One thing Paramount Pictures is definitely not doing is letting Anchorman 2: The Legend Continue slip quietly into theaters. Will Ferrell is everywhere in character as Ron Burgundy promoting this comedy sequel, showing up to do legitimate news, sports news, starring in commercials, etc etc etc. Is it too much? Maybe.
But for those who haven’t already gotten tired of Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, check out the new clip featuring Ron getting the scoop on a new 24-hour news channel.
The Plot:
With the 70’s behind him, San Diego’s top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk. Also back for more are Ron’s co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) – All of whom won’t make it easy to stay classy…while taking the nation’s first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Leann Rimes (Photo Credit: Fox / Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup)Fox has announced the final acts set to take the stage on the American Country Awards (ACA) taking place on December 10, 2013 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The ACAs, set to air at 8pm ET/PT, will include just-announced performances by Leann Rimes, Justin Moore, Randy Houser and Thomas Rhett. They join the list of already announced performers that includes Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, and Sheryl Crow, and Darius Rucker.
Luke Bryan, Jewel and Dwight Yoakam are scheduled to appear and the list of presenters includes Trevor Brazile, Shada Brazile, Sara Evans, Billy Gibbons, Cowboy Troy, Big Smo, Dan King, Scotty McCreery, Matthew Morrison, Thompson Square, Chris Young, COlivia Newton-John, Joe Nichols, Lauren Alaina, Clay Walker and Parmalee. Trace Adkins and Danica Patrick will be hosting the two-hour awards show.
Voting is still open at www.theacas.com for the Artist of the Year.
Disney on Ice Rockin’ Ever After (Photo Credit: Disney on Ice)
It’s that time of year again when the leaves change color, the weather changes from hot sunny days to cold and cloudy with a chance of rain and snow (depending on where you live) and let’s not forget the return of Disney On Ice. Yes, Disney On Ice is back again with a new show called “Disney On Ice: Rockin Ever After.” This year, Merida from Disney/Pixar’s movie Brave will make her debut and show fans of the film what she can do on the ice.
Here are the details on the Southern California dates for “Disney On Ice: Rockin’ Ever After”:
World-class skaters will bring to life moments from Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Tangled, and – of course – Brave in this new show. ‘Royal contenders’ will compete for the heart of Merida while skating to a Scottish jib. And The Little Mermaid‘s Sebastian will toss off his shell to skate with Ariel. Also spotlighted during this new Disney On Ice show will be Beast showing off for Belle as well as ‘hooligans’ causing mayhem during a visit with Rapunzel and Flynn.
Los Angeles
WHEN: Wednesday, December 11 – Sunday, December 15
o Wednesday, December 11 – 7:30PM
o Thursday, December 12 – 7:30PM
o Friday, December 13 – 11:30AM & 7:30PM
o Saturday, December 14 – 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 7:00PM
o Sunday, December 15 – 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 7:00PM
WHERE: STAPLES Center – 1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles 90015
Disney on Ice Rockin Ever After Cast (Photo Credit: Disney on Ice)
Anaheim
WHEN: Tuesday, December 17 – Sunday, December 22
o Tuesday, December 17 – 7:30PM
o Wednesday, December 18 – 7:30PM
o Thursday, December 19 – 10:30AM & 7:30PM
o Friday, December 20 – 1:30PM & 7:30PM
o Saturday, December 21 – 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 7:00PM
o Sunday, December 22 – 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 7:00PM
WHERE: Honda Center – 2695 E. Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92806
Ontario
WHEN: Wednesday, December 25 – Sunday, December 29
o Wednesday, December 25 – 6:00PM
o Thursday, December 26 – 7:00PM
o Friday, December 27 – 12:00PM & 7:00PM
o Saturday, December 28 – 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 7:00PM
o Sunday, December 29 – 1:00PM & 5:00PM
WHERE: Citizens Business Bank Arena – 4000 Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario, CA 91764
Long Beach
WHEN: Wednesday, January 1 – Sunday, January 5
o Wednesday, January 1 – 6:00PM
o Thursday, January 2 – 7:30PM
o Friday, January 3 – 11:30am & 7:30PM
o Saturday, January 4 – 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 7:00PM
o Sunday, January 5 – 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 7:00PM
WHERE: Long Beach Arena – 300 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802-4825
What did you think of NBC’s ambitious live production of The Sound of Music? The major complaint wasn’t the staging or even the fact that no version can live up to the film starring the wonderful and talented Julie Andrews, it was that Carrie Underwood simply can not act.
Underwood’s got a beautiful voice, but the network probably would have been better served getting an actress who can sing rather than going with a singer who doesn’t act.
Following the big announcement of a March 14, 2014 release date (almost exactly one year after the launch of the Kickstarter campaign), Veronica Mars is showing off a clip. The scene finds Kristen Bell as Veronica, Percy Daggs III as Wallace, and Tina Majorino as Mac reluctantly returning to Neptune High for their 10-year reunion.
