The Top 8 performed on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and once again Kath and Dan are back to talk everything good, bad and droopy eyed.

We ponder whether or not guest judge Ellen DeGeneres was a necessary addition to the show and more importantly if a backstory can manipulate the audience to the point that it corrupts the purpose of the show.

To listen to this week’s Top 8 SYTYCD Performance podcast, head on over to our TV Talk Podcast site.

The 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees were announced today and there are some interesting noms this year. I’m psyched to see Torchwood, Greek, Skins, the Buffy comics, Rachel Maddow and Supernatural’s “Ghostfacers” on the list!

Here are the nominees for the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards:

OUTSTANDING FILM – WIDE RELEASE
Brideshead Revisited (Miramax Films)
Milk (Focus Features)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Columbia Pictures)
RocknRolla (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company)

OUTSTANDING FILM – LIMITED RELEASE
The Edge of Heaven (Strand Releasing)
Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom (New Open Door Productions)
Save Me (First Run Features)
Shelter (Regent Releasing)
XXY (Film Movement)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
The L Word (Showtime)
South of Nowhere (The N)
Torchwood (BBC America)
True Blood (HBO)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Greek (ABC Family)
Reaper (The CW)
Skins (BBC America)
Ugly Betty (ABC)

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL EPISODE (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
“Ghostfacers” Supernatural (The CW)
“My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi” Life on Mars (ABC)
“Slam” Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
“Tandem Repeats” ER (NBC)
“Unidentified Funk” The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
Affinity (Logo)
East Side Story (Logo)
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery (here!)
Oh Happy Day (Logo)
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery (here!)

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
Chris & Don: A Love Story (Zeitgeist Films)
Freeheld (Cinemax)
A Jihad for Love (First Run Features)
Saving Marriage (Regent Releasing)
Sex Change Hospital (WE tv)

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
Shirts & Skins (Logo)
TransAmerican Love Story (Logo)

OUTSTANDING DAILY DRAMA
All My Children (ABC)
As the World Turns (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE
“Don’t Ruin My Gay Wedding” The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)
“Ellen & Portia’s Wedding Day” The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)
“Gays in the Ghetto” The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)
“The Pregnant Man” The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
“Transgender Triumphs” The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)

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It’s the end of the WGA Strike Week 1 and the weekend is upon us. I don’t believe that people will be picketing on Saturday or Sunday but I could be wrong. Regardless, I’ll take this chance to continue adding links for news, updates, etc.

*Updated: Sunday 7:00 a.m.

The Ellen Debacle:
Ellen Degeneres has pissed off more than the dog adoption community. AFTRA Defends Ellen. WGA Rebutal.

*This post will be updated all weekend, so continue to check back for updates.

The lamest of awards, The People’s Choice Award nominees were announced this morning and I’m happy to report that in the NEW categories, some of my faves are for once represented. The list is actually not too bad this year.

Here are the 2007 People’s Choice Award Nominees

Favorite TV Drama: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation;” “House;” “Law and Order: SVU”

Favorite TV Comedy: “The King of Queens;” “My Name is Earl;” “Two and a Half Men”

Favorite Animated TV Comedy: “Family Guy;” “King of the Hill;” “The Simpsons”

Favorite Sci-Fi Show: “Battlestar Galactica;” “Doctor Who;” “Stargate Atlantis”

Favorite Competition/Reality Show: “American Idol;” “Dancing with the Stars;” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”

Favorite Game Show: “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?;” “Deal or No Deal;” “Jeopardy”

Favorite Female TV Star: Sally Field; Katherine Heigl; Jennifer Love Hewitt

Favorite Male TV Star: Patrick Dempsey; Charlie Sheen; Kiefer Sutherland

Favorite Scene Stealing Star: Richard Belzer from “Law & Order: SVU;” Neil Patrick Harris from “How I Met Your Mother;” Chandra Wilson from “Grey’s Anatomy”

Favorite New TV Comedy: Aliens in America; Back to You; The Big Bang Theory; Carpoolers; Cavemen; Chuck; Reaper; Samantha Who?

Favorite New TV Drama: Big Shots; Bionic Woman; Cane; Dirty Sexy Money; Gossip Girl; Journeyman; K-Ville; Life; Life Is Wild; Moonlight; Private Practice; Pushing Daisies; Women’s Murder Club

Wait, it looks like every new show is up for an award. I told you these awards were lame. Go Barney, Pushing Daisies, Battlestar, Doctor Who, KHeigl, Chandra, Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Gossip Girl, and Dirty Sexy Money!

Out actor and cutie patootie TR Knight went on ELLEN this morning to talk Grey’s, the Emmy’s, the Dog Heigl gave him and more.

TR Talks Dating:

Kate Walsh doing promo for PRIVATE PRACTICE

This is pretty funny. Gotta love ELLEN and her willingness to just call network brass. Kate Walsh couldn’t be prettier, funnier, and more enamored with the prospects of her own show. Kudos to Steve McPherson for being such a cool guy for dealing with all this!

While I was at it I decided to show some further support for my Georgie… T.R. Knight.  If you love George O’Malley, find actor T.R. Knight’s coming out admirable why not show the world?  If you think his going on ELLEN was couragous and you want to further show your support for TR, why not sport a TEAM TR shirt?

TEAM TR

On gay talker Ellen’s show Grey’s star T.R. Knight is finally speaking about the “F word” incident. And I don’t mean frak folks, you know which incident I’m speaking of FAGGOT.

GMMR has a whole write up on it.  Head on over to read it.  Here’s a snipet:

Ellen: And Isaiah Washington says what to Patrick Dempsey?

T.R: He referred to me as a faggot.

Ellen: As a faggot?

T.R: Yes

Ellen: So you’re around the corner and hear this?

T.R: It’s an awesome word isn’t it? (joking)

Ellen: It is. It really is unbelievable. It’s bad enough in school yards that happens but, grown men

T.R.: Everyone heard it.
I love that this is blowing up!  Finally!  Shonda, I hope you got that pink slip ready and I hope that BURKE finally bites it.  Bitch.