[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “What We Do in the Shadows” Episode 6, “Urgent Care.”]
“What We Do in the Shadows” has never taken pleasure in withholding information from the audience — quite the opposite. Early seasons peeled back vampire lore and unveiled the vampiric council. Season 4 focused on Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as the baby which crawled out of his chest cavity grew into… another Colin Robinson. The Season 5 premiere, after some excellent teasing, answered the question of whether or not Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) had been turned into a vampire, while Episode 3 revealed more about energy vampires with a dazzling guest cast.
Season 5, Episode 6 offers yet another intriguing tidbit about modern-day vampiric existence: familiar urgent care. It’s less legitimate and effective than vampiric bureaucracy, but hey — they’re just familiars. As Guillermo’s vampirism becomes harder to hide, viewers are let in on the secret while the other vampires — especially Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — remain in the dark.
“What We Do in the Shadows” has never taken pleasure in withholding information from the audience — quite the opposite. Early seasons peeled back vampire lore and unveiled the vampiric council. Season 4 focused on Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as the baby which crawled out of his chest cavity grew into… another Colin Robinson. The Season 5 premiere, after some excellent teasing, answered the question of whether or not Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) had been turned into a vampire, while Episode 3 revealed more about energy vampires with a dazzling guest cast.
Season 5, Episode 6 offers yet another intriguing tidbit about modern-day vampiric existence: familiar urgent care. It’s less legitimate and effective than vampiric bureaucracy, but hey — they’re just familiars. As Guillermo’s vampirism becomes harder to hide, viewers are let in on the secret while the other vampires — especially Nandor (Kayvan Novak) — remain in the dark.
- 8/11/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
In any given week, the FX vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is so explosively funny that it almost feels like every other TV comedy should give up and consider a new career in accordion sales. Some weeks, though, Shadows is even funnier than that. The latest episode, “The Grand Opening,” is one of those special examples. It is not a format-breaking installment like that one that introduced regular human bartender Jackie Daytona, but rather an episode where all three subplots fully exploit the comic potential of the...
- 7/20/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
You made it through the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Directors Guild Awards, and the Producers Guild Awards, too. The wait for the Oscars is almost over, but one more major guild had yet to give out its trophies before the Academy Awards. Tonight, Hollywood’s top writers came together for the Writers Guild of America Awards, which honored the finest achievements in film and television writing.
On the film side, the nominees were actually quite different from what you’ll see at the Oscars next week. In the Original Screenplay category, “Licorice Pizza,” “Don’t Look Up,” and “King Richard” were still nominated, but “Belfast” and “The Worst Person in the World” were replaced with “Being the Ricardos.” The Adapted Screenplay category was even more distinct, with only two Oscar contenders (“Dune” and “Coda”) nominated.
But it ultimately did not matter, as two Oscar nominees took the top prizes. “Coda...
On the film side, the nominees were actually quite different from what you’ll see at the Oscars next week. In the Original Screenplay category, “Licorice Pizza,” “Don’t Look Up,” and “King Richard” were still nominated, but “Belfast” and “The Worst Person in the World” were replaced with “Being the Ricardos.” The Adapted Screenplay category was even more distinct, with only two Oscar contenders (“Dune” and “Coda”) nominated.
But it ultimately did not matter, as two Oscar nominees took the top prizes. “Coda...
- 3/20/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Sunday’s 74th Writers Guild of America Awards will wrap up the guild season, along with the American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Will the winners be an Oscar preview?
“Licorice Pizza,” written by Paul Thomas Anderson, and “Coda,” by Sian Heder, are favored to win Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. However, they are not facing off against many of their Oscar rivals as the WGA’s rules have rendered several scripts ineligible, including Oscar nominees “Belfast” and “The Worst Person in the World” in original, and “Drive My Car,” “The Lost Daughter” and “The Power of the Dog” in adapted. But if they both prevail, they will have bagged the two top industry prizes as they won at BAFTA last weekend right in the middle of final Oscar voting (it ends Tuesday).
The TV field features heavy-hitters “Succession” and “Ted Lasso,” both of which are expected to...
“Licorice Pizza,” written by Paul Thomas Anderson, and “Coda,” by Sian Heder, are favored to win Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. However, they are not facing off against many of their Oscar rivals as the WGA’s rules have rendered several scripts ineligible, including Oscar nominees “Belfast” and “The Worst Person in the World” in original, and “Drive My Car,” “The Lost Daughter” and “The Power of the Dog” in adapted. But if they both prevail, they will have bagged the two top industry prizes as they won at BAFTA last weekend right in the middle of final Oscar voting (it ends Tuesday).
The TV field features heavy-hitters “Succession” and “Ted Lasso,” both of which are expected to...
