American Horror Story -1×12- Afterbirth

This episode had some touching moments and some awesome "hell, yeah!" moments.

The best "hell yeah" moment for me was Travis slashing Hayden's throat. It's kind of diminished now that the baby is the hellspawn, but at the moment, it was awesome that Travis was helping save the baby.

I just loved the Harmon family and Moira joining together to save the new family. Talking about being cruel to be kind. They were fucking glorious.

The touching moments were also awesome. The conversations between Ben, Violet, and Vivien when the ladies convinced Ben not to kill himself were amazing. They sold that scene. I almost got teary-eyed when Vivien asked Moira to be the baby's godmother.

I just loved how there was hope in this episode. The good ghosts are going to band together to help save people. I can really dig that.

However, Constance being the mother of the Anti-Christ, or at least a very evil child, is either going to be extremely lame or amazingly awesome. I see that either being a hit or miss.

I just loved Tate and Hayden literally being out in the cold. I just want them to suffer for all eternity and Team Moira and Harmon to kick their asses.

The creepiest moment for me was when Larry's wife tried to burn up the husband. So that's who got Ben to nearly burn himself. That bitch needs to suffer for all eternity, too.

All in all, I am in for the next season, especially if the ranks of Team Moira and Harmon continue to grow.

Grimm -1×7- Let Your Hair Down

Wasn't quite as good as the last two episodes, but I still enjoyed it mainly because the actress playing the blutbad was good and Eddie got a lot more to do again, and I'm all for that. He was hilarious as always (Christmas decorations), but I also liked seeing his softer and serious side with the girl.

Also loved that with Nick teaming with Eddie, Wu got to tag along with Hank, and both of them worked well together. I continue to love that this show has actually made Hank a pretty good cop (and good character in his own right), and isn't just there to make Nick look good. And while I know his story isn't the biggest on in this episode, I would like if they continue to have Wu do more things like this, and slowly build his way to detective status in the future.

I actually went in trying to give the girlfriend a chance, but nope. Only one scene and not only was she boring as always, the actress way under-played her reaction to the case. She acted like she couldn't give a damn. If that was on purpose, then that's fine, but it felt like they wanted her to have a bigger reaction. I just hope they have some kind of plan with her; especially after it dawned on me the actress is getting third billing, even over Eddie/Silas Weir Mitchell, and so far, her character hasn't come anywhere close to making an impact on this show like Eddie has.

Portland continues to look awesome.

69th Annual Golden Globes Nominations Announced

This morning the 69th Golden Globe nominees were announced this morning recognizing the best in television and film of the year. Here's the full list.

BEST PICTURE: DRAMA
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTRESS: COMEDY/MUSICAL
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristin Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

BEST ACTOR: COMEDY/MUSICAL
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight In Paris

BEST ACTRESS: DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR: DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST SCREENPLAY
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, Moneyball

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid With a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse
Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Lay Your Head Down,” Albert Nobbs
“Hello Hello,” Gnomeo and Juliet
“The Living Proof,” The Help
“The Keeper,” Machine Gun Preacher
“Masterpiece,” W.E.

And here are the TV nominations:

Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Hour
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail

Best TV Series – Drama
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland

Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias
Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Actress in a TV Drama Series
Claire Dane, Homeland
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Madeline Stowe, Revenge
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Hugh Bonnevile, Downton Abbey
Idris Elba, Luther
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
Bill Nighy, Page Eight
Dominic West, The Hour


Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Romola Garai, The Hour
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downtown Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Best TV Series – Comedy
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl

Best Actor in a TV Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
David Duchovny, Californication
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Best Actress in a TV Series Comedy or Musical
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Winners will be announced on January 15th with Ricky Gervais returning as host.

American Horror Story -1×11- Birth

That was one riveting and surprising "going off the rails on the crazy train" episode. Loved every second. I actually checked the timer to see how many more minutes I had left to see - I wanted more! Evan Peters and Jessica Lange really rock my socks.

I'd like to be able to use the phrase "you couldn't steal the shit out of your own ass" at least once this week. This show is such a welcome and fresh addition to TV these days - there's always something happening, no matter how berserk.

The showdown between ZQ and Constance was spectacular. I know Constance is a horrible bigoted person, but I just love her. I hope they find a way to keep ZQ on board.

I kind of want Constance to continue to get away with things. I don't know why because she's a terrible, terrible person but...she's still somehow awesome. The fact that she's still alive after all of this time is nothing short of miraculous.

That moment when Ben saw the twins wrecking his car and he turned around so slowly and Constance was standing there looking freaky and it started to sink in a little bit for him, I got chills. And then he saw the doctor and the nurses I was thinking "Ohhhhhh! They've been setting up a ghost hospital for exactly this moment the whole time!"

