Yay! A full trailer for the new season of Jessica Jones, which is returning after two and a half years off the air. I guess we saw her in The Defenders, but her own show was far superior and I'm excited it's finally coming back. The season drops on March 7th. As a doomed Luke/Jessica shipper though, I just wish Mike Colter's Luke Cage could be in it. Sniff.
'iZombie' Returns for Season 4 on February 26th
Yay! This CW show remains one of my faves, and is finally coming back for its fourth season soon. After last year's premise altering finale, the show takes place in an essentially new universe this season, where zombies have come out of the shadows and taken over the city. It annoys me that Ravi (Rahul Kohli) looks like he's become a zombie now (we need SOME remaining humans on the show), but I can't wait until this one starts again.
'This is Us' and 'Veep' Win Top SAG Awards
The Handmaid's Tale whiffed tonight, with Claire Foy taking it from Elisabeth Moss (damn! should have stuck with my first instinct on that one) and NBC's This is Us taking ensemble. I also should have considered that they might move over to Veep on the comedy side, given that that show hadn't won here yet. What was I thinking? Nice to see a couple of surprises at least, in the TV categories.
SAG WINNERS:
- MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: William H. Macy, Shameless
- FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES: Veep
- MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
- FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Claire Foy, The Crown
- ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES: This is Us
- MALE ACTOR IN A MINISERIES/TV MOVIE: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
- FEMALE ACTOR IN A MINISERIES/TV MOVIE: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
SAG TV Predictions
TV predictions are a shot in the dark, but here goes:
MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- Jason Bateman- Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown- This is Us
- Peter Dinklage- Game of Thrones
- David Harbour- Stranger Things
- Bob Odenkirk- Better Call Saul
SAG likes to go to veterans, but in this case I bet it will be the Emmy and Golden Globe winner Sterling K. Brown.
Winner: Sterling K. Brown
Alternate: David Harbour
Spoiler: Bob Odenkirk
FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- Mille Bobby Brown- Stranger Things
- Claire Foy- The Crown
- Laura Linney- Ozark
- Elisabeth Moss- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Robin Wright- House of Cards
I would say probably Elisabeth Moss again, but I could see Claire Foy getting this, since it was her last turn as the young Queen Elizabeth II. But safest bet is to stick with Moss.
Winner: Elisabeth Moss
Alternate: Claire Foy
Spoiler: Robin Wright
MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Anthony Anderson- Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari- Master of None
- Larry David- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Sean Hayes- Will & Grace
- William H. Macy- Shameless
- Marc Maron- GLOW
Macy has been on a streak lately at SAG, and I’m not sure if they’re ready to go to someone else yet. Could go back to returning vets Larry David or Sean Hayes, could be Aziz Ansari. Or maybe there’s too many vote splits with the newcomers and Macy just takes it again. Stumped on this one.
Winner: William H. Macy
Alternate: Aziz Ansari
Spoiler: Larry David
FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Uzo Aduba- Orange is the New Black
- Alison Brie- GLOW
- Jane Fonda- Grace and Frankie
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Veep
- Lily Tomlin- Grace and Frankie
This has bounced back and forth between Uzo Aduba and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for several years now, and I don’t think it will change hands yet. Julia for the win. Again.
Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Alternate: Uzo Aduba
Spoiler: Jane Fonda
MALE ACTOR IN A MINISERIES/TV MOVIE
- Benedict Cumberbatch- Sherlock: The Lying Detective
- Jeff Daniels- Godless
- Robert DeNiro- The Wizard of Lies
- Geoffrey Rush- Genius
- Alexander Skarsgard- Big Little Lies
As you can see, these categories combine supporting and lead, so is that enough to give Robert DeNiro the win over Alexander Skarsgard? Given SAG’s love of vets, I’m gonna say yes.
Winner: Robert DeNiro
Alternate: Alexander Skarsgard
FEMALE ACTOR IN A MINISERIES/TV MOVIE
- Laura Dern- Big Little Lies
- Nicole Kidman- Big Little Lies
- Jessica Lange- Feud: Bette and Joan
- Susan Sarandon- Feud: Bette and Joan
- Reese Witherspoon- Big Little Lies
Don’t think anyone is taking this away from Nicole Kidman.
