TV Updates Emmy Fatigue: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Veep As I previously mentioned, I have a hard time with the Emmys. If Game of Thrones illustrates the television academy’s slow-on-the-uptake ways, then nothing better captures the essence of “Emmy fatigue” than Julia Louis-Dreyfus. JLD won her sixth Emmy as an actress in a comedy By Sarah • Sep 21, 2015 10:38 am
TV Updates The Emmy Snubbing of Amy Poehler I have this bad feeling about what happened to Amy Poehler. Sarah and Maria have had various takes on the concept of people who win over and over again, and I pointed out that Claire Danes has nomination ennui. But Amy – Amy is not the same as some of those By Duana • Sep 21, 2015 10:18 am
TV Updates Colbert Returns Last night Stephen Colbert came back to late night television, making his debut as the new host of The Late Show. So how did it go? How was the first night of the “real” Stephen Colbert on TV? Pretty good. It was a solid first show, given that this is By Sarah • Sep 09, 2015 01:59 pm
TV Updates Katherine Heigl’s TV do-over gets a do-over Yesterday it was reported that Katherine Heigl will replace KaDee Strickland in a pilot about sexy lawyers who lawyer while having sexy sex. The show is called Doubt, which, I can’t believe THAT is the best title someone can come up with for a show about lawyers. It’s By Sarah • Aug 25, 2015 01:04 pm
TV Updates Annie guns for EGOT Anne Hathaway has signed onto a limited TV series called The Ambassador’s Wife. Adapted from a novel by Jennifer Steil, it’s about a woman who is kidnapped in the Middle East. If this were 1982 I’d say it would be a derivative bodice-ripper full of dashing By Sarah • Aug 20, 2015 11:11 am
TV Updates Gwen in the spotlight Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive on The Voice ahead of the upcoming season. I’ve never actually watched an episode. Might this year because I’m trying to Gossip Genie some chemistry between Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton. Anyway, in addition to an exclusive clip of the judges talking about By Lainey • Aug 19, 2015 03:22 pm
TV Updates Kalicia-gate goes on A few months ago, Duana wrote about The Good Wife season finale, and Kalinda/Archie Panjabi’s final episode – click here for a refresher. What I particularly loved about Duana’s take on it wasn’t just the analysis of Kalicia-gate (Archie and Julianna Margulies had not appeared in By Maria • Aug 19, 2015 12:21 pm
TV Updates Trevor Noah takes his seat Trevor Noah’s tenure as host of The Daily Show begins on September 28, and Comedy Central has released the first teaser for the new era, showing Noah taking his seat on the revamped set with the tagline “Same seat, different ass” as Kanye West’s “Power” plays. It’s By Sarah • Aug 19, 2015 11:16 am
TV Updates Selena on Gwen’s team It was announced yesterday that Selena Gomez will guest on The Voice as an advisor on Gwen Stefani’s team when the new season starts next month. Makes sense. Her album, Revival, comes out October 9. Rihanna has also been confirmed as an advisor without allegiances. This is why people By Lainey • Aug 18, 2015 11:20 am
TV Updates Justin’s ring and Jen’s dress Justin Theroux was papped at LAX yesterday, first shots of him after the honeymoon. As you know, he and Jennifer Aniston spent it with friends in Bora Bora. They came back a few days ago and he’s now off again for work wearing his new ring and a ballin’ By Lainey • Aug 18, 2015 09:34 am
Quiveration Show me two of my favourites If you’ve been reading this site a while, you know my affection for Winona Ryder. I love her a LOT. And if you scroll down a few bars and look at my Five List, you know my affection for Oscar Isaac. I lust him a LOT. They were together By Lainey • Aug 12, 2015 11:26 am
TV Updates UnREAL Season 1 review: Totally Worth It TV fatigue: it’s real. There is too much good television that it becomes overwhelming to choose a show, because no one can possibly watch everything. We become paralyzed with indecision and no one wants to give their time to a creative flop (ahem, True Detective season 2) or miss By Maria • Aug 11, 2015 12:02 pm
TV Updates Amy Schumer gets one hour Stand-up comedy has changed quite a bit over the last fifteen years, thanks entirely to the internet, but one thing that remains the same is the HBO one hour special. That’s the golden benchmark for “you made it” for a lot of comedians, which Amy Schumer alludes to By Sarah • Aug 11, 2015 10:49 am
TV Updates Matt Damon: Ben Affleck’s constant We’ll start here – which is what was supposed to be the only news story about Ben Affleck last night and today, and for a change, a good news story. The premiere of Project Greenlight season 4, The Leisure Class for HBO, a project that Ben and his bff, Matt By Lainey • Aug 11, 2015 09:52 am
TV Updates Stephen Colbert’s fitting ending, new beginning with George Clooney Of all the people who showed up to wish Jon Stewart farewell, Stephen Colbert’s heartfelt goodbye was the best tribute of the night. He’s arguably the most successful of the Daily Show alums, and he was the last of the former correspondents to come out and say goodbye By Sarah • Aug 07, 2015 11:58 am
TV Updates Jon Stewart’s Farewell Jon Stewart signed off on The Daily Show last night, which, barring a surprise retirement from Conan O’Brien, ends a period of turnover in late night television. Over the last few years, all the long-time late night hosts have retired—except for Conan, who not for nothing has By Sarah • Aug 07, 2015 10:18 am
