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Showing posts with label Damon Lindelof. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Damon Lindelof. Show all posts
Monday, August 30, 2010
Last night, the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held celebrating the very best in television. The show was certainly a site to behold with Jimmy Fallon's sucessful hosting and numerous musical numbers, including the cast of Glee.

Outstanding Drama
**Winner** "Mad Men"
"Breaking Bad"
"Dexter"
"The Good Wife"
"Lost"
"True Blood"

Outstanding Comedy
**Winner** "Modern Family"
"30 Rock"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Glee"
"Nurse Jackie"
"The Office"

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
**Winner** Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad")
Hugh Laurie ("House M.D.")
Jon Hamm ("Mad Men")
Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights")
Matthew Fox ("Lost")
Michael C. Hall ("Dexter")

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
**Winner** Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer")
Connie Britton ("Friday Night Lights")
Glenn Close ("Damages")
January Jones ("Mad Men")
Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit")

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
**Winner** Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory")
Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock")
Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")
Matthew Morrison ("Glee")
Steve Carell ("The Office")
Tony Shalhoub ("Monk")

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
**Winner** Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie")
Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation")
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("The New Adventures of Old Christine")
Lea Michele ("Glee")
Tina Fey ("30 Rock")
Toni Collette ("The United States of Tara")

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
**Winner** Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad")
Andre Braugher ("Men of a Certain Age")
John Slattery ("Mad Men")
Martin Short ("Damages")
Michael Emerson ("Lost")
Terry O'Quinn ("Lost")

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
**Winner** Archie Panjabi ("The Good Wife")
Christine Baranski ("The Good Wife")
Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men")
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men")
Rose Byrne ("Damages")
Sharon Gless ("Burn Notice")

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
**Winner** Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family")
Chris Colfer ("Glee")
Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family")
Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Men")
Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother")
Ty Burrell ("Modern Family")

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
**Winner** Jane Lynch ("Glee")
Holland Taylor ("Two and a Half Men")
Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock")
Julie Bowen ("Modern Family")
Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live")
Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family")

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
**Winner** "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"The Colbert Report"
"Real Time With Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"
"The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien"

Outstanding Reality Show Competition
**Winner** "Top Chef"
"Project Runway"
"The Amazing Race"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"American Idol"

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
**Winner** Jeff Probst ("Survivor")
Phil Keoghan ("The Amazing Race")
Ryan Seacrest ("American Idol")
Tom Bergeron ("Dancing with the Stars")
Heidi Klum ("Project Runway")

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
**Winner** Steve Shill ("Dexter) - "The Getaway"
Michelle MacLaren ("Breaking Bad") - "One Minute"
Jack Bender ("Lost") - "The End"
Leslie Linka Glatter ("Mad Men" -" Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency"
Agnieszka Holland ("Treme") - "Do You Know What It means" (Pilot)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
**Winner** Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy ("Mad Men") - "Shut the Door"
Rolin Jones ("Friday Night Lights") - "The Son"
Michelle King and Robert King ("The Good Wife") (Pilot)
Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse ("Lost") - "The End"
Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner ("Mad Men") - "Guy Walks Into Advertising Agency"

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
**Winner** Ryan Murphy ("Glee") - "Director's Cut (Pilot)"
Paris Barclay ("Glee") - "Wheels"
Jason Winer ("Modern Family") (Pilot)
Allen Coulter ("Nurse Jackie") (Pilot)
Don Scardino ("30 Rock") - "I Do Do"

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy
**Winner** Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd ("Modern Family") (Pilot)
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan ("Glee") - "Director's Cut (Pilot)"
Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling ("The Office") - "Nicaragua"
Matt Hubbard ("30 Rock") - "Anna Howard Shaw Day"
Tina Fey and Kay Cannon ("30 Rock") - "Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter"

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
**Winner** "The 63rd Annual Tony Awards"
"The 82nd Annual Academy Awards"
"Bill Maher... But I'm Not Wrong"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me"