Winner: Nicole Kidman
Alternate: Jessica Lange
ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Stranger Things
- This is Us
Stranger Things won it last year, can it do it again? The ensemble award tends to repeat for a while, yet The Handmaid’s Tale was such a big cast and the show so hyped. Going with Handmaid.
Winner: The Handmaid’s Tale
Alternate: Stranger Things
ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY
- Black-ish
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- GLOW
- Orange is the New Black
- Veep
I think this will go to the cast of GLOW, which is pretty massive and almost entirely female. Would be very deserving too.
Winner: GLOW
Alternate: Orange is the New Black (has won this multiple times, but I think they’re ready to move on)
'The Handmaid's Tale' Returns for Season 2 on April 25
Hulu's award-winning The Handmaid's Tale comes back on April 25th for its second season, and debuted a new teaser today with some haunting imagery. I was sort of mixed on Season 1 to be honest, but I'm going to watch the second because I'm really curious to see what happens now that it's gone beyond Margaret Atwood's original book. I think my feelings were highly influenced by having read the novel beforehand, and now that it can do whatever it wants, I may be less constrained by the material in my own head.
'Big Little Lies,' 'Handmaid's Tale' Win at Critics Choice Awards
These were mostly routine, although a couple of little surprises came through, like Ted Danson for The Good Place and Jimmy Kimmel for Best Talk Show. Otherwise though, it seems a lot of the TV awards are lining up with each other this year, at least for the big stuff. There's usually a little more variety than this.
- BEST COMEDY SERIES: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Ted Danson, The Good Place
- BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Walton Goggins, Vice Principals
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
- BEST DRAMA SERIES: The Handmaid’s Tale
- BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: David Harbour, Stranger Things
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
- BEST LIMITED SERIES: Big Little Lies
- BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TV: The Wizard of Lies
- BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES: Ewan McGregor, Fargo
- BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES: Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
- BEST TALK SHOW: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- BEST ANIMATED SERIES: Rick and Morty
- BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES: Born This Way
- BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES: Shark Tank
- BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES: The Voice
- BEST REALITY SHOW HOST: RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
'Silicon Valley' Returns in March for Season 5 Without T.J. Miller
The first trailer for Season 5 of HBO's hit shows the guys for the first time without Erlich Bachman in the gang. T.J. Miller announced his departure very publicly from the show last summer to conflicting views from fans and critics, but with the recent accusations of sexual assault against him, the show and the network are probably relieved he left when he did. For the record, I predict the show survives just fine without him. The ensemble cast is good enough all around to carry it forward with no problems, and hopefully it leads to more screen time for its female characters, Monica (Amanda Crew) and Laurie (Suzanne Cryer), who remain underused for the most part.
'UnReal' Finally Returns With a Female Suitor for Season 3
It's been so long since the second season of Lifetime's UnReal that they're probably hoping you forgot how widely panned that season was. Still, I'll give this new one a chance, although it's curious that it's been wrapped and kinda sitting on the shelf for a while now (the show's already moved into production for Season 4). They're finally doing a take on The Bachelorette instead of The Bachelor, but who knows how that's gonna go, since I'm pretty sure the creator/showrunner claimed to prefer writing female characters as the contestants. I have always liked Caitlin Fitzgerald in everything she's been in from Masters of Sex to Rectify. It returns on Monday, February 26th at 10pm.
'Big Little Lies,' 'Handmaid's Tale' and 'Mrs. Maisel' Take Top Globes on TV Side
It was a big night for female dominated shows, as Big Little Lies, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Handmaid's Tale all won top honors. This was one of my better years predicting, as I went 8 for 11.