- 3/20/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
On Thursday, January 13, Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) jointly announced their 2022 nominations for television and new media. Winners will be rewarded on Sunday, March 20 in a ceremony that also honors motion pictures. Read on for the complete list of 2022 Writers Guild Award nominations for TV, which includes a nice mix of new series (like Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building”) and established fare (like HBO’s “Succession”).
SEEReminder: Here’s who won last year’s WGA Awards
This year’s drama series contenders are “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession” and “Yellowjackets.” Of these, only “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Morning Show” and “Succession” also showed up in the Episodic Drama category, which was rounded out by specific episodes of “1883,” “This Is Us” and “New Amsterdam.”
The comedy series nominees are “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” “Only Murders in the Building,...
SEEReminder: Here’s who won last year’s WGA Awards
This year’s drama series contenders are “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession” and “Yellowjackets.” Of these, only “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Morning Show” and “Succession” also showed up in the Episodic Drama category, which was rounded out by specific episodes of “1883,” “This Is Us” and “New Amsterdam.”
The comedy series nominees are “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” “Only Murders in the Building,...
- 1/13/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The Writers Guild of America revealed nominations Thursday in television, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional categories for the 2022 WGA Awards, which are scheduled to take place Sunday, March 20 hosted by the WGA West and WGA East.
Nominees in the marquee TV categories include reigning Comedy Series winners Ted Lasso from Apple TV+, with newcomers to the list including several shows with multiple noms: HBO Max’s Emmy winner Hacks, Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and Disney+’s Marvel series Loki. That group along with FX’s Reservation Dogs comprise the awards’ New Series nominees list.
The wide-ranging list also includes noms for Netflix’s Maid and Midnight Mass, HBO’s critically lauded The White Lotus and Emmy winner Mare of Easttown, Amazon Prime Video’s The Underground Railroad and Disney+’s WandaVision in the longform categories.
Other notables: noms for Taylor Sheridan’s...
Nominees in the marquee TV categories include reigning Comedy Series winners Ted Lasso from Apple TV+, with newcomers to the list including several shows with multiple noms: HBO Max’s Emmy winner Hacks, Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and Disney+’s Marvel series Loki. That group along with FX’s Reservation Dogs comprise the awards’ New Series nominees list.
The wide-ranging list also includes noms for Netflix’s Maid and Midnight Mass, HBO’s critically lauded The White Lotus and Emmy winner Mare of Easttown, Amazon Prime Video’s The Underground Railroad and Disney+’s WandaVision in the longform categories.
Other notables: noms for Taylor Sheridan’s...
- 1/13/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Only Murders in the Building,” “Hacks,” “Loki” and “Yellowjackets” are among the top nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, announced on Thursday. Winners will be honored at a joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 20, 2022.
The nominations from the Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) include outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2021. The WGA Awards announcement caps a busy week that also included the Golden Globes’ unusual non-ceremony ceremony on Sunday, and this year’s SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday.
“Only Murders” led the WGA tally with three noms, including comedy, new series and comedy episodic. Shows with two nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession,” “Yellowjackets,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons.” HBO led all networks with nine; followed by Apple TV Plus, FX, Hulu, NBC, Netflix and PBS,...
The nominations from the Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) include outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2021. The WGA Awards announcement caps a busy week that also included the Golden Globes’ unusual non-ceremony ceremony on Sunday, and this year’s SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday.
“Only Murders” led the WGA tally with three noms, including comedy, new series and comedy episodic. Shows with two nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession,” “Yellowjackets,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons.” HBO led all networks with nine; followed by Apple TV Plus, FX, Hulu, NBC, Netflix and PBS,...
- 1/13/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Season two of FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” aired in the spring of 2020 and leveled the show up to a new level of acclaim and industry appreciation. It earned a surprising, but widely celebrated, Emmy nomination for Best Comedy Series. More than a year later it’s back for season three (premiere date: September 2), so has the mockumentary series about vampires on Staten Island still have its bite?
SEESam Johnson and Chris Marcil (‘What We Do in the Shadows’): ‘This show is different from other sit-coms’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Does it ever! The reviews have been universally glowing. On MetaCritic it has a score of 98 based on nine reviews counted thus far; it almost goes without saying that all of those reviews are positive, with seven of them rating the show a perfect 100s. Rotten Tomatoes currently rates the season 100% fresh, though only five critics’ reviews have been aggregated there as of this writing.
SEESam Johnson and Chris Marcil (‘What We Do in the Shadows’): ‘This show is different from other sit-coms’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Does it ever! The reviews have been universally glowing. On MetaCritic it has a score of 98 based on nine reviews counted thus far; it almost goes without saying that all of those reviews are positive, with seven of them rating the show a perfect 100s. Rotten Tomatoes currently rates the season 100% fresh, though only five critics’ reviews have been aggregated there as of this writing.
