Toy Story Short Attached To Upcoming Cars 2 Project

Even though the Toy Story movies seem to have concluded with the 3rd movie that was just in the theaters, there is still some news for Buzz Lightyear and Woody fans as it has been confirmed that there will be a short Toy Story film just before the new Cars 2 movie starts. Cars 2 will be out June 24, 2011 and is a followup on the highly successful Cars that came out in 2006.

Owen Wilson makes a return trip as Lightning McQueen and Larry The Cable Guy is also back as Lightning's pal Mater with his "downhome" ways. Unfortunately there will be no Paul Newman to repeat his turn as Doc Hudson as Newman passed away September 28, 2008.

In this one, Lightning McQueen faces off with cars from around the world in the "1st Ever World Grand Prix to determine the "World's Fastest Car" and Lightning and Mater meet up with Michael Cane as a british spy car.

But happily, besides the news about the Cars 2 trailer and movie, it is good to see that the characters from Toy Story are not about to be put away forever. Let's see some more of Woody and Buzz and the gang.

New Trailer For Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

The Return Of Cap'n Jack Sparrow? Yes, Johnny Depp is back as everyone's favorite Disney Pirate (with apologies to Captain Hook). "On Stranger Tides" is the 4th chapter in the saga about the crew and wayward captain of the Black Pearl and won't be released until May 20, 2011, so all you Sparrow fans will have to watch the latest trailer.



The plot seems to be that our good Captain (Depp) joins forces with Barbarossa (Geoffrey Rush) once again and this time they are off to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. Along for the ride will be the yummy Penelope Cruz as Angelica (a woman from Sparrow's past) and Ian McShane as the infamous Blackbeard.

And sorry folks, no Orlando Bloom or Keira Knightley in this latest adventure. It's been 3 years (4 when the film's released) since Depp donned his pirate garb but expect it to rake in a lot of moola when it is released.

Noomi Rapace Opposite Downey Jr In Next Sherlock Holmes Movie

It looks like Swedish actress Noomi Rapace will be the female lead opposite Robert Downey Jr in the next Sherlock Holmes movie scheduled for a December 2011 release. Rapace was in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy with all three films released in 2009.

I don't know if this means there will be no Rachel McAdams returning as Irene Adler. I sure hope McAdams is back because I really enjoy seeing her on the screen in just about anything she's done. As far as Rapace goes, I don't believe she's done any acting in English, but of course that doesn't mean she doesn't have the acting chops to play against Downey Jr, who's no slouch himself in the acting dept. She just finished a film called Beyond and has another due this year: Clean Out as well as another scheduled for 2011 called The Nazi Officer's Wife.

I am unfamiliar with her work, but she is pretty, if you get past the severe punkish-goth look. She does appear that with a different look like she has in the left picture she will do well for the time period the film will be set.

And Guy Ritchie will be helming the sequel as well. The original did pretty good at the box office, bringing around $523 million in worldwide gross.

New Series Hellcats Premieres On CW

The new series HELLCATS aired Wednesday September 8 at 9:00 PM et/pt on The CW. Starring Aly Michalka as Marti Perkins, Ashley Tisdale as Savannah Monroe, Heather Hemmens as Alice Verdura, Robbie Jones as Lewis Flynn, Matt Barr as Dan Patch, with Sharon Leal as Vanessa Lodge and Gail O’Grady as Wanda Perkins.

At first glance, Michalka looks a lot like 90210's AnnaLynne Mccord (only blonder). She's been in a fair number of Disney flicks and done some work with her equally pretty sister Amanda (Cow Belles in 2006).

Episode: Hellcats “A World Full of Strangers” Marti Perkins (Michalka), is a law student at Lancer University, but finds out that scholarship is being withdrawn and her mom, Wanda (Gail O’Grady, “NYPD Blue,” “American Dreams”) has somehow forgotten to let her know. Without much choice because of finances, Marti discovers that she can stay in school by winning a place on the Hellcats cheer squad and nabbing one of the scholarships that comes with the spot.

Even though Marti has a run-in with Savannah (Tisdale), the Hellcats team captain, Marti wins over coach Vanessa Lodge (Sharon Leal, Dreamgirls). She gets on the squad (and shows her moves above) and gets thrust into the competitive world of cheerleading - it's better than it sounds.

Marti tries to figure out this new world of cheerleading with the help of her best friend Dan (Matt Barr, Harper’s Island) while becoming roommates with Savannah. She's also caught the eye of Lewis Flynn (Robbie Jones, One Tree Hill) who is the ex-boyfriend of Alice Verdura (Heather Hemmens, CSI: Miami), so some jealousy there.

This first episode was directed by Allan Arkush (formerly an executive producer on Heroes) and director for a number episodes of Crossing Jordan.

Latest Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Trailer

Here's the latest trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) due out in November 2010.

The plot of the 2nd last Potter film is that Harry, Ron and Hermione leave Hogwarts behind to destroy Voldemort's power and immortality by finding and smashing the Horcruxes - objects where the Dark Wizard has hidden pieces of his soul so he can achieve immortality. The first Horcrux that Harry Potter came into contact with was Tom Riddle's diary in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The director of this film is David Yates again, who also helmed the highly successful Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movies and will be in the director's chair for the final installment of the series due out June 15th, 2011.

And the cast is of course made up of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and other old favorites from the movie series. The date for release is November 19th, so a little over 2 months to go.

Video: Q & A With Cast Of True Blood!

Here's just about all of the cast of True Blood to answer some pressing questions that fans have just prior to the airing of the Season 3 finale on September 12th. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley along with series creator Alan Ball sit down with Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly for about a 45 minute discussion of the show.

Lots of video from the show as well as castmember interviews. Great clip! You might also want to take a look at this post True Blood: You Ready For The Season 3 Finale?.

True Blood: You Ready For The Season 3 Finale?

Ep. 36: Evil Is Going On - Preview

Sunday Night At 9pm you have a date with Sookie Stackhouse. That's when the season three finale airs and we find out some truths and new plotlines will open up. If you haven't been following True Blood, you've been missing out on one of the hottest shows on television right now.

Here's a link to the True Blood Episode Guide, which should hopefully get you up to speed on what has been happening with Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and the rest of the Bon Temps regulars.

