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2010 Emmy Winners

By The Associated Press The Associated Press – Sun Aug 29, 11:04 pm ET

Partial list of winners at Sunday’s 62nd Annual Prime-time Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:

• Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.

• Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC.

• Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.

• Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT.

• Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS.

• Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie,” Showtime.

• Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.

• Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife,” CBS.

• Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family,” ABC.

• Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, “Glee,” Fox.

• Miniseries: “The Pacific,” HBO.

• Made-for-TV Movie: “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

• Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.

• Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

• Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

• Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

• Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, “Glee,” Fox.

• Directing, Drama Series: Steve Shill, “Dexter,” Showtime.

• Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

• Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, “Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Opening Ceremony,” NBC.

• Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show,” Comedy Central.

• Reality Competition Program: “Top Chef,” Bravo.

• Writing for Comedy Series: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, “Modern Family,” ABC.

• Writing, Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, “Mad Men,” AMC.

• Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.

• Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS.

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For a complete list of winners: http://www.emmys.tv/

Doctor Who Series 6 News

At the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Steven Moffat revealed that the upcoming 13-episode season of Doctor Who would be split down the middle into 7-episode spring arc and a 6-episode autumn storyline.

Moffat divulged that the break next season wouldn’t be the dreaded mid-season hiatus, but rather a split between two distinct stories:

Looking at the next series I thought what this show needs is a big event in the middle [...] I kept referring to a mid-season finale. So we are going to make it two series – seven episodes at Easter building to an earth-shattering climax, a cliffhanger we could never normally do because it would be too long before it came back. An enormous game-changing cliffhanger that will change everything. The wrong expression would be to say we are splitting it in two. We are making it two separate series [...] With an Easter series, an autumn series and a Christmas special, you are never going to be more than few months from the new series of Doctor Who [...] Tart that I am, we will now have two first nights and two finales, twice as many event episodes as we had before.
Moffat also discussed the show’s budget (“I don’t understand numbers. It’s a decent budget. I beg for money and more rubber green people and eventually they say OK, you can have a third rubber green person.”) and the prospects of seeing a Doctress:

I think about it sometimes and maybe it will happen someday. It wouldn’t have been right this time [...] A woman can play the part. You have to remember the single most important thing about regeneration is you must convince the audience and the children that’s it’s not a new man, it’s not a different man, it’s the same one. It’s a bigger ask if you turn him into a woman.
Finally, Moffat mentioned that he would be with Who for the long haul — he won’t leave the program “for a while yet.”

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For my greek readers:
Είναι ώρα νομίζω να μάθετε πως περιμένω 2ο μωράκι μέσα στην άνοιξη οπότε μάλλον δεν θα μπορώ να κάνω υπότιτλους για όλα τα επεισόδια. Συγγνώμη εκ των προτέρων!

Artemis Fowl & the Atlantis Complex review

After the time paradox/travel of the last book, the 7th book in the AF series throws a bunch of goodies at us including but not limited to Psychological disorders, giant squids and mortally dangerous blobs of gel! Woo!

Artemis is apparently up to something for the greater good. Yes. The evil genious decided to help the planet and solve the global warming problem in a way that not even fairies had thought of. The bad news is Artemis is not his old self, being engulfed in OCD/bipolar disorder. This produces a serious amount of giggleworthy text since his alter ego is a hopeless romantic that calls Holly Princess and Foaly a goodly beast.

It’s a bit weaker than the two previous books but was fully enjoyable whatsoever. Artemis Fowl NEVER gets boring! Those of you who just won’t read it because you think it’s for kids will miss out in one of the best book series in the scifi/fantasy genre

Neil Gaiman posts ‘Who’ scene online

Neil Gaiman has posted a deleted scene from his Doctor Who script online. The brief preview, cut from the final draft of his forthcoming instalment, features the Doctor and Amy investigating a mysterious bowl of food.

“The Doctor has just been given a bowl of something to eat,” wrote Gaiman on his blog. “Something… possibly… alien.”

The writer also revealed that the tenth draft of the script was rewritten by showrunner Steven Moffat. “Steven Moffat came to my rescue when I felt like I couldn’t even pick it up again, and for that, he is a hero. [...] It hasn’t really changed that much. It just gets tighter and, I hope, more like itself.”