I have to admit I was tearing up at the end when Violet was crying after telling Tate to go away (YAY! Go Violet!) and Vivian was there to hug her. The story of Violet and Vivian's troubled relationship has been there from the very beginning, even though it was just kind of an undercurrent to all of this crazy stuff. To have them reconciled and finding comfort in being together even though they died . . . it was just really poignant.

SAG Awards Nominations Announced

The Screen Actors Guild has announced the nominations for next year's SAG Awards.

For completion purposes, here's the full list, including the feature film nominations.




Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

DEMIÁN BICHIR / Carlos Galindo - “A BETTER LIFE” (Summit Entertainment)

GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King - "THE DESCENDANTS” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / J. Edgar Hoover - "J. EDGAR" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

JEAN DUJARDIN / George - "THE ARTIST" (The Weinstein Company)

BRAD PITT / Billy Beane - "MONEYBALL" (Columbia Pictures)


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

GLENN CLOSE / Albert Nobbs - "ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions)

VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)

MERYL STREEP / Margaret Thatcher - “THE IRON LADY” (The Weinstein Company)

TILDA SWINTON / Eva - “WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)

MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Marilyn Monroe - “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company)


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

KENNETH BRANAGH / Sir Laurence Olivier - “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company)

ARMIE HAMMER / Clyde Tolson - "J. EDGAR" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

JONAH HILL / Peter Brand - "MONEYBALL" (Columbia Pictures)

NICK NOLTE / Paddy Conlon - “WARRIOR” (Lionsgate)

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal - “BEGINNERS” (Focus Features)


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy - "THE ARTIST" (The Weinstein Company)

JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)

MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan - “BRIDESMAIDS” (Universal Pictures)

JANET McTEER / Hubert Page - "ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions)

OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)


Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company)

BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy

JAMES CROMWELL / Clifton

JEAN DUJARDIN / George

JOHN GOODMAN / Al Zimmer

PENELOPE ANN MILLER / Doris


BRIDESMAIDS (Universal Pictures)

ROSE BYRNE / Helen

JILL CLAYBURGH / Annie’s Mom

ELLIE KEMPER / Becca

MATT LUCAS / Gil

MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan

WENDI McLENDON-COVEY / Rita

CHRIS O’DOWD / Rhodes

MAYA RUDOLPH / Lillian

KRISTEN WIIG / Annie


THE DESCENDANTS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

BEAU BRIDGES / Cousin Hugh

GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King

ROBERT FORSTER / Scott Thorson

JUDY GREER / Julie Speer

MATTHEW LILLARD / Brian Speer

SHAILENE WOODLEY / Alexandra King


THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)

JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote

VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD / Hilly Holbrook

ALLISON JANNEY / Charlotte Phelan

CHRIS LOWELL / Stuart Whitworth

AHNA O’REILLY / Elizabeth Leefolt

SISSY SPACEK / Missus Walters

OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson

MARY STEENBURGEN / Elaine Stein

EMMA STONE / Skeeter Phelan

CICELY TYSON / Constantine Jefferson

MIKE VOGEL / Johnny Foote


MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Sony Pictures Classics)

KATHY BATES / Gertrude Stein

ADRIEN BRODY / Salvador Dali

CARLA BRUNI / Museum Guide

MARION COTILLARD / Adriana

RACHEL McADAMS / Inez

MICHAEL SHEEN / Paul

OWEN WILSON / Gil



PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

LAURENCE FISHBURNE / Thurgood Marshall - “THURGOOD” (HBO)

PAUL GIAMATTI / Ben Bernanke - “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO)

GREG KINNEAR / Jack Kennedy - “THE KENNEDYS” (REELZ CHANNEL)

GUY PEARCE / Monty Beragon - “MILDRED PIERCE“ (HBO)

JAMES WOODS / Richard Fuld - “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO)


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

DIANE LANE / Pat Loud - “CINEMA VERITE” (HBO)

MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)

EMILY WATSON / Janet Leach - “APPROPRIATE ADULT” (Sundance Channel)

BETTY WHITE / Caroline Thomas - “HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LOST VALENTINE” (CBS)

KATE WINSLET / Mildred Pierce - “MILDRED PIERCE” (HBO)


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

PATRICK J. ADAMS / Mike Ross - “SUITS” (USA)

STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thomson - “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)

KYLE CHANDLER / Eric Taylor - “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS” (DirecTV)

BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White - “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan - “DEXTER” (Showtime)


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

KATHY BATES / Harriet Korn - “HARRY’S LAW” (NBC)

GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes - “DAMAGES” (DirecTV)

JESSICA LANGE / Constance - “AMERICAN HORROR STORY” (FX)

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick - “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)

KYRA SEDGWICK / Dept. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson - “THE CLOSER” (TNT)


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - “30 ROCK” (NBC)

TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott - “THE OFFICE” (NBC)

JON CRYER / Alan Harper - “TWO AND A HALF MEN” (CBS)

ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton - “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)

TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - “30 ROCK” (NBC)

SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky - “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land)


Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series


BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson

DOMINIC CHIANESE / Leander Cephas Whitlock

ROBERT CLOHESSY / Ward Boss Jim Neary

DABNEY COLEMAN / Commodore Louis Kaestner

CHARLIE COX / Owen Sleater

JOSIE & LUCY GALLINA / Emily Schroeder

STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone

JACK HUSTON / Richard Harrow

ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler

HEATHER LIND / Katy

KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Schroeder

RORY & DECLAN McTIGUE / Teddy Schroeder

GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody

BRADY & CONNOR NOON/ Tommy Darmody

KEVIN O’ROURKE / Mayor Edward Bader

ALEKSA PALLADINO / Angela Darmody

JACQUELINE PENNEWILL / Lilian

VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano

MICHAEL PITT / Jimmy Darmody

MICHAEL SHANNON / Agent Nelson Van Alden

PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle

MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein

PETER VAN WAGNER / Isaac “Icky” Ginsburg

SHEA WHIGHAM / Sheriff Elias Thompson

MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / Chalky White

ANATOL YUSEF / Meyer Lansky


BREAKING BAD (AMC)

JONATHAN BANKS / Mike

BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader

RAY CAMPBELL / Tyrus Kitt

BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White

GIANCARLO ESPOSITO / Gus Fring

ANNA GUNN / Skyler White

RJ MITTE / Walter White, Jr.

DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader

BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman

AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman


DEXTER (Showtime)

BILLY BROWN / Chicago Mike

JENNIFER CARPENTER / Debra Morgan

JOSH COOKE / Louis

AIMEE GARCIA / Jamie Batista

MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan

COLIN HANKS / Travis Marshall

DESMOND HARRINGTON / Joey Quinn

MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY / Sonya

RYA KIHLSTEDT / Michelle

C.S. LEE / Vince Masuka

EDWARD JAMES OLMOS / Professor Gellar

JAMES REMAR / Harry Morgan

LAUREN VELEZ / Lt. Maria LaGuerta

PETER WELLER / Liddy

DAVID ZAYAS / Sgt. Angel Batista


GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

AMRITA ACHARIA / Irri

MARK ADDY / King Robert Baratheon

ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy

JOSEF ALTIN / Pypar

SEAN BEAN / Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark

SUSAN BROWN / Septa Mordane

EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen

NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Ser Jaime Lannister

PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister

RON DONACHIE / Ser Rodrik Cassel

MICHELLE FAIRLEY / Lady Catelyn Stark

JEROME FLYNN / Bronn

ELYES GABEL / Rakharo

AIDEN GILLEN / “Littlefinger” Petyr Baelish

JACK GLEESON / Joffrey Baratheon

IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont

JULIAN GLOVER / Grand Maester Pycelle

KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow

LENA HEADEY / Queen Cersei Lannister

ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran Stark

CONLETH HILL / Lord Varys

RICHARD MADDEN / Robb Stark

JASON MAMOA / Kahl Drogo

RORY McCANN / Sandor Clegane

IAN McELHINNEY / Barristan Selmy

LUKE McEWAN / Rast

ROXANNE McKEE / Doreah

DAR SALIM / Qotho

MARK STANLEY / Grenn

DONALD SUMPTER / Maester Luwin

SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark

MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark


THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)

CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Diane Lockhart

JOSH CHARLES / Will Gardner

ALAN ******* / Eli Gold

MATT CZUCHRY / Cary Agos

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick

CHRIS NOTH / Peter Florrick

ARCHIE PANJABI / Kalinda Sharma

GRAHAM PHILLIPS / Zach Florrick

MAKENZIE VEGA / Grace Florrick


Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series


30 ROCK (NBC)

SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger

ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy

KATRINA BOWDEN / Cerie

KEVIN BROWN / Dotcom

GRIZZ CHAPMAN / Grizz

TINA FEY / Liz Lemon

JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rossitano

JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney

JOHN LUTZ / Lutz

JACK MCBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell

TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan

MAULIK PANCHOLY / Jonathan

KEITH POWELL / Toofer


THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)

MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler

KALEY CUOCO / Penny

JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter

SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz

KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali

JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper

MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski


GLEE (FOX)