After Episode 36: Evil Is Going On airs, HBO will start showing repeats of season three starting Monday, September 27th with the first 3 episodes of the season: Bad Blood, Beautifully Broken and It Hurts Me Too airing back to back to back for a 3 hour True Blood marathon and then on Tuesday we get to see the next three episodes: 9 Crimes, Trouble and I Got The Right To Sing The Blues.

And so on til we get to see the finale again on Friday October 1st.

Glee Promo For Start Of Season Two Starting September 21st

Looks like the cast of Glee is gearing up for season two of the hit series. The season kicks off on September 21, 2010 and the clip above seems to promise more of the same fun as we had watching last season.

Did you get a chance to catch the opening to the Emmys last week? Jimmy Fallon and members of the Glee cast took part in a hilarious opening which you will find below.

Melissa & Joey's New Sitcom - Think It'll Make It?

This is just a short little video from the ABC Family show Melissa & Joey, starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. First off all I can notice is that "Whoa!" Joey's bald. Sorry, you know I had to throw a whoa in there somewhere. Lawrence was Joey Russo back in the early 90s on the show Blossom and that was his catch phrase. Before Blossom he was on Gimmie A Break! again playing a character named Joey.

Of course the "Melissa" in Melissa & Joey is Melissa Joan Hart who was Sabrina The Teenage Witch for 7 seasons also with ABC. Both Hart and Lawrence have appeared together before as they were in an ABC movie called My Fake Fiance that got respectable ratings back in 2009 when it aired.

Best Music Websites For Downloads

I made this webpage about the best online music websites for downloading music. Basically there are some good sites all around the world from the obvious ones like iTunes and others, but this is a list of some that are pretty good that you might have missed. The page is for The Best Music Sites.

Recent Emmy Winner Archie Panjabi On Her Role In The Good Wife

Archie Panjabi just won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Kalinda Sharma on the CBS series The Good Wife. The striking 38-year-old hails from Middlesex England and has done some fine work over the last 15 years or so. She had a smaller part in the film Bend It Like Beckham with Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley and just finished a 5 episode run of Personal Affairs before joining the cast of The Good Wife with veterans Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth.

When the series first aired it seemed to be simply a short story about a woman (Margulies) coping with the infidelities of her husband (Noth) which I figured wuld be yet another boring re-telling of that old tale.

The series keeps being raised to my attention and that of others as a quality drama with excellent character development. I'll have to take a look again. And Panjabi's character just from the clip seems intriguing enough to warrant a further review.

Scott Caan & Alex O'Loughlin Discuss Upcoming Hawaii Five-0 Series

Scott Caan & Alex O'Loughlin interviewed for the remake of Hawaii Five-0 which kicks off September 20th. That's a monday and the show will premiere at 10pm/9pm central. I must admit that the promos look good for this one as far as the action scenes go. I'm unsure about the actors yet. We have to see if Alex O'Loughlin can inhabit the skin of Steve McGarrett or not.

The Australian has played cops in the past, having been Detective Kevin Hiatt for 7 episodes of The Shield back in 2007. He's coming off of playing Dr. Andy Yablonski in Three Rivers and opposite the lovely Jennifer Lopez in The Back-up Plan earlier this year.

Caan takes on the Detective Danny (Book 'em Danno) Williams character. He looks like he has a bit more brass than James McArthur's Danny from the original series. Danno in this version of 5-0 franchise is a former Jersey cop with an ex-wife and eight-year-old daughter.

Like I said, the action sequences look first rate, but we'll reserve judgement on the show til after we see how the cast works itself out.

The Old Hawaii 5-0 Theme Music And Opening Credits



I don't know how many times I watched that opening scene with the huge wave curling into the beach on Hawaii and of course the lovely Nancy Kwan and Jack Lord with that severe hair cut. The show eventually went off the air and the very next season Magnum P.I. started with Tom Selleck

Everything You Missed Last Season On How I Met Your Mother

Here's your chance to catch up on everything you missed during last season's How I Met Your Mother. This comes at just the right time as HIMYM will be starting their sixth season on September 20th. Basically, Ted Moseby is still looking for Mrs Right. Barney and Robin are no longer together, much to the chagrin of Barney. Lily and Marshall are looking to make an addition to their family after seeing the Barney doppleganger. The dobblegangers were a whole thing last season, and Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) wanted to wait til they saw the alternative Barney before embarking on parenthood.

It turns out that the cabbie was Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) afterall just trying to score chicks. Jennifer Lopez guest starred as Barney's latest love interest as he and Robin (Cobie Smulders) cooled things off and Robin started dating her co-worker at the news station.

As a side note, Neil Patrick Harris scored an Emmy for his guest role on the hit series Glee. And How I Met Your Mother: Season 5 is on sale for pre-order but not available until Sept 15 - five days before the new season starts, so you'll really be all caught up.

2010 Emmys: The Complete Winners List

There were some surprises and some expected winners in the annual Emmy Awards tonight. Mad Men won again for the 3rd straight year as Outstanding Drama Series and Modern Family took the top prize as Outstanding Comedy Series. Jim Parsons and Edie Falco won respectively as Lead Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series, and Bryan Cranston and Kyra Sedgwick took the Top Actor and Actress trophies for Lead Actor and Actress in a Drama Series. Take a look below for all the winners from this year's Emmys.

All the winners for the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Comedy Series

"Modern Family"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Glee"
"Nurse Jackie"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Drama Series

"Mad Men"
"Breaking Bad"
"Dexter"
"The Good Wife"
"Lost"
"True Blood"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" yea! Sheldon wins!
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Matthew Morrison, "Glee"
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Lea Michele, "Glee"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures Of Old Christine"
Amy Poehler, "Parks And Recreation"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Toni Collette, "United States Of Tara"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" Have to start watching this show
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Kyle Chanlder, "Friday Night Lights"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
Matthew Fox, "Lost"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Connie Britton, "Friday Night Lights"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU"
January Jones, "Mad Men"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
Chris Colfer, "Glee"
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Jon Cryer, "Two And A Half Men"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Jane Lynch, "Glee" Sue Sylvester strikes again
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"
Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock"
Holland Taylor, "Two And A Half Men"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"
Martin Short, "Damages"
Terry O'Quinn, "Lost"
Michael Emerson, "Lost"
John Slattery, "Mad Men"
Andre Braugher, "Men of a Certain Age"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"
Sharon Gless, "Burn Notice"
Rose Byrne, "Damages"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"
Jeff Bridges, "A Dog Year"
Ian McKellen, "The Prisoner"
Michael Sheen, "The Special Relationship"
Dennis Quaid, "The Special Relationship"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"
Maggie Smith, "Capturing Mary"
Joan Allen, "Georgia O'Keeffe"
Dame Judi Dench, "Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)"
Hope Davis, "The Special Relationship"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