He explained that the episode is now nearing the production stage, with a table read through “about ten days away”.

The new series of Doctor Who is expected to air on BBC One in early 2011

Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer wed in private ceremony

True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer married tonight at a private residence in Malibu, California, Us Weekly confirms. The gorgeous pair met while filming the pilot of the show and were engaged last summer. We wish them all the best in their new life together.

Complete tracklisting for The Vampire Diaries: Original Television Soundtrack

Amazon has been updated with a product listing for The Vampire Diaries: Original Television Soundtrack, including the complete tracklisting. The soundtrack is due for release on October 12, 2010 on EMI/Virgin.

The ORIGINAL TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES features exclusive fan favorites from Season One + new tracks that will be featured in Season Two.

Music supervisor Chris Mollere revealed in an interview that Stateless would definitely make the final disc, and Sounds Under Radio tweeted last week that they were in the studio working on a track specfically for the soundtrack (the tweet has since been deleted).  Pre-order the soundtrack!

Complete tracklisting:

1. Vampire Diaries Theme (Intro) – Mike Suby
2. Sleep Alone – Bat for Lashes
3. Running Up That Hill – Placebo
4. Obsession – Sky Ferreira
5. Bloodstream (Vampire Diaries Remix) – Stateless
6. On Melancholy Hill (Feed Me Remix) – Gorillaz
7. We Radiate – Goldfrapp
8. Hammock – Howls
9. The Fellowship – Smashing Pumpkins
10. Head Over Heels – Digital Daggers
11. Down – Jason Walker
12. Currency of Love – Silversun Pickups
13. Beauty of the Dark – Mads Langer
14. All You Wanted – Sounds Under Radio featuring Alison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy
15. Vampire Diaries Theme (Outro) – Mike Suby

Episode synopsis for The Return and episode stills

We’ve got a full episode synopsis for The Return courtesy of Vampire Diaries Source and an episode still featuring Katherine from Nina Dobrev Network. Gotta say, with Katherine looking like this you’re not going to confuse Elena and Katherine, even if Nina is playing them both!

KATHERINE HAS RETURNED WITH A VENGEANCE — Picking up on the same night as last season’s finale, Elena arrives home to a nightmare as she discovers Uncle John’s and Jeremy’s fate. At the hospital, Sheriff Forbes is comforted by Matt, Bonnie and Damon while she waits to hear if Caroline will survive the car accident. After a confusing conversation with Elena about the night’s events, Damon is the first to realize that Katherine has returned. Katherine’s arrival sends Stefan and Damon on a path to find out what she wants, why she’s back, and how much of a threat she is to the people they love. Meanwhile, still reeling from his father’s death, Tyler is surprised when his charming and mysterious uncle, Mason Lockwood, arrives to console the family.

Vampire Diaries Season 2 Promotional Photo & trailer

Thanks to Nina Dobrev Network for posting the newest promotional photo for season 2 of The Vampire Diaries.

Steven R. McQueen (TVD’s Jeremy) interview

Here is a great interview with Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy) from the TV Fanatic, and has some spoilers in, so tread with caution.

Obviously, Jeremy wakes up, changed or not changed. Can you tell me how life goes when he does wake up?
Jeremy is a little more calculated. He always had his heart on his sleeve, and he doesn’t [use] emotion anymore. He thinks logically of how he can control the situation.

Will Jeremy and Elena be able to repair their relationship?
They actually get into a fist fight in the first episode [laughs].

Will Jeremy and Katherine have a run-in?
Yes.

I think the whole Vampire Diaries fan base was in uproar when Anna died.
[Malese Jow is] a very talented actress, and she’s a great girl. It was a bummer to lose her. The writers want people go through an emotional roller coaster. We had an intense connection, and things were finally feeling alright for Jeremy.

Are there any new girls in Jeremy’s future?
I don’t think, emotionally, he’s going to let himself open up to any situation like that. Physically, I’m sure he’ll indulge a little bit.

Read the entire interview over at TV Fanatic!