DIANNA AGRON / Quinn Fabray

CHRIS COLFER / Kurt Hummel

DARREN CRISS / Blaine Anderson

ASHLEY FINK / Lauren Zizes

DOT MARIE JONES / Coach Beiste

JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester

JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury

KEVIN McHALE / Artie Abrams

LEA MICHELE / Rachel Berry

CORY MONTEITH / Finn Hudson

HEATHER MORRIS / Brittany Pierce

MATTHEW MORRISON / Will Schuester

MIKE O’MALLEY / Burt Hummel

CHORD OVERSTREET / Sam Evans

LAUREN POTTER / Becky Johnson

AMBER RILEY / Mercedes Jones

NAYA RIVERA / Santana Lopez

MARK SALLING / Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman

HARRY SHUM, JR. / Mike Chang

IQBAL THEBA / Principal Figgins

JENNA USHKOWITZ / Tina Cohen-Chang


MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

AUBREY ANDERSON-EMMONS / Lily

JULIE BOWEN / Claire

TY BURRELL / Phil

JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell

NOLAN GOULD / Luke

SARAH HYLAND / Haley

ED O’NEILL / Jay

RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny

ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron

SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria

ARIEL WINTER / Alex


THE OFFICE (NBC)

LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson

BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone

CREED BRATTON / Creed Bratton

STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott

JENNA FISCHER / Pam Beesly Halpert

KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer

ED HELMS / Andy Bernard

MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor

ELLIE KEMPER / Erin Hannon

ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin

JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert

PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson

B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard

OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez

CRAIG ROBINSON / Daryll Philbin

JAMES SPADER / Robert California

PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Lapin-Vance

RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute

ZACH WOODS / Gabe Lewis



SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)

COWBOYS & ALIENS (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (WARNER BROS. PICTURES)

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PARAMOUNT PICTURES)

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (20TH CENTURY FOX)


Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

DEXTER (SHOWTIME)

GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

SOUTHLAND (TNT)

SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA (STARZ)

TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

New Girl -1×9- The 23rd

The beginning with the skates was so cute, and it's totally believable that Jess would get that for the guys for Christmas without being SO over the top.

And Winston might be my favorite character. Except for the handbells episode, he's been really charming and funny without being an OTT caricature of a sitcom character (wow, hard to say AND type). His competitiveness is a real behavior but it's not the focus of him all the time.

Schmidt's trying with the perfume was cute - I like the low-key vibe between him and Cece. And the "sexy" holidays were too funny - Sexy Easter Bunny, Cinco de Sexy (and Max Greenfield's line reading of "No Cinco de Sexy" gave me chills/lady part tingles), Sexy Martin Luther King...

Glee 3-9: "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" 2011.12.13

Well that was the definition of "mixed bag."

At least we got some nice continuity with Artie turning into an ass when he directs. But I'm surprised they even aired that Christmas special (in the world of the show) at all given what a hot mess it turned out to be. Don't even the most hardcore Star Wars nerds disavow the Christmas special? I'm still not sure whether Rory's Linus moment was the best or the worst thing that happened.

Sue Sylvester as the voice of moral rectitude? Throughout the whole show, and without any sort of counterbalancing act of malice or addendum to her POV that makes it evil? Can we go ice skating in Hell now too?

I giggled when Brittany busted out "Christmas Wrapping," as the version I'm most familiar with is the Spice Girls' cover. Total surprise on hearing it tonight. But first prize goes to Mercedes and "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

Once Upon a Time 1-7: "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" 2011.12.11

Maybe the best episode since the pilot, definitely since Snow Falls. The show was ON tonight and showed just how good it can be when it's firing on all cylinders.

I'm sad to see Graham go, especially because he and Emma were actually (finally) generating some serious sparkage tonight (though the show hadn't adequately built up to them having ~SERIOUS FEELINGS for each other), but I do understand that there weren't a whole lot of other places to take his character once he had all his revelations. And that someone had to have revelations to propel Emma into action, instead of being perpetually reactive. Still, it's too bad, because JD impressed me with his acting; previously I didn't really think he had chops,, but he was good tonight. And I really felt for Emma at the end of the episode. Tangentially, I was also impressed with the punch the Queen threw--that was quite a serious punch!--and that Emma returned it in kind. This show doesn't have cat fights, it has knock-down, drag-out bar fights. Heh. Oh, and I LOVED Emma finally saying to Regina "it's not me, it's not everyone else, IT'S YOU!" It was way overdue.

I think I would watch an entire episode of Mary Margaret and Emma gabbing around their kitchen. The former's bumbling about the one night stand was especially endearing, somehow. And JMo keeps producing the best o.O faces. I do think Emma's spidey sense pinged--HARD--when Regina was all "you're filling his head with thoughts that are not good for him!" Graham's a grown-ass man, not a boy like Henry, so I'm glad Emma was made suspicious.

Grimm -1×6- The Three Bad Wolves

Hap was Coover Bennett from Justfied! It was great seeing him again. Too bad he had to die... well, again.