David Strathairn, "Temple Grandin"
Michael Gambon, "Emma (Masterpiece)"
Patrick Stewart, "Hamlet (Great Performances)"
Jonathan Pryce, "Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)"
John Goodman, "You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Julia Ormond, "Temple Grandin"
Kathy Bates, "Alice"
Catherine O'Hara, "Temple Grandin"
Brenda Vaccaro, "You Don't Know Jack"
Susan Sarandon, "You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Neil Patrick Harris, "Glee" Barney was on Glee?
Mike O'Malley, "Glee"
Fred Willard, "Modern Family"
Eli Wallach, "Nurse Jackie"
Jon Hamm, "30 Rock"
Will Arnett, "30 Rock"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Betty White, "Saturday Night Live" - no surprise there
Christine Baranski, "The Big Bang Theory"
Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives"
Kristin Chenoweth, "Glee"
Tina Fey, "Saturday Night Live"
Elaine Stritch, "30 Rock"
Jane Lynch, "Two And A Half Men"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

John Lithgow, "Dexter"
Beau Bridges, "The Closer"
Ted Danson, "Damages"
Alan Cummin, "The Good Wife"
Dylan Baker, "The Good Wife"
Robert Morse, "Mad Men"
Gregory Itzin, "24"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Ann-Margret, "Law & Order: SVU"
Mary Kay Place, "Big Love"
Sissy Spacek, "Big Love"
Shirley Jones, "The Cleaner"
Lily Tomlin, "Damages"
Elizabeth Mitchell, "Lost"

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

Anne Hathaway, "The Simpsons"
H. Jon Benjamin, "Archer"
Dave Foley, "Disney Prep & Landing"
Seth Green, "Robot Chicken"
Dan Castellaneta, "The Simpsons"
Hank Azaria, "The Simpsons"

Outstanding Animated Program

"Disney Prep & Landing" (ABC)
"Alien Earths" (NGC)
"The Ricky Gervais Show" - "Knob at Night" (HBO)
"The Simpsons" - "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (FOX)
"South Park" - "200/201" (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program

"Robot Chicken" - "Full-Assed Christmas Special" (Cartoon Network)
"Adventure Time" - "My Two Favorite People" (Cartoon Network)
"Chowder" - "The Toots" (Cartoon Network)
"Disney Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil" - "Racing the Schoolbus" (Disney Channel)
"The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack" - "Tee Hee Tummy Tums" (Cartoon Network)
"Uncle Grandpa" (cartoonnetwork.com)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, "Modern Family" - "Pilot"
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk, "Glee" - "Pilot - Director's Cut"
Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling, "The Office" - "Niagara"
Matt Hubbard, "30 Rock" - "Anna Howard Shaw Day"
Tina Fey and Kay Cannon, "30 Rock" - "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter"

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, "Mad Men" - "Shut The Door. Have A Seat."
Robin Jones, "Friday Night Lights" - "The Son"
Michelle King and Robert King, "The Good Wife" - "Pilot"
Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, "Lost" - "The End"
Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner, "Mad Men" - "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency"

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

Michelle Ashford and Robert Schenkkan, "The Pacific" - "Part Eight"
Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan, "The Pacific" - "Part Ten"
Peter Morgan, "The Special Relationship"
Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson, "Temple Grandin"
Adam Mazer, "You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

"The Colbert Report" - "#5076 (in Iraq)"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" - "Episode #15040"
"Real Time With Bill Maher" - "721- With Rachel Maddow, Niall Ferguson, Joe Queenan And Michael Ware"
"Saturday Night Live" - "Host: Betty White"
"The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" - "#146"

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

"63rd Annual Tony Awards"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"Bill Maher '...But I'm Not Wrong'"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me"

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming

"The National Parks: America's Best Idea"
"America: The Story Of Us"
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"The Buddha"
"Life"

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

"The New Adventures Of Old Christine"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Hell's Kitchen"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"Rules Of Engagement"

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

"The Tudors"
"Glee"
"Heroes"
"Lost"
"Modern Family"
"True Blood"

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie

"The Pacific"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)"
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming

"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"American Idol: Idol Gives Back"
"Saturday Night Live"
"The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien"
"63rd Annual Tony Awards"
"The Who Super Bowl Halftime Show"

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series

"Modern Family"
"Glee"
"Nurse Jackie"
"30 Rock"
"United States Of Tara"

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

"Mad Men"
"Big Love"
"Dexter"
"Friday Night Lights"
"The Good Wife"
"True Blood"

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

"The Pacific"
"Emma (Masterpiece)"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Choreography

"So You Think You Can Dance" (Routines: Gravity/Addiction & Koop Island Blues & One)
"82nd Annual Academy Awards" (Routines: Opening Number/No One Wants to Do it Alone & Score Suite)
"Dancing With The Stars" (Routines: Futuristic Paso Doble/Living on Video & Quickstep/Anything Goes)
"Dancing With The Stars" (Routine: Paso Doble/Malaquena)
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Routine: Fear)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-Hour Series

"Weeds"
"Gary Unmarried"
"Hung"
"Nurse Jackie"
"30 Rock"
"Two And A Half Men"

Outstanding Cinematography For A One-Hour Series

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Family Affair)"
"Breaking Bad"
"FlashForward"
"Mad Men"
"The Tudors"

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie

"Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)"
"The Pacific" (Part 5)
"The Pacific" (Part 9)
"The Prisoner"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming

"Life"
"America: The Story Of Us"
"Deadliest Catch"
"The National Parks: America's Best Idea"
"Whale Wars"

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming

"Survivor (Slay Everyone, Trust No One)"
"The Amazing Race"
"Dirty Jobs"
"Man Vs. Wild"
"Top Chef Masters"

Outstanding Commercial

"The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" - Old Spice Body Wash - no surprise here
"Anthem" - Absolut
"Coke Finals" - Coca-Cola
"Game" - Snickers
"Green Police" - Audi
"Human Chain" - Nike