NBC will air the 11th annual WWE Tribute to the Troops holiday special on December 28, 2013 at 8pm ET/PT. The annual holiday event honors the men and women who serve in the U.S. armed forces and will feature Daughtry, Jeff Dunham, and WWE superstars and divas. “Shout-outs” from Will Ferrell, Bruce Willis, Ryan Seacrest, Christina Applegate and Stephen Colbert will be included in the Tribute to the Troops.
The special is being taped at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, the largest operational base in the world.
“Tribute to the Troops is WWE’s way of thanking those who have sacrificed so much for our country as well as those who continue to defend our freedom today,” stated WWE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vince McMahon. “We are proud to continue this annual tradition with our partners at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Governor Inslee.”
In addition to the celebration at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WWE is sending Big Show and R-Truth along with WWE Divas Eva Marie and Alicia Fox overseas to bring holiday cheer to troops spending the holidays far from home.
Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane, and William Devane star in the dramatic movie 50 to 1 which has just released an official film poster. Coming to theaters on March 21, 2014, 50 to 1 was directed by Jim Wilson (Whirlygirl, Head Above Water) and also features Todd Lowe, Madelyn Deutch, and David Atkinson.
The Plot:
50 to 1 is about a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys who find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. The cowboys face a series of mishaps on their way to Churchill Downs, becoming the ultimate underdogs in a final showdown with the world’s racing elite.
Nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30am PT.
The 10 Remaining Contenders:
Elysium Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Oblivion
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
Thor: The Dark World
World War Z
The 86th Academy Awards will take place on March 2, 2014 at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Robertson family stars in A&E’s ‘Duck Dynasty’ Christmas special Wednesday, December 11 at 10/9c. (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik Copyright 2013 / A&E)
Ready to ring in the holidays with the men and women of Duck Dynasty? A&E has set a December 11, 2013 premiere date for the one-hour Christmas special starring the Robertsons.
The fourth season of Duck Dynasty drew in 11.8 million viewers for its August 14th season premiere and, according to A&E, that number is the best of any nonfiction series telecast in cable history.
The Holiday Special Plot:
It’s Christmas time in “O Little Town of West Monroe,” where the Robertsons are partaking in traditions new and old. The family is asked to perform a live nativity for the church, so the wives take it upon themselves to organize rehearsals to ensure they pull off a great event. However, wrangling all the Robertson men requires divine intervention; Jep is afraid he won’t remember his one line, Si can’t let go of his teacup and Jase gives Willie a hard time about his role as Joseph.
Meanwhile, Phil enlists Kay and Jessica to go hunting for the perfect Christmas ham but it doesn’t take long for him to regret it. Willie and Jase struggle to find a gift their wives won’t want to return so they unenthusiastically take the advice of Jep, who always gives Jessica thoughtful presents that she loves.
Mike (Jonathan Banks), Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), Walter White (Bryan Cranston), Marie Schrader (Betsy Brandt), Hank Schrader (Dean Norris), Skyler White (Anna Gunn) and Walter White, Jr. (RJ Mitte) in 'Breaking Bad' (Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels/AMC)
The Writers Guild of America has released their list of nominees for the best in writing in television, new media, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation for the 2013 calendar year and among the top nominees are the final season of Breaking Bad and the rookie season of Orange is the New Black.
Winners will be announced at the 2014 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2014.
TELEVISION NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
The Good Wife, Written by Meredith Averill, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Jacqueline Hoyt, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, J.C. Nolan, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julie Wolfe; CBS
Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell, William E. Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Barbara Hall, Patrick Harbinson, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Charlotte Stoudt, James Yoshimura; Showtime
House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam R. Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix
Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, Josh Siegal, Tracey Wigfield; NBC
Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Bianca Douglas, Megan Ganz, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Emily Spivey, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC
Parks and Recreation, Written by Megan Amram, Donick Cary, Greg Daniels, Nate DiMeo, Emma Fletcher, Rachna Fruchbom, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Matt Hubbard, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Sam Means, Aisha Muharrar, Matt Murray, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Michael Schur, Jen Statsky, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang; NBC
Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix
Veep, Written by Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO
NEW SERIES
The Americans, Written by Michael Batistick, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Melissa James Gibson, Sneha Koorse, Joe Weisberg, Bradford Winters; FX
House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam R. Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix
Masters of Sex, Written by Michelle Ashford, Tyler Bensinger, Michael Cunningham, Lyn Greene, Richard Levine, Amy Lippman, Sam Shaw, Noelle Valdivia; Showtime
Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix
Ray Donovan, Written by Ann Biderman, Sean Conway, David Hollander, Brett Johnson, Ron Nyswaner; Showtime
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Buried” (Breaking Bad), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
“Confessions” (Breaking Bad), Written by Gennifer Hutchison; AMC
“Episode 101” (House of Cards), Teleplay by Beau Willimon; Netflix