- 9/2/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“What We Do in the Shadows” has scored an early Season 4 renewal ahead of the premiere of its upcoming third season on FX, the cable channel revealed during its day at the Television Critics Association’s virtual summer press tour Friday.
This fourth season of the comedy, which is created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi based on their mockumentary film of the same name, will debut in 2022.
Also Friday, FX released the trailer for “What We Do in the Shadows” Season 3, which will debut Thursday, Sept. 2 at 10/9c on FX. You can watch the video here or above.
The comedy documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).
Here’s the official description for Season 3 of “What We Do in the Shadows,...
This fourth season of the comedy, which is created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi based on their mockumentary film of the same name, will debut in 2022.
Also Friday, FX released the trailer for “What We Do in the Shadows” Season 3, which will debut Thursday, Sept. 2 at 10/9c on FX. You can watch the video here or above.
The comedy documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).
Here’s the official description for Season 3 of “What We Do in the Shadows,...
- 8/13/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Last year’s 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (affectionately known as the Pandemmys because it took place during the Covid-19 pandemic), rewarded a total of 23 contenders with trophies. Shows like “Schitt’s Creek” and “Succession” and actors like Billy Crudup and Zendaya all claimed victory from the safety of their own homes. But of those 23 winners, shockingly only two are eligible to repeat at the 2021 Emmys: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for Best Competition Program and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” for Best Variety Talk Series. And they’ll both probably win again.
So, what gives? Why are there so many ineligible shows this time around? It’s a mixture of some programs having ended last year and the coronavirus pandemic halting production on others. “Schitt’s Creek” accounted for all seven of the primetime comedy categories, so that means all of those are up for grabs this year. You can already hear the...
So, what gives? Why are there so many ineligible shows this time around? It’s a mixture of some programs having ended last year and the coronavirus pandemic halting production on others. “Schitt’s Creek” accounted for all seven of the primetime comedy categories, so that means all of those are up for grabs this year. You can already hear the...
- 5/11/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Amazon-owned streaming service puts five more projects in development
Amazon’s IMDb TV will adapt Tegan and Sara’s best-selling memoir “High School” into a drama series that will be executive produced by Clea DuVall. Additionally, the streaming service is significantly expanding its output by putting five more scripted projects in development and greenlighting three unscripted series.
“High School,” which will be co-created by Tegan and Sara, is described as a coming-of-age story of first loves and first songs. Produced by Amazon Studios and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, “High School” is a story about finding your own identity — a journey made even more complicated when you have a twin whose own struggle and self-discovery so closely mimics your own. Told through a backdrop of 90s grunge and rave culture, the series weaves between parallel and discordant memories of twin sisters growing up down the hall from one another.
Amazon’s IMDb TV will adapt Tegan and Sara’s best-selling memoir “High School” into a drama series that will be executive produced by Clea DuVall. Additionally, the streaming service is significantly expanding its output by putting five more scripted projects in development and greenlighting three unscripted series.
“High School,” which will be co-created by Tegan and Sara, is described as a coming-of-age story of first loves and first songs. Produced by Amazon Studios and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, “High School” is a story about finding your own identity — a journey made even more complicated when you have a twin whose own struggle and self-discovery so closely mimics your own. Told through a backdrop of 90s grunge and rave culture, the series weaves between parallel and discordant memories of twin sisters growing up down the hall from one another.
- 5/3/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Amazon’s IMDb TV free, ad-supported streaming service is bulking up its originals lineup — announcing five new series in development, including a comedy from “The Good Place” creator Michael Schur and author Shea Serrano.
The projects are part of Amazon’s first-ever NewFronts presentation to advertisers on Monday.
“Primo,” from Serrano and Schur, is billed as a coming-of-age story about a Mexican-American teenager balancing cultural norms, college aspirations, societal expectations and the hectic home life of being raised by his single mom and five uncles.
The series is written and executive produced by Serrano, who based the comedy on his upbringing. Schur, who co-created “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Recreation” after serving as a writer and producer on “The Office,” also serves as executive producer alongside David Miner. “Primo” is a Fremulon and 3 Arts production in association with Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The other projects in...
The projects are part of Amazon’s first-ever NewFronts presentation to advertisers on Monday.
“Primo,” from Serrano and Schur, is billed as a coming-of-age story about a Mexican-American teenager balancing cultural norms, college aspirations, societal expectations and the hectic home life of being raised by his single mom and five uncles.
The series is written and executive produced by Serrano, who based the comedy on his upbringing. Schur, who co-created “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Recreation” after serving as a writer and producer on “The Office,” also serves as executive producer alongside David Miner. “Primo” is a Fremulon and 3 Arts production in association with Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The other projects in...