Outstanding Costumes For A Series

"The Tudors"
"Glee"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

"Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)"
"Emma (Masterpiece)"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"The Pacific"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Ryan Murphy, "Glee" - "Pilot - Director's Cut"
Paris Barclay, "Glee" - "Wheels"
Jason Winer, "Modern Family" - "Pilot"
Allen Coulter, "Nurse Jackie" - "Pilot"
Don Scardino, "30 Rock" - "I Do I Do"

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Steve Shill, "Dexter" - "The Getaway"
Michelle MacLaren, "Breaking Bad" - "One Minute"
Jack Bender, "Lost" - "The End"
Lesli Linka Glatter, "Mad Men" - "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency"
Agnieszka Holland, "Treme" - "Do You Know What It Means (Pilot)"

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

Tim Van Patten, "The Pacific" - "Part Nine"
Bob Balaban, "Georgia O'Keeffe"
David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa, "The Pacific" - "Part Eight"
Mick Jackson, "Temple Grandin"
Barry Levinson, "You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series

Don Roy King, "Saturday Night Live" - "Host: Betty White"
James Hoskinson, "The Colbert Report" "#5076 (in Iraq)"
Chuck O'Neil, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" - "Episode #15054"
Jerry Foley, "Late Show With David Letterman" - "Show #3289"
Allan Kartun, "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" - "#146"

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Joel Gallen, "The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert"
Ron de Moraes, "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement"
Louis J. Horvitz, "The Kennedy Center Honors"
Glenn Weiss, "63rd Annual Tony Awards"
Bucky Gunts, "Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony"

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming

Barak Goodman, "My Lai"
Bertram van Munster, "The Amazing Race" - "I Think We're Fighting The Germans, Right?"
Amy Rice and Alicia Sams, "By The People: The Election of Barack Obama"
Bill Jones and Ben Timlett, "Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)"
Dan Reed, "Terror In Mumbai"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

"Lost" - "The End"
"Breaking Bad" - "No Mas"
"Dexter" - "The Getaway"
"Mad Men" - "The Gypsy And The Hobo"
"Mad Men" - "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency"

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

"Modern Family" - "Pilot"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" - "The Table Read"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" - "The Bare Midriff"
"Modern Family" - "Family Portrait"
"30 Rock" - "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie

"Temple Grandin"
"The Pacific" - "Part 5"
"The Pacific" - "Part 9"
"The Pacific" - "Part 8"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Short-Form Picture Editing

"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" - "6-Bee (Episode 226)"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards" - "John Hughes Tribute"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards" - "Horror Tribute"
"American Idol " "Dream (Episode 924/925A)"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" - "The Handsome Men's Club (Episode 10-1330)"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" - "The Late Night Wars (Episode 10-1304)"

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special

"The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert"
"Kathy Griffin: Balls Of Steel"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction"

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming

"By The People: The Election of Barack Obama"
"America: The Story Of Us"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Life"
"Whale Wars"

Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming

"Intervention - Robby"
"The Amazing Race"
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
"Survivor"
"Top Chef"

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series

"Mad Men" - "Souvenir"
"Castle" - "Vampire Weekend"
"Glee" - "The Power Of Madonna"
"Glee" - "Hairography"
"Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union" - "301"
"The Tudors" - "Episode 407"

Outstanding Hairstyling for Multi-Camera Series or Special

"Dancing With The Stars" - "902A"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"How I Met Your Mother" - "Dopplegangers"
"Saturday Night Live" - "Host: Betty White"
"Two And A Half Men" - "That's Why They Call It Ballroom"

Outstanding Hairstyling for Miniseries or Movie

"Emma (Masterpiece)"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)"
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction

"The Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience"
"The Biggest Loser Digital Experience"
"Top Chef: Las Vegas"

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Fiction

"Star Wars: Uncut"
"Dexter Interactive"
"Glee Hyperpromo and Superfan"

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming

"Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Main Title Design

"Bored To Death"
"Human Target"
"Nurse Jackie"
"The Pacific"
"Temple Grandin"

Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)

"Grey's Anatomy" - "Suicide Is Painless"
"Castle" - "Vampire Weekend"
"Glee" - "The Power Of Madonna"
"Glee" - "Theatricality"
"Mad Men" - "Souvenir"

Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)

"Saturday Night Live" - "Host: Betty White"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"The Big Bang Theory" - "The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation"
"Dancing With The Stars" - "901A"
"So You Think You Can Dance" - "Episode #615/616A"

Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)

"The Pacific"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup

"The Pacific"
"Castle"
"Grey's Anatomy"
"Nip/Tuck"
"True Blood"

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

"24" - "3:00 PM-4:00 PM"
"Batman: The Brave And The Bold" - "Mayhem of the Music Meister"
"FlashForward" - "No More Good Days"
"Lost" - "The End"
"Psych" - "Mr. Yin Presents"

Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

"Temple Grandin"
"Blessed Is the Match"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"The Pacific" - "Part Ten"
"When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Music Direction

"Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas (Great Performances)"
"Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart"
"In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics

"Monk" - "When I'm Gone"
"Family Guy" "Down's Syndrome Girl"
"How I Met Your Mother" - "Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit"
"Rescue Me" - "How Lovely To Be A Vegetable"
"Saturday Night Live" - "Shy Ronnie"
"Treme" - "This City"

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

"Nurse Jackie"
"Human Target"
"Justified"
"Parks And Recreation"
"Warehouse 13"

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Jeff Probst, "Survivor"
Phil Keohgan, "The Amazing Race"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars"
Heidi Klum, "Project Runway"

Outstanding Miniseries

"The Pacific"
"Return To Cranford (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

"Temple Grandin"
"Endgame (Masterpiece)"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"Moonshot"
"The Special Relationship"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"The Colbert Report"
"Real Time with Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" - poor old Conan

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Bill Maher '...But I'm Not Wrong'"
"Hope For Haiti Now"
"Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction"
"The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert"
"Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me"

Outstanding Special Class Program

"63rd Annual Tony Awards"
"ABC's Lost Presents: Mysteries Of The Universe - The Dharma Initiative"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"Avatar: Enter The World Of Pandora (HBO First Look)"
"The Daily Show: Ask A Correspondent - The Meaning Of Life"
"30 Rock: Webisodes"
"Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony"

Outstanding Children's Program - aka "The Disney Category"

"Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie"
"Hannah Montana"
"iCarly"
"Jonas"
"Wizards of Waverly Place"

Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program

"Nick News With Linda Ellerbee - The Face Of Courage: Kids Living With Cancer"
"When Families Grieve"

Outstanding Nonfiction Special

"Teddy: In His Own Words"
"Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story"
"By The People: The Election of Barack Obama"
"Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me"
"Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time And Again"
"The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D! On Ice!"

