While the majority of Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts are predicting a win for Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”) in Best Comedy Actor, this category is ripe for an upset. Of our 20 prognosticators from major media outlets, one goes rogue in predicting Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) will actually win. It wouldn’t be the first time the legendary TV actor prevailed for his show’s final season — after all, he did the exact same thing for another NBC comedy in 1993.
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Danson was nominated seven times for “Cheers” as bartender Sam Malone before finally winning in 1990. He then had two more losses prior to his 1993 victory for the show’s farewell year. The beloved actor returned to Emmy’s lead actor category in 2018 and 2019 as a demon named Michael on “The Good Place,” losing to Bill Hader (“Barry”) both times.
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Danson was nominated seven times for “Cheers” as bartender Sam Malone before finally winning in 1990. He then had two more losses prior to his 1993 victory for the show’s farewell year. The beloved actor returned to Emmy’s lead actor category in 2018 and 2019 as a demon named Michael on “The Good Place,” losing to Bill Hader (“Barry”) both times.
- 8/21/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Congratulations to our Experts Libby Hill (Indiewire), Michael Schneider (Variety) and Ben Travers (Indiewire) for having the best prediction score of 71.43% for Tuesday’s announcement of the 2020 Emmy Awards nominations. They are tops among 32 Experts, journalists who cover the television and entertainment industries throughout the year. See Experts’ scores.
Over 4,100 people worldwide predicted these nominees in 24 categories for the Primetime and Creative Arts ceremonies. Jimmy Kimmel will host the Primetime event for ABC on September 20. Our top scorers got 105 out of 148 slots correct. Nominees for Best Comedy Series are “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Dead to Me,” “The Good Place,” “Insecure,” “The Kominsky Method,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “What We Do in the Shadows.” Nominees for Best Drama Series are “Better Call Saul,” “The Crown,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Killing Eve,” “The Mandalorian,” “Ozark,” “Stranger Things” and “Succession.”
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Over 4,100 people worldwide predicted these nominees in 24 categories for the Primetime and Creative Arts ceremonies. Jimmy Kimmel will host the Primetime event for ABC on September 20. Our top scorers got 105 out of 148 slots correct. Nominees for Best Comedy Series are “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Dead to Me,” “The Good Place,” “Insecure,” “The Kominsky Method,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “What We Do in the Shadows.” Nominees for Best Drama Series are “Better Call Saul,” “The Crown,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Killing Eve,” “The Mandalorian,” “Ozark,” “Stranger Things” and “Succession.”
SEE2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy...
- 7/28/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
It’s not the best of times, it’s probably actually the worst of times… but awards season is awards season, so here we go.
Starting today at 8:30 a.m. Pst, the Television Academy will announce the nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. It has been a fraught Phase 1 of campaigning, with traditional FYC events canceled in the wake of widespread stay-at-home quarantine orders and the normal onslaught of promotional interviews moving entirely online. IndieWire will cover the announcement live, with repeated updates to the list of nominations below as they are announced.
It is difficult to ascertain how the last six months of shutdowns, protests, and divisive politics will impact this year’s nominations; while stalwart Emmy favorites like Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” are still in the running, the halt to productions in Spring 2020 eliminated a number...
Starting today at 8:30 a.m. Pst, the Television Academy will announce the nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. It has been a fraught Phase 1 of campaigning, with traditional FYC events canceled in the wake of widespread stay-at-home quarantine orders and the normal onslaught of promotional interviews moving entirely online. IndieWire will cover the announcement live, with repeated updates to the list of nominations below as they are announced.
It is difficult to ascertain how the last six months of shutdowns, protests, and divisive politics will impact this year’s nominations; while stalwart Emmy favorites like Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” are still in the running, the halt to productions in Spring 2020 eliminated a number...
- 7/28/2020
- by Ann Donahue
- Indiewire
Jim Parsons won four Emmys for “The Big Bang Theory,” and now he gives a showy, against-type performance as an exploitative talent agent in “Hollywood,” so it’s no surprise that he’s the Emmy front-runner for Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actor according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users. But not everyone agrees on that point. Our Top 24 Users, who got the highest scores predicting last year’s nominations, are betting on one of the “Watchmen”: Tim Blake Nelson.
