Top 10 of 2018

2018 was another great year for television. Here's my top 10 list of television shows this year.


Top 10 Comedy

1. The Good Place
2. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
3. The Marvelous Mrs. Masel
4. Barry
5.  GLOW
6. Insecure
7. Life In Pieces
8. Superstore
9. The Conners
10. Marlon

Bonus: Great New, AP. Bio, New Girl, One Day At A Time, Better Call Saul, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Shameless, Rick and Morty, Champions.

Top 10 Dramas

1. This Is Us
2. The Americans
3. Killing Eve
4. Chicago (Fire, PD, Med)
5. Westworld
6. The Blacklist
7. The Crown
8. Jessica Jones
9. Daredevil
10. Good Girls

Bonus: Billions, Walking Dead, Arrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Ozark. Doctor Who, The Handmaids Tale.

Top 10 New Comedies

1. The Last O.G.
2. Barry
3. A.P. Bio
4. The Conners
5. Rel
6. Murphy Brown
7. The Komisky Method
8. Champions
9. Single Parents
10. The Cool Kids

Top 10 New Dramas

1.Manifest
2. FBI
3. New Amsterdam
4. The Adventures of Sabrina
5. The Little Drummer Girl
6. Homecoming
7. Good Girls
8, Charmed
9. All American
10. Bodyguard

I'm so looking forward to what's ahead coming in the new year. The one thing I'm looking forward is the return of The Blacklist, which premieres this Thursday and Friday. Not to mention the return of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Life In Pieces (whenever the hell CBS will give it an air date). Plus I can't wait to see what's gonna happen on The Good Place as the season comes to an end. FBI has been a huge improvement since the pilot and I hope CBS will give it a shot for a second season. As much as I enjoyed the return of Roseanne this year, I'm loving The Conners even better.

Here's to a new year!

The Golden Globe TV Nominations

The nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning. Here are the television nominations:


DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans, FX
Bodyguard, Netflix
Homecoming, Amazon Prime
Killing Eve, BBC America
Pose, FX

DRAMA ACTOR
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Stephan James, Homecoming
Richard Madden, Bodyguard
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, The Americans

DRAMA ACTRESS:
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
Keri Russell, The Americans

COMEDY OR MUSICAL SERIES"
Barry
The Good Place
Kidding
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

COMEDY OR MUSICAL SERIES ACTRESS
Kristen Bell, The Good Place
Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown
Alison Brie, GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan,  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Debrea Messing, Will & Grace

COMEDY OR MUSICAL SERIES ACTOR:
Sacha Baron Choen, Who Is America
Jim Carrey, Kidding
Michae Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Donal Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry

TV MOViE OR MINISERIES:
The Alienist, TNT
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, FC
Escape at Dannemora, Showtime
Sharp Objects, HBO
A Very English Scandal, Amazon Prime Video

TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Daniel Bruhl, The Alienist
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal

TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Sharp Object
Connie Britton, Dirty John
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Lauren Dern, The Tale
Regina King, Seven Seconds

SERIES TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Object
Penelope Cruze, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale

SERIES TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, The Kominksy Method
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
Henry Winkler, Barry

You can catch the 76th Golden Globes Sunday, Jan. 6th 2019 with host Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) and Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) on NBC.

My Predicition 70th Primetime Emmy Awards

Tonight's the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, the biggest night on television (and personally one of my favorite awards to watch). With that in mind, here are my picks to win this years Emmys.

Outstanding Comedy Series: GLOW

Outstanding Drama Series: This Is Us

Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Limited Series: The Alienist

Outstanding Reality Competition Program: The Voice

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy: Ted Danson, The Good Place

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy: Issa Rae, Icsecure

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Milo Ventimigla, This Is Us

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Keri Russell, The Americans

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Edie Falco, Laa & Order: True Crime: The Menedez Murders.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Henry Winkler, Barry

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne

Outstanding Supportive Actor in a Drama Series: Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Outstanding Supportive Actress in a Drama Series: Thandie Newton, Westworld

Outstanding Supportive Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Outstanding Supportive Actress in a Limited Series of Movie: Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Jesse Peretz, GLOW

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Kari Skogland, The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: Stan Lathan, Dave Chappelle: Equanimity

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, movie or Dramatic Special: David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski, Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Bill Hader and Alec Berg, Barry

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, The Americans

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: Michelle Wolf, Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Tom Rob Smith, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

70th Primetime Emmy Nominations

The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday. Here's the list of this year's nominations.

Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm,
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silcon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Drama Series
The Americas
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid's Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish,
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm,
Donald Glover, Atalanta,
Bill Hader, Barry,
William H. Macy, Shameless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon, Better Things,
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,
Allison Janney, Mom
Issa Rae, Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish,
Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Ed Harris, Westworld
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Jeffery Wright, Westworld

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Foy, The Crown
Tatiana Maslany, Oprahn Black
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedct Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesse Plemons, Black Mirror

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series of Movie
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Laura Dern, The Tale
Michelle Dockery, Godless
Edie Falco, LAw & Order True Crime: The Mendendez Brothers
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Andersom, Baskets
Alec Bladwin, Saturday Night Live
Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
Tony Shalhoub, The MArvlous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Henry Winkler, Barry

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale
Millie Bobby Brown, STrnger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale
Lena Heady, Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Game of Throens
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid's Tale
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Matt Smith, The Crown

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Zazie Beetz, Atlanta
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
Alex Borestien, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Leslie Jones, SAturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Lauire Metcalf, Roseanne
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeff Daniels, Godless
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar
John Leguizamo, Waco
Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower
Finn Wittrock, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar
Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Judith Light, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult
Merritt Wever, Godless
Letitia Wright, Black Mirror: "Black Museum"

Guest Actress in Comedy
Wanda Sykes, black-ish
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Molly Shannon, Will & Grace

Guest Actor in Comedy
Katt Williams, Atlanta
Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Bryan Cranston, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lin-Manuael Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

Guest Actor in Drama
F. Murry Abraham, Homeland
Cameron Britton, Mindhunter
Matthew Goode, The Crown
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Jimmi Simpson, Wesworld

Guest Actress in a Drama
Diane Rigg, Game of Thrones
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder Jones,
Viola Davis, Scandal
Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid's Tale
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid's Tale
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta "FUBU"
Hiro Murai, Atlanta "Teddy Perkins"
Bill Hader, Barry "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"
Jesse Peretz, GLOW "Pilot"
Mike Judge Silicon Valley "Initial Coin Offering"
Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "Pilot"

Outstanding Directing for a Drama
Stephen Daldry, The Crown "Paterfamilas"
Alan Taylor, Game of Thrones "Beyond the Wall"
Jeremy Podeswa, Game of Thrones "Dragon and the Wolf"
Kari Skogland, The Handmaid's Tale "After"
Jason Bateman, Ozark "The Toll"
Daniel Sackheim, Ozark, "Tonight We Improve"
The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things "Chapter Nine: The Gate"

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta "Alligator Man"
Stefani Robinson, Atlanta "Barbershop"
Alec Berg and Bill Hader, Barry "Chapter One: Make York Mark"
Liz Sarnoff, Barry "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going"
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley "Fifty-One Percent"
Amy Sherman-Pallandino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Drunk History
I love you America With Sarah Sliverman
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman's Show

Outstanding Limited Series
The Alienist, TNT
The Assassination Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, FX
Genius: Picasso, NatGeo
Godless
Patrick Melrose, Masterpiece

Outstanding Television Movie
Black Mirror "USS Callister"
Farenheit 451
Flint
Paterno
The Tale

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Reality Show Host
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race
Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen's Game of Games
Jane Lynch, Hollwood Game Night
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will air September 17th on NBC hosting by Michael Che and  Colin Jost.

Top Shows of 2016

As we say goodbye to the year 2016, a year of astonishing, sometimes crazy year in televisions. We can't deny that it was another great year in television. So I decided to come up with a list of what were the best this year and shows to watch in the new year.