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

"The National Parks: America's Best Idea"
"American Experience"
"American Masters"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Life"
"Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)"

Outstanding Reality Program

"Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Dirty Jobs"
"Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List"
"MythBusters"
"Undercover Boss"

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

"Top Chef"
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"Dancing With the Stars"
"Project Runway"


Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking

"Nerakhoon (The Betrayal)"
"Brick City"
"My Lai"
"Patti Smith: Dream Of Life"
"Pressure Cooker"
"Sergio"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

"24"
"Breaking Bad"
"Fringe"
"Lost"
"True Blood"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

"The Pacific"
"Alice"
"Moonshot"
"Temple Grandin"

Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)

"America: The Story of Us"
"The Amazing Race"
"Life"
"The National Parks: America's Best Idea"
"Teddy: In His Own Words"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

"Glee"
"Dexter"
"House"
"Lost"
"24"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie

"The Pacific" - "Part Two"
"The Pacific" - "Part Five"
"The Pacific" - "Part Eight"
"The Pacific" - "Part Nine"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

"Entourage"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"
"Two And A Half Men"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special

"The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"American Idol" - "Idol Gives Back"
"American Idol - "Episode #943 Finale"
"Dancing With the Stars"
"The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming

"Deadliest Catch"
"The Amazing Race"
"Life"
"The National Parks: America's Best Idea"
"Spectacle" Elvis Costello With..."

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigations - Family Affair"
"Caprica"
"Stargate Universe" - "Air"
"Stargate Universe" - "Space"
"V"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

"The Pacific" - "Part Five"
"Ben 10: Alien Swarm"
"The Pacific" - "Part One"
"Virtuality"

Outstanding Stunt Coordination

"FlashForward - No More Good Days"
"Chuck"
"House"
"Human Target"
"24"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series

"Dancing With the Stars"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"Late Show with David Letterman"
"Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

"The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert"
"82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction"

Video: Christina Hendricks Discusses Mad Men Season 4 & Emmy Nomination

Mad Men's Christina Hendricks discusses the new season of the Emmy nominated hit series and what to expect for her character on the show, Joan Holloway. Almost didn't recognize the buxon redhead as she seems almost blond in this video.

Hendricks is also up for an Emmy herself, as she was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Mad Men.

Along with Hendricks, cast member Elisabeth Moss (who plays Peggy Olson) received the nod from the Emmys with a nomination. Their competition this year includes Sharon Gless for "Burn Notice", Rose Byrne for "Damages", Archie Panjabi and Christine Baranski, both for "The Good Wife".

The series itself is up for Outstanding Drama Series again, as is lead actor Jon Hamm, January Jones and John Slattery.

Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons Talks About Finding Out About His Emmy Nomination

Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory discusses his reaction to finding out that he had been nominated again for this year's Emmys. Parsons plays the hilarious Dr Sheldon Cooper, the highly intelligent, but woefully socially inempt physics professor on the show that is about to enter it's fourth season.

He was also nominated last year, but unfortunately lost, so maybe better luck this time around. It's kind of interesting to see video like this which appears to be outside the confines of a TV talk show and seems to just be two friends talking.

90210's Jessica Lowndes Discussing Her Emmy Wardrobe

 

90210's Jessica Lowndes who plays Adrianna Duncan discusses her fashion choices for the 62nd Emmy Awards. Lowndes went with a more classic Hollywood look. She was on hand to support her botfriend, Aaron Paul, who is up for the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Breaking Bad.

Shay Mitchell At The Emmys Discusses Upcoming Pretty Little Liars Season 2

 

Pretty Shay Mitchell of Pretty Little Liars discusses the upcoming second season of the show while attending the 62nd Emmy Awards. She just received the latest script moments before leaving for the event. Newcomer Mitchell just won a Famous Teen Award prior to her new hit series capturing the Teen Choice Award for Best Summer Show earlier this month.

Season 2 of Pretty Little Liars is set to begin airing this January. The series is also based on the bestselling book series by author Sara Shepard and co-stars Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario, Ian Harding (who also won a Teen Choice Award) and Holly Marie Combs. The show debuted to massive ratings and was quickly green-lighted for more episodes after the original run of ten.

2 Truths A One Lie With Ian Harding Of Pretty Little Liars

Ian Harding from the ABC Series Pretty Little Liars plays Two Truths And One Lie with fans of the show. Here's your chance to see how much you know about "Mr Fitz". Which of the following is true and which is the lie? Put you answer in the comments below.

1. Harding was class speaker at his graduation.
2. He was an All-Star Lacrosse player in high school.
3. He was born in Germany.

I don't know how familiar you are with Ian Harding's background, but if you know the answer or even if you guessed wrong, say which answer is the one you thought was incorrect.

ABC's Nightline Takes Late Night Crown; Bests Letterman & Leno!

Shocking isn't it? ABC's Nightline has consistently beaten both David Letterman and Jay Leno for 18 straight weeks in the ratings. The folks at Nightline like Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir are probably tickled pink by this news, but it doesn't bode well for Leno as he just took over for Conan O'Brien ("It was voluntary... I swear") after his disaster in the ratings at 10pm. O'Brien would have been fine if the network had just given him time, but it was not to be and Jay ended up back in the big chair for The Tonight Show.

Letterman's Late Show with David Letterman on CBS is the same as always, consistently funny, but Dave is getting up there in age and maybe the younger crowd isn't watching like it once did. Many prefer Stephen Colbert and Jon Daily to Letterman and they younger viewers really just won't watch Leno unless there's a great guest. Most stay away in droves.

But how does Nightline stack up? They've been using hard hitting journalism with features like "The Kardashians: Reality Show Darlings" and "Are Kim And Reggie Really Over?!" Total snorefest, but it does bring in the eyeballs. What must Ted Koppel be thinking?

Michael J. Fox To Be On The Good Wife

Actor Michael J. Fox has been announced as a guest star on The Good Wife which stars Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth next season. Fox will play a "shrewd and cynical litigator" named Simon Canning who will oppose Margulies' character, Alicia Florrick in a massive class action suit as he defends a giant pharmaceutical company.