“Granite State” (Breaking Bad), Written by Peter Gould; AMC
“Hitting the Fan” (The Good Wife), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS
“Pilot” (Masters of Sex), Written by Michelle Ashford; Showtime
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Career Day” (Modern Family), Written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh; ABC
“Farm Strong” (Modern Family), Written by Elaine Ko; ABC
“Hogcock!” (30 Rock), Written by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock; NBC
“Lesbian Request Denied” (Orange Is the New Black), Written by Sian Heder; Netflix
“Leslie and Ben” (Parks and Recreation), Written by Michael Schur & Alan Yang; NBC
“Pilot” (Orange Is the New Black), Teleplay by Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan; Netflix
LONG FORM – ADAPTED
Killing Kennedy, Written by Kelly Masterson, Based on the book by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard; National Geographic
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, Written by Shawn Slovo, Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace; HBO
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL
“Episode 4: The Collected Sylvia” (Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective), Written by Mike Simses; sylviaplathgirldetective.com
“Episode 8” (Lauren, Season 2), Written by Jay Rodan; youtube.com/wigs
“I Do Over Part 1” (Husbands), Written by Bradley C. Bell & Jane Espenson; cwseed.com
“I Do Over Part 2” (Husbands), Written by Bradley C. Bell & Jane Espenson; cwseed.com
ANIMATION
“A Test Before Trying” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
“Game of Tones” (Futurama), Written by Michael Rowe; Comedy Central
“Hardly Kirk-ing” (The Simpsons), Written by Tom Gammill & Max Pross; Fox
“Murder on the Planet Express” (Futurama), Written by Lew Morton; Comedy Central
“Saturday Morning Fun Pit” (Futurama), Written by Patric M. Verrone; Comedy Central
“Yolo” (The Simpsons), Written by Michael Nobori; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
The Colbert Report, Writers: Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner; Comedy Central
Conan, Writers: Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Scott Chernoff, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Jesse Popp, Andy Richter, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney; TBS
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Head Writer: Tim Carvell Writers: Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, J.R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live, Writers: Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Gary Greenberg, Josh Holloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Rick Rosner; ABC
Portlandia, Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Seth Meyers, Colin Jost Writers: James Anderson, Alex Baze, Neil Casey, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Joe Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Mike O’Brien, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker; NBC Universal
Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, Head Writers: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts Writers: Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders; NBC
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC
DAYTIME DRAMA
Days of Our Lives, Written by Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher J. Whitesell; NBC
General Hospital, Written by Michelle Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Jean Passanante, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten; ABC
The Young and the Restless, Associate Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Tracey Thomson Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Beth Milstein, Lisa Seidman, Natalie Minardi Slater, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
CHILDREN’S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“influANTces” (A.N.T. Farm), Written by Vincent Brown; Nickelodeon
“The Haunted Cave” (Spooksville), Written by Jim Krieg; Hub Network
“Simon Says” (Sesame Street), Written by Christine Ferraro; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“Cliffhanger” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
“Egypt in Crisis” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria & Martin Smith; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Abolitionists” (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS
“The Choice 2012” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk; PBS
“Episode 1” (The Dust Bowl), Written by Dayton Duncan; PBS
“Silicon Valley” (American Experience), Telescript by Randall MacLowry and Michelle Ferrari; Story by Randall MacLowry; PBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“The Election of Pope Francis” (CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley), Written by Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines and Scott Pelley; CBS
“The Fall of Lance Armstrong” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Radutzky, Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS
“The Inauguration of the President” (CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley), Written by Jerry Cipriano and Joe Clines; CBS
“Tragedy at Newtown” Special Edition (ABC World News with Diane Sawyer), Written by Lisa Ferri and Matt Negrin; ABC
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Lethal Medicine” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados, Michael Radutzky; CBS
“Throwback Thursday – Happy Birthday, Michael Jackson” (ABC World News Now), Written by Matt Nelko; ABC
“Vinyl Revival’ (CBS News), Written by Polly Leider; CBS
RADIO NOMINEES
DOCUMENTARY
“2012 Year in Review,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Afternoon Drive,” Written by Bill Spadaro; CBS Radio/1010 WINS
“George McGovern: A Look Back,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Remembering C. Everett Koop,” Written by Scott Saloway; CBS Radio News
“Remembrances,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News
“Tributes,” Written by Thomas A. Sabella; CBS Radio News
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION NOMINEES
ON-AIR PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO)
“48 Hours: 2013 Fall Preview,” Written by Jay Pedinoff; CBS News Marketing
“The Crazy Ones – Building a Better Comedy,” Written by Erial Tompkins; CBS
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART AND ANIMATION
CBS News Animations: “Brain Injury,” “Pills,” “Bionic Leg,” “Midland Parade,” “Concordia Salvage;” Animation by David Rosen; CBS News
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