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The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Live August 29

In: Entertainment

By: Steve Zeiden on Aug 23, 2010 at 6:39 am

To me, Sunday night is my Super Bowl night.  I’ve always loved TV, TV history, and watching the Emmys is one of my favorite award shows.  I can pass on the Oscars, the Golden Globes, the SAGs, etc.  Let me watch the award show for us true TV fans – the Emmys!

The Emmys will air this Sunday, August 29th on ABC.  Here’s where you can tune in:

Chicago City, Chicagoland and Michigan customers: Channel 7 for ABC; channel
200 for ABC HD
Cleveland customers: Channel 5 for ABC; channel 200 for ABC HD
Columbus customers: Channel 6 for ABC; channel 206 for ABC HD
Evansville customers: Channel 11 for ABC; Channel 811 for ABC HD

Here is just a quick glimpse of who’s up for nomination in some of the top categories.  For a full list of all of the nominees, click here.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Larry David as Himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester on Glee • FOX
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk on Monk • USA
Steve Carell as Michael Scott on The Office • NBC
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock • NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad • AMC
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan on Dexter • Showtime
Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House on House • FOX
Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard on Lost • ABC
Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lea Michele as Rachel Berry on Glee • FOX
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell on The New Adventures Of Old Christine • CBS
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton on Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on Parks And Recreation • NBC
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock • NBC
Toni Collette as Tara Gregson on United States Of Tara • Showtime

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson on The Closer • TNT
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes on Damages • FX Networks
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor on Friday Night Lights
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick on The Good Wife • CBS
Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC
January Jones as Betty Draper on Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel on Glee • FOX
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother • CBS
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell on Modern Family • ABC
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker on Modern Family • ABC
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family • ABC
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper on Two And A Half Men • CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad • AMC
Martin Short as Leonard Winstone on Damages • FX Networks
Terry O’Quinn as John Locke on Lost • ABC
Michael Emerson as Ben Linus on Lost • ABC
John Slattery as Roger Sterling on Mad Men • AMC
Andre Braugher as Owen on Men Of A Certain Age • TNT

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester on Glee • FOX
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family • ABC
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Modern Family • ABC
Kristen Wiig as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live • NBC
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock • NBC
Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper on Two And A Half Men • CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen on Burn Notice • USA
Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons on Damages • FX Networks
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife • CBS
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart on The Good Wife • CBS
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris on Mad Men • AMC
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson on Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Phil Keoghan as Host on The Amazing Race • CBS
Ryan Seacrest as Host on American Idol • FOX
Tom Bergeron as Host on Dancing With The Stars • ABC
Heidi Klum as Host on Project Runway • Lifetime
Jeff Probst as Host on Survivor • CBS

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Glee • FOX
Modern Family • ABC
Nurse Jackie • Showtime
The Office • NBC
30 Rock • NBC

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC
Dexter • Showtime
The Good Wife • CBS
Lost • ABC
Mad Men • AMC
True Blood • HBO

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What’s all the Hoopla about Hulu?

In: Education

By: Barbara Kubereit on Aug 06, 2010 at 12:07 pm

Our Entertainment Editor, Libby, wrote an article last week about Hulu and encouraged you to go out to our new customer portal and check it out.  She says it’s an easy way to watch all your favorite programs on the internet and I wonder, with my big two big TVs at home and my DVR why would I even want to do that?  I’m intrigued so I thought I’d explore this topic a bit further.   So off to the hulu.com site I go to see what all the Hulu hoopla’s about.