Out of the Expert journalists we’ve surveyed, 13 of them are betting on Parsons to win: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Shawn Edwards (Wdaf-tv Fox), Lynn Elber (Associated Press), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Libby Hill (IndieWire), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby), Hanh Nguyen (Salon), Nikki Novak (Fandango), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby), Jazz Tangcay (TV Guide Magazine), Ken Tucker (Yahoo) and Susan Wloszczyna (Gold Derby).
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Out of the Expert journalists we’ve surveyed, 13 of them are betting on Parsons to win: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Shawn Edwards (Wdaf-tv Fox), Lynn Elber (Associated Press), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Libby Hill (IndieWire), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby), Hanh Nguyen (Salon), Nikki Novak (Fandango), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby), Jazz Tangcay (TV Guide Magazine), Ken Tucker (Yahoo) and Susan Wloszczyna (Gold Derby).
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- 7/27/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Even though Jonathan Banks is a six-time Emmy nominee in Best Drama Supporting Actor, he still has yet to take home a trophy — a dubious record he shares with Ed Begley Jr. Banks’ bids are spread out over three shows — “Wiseguy” (1989), “Breaking Bad” (2013) and “Better Call Saul” — while Begley’s were all for “St. Elsewhere” (1983-88). According to Gold Derby’s Experts from major media outlets, Banks should finally dust off his Emmy speech this year as he’s the odds-on front-runner to win on what would be his seventh nomination.
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As of this writing 28 Emmy Experts have made their predictions, with a leading 12 choosing Banks: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Kelly Lawler (USA Today), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.com), Ken Tucker...
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As of this writing 28 Emmy Experts have made their predictions, with a leading 12 choosing Banks: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Kelly Lawler (USA Today), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.com), Ken Tucker...
- 6/25/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Would you believe it if we told you esteemed English actress Helena Bonham Carter has never won an Oscar, a Golden Globe or an Emmy Award? According to the predictions of Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts, her unfortunate losing streak will end this year thanks to her can’t-look-away performance in “The Crown.” Carter portrays the middle-aged version of Princess Margaret in Netflix’s revolving-cast drama, taking over for Vanessa Kirby, who earned an Emmy bid in 2018.
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Carter is the front-runner to win Best Drama Supporting Actress as she has the backing of these 16 (out of 28) awards pundits: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Eric Deggans (NPR), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tim Gray (Variety), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Libby Hill (Indiewire), Matthew Jacobs (HuffPo), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby...
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Carter is the front-runner to win Best Drama Supporting Actress as she has the backing of these 16 (out of 28) awards pundits: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Eric Deggans (NPR), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tim Gray (Variety), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Libby Hill (Indiewire), Matthew Jacobs (HuffPo), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby...
- 6/24/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
It’s true that the vast majority of our 2020 Emmy Experts predict a second consecutive win (and fifth career trophy) for Tony Shalhoub for his role as Abraham “Abe” Weissman on Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” However, these seven prognosticators from major media outlets instead think Dan Levy (“Schitt’s Creek“) will eke out a victory in Best Comedy Supporting Actor: Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Chris Harnick (E!), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby), Lynette Rice (Ent. Weekly), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) and Matt Webb Mitovich (TVLine).
Levy plays David Rose on the Pop hit, the son of a rich family that goes through a sort of rebirth when they’re forced to live in the small town of Schitt’s Creek. His potential Emmy-bound cast members include Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy and Annie Murphy. This would be Levy’s first career Emmy win on his...
Levy plays David Rose on the Pop hit, the son of a rich family that goes through a sort of rebirth when they’re forced to live in the small town of Schitt’s Creek. His potential Emmy-bound cast members include Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy and Annie Murphy. This would be Levy’s first career Emmy win on his...