Yay for a big Eddie episode. It was great seeing more of his story, past, and friends outside of Nick, and I felt for him over is dilemma at the end. I'm really glad that the actor, who has mainly just done supporting roles after Prison Break, is finally getting a chance to shine on this show. He's is spot-on in this role.

Hilariously, I thought Angelica looked a lot like Juliette, so I thought "I see Eddie and Nick like the same type of woman." Of course, that's just look wise; personality wise, Eddie apparently digs women who are tough, outspoken, impulsive, kind of crazy, just a tad violent, and whose method of foreplay is chasing each other through the woods, while Nick likes women who are... boring. Not sure which one is technically worse, but I know which one is more entertaining to watch on screen.

I guess it was Hank and Wu's time to be in the background for Eddie's episode (while last episode, Eddie was in the background for those two.) I did love Hank and Eddie meeting again, and Hank's reaction to it.

Agree that Nick really needs to learn some fighting skills if he's going to keep on doing this.

So, two pretty good episodes in a row. I think this show has found it's footing and I hope it continues to improve. It's turning into a pleasant surprise this season.

Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia -7×12- The High School Reunion

LOVED Mac's nametag reveal. When he was avoiding putting the nametag on I figured that would lead to a reveal that he never graduated high school (or maybe he just hung out there with the gang and wasn't actually a student), and then when he put it on but had the name concealed I figured that he'd scratched out the name or something and we wouldn't get to see what it is. I nearly fell off my couch with laughter when "Ronald McDonald" was revealed. Hilarious!

Charlie's crumbly underwear was great. So random and so Charlie.

I didn't expect The Waitress to actually be named Nikki, since we'd already learned Mac's real name and I don't see them blowing two secrets in one episode. Now I see that's been confirmed here. (Also, why wasn't she pregnant? They must've filmed this episode a while back (or at least her scenes) because I don't think she and real-life Charlie Day have had their baby yet. She was obviously pregnant in the Jersey Shore episode.)

I love how everyone went right back to a high school mentality. I expected the gang to revert back to this but I was surprised that so many other people would as well, like the popular kids/bullies. I guess Once a Douche, Always a Douche. Mac tattling about the drink tickets was funny.

Grimm -1×5- Dance Macabre

The refrigerator guy's reaction to Nick was hilarious! Also, lots of funny moments in this one, including the fake rat in the pizza that scared poor Hank.

I think this episode was the best for me so far. There were nice group interactions, Nick and Eddie gave off a close friends vibe (and Eddie actually introduced himself as Nick's friend), there were nice Nick/Hank moments, and there were neat Hank/Sgt. Wu moments. Plus Hexenbiest started seducing Hank. Now was that on the Captain's orders? He was pretty mysterious as always, quietly watching the interrogation of the Piper Dad. But how long will Nick be able to keep up the lies to Juliet and Hank? Both started asking questions.

The COTW was a nice twist, with the humans being responsible for the death. I liked the young Piper - actually felt really sorry for him. Plus Eddie's scene with him was awesome - more Eddie please! The scene with him going to the warehouse with his fiddle and mask, followed by the rats was quite well-done.

Good episode.

Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia -7×11- Thunder Gun Express

Frank on the stolen tour boat recapping all their adventures cracked me up, only made funnier by the guy having to translate it to everyone else:

"That man pays a toll get into little boy's holes!"

"That man dates many prostitutes!"

OK, I laughed pretty hard at Charlie's talk about "walls of water" being true and Dennis's tapes of him implementing the D.E.N.N.I.S. method.

Parks and Recreation -4×10- Citizen Knope

This episode was so sweet and heartwarming! Loved Leslie's gifts to everyone (especially that Jerry's ideal gift are socks), and how all the Parks Department came together to help Leslie! The two "aww!" moments with Ann were so adorable! Also, I loved Ron Swanson forcing himself to say "cute"! This show just makes me smile all the time!
Jean-Ralphio in the tag was awesome!

Community -3×10- Regional Holiday Music

As someone who watches Glee, I want to say thank you Community. Because if you can’t laugh at the things you love how can you have a happy Christmas?

I loved every part of it. Baby Boomer Santa, the rap, Annie’s gross song, Britta the tree, Shirley’s temptation and the amazingly dark ending with Rad. And then the sweetness when they all came together for Christmas just made me cry because that's how I get to remember them until they come back. I refuse to believe that I won’t be seeing these people for months. Something on NBC’s schedule will fail and they’ll be back soon. It's NBC, they didn't get into fourth place by having hit TV shows after all.

American Horror Story -1×10- Smoldering Children

Wow I've believed it wholeheartedly for weeks now, but I still felt a crawling sense of dread in the pit of my stomach when Violet was trying to escape the house and kept running in a circle. I could imagine her dizzying confusion and terror and it was terrible. I had originally wished that the writers played it closer to the vest so it would have been a real shock when it was revealed, instead of just a confirmation of something so many people so strongly suspected, but now I am admirable that they managed such a downright disturbing scene even with a reveal that was so foreshadowed. I don't think I've been that uncomfortable yet during this series.