- 5/3/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon’s free streaming service IMDb TV has unveiled a sizeable development slate with projects from the likes of The Good Place creator Mike Schur, All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll and CSI: New York star Melina Kanakaredes.
The AVOD service announced five projects ahead of its inaugural appearance at NewFronts.
The five projects join existing developments at the streamer from the likes of Norman Lear, Laverner Cox, George Wallace, Jessica Simpson, Kat Candler, Shawn Ryan, Samantha Stratton, Monique Alvarez and Jessica Lee Williamson.
They follow series orders for the likes of Greg Garcia’s Sprung and a Bosch spinoff.
Schur has teamed up with The Ringer writer and Basketball (and Other Things) author Shea Serrano on Primo, a coming-of-age story about a Mexican-American teenager balancing cultural norms, college aspirations, societal expectations and the hectic home life of being raised by his single mom and five uncles. Based on Serrano’s upbringing,...
The AVOD service announced five projects ahead of its inaugural appearance at NewFronts.
The five projects join existing developments at the streamer from the likes of Norman Lear, Laverner Cox, George Wallace, Jessica Simpson, Kat Candler, Shawn Ryan, Samantha Stratton, Monique Alvarez and Jessica Lee Williamson.
They follow series orders for the likes of Greg Garcia’s Sprung and a Bosch spinoff.
Schur has teamed up with The Ringer writer and Basketball (and Other Things) author Shea Serrano on Primo, a coming-of-age story about a Mexican-American teenager balancing cultural norms, college aspirations, societal expectations and the hectic home life of being raised by his single mom and five uncles. Based on Serrano’s upbringing,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America Awards were handed during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21. But don’t base your Oscar predictions on these kudos. Every year a slew of Oscar-nominated scripts are deemed ineligible for consideration here due to guild guidelines. Indeed, over the past 12 years only 80 of the Writers Guild of America Awards nominees have numbered among the 120 screenplays that reaped Academy Awards bids. Scroll down for the 2021 Writers Guild of America Awards winners list.
Our odds predict that “Nomadland” will win Best Adapted Screenplay winner at the Oscars but it was not allowed to compete at the WGA Awards. Neither was another Oscar contender in that category: “The Father.” The guild did match the academy three-for-five in this category, with “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “One Night in Miami” and “The White Tiger” competing at both. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “News of the World” round out the guild nominees.
Our odds predict that “Nomadland” will win Best Adapted Screenplay winner at the Oscars but it was not allowed to compete at the WGA Awards. Neither was another Oscar contender in that category: “The Father.” The guild did match the academy three-for-five in this category, with “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “One Night in Miami” and “The White Tiger” competing at both. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “News of the World” round out the guild nominees.
- 3/21/2021
- by Zach Laws and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Writers Guild of America announced their WGA Awards TV nominations for on Wednesday, February 3. After getting just one bid from the Golden Globes earlier in the day, AMC’s “Better Call Saul” rebounded to top all shows with five nominations including for Drama Series along with Amazon Studios’ “The Boys,” Disney +’s “The Mandalorian” and Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Ozark.”
Hulu lands two shows in contention for Comedy Series with “The Great” and “PEN15,” making the streaming service the only company to score multiple nominees in the category. They are joined by HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”
Another notable feat belongs to “The Simpsons,” which dominates the animation category with four of the six nominations. Despite premiering over 30 years ago, the Fox series shows no signs of writer’s fatigue. “Bob’s Burgers” and “BoJack Horseman...
Hulu lands two shows in contention for Comedy Series with “The Great” and “PEN15,” making the streaming service the only company to score multiple nominees in the category. They are joined by HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”
Another notable feat belongs to “The Simpsons,” which dominates the animation category with four of the six nominations. Despite premiering over 30 years ago, the Fox series shows no signs of writer’s fatigue. “Bob’s Burgers” and “BoJack Horseman...
- 2/4/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The WGA on Wednesday unveiled nominations for its 2021 WGA Awards in the categories of TV, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing during 2020. Winners will be honored March 21 in a virtual ceremony.
AMC’s Better Call Saul topped all shows with five nominations including for Drama Series, joining a list that includes Amazon Studios’ The Boys, Netflix’s The Crown (which led the way on the TV side at the Golden Globe nominations earlier today) and Ozark and Disney+’s The Mandalorian.
Also making noise today is Hulu, the only other company to have multiple noms in the top categories; it scored in Comedy with Tony McNamara’s The Great and Pen15 and FX on Hulu’s What We Do in the Shadows, which are joined in the race by HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso.
Lasso is also nominated in the New Series,...
AMC’s Better Call Saul topped all shows with five nominations including for Drama Series, joining a list that includes Amazon Studios’ The Boys, Netflix’s The Crown (which led the way on the TV side at the Golden Globe nominations earlier today) and Ozark and Disney+’s The Mandalorian.
