The 2012 Emmy nominations were, as per usual, a mixed bag. For every inspired nod (congrats, Max Greenfield!) there was one that had me scratching the skin off my scalp (Kathy Bates over Katey Sagal?!). So without further adieu, I give you the good, the bad and the downright ugly from this year’s list. READ MORE
Nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced early Thursday morning by Scandal star Kerry Washington and this year’s Emmys host, Jimmy Kimmel — in his pajamas — and FX’s American Horror Story and AMC’s Mad Men led the pack with 17 total nods each.
PBS’ Downton Abbey and History’s Hatfields & McCoys followed with 16 apiece, while Modern Family was the most-nommed scripted comedy series, with 14. READ FULL LIST & SOUND OFF!
In honor of the actual Emmy nods being announced this Thursday morning, Team TVLine thought it would be fitting to unleash some positive energy into the atmosphere in the form of our dream nominations. READ MORE & VIEW DREAM NOMINEES
Emmy nominations are less than 48 hours away, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is revving up the buzz machine by releasing the official key art for the Sept. 23 ceremony.
And we are embedding the poster below largely for two reasons — to remind you to set your alarms for 8:30 am/EST Thursday, and to solicit your last minute dream nods. READ MORE & VIEW POSTER
Parks and Recreation is nothing if not a place to find a vast array of loveable, quirky characters. Yet that was not always the case with Aziz Ansari‘s Tom Haverford. The Pawnee Parks Department’s erstwhile second-in-command was, in the NBC comedy’s debut season, actually a bit subversive. But after some tweaks here and rejiggering there, Tom — and Ansari — emerged as one of Parks‘ VIP players — a title of which he would no doubt approve. READ TVLINE’S Q&A
In the past two seasons, AMC’s The Killing may sometimes have zigged where it should have zagged, but fans of the polarizing drama have always been able to rely on one constant: Joel Kinnaman‘s enthralling performance. As the rough-and-tumble Detective Stephen Holder, the 32-year-old Swedish-American actor brings a unique vulnerability and likability to a part that could easily have been a stereotypical, one-note member of Seattle’s finest. READ MORE
Ryan Murphy, who with Brad Falchuk created American Horror Story, has but one directive for any TV Academy members who are iffy about putting the anthology series on Emmy’s short list.
Don’t. Be. Scared.
Invited to pen an overture to the skeptical voter …READ MORE
In this special “Emmy Comedy Preview” episode of Spoiler Alert!, Matt Mitovich and I lead off by tackling the following provocative question: Can any show beat the kudos juggernaut that is Modern Family?
As Community demonstrated …READ MORE, WATCH VIDEO & GET SPOILED
Matt Bomer has been a very busy man. The White Collar star has a movie opening soon – you may have heard of a little “independent” project called Magic Mike – but he isn’t forgetting his TV roots.
In addition to his leading role as con man Neal Caffrey on the dapper USA Network hit, Bomer found time during his hiatus to film a guest spot on a decidedly different show – the musical comedy Glee – giving him two shots at an Emmy nomination. READ MORE