- 6/24/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Alex Borstein is about to accomplish what only a handful of supporting actresses have done before: win three Emmys in a row. She’s already taken home two consecutive trophies for playing talent agent Susie Myerson on Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (2018-19), and now our Emmy Experts from major media outlets think she’ll prevail again at the 2020 ceremony. If they’re right, that would put Borstein in the company of Valerie Harper for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (1971-73), Rhea Perlman for “Cheers” (1984-86 & 1989), Laurie Metcalf for “Roseanne” (1992-94) and Doris Roberts for “Everybody Loves Raymond” (2001-03 & 2005).
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In the third season of “Mrs. Maisel,” which streamed late last year, Borstein had her hands full as Susie was caught between representing arch enemies Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and Sophie Lennon (Jane Lynch). Susie, a notorious homebody, also got to see a...
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In the third season of “Mrs. Maisel,” which streamed late last year, Borstein had her hands full as Susie was caught between representing arch enemies Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and Sophie Lennon (Jane Lynch). Susie, a notorious homebody, also got to see a...
- 6/24/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Gold Derby readers can’t stop talking about Mark Ruffalo‘s role(s) on HBO’s dark limited series “I Know This Much Is True,” which concluded Sunday night. The popular “Avengers” actor cuts his teeth portraying twin brothers Dominick Birdsey and Thomas Birdsey, a paranoid schizophrenic, in Wally Lamb‘s 1998 novel of the same name. “Emmy voters, Mark Ruffalo is giving the performance of his career here,” writes our forum poster Atypical. Another reader, DvirBA, proclaims, “Mark Ruffalo is winning this right? This show is brilliant.” What do You think, Derbyites? Give us your Emmy predictions right now.
It wouldn’t be the first time somebody won an industry award for playing multiple roles — after all, voters rightly see this concept as two performances for the price of one. A recent example is Tatiana Maslany, who took home an Emmy for playing a collection of clones on “Orphan Black...
It wouldn’t be the first time somebody won an industry award for playing multiple roles — after all, voters rightly see this concept as two performances for the price of one. A recent example is Tatiana Maslany, who took home an Emmy for playing a collection of clones on “Orphan Black...
- 6/15/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The Television Academy is creating a stronger divide between the Emmy Awards and the Oscars. In recent years, documentaries such as “Oj: Made in America” and “Free Solo” have won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the start of the year before going on to compete at the Emmy Awards and win various prizes. In a new statement supporting AMPAS’ decision to allow streaming/VOD films to compete for the 2021 Oscars, the Television Academy confirmed a decision has been reached that disqualifies programs nominated for Oscars from competing for Emmys.
The official Academy statement reads: “The Television Academy supports the recent decision from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to allow feature films, originally intended for theatrical distribution but made available via streaming or video on demand during the current pandemic crisis, to compete at the 2021 Oscars. Further, the Television Academy ruled in March that effective...
The official Academy statement reads: “The Television Academy supports the recent decision from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to allow feature films, originally intended for theatrical distribution but made available via streaming or video on demand during the current pandemic crisis, to compete at the 2021 Oscars. Further, the Television Academy ruled in March that effective...
- 5/7/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Under normal circumstances, ESPN’s documentary series “The Last Dance” would have been a success. Centered around Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ pursuit of the 1997-98 NBA Championship, the series examines both Jordan’s cultural legacy, with all the superhuman accomplishments, and the super human conflicts and complications that plagued the team and the organization from the start.
But in light of our current situation — the 10-part documentary series was originally scheduled to premiere June 23, before ESPN decided to accelerate the release date more than two months spurred by fan fervor and a shocking dearth of sports programming — “The Last Dance” has gained additional resonance. What might have once been an entertaining trip down memory lane, exploring one of basketball’s most exciting dynasties, now carries with it an urgency and communal experience usually reserved for live events and, well, sports.
For better or worse, sports serves as a foundational aspect of American culture,...
