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.

Fireworks: The Night Shift "By Dawn's Early Light"

Fireworks goes off in a bad way, as one doctor's condition is in question and another loses something he enjoys having. 

Let's jump to the Fourth of July fireworks that Drew, Syd and her kid were at as they were to have fun until the fireworks went off early as schedule and causes chaos in the park. Drew and Syd jump to action and helps out a mother and daughter who were badly injured from the blast. 

As they help them, Topher and TC get there and has them taking the chopper back to Memorial as Topher and TC take care of the others. TC gets word about that truck full of fireworks has caught on fire and one of his guys is trying to put it out. But when he told him that he already told another guy, TC sees that it was Topher and sees him running towards the fire until the truck explodes. 

TC gets to Topher, who's down, after getting up they get to a worker, who is badly injured with second to third degree burns and missing half an arm. TC notice that Topher acting strange from the time there to the time they get back to the hospital. 

Topher says he's okay until he falls down on the floor at the hospital. Both Jordan and TC make a case for him to get tested but he rejects the request. Soon, after having a temper with Kenny, TC and Jordan decide and announced that Topher was unfit to manage the ER. Jordan gives him the motherly of do it or else and takes him to the CT. 

Later TC apologizes and brings coffee to Topher as he tells TC that he has a concussion. But tells TC that after making the changes in the last couple of months, that he was trying to be that 25 year old that he was. TC tells him that he isn't but he's making a great effort of changing that he's wife has been very, very happy.

As for Drew and Syd, the mother need surgery as the daughter need just stitches. Drew and Jordan treated the daughter as she was scared about what the kids will think of how she will look after. But Syd's kid comes in and helps calm her down and be her best friend. Later she sees a cut on her face and asked if she was going to have a scare. Drew tells her yes but if a plastic surgeon will figure something out, but her mother can't as they don't have a lot. 

As for the mother, Scott and Syd operates on her and fixes her up. It didn't take that long but when her and her daughter reunited, Syd's kid tells them that her dad will help the daughter's plastic surgery for free and make her beautiful. 

Grateful for that, there's a price for what Syd's kid just did. She calls her dad for help but also explains what happen. A father who's divorce fro Syd, gets very upset and files for full custody.  That pissed of Syd and takes it out on Drew. For that she and her daughter has to move to D.C. where he and his family lives in order to have custody. Drew loses a family that he really enjoyed being part of. 

Other things to mention, Shannon and Paul help treat a famous artist not doing well. The artist complains of pain in his head and legs. Kenny thinks he's a druggie looking for a score but Shannon thinks it's something more than that. Paul comes in and gets some test on the guy. After testing the fluid in his knee. After the test, Paul figured out that it was lead poison from the paint that he's using. 

I thought that this episode was really good. The characters do open up, for Shannon and Paul. Shannon really opened up to him with her drawing of him on a sailboat. It was hilarious that he still doesn't get it that she likes him, even the artist, who was resting noticed it. 

As for Drew, I wonder that after losing Syd and her kid that this is going to get him to see his parents, even thought it doesn't look that great in episode 2. 

This episode had some really good moments from Jordan telling Topher to get the CT to Shannon and Paul talking about art and not to mention the tension between Jordan and Scott about dating TC's sister. Hell those fireworks in the first scene of the episode was something else. 

Overall, I give this episode a 8/10.

You can catch The Night Shift Wednesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

Actress Exits Chicago Justice

When Chicago Justice premieres in midseason the team of lawyers will be slightly different from what we seen.

It was announced on Thursday that Nazneen Contractor, who played ASA Dawn Patel in the backdoor pilot on Chicago PD, has left the series.

Contractor won't be out of work for long as the actress has joined an upcoming CBS drama Ransom, from executive producer Frank Spotnitz.



This isn't the first time that the Windy Cit franchise has experienced casting changes. The Walking Dead alumna Laurie Holden apperared in the backdoor pilot for Chicago Med but left last July due to family reasons. And not to mention Scott Eastwood, Tania Raymonde, KElly Blatz and Melissa Sagemiller were originally to star in PD.

The Justice cast features Phillip Winchester (The Player), Carl Weathers (Rocky), Joelle Carter (Justified), and newcomer Ryan-James Hatanaka.

Chicago Justice premieres midseason of the 2016-2017 season.  

