2008 Emmy Awards Announced
July 17, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under ACTORS, Hugh Laurie, TV SHOWS
Paul Giamatti as John Adams (HBO)
With 23 nominations, including Paul Giamatti’s nod as Lead Actor in a Mini-Series, HBO’s JOHN ADAMS mini-series was the overall frontrunner in 2008’s Emmy Awards announcements.
In a new twist, 2 basic cable shows, MAD MEN and DAMAGES, also managed to achieve Best Series nominations, something basic cable programs had never managed to do until now.
Here are just some of the 2008 nominees (with the ones I’d like to see win in red):
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When Will Your Favorite Show Be Back On?
February 21, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under House, TV SHOWS
According to Yahoo! TV, here’s how the writer’s strike affected some of people’s favorites shows and when they’l finally be on the air with new shows (that is if anyone remembers where they left off in the first place!):
GREY’S ANATOMY:
Five new episodes will be shot with new ones to begin airing April 24th
HOUSE:
Four new episodes are on the slate with a start date of April 28th (that’s a move to Monday nights for anyone who’s used to tuning in Tuesdays)
30 ROCK:
Five to six new episodes are expected with air dates starting April 10th
CSI (Las Vegas):
Six new episodes are to air beginning April 3rd
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES:
Six new episodes (including the 2-hour season finale) will hit the airwaves with the first on April 13th
CSI: NEW YORK:
Looks like seven episodes are on their way to start showing April 7th
THE OFFICE:
Will be sending us six new episodes, the first on April 10th
CSI: MIAMI:
They’ll be going for eight new episodes to begin March 24th
UGLY BETTY:
They figure on five episodes starting April 24th
LAW & ORDER SVU:
Five new episodes to be released starting April 15th
BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
Four more shows starting April 20th
WITHOUT A TRACE:
Six more shows to appear beginning April 3rd
MY NAME IS EARL:
Going for a record with nine new eps starting March 17th
TWO AND A HALF MEN:
Sharing the spotlight with EARL, these guys are also going for nine new eps to begin March 17th
BOSTON LEGAL:
Aiming for six new shows to start April 8th
