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The third annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards nominations are out, and while there are some familiar award faces there, a few pleasant newbies have popped up, too. Take a look at the full list! BEST COMEDY SERIES ·      The Big Bang Theory – CBS ·      Louie – FX ·      The Middle – ABC ·      New Girl – [...]

Who would be your picks?Sound off in the comments.BEST COMEDY SERIES“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)“Louie” (FX)“The Middle” (ABC)“New Girl” (Fox)“Parks and Recreation”(NBC)“Veep” (HBO)BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIESDon Cheadle (“House of Lies”) – ShowtimeLouis C.K. (“Louie”) – FXJake Johnson (“New Girl) – FOXJim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBSAdam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBCJeremy Sisto (“Suburgatory”) – ABCBEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Laura Dern (“Enlightened”) – HBOZooey Deschanel (“New Girl”) – FOXLena Dunham (“Girls”) – HBOSutton Foster (“Bunheads”) – ABC FamilyJulia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) – HBOAmy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBCBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIESMax Greenfield (“New Girl”) – FOXSimon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBSAlex Karpovsky (“Girls”) – HBOAdam Pally (“Happy Endings”) – ABCChris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBCDanny Pudi (“Community”) – NBCBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Carly Chaikin (“Suburgatory”) – ABCKaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBSSarah Hyland (“Modern Family”) – ABCMelissa Rauch (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBSEden Sher (“The Middle”) – ABCCasey Wilson (“Happy Endings”) – ABCBEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES Melissa Leo (“Louie”) – FXDavid Lynch (“Louie”) – FXBob Newhart (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBSPatton Oswalt (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBCMolly Shannon (“Enlightened”) – HBOPatrick Wilson (“Girls”) – HBOBEST DRAMA SERIES“The Americans” (FX)“Breaking Bad” (AMC)“Downton Abbey” (PBS)“Game of Thrones” (HBO)“The Good Wife” (CBS)“Homeland” (Showtime)BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIESBryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) – AMCDamian Lewis (“Homeland”) – ShowtimeAndrew Lincoln (“The Walking Dead”) – AMCTimothy Olyphant (“Justified”) – FXMatthew Rhys (“The Americans”) – FXKevin Spacey (“House of Cards”) – NetflixBEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESClaire Danes (“Homeland”) – ShowtimeVera Farmiga (“Bates Motel”) – A&EJulianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”) – CBSTatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) – BBC AmericaElisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”) – AMCKeri Russell (“The Americans”) – FXBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIESJonathan Banks (“Breaking Bad”) – AMCNikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) – HBOMichael Cudlitz (“Southland”) – TNTNoah Emmerich (“The Americans”) – FXWalton Goggins (“Justified”) – FXCorey Stoll (“House of Cards”) – NetflixBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESJennifer Carpenter (“Dexter”) – ShowtimeEmilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) – HBOAnna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) – AMCRegina King (“Southland”) – TNTMonica Potter (“Parenthood”) – NBCAbigail Spencer (“Rectify”) – SundanceBEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIESJim Beaver (“Justified”) – FXJane Fonda (“The Newsroom”) – HBOMartha Plimpton (The Good Wife”) – CBSCarrie Preston (The Good Wife”) – CBSDiana Rigg (Game of Thrones”) – HBOJimmy Smits (Sons of Anarchy”) – FXBEST MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES“American Horror Story: Asylum” (FX)“Behind the Candelabra” (HBO)“The Crimson Petal and the White” (Encore)“The Hour” (BBC America)“Political Animals” (USA)“Top of the Lake” (Sundance)BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESBenedict Cumberbatch (“Parade’s End”) – HBOMatt Damon (“Behind the Candelabra”) – HBOMichael Douglas (“Behind the Candelabra”) – HBOToby Jones (“The Girl”) – HBOAl Pacino (“Phil Spector”) – HBODominic West (“The Hour”) – BBC AmericaBEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESAngela Bassett (“Betty & Coretta”) – LifetimeRomola Garai (“The Hour”) – BBC AmericaRebecca Hall (“Parade’s End”) – HBOJessica Lange (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FXElisabeth Moss (“Top of the Lake”) – SundanceSigourney Weaver (“Political Animals”) – USABEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESJames Cromwell (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FXPeter Mullan (“Top of the Lake”) – SundanceZachary Quinto (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FXSebastian Stan (“Political Animals”) – USADavid Wenham (“Top of the Lake”) – SundanceThomas M. Wright (“Top of the Lake”) – SundanceBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESEllen Burstyn (“Pol

BIO brings two of its original hit series, “Celebrity Ghost Stories” and “The Haunting Of…” back for all-new seasons on Saturday, June 1 at 9PM ET/8PM CT/10PM PT and 10PM ET/9PM CT/10PM PT respectively.

Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, is headed to Rosewood in the upcoming fourth season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.Willis, who recurred on The CW's 90210, will play Zoe, organizer of a worldwide charity, in one episode with the potential to appear in more. She is described as the type of girl who will change the world and keep her sense of humor at the same time. Her episode is slated to air in late July.Source: Full Article @ Hollywood Reporter

TLC has ordered all-new episodes of the fan-favorite reality series WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?, with production already underway, the network announced today.

Hello Revolutionaries!This weeks episode uniquely gives us an interesting military spin on the iconic murder mystery game and film, Clue!I have had a pretty busy week thus far, so I hope you can forgive me in that I'm not going to fully recap the episode this week, as I thought it best to just discuss some things briefly, rather than have you wait till the end of the week for the article!As I might have mentioned in other overviews, I've always been a sucker for trippy-like episodes and Nora's drug induced state added another dimension in trying to figure out who starting murdering our team at the deserted military base. I have to say I totally didn't see Jim Hudson coming, even though, maybe I should have. In a lot of ways Jim Hudson had been the one thing that went right for Miles over the course of the second half of the season, but this betrayal parallels a lot of the material some of the smaller stories we have in recant episodes and even through out the whole season. In more specific context he's another Alec, but also he's like a lot of the scientists we have seen, as it's the Monroe Republic's M.O. to threaten the people they need with the lives of their families, such as Dr. Jaffy, Dr. Camp, and even Rachel Matheson. -But honestly, for me in this case I think Jim's perspective is a little absurd only because the last time we checked, Sophie was pretty mad at him for lying about his past, even though he saved her life and tried to explain himself to her. Not that I blame him for wanting to save her life, but beyond that we've had no proof of reconciliation. I'm not sure his rage is really about her, or even if she is worth it?But setting that aside, Jim Hudson also brought up a pretty good question. He suggested that Miles didn't really look for Nora in the 3 weeks she was gone. We have to ask ourselves as viewers why that would be?For quite a while now I felt strongly that something ill-fated is coming for Nora primarily based on her hallucination sequence in "Kashmir", but also there have been hints to things relating to Nora's life like Texas, bombs, and bounty hunters, while her character had been looming in the background and now is pushing for the foreground and in the past couple of episodes has been acting a bit spontaneous, flippant, and/or suicidal.It was also curious how Monroe choose to deal with Nora. He didn't threaten her with family (like her sister), as he has done with others. He tried to be civilized towards her. A tacit we rarely see, which might suggest there's something much more personal here between Monroe, Miles, and Nora. At any rate It's true that I don't know for certain if Nora's going to die by end of the first season, but if this alligator metaphor isn't a parallel to "The Plaque Dog's" and the death of Maggie, then what other kind of "unknown" could it be??? I know some fans tend to pick one love interest over the other in shows like this thinking of it as Nora verses Rachel, but I have enjoyed both characters and honestly would be pretty sad to see Nora go, --and not for Miles' sake, but her own. At the same time I can also see that the story is pushing to bring a broken/lost family together through process of elimination with the idea that Charlie is most likely Miles' daughter, and thus she is the the one who must be the force that redeems the wrong of her parents (and possibly a few other characters), but I can't deny despite seeing the writing on the wall that I wish there was some catch 22 with her death. And that brings me to what I feel the episode highlights. This murder mystery in the spirit of Clue makes us question the motives of most the characters. It was hard to figure who did it, as Jason wanted to die pretty badly in last week's episode and now he has a connection to someone we don't know, Nora was severely beaten and on drugs having a hard time functioning normally, Tom has been exceptionally silent, and John Sandborn has been presented as incorrigible or imprudent.