ABC's Conviction Has Got My TV Viewing Attention

For the first time since the debut of The Practice, I've never been interested in any drama series (or comedy) on ABC. They are  Practice was their best drama series, and after that, it was like watching Bear Grylls squeezing water out of poop. But all that changed when I saw the trailer for a new series, Conviction.

The series follows Hayes Morrison, played by Hayley Atwell, a lawyer and former first daughter, who is blackmailed into heading the new Conviction Integrity Unit in New York City, which was created to reexamine cases where there is credible suspicion of wrongful conviction. She works with lawyers, detectives, and forensic experts to identify those criminals convicted.


The series stars Atwell (Captain America: Winter Solider & Agent Carter) along with Eddie Cahill (CSI: NY), Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey (The King of Queens), Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead), and Manny Montana.

Conviction was created by Liz Friedlander (Pretty Little Liars) and Liz Friedman (Orange is the New Black), who also serves as Executive producers along with Mark Gordon (Ray Donovan, Criminals Minds) and Nick Pepper.

Atwell's character seems to be very intriguing from the start. In the trailer, she's this badass person who goes from party bad girl to redemption hero with attitude. It's so interesting that it's on my list of new shows. I might not watch it live or DVR it. But it'll be on my download to watch.

Conviction premieres Monday, Oct. 3rd at 10/9c on ABC.

Checkout the trailer:

Coming to USA Network: Shooter

Coming to USA Network a new conspiracy thriller starring Ryan Phillippe, follows the courageous journey of Bob Lee Swagger, a highly-decorated ex-marine sniper who is coaxed back into action after he learns about a plot of kill the President. When Swagger's former commanding officer Isaac Johnson (Omar Epps, "House") solicits his expertise in a clandestine operation, Swagger re-emerges from exile only to discover that he is inextricably involved in a disastrous operation with ties to his past.

Based on the best-selling novel, "Point of Impact" by Stephen Hunter and the 2007 Paramount film starring Mark Wahlberg.

Shooter is a co-production with Paramount Television and Universal Cable Productions. Wahlberg sereves as executive producer of Closest to the Hole Productions, along with Stephen Levision of Leverage Entertainment and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. John Hlavin wrote the pilot and will also serve as executive producer. Simon Cellan Jones directs the pilot and Ryan Phillippe also serves as producer.

You can catch the series premiere of Shooter on July 19th
Checkout the trailer:

Rob Lowe joins Code Black Season 2

Former Parks and Rec star takes his talents to Angels Memorial.

It was announced on Tuesday from TVLine, that Rob Lowe will be joining the CBS retooling of Code Black as the medical drama's new co-lead.

Lowe, who's been fresh off his one and done run on Fox's The Grinder, will be playing Colonel Ethan Willis, a doctor in the U.S. Military's prestigious Combat Casualty Care research program who has been pulled out of a combat hospital in Afghanistan and embedded at Angles Memorial to teach what the military has learned about combat medicine.

His aggressive, role-breaking style is greeted enthusiastically by Dr. Leanne Rorish (Played by Marcia Gay Harden), but not by all the other doctors and nurses.

This isn't Lowe's first medical drama as he made his MD round on CBS back in 2004 as the star of a short lived series Dr. Vegas.

Lowe's casting is part of a big Season 2 overhaul on Code Black. Already the series as added Heroes alum Noah-Gray-Cabey, Flesh and Bone star Emily Tyra and One Life to Live alum Nafessa Williams in recurring roles. Lowe and others are intended to help fill the void that was left by the departing of series regulars Bonnie Somerville (Christa) and Raza Jaffrey (NEal).

You can look forward to seeing Lowe's Dr. Willis to make his Angels debut in season 2 of Code Place when it peremieres on Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 10/9c on CBS.

STRANGER THINGS Official Trailer #2 (2016) Winona Ryder Netflix

HOLY BLUE BALLS!!!!

On Thursday, Netflix released it's second trailer for their upcoming new sci-fi thriller Stranger Things.

The series tells when a boy disappears from a small town in Indaiana. His mother, played by Winona Ryder, searches for him and soon finds a child that's also been missing. Mysterious stuff happens in searching for the boy and oh my freaking god....all I have to say is watch the trailer.

It's really good.

Here's the 2nd trailer: