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We survived another snow storm and another podcast! This week, the TV Talk Podcast gives you our thoughts on the winners and losers at this years GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS.

DAMAGES Season 3 is hot on our heels and we briefly discuss the first two hours. Patty, Ellen and Tom are back for a killer season of manipluation and a sharp game of cat and mouse.

The most satisfying news from the winter TCA press tour revolves around the timeline for the next two seasons of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.

PROJECT RUNWAY returns to New York City and the reunion feels so good! Heidi, Michael, Nina and Tim Gunn try to make it work with a new back of 16 designers. We’re already in love!

AMERICAN IDOL kicked off another season and Ducky may or may not be back on the bandwagon.

It wouldn’t be a TV podcast unless we talked about the Leno/Conan Late Night Debacle. What a shit-show…

Oh and did I mention we talk about AVATAR? Why not!

We end this week’s podcast with some fun and games! Get ready for a few rounds of “Would You Rather”: TV Edition.

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The 67th Golden Globes Awards air tonight on NBC! I’m not a person that puts a lot of stock in awards shows but I do love me an awards show gathering. It’s chips and dip time y’all! Oh and the fact that Ricky Gervais is hosting makes this must watch television.

As I sit here this morning looking at the list of Golden Globes nominees, I’m realizing I don’t have much of an opinion when it comes to the film categories. Apparently I spend too much time watching films that grace the festival circuit and not the multiplex.

Does that mean I don’t have an opinion? Hardly, I always have an opinion!

Here’s how I’d like to see the Golden Globes shakedown when they air tonight (my picks are in bold). I’m not saying this is what I think will win, but in my heart what I wish would take home the golden sparkly thing. Let’s start with TV!

Best Television Series: Drama
“Mad Men”
“True Blood”
“Dexter”
“Big Love”
“House”
I really wanted to say TRUE BLOOD but some of that Maryann shit got cuckoo bananas and derailed the show at times. MAD MEN is always fucking crazy good but this season took some time to completely hook me. DEXTER on the other hand had possibly its best season to date. So gooooooooood!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series: Drama
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”
Bill Paxton, “Big Love”
No contest in my opinion… Michael C. Hall should win. He played the charming, dutiful husband and father with LEAVE IT TO BEAVER grace but he also played a manic, hell bent, jealous and at times loose canon Dex this season. Scary good.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series: Drama
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
January Jones, “Mad Men”
While I thought January Jones did a killer job this season, she’s no Glenn Close. But I didn’t pick Glenn Close because I’m ready for a newbie this year. I’m going with Julianna Margulies because her controlled yet crazy empowering portrayal of Alicia Florrick is mesmerizing to watch.

Best Television Series: Comedy
“30 Rock”
“The Office”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“Entourage”
Surely most of you thought I’d pick GLEE for this category. While I think it has a better chance at winning (I mean its hands down the most original series of the year), I’m still going with MODERN FAMILY! Family continues to be a smart, witty, laugh out loud dark family comedy that hits your heart from week to week. Best Series in any category… Period!

The rest of my Golden Globes TV and Film predictions are after the jump… (more…)

Another month, another sickness induced hiatus and not one but two surgeries later, GMMR and Ducky are back with a new TV Talk Podcast!

Your favorite carcasters are back to talk about all of the TV we’ve soaked in from our hospital and sick beds.

We kick off the podcast with the Season 6 finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. Then we move on to the fall finales of GLEE and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.

We sink our teeth into some TRUE BLOOD casting news then tackle the return of faves CHUCK and LOST.

MODERN FAMILY and THE OFFICE were Christmas fantastic, as were 30 ROCK and the increasingly brilliant PARKS & RECREATION.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and THE BIG BANG THEORY are always worth a good conversation as is the debate over THE GOOD WIFE.

What else is on tap? How about MERCY, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, THE SING-OFF, SAY YES TO THE DRESS, HAPPILY EVER FASTER and LAUNCH MY LINE.

Did the right people win TOP CHEF and PROJECT RUNWAY? Who’s real pretty to look at and what’s our new TV Talk Podcast tagline?

Thanks for being so patient with our crazy illnesses and busy schedules. We wish we could podcast more regularly than we do and we think it’s amazing so many folks care about what we have to say regarding all things TV! You guys are the best.