Fox was last seen in 5 episodes of Rescue Me with Denis Leary in 2009. Personally one of my alltime favorite actors, Fox rose to fame playing Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties back in the 80s and Spin City of course as well as a number of hit movies on his resume such as the Back To The Future trilogy and Doc Hollywood before suffering from Parkinsons disease. He started Spin City after his diagnosis and also made a great (if underrated) movie called The Frighteners - check that one out if you haven't seen it yet.

Since then he has had a number of memorable guest roles, such as Daniel Post on Boston Legal. He also has picked up 5 Emmy Awards over the course of his career.

The premiere of The Good Wife is set for Tuesday, Sept. 28 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. The series’ first season was a critical success, having received nine Emmy nominations.

Hot In Cleveland Renewed For At Least 20 More Episodes

Looks like Betty White, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and Valerie Bertinelli will be around next season after the cable channel TV Land took out the option to have another 20 episodes of the series for next season.

The ratings have been pretty good, with an average of 4.7 million viewers since the show premiered July 16th. That's really something as the cable channel usually offers fare such as reruns of "The Andy Griffith Show," "All in the Family," "The Cosby Show" and "Everybody Loves Raymond".

The producer of the show is Sean Hayes who played Jack on Will & Grace. The show stars Bertinelli, Leeves and Malick as 3 friends who uproot from Los Angeles for Cleveland (I half expect to see Drew Cary putting in an appearance) and Betty White is the caretaker for the home the three rent.

So far the series had had a number of celeb guest stars on the show, such as John Schneider ("The Dukes of Hazzard"), seven-time Emmy winner Carl Reiner ("The Dick Van Dyke Show'), singer Huey Lewis and Amy Yasbeck ("Wings"). Other guest stars that have been announced for the first season include: Wayne Knight ("Seinfeld," "3rd Rock from the Sun"), Susan Lucci ("All My Children"), Emmy winner Shirley Knight ("Indictment: The McMartin Trial") and Juliet Mills ("Nanny and the Professor").

Emma Roberts Could Be The Love Interest In The New Spiderman Movie

Rumor is that actress Emma Roberts could possibly be Gwen Stacy, the girl that Andrew Garfield falls for in the upcoming Spiderman Reboot movie which is not scheduled for release until July of 2012.

In case you were unaware, just about everyone was let go from the Spiderman franchise for this new version of the webslinger. Out are Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker aka Spiderman, and Sam Raimi who directed the first 3 movies.

Emma Roberts is just one of several young actresses up for the Stacy role opposite Garfield. Here is a list of those under consideration:

Imogen Poots - who played the young Valerie in V For Vendetta and Tammy in 28 Weeks Later.
Ophelia Lovibond - another English actress who has lots of film experience.
Lilly Collins - Recent seen on 2 episodes of 90210 and about to appear in Romero & Juliet. Very pretty if a little on the lean side. Also English - is that a requirement of being Peter Parker's love interest?
Teresa Palmer - A new actress from Australia. Recently in The Sorcerer's Apprentice and was also cast in The Grudge 2.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Winstead was in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Ramona Flowers. She's also a part of the remake of The Thing which I wanna see when it comes out next year.

Roberts is of course the front runner at this time having been in 2007's Nancy Drew and currently filming Scream 4.

Lucy Hale & Shay Mitchell Of Pretty Little Liars Answer Viewer Questions

Here's some video of Pretty Little Liars castmembers Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell taking some questions about the show and various characters. The video is about half an hour long and if you are a fan of the show, you'll love this chance to see the girls for so long. Hale actually calls co-star Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz) and mentions his winning the Teen Choice Award.

You can find out more about the cast and the show Pretty Little Liars at the following webpage: Pretty Little Liars. There are links on the page to each of the main characters, Aria (Lucy Hale), Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Hanna (Ashley Benson), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Mr Fitz (Ian Harding), Jenna (Tammin Sursok) and Ella Montgomery (Holly Marie Combs).

There's also lots of clips from the show and episode reviews.

Video: Lindsay Lohan Sentenced To 90 Days In Jail

Well, maybe this will smarten this dumb, dumb girl up. Lindsay Lohan gets sent to jail for 90 days for breaching her probation and breaks down in tears when told she was going to prison. Lohan will be required to report to authorities in 2 weeks time to begin her jail time. July 20th, 2010 she will start her sentence, but no word if she will be eligible for early release. Lohan also will be required to undergo 90 days of rehab foillowing her release from prison.

What do you think? Given all the details of Lohan's somewhat sordid past is this a good sentence for her?

Megan Fox In Her Underwear - Need We Say More?

The lovely Megan Fox was named "The Face Of Emporio Armani underwear" for the second year in a row. Are you reading this or staring at the picture on the right?

There'll be a new ad featuring Fox shortly if not already and a major billboard campaign starting in July and her image will be plastered all over major cities til spring.

And unfortunately, Megan is once again engaged to sometime actor Brian Austin Green. Like you had a shot either lol.

Odd Comments On Tube Squad Blog

For some reason I keep getting odd comments on this blog that don't show up at all. I don't know if they're left in a language other than English, but they seems to be in characters that do not display correctly. Someone leaves a comment and all I see is Square, Square, Square, dot, dot, dot. If you are trying to contribute something positive to the commentary, great. If not, please go elsewhere, because I do moderate all comments and those that will not show up legibly will obviously be deleted.

Ralph Macchio's New Film

Gotta admit this is funny. Nice guy Ralph Macchio's attempt to be a hollywood bad boy. While the re-make of his The Karate Kid is released with Jaden Smith taking over the role Macchio made famous as Daniel-san Russo, Macchio tries to revive his faded star. I'd actually like to see this one.

Leonard Nimoy Hangs Up His Ears

Well it looks like Leonard Nimoy has decided to retire from the world of acting at the ripe age of 79. Nimoy shot to fame as the iconic Vulcan Mister Spock on the original TV series Star Trek way back in the mid-1960s. Nimoy has been acting for about 60 years so cut him some slack Trekkers. He is getting up there, even for a Vulcan. I am of course hoping that Nimoy will sneak in one final guest shot on The Big Bang Theory so that Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) will be able to meet his idol. I still get a chuckle when I see that clip where Penny (Kaley Cuoco) gave Sheldon Nimoy's napkin for Christmas after his visit to The Cheesecake Factory and Sheldon explained excitedly "Do you know what this means?! All I need is a healthy ovum and I can make my own Leonard Nimoy!" And Penny says "Whoa Sheldon. All you're gettin' is the napkin."