Top 15 Shows of 2016
1. Westworld (HBO)
2. Stranger Things (Netflix)
3. American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson (FX)
4. This Is Us (NBC)
5. Veep (HBO)
6. Superstore (NBC)
7. The Crown (Netflix)
8. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
9. Atlanta (FX)
10. The Americans (FX)
11. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)
12. Girls (HBO)
13. Better Things (FX)
14. Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
15. Victoria (Masterpiece Theater)

Top 10 Best New Shows of 2016
1. Westworld (HBO)
2.  Atlanta (FX)
3. Stranger Things (Netflix)
4. The Crown (Netflix)
5. The Good Place (NBC)
6.  This Is Us (NBC)
7. Better Things (FX)
8. Search Party (TBS)
9. Victoria (Masterpiece Theater)
10. American Crime Store: The People V. O.J. Simpson

Top 10 Best New Comedy
1. Atlanta (FX)
2. The Good Place (NBC)
3. Better Things (FX)
4. People of Earth (TBS)
5. Kevin Can Wait (CBS)
6. Love (Netflix)
7. Angie Tirbeca (TBS)
8. Baskets (FX)
9. Divorce (HBO)
10. Gilmore Girls: A Year In the Life (Netflix)

Top 10 Best New Dramas
1. This Is Us (NBC)
2. Westworld (HBO)
3. Stranger Things (Netflix)
4. The Crown (Netflix)
5. The O.A. (Netflix)
6. Travelers (Netflix)
7. Victoria (Masterpiece Theater)
8. Bull (CBS)
9. Billions (HBO)
10. The Night Manager (AMC)

Top 10 Shows to Watch in 2017
1. Emerald City, Jan 6th (NBC)
2. Great News (NBC)
3. Big Little Lies, Feb 19th (HBO)
4. The Young Pope, Jan 15th (HBO)
5. 24 Legacy, Feb 5th (FOX)
6. Feud, 2017 (FX)
7. Twin Peaks, 2017 (Showtime)
8. Star Trek: Discovery in May (CBS All Access)
9. Crashing, Feb 19th (HBO)
10. The Good Fight, Feb 19th (CBS All Access)

Top 5 Disappointing Shows
1. Conviction (ABC)
2. Man with the Plan (CBS)
3. Feed the Beast (AMC
4. Roadies (Showtime)
5. Vinyl (HBO)

Shows Coming to an End:
Bones (FOX): After 11 seasons the on air the hit FOX drama closes it's case for one last season. I've been a fan since the beginning, when I saw the first trailer for the show. Then when it came to the premiere I fell in love with these characters, mostly Temperance Brennan, because she was different than I've seen on television for a female lead. Plus it was on before FOX's other hit show, House, M.D. which during that time I called them the sister-brother combo of Tuesday night Fox ( I know it sounds weird but to me these two felt like they were siblings in a way). As much as I hate to see a series end, I'm glad that the network has given them a final run for us (the fans) to have a last go around. I'm sure these last 12 episodes will be their best ones yet.

Grimm (NBC): After five seasons, the book will come to a close on the hit NBC supernatural-cop drama.  Just like Bones, I fell in love these characters, a lot and if I'm not mistaken, it's probably the only show that hasn't really let go of it's actors. I enjoy watching Nick, Hank, Wu, Adalind, Rosealee and Monroe every week. And yes, even though some aren't into it, I'm on the bandwagon of #Nadalind. The series was so different that I loved tuning in on Fridays (and other nights it was one at the beginning). For it to end I hope there's a happy ending with 13 episodes get ready for the best of all.

68th Primetime Emmy Nominations: Game of Thrones, Veep and American Crime Story takes away the Nods.

On Thursday morning, the nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards were announces and just like last year Game of Thrones, Veep and HBO take in the most nominations.

HBO gets 41 nominations, Veep gets the most nominations for a comedy series with 17 while Game of Thrones gets the most in drama with 27.

FX's The People V. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story gets the most nominations in Mini-Series/Limited Series. HBO's All the Way gets 8 for TV Movie, while Saturday Night Live gets 16 for Variety Sketch Comedy while Last Week with John Oliver gets 6 for Variety Talk Show.

There were some surprises along the nominations or should I say much deserved to get nominated like The Americans for Best Drama, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Here's the list of nominations:

Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans, FX
Better Call Saul, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
Homeland, Showtime
House of Cards, Netflix
Mr. Robot, USA Network

Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish, ABC
Master of None, Netflix
Modern Family, ABC
Silicon Valley, HBO
Transparent, Amazon
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Veep, HBO

Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime, ABC
Fargo, FX
The Night Manager, AMC
The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX
Roots, Hisotry

Outstanding Television Movie
All The Way, HBO
Confirmation, HBO
Luther, BBC America
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, PBS
A Very Murray Christmas, Netflix