And her poor, pitiful corpse in the crawl space. Awful. I wish she was going to the Lemon Preparatory Academy.

A round of applause for the awesomeness of Jessica Lange. Man, did she sell the shit out of that episode. I want to hate her so desperately, but just can't. There's something slightly redeeming in her lack of vulnerability. God knows she is an evil woman, but there's something there, something more than Jessica Lange's excellent acting abilities.

Loved seeing Charles S. Dutton.

I felt both pity and revulsion looking at Larry's wife and children. I was repulsed by his wife. I mean, she killed her own children and then told Larry it was his fault.

Speaking of Larry, I'm going to miss him. There was something not quite right about his farewell scene with Constance. He had no reason at all to think she would give him what he wanted; instead, I think he must have something up his sleeve. If not, then I'm not really satisfied with the way the character was written out. His conversion to penitence seems a bit too abrupt.

Tate is even worse than Constance if that's possible. Maybe if Beau told him that Larry killed him I could see him losing it but even then I just feel like setting him on fire like that was all kinds of wrong. A normal person does not enjoy doing and watching something like that IMO.

The cocaine reveal was interesting but being coked out obviously doesn't give a person a pass for murdering and torturing a bunch of people. I would much rather have seen him be possessed in some way rather than as a disgruntled druggie who has been saddled with a stepfather he doesn't care for. It can suck to deal with a parent's significant other if you don't get on well with them (speaking from experience) but that's still not reason enough to be as evil as we've seen him be. His treatment of Ben, Viv, the exterminator, and everyone apart from Violet is disgusting so while I'm interested in seeing where things go I can't say that I really love Tate. It's weird because I was able to tell myself during the school shooting stuff that it wasn't really him that he wasn't in his right mind, he might be possessed by the house, etc. This episode though...it's going to be super hard for me to not see him as little more than a monster.

Revenge -1×10- Loyalty

I felt like a lot of things happened this episode, which is going considering its the midseason finale. We got background on Emanda and Mr. Takoshi, Amily is fully embracing the role of Amanda Clarke (by Emanda, using it as part of her plan), Victoria and Conrad are getting a divorce, Tyler is on meds, he gets fired from Grayson Global while Nolan gets outed by Amanda, Nolan and Tyler break up, Charlotte leaves Victoria, Victoria learns Amanda Clarke is in town, Daniel moves back in with V and turns against his father.

Do we really know that Amily is manipulating Jack? Sure she is lying to him, but I was under the impression by the way she told Emanda how no one has ever loved her like that, that she took an opportunity to find someone who would truly care about her. She didn't seem like she was bent on revenge and she was more than happy realizing Emanda is consenting her fully embracing the lifestyle. Emanda can't be one to complain, because I am sure she never told Amily how far she could take the role as Amanda Clarke.

I would talk about Tyler, and the meds but considering the promo for the episode in January.. I'll save my discussion for a later time. Hee. My speculation, though, is that Tyler shoots Amily to kingdom come and then we have woeful Jack for about 3 or 4 episodes until the engagement party where he seeks his revenge and shoots Tyler on the beach (after Tyler comes back from running away and getting more medication). Maybe Amily's death will shock Daniel into believing life is too short and pressures him to propose to Emanda.

Poor Victoria (not), she really has driven everyone away from her home. Think back to the pilot where she was surrounded by the whole community and her family, who, for the most part, still cared for her. Now she sits in her living room, alone, drinking wine. She lost Charlotte, Conrad, Daniel and Frank. She should invite Emanda over and become buddy buddies now that she probably has more to suspect with Amily as the real Amanda Clarke. Maybe Emanda will let Amily take the fall under Victoria's hands so Emanda won't have to worry about keeping her identity a secret with the 'real' AC out of the picture in V's eyes.

Oh, Ashley... she is like one of the younger kids on the playground who wants to play with the big boys but doesn't have what it takes and comes out looking foolish. Seriously, she is a wannabe con-woman. She doesn't have the social engineering that Emanda or Tyler possess so she should just sit this one out. She can sit next to Nolan. They aren't meant for this game, they're too...soft. Squishy.

Well, that was a good first run of episodes. Looks like we might return to some episodic revenge hits with the divorce attorney who seems to be next on Emanda's list. Lets hope she finds the strength to put her feelings in a little box, the infinity box, perhaps? Nolan and Mr. Takoshi really chewed her out this episode. Even I felt like crap.

Modern Family -3×10- Express Christmas

Ty Burrell should put this show on next year's Emmy reel. "Mint condition. Near mint condition. Fair condition." LOL

And Manny! "There's my Butterball." "I have a name!"