Nimoy seems to have been on the radar for so long, it will be a shame fans won't be able to see him on the tube anymore, but for those geeks shocked by his retirement, he didn't say he wouldn't be making guest appearances at Trek conventions and the like. Kick back and relax Leonard, you've earned it.

Family Guy Actress Slams Sarah Palin

Gotta love this clip. Mention is made of the reaction of the actress who played the girl with Downs Syndrome replied to former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin gripping about the comment regarding her son. On the show Family Guy, a line is read basically saying that "My mom is the former governor of Alaska." To which Sarah Palin tried to tear into Family Guy as having gone over the line by attacking her.

The actress (who happens to have Downs Syndrome), replied by saying that in her family they have a sense of humor about this, and apparently Sarah palin doesn't. My family raised me to have a sense of humor and lead a normal life. My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of french bread, the way former governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes. Meanwhile Palin just basically ignores Rush Limbaugh's comments (as mentioned in the clip) as satire. Last time I looked, The Family Guy television series was all about satire and humor.

The Big Bang Theory: The Large Hadron Collision Preview

Looks like Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette are doing okay, but poor Raj (Kunal Nayyar) is left out in the cold. this is a preview for The Big Bang Theory called The Large Hadron Collision which aired February 8th.

The next episode, The Excelsior Acquisition will air March 1st. In that episode, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) has a chance to meet one of his idols, legendary comic book artist Stan Lee, but he is stuck in traffic court after getting a ticket because of Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Hard to believe season three of The Big Bang Theory is already just about over.

70s Heart-throb Leif Garrett Arrested On Heroin Possession

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Back in the 1970s, Leif Garrett was beloved by millions of girls and on the covers of teen magazines like Tiger Beat and others after having some songs have some success.

There was his version of "Runaround Sue" that did okay. He also was in several different TV shows, like Family, with Kristy McNicol and Meredith Baxter.

Garrett was the driver in an accident that left a friend a paraplegic. He was under the influence of drugs at the time.

Flash forward, and Leif Garrett was just arraigned on heroin possession charges at age 48, looking nothing like the pin-up boy of yesteryear. He was arrested after the drugs were found hidden in his shoe.

The Big Bang Theory ~ Sheldon As Raj's Wing Man ~ With Danica McKellar

This is a clip from the recent episode of The Big Bang Theory with Sheldon (Jim Parsons) helping Raj (Kunal Nayyar) at a party all the while carrying an authentic "Green Lantern" Green Lantern, and yes, that's Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years) as the girl Raj tries to hit on.

On Your Mark!: The 16th Season Of The Amazing Race Set To Kick Off Feb 14th

One of the most popular shows of all time is coming back for it's 16th season on CBS. The Amazing Race starts on February 14th. As usual the teams will race around the world, visiting nine countries, spanning five continents. One cool team is Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder who were in last season's Big Brother 11 (with Jordan won). I remember watching the show and Jordan mentioned she wanted to go on The Amazing Race. So this should be interesting.

Other racers will include Caite Upton and her boyfriend, Brent Horne (Upton was Miss South Carolina Teen USA in 2007), Steve Smith who is the 3rd base-coach for the Cleveland Indians along with his daughter Allie, and a 71-year-old grandmother and her granddaughter named Shannon. Several other teams are made up of cowboys, high-school sweethearts, detectives, a lesbian pair and a couple of moms who are also attorneys.

Ali Landry, Holly Robinson Peete at Wii Fit Celebrity Launch Party

Interviews with Constance Marie, Nancy O'Dell, Holly Robinson Peete and Ali Landry for Wii Fit and EA Active. Antonio Sabato, Jr. also talks about how great a workout it is. The Wii Fit combines fitness with fun and is designed for everyone, young and old. Wii Fit players work towards personal fitness goals and they block soccer balls, swivel hips to power hoop twirls, and go big on ski jumps to get themselves there. You can check your daily progress and set goals.

The Hunt For Gollum ~ Cool Video That's a Prequel To LOTR

Have you seen this? The Hunt For Gollum is an award winning unofficial prequel to The Lord of the Rings and shows Aragorn & Gandalf's long search for Gollum. This 40 minute film cost less that 5 grand to make, and is a homage to Peter Jackson's trilogy and the writing of J.R.R. Tolkien.

This is a short movie that you shouldn't miss if you are a Tolkien and LOTR fan.

Kiefer Sutherland Caught Up In Cattle Scam

"Dude, I've got this GREAT investment for you!" Keifer Sutherland: "What is it?" Other guy: "CATTLE!"

What is wrong with this picture? Who invests in cattle of all things? Well, it looks like Keifer did and he supposedly got scammed out of over $800,000 dollars for his trouble. Apparently Sutherland's advisor told the 24 star that this was a good idea (I wonder if he's fired yet) and that this guy he was investing with would purchase cattle from Mexico and sell them for a profit in the U.S.

Several people join Sutherland in being duped by this guy who took money (at least a mill total) and cattle and now it's all gone. One other guy says he "loaned" the alleged criminal 54 head of cattle and now they're gone too. The suspect, Michael Wayne Carr, faces 12 felony charges, among them multiple counts of grand theft, forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money by false pretenses and falsifying corporate books.

There are so many circle the wagons and brokeback mountain jokes just waiting to be said.

67th Annual Golden Globes Winners List

Here's the list of winners for this year's Golden Globe Awards. The winner in each category is shown with a " * " precending their name.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
* Avatar (20th Century Fox)
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
Up in the Air (Paramount Pictures)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
* Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
* Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart ~ 'bout damn time!
George Clooney – Up in the Air
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Tobey Maguire – Brothers

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(500) Days of Summer (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
* The Hangover (Warner Bros. Pictures)
It’s Complicated (Universal Pictures)
Julie & Julia (Columbia Pictures)
Nine (The Weinstein Company)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Sandra Bullock – The Proposal
Marion Cotillard – Nine
Julia Roberts – Duplicity
Meryl Streep – It’s Complicated
* Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Matt Damon – The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis – Nine
* Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Sony Pictures Animation)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Coraline (Focus Features)
The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney Pictures)
* Up (Disney•Pixar)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Baaria (Italy)
Broken Embraces (Spain)
The Maid (Chile)
A Prophet (France)
* The White Ribbon (Germany)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
* Mo’Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Penelope Cruz – Nine
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
Julianne Moore – A Single Man

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
* Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
* James Cameron – Avatar
Clint Eastwood – Invictus
Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell – District 9
Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
Nancy Meyers – It’s Complicated
* Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
* Michael Giacchino – Up
Marvin Hamlisch – The Informant!
James Horner – Avatar
Abel Korzeniowski – A Single Man
Karen O and Carter Burwell – Where the Wild Things Are

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“Cinema Italiano”; Mysic & Lyrics by Mary Yeston – Nine
“I Want to Come Home”; Music & Lyrics by Paul McCartney – Everybody’s Fine
“I Will See You”; Music by James Horner and Simon Franglen, Lyrics by James Horner, Sion Franglen and Kuk Harrell – Avatar
* “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)”; Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett – Crazy Heart
“Winter”; Music by U2, Lyrics by Bono – Brothers

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
“Big Love” (HBO)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“House” (Fox)
* “Mad Men” (AMC)
“True Blood” (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Glenn Close – “Damages”
January Jones – “Mad Men”
* Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”
Anna Paquin – “True Blood”
Kyra Sedgwick – “The Closer”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Simon Baker – “The Mentalist”
* Michael C. Hall – “Dexter”
Jon Hamm – “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie – “House”
Bill Paxton – “Big Love”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
“30 Rock” (NBC)
“Entourage” (HBO)
* “Glee” (Fox)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“The Office” (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
* Toni Collette – “United States of Tara”
Courteney Cox – “Cougar Town”
Edie Falco – “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Lea Michele – “Glee”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
* Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”
Steve Carell – “The Office”
David Duchovny – “Californication”
Thomas Jane – “Hung”
Matthew Morrison – “Glee”

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
“Georgia O’Keeffe” (Lifetime Television)
* “Grey Gardens” (HBO)
“Into the Storm” (HBO)
“Little Dorrit” (PBS)
“Taking Chance” (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Joan Allen – “Georgia O’Keeffe”
* Drew Barrymore – “Grey Gardens”
Jessica Lange – “Grey Gardens”
Anna Paquin – “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler”
Sigourney Weaver – “Prayers for Bobby”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
* Kevin Bacon – “Taking Chance”
Kenneth Branagh – “Wallander: One Step Behind”
Chiwetel Ejiofor – “Endgame”
Brendan Gleeson – “Into the Storm”
Jeremy Irons – “Georgia O’Keeffe”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jane Adams – “Hung”
Rose Byrne – “Damages”
Jane Lynch – “Glee”
Janet McTeer – “Into the Storm”
* Chloe Sevigny – “Big Love”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Emerson – “Lost”
Neil Patrick Harris – “How I Met Your Mother”
William Hurt – “Damages”
* John Lithgow – “Dexter”
Jeremy Piven – “Entourage”

Behind The Scenes Of Avatar ~ The Process Of Performance Capture

An intriguing look behind the scenes of the making of the box office smash Avatar and the process used to capture the actors in an almost life-like animation. From interviews with Jake Sully who plays Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana (Neytiri) and director James Cameron, with side by side shots of the actors in their weird bodysuits and the results from the film. All in all, pretty cool.

And there's word of a possible sequel to Avatar from Cameron having to do with the moons orbiting the planet Pandora, but he's just in preliminary discussions, so it could be years before we see any action on Avatar 2: Tokyo Drift ~ just kidding about that title, but Cameron is notoriously slow moving on getting projects started.

Tobey Maguire; Sam Raimi Out ~ Won't Be In Spidey 4!

The word is that both out for Spiderman 4, with production pushed back to 2012 as the braintrust at Sony scrambles to rustle up a Peter Parker and director.

Raimi helmed the first three Spiderman blockbusters all with Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spiderman battling against various super-villans garnering bucketloads of money at the box office (and in after sales like merchandise), but that's all over. There was some talk of Maguire being in the upcoming version of The Hobbit, but Maguire quashed that saying he hadn't spoken with anyone involved and his participation was simply gossip.

Because of problems with the latest installment of the Spiderman franchise (supposedly script re-writes), production was stalled, and Marvel Studios started pushing to get the new Thor movie, starring Australian newcomer Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder, fast-tracked. Filming on that movie began yesterday.

Don't know what to make of this move by the studios. There are rumors that Spidey 4 is supposed to be more about teenaged Peter Parker, and Maguire, 33, may be a little long in the tooth to play a youthful Spiderman. It seems sort of like they are trying to take a page from Batman Begins, with a new take on Spiderman's origins, BUT, wasn't that all taken care of in Spiderman back in 2002 when Maguire took on the role?

As far as Maguire himself, he has tons of films lined up: The Details, a dark comedy due out this year, as well as The Crusaders a story about segregation. He also has at least ten more films in the pipeline for the next several years, as well as the critically acclaimed Brothers which was just recently released.

Raimi also has a very busy itinerary for the next five years, with 3 movies out this year, two more the next and several television projects on the backburner.

Guess we'll need to get more information before we find out the real cause of the split between Raimi/Maguire and Sony. What's your take on this mess?

Conan O'Brien Being Wooed By Fox

It looks like Fox Television is trying to snag Conan O'Brien who is getting the boot from the coveted 11:35pm timeslot by NBC to put Jay Leno back in his old spot. The problem is how will O'Brien remove the shackles of his contract with NBC? Suppoedly he will continue as host of "The Tonight Show", but at what hour will it be aired? Conan's contract doesn't say what time he goes on.

It all smacks of desperation on the Network's part, as they are desperately trying to staunch the outflow of ad revenue. Both sides don't want this to become a legal matter (sounds like veiled threats, don't it?), and want the matter fixed in-house.

If O'Brien does jump to Fox, NBC could insist that he not be allowed to start a show for as long as a year, for cometitive reasons. It sounds like they want to keep Conan on a short leash, and doing what the network wants and he had better like it too! Another sore point is that NBC claims that now that O'Brien has hosted the Tonight Show, they are not liable to pay a $45 million penalty to O'Brien due if he never hosted the show.

Conan's getting elbowed aside. It's like "We gave ya a shot and it didn't work out, so buh-bye" if he doesn't like the new terms they've blindsided him with. Shoddy and petty treatment for someone who has worked hard for years to have his employer just remove O'Brien like this.