Multiple sources are reporting that Jay Leno is returning as host of The Tonight Show, and Conan O’Brien is exiting with a lot of money.

As I was writing this, the only source on this news was TMZ, which I always take a grain of salt, but now Nikki Finke, who is almost untouchable on this type of news, is reporting that the final details are being worked out now that will restore Jay Leno to the hosting duties on The Tonight Show, and Conan O’Brien is completely out of a job.  Ms. Finke’s sources say that Mr. O’Brien will exit with a tremendous amount of money, exactly how much is not known, but it sounds like it will be a considerable amount.

Jeff Zucker is reportedly taking no blame in this whole debacle, even though everything traces back to all of it being him: guaranteeing Conan The Tonight Show prematurely, not seeing if Jay was ready to retire and then coming up with this disaster of  a primetime vehicle for Leno.

I can not believe what a debacle this has turned in to.  With each step NBC looks worse and worse, raising Conan O’Brien to almost folkhero status as people rally around the man who is getting shafted by corporate America.  Everyone involved in this situation should be ashamed of themselves, the biggest one being Jeff Zucker, but closely followed by Jay Leno.  The gracious thing to do would be to step aside, he had his shot in primetime, it failed, move on.  Instead you are forcing a man and his staff — yes, lets not forget he brought his staff with him from New York City — out of jobs.  They uprooted their lives and moved up to “the show” to use baseball vernacular, but because Jay Leno’s ego won’t let him fade away, he is ousting them so he can keep his chin on TV.

If this proves to be true, I am done with NBC.  So long as Jeff Zucker is in power, I will not watch another show on this network, which right now just means giving up 30 Rock.  And you know what?  I’ll live.

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This is like a train wreck that I just can’t pull my eyes away from!

At last, Conan O’Brien has made an official statement about what is going on over at NBC with The Jay Leno Show and The Tonight Show.

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.

Yours,
Conan

So, what say you, is Conan correct in taking this stand? Personally I say “yes”.

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It’s official folks, The Jay Leno Show has been canceled in the 10 pm EST time slot.

Nikki Finke is reporting that the announcement was just made at the winter meeting of The Critics Association. Diane Haithman, who is reporting for Nikki Finke at the meeting, states:

The Jay Leno Show. On February 12th, Jay Leno will no longer air at 10 PM. While it was performing at acceptable levels for the network, it did not meet our affiliates needs, and we realized we had to make a change. My goal right now is to keep Jay, Conan and Jimmy as part of our late night line up. I have spoken to all of them and proposed that The Jay Leno Show move to 11:35 PM, Conan move to 12:05 AM, and Jimmy to late night at 1:05 AM. As much as I would like to tell you it’s a done deal, we know that’s not true, “ adding that the talks are ongoing.

So all the rumors from the other day are true, and what Conan will do is still unclear. Unnamed sources close to Conan told The New York Times on Jan. 9th that he has not yet accepted NBC’s plan, and is not likely to very soon.  What this means is anyone’s guess, but it could very well mean he will leave NBC.  TMZ has a break down of Mr. O’Brien’s three options:

Option 1: Quit the show and spend the next four years at the beach. If Conan does this, our sources say NBC would have to pay him the value of his contract. We’re told it’s a five-year deal, worth as much as $20 million a year. With four years to go, Conan could conceivably get $80 million. But given his skin pigmentation and, possibly, his ego, the beach is unlikely.

Option 2: Go to either FOX or ABC. This is where it gets complicated. If Conan were to strike a deal with either network to do a competing show, any salary Conan pulls in would offset the obligation owed by NBC. So, for example, if Conan made $20 million a year at NBC and ABC were to pay him $15 million a year, NBC would only owe Conan $5 mil a year for the four years remaining in his contract.