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
**Winner** Bucky Gunts ("Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony""
Ron de Moraes ("In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement")
Louis J. Horvitz ("The Kennedy Center Honors")
Glenn Weiss ("The 63rd Annual Tony Awards")
Joel Gallen ("The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert""

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
**Winner** Julia Ormond ("Temple Grandin")
Kathy Bates ("Alice")
Catherine O'Hara ("Temple Grandin")
Brenda Vaccaro ("You Don't Know Jack")
Susan Sarandon ("You Don't Know Jack")

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
**Winner* David Strathairn ("Temple Grandin")
Michael Gambon ("Emma")
Patrick Stewart ("Hamlet")
Jonathan Pryce ("Return To Cranford")
John Goodman ("You Don't Know Jack")

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
**Winner** Adam Mazer ("You Don't Know Jack")
Michelle Ashford and Robert Schenkkan ("The Pacific") - "Part Eight"
Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan ("The Pacific") - "Part Ten"
Peter Morgan ("The Special Relationship")
Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson ("Temple Grandin")

Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
**Winner** Claire Danes ("Temple Grandin")
Maggie Smith ("Capturing Mary")
Joan Allen ("Georgia O'Keeffe")
Dame Judi Dench ("Return To Cranford")
Hope Davis ("The Special Relationship")

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
**Winner** Mick Jackson ("Temple Grandin")
Bob Balaban ("Georgia O'Keeffe")
David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa ("The Pacific") - "Part Eight"
Tim Van Patten ("The Pacific") - "Part Nine"
Barry Levinson ("You Don't Know Jack")

Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
**Winner** Al Pacino ("You Don't Know Jack")
Jeff Bridges ("A Dog Year")
Ian McKellen ("The Prisoner")
Michael Sheen ("The Special Relationship")
Dennis Quaid ("The Special Relationship")

Outstanding Miniseries
**Winner** "The Pacific"
"Return to Cranford (Masterpiece)"

Made for Television Movie
**Winner** "Temple Grandin"
"Endgame"
"Georgia O'Keeffe"
"Moonshot"
"The Special Relationship"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding Reality Program
**Winner** "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Dirty Jobs"
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List"
"MythBusters"
"Undercover Boss"

Outstanding Nonfiction Series
**Winner** "The National Parks: America's Best Idea"
"American Experience"
"American Masters"
"Deadliest Catch"
"LIFE"
"Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)"

Outstanding Animated Program
**Winner** "Disney Prep & Landing"
"Alien Earths"
"The Ricky Gervais Show"
"The Simpsons"
"South Park"

Outstanding Children's Program
**Winner** "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie"
"Hannah Montana"
"iCarly"
"Jonas"
"Wizards of Waverly Place"
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Although many would not pin it at first glance, there is quiet a bit in common between Batman Begins and the newest Star Trek reboot directed by JJ Abrams. Both are widely sucessful attempts at rebooting franchises that had previously gone stale, and lost their touch with a modern generation. These similarities have been noted by the people who made the 2009 Star Trek possible.

According to reports and interviews conducted by E! with executive producers Bryan Burk and Damon Lindelof, the creators have been looking at what made the Dark Knight such a success for their attempt at a sequel. Lindelof mentions that The Dark Knight managed to expand upon the sucess of Batman Begins but at the same time making it more emotional and thematic. Star Trek 2 is also planned to be an even bigger film then the first.

Star Trek 2 will be released June 29, 2012.
Thursday, July 29, 2010

There are few science fiction franchises as treasured as Alien. Although its more recent outings have not reached the quality of the series original two entries, Alien still has a rabid fanbase and millions of supporters worldwide.


Which is why when Ridley Scott, the director of the original Alien, announced that he planned to release a prequel to the original film, fans were noticeably excited. While the project seemed dormant for months, yesterday news reached Deadline that Lost writer Damon Lindelof will be writing the final draft of the script. Lindelof mentioned numerous times that he is very enthusiastic about working on the project, and that the original Alien was one of his inspirations.