Outstanding Variety Talk Show
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Crackle
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Last Week with John Oliver, HBO
The Late Late Show with James Corden, CBS
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Documentary Now, IFC
Drunk History, Comedy Central
Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central
Key & Peel, Comedy Central
Portlandia, IFC
Saturday Night Live, NBC

Outstanding Variety Special
Adele Live in New York City, NBC
Amy Schmer: Live At the Apollo, HBO
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special, CBS
Lemonade, HBO

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race, CBS
American Ninja Warrior, NBC
Dancing with the Stars, ABC
Project Runway, Lifetime
Top Chef, Bravo
The Voice, NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series
Matthew Rhys, The Americans, FX
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul, AMC
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline, Netflix
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot, USA Network
Liev Schrebiber, Ray Donovan, Showtime

Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, black-ish, ABC
Will Forte, The Last Man On Earth, FOX
Aziz Ansari, Master of None, Netflix
William H. Macy, Shameless, Showtime
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley, HBO
Jeffery Tambor, Transparent, Amazon

Outstanding Lead Actor in Limited Series or Movie
Bryan Cranston, All The Way, HBO
Idris Elba, Luther, BBC America
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager, AMC
Courtney B. Vance, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, PBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish, ABC
Laurie Metcalf, Getting On, HBO
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie, Netflix
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakbale Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series
Keri Russell, The Americans, FX
Taraji P. Henson, Empire, FOX
Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime
Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder, ABC
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black, BBC America

Outstanding Lead Actress in Limited Series or Movie
Felicity Huffman, American Crime, ABC
Lili Taylor, American Crime, ABC
Kerry Washington, Confirmation, HBO
Kristen Dunst, Fargo, FX
Audra McDonald, Last Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, HBO
Sarah Paulson, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, Baskets, FX
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn-Nine-Nine, FOX
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele, Comedy Central
Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Tony Hale, Veep, HBO
Matt Walsh, Veep, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actor in Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul, AMC
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline, Netflix
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, HBO
Kit Harrington, Game of Thrones, HBO
Michael Kelly, House of Cards, Netflix
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan, Showtime

Outstanding Supporting Actor in Limited Series/Movie
Jesse Plemons, Fargo, FX
Bokeem Woodine, Fargo, FX
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager, AMC
Sterling K. Brown, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX
David Schwimmer, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX
John Travolta, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX

Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series
Niecy Nash, Getting On, HBO
Allison Janney, Mom, CBS
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Judith Light, Transparent, Amazon
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent, Amazon
Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actress in Drama Series
Maura Tierney, The Affair, Showtime
Maggie Smith, Downton Abby, PBS
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones, HBO
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, HBO
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL, Lifetime

Outstanding Supporting Actress in Limited Series/Movie
Melissa Leo, All The Way, HBO
Regina King, American Crime, ABC
Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Hotel, FX
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel, FX
Jean Smart, Fargo, FX
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager, AMC

Outstanding Guest Actor in Comedy Series
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Larry David, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Bradley Whitford, Transparent, Amazon
Martin Mull, Veep, HBO
Peter MacNicol, Veep, HBO

Outstanding Guest Actor in Drama Series
Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones, HBO
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife, CBS
Reg E. Cathy, House of Cards, Netflix
Mahershaa Ali, House of Cards, Netflix
Paul Sparks, House of Cards, Netflix
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan, Showtime

Outstanding Guest Actress in Comedy Series
Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Christine Baranski, The Big Bany Theory, CBS
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Melora Hardin, Transparent, Amazon

Outstanding Guest Actress in Drama Series
Margo Martindale, The Americans, FX
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife, CBS
Laura Metcalf, Horace and Pete, louisck.net
Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards, Netflix
Molly Parker, House of Cards, Netlfix
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex, Showtime

Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, FOX
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars, ABC
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night, NBC
Steve Harvey, Little Big Shots, NBC
Heidi Klumn and Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Lifetime
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race


You can catch the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, Sunday, September 18th at 8/7c on ABC hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

The Americans: Trouble

The new teaser for The Americans has been release and it looks like trouble is coming for them Philip and Elizabeth as more obstacles are coming. That included the fallout with thier daughter, Paige, who knows their true identities and seems to be tempted to do something about it with that information.

I guess we'll have to wait and see what's to come.