Option 3: Eat crow and take the 12:05-1:05 time slot. If Conan takes this option, our sources say it’s likely NBC would negotiate a new contract with the same salary Conan was getting before. Even though the salary isn’t supported by the time period, it’s cheaper than paying him off. NBC, we’re told, prefers this option, because Conan would not be splintering Leno’s rating by going to another network.

Why in the world would he choose option 3? If he can go for option 2, go for it, barring that, option 1 sounds pretty sweet. The only winner in option 3 is NBC, and somehow I don’t think he’s going to be too excited about helping out his current employers.

More news is sure to come this week.

If the rumors are true, NBC is about to head for the biggest PR disaster in the history of the network.

Rumors have been flying for a bit now that poorly rated The Jay Leno Show will be off the air when NBC is done with its Winter Olympics coverage. While people at first assumed this meant Jay Leno would be out of a job, it appears that they are simply moving him to his old time slot of 11:35 pm EST. The problem with this? That is the time slot of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

The rumor goes, and I stress this is rumor, is that Jay will have a new show from 11:35 pm EST to 12:05 am EST.  The Tonight Show will move to 12:05 am EST to 1:05 am EST and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will move to 1:05 am EST to 2:05 am EST.  Conan will get to keep The Tonight Show name as it is in his contract, although the show will move from its traditional time slot.

Now, if Conan chooses to leave due to the time change, Jay Leno will go to an hour long show and Jimmy Fallon will retain his current time slot.  NBC would have the option of blocking Conan from working anywhere else for two years, but the rumor is that they will not do so as he seems to be the odd man out in this whole deal.

So, in other words, NBC completely botched everything with its plan for The Jay Leno Show, a show that shouldn’t even exist, and a long term promise made to Conan O’Brien will get broken to continue to keep Leno happy for no good reason?

When is everyone going to finally realize that Jeff Zucker, President of NBC, has absolutely no clue what he is doing?

NBC used to be a number one, but under Mr. Zucker’s stewardship, the network has fallen to fourth place and continues to make mistake after mistake.  WHDH in Boston even tried to rebel and not even air the show, but they were later told they had no choice if it wanted to retain its network affiliation.  Even the affiliates knew this was a bad idea!  Yet, Mr. Zucker soldiers on and now is stuck in a potential PR disaster that will see his network getting egg all over its face as it tries to explain why the 11:35 pm EST show is not The Tonight Show, or why one of its long time hosts has left the network.  If any of these rumors prove to be true, it will do nothing but make the network that much more of a laughing stock.

There is one very simple solution that will mitigate the disaster to some degree: simply cut Jay Leno loose.  Conan retains his show, Jimmy doesn’t have to move, and Leno is gone.  You end up with one black mark as opposed to multiples.

When this whole concept was announced back in Dec. 2008, I predicted it would be a disaster.  Guess what … I was right.  This whole concept was flawed from the start, and though pundits, critics and even affiliates tried to warn Mr. Zucker it was a bad move, he went ahead with it.  How has this man kept his job?  If he was a football coach, he would have been fired by now for his win/loss record, but instead he gets to go on and make even more boneheaded decisions that just make the world laugh at this once great network even harder.

Mr. Zucker, please, for the good of the network, step down before you make another foolish mistake like this.

Survivor host Jeff Probst showed up on YouTube to discuss the cast for Survivor: Heroes vs Villains that were announced recently, and it is interesting to say the least.

I make no bones about the fact that I still watch Survivor as I find it fascinating to see how after hundreds of players people still do unpredictable things (I’m looking at you Russell!).  The reason I’m fascinated by this upcoming season is that everyone is entering the game with a label.  Normally we have to get to know the cast, see how they play and then we pick who we root for and who we loathe.  This time we already have our “heroes” and “villains”, but will any of them do anything to surprise us?  Will the Heroes sit around the camp singing songs?  Will the Villains be backstabbing each other before they even get their shelter built?

The answer to both is “no.”

I think this season has a chance to push our boundaries of perception, and we may walk away realizing that first of all, reality TV is so heavily edited that we really don’t have a clue or secondly we could realize that depending on your circumstances, your actions change.  Don’t expect this season to be as clear cut as many suspect it will be.

The cast for Survivor HEROES vs. VILLAINS has been announced, and it looks to be a doozy.

While I have generally stopped my reality TV coverage, and this news is actually a couple days old, I figured since it got lost in the holiday shuffle I would post it. Also have to say, I am shocked by some of the returning players, my comments follow the list. (memorable moments compiled by AOL Television)

Rupert Boneham
Age: 45
Seasons: ‘Pearl Islands’ (8th place); ‘All-Stars’ (4th place)
Memorable moment: Known for his boisterous personality, bushy beard and tie-dyed shirts, Rupert made his mark on the first day of ‘Pearl Islands’ when, embracing the pirate theme of the season, he stole the shoes of the opposing tribe.

James Clement
Age: 32
Seasons: ‘China’ (7th place); ‘Micronesia’ (7th place (injury))
Memorable moment: James has the unfortunate distinction of being the only player in the history of ‘Survivor’ to be voted out of the game while in possession of two immunity idols.

Colby Donaldson
Age: 36
Seasons: ‘The Australian Outback’ (2nd place); ‘All-Stars’ (12th place)
Memorable moment: Colby made a costly (to the tune of $900,000) decision when, after winning the final five immunity challenges, he selected the well-liked Tina Wesson to sit beside him in the final tribal council, instead of Keith Famie. Third time’s the charm?

Cirie Fields
Age: 39
Seasons: ‘Panama’ (4th place); ‘Micronesia’ (3rd place)
Memorable moment: Cirie endeared herself to fans through two seasons of ‘Survivor’ with her sweetness while playing an amazing social game, which included several blindsides and eliminations of close allies.

Amanda Kimmel
Age: 25
Seasons: ‘China’ (3rd place); ‘Micronesia’ (2nd place)
Memorable moment: Amanda became the first female to find a hidden immunity idol on ‘China,’ using it to save herself.

Jessica “Sugar” Kiper
Age: 30
Season: ‘Gabon’ (3rd place)
Memorable moment: Sugar spent more time on Exile Island (or “The Sugar Shack,” as she called it) than any other player; she found the hidden immunity idol almost immediately.

Stephenie LaGrossa
Age: 30
Seasons: ‘Palau’ (7th place); ‘Guatemala’ (2nd place)
Memorable moment: Stephenie was the only surviving member of her tribe; rather than participate in a merger, she was simply absorbed into the opposing team, and was quickly voted out.

James “J.T.” Thomas
Age: 25
Season: ‘Tocantins’ (winner)
Memorable moment: In one tribal challenge, J.T. lost half of a tooth to secure his victory. Host Jeff Probst later returned the tooth at the live reunion special.

Tom Westman
Age: 45
Season: ‘Palau’ (winner)
Memorable moment: During an impromptu fishing challenge, Tom stunned everyone when he caught a shark.

Candice Woodcock
Age: 27
Season: ‘Cook Islands’ (8th place)
Memorable moment: Candice chose to join the other tribe with then-ally Jonathan Penner — a costly mistake, as Jonathan went on to stab her in the back.

VILLAINS

Tyson Apostol
Age: 29
Season: ‘Tocantins’ (8th place)
Memorable moment: Tyson will forever be remembered for his biting commentary during interview segments (“It’s funny when people cry,” he said) and his constant sparring with Sierra Reed, who managed to finish one place ahead of him.

Randy Bailey
Age: 50
Season: ‘Gabon’ (8th place)
Memorable moment: Randy held a grudge with Sugar for taking the last cookie that he’d bought during an auction. Much to his dismay, Sugar wound up giving the cookie away.

Sandra Diaz-Twine
Age: 35
Season: ‘Pearl Islands’ (winner)
Memorable moment: Sandra became sole survivor of ‘Pearl Islands,’ despite having never won a challenge throughout the season.