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It’s been 7 weeks since our last podcast and 7 weeks since we last saw each other. You totally thought GMMR and Ducky had called it quits didn’t you? How dare you…

An extended gig in the Hamptons originally sidelined the podcast, then a horrible back injury kept this terrible TV twosome apart until now!

For our first big podcast of the Fall, we thought we’d make up for lost time with a huge 2 hour 10 minute carcast full of laughs, tears, a near death experience and even some New England leaf peeping!

    Shows covered in this podcast:

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, BIG BANG THEORY, GOSSIP GIRL, HOUSE, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, THE BIGGEST LOSER, THE GOOD WIFE, V, GLEE, MODERN FAMILY, COUGAR TOWN, TOP CHEF, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, FLASH FORWARD, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, BONES, SUPERNATURAL, FRINGE, THE OFFICE, PARKS & RECREATION, 30 ROCK, COMMUNITY, GREY’S ANATOMY, PRIVATE PRACTICE, UGLY BETTY, DOLLHOUSE, SOUTHLAND, WHITE COLLAR, THE AMAZING RACE, SURVIVOR, DEXTER, MAD MEN and GREEK.

We hope you enjoy our ode to Fall TV so far this season and hope you’ll join in the conversation. Leave your thoughts on what we covered in the comments section of this post! We’d love to hear what you’ve got to say about the new Fall lineup.

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NBC has announced their Fall 2009, Midseason 2010 Schedule and there’s a couple new shows peppered amongst the network veterans. Gone are MEDIUM (moved to CBS) and MY NAME IS EARL but if you’re wondering where FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS is, don’t worry it will return to NBC but not until next summer… yup, summer 2010.

NBC’s Fall 2009 Schedule:
MONDAY
8 p.m. HEROES
9 p.m. TRAUMA
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

TUESDAY
8 p.m. THE BIGGEST LOSER
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. PARENTHOOD
9 p.m. LAW & ORDER: SVU
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

THURSDAY
8 p.m. SNL WEEKEND UPDATE: THURSDAY
*COMMUNITY will air at 8 after SNL’s initial run
8:30 p.m. PARKS AND RECREATION
9 p.m. THE OFFICE
9:30 p.m. COMMUNITY
*30 ROCK will air at 9:30 after COMMUNITY moves to 8 p.m. (confused yet?)
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

FRIDAY
8 p.m. LAW & ORDER
9 p.m. SOUTHLAND
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

NBC’s Midseason Schedule (after the Winter Olympics):
MONDAY
8 p.m. CHUCK
9 p.m. DAY ONE
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

TUESDAY
8 p.m. THE BIGGEST LOSER (90 min edition)
9:30 p.m. 100 QUESTIONS
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. MERCY
9 p.m. LAW & ORDER: SVU
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

THURSDAY
8 p.m. COMMUNITY
8:30 p.m. PARKS AND RECREATION
9 p.m. THE OFFICE
9:30 p.m. 30 ROCK
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

FRIDAY
8 p.m. LAW & ORDER
9 p.m. SOUTHLAND
10 p.m. THE JAY LENO SHOW

SUNDAY
8 p.m. THE MARRIAGE REF
9 p.m. THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE

My buddy Scooter McGavin has once again come up with a great poll for TV Bloggers to participate in. This time we were tasked with coming up with our Favorite TV Duos (couples, partners, friends, enemies, etc.) from the current 2008/09 season.

After some major Snapple Abacus action, here is the list we came up with.


TV’s Top 25 Duos (2008/09 Season)

