Laura Linney Has The Big C

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Showtime, Video,

She’s a Golden Globe winner, an Emmy winner and a three-time Oscar nominee. Now, Laura Linney is facing her biggest title yet: cancer patient.

In the new Showtime series The Big C, Linney is joined by Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe and Golden Globe nominee Oliver Platt in this story about a woman who is diagnosed with the disease. Laura also served as executive producer on the dark comedy which will air back-to-back with Season 6 of Weeds.

The Big C will debut Monday, August 16 @ 10:30.

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2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (TV)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, 24, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, Extras, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, House, Lost, The Office, The Sopranos,

Take note.  If you want to see your favorite actors and actresses lined up in their finest, this may be the gala to watch.  Thanks to the relationship between the WGA and the Screen Actors Guild, the 14th Annual SAG Awards presentation will be allowed to go on as planned.  (The same cannot currently be said of the Golden Globes or the Academy Awards.)  So set your Tivo to TNT on January 27.  This may be last time you get to see a group of actors celebrating together for quite some time.

This year’s television nominees are:

OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE - DRAMA SERIES

• James Gandolfini, The Sopranos (HBO)
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime)
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
• Hugh Laurie, House (FOX)
• James Spader, Boston Legal (ABC)

OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - DRAMA SERIES

• Glenn Close, Damages (FX)
• Edie Falco, The Sopranos (HBO)
• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
• Holly Hunter, Saving Grace (TNT)
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (TNT)

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Nip/Tuck in LA: Did You Like The Move?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, FX, Nip/Tuck, Editorial,

When Sean and Christian made the move to LA at the end of last season, I was a bit worried.  After several successful years in Miami, would this be the time when Nip/Tuck officially jumped the shark?  But after watching the Season 5 premiere, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the reinvigorated series.  A change in location was exactly what the show - and the viewers - needed.

For those who didn’t get to watch last night’s episode (or completely disagree with me altogether), let me tell you what I loved about the debut.

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