Danielle DiLorenzo
Age: 28
Season: ‘Panama’ (2nd place)
Memorable moment: Danielle’s key moment came when she beat Cirie in a fire-making challenge to earn her spot in the final three.

Russell Hantz
Age: 36
Season: ‘Samoa’ (2nd place)
Memorable moment: Russell went in intending to play the game hard and “evil,” which meant doing things like pouring out his own tribemates’ canteens and burning their socks just to get into their minds.

Jerri Manthey
Age: 38
Season: ‘The Australian Outback’ (8th place); ‘All-Stars’ (10th place)
Memorable moment: Perhaps the first “Queen of Mean” in ‘Survivor’ history, Jerri infamously accused Kel Gleason of smuggling beef jerky into the Outback.

Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano
Age: 34
Seasons: ‘Marquesas’ (10th place); ‘All-Stars’ (2nd place)
Memorable moment: At the live ‘All-Stars’ reunion, Rob proposed to ally — and now wife — Amber Brkich.

Parvati Shallow
Age: 27
Seasons: ‘Cook Islands’ (6th place); ‘Micronesia’ (winner)
Memorable moment: In an attempt to extend her stay, Parvati put her best flirt forward when she got into a hot tub nude with Ozzy and Yul.

Ben “Coach” Wade
Age: 38
Season: ‘Tocantins’ (5th place)
Memorable moment: In a shocking move, Coach chose to go without fire and food during his stay on Exile Island.

Courtney Yates
Age: 28
Season: ‘China’ (2nd place)
Memorable moment: Courtney was an aggressive player from the start, making strong alliances and crafty strategic moves throughout the season, though she is most remembered for her sharp wit and how incredibly thin she got during the course of the show.

My thoughts … wow.  This really is an All-Stars lineup.  The Heroes especially are like a “who’s who” of memorable players.  I do notice a lot of “match ups” from previous seasons (Colby/Jerri from Australia & Sugar/Randy from Gabon being the most notable), but overall this this is a great selection of players from both sides.  While the original All-Stars season was pretty lackluster, this one has so many large personalities in it, it is almost impossible for this season to misfire.

I know … famous last words.

And may I just say … RUPERT!!!  I knew he had to be in this.

Anyway, this season begins at Thu., Feb. 11, at 8PM EST.  I can’t wait for this one.

The End of Time part 2 Doctor Who episode has aired in England, and it will air in the United States tonight.  Thanks to the wonders of the Internet though, everyone around the world can see the first promo for Matt Smith’s tenure in the role, and … the last moments of David Tennant.

Although we have all known this was coming, it is still with great sadness that Doctor Who fans have to say good bye to Mr. Tennant as the tenth incarnation of the title character.  He has brought a warmth and weight to the character that will be very hard for anyone to ever top again.  This isn’t to say we won’t give Matt Smith, the next actor to step into the role, a fair shake, but he has some mighty big Converse sneakers to fill.

Below I have embedded the actual regeneration scene, do not watch this if you do not want to be spoiled.  It contains Mr. Tennant’s last line which is … it will be memorable.

And here is the first trailer for Matt Smith’s first season on the show.

So long, Mr. Tennant. You will be missed.

You may also want to check out Who Is The Best Doctor Who

Tyra Banks is calling an end to her show after this season … and this worries me.

I have never watched the Tyra Banks Show, it just isn’t my style, but with The Oprah Winfrey Show ending in 2011, I’m actually concerned by what is going to come into replace these shows.  Daytime television is already a wasteland of pop-psychiatry, questionable medical advice, endless courtroom shows and Satan Rachael Ray.  The vacancy created by these two shows opens up the playing field to even more suspect programming.

Rumors have floated around for some time now that Kate Goselin is in talks for her own talk show.  You know, she of the eight children and the husband who seems to be on the cover of every tabloid as of late.  Yes, can you imagine that pain on a daily basis?