And I loved Gloria with the Luke/look misunderstanding. And i rather enjoyed Gloria's policy for hit-and-run situations. That woman is a menace behind the wheel.

Mitchell and Alex's scene with the tree salesman was also really funny, as was their nonchalantly bringing the Christmas tree in in segments.

Not sure if it was the writing or the season, but the snow scene brought a tear to my eye. I really like Tough Guy / Marshmallow Jay. And Stella. Can't forget Stella.

New Girl -1×8- Bad In Bed

I feel like they're really hitting their stride as far as actually making use of the whole ensemble, and as far as making Jess seem like a sane adult human being. I really enjoy the gang together, I'm interested in seeing them tell stories for each of them individually, and I really, really like Jess and Paul together. I was a little disappointed in the jokes about Nick being uncomfortable in a black barbershop, but otherwise I loved this episode.

90210 -4×12- O Holly Night

I am at a point where I hope they just kill Navid off. He hasn't been likable or rootworthy in over a season and on top of that they keep rolling in this train of his dull dumb boring relatives like anyone cares. Michael is a fine actor, but unfortunately he hasn't had chemistry with anyone but J Low and I dislike Navid to the point where I think Adrianna getting back with him would make me dislike her too and I don't want that.

Silver hasn't been likable in over a season either. I didn't hate the idea of pairing her with this teacher but unfortunately he is dull as dishwater and what little chemistry I saw when they initially met seems to have vanished. Yet they still remain more tolerable than Navid and Silver. These couples sure move at lightning fast speed don't they? 2 episodes ago she was trying to hook him up with Annie over Thanksgiving turkey. WTF was she wearing btw?

I understand that Liam and Annie have fans, what I can't understand is why. Of course Annie gets the necklace and the money. Here's to hoping that storyline is over as it never made much sense to begin with. Also the character of Liam is a flat out bore.

I want to know what writer thought Austin was a good idea in any way, shape or form?

The only decent moments was the scene between Naomi and Holly when Holly found out that Naomi got the internship, and I was fine with the Dixon and Adrianna scenes and thought his song was cute (though I am saying now that if they sing every time they are onscreen together I am FF'ing through them both).

Worst. Cliffhanger. Ever.

Glee 3-8: "Hold On to Sixteen" 2011.12.06

The pacing of this episode was a hot mess. Too much stuff going on, but typical Glee, heh.

I just can't with that entire Sam plot, I'm just going to pretend it never happened and he never left. Except for the cute moments with Mercedes and Santana.

If I cared about the Shelby/Puck/Quinn/Beth mess I might have something more to say but I just hope it's going away.

I wouldn't object if the writers forgot about this new Finn/Blaine bromance now. They can erase Quinn/Rachel while they're at it. I don't even know what to say about Quinn this episode, but in spite of everything I did appreciate the scene with her and the girls from the TroubleTones. I was afraid they were going to use Finn.

The ND performance was way too long, and I thought Man in the Mirror was a mess. The first two were great though if I ignore how Quinn kinda looked like a demon. Kurt for MVP show stealer during ABC although Tina really rocked it. But I thought both the Unitards and the TroubleTones made good showings.

Yay for Tina and Mike, they were great, even if the acting left something to be desired and the writing was uber predictable, heh.

Gossip Girl 5-10: "Riding in Town Cars with Boys" 2011.12.05

Evil Uncle Jack is coming back, yay! Hopefully without the goatee. I wonder where he ties in everything. Nate's grandfather, Diana, Jack, and now Tripp and Max who possibly had something to do with the car. Who's next to join the secret team? Louis? Darota?

I love Lily's relationship with Chuck, I do believe she loves him a lot. More than her own biological kids most of the time. Heh.

So Rufus now knows Ivy's secret but I wonder if he really believed her or understood what she was saying. I'm over Max as the super bad guy. How would he know who Tripp was to Nate to tell him anything? Why was he just skulking around for most of the episode? Why didn't he just google some pictures of the real Charlie Rhodes or go down to Florida and find her. Let her know what her mother has been up to in her. I can't believe he is blaming Ivy for his life. She broke up with him. That was the worst thing I can say that she did to him.

Now Serena wants Dan back (again)? Whatever Serena. I liked that he took Blair to Chuck but oh how I will miss Dair.

I can't believe they went there with the Princess Di-like crash. Ugh.

Desperate Housewives -8×9- Putting It Together

I really didn't like this episode. Who didn't call something happening to Chuck at the end of this episode? Or Bree becoming suicidal, for that matter? I even suspected Carlos would ditch is rehab early. No surpises tonight.

I highly doubt Bree shoots herself. A) She's a main star of this show, and B) the show already went there with whatever character Nicolette Sheridan played. She'll have some kind of of epiphany, stop drinking, and somehow save the day. Just speculation on my part.

