TV on DVD: January 6, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Cable, CBS, NBC, Showtime

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Collection 3)
• Battlestar Galactica (Season 4)
• Duckman (Seasons 3 & 4)
• Eon Kid (Season 1, Vol. 2)
• Frisky Dingo (Season 2)
• Hell Girl (Season 1)
• Laredo (Season 2, Part 2)
• Mannix (Season 2)
• Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Season 1)
• Transformers Animated (Season 2)
• Tripping the Rift (Season 3)
• The Tudors (Season 2)
• The Waltons (Season 8)

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2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, ABC, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 24, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, House, The Office, News

Even though SAG members are currently debating whether to strike, today’s award nominations gave them all a brief distraction. If the upcoming Oscars telecast doesn’t go on as planned, next month’s Screen Actors Guild Awards (scheduled for January 25th on TNT and TBS) could be the last time actors have a reason to celebrate.

Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from this year’s list of television nominees:

• 30 Rock, Boston Legal, The Closer, John Adams and Mad Men all scored three noms each.
• Dexter is up for its first win in the Outstanding Drama Series Ensemble category.
• Desperate Housewives - a nominee for Best Ensemble - received no individual honors.
• Debra Messing (The Starter Wife), Kevin Connolly (Entourage), January Jones (Mad Men), Anna Paquin (True Blood) and Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) all received Golden Globe nominations, but no SAG noms.

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2009 Golden Globe Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, PBS, Showtime, TNT-HD, 24, Entourage, House, The Office, News

Although the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to cancel last year’s party, the Golden Globes will finally make its return next month. The 66th annual event is scheduled to air Sunday, January 13th, just over a week before the Academy Award nominations are announced.

Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from this year’s list of TV nominees:

• HBO, with its 22 nominations, once again led the pack.
• In Treatment and Recount, both from HBO, had five nominations each - the highest number for any program this year.
• House is the only non-cable program to be up for Best Drama.
• True Blood is the only new series to receive any nods.
• Kiefer Sutherland and 24 received nominations for the show’s 2-hour special.

(You can find the full list of television nominees after the jump. Click here for the film nominations.)

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (12/9)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, NBC, Showtime

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
EXTENSIONS

• Eleventh Hour (CBS) - Five more episodes ordered
• Hannah Montana (Disney) - Six more episodes ordered

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This Week on TV (11/17-11/23)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime, Syndication, The CW, 24, ER, Oprah Winfrey Show, Prison Break, The Office

(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (11/17)

• Gossip Girl (CW, 8pm):  “Cyrus (Wallace Shawn) implements changes to the Waldorf Thanksgiving traditions, which upsets Blair.” The introduction of iocane powder is always a controversial decision.
• Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC, 9pm):  “Jon and Kate renew their vows in an intimate Hawaiian ceremony.” Wait a second - that wedding hasn’t happened yet? They’ve been milking that cow for weeks!
• Prison Break (FOX, 9pm):  “T-Bag’s boss at GATE makes him a tempting offer.” Please don’t let it be a season renewal.
• My Own Worst Enemy (NBC, 10pm):  “Edward makes a risky deal with a KGB agent to find information on his past.” Edward better hurry up. He only has a few chances left to get it all figured out.

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This Week on TV (11/3-11/9)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, The Office

(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (11/3)

• Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo, 8pm):  Season 15 premiere. “A conversation with Oscar-winning actress Goldie Hawn, who retraces her career journey and discusses her books, her tattoo and her mother’s death.” James Lipton will also retrace the moments when Hawn’s career started dying a slow death.
• Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008 (NBC, 9pm):  “A ready-for-prime-time political skewering, featuring new material and a collection of politically-themed clips from the show’s archive.” This could be your last chance to laugh before you cry.
• First Class All the Way (Bravo, 9pm):  Series premiere. “Sara whips up a high-end getaway to Paris and Monaco for a clique of privileged women, but there’s a bump in the road when a passport goes missing.” I just hate to see a privileged woman miss out on a trip.
• The Hills (MTV, 10pm):  “Audrina moves out.” Haven’t we seen this episode already? Oh wait - we just saw it unfold in Us Weekly.

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TV on DVD: October 28, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC, Showtime, The CW, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• The 4400 (Complete Series)
• Affairs of the Heart (Series 1)
• Dark Shadows: The Beginning (Volume 6)
• The Donna Reed Show (Season 1)
• The Flintstones (Complete Series)
• Girlfriends (Season 5)
• Good Times (Complete Series)
• The L Word (Season 5)
• Mother and Son (Season 2)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 (20th Anniversary Edition)
• NewsRadio (Complete Series)
• Sanford and Son (Complete Series)
• Sister, Sister (Season 1)
• War and Remembrance (Complete Mini-Series)

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This Week on TV (10/27-11/2)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime, The CW, ER, Heroes, The Office

(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (10/27)

• Heroes (NBC, 9pm):  “Angela asks Sylar to save Peter.” As if anyone believes that Peter - or anyone else - would really die at this point.
• Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC, 9pm):  “The Gosselins get ready for a trip to Hawaii, where Jon and Kate will renew their wedding vows.” This time around, they’ll be paying to feed 8 more guests.
• One Tree Hill (CW, 9pm):  “Lucas’ second novel proves successful.” Let’s see if we can say the same for Chad Michael Murray‘s second wedding.
• My Own Worst Enemy (NBC, 10pm):  “Edward’s trip to Mexico to gain intel on Russian weaponry doesn’t go as planned.” Nothing about this show is going as planned.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (10/21)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC, Showtime, The CW, Renewals

Another week, another list. Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:
EXTENSIONS

• Knight Rider (NBC)  **full season order**
• Private Practice (ABC)  **full season order**
• Privileged (CW)  **two more scripts ordered**
• Worst Week (CBS)  **two more scripts ordered**

RENEWALS

• Dexter (Showtime)  **two more seasons ordered

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This Week on TV (10/20-10/26)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, Showtime, The CW, Prison Break

(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (10/20)

• Prison Break (FOX, 9pm):  “Roland seethes at the treatment he has gotten from the gang since he lost the transcribing device in Las Vegas.” Thanks to his fine work, this show has just been dragged out longer than it needed to be.
• Gossip Girl (CW, 9pm):  “Vanessa blackmails Blair, so Blair retaliates by asking Chuck to seduce Vanessa.” Sounds like somebody’s got some cruel intentions...
• 17 Kids and Counting (TLC, 10pm):  “A look at how the thrifty Duggars save money on their clothing, food and heating bills.” Thankfully, I don’t plan on shopping for a family of 17, so there’s a lot more for me.
• CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm):  “A murder occurs in a trendy fashion boutique and during the investigation Horatio realizes that Julia is becoming increasingly unstable and volatile.” Had he taken his glasses off, he could have seen this coming sooner.

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