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Daily Archives : Jul 18, 2008

Emmy Gives It To ‘The Wire’ Again

“The Wire,” the HBO series called “the best show on television” by its fans and many critics, received a single Emmy nomination for its final season, continuing the disrespect shown for the gritty drama during its first four years, the…

Emmy Nominees Share Labor Views

Many SAG members took their recent Emmy nominations announcement as a chance to express concern over the current union’s stalemate with the studios, the Hollywood Reporter says. Ted Danson, who was nominated for supporting actor in a drama, says that…

Colbert Spins New Species

Does Stephen Colbert have six legs and spin webs? Not yet. An associate professor at East Carolina University plans to name a species of spider after Comedy Central’s late-night bloviator, the Associated Press reports. Colbert demanded his own spider after…

A Summer Cable Sampler

Noticing that it is summer time, USA Today decided to scour the high channel numbers of its cable system to find “hidden gems” that can be watched while viewers are down the shore. Among the finds: Planet Green, “Unbeatable Banzuke,…