Question: I was wondering if the second season of Big Love, which aired from June through August this year, will be eligible for next year's Emmy Awards. I thought this season was even better than the first and that Big Love has one of the most talented casts on the air (my personal favorite is Ginnifer Goodwin as Margene, and, well, Matt Ross is just plain creepy as Alby). Also, do you think the fact that a lot of HBO and Showtime's original programming air outside of the typical September-May TV season hurts their chances for award recognition from the Emmys and Golden Globes?
Answer: This season of Big Love will be eligible for next year's awards, and you may be right that the timing of the show's scheduling might work against it in the nomination process — although sometimes HBO is canny enough to bring a show back right around the time of the balloting, so even though they're really judging on a previous season, the show is back in the public eye. I agree that Big Love hit it out
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Tim Allen will star in The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, a comedy about a man whose wife and five exes fight over his will when he is believed dead. Andie McDowell, Kelli Garner, S. Epatha Merkerson and Paz Vega are in talks to play some of the titular ladies, while Elisha Cuthbert is on board as Allen's daughter. Hey, whatever precludes a Santa Clause 4.... Also per the Reporter, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long and Ginnifer Goodwin are in talks to star in Drew Barrymore's He's Just Not That Into You, based on the best-seller.... Following a rousing reception at Comic-Con, the competitive Ping-Pong spoof Balls of Fury has been moved up to an Aug. 29 release.
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In TV time it has been six weeks since the familys comeuppance at the mother-of-the-year ceremony and things are still completely out of alignment in the Henrickson household Barb still humbled by the guilt and shame she has brought on the family has fled the scene resentful of Bills domineering approach to problem-solving Nicki both enticed and terrified by the possibility of taking over as first wife tries to appease and scheme her way into the post bullying Margene all along the way And the kids are just trying to live their lives the best way they can in the shadow of their familys secret No matter what you think about polygamy as a way of life or as a premise for a television drama you cant argue with the caliber of acting on display here in HBOs latest twist on the nuclear family Bill Paxton is incredibly effective as a man who is torn between his heart his faith and his obligations At times I am confoun
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Here's what you want to know: Was it worth the wait? Was it ever!
The Sopranos (Sundays, 9 pm/ET, HBO) already breaks every rule in the TV book, with its intoxicating blend of family intrigue, psychological character study, dark humor and raw violence. So why shouldn’t it test our patience and loyalty by putting nearly two years between seasons?
By the explosive end of the first hour, you’ll have forgotten how much time has passed between chapters, and you’ll be counting the minutes until the next episode. Just like old times.
The return of The Sopranos is one of the major TV events of any year, and how great to be buzzing again about Tony and Carmela, Uncle Junior and Christopher, Paulie and Silvio — and even a slimmed-down, amped-up version of the formerly obese
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