- Best Supporting Actor: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
- Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
- Best Actress in Miniseries/TV Movie: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
- Best Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie: Ewan McGregor, Fargo
- Best Miniseries/TV Movie: Big Little Lies
- Best Actress in a Drama: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Actor in a Drama: Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
- Best Drama Series: The Handmaid’s Tale
- Best Actress in a Comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Best Actor in a Comedy: Aziz Ansari, Master of None
- Best Comedy Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Golden Globe TV Predictions
Okay, TV time! The Globe Awards for TV are always a pretty meaningless grab bag of whatever it is this odd group of 90 older, foreign journalists happened to like best, so there’s no big secret to predicting in these categories. They tend to have a history of liking new, first season shows and bigger name winners, but that’s about it, and even that gets varied up from time to time. Let’s dive in.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Stranger Things
- This is Us
Gonna go with Handmaid’s Tale. It’s the buzziest new first season show, so I think they’ll want to jump on that Emmy bandwagon.
Winner: The Handmaid’s Tale
Alternate: The Crown
Dark Horse: This is Us
BEST COMEDY SERIES
- Black-ish
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Master of None
- SMILF
- Will & Grace
Be kinda funny if Will & Grace could win for its comeback after more than a decade, but…I’m thinking the Globes will choose the brand new Mrs. Maisel show (which I haven’t seen one second of. Not an Amy Sherman-Palladino fan).
Winner: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Alternate: Will & Grace
BEST ACTOR- DRAMA
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
- Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Eh- I think probably Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown? He’s new, he’s popular, and they liked the show, since it’s nominated.
Winner: Sterling K. Brown
Alternate: Freddie Highmore
BEST ACTRESS- DRAMA
- Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
- Claire Foy, The Crown
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
- Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
- Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
I think Elisabeth Moss will win, but I could see it going to newcomer Katherine Langford as well, which would be a kind of Golden Globes thing to do.
Winner: Elisabeth Moss
Alternate: Katherine Langford
BEST ACTOR- COMEDY
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari, Master of None
- Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
- William H. Macy, Shameless
- Eric McCormack, Will & Grace
I feel like Kevin Bacon will win this, for some reason. Big name, veteran actor. Also a very Globes thing to do, but maybe Eric McCormack could take it.
Winner: Kevin Bacon
Alternate: Eric McCormack
BEST ACTRESS- COMEDY
- Pamela Adlon, Better Things
- Alison Brie, GLOW
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Issa Rae- Insecure
- Frankie Shaw, SMILF
I would love to see Alison Brie or Issa Rae win, and since both are new I could see it happening. But neither of their shows are nominated, so I’m thinking they’ll pick Brosnahan, whose show made it into the series category.
Winner: Rachel Brosnahan
Alternate: Issa Rae
Dark Horse: Alison Brie
BEST ACTOR- MINISERIES/TV MOVIE
- Robert DeNiro, The Wizard of Lies
- Jude Law, The Young Pope
- Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
- Ewan McGregor, Fargo
- Geoffrey Rush, Genius
Ummm…going with Jude Law. That show made more of a splash overseas than here, I think, and the HFPA are mostly European, so there you go. Plus he’s a big movie name.
Winner: Jude Law
Alternate: Kyle MacLachlan
BEST ACTRESS- MINISERIES/TV MOVIE
- Jessica Biel, The Sinner
- Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
- Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
This category’s packed with big movie names, but going to go with Emmy winner and Globe darling Nicole Kidman here. Jessica Lange in a distant second.
Winner: Nicole Kidman
Alternate: Jessica Lange
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- David Harbour, Stranger Things
- Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
- Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
- David Thewlis, Fargo
I don’t know…maybe Skarsgard? He won the Emmy for this too, surprisingly. I’m assuming they’re going to fall all over themselves for Big Little Lies, like the Emmys did, so perhaps it’ll just clean up.
Winner: Alexander Skarsgard
Alternate: Alfred Molina
Dark Horse: David Thewlis
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
- Ann Down, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Chrissy Metz, This is Us
- Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
- Shailene Woodley, BIg Little Lies
Again, the Emmy winner was Laura Dern, but I have a feeling Chrissy Metz could take this. The Globes don’t always follow the Emmy precedent. I might as well take a chance somewhere.
Winner: Chrissy Metz
Alternate: Laura Dern
BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
- Big Little Lies
- Fargo
- Feud: Bette and Joan
- The Sinner
- Top of the Lake: China Girl
Big Little Lies, for sure. It led the nominations, it’s HBO, it’s the most popular. It will win.
Winner: Big Little Lies
Alternate: Feud: Bette and Joan