The Hulu company’s mission according to it’s website, is to “help people find and enjoy the world’s premium video content when, where and how they want it. ” Hulu, founded in 2007, offers all your favorite news, movies, sports, and series with new content added daily. TV, your way begins the Hulu product tour from the Hulu site.  The first thing that comes to mind is the fast food commercial about “having it your way” which some of you might remember.  “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders won’t upset us.”  There’s no fast food feast on Hulu but there is a fast content feast for sure. Next Stop:  WOW!’s new home page to see how I get to the Hulu content from there.
To get to the Hulu content, go to the portal wowway.net and on the upper left  hand side next to “News” click on “TV”  From there you can watch thousands of videos from the WOW! homepage for free. Your WOW! homepage is now your ” one stop shop” for TONS of video content.  Click on a network and page through lots of selections. Or use the search engines to find a specific topic. For those who are fans of “The Bachelorette” there’s a deleted Ali and Frank scene you might find interesting in the most popular episode window.   For those of you who miss the Versus Channel you can pick it up online from here.  So much to watch, so little time.
A poll of my WOW! colleagues shows that we’ve got quite a few “hulu gurus” here and as usual, I’m behind on the technology curve.  Now that I’m up-to-speed though, it’s lunch time and I’m closing my door now so I can watch a Jimmy Kimmel interview with my favorite celebrity chef, Chef Ramsey, I found by searching on “Kitchen Nighmares.”
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On the Radar for Summer TV

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By: Libby Pawlick on Jun 21, 2010 at 2:18 pm

As we all know, the pickings for good summertime TV are slim.  For me, TV during the summertime is about relaxing after a long work day.  This summer TV season I have mixed feelings.  While some shows are already meeting my entertainment needs, others I just wonder how they made the cut.  Let me tell you what I am watching so far.

Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) - I have been a huge fan of Chef Gordon Ramsey’s since the first season.  I love how he doesn’t mess around or mince words.  I find it funny that after six seasons, contestants still have issues with cooking Risotto, Scallops and some of the other staple products he is known for.  Will Chef Ramsey find success with his upcoming show MasterChefs?

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) – Another show I have been a fan of since the first season is SYTYCD.  I love watching dancing shows and this show is no exception.  Last year it was overkill with the show not only in the summer but also the fall.  However, this year, they mixed it up with a new format that added some much needed zest to the show.  They brought back some of our favorite past contestants to team up with the top 11.  I am really loving the show this season!

Next Food Network Star (Food Network)- The Next Food Network Star was a late addition to my summertime viewing.  I started watching the show last season and was hooked from the start.  These chefs are actually competing for their very own show on Food Network which has some of the biggest stars in the industry such as Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay and Paula Dean.  I really like the challenges because they force the competitors to think outside of their box and really push to discover who they are as a potential food star.  If you love cooking, this is a great show to watch.

Design Star (HGTV) – For all aspiring interior designers, this is the show for you.  The format of the show is similar to the Next Food Network Star which puts together professional designers into an intense competition to win their own TV show on HGTV.  I love watching Design Star because of the great ideas that come out of the challenges and just to see how you can create something with very little.  Last year’s winner Antonio really set the bar high for this year’s contestants.

Well, there you have it, my must watch summer TV list.  I would love to hear what’s on yours.

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A Day in the Life of WOW! Entertainment

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By: Libby Pawlick on May 14, 2010 at 9:46 am

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I’ve Been Glee’d

In: Entertainment

By: Libby Pawlick on Apr 19, 2010 at 10:42 am

It’s official, I’ve been Glee’d.  It started Friday night on my train ride home.  I have heard many rave reviews about the show and had even initially set my DVR to record season one.  But, with all the shows that were taping at the same time, I had to make a decision and unfortunately Glee was deleted from my must record list.  As the buzz grew about the show, the more upset I became that I deleted the recordings.  By the time I was able to watch the show, I couldn’t find a place to actually watch the episodes I missed without having to pay for them.  A big bummer for me but that’s the entertainment business for you.

Anyways, I gave in and purchased the pilot episode.  As I was watching it, I started to become caught up and knew at that moment why the show was as big as it was.  It is very entertaining and refreshing.  It isn’t exactly groundbreaking (High School Musical started this phenomenon).  On Saturday I went to my local Best Buy to buy the first season because I wanted to get caught up before watching the new episodes which started last Tuesday on FOX.  (I don’t know about you, but I can’t start watching a series in the middle.)   

Yesterday I started out watching the first disc and thought that it might take me a week or two to get through.  But, that wasn’t the case.  I was hooked and spent my entire Sunday watching the entire first season.  It was so bad that I ended up watching last week’s episode on top of it.  I discovered that I watched over eight hours of Glee and still wanted more.  The singing and choreography is wonderful and stays true to the basis of the show. 

I have become a Gleek and am proud of it.  If you love Glee, what hooked you?

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