1. Coach Eric and Tammy Taylor (Friday Night Lights)
2. Liz Lemon and Jack Donagy (30 Rock)
3. Sheldon Cooper Ph.D. and Penny (The Big Bang Theory)
4. Jim Halpert and Dwight Shrute (The Office)
5. Patty Hewes and Ellen Parsons (Damages)
6. “Bones” and Special Agent Seeley Booth (Bones)
7. Emerson Cod and Olive Snook (Pushing Daisies)
8. Blair Waldolf and Chuck Bass (Gossip Girl)
9. Shawn Spencer and Burton “Gus” Guster (Psych)
10. Chuck Bartowski and Special Agent Sarah Walker (Chuck)
11. Sam and Dean Winchester (Supernat ural)
12. Marc St. James and Amanda Tannen (Ugly Betty)
13. Barney Stinson and Ted Mosbey (How I Met Your Mother)
14. Bill Adama and Laura Roslin (Battlestar Gallactica)
15. Landry Clark and Tyra Colette (Friday Night Lights)
16. Ben Linus and John Locke (Lost)
17. John “J.D.” Dorian M.D. and Dr. Christopher Turk (Scrubs)
18. Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton (True Blood)
19. Jeff Patel and Lester Barnes aka Jeffster (Chuck)
20. James “Sawyer” Ford and Juliet Burke (Lost)
21. Homer and Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
22. Bill Adma and Saul Tigh (Battestar Galactica)
23. Richard Cypher and Kahlan Amnell (Legend of the Seeker)
24. Earl and Randy Hickey (My Name Is Earl)
25. Michael Westen and Fiona Glenanne (Burn Notice)

Voters: Dan, Ducky, Kath, Matt, Sandie, Scooter McGavin, TVFan, Vance

I’ve gotta say that I’m pretty surprised by some of these picks, especially some of the rankings. Homer and Marge? Really folks? Welcome to 1989! How do you choose Barney and Ted as a combo? Sure I love love love me some HIMYM and I wanted to include Barney and someone but really there’s no good pick. He’s awesome with everyone but no single character is better with him than others… that’s just my opinion. Sookie and Bill? Honestly? Legend of the Seeker? Why not pick Xina and her dykey friend Gabriella? Makes no sense to me.

For full disclosure, here’s my Top 10 list:

1. Bill Adama and Laura Roslin (Battlestar Galactica)
2. Coach Taylor and Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights)
3. James “Sawyer” Ford and Juliet Burke (Lost)
4. Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)
5. Michael Westen and Fiona Glenanne (Burn Notice)
6. Booth and Bones (Bones)
7. Patty Hewes and Ellen Parsons (Damages)
8. Sheldon Cooper and Penny (The Big Bang Theory)
9. Emerson Cod and Olive Snook (Pushing Daisies)
10. Casey Cartwright and Frannie Morgan (Greek)

I know what you’re thinking… where the hell are Sam & Dean Winchester?! The truth is that they didn’t even cross my mind. Not once did my boys pop into my head and that makes me sad. I honestly would put them in the Top 5 but I spaced – sorry SPN boys and girls, I’m totally embarrassed. I’m also sad I didn’t include The Doctor and Donna (DOCTOR WHO), Capt. Jack and Ianto (TORCHWOOD) or even Trainer’s Bob and Jillian (THE BIGGEST LOSER). Given a Top 25 I would have included more choices and if I thought about my Top 10 a little better, it would be somewhat different but what can ya do?

How about you guys? Which TV Duos would make your list for the 2008/09 TV Season?

This morning NBC announced the majority of their Fall 2009 TV Lineup and while we’re still waiting on the fate of CHUCK, there are a ton of returning and new shows to occupy our minds.

While I’m on pins and needles for CHUCK (fate will be determined on May 19th), I’m pretty psyched for the 3rd incarnation of PARENTHOOD (sans Keanu but with Peter Krause!!!) and DAY ONE not the mention THE SOUP’s Joel McHale in COMMUNITY!

Returning Shows: THE OFFICE, 30 ROCK, THE BIGGEST LOSER, CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, LAW & ORDER: SVU, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, HEROES, SOUTHLAND, PARKS AND RECREATION, SNL: THURSDAY UPDATE and JAY LENO’S 10pm crapfest.

Returning Shows Still on the Bubble: CHUCK, LAW & ORDER, MEDIUM, MY NAME IS EARL

New Comedies:
100 QUESTIONS
Emmy winner James Burrows (“Will & Grace,” “Friends”) directs “100 Questions,” a new comedy series written and executive-produced by Christopher Moynihan (“For Your Consideration”) that provides hilarious answers to 100 questions about love. Charlotte Payne (Sophie Winkleman, “Peep Show”) is looking for love and has rejected multiple marriage proposals — but she has yet to meet Mr. Right. When she joins a popular online dating site, she gets a little help from her dating counselor Ravi (Amir Talai, “The Ex List”) – who requires her to take a 100-question compatibility test. The questions aren’t easy for Charlotte to answer, and each one requires her to recount a poignant and humorous time in her life with friends Leslie (Elizabeth Ho, “Women’s Murder Club”), Jill (Joy Suprano, NBC’s “Law & Order”), Mike (Christopher Moynihan “For Your Consideration”) and Wayne (David Walton “Quarterlife”). The test becomes a journey of self-discovery for Charlotte who begins to realize what she truly wants in a relationship. Ron West (“Psych”), Kelly Kulchak (“Psych”) and Michelle Nader (“King of Queens”) join Moynihan as executive producers.