Also making noise today is Hulu, the only other company to have multiple noms in the top categories; it scored in Comedy with Tony McNamara’s The Great and Pen15 and FX on Hulu’s What We Do in the Shadows, which are joined in the race by HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso.
Lasso is also nominated in the New Series,...
- 2/3/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The nominations for the 2021 Writers Guild Award TV categories were announced on Wednesday, with streaming series dominating the lineup.
Both the drama series and the comedy series categories were majority streaming, with hits like “The Queen’s Gambit,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Crown” and “Ozark” sitting alongside fan-favorites like “PEN15,” “The Great” and “Ted Lasso.” Other nominees included HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” and Showtime’s “Good Lord Bird.
“Better Call Saul” also landed three additional nominations for individual episodes, with “Ozark” picking up another. “The Great” and “Ted Lasso” both picked up nomination for individual episodes as well as for Best New Series.
Comedy and variety nominees included Peacock’s fledgling late-night show, “The Amber Ruffin Show,” Amazon’s “Yearly Departed,” the one-off “30 Rock” reunion special and Stephen Colbert’s 2020 election coverage on Showtime.
Nominations in the film categories will be announced later this month,...
Both the drama series and the comedy series categories were majority streaming, with hits like “The Queen’s Gambit,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Crown” and “Ozark” sitting alongside fan-favorites like “PEN15,” “The Great” and “Ted Lasso.” Other nominees included HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” and Showtime’s “Good Lord Bird.
“Better Call Saul” also landed three additional nominations for individual episodes, with “Ozark” picking up another. “The Great” and “Ted Lasso” both picked up nomination for individual episodes as well as for Best New Series.
Comedy and variety nominees included Peacock’s fledgling late-night show, “The Amber Ruffin Show,” Amazon’s “Yearly Departed,” the one-off “30 Rock” reunion special and Stephen Colbert’s 2020 election coverage on Showtime.
Nominations in the film categories will be announced later this month,...
- 2/3/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
“Better Call Saul” are among the top nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, landing a nod for best drama series, as well as three nominations in the episodic drama category. “The Simpsons” landed four nominations in best animation, while newcomers “Ted Lasso” and “The Great” both scored nominations in best comedy, new series and episodic comedy. Winners will be honored at a joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Here’s the complete list of nominations, announced on Wednesday morning:
Drama Series
“Better Call Saul,” Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC
“The Boys,” Written by Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Anslem Richardson, Craig Rosenberg, Michael Saltzman, Rebecca Sonnenshine; Amazon Prime Video
“The Crown,” Written by Peter Morgan, Jonathan Wilson; Netflix
“The Mandalorian,” Written by Rick Famuyiwa, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni; Disney Plus
“Ozark,” Written by Laura Deeley,...
Drama Series
“Better Call Saul,” Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC
“The Boys,” Written by Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Anslem Richardson, Craig Rosenberg, Michael Saltzman, Rebecca Sonnenshine; Amazon Prime Video
“The Crown,” Written by Peter Morgan, Jonathan Wilson; Netflix
“The Mandalorian,” Written by Rick Famuyiwa, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni; Disney Plus
“Ozark,” Written by Laura Deeley,...
- 2/3/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Our passionate Gold Derby forum posters, many of whom are industry insiders hiding behind cyber handles, are busy weighing in on the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. They don’t not mince words when it comes to their thoughts on one of Hollywood’s biggest nights. Seven awards were out in the comedy categories.
The ceremony had many cheering but left just as many infuriated when it came to the night’s comedy winners and losers. What were the upsets that left them absolutely bewildered? Which winners were they cheering for the most? And which defeats struck our users the hardest?
Below, you can take a look at a sampling of the praise and pointed criticism that was leveled at this year’s ceremony. Read more and have your say here.
See 2020 Emmy winners: Full list in all 23 categories at the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards [Updating Live]
Best Comedy Series
“Curb Your Enthusiasm...
The ceremony had many cheering but left just as many infuriated when it came to the night’s comedy winners and losers. What were the upsets that left them absolutely bewildered? Which winners were they cheering for the most? And which defeats struck our users the hardest?
Below, you can take a look at a sampling of the praise and pointed criticism that was leveled at this year’s ceremony. Read more and have your say here.
See 2020 Emmy winners: Full list in all 23 categories at the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards [Updating Live]
Best Comedy Series
“Curb Your Enthusiasm...
- 9/21/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
The virtual Emmys are in the books, and in a first for 2020, not much went wrong! (Especially for “Schitt’s Creek.”)
Sunday’s first trophy went to Catherine O’Hara, who won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the final season of “Schitt’s Creek.” The Pop TV sitcom (by way of the CBC) then won the next six awards.