But in light of our current situation — the 10-part documentary series was originally scheduled to premiere June 23, before ESPN decided to accelerate the release date more than two months spurred by fan fervor and a shocking dearth of sports programming — “The Last Dance” has gained additional resonance. What might have once been an entertaining trip down memory lane, exploring one of basketball’s most exciting dynasties, now carries with it an urgency and communal experience usually reserved for live events and, well, sports.
For better or worse, sports serves as a foundational aspect of American culture,...
- 4/30/2020
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
It is, on the surface, fairly innocuous news. On Tuesday, Variety reported that Netflix had successfully petitioned the Television Academy to allow the second episode of the fifth season of “Black Mirror” to compete as a TV movie at the Emmy Awards, despite not qualifying based on its running time.
The problem with the decision has little to do with “Black Mirror” and everything to do with the Academy arbitrarily undermining its own rules and regulations.
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In December 2018, during its usual annual re-evaluation of its rulebook, the TV Academy restructured the Outstanding Television Movie category to clarify that in order to qualify as a “TV movie” a submission must be at least 75 minutes long.
At the time, the change seemed to...
The problem with the decision has little to do with “Black Mirror” and everything to do with the Academy arbitrarily undermining its own rules and regulations.
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In December 2018, during its usual annual re-evaluation of its rulebook, the TV Academy restructured the Outstanding Television Movie category to clarify that in order to qualify as a “TV movie” a submission must be at least 75 minutes long.
At the time, the change seemed to...
- 4/22/2020
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
I remember when extra-long TV episodes were a selling point. If “The X-Files” was airing a two-hour “television event,” Fox would lead its promos with the upped runtime. Finales were given extra gravitas with extended episodes, and sweeps week was filled with mega entries of each network’s highest-rated shows. “Longer” was meant to equal “better,” even though the motivation for most of these episodes was based in selling more ads around a popular program, rather than the program’s creators begging for more time.
Nevertheless, the “longer=better” concept has cemented itself in the minds of not only TV viewers (as those ads intended), but many of today’s TV creators, as well. Even when ads are a non-factor — like series on premium cable and streaming — there’s an abundance of flagrant offenders. Shows like Amazon Prime’s “Hunters” (which starts with a 90-minute pilot), HBO’s “The Outsider...
Nevertheless, the “longer=better” concept has cemented itself in the minds of not only TV viewers (as those ads intended), but many of today’s TV creators, as well. Even when ads are a non-factor — like series on premium cable and streaming — there’s an abundance of flagrant offenders. Shows like Amazon Prime’s “Hunters” (which starts with a 90-minute pilot), HBO’s “The Outsider...
- 2/26/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Another day, another new player to the streaming game. This time it’s Disney+ entering the fray, with the service making its Tuesday debut to great acclaim, save for a few logistical errors we’ll dig into in a moment.
It was a stark departure from the launch of Apple TV+ just two weeks prior, wherein the tech giant’s foray into both streaming and original programming registered more as a blip on the radar, but there’s reason enough for that. While Apple was holding a grand opening for its small shop of (billion-dollar) wares, Disney was throwing open the doors of a massive warehouse club, where your annual subscription would not only allow you access to new content but also Disney’s beloved library, with the ability to transport you back to a carefree past when Hayley Mills (or Hilary Duff) was a star and animated movies could be as racist as they pleased.
It was a stark departure from the launch of Apple TV+ just two weeks prior, wherein the tech giant’s foray into both streaming and original programming registered more as a blip on the radar, but there’s reason enough for that. While Apple was holding a grand opening for its small shop of (billion-dollar) wares, Disney was throwing open the doors of a massive warehouse club, where your annual subscription would not only allow you access to new content but also Disney’s beloved library, with the ability to transport you back to a carefree past when Hayley Mills (or Hilary Duff) was a star and animated movies could be as racist as they pleased.
- 11/14/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
After a hard morning yesterday of having my iPhone repeatedly passive-aggressively autocorrect “baby Yoda” to “baby Yoga”, I have put “The Mandalorian” behind me. This is how you survive in the thin air at the summit of Peak TV. You argue about a verdant mogwai lookalike for five hours, and then you click over to watch something else.