2013 Critics’ Choice TV Awards nominations – Full list via Rickey.org Credit: Broadcast Television Journalists Association It’s a big day for television. Not only does the 2012-2013 TV season officially end at 11:00 PM ET tonight (except for the few shows that got delayed, like NBC’s Revolution), but the TV Awards season begins in earnest, as the precursor awards building to the announcement of the Primetime Emmy nominations this summer are already underway. In particular, the nominations for the 2013 Critics’ Choice TV Awards have been unveiled. The nominees represent an eclectic mix of TV’s best incumbent programming, along with some of the more noteworthy new shows of the season. It’s almost impossible not to find a handful of choices to love in this lineup (the fact that Bunheads has successfully been nominated for something is enough to send me over the moon). The full list of nominees is below, via Gold Derby: Best Comedy Series “The Big Bang Theory” “Louie” “The Middle” “New Girl” “Parks and Recreation” “Veep” Best Comedy Actor Don Cheadle, “House of Lies” Louis C.K., “Louie” Jake Johnson, “New Girl” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Adam Scott, “Parks and Recreation” Jeremy Sisto, “Suburgatory” Best Comedy Actress Laura Dern, “Enlightened” Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl” Lena Dunham, “Girls” Sutton Foster, “Bunheads” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” Best Comedy Supporting Actor Max Greenfield, “New Girl” Simon Helberg, “The Big Bang Theory” Alex Karpovsky, “Girls” Adam Pally, “Happy Endings” Chris Pratt, “Parks and Recreation” Danny Pudi, “Community” Best Comedy Supporting Actress Carly Chaikin, “Suburgatory” Kaley Cuoco, “The Big Bang Theory” Sarah Hyland, “Modern Family” Melissa Rauch, “The Big Bang Theory” Eden Sher, “The Middle” Casey Wilson, “Happy Endings” Best Comedy Guest Performer Melissa Leo, “Louie” David Lynch, “Louie” Bob Newhart, “The Big Bang Theory” Patton Oswalt, “Parks and Recreation” Molly Shannon, “Enlightened” Patrick Wilson, “Girls” Best Drama Series “The Americans” “Breaking Bad” “Downton Abbey” “Game of Thrones” “The Good Wife” “Homeland” Best Drama Actor Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Damian Lewis, “Homeland” Andrew Lincoln, “The Walking Dead” Timothy Olyphant, “Justified” Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” Best Drama Actress Claire Danes, “Homeland” Vera Farmiga, “Bates Motel” Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Keri Russell, “The Americans” Best Drama Supporting Actor Jonathan Banks, “Breaking Bad” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones” Michael Cudlitz, “Southland” Noah Emmerich, “The Americans” Walton Goggins, “Justified” Corey Stoll, “House of Cards” Best Drama Supporting Actress Jennifer Carpenter, “Dexter” Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones” Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad” Regina King, “Southland” Monica Potter, “Parenthood” Abigail Spencer, “Rectify” Best Drama Guest Performer Jim Beaver, “Justified” Jane Fonda, “The Newsroom” Martha Plimpton, “The Good Wife” Carrie Preston, “The Good Wife” Diana Rigg, “Game of Th

News & Notes Tonight, ABC has the fourth season finale of The Middle, the fourth season finale of Modern Family and the first season finale of Nashville, CBS has the eighth season finale of Criminal Minds, FOX has the fourth season premiere of MasterChef, and NBC has the 14th season finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the first season finale of Chicago Fire. Prime Picks The Middle (ABC): Season Finale. Frankie is planning a graduation party for Axl. Sue tries again to get her license. Brick has to put together a project about the last four years of school. Runs 30 minutes. Modern Family (ABC): New. Everyone heads to Florida for the funeral of Phil’s mother where Gloria has to face an outstanding warrant and Jay runs into someone from his past. Runs 31 minutes. Psych (USA Network): New. Shawn and Gus think a plastic surgeon that Henry used to date is guilty of murder. Plays again later. Other Options Criminal Minds (CBS): Season Finale. The Replicator goes after a member of the team. Runs two hours. Nashville (ABC): Season Finale. Juliette reads a letter left by her mother. Deacon talks to Rayna about a secret she has been keeping. Gunnar tries to win Scarlett back. Sports Notes ESPN has MLB action on Wednesday Night Baseball with the New York Yankees at the Baltimore Orioles. MLB Network has a game today. TNT has an NBA Playoffs game tonight. Late Night Awkward. (MTV): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Guilt Trippin’,” replays. Wednesday TV Marathons Flashpoint (ION): Six episodes tonight. NCIS (USA Network): Nine episodes. Sanford and Son (TV One): Has 12 episodes early. Printable TV Schedule Downloads: Printable Summer 2013 TV Schedule v1.00 (PDF) - New as of 5.16.2013. Printable Summer 2013 Cable TV Schedule v1.00 (PDF) - New as of 5.16.2013. Printable Fall 2013 TV Schedule v1.00 (PDF) - New as of 5.17.2013.

If you’ve paid any attention to Aziz Ansari’s late night appearances over the years you know that he pretty much uses them as an opportunity to work on his stand-up material — and then occasionally mentions whatever he is plugging at the moment. Last night’s appearance on Fallon was no different, except that his opening material hit home hard with a certain not-as-cool-as-they-used-to-be demographic. As someone on the other side of thirty himself, I often look back on my twenties and think about how much time I wasted while simultaneously reminding myself how astonished the twenty-something version of me would be of all the things the current model is done with. I imagine I’m not alone here. And now we can add recently turned 30 year-old Aziz Ansari to our lameass ranks. This first bit on his evolving perception of staying out late is our group in a microcosm. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon The post Aziz Ansari Confirms That People Are Much Less Cool Once They Turn 30 appeared first on UPROXX.

ICYMI: A rare foray into writing about faith(& lack thereof): Why we pray for the Oklahoma Tornado victims