7 Subjects We’re Not Going to Post About Today

‘Cuz you’ll be able to get this info on 12,476 other sites. So, in no particular order:

  1. 2012 Emmy Nomination Analyses
    Like, you know, this:
    New shows join Emmy favorites among nominees
  2. Or this:
    Emmy Nominations 2012: My Snappy Judgments
  3. Stories Embarrassing Beloved Stars
    Except maybe this:
    Fred Willard Arrested for Lewd Conduct
  4. Stories About How Much Those Damn Actors/Actresses Make
    Like this:
    Forbes List: 2012 Highest Paid TV Actresses
    (because who cares that Sofia Vergara makes $19 mil/year?)
  5. Puff Pieces Disguised as Human Interest Stories
    Like this:
    Balls of Steel: Screenwriter Losing Vision But Kickstarting Dreams
  6. Anything About THE NEWSROOM and Aaron What-Was-His-Name Again?
    For example:
    Aaron Sorkin On ‘The Newsroom’: NPR
  7. Articles About Directors
    Why promote our natural enemies:
    The Traditionalist 

2012 Emmy Writing Nominations

Writing, Comedy

Chris McKenna, Community
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis C.K., Louie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Michael Schur, Parks and Recreation

Writing, Drama

Downton Abbey: Julian Fellowes
Homeland: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff
Mad Men: Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner
Mad Men: Andre Jacquemetton
Mad Men: Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner

Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Special

Game Change: Danny Strong
Hatfields & McCoys: Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, Bill Kerby
The Hour: Abi Morgan
Luther: Neil Cross
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia: Steven Moffatt
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Nikita Season 1 Finale – Recap and Review

BY ANTHONY MEDINA

**This episode originally aired in May 2011. If you are unfamiliar with the series, be aware this review contains spoilers.**

“You ask me what I want? I want what every other American wants right about now, job security.” – Percy Rose read article

SOLVED: The Mystery of “Galactus is NIGH”

A TVWriter™ Exclusive!

Monday we posted about a Facebook page called “Galactus is NIGH, which had “almost 300 pics” of Comic-Con cosplayers holding up signs about an impending world-eating disaster, ending with the heartwrenching plea, “So if anyone knows anything about this…let us in on it, okay?”

(FTR: As of this writing there are almost 400 such pics on the site.) read article

TV to Take Over Broadway?

Tired of reboots but love one of television’s biggest cult hits? Us too. So how do we handle this one?:

WILL PUSHING DAISIES HEAD TO BROADWAY?
by Alanna Bennett

Bryan Fuller‘s been dropping hints of upcoming Pushing Daisies news for the past few months, and we have been clawing at our computer screens for just as long screaming “TELL US!” The Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, and Mockingbird Lane producer swore it had nothing to do with a return of the cancelled-too-soon show to television, or of a jump to the big screen. So what does that leave? Broadway, apparently! read article