieces: What’s Left of the TV Season?

Assuming the outcome of today’s WGA vote is positive, we’re only hours away from an end to the strike. So, in the immortal words of President Josiah Bartlet, “What’s next?”
A number of showrunners have already gone back work, making plans for the remainder of the season and scrambling to figure out how many episodes they [...]

PaleyFest08 to Feature BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

The upcoming William S. Paley Television Festival in Los Angeles has announced several new panels, including one focusing on cult fave Buffy the Vampire Slayer. No definite word yet on exactly who will be appearing on the panel, but odds are good that creator Joss Whedon will be there, along with at least a few [...]

Only CHUCK Could Make That Sound Innocent

The fact that NBC is advertising the return of the last two new episodes of Chuck tonight as a Chuck sandwich (why it’s not a Celebrity Apprentice sandwich, since that’s the filling, is beyond me) could be, well, icky. But much as is true with the Wienerlicious fast-food joint super-spy Sarah works at, the double [...]

2007 ACE Eddies Nominations

The American Cinema Editors have announced the nominees for their annual Eddie Awards, including, for the first time, a category for reality television programs. Winners will be announced at a nontelevised ceremony Feb. 16 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
The Eddies are interesting because they separate the one-hour television nominees into separate categories for [...]

CHUCK Tries Out Thursday Night

NBC will broadcast two of the remaining new episodes of Chuck on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. (ET). The Chuck episodes will be sandwiched around an episode of Celebrity Apprentice airing from 9-10 p.m. Ugh. See, this is why I have a TiVo.

Full Season Orders for CHUCK and LIFE

NBC has finally started handing out back-nine orders, granting both Chuck and Life a full season. Lately, Chuck has been the highest rated of all of NBC’s new shows. Life, on the other hand, has been pulling in lukewarm numbers, but the critically acclaimed show is tops in its timeslot with the all-important 18-34 demographic.
“Both [...]

Slacker Showdown: CHUCK vs. REAPER

Chuck and Reaper are two new fall shows on two different networks (NBC and The CW, respectively) that seem to have an awful lot in common.
Chuck is about a geeky slacker (Less Than Perfect’s Zachary Levi) who accidentally downloads top secret government intelligence into his brain and embarks on a double life as a super-spy [...]