Fox Banks on Abrams’ FRINGE for Fall

Fox obviously thinks that Fringe is going to be the next Lost, and they may not be wrong. The sci-fi thriller from Lost creator J.J. Abrams is one of only two new shows on the network’s fall schedule–the other being a half-hour comedy tentatively titled Do Not Disturb and starring Jerry O’Connell. Yeah, I don’t [...]

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 [...]

Squee! It’s…

Squee! It’s…well, it’s new episodes of a good show, actually, with a held-back Christmas episode of House popping up. More importantly, however: squee! It’s Janel Moloney! The likelihood of Sorkin-withdrawal is high tonight, as Moloney appeared both on Sports Night (”It’s called gunmetal. Gray has more ivory in it.” ;) and on The West Wing, where [...]

2007 PGA Television Nominees

The Producers Guild of America unveiled its television production award nominations on Tuesday. The winners will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 2, at–you guessed it–the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
A complete list of television nominees is behind the cut…

2007 SAG Television Nominees

Ugly Betty, The Sopranos and 30 Rock lead the Screen Actors Guild Awards in the television categories with three nominations each. The winners will be announced on Jan. 27 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles at a ceremony broadcast by TNT and TBS
Unlike the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes, SAG has already [...]

12 Days of Bacon: Day Three

On the third day of Christmas, my Bacon gave to meeeee:

2007 Golden Globes Television Nominees

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominations for the 65th annual Golden Globes this morning and the biggest surprise among the television nominees was the head-scratching exclusion of The Office from the comedy series category.
The awards will be presented Jan. 13 and televised on NBC, although the ongoing writers strike could impact the telecast. [...]

Fire Up the Infinite Improbability Drive

I’m not sure how I feel about Seth Green’s neck exploding. (If you haven’t been keeping up with Grey’s Anatomy, I can hardly blame you, but just to catch you up: Seth Green’s neck exploded at the end of the last episode. Tune in tonight to see if that kills him. I’m going with [...]

Tuesday Newsapalooza

Strike be damned, FX orders two more season of Damages. Sounds like Patty Hewes got to them. (SFGate)
BBC plans Bewitched remake. Perhaps as payback for Viva Laughlin and Coupling? (Digital Spy)
TV Land special to countdown the 50 greatest TV icons. (Yahoo!)
House’s Jennifer Morrison joins J.J. Abrams’ Trek movie. (SFGate)
The Sopranos’ iconic Pork Store bulldozed to [...]

Squee! It’s…

Squee! It’s Azura Skye on…well, she’s on Ghost Whisperer tonight. I normally wouldn’t point you toward Ghost Whisperer…in fact, I’m not pointing you there now; I’m pointing you toward Azura Skye. While you’ve only just seen her on House and in a recent hilarious turn as an ultra-successful private eye on Bones, to me she’ll [...]