Season 4 of The Americans premieres Wednesday, March 16th at 10/9c on FX.

My Summer Viewing on the Couch

Depending on when classes start, summer is officially over, and school is in session. I thought that I would take this time to write up about what shows I've watched over the summer. Of course, there are shows from Suits, Royal Pains, Hannibal, America's Got Talent, and the new series like Aquarius and Stitchers.  But I'm talking about shows that either have been on or just recently that I've never had a chance to watch. This is my summer viewing.

Daredevil 

This new series released this year has become the biggest show on Netflix, next to House of Cards and Orange is the New Black. I'm never much of a superhero series. I never watched Smallville or Agents of Shield, but when I watched this series, it blew my mind.

We all know the story of Matt Murdock, a lawyer by day and a hero by night known as Daredevil. This 13-episode series stretches out the origin story and the story of Daredevil's first time fighting crime. The series was released on April 10th, but I never watched it until a month later.

As soon as I watched the series' first two episodes, I was hooked and amazed. Charlie Cox playing Murdock/Daredevil is fantastic, and may I say that he's way better than Ben Affleck. When I first saw this guy, I thought it was Will Forte. He hit a home run, but I was impressed with former Law & Order CI star Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk. D'Onofrio hit a grand slam. He was dark and scary, and the character was well done.

This is one of the darkest shows and Marvel series I've ever seen, and I'm counting the films, too. This is what comic-book series and the Marvel Universe should be like: dark and edgy.

Arrow

Speaking of comic-book series, after watching Daredevil on Netflix, I had a chance to binge-watch one of the popular series on cable television, Arrow.

I've heard of the show, and my first thought was, okay, this might be something. I could never watch it because I don't have The CW and always forget to watch it online. So my chance to watch was not disappointing at all.

I was amazed and thought to myself after watching the first season that this seemed to be like what Daredevil was with its origin story by mixing it in with each episode. But the issue is that it could be too long for me to sit and watch all 24 episodes of this series. I did manage it and enjoyed it quite dearly.

Stephen Arnell is unique and gives an excellent performance as the Green Arrow. I enjoy watching Oliver learn from the art of crime, fighting the ups and downs, and facing his fears when he gets his ass kicked by The Archer. I have to give a lot of credit to Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Marc Guffenheim for bringing this series to the airwaves and other shows from The Flash, soon-to-be Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl coming to CBS. I wonder if there will be any more. I hope it's maybe a Batgirl series.

I haven't started watching season two yet, and hopefully will get through season three before the fourth season begins this October.

Mr. Robot 

I was so engaged in watching this series from watching the trailer. Mr. Robot had so much buzz around social media and critics. The series is about Elliot Anderson, who works at a computer security company daily and is a hero by night for catching criminals through the web. But he gets picked up by a man who goes by Mr. Robot, played by Christian Slater. He wants Elliot to take down ECorp (Evil Crop). But things get twisted, and Elliot realizes what's going on.

Rami Malek puts on a fantastic performance. He'll be up for awards for this series—the definition of hitting a home run performance. Not to mention that it's got a great cast, from Christian Slater to Carly Chalkin to Portia Doubleday.

The best part is that this series was renewed for a second season just before the series premiere. What perfect timing for this series to come on the airwaves, with the internet hacking of Sony and Ashley Madison situation.

You can watch the show on demand and catch the series finale this Wednesday night at 10/9c on USA Network.

Bloodline 

You can see where I've been staying most of this summer, at the Netflix Inn. This series, Bloodlines, was such a thrilling and gripping series I've seen.

The series is about a family whose eldest son comes back and brings hell and threatens to bring the family down. He was starring Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) and Linda Cardellini (ER and Freaks and Geeks), along with a great supporting cast.

The show was such a delight,t with enough thrill and suspense that I wanted more. I recommend this series. The series was renewed for a second season that will air sometime next year. Kyle Chandler received an Emmy nomination for his role in this series, and don't be surprised if he wins because he's outstanding.

List of recommendations:

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Aquarius, NBC
The Flash, The CW
The Liaison, Showtime
The Americans, FX
Sirens, USA/Netflix
Playing House, USA
Chipped, TBS

So I guess most of my summer I spent watching on Netflix. And now that the summer is over and only a month away, the new television season begins. I'm looking forward to recent seasons of these shows and others in the coming months