So with over 600 movies and TV shows available on Disney+ after yesterday’s launch, what did people watch? Hard numbers on streaming services are very few and very far between — according to Variety, data from research firm Apptopia reveals that the Disney+ mobile app was downloaded 3.2 million times, but there are a couple big caveats to that number; it’s ultimately an educated guess. With everything up in the air until Disney decides to release some numbers itself, I set up an informal poll among the team at IndieWire to see what...
So with over 600 movies and TV shows available on Disney+ after yesterday’s launch, what did people watch? Hard numbers on streaming services are very few and very far between — according to Variety, data from research firm Apptopia reveals that the Disney+ mobile app was downloaded 3.2 million times, but there are a couple big caveats to that number; it’s ultimately an educated guess. With everything up in the air until Disney decides to release some numbers itself, I set up an informal poll among the team at IndieWire to see what...
- 11/13/2019
- by Ann Donahue
- Indiewire
The 71st Emmy Awards featured a major gaffe during the In Memoriam tribute when a photo of living composer Leonard Slatkin was used to honor the late André Previn. The Television Academy issued the following statement reacting to the In Memoriam segment error: “The producers for the 71st Emmy Awards, the Television Academy and Fox sincerely apologize for this error. All In Memoriam mentions on the Television Academy’s website feature accurate imagery for Mr. Previn.”
Previn was nominated for 11 Academy Awards throughout his career, winning the Best Original Score prize for “Gigi,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Irma la Douce,” and “My Fair Lady.” Additional movies composed by Previn include “All in a Night’s Work,” “Designing Woman,” “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” and “Paint Your Wagon.” The composer passed away in February at the age of 89. The 75-year-old Slatkin is the Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and...
Previn was nominated for 11 Academy Awards throughout his career, winning the Best Original Score prize for “Gigi,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Irma la Douce,” and “My Fair Lady.” Additional movies composed by Previn include “All in a Night’s Work,” “Designing Woman,” “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” and “Paint Your Wagon.” The composer passed away in February at the age of 89. The 75-year-old Slatkin is the Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and...
- 9/23/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
For as stacked as the 2019 Emmy comedy categories are, the drama categories are comparatively dire. Blame it on a lack of competition, blame it on the TV Academy for overlooking viable contenders, blame it on the rain: No matter how you slice it, the drama races just doesn’t measure up this year.
It would be wrong to blame “Game of Thrones” for this lack of intrigue, what with its 32 Emmy nominations sucking up all the air in the room and all extra slots that could have potentially gone to a more interesting batch of candidates. Rip “Game of Thrones.” You will be missed. Eventually. Probably. But not this year.
And even if the batch of nominees is underwhelming, there’s still plenty to discuss.
This week, IndieWire Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson and TV Awards Editor Libby Hill are cracking open the drama series categories and trying to make sense of what’s inside,...
It would be wrong to blame “Game of Thrones” for this lack of intrigue, what with its 32 Emmy nominations sucking up all the air in the room and all extra slots that could have potentially gone to a more interesting batch of candidates. Rip “Game of Thrones.” You will be missed. Eventually. Probably. But not this year.
And even if the batch of nominees is underwhelming, there’s still plenty to discuss.
This week, IndieWire Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson and TV Awards Editor Libby Hill are cracking open the drama series categories and trying to make sense of what’s inside,...
- 8/21/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Thompson on Hollywood
Over the weekend, Marvel and ABC held a press conference for their upcoming series Inhumans and it ended up being pretty awkward. Just as awkward as the weak footage that we've seen in the trailers for the show.
Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb was getting defensive with the press about the series and even fired back at them at certain points. Actor Anson Mount also commented on feeling like Ben Affleck.
When one of the press members brought up the fact that the show didn't look like it made good use of the IMAX camera technology, Loeb said that it's "simply extraordinary and should be seen on that screen".
Another reporter made a statement before asking their question that the quality of the episode that was screened for critics was “not suitable” for IMAX screens, to which Loeb replied:
“I think you’re making an editorial statement, and I’m wondering what the question is.
Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb was getting defensive with the press about the series and even fired back at them at certain points. Actor Anson Mount also commented on feeling like Ben Affleck.
When one of the press members brought up the fact that the show didn't look like it made good use of the IMAX camera technology, Loeb said that it's "simply extraordinary and should be seen on that screen".
Another reporter made a statement before asking their question that the quality of the episode that was screened for critics was “not suitable” for IMAX screens, to which Loeb replied:
“I think you’re making an editorial statement, and I’m wondering what the question is.
- 8/7/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Happy Friday, everybody! It's a four-question Ask Alan this week, though the fourth one is more or less me calling the bluff of my friend Libby Hill. In terms of actual questions, I get into the glut of time travel series, figure if HBO precedent offers Westworld some insight about how to juggle its enormous cast of characters, and revisit the matter of shows recycling actors in new roles, but through a specific Law & Order/Homicide crossover lens. As always, you can send questions to askalan@hitfix.com, or tweet at me with the hashtag #askalanday.
- 10/21/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
At their TCA presentation today, newly-appointed HBO programming chief Casey Bloys was seemingly unprepared for reporter's questions about the network's use of sexual violence against women, something many viewers have noted as a recurring theme. Bloys, a former comedy executive, joined the network in May and was set to speak on several of HBO's properties at the TCA event today. But when one reporter's question about the rape of women as a plot device was brushed off, others rallied to the cause. The Hollywood Reporter wrote of the scene: Five reporters pushed Bloys on the HBO dramas' penchant for including rape, murder and other violence (particularly against women) as plot devises, as the conversation about an opening scene in Westworld and [Game of] Thrones' track record nearly hijacked the entire panel. Bloys, who was visibly frustrated by the repetitive line of questioning, pointed to the fact that men are frequently victims...
- 7/30/2016
- by Jill Pantozzi
- Hitfix
BoJack Horseman is the best of all of Netflix's original series, and one of the best shows on television. In its third season, which was released on Friday, the series about an incredibly rich, famous, and depressed acting horse somehow became even darker and more experimental, and the season's fourth installment — which I discussed at length with BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg — may turn out to be the best episode of TV anyone will make this year(*). (*) Hey, other streaming shows: BoJack should be an object lesson in how to tell a deeply serialized story across an entire season while still making individual episodes stand out as more than just pieces of the whole. Now that the season's out there, and many of you have had a chance to watch the whole thing, I'm going to do miniature reviews of each episode — with full spoilers for the whole season — coming up...
- 7/26/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Last week, I reviewed the first seven episodes of "Jessica Jones." Now that I've seen the full season, I have some more specific thoughts — with lots of spoilers for everything — coming up just as soon as they have free express shipping in Heaven... For the most part, my opinion's unchanged from the review based on the series' first half: Krysten Ritter and David Tennant were both great, Mike Colter has me eager to see him in the Luke Cage series, and this is easily the best of the Marvel TV shows so far, taking advantage of the creative freedom of Netflix to tell a really dark and unflinching story that did right by the source material. But certain things I was worried about became slightly more worrisome by the end, while other things wound up impressing me more than they did early on. Going point-by-point: There weren't really 13 episodes of story here.
- 11/23/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Welcome back to This is Our Design. Will and Hannibal are back in Maryland, and co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick are back in California and Illinois (one of which features background rain this week; place your bets). What does that mean? Not much more than the usual, except that the crew brought in the spectacular Libby Hill of Vulture, Salon and many other media outlets that you’re probably familiar with. It’s a mid-season finale in “Digestivo,” and the group breaks down the various important aspects of the episode and series of episodes, such as how the characters have changed and where are Will’s dogs!? (Seriously, though; we’re upset.) Additionally, feast your ears on the recurring segments: “Hannibal by the Numbers,” “Kate’s Classical Corner” and “The Devil in the Details,” in which the amount of time spent studying this show is exposed as preposterous. As always,...
- 7/23/2015
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Welcome to the March 10, 2015 edition of Outrage Watch, HitFix's (almost) daily rundown of all the things folks are peeved about in entertainment. Today's top story: "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" has a race problem. Though reaction to the Netflix comedy has been almost universally positive, Vulture writer Libby Hill has a major problem with the subplot involving Jane Krakowski's character, revealed to be a Native American who wears color contacts and dyes her hair blonde in order to pass for white. "This specific backstory is most frustrating because it doesn’t serve a purpose, either narratively or comedically," Hill writes. "There must be more compelling (and funnier!) ways to give Jacqueline a backstory that don’t require sloppily marginalizing a group of people who are already as marginalized as you can get." Some folks apparently aren't too happy with the depiction of Ki Hong Lee's character either. [Vulture] Want more? There's...
- 3/10/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
AMC’s wildly popular and critically acclaimed period drama, Mad Men, created by Matthew Weiner, is due to draw to a close after the second seven episode installment of its seventh season. In seven seasons the audience has witnessed Don Draper’s (Jon Hamm) torrid affairs, business machismo, and the increasingly complex and furnished details of those in the extended Draper household and at Sterling Cooper, then Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.
The trailer for part two of the seventh season is in the style of previous Mad Men season teasers, with focus on the fashions, moods, and broad strokes of this final collection of episodes. From the trailer it appears that in this last part of the seventh season, Mad Men jumps into the mid 1970s. The trailer features the dulcet tones of Diana Ross in her 1976 hit “Love Hangover”, and the fashions have changed, noticeably with more color and flare.
The trailer for part two of the seventh season is in the style of previous Mad Men season teasers, with focus on the fashions, moods, and broad strokes of this final collection of episodes. From the trailer it appears that in this last part of the seventh season, Mad Men jumps into the mid 1970s. The trailer features the dulcet tones of Diana Ross in her 1976 hit “Love Hangover”, and the fashions have changed, noticeably with more color and flare.
- 2/20/2015
- by Max Wood
- SoundOnSight
Hello, good evening and welcome back to This is Our Design. Is it not the evening for you? Wrong! It’s the eternal night for Hannibal with this episode, which redefines creepy.
We couldn’t find three people with strong stomachs and high tolerances for horror to discuss this episode. Instead, you’ll have to settle for co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick as they take turns peeking from behind corners to see if anything is under the bed across the hallway. Joining them in paralytic fear is Libby Hill from NPR and Midwest Spitfire. Is Jack Crawford bedrock? How prevalent is mental illness in this series? Is it taken seriously? All the questions–and more–will be answered. If you aren’t too terrified, you might be around long enough to catch “Kate’s Classical Corner,” “The Devil in the Details” and “Spoiled Meat,” but we can already sense...
We couldn’t find three people with strong stomachs and high tolerances for horror to discuss this episode. Instead, you’ll have to settle for co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick as they take turns peeking from behind corners to see if anything is under the bed across the hallway. Joining them in paralytic fear is Libby Hill from NPR and Midwest Spitfire. Is Jack Crawford bedrock? How prevalent is mental illness in this series? Is it taken seriously? All the questions–and more–will be answered. If you aren’t too terrified, you might be around long enough to catch “Kate’s Classical Corner,” “The Devil in the Details” and “Spoiled Meat,” but we can already sense...
- 11/17/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
The best movie culture writing from around the internet-o-sphere. There will be a quiz later. Just leave a tab open for us, will ya? “A Community Grows in Texas: The 2014 Atx Television Festival” — Libby Hill at RogerEbert.com focuses in on a successful young fest celebrating the small screen. “Oscar to Suicide in One Year: Tracing the Searching For Sugar Man Director’s Tragic Final Days” — Scott Johnson at THR travels to Sweden to speak with Malik Bendjelloul’s friends to better understand an Oscar-winning perfectionist and the early death of a promising young storyteller. “When reporters asked Johar whether success had contributed to his brother’s demise, Johar replied, “He was a very straightforward person when it came to success,” he said. “Admirably earthy and relaxed. Unimaginably relaxed about [his] successes, I cannot see any such links.” But while Bendjelloul might have put on a good face, the toll of success might have been greater than even...