Interestingly, reports say that talks between Scott and Lindelof have been full of energy and may have actually deviated from the original plans for the film. It is entirely possible that the two may continue their work into an entirely original science fiction project.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
The nominees for the famous Emmy awards have been announced. Read on to see if your favorite show has been nominated.

COMEDY SERIES
Glee (FOX)
30 Rock (NBC)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
The Office (NBC)
Modern Family (ABC)


DRAMA SERIES
Lost (ABC)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Dexter (Showtime)
True Blood (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Mad Men (AMC)


ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Matthew Fox - Lost (ABC)
Bryan Cranston — Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael C. Hall — Dexter (Showtime)
Jon Hamm — Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie — House (Fox)
Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)


ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin — 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell — The Office (NBC)
Jim Parsons — The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Larry David — Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Tony Shalhoub — Monk (USA)
Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)


ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Glenn Close — Damages (FX)
Julianna Margulies — The Good Wife (CBS)
Mariska Hargitay — Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
Connie Britton — Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)
Kyra Sedgwick — The Closer (TNT)
January Jones - Mad Men (AMC)


ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Lea Michele — Glee (FOX)
Tina Fey — 30 Rock (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus — New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
Edie Falco — Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Toni Collette - The United States of Tara (Showtime)


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Michael Emerson - Lost (ABC)
Terry O'Quinn - Lost (ABC)
John Slattery - Mad Men (AMC)
Andre Braugher - Men of a Certain Age (TNT)
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad (AMC)
Martin Short - Damages (FX)


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Chris Colfer - Glee (FOX)
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family (ABC)
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family (ABC)
Ty Burrell - Modern Family (ABC)


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Rose Byrne - Damages (FX)
Christine Baranski - The Good Wife (CBS)
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men (AMC)
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men (AMC)
Sharon Gless - Burn Notice (USA)
Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife (CBS)


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch - Glee (FOX)
Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Julie Bowen Modern Family (ABC)
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family (ABC)
Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock (NBC)


REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Heidi Klum - Project Runway (Lifetime)
Jeff Probst - Survivor (CBS)
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol (FOX)
Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race (CBS)


REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (FOX)
Dancing with The Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Top Chef (Bravo)


OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien (NBC)


OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Glee, "Pilot" (Director's Cut), Written by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan (FOX)
Modern Family, "Pilot", Written by Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd (ABC)
The Office, "Niagara", Written by Mindy Kaling, Greg Daniels (NBC)
30 Rock, "Anna Howard Shaw Day", Written by Matt Hubbard (NBC)
30 Rock, "Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter", Written by Tina Fey, Kay Cannon (NBC)


OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Lost, "The End", Written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof (ABC)
Mad Men, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency", Written by Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner (AMC)
Mad Men, "Shut the Door. Have a Seat", Written by Matthew Weiner, Erin Levy (AMC)
Friday Night Lights, "The Son", Written by Rolin Jones (DirecTV)
The Good Wife, "Pilot", Written by Michelle King, Robert King (CBS
Thursday, May 27, 2010
As many know the television series LOST came to an end last Sunday amid a fervor of media and internet hype. Whether the finale was satisfying or a disappointment you have not seen the last of LOST. The DVD set of the final season and the six season bundle due for release this fall will contain almost 40 new minutes of footage. Accodring to Michael Emmerson, who appeared on Attack of the Show this week, among these are twelve minutes of epilogue that will follow Hurley and Ben's years off the island.

Monday, May 24, 2010
More tributes to the final episode of LOST. I love you Damon and Carlton thanks for the amazing ride!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Yesterday ,rumors started that Harrison Ford, the famous movie actor that really should need no introduction, is going to star in Jon Favreau's (Iron Man, Zathura) sci-fi Western Cowboys and Aliens. However, today Favreau confirmed on his Twitter account that the prolific actor would be joining Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde on the project.
Cowboys and Aliens, written by Damon Lindelof (Lost); Alex Kurtzman (Transformers); and Robert Orci (Fringe), is based off a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. The story follows a group of 1800's cowboys and Native Americans who find themselves facing an invasion from space.

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