The Emmy Awards are this Sunday night, and its winner might be the most hard to predict in years. Five of the drama and comedy series contenders are first-time nominees, as are many of the nominated actors — including Timothy Olyphant, for "Justified," and Martha Plimpton, for "Raising Hope." "Mildred Pierce" leads the nominations, with twenty one total, and “Mad Men” is close behind with nineteen. Who will bring home the most statues?
The Emmy Awards are this Sunday night. Jimmy Fallon is hosting, and it’s expected to be a big night for "Glee," which is up for 19 Emmys. Here to preview the Emmys with us and share her predictions is Delaina Dixon, TV blogger and a friend of The Takeaway.
Long before the we were exposed to the sexcapades of Samantha Jones, the world had Blanche Devereaux. For seven much loved seasons on the iconic sitcom "The Golden Girls," Blanche lead Dorothy, Rose, and Sophia on their own sexual revolution, proving that like a fine wine, a woman gets better with age. The sultry Southern belle was given life by actress Rue McClanahan, who died yesterday of a stroke at age 76.
How long has summer been the time for TV networks to just kick up their feet, hit play on the reruns and maybe stage some low budget, easy-to-produce reality TV shows? Looking at the upcoming program schedules, it's clear: this summer you’re going to have more to watch than reruns of "The Simpsons" and "30 Rock" as the networks take a lesson from cable channels like the USA Network and HBO.
Conan O’Brien might be legally prohibited from being funny on television (for now) but yesterday "Team CoCo" announced O'Brien will be heading back to TV on TBS this November. O'Brien also launched his new live tour, "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" last night in Eugene, Ore.
The film industry celebrated its largest gala at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday night. The big news was that "The Hurt Locker" cleaned up, carrying home six Oscars, but there were plenty of other moments to talk about. Melena Ryzik, of the New York Times' Carpetbagger blog, and TV blogger Delaina Dixon, cover who won, who lost, and what's going to be the big topic of conversation around the water cooler today.
Sunday is the night of the happiest awards show in Hollywood -- the Golden Globes -- during which champagne glasses overflow and stars hear their names being called while they're in the bathroom. Who will win this year? Who will be drunk? Will the television and movie stars get along with each other? And what will host Ricky Gervais say that will push the envelope?
Conan O'Brien refuses to do "The Tonight Show" after midnight. The standoff between Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, and NBC continues. O’Brien released a statement Tuesday saying he would not make the switch to the later time, as the network hoped. Television blogger Delaina Dixon tells us about the story.
Cookie Monster now eats vegetables, and various faces have come and gone, but the core values and missions of Sesame Street aren't much different from when the show was first broadcast four decades ago. We look back at the show’s influence with original cast member Bob McGrath, who is still with the show today. We also look at the future of children's television in America with TV blogger Delaina Dixon.
Delaina Dixon, TV blogger from DelainaDixon.com, joins us to talk about the reaction over the weekend – particularly on the late-night talk shows – about President Obama's being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
"Our president is being recognized for trying to bring international humanitarian efforts to the world; isn't that something that we should actually be excited about?"
—Delaina Dixon, TV blogger, on President Obama's win
Last night, David Letterman had a startling admission to his audience: that he had had sexual relationships with female staff members and was being extorted for it. Authories have arrested a suspect for the alleged extortion scheme but haven't released a name, though the AP reports that the suspect is Robert Halderman, a producer on CBS's show "48 Hours." We talk with our friend Delaina Dixon, TV blogger at DelainaDixon.com.
Watch his admission for yourself:
President Obama added another TV appearance to his recent media tour last night. He stopped by the fabled couches of "The Late Show with David Letterman" and brought his bully pulpit with him. Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times joins us with a look at whether the president's policy goals were met by his late-night appearance. And Delaina Dixon, founder of delainadixon.com, brings us her thoughts on whether the president was more fun to watch than stupid pet tricks.
The Emmy Awards celebrated the world of television Sunday night with their 61st broadcast, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" both repeated last year's wins for best comedy and dramatic series, respectively.
The show had a few surprises, as well. Toni Collette was awarded the Emmy for best comedy actress for her multiple-personality role in "United States of Tara," beating out "30 Rock"'s Tina Fey.
Joining us for her take on the awards show is Delaina Dixon, TV blogger and founder of delainadixon.com.
Watch Toni Collette's acceptance speech:
CORRECTION:
We incorrectly said on-air that the TV show, "The United States of Tara" was canceled. Showtime announced in February that the series was renewed for a second season (expected to air in early 2010).
"The Jay Leno Show" premiers on NBC tonight at 10:00 pm EST, and planning for the prime time premiere has gone on for months. We look at the lead up to the launch of a new late-night show with someone who has done it several times: Mitch Semel, network executive and president of Semel Media. We also speak to TV blogger Delaina Dixon of delainadixon.com to find out if the buzz around "The Jay Leno Show" is justified.
View an interview with Jay Leno about his new show:
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