- 6/12/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Last week gave us one of the best stretches of television in recent memory so unsurprisingly, there is plenty to discuss on the podcast. First we dive in with the comedies, including a preview of Undateable, then we jump to the genre series, including a preview of pirate drama Crossbones, and we wrap up our week in television with the dramas, including a preview of AMC’s new period piece, Halt and Catch Fire. Then Libby Hill of TV on the Internet, as well as several other places, joins us to discuss this week’s musically-enhanced midseason finale of Mad Men, as well as the rest of this shortened (half) season.
Our Week in Comedy (14:11-30:28): Preview Undateable, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie
Our Week in Genre (31:19-58:45): Preview Crossbones, Supernatural finale, In The Flesh, Orphan Black, Penny Dreadful
Our Week in Drama (59:30-...
Our Week in Comedy (14:11-30:28): Preview Undateable, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie
Our Week in Genre (31:19-58:45): Preview Crossbones, Supernatural finale, In The Flesh, Orphan Black, Penny Dreadful
Our Week in Drama (59:30-...
- 5/27/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Last week gave us one of the best stretches of television in recent memory so unsurprisingly, there is plenty to discuss on the podcast. First we dive in with the comedies, including a preview of Undateable, then we jump to the genre series, including a preview of pirate drama Crossbones, and we wrap up our week in television with the dramas, including a preview of AMC’s new period piece, Halt and Catch Fire. Then Libby Hill of TV on the Internet, as well as several other places, joins us to discuss this week’s musically-enhanced midseason finale of Mad Men, as well as the rest of this shortened (half) season.
Our Week in Comedy (14:11-30:28): Preview Undateable, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie
Our Week in Genre (31:19-58:45): Preview Crossbones, Supernatural finale, In The Flesh, Orphan Black, Penny Dreadful
Our Week in Drama (59:30-...
Our Week in Comedy (14:11-30:28): Preview Undateable, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie
Our Week in Genre (31:19-58:45): Preview Crossbones, Supernatural finale, In The Flesh, Orphan Black, Penny Dreadful
Our Week in Drama (59:30-...
- 5/26/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Easter can only delay the inevitable so long. This is Our Design, Sound On Sight’s Hannibal podcast, makes its return just in time. In time for what? We don’t really know. But since su-zakana is a palate cleanser dish, we’re just going to invoke its powers to restart this entire introduction, and you can’t say anything about it!
Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick return to talk some “Su-zakana” with Libby Hill, co-host of TV on the Internet. For anyone who was worried about the return of the thousand airplanes that fly over Sean’s house, rest easy. For the rest of you (we’ll call you the sane ones), tune in to hear the gang talk about some legitimate gender-based character issues that Hannibal may or may not being having. Also up for discussion: when TV becomes too heavy-handed, ambiguity surrounding Jack Crawford, who the...
Co-hosts Sean Colletti and Kate Kulzick return to talk some “Su-zakana” with Libby Hill, co-host of TV on the Internet. For anyone who was worried about the return of the thousand airplanes that fly over Sean’s house, rest easy. For the rest of you (we’ll call you the sane ones), tune in to hear the gang talk about some legitimate gender-based character issues that Hannibal may or may not being having. Also up for discussion: when TV becomes too heavy-handed, ambiguity surrounding Jack Crawford, who the...
- 4/21/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Hey, Austin, Texas, residents and attendees of the Austin Television Festival! The A.V. Club has several writers in the area for the weekend festivities, and we’d like to meet you all Saturday night! Come to Mugshots (407 E. 7th Street in downtown Austin) at 9 p.m. Saturday night for our official A.V. Club meetup, and you’ll get to hang out with TV Editor Todd VanDerWerff and TV Club contributors Ryan McGee, Carrie Raisler, and Scott Von Doviak. With special appearances by TV On The Internet co-host Libby Hill and a cast of thousands! If you ...
- 6/7/2013
- avclub.com
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