Sure, I have my problems with Oprah Winfrey, but I fear the unknown factor even more.  I am sure whatever replaces these two shows will be watched as much as I currently watch daytime television, which is to say not at all (okay, fine, I TiVo The Young and the Restless …), but considering you can’t escape the social impact these shows have, an even worse replacement could be a bad thing.

By the way, Oprah, the Queen of Daytime, is departing, do you really think now is the best time for any of the current players to drop out?  Who knows how much of her audience another show could pick up in that fallout, but, no, it’s better to drop your show just short of finding out.  Yeah, that’s bright.

Is this an Earth shattering matter of importance?  Nope.  Not even close.  However, it is important from a societal impact.  Lets face it, is there any one who doesn’t know who Oprah is?  You’ve heard of Tyra’s show at least in passing, so whomever takes over these prime spots of daytime real estate could quite probably influence millions of people and billions of dollars in marketing power.  Make a bit more sense why you should question what shows will be replacing them?

I forgot to buy a Festivus pole … again.

Yes folks, it’s Dec. 23rd, and that means it is once again time to celebrate Festivus – “A festival for the rest of us”.  As I have talked about this in 2006, 2007 and 2008, this the holiday that was made up on the television series Seinfeld, and is possibly one of the only things about that show I found truly funny.

The idea is that it is a holiday like Christmas, except it doesn’t have all the gift giving associated with it.  Instead you do things like have the Airing of Grievances, since I air my grievances daily on this site, I don’t really need it.  There is also the Feats of Strength, but I don’t really feel like wrestling my father.  There is also a dinner, an aluminum Festivus pole in place of a tree and the hope of Festivus Miracles, but really, it’s just about taking a winter holiday back to being simple.

Each year I say how I hope to not be so tied to buying gifts for people, and yet every year I give in.  Course, it doesn’t help I usually forget about Festivus until the day before, and by then I’ve already given in to the gift giving, so what ya gonna do?

In short, I just hope as you all gather over the next few days with your friends and family, you remember that it is they who are important, and not the gift they bought you from Amazon.  If grandma knitted you a sweater, don’t be disappointed, just remember she knitted it with love, and honestly, is there anything in this world that will keep you warmer than a sweater knitted with love?

The Golden Globe nominations for 2010 have been announced, and there are some really interesting nods this year.

The Golden Globes is one of the few awards that acknowledges excellence in both television and film, and tends to be more relaxed than the Academy Awards. However, even if the relaxed attitude, the awards are considered a precursor to some of the things we will see from the Oscars.

In the TV realm, well, those are just fun to look at, and yay for Big Love getting some notice for what is quite possibly its best season yet!

Here is the full list.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AVATAR
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
UP IN THE AIR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
EMILY BLUNT THE YOUNG VICTORIA
SANDRA BULLOCK THE BLIND SIDE
HELEN MIRREN THE LAST STATION
CAREY MULLIGAN AN EDUCATION
GABOUREY SIDIBE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JEFF BRIDGES CRAZY HEART
GEORGE CLOONEY UP IN THE AIR
COLIN FIRTH A SINGLE MAN
MORGAN FREEMAN INVICTUS
TOBEY MAGUIRE BROTHERS

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
500 DAYS OF SUMMER
THE HANGOVER
IT’S COMPLICATED
JULIE & JULIA
NINE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
SANDRA BULLOCK THE PROPOSAL
MARION COTILLARD NINE
JULIA ROBERTS DUPLICITY
MERYL STREEP IT’S COMPLICATED
MERYL STREEP JULIE & JULIA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MATT DAMON THE INFORMANT!
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS NINE
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT 500 DAYS OF SUMMER
MICHAEL STUHLBARG A SERIOUS MAN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
CORALINE
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
UP

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BAARIA (ITALY)
BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)
THE MAID (CHILE)
A PROPHET (FRANCE)
THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PENÉLOPE CRUZ NINE
VERA FARMIGA UP IN THE AIR
ANNA KENDRICK UP IN THE AIR
MO’NIQUE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
JULIANNE MOORE A SINGLE MAN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MATT DAMON INVICTUS
WOODY HARRELSON THE MESSENGER
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER THE LAST STATION
STANLEY TUCCI THE LOVELY BONES
CHRISTOPH WALTZ INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
KATHRYN BIGELOW THE HURT LOCKER
JAMES CAMERON AVATAR
CLINT EASTWOOD INVICTUS
JASON REITMAN UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
NEILL BLOMKAMP, DISTRICT 9
TERRI TATCHELL, MARK BOAL THE HURT LOCKER
NANCY MEYERS IT’S COMPLICATED
JASON REITMAN, UP IN THE AIR
SHELDON TURNER, QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MICHAEL GIACCHINO UP
MARVIN HAMLISCH THE INFORMANT!
JAMES HORNER AVATAR
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI A SINGLE MAN
KAREN O, CARTER BURWELL WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“CINEMA ITALIANO” — NINE
Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
“I WANT TO COME HOME” — EVERYBODY’S FINE
Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
“I WILL SEE YOU” — AVATAR
Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen
Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
“THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” — CRAZY HEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
“WINTER” — BROTHERS
Music by: U2
Lyrics by: Bono

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BIG LOVE (HBO)
DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
HOUSE (FOX)
MAD MEN (AMC)
TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
GLENN CLOSE DAMAGES
JANUARY JONES MAD MEN
JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
ANNA PAQUIN TRUE BLOOD
KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
SIMON BAKER THE MENTALIST
MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER
JON HAMM MAD MEN
HUGH LAURIE HOUSE
BILL PAXTON BIG LOVE

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
30 ROCK (NBC)
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
GLEE (FOX)
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
THE OFFICE (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA
COURTENEY COX COUGAR TOWN
EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE
TINA FEY 30 ROCK
LEA MICHELE GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
STEVE CARELL THE OFFICE
DAVID DUCHOVNY CALIFORNICATION
THOMAS JANE HUNG
MATTHEW MORRISON GLEE

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION)
GREY GARDENS (HBO)
INTO THE STORM (HBO)
LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)
TAKING CHANCE (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JOAN ALLEN GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
DREW BARRYMORE GREY GARDENS
JESSICA LANGE GREY GARDENS
ANNA PAQUIN THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
SIGOURNEY WEAVER PRAYERS FOR BOBBY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KEVIN BACON TAKING CHANCE
KENNETH BRANAGH WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR ENDGAME
BRENDAN GLEESON INTO THE STORM
JEREMY IRONS GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JANE ADAMS HUNG
ROSE BYRNE DAMAGES
JANE LYNCH GLEE
JANET McTEER INTO THE STORM
CHLOË SEVIGNY BIG LOVE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MICHAEL EMERSON LOST
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
WILLIAM HURT DAMAGES
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I’m a huge fan of the HBO series Big Love, and I just about laughed myself silly when I stumbled across its latest promotion for the fourth season.

If you aren’t familiar with the series, it revolves around multiple families that practice “The Principle”: an old-style form of Mormonism that believes in polygamy.  One group is a new style polygamy that lives a modern life, the other is a compound of multiple families known as Juniper Creek.  The families in the compound are all creepy and generally unpleasant, but they believe they follow the truer form of The Principle.

All that aside, Roman Grant is The Prophet of Juniper Creek, and is played brilliantly by Harry Dean Stanton.  Roman has many plots to make money, and has dabbled in music.  Well, in this new promotion for the series, it is suggested that a Juniper Creek Christmas album has released.  You can actually download the 8 tracks for free from the HBO site, or just sample the one song below.  If you are familiar with the series, this is just laugh out loud funny.  Enjoy!