Susan and Mike should go to New York. (Interesting that the art dealer was having problems paying Susan, but suddenly had money to put Susan up in an apartment in New York City.) I don't see anything keeping the two of them on Wysteria Lane. Aside from their child, has anything good ever happened to them in that neighborhood? Seems like someone is always getting killed, comitting suicide, blackmailing someone, getting drunk, or setting fire to someone's house. I'd be thrilled to leave.

Sadly, I have a sinking feeling Chuck isn't even dead. And so will continue my least favorite storyline on this show ever. I can't believe they're going out like this.

Once Upon a Time (2011) -1×6- The Shepherd

Well, hello again, Alan Dale. Loved him as King Charming, although the character is a dick for threatening to kill Charming and his mother if he didn't play along and marry Midas' daugther. Like the bit that he is apparently the reason Rumpel finds and kills the fairy godmother.

Loved the episode. Got some good insight into Charming. Didn't see the twist of the Charming now isn't the same one at the beginning coming. And I liked how it set-up how he and Snow meet that we saw in the past episode. As for them back in modern times, I figured they were going to find a way to prevent it since it's too soon. But I'm still rooting for them as a coupe which is rare for me.

Oh, Sheriff. This wasn't your best moment to say the least. And really, Regina? Having sexy time when your son is at the house? And her pleasure over fucking up Mary/James is creepy and, well, evil.

I'm still amazed over how Robert Carlyle plays both Rumpel and Mr. Gold. There are times I almost forget it's the same actor. He continues to be the highlight of the show for me.

Sad there was no Hopper or Ruby. At least Dr. Whale return, being all slimey and whatnot.

Next week looks good; looks like we'll find out what the Sheriff was in fairy land.

Parks and Recreation -4×9- The Trial Of Leslie Knope

The cold open with Ron learning about cookies and then throwing his computer away was hilarious, as was his repeated attempts to make enough noise to cover up Leslie saying his address so that the court reporter couldn't put it in the official record. Oh, and sniffing out the presence of Tammy 2 was, as always, great.

Andy's look of confusion and panic as Leslie described what she needed from her office was priceless.

Loved all the stories about Pawnee's history, like Marcus Everett Langley, Old Stoneface -- *shudder* -- and the woman who exposed her elbow outdoors and was set adrift on Lake Michigan like a human popsicle. The frozen whore. Oh, and also the archaic laws that everyone was uncovering, like blacks not being permitted to walk on sidewalks.

Love Leslie's email to Ann. "Email entitled Yay. That’s y, a, and eighteen y’s and forty-four exclamation points."

All of the stuff with Ethel reading the transcript was great. "Crying noise. Crying noise. Nose blow."

And I loved the last scene with Jerry... er, Gerry. It was great getting confirmation about his real name.

Community -3×9- Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism

This was such an amazing episode! Jeff and Shirley just work so well together, and the "they knew each other before" trope was used brilliantly to highlight part of how they have become the characters we know... The anime sequence was hilarious, and Mini!Jeff and Shirley walking away hand in hand were so heartwarming! Also, how fun that the leader of the "Deutsches" was The Douche!

The other story was great too... loved Troy humming the song from the Halloween episode, Abed being "in character" but still not quite managing to climb out of the window and Annie's ever returning crush on Abed's characters...Leonard's food reviews and Britta and her cats and Totorola phone (they come in a sixpack !) were hilarious too...gosh, I really love this show!

American Horror Story -1×9- Spooky Little Girl

Poor, poor Vivian :[ She was raped, and then institutionalized, and now her husband is being an asshole. Poor Vivian!

The Black Dahlia storyline was actually sort of interesting. Although the real-life crime was horrible, the way they wove it into the show with Charles acting out his freaky jigsaw/puzzle-human fantasies out on her was interesting.

Hayden was less unlikable than usual, so yeah...that's good I guess. I guess when the majority of a show's characters are horribly unlikable, even the psycho ones come off in a better light.

I know that pretty much nothing can redeem Tate for what he's done but that scene between him and Constance made me so sad. I actually almost shed a tear when he said "mommy". If this isn't their submission for an Emmy, I don't know what is.

"A baby what? Fossil?" HA!

Does Ben not wonder how ALL these people have been getting into his house? He's not only a jerk and the worst therapist ever, but he's really oblivious.

But that ending with Moira becoming old in front of Ben was AWESOME! Even though I can't stand Ben normally, I'm proud of him for eventually realizing what's going on and starting to defend Vivian.

WTF is up with that Pope's Box mess? Could have done without that. Are they trying to say Tate is the devil or something? This show just gets weirder and weirder and I keep watching.

Looks like we'll be getting a super duper creepy psycho Tate next week (even moreso than usual!)