COMMUNITY
From Emmy Award-winning directors Joe and Anthony Russo (“Arrested Development”) comes “Community,” a smart comedy series about higher education — and lower expectations. The student body at Greendale Community College is made up of high-school losers, newly divorced housewives, and old people who want to keep their minds active. Within these not-so-hallowed halls, “Community” focuses on a band of misfits, at the center of which is a fast-talkin’ lawyer whose degree has been revoked (Joel McHale, “The Soup”), who form a study group and end up learning a lot more about themselves than they do about their course work. In addition to McHale, the series also stars: Gillian Jacobs (“The Book of Daniel”); Yvette Nicole Brown (“Rules of Engagement”); Danny Pudi (“Greek”); Alison Brie (“Mad Men”); and comedy legend Chevy Chase (“Saturday Night Live”). “Community” is a Krasnoff Foster Entertainment, Harmonious Claptrap and Russo Brothers production in association with Sony Pictures Television and Universal Media Studios. Russ Krasnoff (“The Soloist”), Dan Harmon (“The Sarah Silverman Program”), Joe Russo (“Arrested Development”), Anthony Russo (“Arrested Development”) and Gary Foster (“The Soloist”) serve as executive producers. Joe and Anthony Russo directed the pilot that was written by Dan Harmon.

New Dramas:
DAY ONE
From executive producer/writer Jesse Alexander (“Heroes,” “Lost,” “Alias”) and director Alex Graves (“Fringe,” “Journeyman”), “Day One” tells the story of life on earth following a global catastrophe that has devastated the world’s infrastructures. Beginning with the immediate aftermath of the cataclysmic event, an eclectic band of survivors — played by Adam Campbell (“Date Movie”), Catherine Dent (“The Shield”), Julie Gonzalo (“Eli Stone”), David Lyons (“ER”), Derek Mio (“Greek”), Carly Pope (“24″), Thekla Reuten (“Sleeper Cell”) and Addison Timlin (“Cashmere Mafia”) — strives to rebuild society as they unravel the mysteries of what happened and face their uncertain future. The group, all residents of one apartment building in suburban Van Nuys, Calif., embarks on a quest for survival and discovers that hope is found in small victories — and heroes are born every day. “Day One” is a Universal Media Studios production.

More Fall 2009 NBC Drama Previews after the jump… (more…)

Ducky’s back from vacation which means it’s time for another TV Talk Podcast! We have almost 3 weeks to cover so make yourself some tea, get a snack and settle in for the soothing cackles and rants we’re about to sling your way.

We start as we always do, Monday nights. BIG BANG THEORY and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER continues to be the best damn double bill on television. CHUCK goes to the suburbs, tests his best friendship with Morgan and breaks up with Sarah, say what? HEROES hits rock bottom and Matt Dallas shows his rock hard… abs!

THE BIGGEST LOSER 7 pisses Ducky off and shockingly Kath watched! PRIVILEGED aired what may have been it’s series finale and is to be continued but when considering The CW renewed a bunch of shows already. AMERICAN IDOL continues to rock on while randomly REAPER returns.

TOP CHEF has a shocking finale while Kath gets a shocker as she realizes she missed DAMAGES last week mid-recap.

SURVIVOR’s getting ugly, Sweeps are in March, 30 ROCK gets political, AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW kills it and I might kill Kath for something she says about BURN NOTICE.