You read that right: “Schitt’s Creek” won all seven of its seven possible Emmys tonight. Insane.
The final Emmy of the evening, Outstanding Drama Series, went to HBO’s “Succession.” Showrunner Jesse Armstrong also won for writing on the series, and star Jeremy Strong took home Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Additionally, Andrij Parekh won an Emmy for directing on “Succession.”
HBO’s “Watchmen” also had a strong Sunday, winning four Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series.
See all of the night’s winners and nominees below.
Outstanding Lead Actress...
Sunday’s first trophy went to Catherine O’Hara, who won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the final season of “Schitt’s Creek.” The Pop TV sitcom (by way of the CBC) then won the next six awards.
You read that right: “Schitt’s Creek” won all seven of its seven possible Emmys tonight. Insane.
The final Emmy of the evening, Outstanding Drama Series, went to HBO’s “Succession.” Showrunner Jesse Armstrong also won for writing on the series, and star Jeremy Strong took home Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Additionally, Andrij Parekh won an Emmy for directing on “Succession.”
HBO’s “Watchmen” also had a strong Sunday, winning four Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series.
See all of the night’s winners and nominees below.
Outstanding Lead Actress...
- 9/20/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards caps a weeklong procession of honoring the best of 2020 in television Sunday with a hybrid virtual ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt on ABC hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
The ceremony will also stream on ABC.com, and the full week of Emmy shows will be available on-demand and on ABC app for seven days with authentication.
HBO and Netflix go into tonight’s Primetime Emmy finale tied with 19 wins apiece overall, as the latter came into the week with a record 160 nominations overall. HBO’s Watchmen and Disney+’s The Mandalorian have the most wins for an individual program so far with seven each; both are looking for more hardware in marquee categories tonight. Watchmen had a leading 26 individual nominations going into this week.
Mirroring a year like no other, the ABC telecast tonight will be unlike any other, with about...
The ceremony will also stream on ABC.com, and the full week of Emmy shows will be available on-demand and on ABC app for seven days with authentication.
HBO and Netflix go into tonight’s Primetime Emmy finale tied with 19 wins apiece overall, as the latter came into the week with a record 160 nominations overall. HBO’s Watchmen and Disney+’s The Mandalorian have the most wins for an individual program so far with seven each; both are looking for more hardware in marquee categories tonight. Watchmen had a leading 26 individual nominations going into this week.
Mirroring a year like no other, the ABC telecast tonight will be unlike any other, with about...
- 9/20/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards take place on Sunday, September 20 and will air live coast-to-coast on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel will host this virtual ceremony. While he and most of the presenters will be seen onstage at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles, the nominees will be beaming in from around the world. Over the course of a jam-packed three hours, 23 awards will be handed out. Check out the 2020 Emmy winners list below.
While that is just one award shy of the total number of Oscars and Tonys, it represents only about a fifth of the 123 categories at the Emmys. The bulk of these — 100 in all — were bestowed at the five Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies earlier this week.
Last year’s big Emmy winners were HBO’s “Game of Thrones” for Best Drama Series and Amazon’s “Fleabag” for Best Comedy Series. As both of them finished their runs last year,...
While that is just one award shy of the total number of Oscars and Tonys, it represents only about a fifth of the 123 categories at the Emmys. The bulk of these — 100 in all — were bestowed at the five Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies earlier this week.
Last year’s big Emmy winners were HBO’s “Game of Thrones” for Best Drama Series and Amazon’s “Fleabag” for Best Comedy Series. As both of them finished their runs last year,...
- 9/20/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
It may not feel like it, but it’s Emmys day! Tonight, TV’s top drama will come down to “Better Call Saul,” “The Crown,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Killing Eve,” “The Mandalorian,” “Ozark,” “Stranger Things” and “Succession.”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Dead to Me,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Insecure,” “The Kominsky Method,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “What We Do in the Shadows” are the Television Academy’s nominees for top comedy.
A reminder of all the other nominees up for statuettes tonight can be found below. The 72nd Emmy Awards, a virtual celebration hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, begin this evening at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt on ABC.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
William Jackson Harper, “The Good Place”
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
Sterling K. Brown, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Mahershala Ali, “Ramy”
Kenan Thompson,...
“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Dead to Me,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Insecure,” “The Kominsky Method,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “What We Do in the Shadows” are the Television Academy’s nominees for top comedy.
A reminder of all the other nominees up for statuettes tonight can be found below. The 72nd Emmy Awards, a virtual celebration hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, begin this evening at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt on ABC.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
William Jackson Harper, “The Good Place”
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
Sterling K. Brown, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Mahershala Ali, “Ramy”
Kenan Thompson,...
- 9/20/2020
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards take place on Sunday, September 20 and air air live coast-to-coast on ABC beginning at 5 p.m Pt/8 p.m. Et. Jimmy Kimmel will host this virtual ceremony. While he and most of the presenters will be seen onstage at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles, the nominees will be beaming in from around the world. Over the course of a jam-packed three hours, 23 awards will be handed out.
While that is just one award shy of the total number of Oscars and Tonys, it represents only about a fifth of the 123 categories at the Emmys. The bulk of these — 100 in all — were bestowed at the five Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies earlier this week.
Last year’s big Emmy winners were HBO’s “Game of Thrones” for Best Drama Series and Amazon’s “Fleabag” for Best Comedy Series. As both of them finished their runs last year,...
While that is just one award shy of the total number of Oscars and Tonys, it represents only about a fifth of the 123 categories at the Emmys. The bulk of these — 100 in all — were bestowed at the five Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies earlier this week.
Last year’s big Emmy winners were HBO’s “Game of Thrones” for Best Drama Series and Amazon’s “Fleabag” for Best Comedy Series. As both of them finished their runs last year,...
- 9/20/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“What We Do in the Shadows” surprised with eight Emmy Award nominations this summer for its second season on FX, quadrupling its haul from last year. None of these are for acting, but do not count it out of the Best Comedy Series race yet. The Emmys have awarded five Best Comedy Series that they snubbed for acting. “Art Carney Special,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” “The Jack Benny Program” and “The Monkees” achieved the feat in the 1960s. It was 21 years until the next instance, when “The Wonder Years” won for its 1988 debut, with its only other nomination being for Best Comedy Writing. “The Wonder Years” went on to sweep up wins from the Casting Society, Directors Guild, Television Critics Association and Writers Guild for its first season, before exploding to 14 Emmy nominations for its second, including three for acting.
With that second season, “The Wonder Years” became the fifth...
With that second season, “The Wonder Years” became the fifth...
- 8/27/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
“I feel so seriously about silly comedy,” confesses Natasia Demetriou, who portrays snarky vampire Nadja on “What We Do in the Shadows.” Sure, the FX mocumentary is full of “sweet moments,” she concedes, but creative emphasis is always on: “How can this scene be funny? It’s just a lot of people working very hard to make everything as stupid as possible.”
They succeeded eight times at that Emmys. That’s how many nominations the cast and crew scored, including the most serious prize among all TV humor programs: Best Comedy Series. Three other bids were for writing, including episodes “Ghosts” and “On the Run,” which were penned, respectively, by co-showrunner/EP Paul Simms and EP Stefanie Robinson, who joined Demetriou for a chat with Gold Derby. Watch above or listen to the audio podcast below.
“You can’t go as crazy, as funny as you want to go if...
They succeeded eight times at that Emmys. That’s how many nominations the cast and crew scored, including the most serious prize among all TV humor programs: Best Comedy Series. Three other bids were for writing, including episodes “Ghosts” and “On the Run,” which were penned, respectively, by co-showrunner/EP Paul Simms and EP Stefanie Robinson, who joined Demetriou for a chat with Gold Derby. Watch above or listen to the audio podcast below.
“You can’t go as crazy, as funny as you want to go if...
- 8/23/2020
- by Tom O'Neil and Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
One of the biggest surprises at the 2020 Primetime Emmy nominations was “What We Do in the Shadows,” the FX comedy series about vampires in Staten Island. It earned eight bids including Best Comedy Series. Three of its other nominations are for Best Comedy Writing, and it’s a rare feat to score that many bids in the category. Does that make it a bigger threat to win the top award than we’re giving it credit for? A look back at the history of the writing category suggests … maybe.
SEESam Johnson and Chris Marcil Interview: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
There were 13 times before in Emmy history when a comedy received three or more writing bids in a single year. About half of those shows won Best Comedy that year, while the other half didn’t. But for a while it was a perfect record. The first six times...
SEESam Johnson and Chris Marcil Interview: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
There were 13 times before in Emmy history when a comedy received three or more writing bids in a single year. About half of those shows won Best Comedy that year, while the other half didn’t. But for a while it was a perfect record. The first six times...
- 8/17/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“It’s so funny, inventive and season two came at the perfect time, just as people were locking down,” says Chris Marcil about “What We Do in the Shadows.” His writing partner Sam Johnson adds, “There are a lot of ways that this show is different from other sit-coms. There’s a lot more collaborating on stage. Improvisation is encouraged which is different than most shows.”
The FX vampire mockumentary broke through at the Emmys this year with eight nominations, including Best Comedy Series. The series tells the story of three traditional vampires, an energy-sucking vampire and a familiar. It is created by Jemaine Clement from “Flight of the Conchords” and produced by the Oscar-winning Taika Waititi.