Over on Friday’s there’s FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, DOLLHOUSE and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA to discuss before breezing through Sunday’s THE AMAZING RACE because really you just want to listen to…

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Golden Globes - Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio

The 66th Annual Golden Globes just ended and it wasn’t as horrible as it could have been… that’s a plus! We got to see Darren Aronofsky flip the bird, some bird-like brit scream “fuck”, Colin Farrell say balls about 50 times, the simply adorable Sally Hawkins scored a much deserved comedy win, Kate Winslet won for Revolutionary Road (much deserved) and Slumdog killed it.

Somehow Anna Paquin won for True Blood which is just bizarre because her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse is one of the most annoying things on television. Oh yeah most importantly, Mad Men and 30 Rock took their rightful places as the kings and queens of television!

Here is the complete list of winners from tonights Golden Globes:

MOTION PICTURES:

  • Picture, Drama: “Slumdog Millionaire”
  • Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Vicky Christina Barcelona”
  • Actor, Drama: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
  • Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road”
  • Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
  • Actor, Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, “In Bruges”
  • Actress, Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
  • Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
  • Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
  • Foreign Language Film: “Waltz With Bashir”
  • Animated Film: “Wall-E”
  • Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
  • Original Score: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire”
  • Original Song: “The Wrestler” (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), “The Wrestler”
  • TELEVISION:

  • Series, Drama: “Mad Men”
  • Actor, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”
  • Actress, Drama: Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
  • Series, Musical or Comedy: “30 Rock”
  • Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
  • Actress, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
  • Miniseries or Movie: “John Adams”
  • Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, “John Adams”
  • Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giammatti, “John Adams”
  • Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, “Recount”
  • Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams”
  • The TV Golden Globes Nominations

    The 66th Annual Golden Globes are tomorrow night (Sunday, January 11th) so I thought I would list the TV nominees and give my picks to win in BOLD.

    Kath and I also did a special Golden Globes TV Talk Podcast that you can listen to online… why not.

    DRAMATIC TV SERIES
    “Dexter”
    “House M.D.”
    “In Treatment”
    “Mad Men”
    “True Blood”

    BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA
    Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”
    Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
    Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
    Hugh Laurie, “House M.D.”
    Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “The Tudors”

    BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
    Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters”
    Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU”
    January Jones, “Mad Men”
    Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
    Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

    TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
    “Californication”
    “Entourage”
    “The Office”
    “30 Rock”
    “Weeds”
    (more…)

    If you’ve been hankering for a 30 ROCK fix, you’re in luck. Today the Season 2 DVD is released and here’s a sneak peek at some of the DVD extras and deleted scenes.

    Deleted Scene: Jack interviews for a new job
    *Jack in a bean bag chair? Forgetaboutit!

    30 Rock Deleted Scene: Jack Interviews for a New JobClick here for this week’s top video clips

    Deleted Scene: Kenneth needs a new jacket
    *Jenna’s song is genius

    30 Rock Deleted Scene:The most amazing home videos are here

    Don’t forget to run out and get 30 Rock Season 2 on DVD today! Oh and if you steal the last copy from Newbury Comics, I’ll cut you.

    30 ROCK Season 3 premieres October 30th at 9:30pm

    How about those EMMY Awards last night? Honestly, I know nothing because judging by the 40 minutes I watched, they sucked donkey dick. I chose instead to watch the Food Network Pie Baking Contest and dream of Pushing Daisies before passing out at 10pm.

    If you’re interested in knowing who won some golden statues last night, here’s the list.

  • Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
  • Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC
  • Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.
  • Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX.
  • Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC.
  • Actress, Comedy Series: Tina Fey, “30 Rock,” NBC.
  • Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race.”
  • Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst – “Survivor.”
  • Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Zeljko Ivanek, “Damages,” FX.
  • Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment,” HBO.
  • Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven, “Entourage,” HBO.
  • Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jean Smart, “Samantha Who?,” ABC.
  • Miniseries: “John Adams,” HBO.
  • Made-for-TV Movie: “Recount,” HBO.
  • Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giamatti, “John Adams,” HBO.
  • Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, “John Adams,” HBO.
  • Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams,” HBO.
  • Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Eileen Atkins, “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS.
  • Directing for a Drama Series: “House” – “House’s Head” Greg Yaitanes.
  • Writing for a Drama Series: “Mad Men” – “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” (Pilot) Matthew Weiner.
  • Directing for a Comedy Series: “Pushing Daisies” – “Pie-Lette” Barry Sonnenfeld.
  • Writing for a Comedy Series: “30 Rock” – “Cooter” Tina Fey.
  • Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”
  • Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program: Don Rickles – “Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project.”
  • Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: “80th Annual Academy Awards” Louis J. Horvitz.
  • Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: “The Colbert Report.”
  • Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: “Recount” Jay Roach.
  • Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: “John Adams” Kirk Ellis.
  • TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky is finally back! We discuss the new fall schedule day by day and break down our returning faves and possible new must-sees.

    From Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Gossip Girl, Chuck to Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy on Monday. Tuesday’s are Biggest Loser, House, 90210, Privileged to Fringe and The Mentalist. Wednesday’s are all about Pushing Daisies, Bones, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money and Lipstick Jungle. Over on Thursday’s we’ve got Ugly Betty, Survivor, Kath & Kim, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, 30 Rock, Supernatural, Life on Mars and Eleventh Hour. Friday night is all about The Ghost Whisperer (I kid) and The Ex-List and Life. Sunday’s we’re freaking out that The Amazing Race is back, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Dexter and Brothers & Sisters.

    It’s a busy season folks, sit back and relax because we talk forever.

    You know you missed us… xoxo GMMR and Ducky

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    Leighton and Blake Fued on 30 Rock

    Michael Ausiello promised we’d piddle ourselves with this newsbit and he’s right, I’ve wet myself with laughter at the possibilities of 30 ROCK and GOSSIP GIRL mashup. According to the scooper, Leighton Meester and Blake Lively will guest on a November sweeps episode of the Tina Fey laugher.

    The dynamic duo will play — prepare to laugh ’till you piddle — former high school classmates of Liz Lemon’s in a flashback sequence that reveals a shocking and deeply ironic truth about Tina Fey’s morally superior alter ego: She was a Mean Girl!

    The Gossip-inspired flashback coincides with Liz’s 20-year high school reunion, which means we’re also going to meet the adult versions of Meester and Lively’s characters. (In a kicky twist, Rock execs are talking to Blake’s older sis, Robyn Lively, about playing the latter part.)

    If Robyn Lively does play the older version of her sister, the bitch better bust out in a little “Top That” from the trainwreck Teen Witch!

    I don’t know about you but nothing makes me happier on this Friday morning than learning of this crossover. Here’s to hoping that they give Leighton braces and Blake the biggest crispy Jersey mall hair possible! I expect brilliance and will accept nothing less!!!

    Ducky’s Fall TV Preview: Thursday’s Schedule 2008

    Thursday nights used to be the place to be television wise at least. NBC dominated the night for so long that it became common place to plop yourself down and not move for 3 hours. Now I’m lucky to stick with one channel for 10 minutes let alone an hour or two.

    SURVIVOR is entering it’s 400th season and I’m still watching. There’s something great about the mindlessness of it all and I find that comforting. Jon and I can sit down and watch while ripping people apart for stupid things and that makes me happy inside. What can you say, I’m shallow deal with it.

    At the beginning of the summer I watched all of UGLY BETTY Season 2 so I’m officially caught up but I’m here to tell you that I won’t be watching that on Thursday nights which means at some point I’ll be having marathon viewings once again. I just don’t have the time to dedicate to another show at 8pm on a Thursday so it will be put on the backburner and viewed on my iPhone at a later date. Sorry Marc and Amanda…

    9pm gets a little trickier. Jon and I both like to watch THE OFFICE even though we both wish it would end sooner than later. Regardless, most weeks we laugh our asses of still so it’s all good.

    30 ROCK is one that I watch by myself and usually not live so the DVR sits on the brilliance for a day or two because at 9:30 I switch over and start from the beginning of the hotness and horror that is SUPERNATURAL!

    I cannot wait to see where Supernatural takes us this season what with Dean getting out of hell and all. The anticipation of finding out what Sammy did while Dean was away is almost too rich with possibility. I love an evil Sam Winchester y’all and I have a feeling he’s had to be real badass since Dean’s been dancing with the Devil.

    I’m leaving the 10 o’clock hour free because most Thursday’s we don’t start watching the shows until about an hour late and if I tried to watch something else that night, my head would explode Scanners style.

    Gone are the days when I waited anxiously for Grey’s Anatomy to rock my world so you know… don’t have to worry about that anymore! I’m free!

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