SEEPaul Simms (‘What We Do In The Shadows’) on surprise Emmy nominations [Exclusive Video Interview]
Johnson and Marcil have scored one of “Shadows” three writing nominations for penning the episode ‘Collaborations.’ In the episode Lazlo (Matt Berry...
The FX vampire mockumentary broke through at the Emmys this year with eight nominations, including Best Comedy Series. The series tells the story of three traditional vampires, an energy-sucking vampire and a familiar. It is created by Jemaine Clement from “Flight of the Conchords” and produced by the Oscar-winning Taika Waititi.
SEEPaul Simms (‘What We Do In The Shadows’) on surprise Emmy nominations [Exclusive Video Interview]
Johnson and Marcil have scored one of “Shadows” three writing nominations for penning the episode ‘Collaborations.’ In the episode Lazlo (Matt Berry...
- 8/10/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
The Emmy Awards ballot lists 213 episodes (from 118 series), so there will be seven nominees this year under the new rules. There were seven for the first time in the category’s history last year:
“Barry” season 2: “ronny/lily” (Alec Berg & Bill Hader) Winner — “Fleabag” season 2: “Episode 1” (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) “The Good Place” season 3 — “Janet(s)” (Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan) “PEN15” season 1: “Anna Ishii-Peters” (Maya Erskine & Anna Konkle & Stacy Osei-Kuffour) “Russian Doll” season 1: “Nothing in This World is Easy” (Natasha Lyonne) “Russian Doll” season 1: “A Warm Body” (Allison Silverman) “Veep” season 7: “Veep” (David Mandel)
Only “The Good Place” returns to defend its slot. “Better Things,” “Ramy” and “Sex Education” are among those hoping to capitalize on the open field after being snubbed last year. “The Good Place” contends for its series finale, as do “Schitt’s Creek” and “Silicon Valley.” “Schitt’s Creek” seeks its first nomination in...
“Barry” season 2: “ronny/lily” (Alec Berg & Bill Hader) Winner — “Fleabag” season 2: “Episode 1” (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) “The Good Place” season 3 — “Janet(s)” (Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan) “PEN15” season 1: “Anna Ishii-Peters” (Maya Erskine & Anna Konkle & Stacy Osei-Kuffour) “Russian Doll” season 1: “Nothing in This World is Easy” (Natasha Lyonne) “Russian Doll” season 1: “A Warm Body” (Allison Silverman) “Veep” season 7: “Veep” (David Mandel)
Only “The Good Place” returns to defend its slot. “Better Things,” “Ramy” and “Sex Education” are among those hoping to capitalize on the open field after being snubbed last year. “The Good Place” contends for its series finale, as do “Schitt’s Creek” and “Silicon Valley.” “Schitt’s Creek” seeks its first nomination in...
- 7/24/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
What’s funnier than a couple of detectives? Well, I can name quite a few things funnier, but that’s probably because I’m not yet familiar with America’s sexiest billionaire detectives, Ashleigh and Amelia Dangerhole, who will be brought to life on Adult Swim’s new live action detective comedy, Hole to Hole. Watch your back, Archer.
Deadline had the news from Adult Swim when they officially greenlighted a pilot called Hole To Hole. The live-action comedy is co-created and executive produced by South Park alumna Pam Brady and Arden Myrin of MadTV. Myrin will also star in the project, which is being described as a parody of 1980s detective shows. You remember Hart To Hart, don’t you? Well, Google it and stop making me feel old!
Okay, okay, so Hart to Hart starred Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as The Harts, a wealthy couple who moonlighted as amateur detectives.
Deadline had the news from Adult Swim when they officially greenlighted a pilot called Hole To Hole. The live-action comedy is co-created and executive produced by South Park alumna Pam Brady and Arden Myrin of MadTV. Myrin will also star in the project, which is being described as a parody of 1980s detective shows. You remember Hart To Hart, don’t you? Well, Google it and stop making me feel old!
Okay, okay, so Hart to Hart starred Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as The Harts, a wealthy couple who moonlighted as amateur detectives.
- 4/8/2013
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!
For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we’ll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture’s greatest shows. Each day we’ll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 - Day 15: How I Met Your Mother
Season 1, Episode 11: "The Limo"
Directed by: Pamela Fryman
Written by: Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil
Starring: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, and Kathleen Rose Perkins
Original Air Date: December 19, 2005
You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes [...]...
For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we’ll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture’s greatest shows. Each day we’ll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 - Day 15: How I Met Your Mother
Season 1, Episode 11: "The Limo"
Directed by: Pamela Fryman
Written by: Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil
Starring: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, and Kathleen Rose Perkins
Original Air Date: December 19, 2005
You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes [...]...
- 12/16/2010
- by Goodman
- Geeks of Doom
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