Check out the “Lost” scene from last night’s True Blood finale!

HBO’s vamptastic drama True Blood wrapped up its seriously insane and ridiculous yet totally entertaining fifth season last night with all out vamp on vamp warfare. It was a great finish to a rather cooky and often frustrating season. There was a high body count and some good resolution to the story lines of the season and that fairie birth scene was an absolute hysterical riot. Anywho, if you didn’t watch it, catch the finale re-airing all week on HBO and HBO Go. I don’t want to spoil anything either for ya, so I’ll leave it at that… However, there was a lost extra scene that only HBO Go users saw last night until it hit the web today… Check out the awesomeness which features vampires Tara (Rutina Wesley), Pam (this season’s MVP in my book Kristin Bauer van Straten), Nora (Lucy Griffiths), Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) and our beloved knucklehead human sexpot cop Jason (Ryan Kwanten) below and raise a cup of True Blood to another season next summer.

True Blood season 5 finale lost scene

“Political Animals” could be the Best Show of the Summer

So far, the summer television season has been pretty lackluster. While we have some great staples like True Blood, Drop Dead Diva and So You Think You Can Dance, the rest of the new offerings (like the incredibly frustrating and self-aggrandizing The Newsroom) have been underwhelming or just plain terrible (The Choice and every dating show ever!). So, thank goodness we have some new great choices on the way. Along with the anticipated new seasons of Project Runway, Breaking Bad, The Closer and USA’s hot hits White Collar, Burn Notice and Covert Affairs comes what might just be the best show of the summer, Political Animals. In this limited drama series, Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver as a former First Lady of the United States currently serving as Secretary of State with lots of political ambitions and a whole lot of family drama. The show will be looking at the dynamics of government and family and features an incredible cast including Cirian Hands, Josh Wolk, Sebastian Stan, Carla Gugino and Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn. It also hails from the brilliant mind of Greg Berlanti (Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Everwood, Dirty Sexy Money), so you know it’s going to be great. I, for one, am incredibly excited and I think you will be too after you watch the trailer below. Check it out and then set your dvr for Political Animals debuting on USA on July 15th.

Political Animals trailer

First Look~ True Blood season 5

HBO’s fantastic, sexy, scary and super entertaining series True Blood is back for its fifth season this June, and the first trailer for the show just hit the web. It doesn’t seem to answer any questions from last season, but it’s all kinds of good. Check it out and for more on the new season of True Blood, head here.

True Blood season 5 teaser trailer

Breaking Bad is Back!

One of the best dramas on television is finally back this Sunday. Emmy nominated Breaking Bad returns for its fourth season with three-time Emmy winner Bryan Cranston as everyone’s favorite cancer ridden chemistry teacher turned crystal meth dealer and his ne’er-do-well partner played by Emmy winner Aaron Paul. The show is perhaps the most suspenseful and thrilling hour on television with a fantastic cast featuring Anna Gunn (can someone please give her an Emmy nom), Dean Norris and Giancarlo Esposito as one heck of a scary drug overlord/chicken restaurant owner. It’s simply too good to be missed. The new season begins Sunday night 7/19 on AMC. (By the way, when did summer Sunday become must see TV night? My dvr is overloaded with Bad, True Blood, The Glee Project, Drop Dead Diva and Falling Skies!) … So, check out Breaking Bad this weekend and here’s a little trailer to whet your appetite.

Breaking Bad season 4 trailer

My Big Bold 2011 Emmy Nomination Predictions are Here!

It’s almost Emmy time people. The summer tv season is in full swing and the big shows are about to return from their breaks. That also means its time for this years Emmy nominations which will be announced Thursday morning by Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, Mike & Molly) who could wind up a nominee and Fringe star Joshua Jackson. Check back here on Thursday for all the contenders that are likely to be led by The Good Wife, Mad Men, Dexter, Modern Family, 30 Rock and Glee. But this year a big number of new shows should also make a showing, most notably Boardwalk Empire. And will we see some amazing genre shows like Fringe, True Blood and newbies Game of Thrones and The Killing get some love? And what about the domination of Betty White? Will she land nods for her show (Hot in Cleveland), her TV movie (The Lost Valentine) and her guest appearance (Community)? She could indeed. So, just what do I think will get nominated? Take a look below at my new batch of big bold Emmy Award Nomination predictions.

My 2011 Big Bold Emmy Award Nomination Predictions~

Best Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, The Good Wife, Mad Men, The Killing
~spoilers: Game of Thrones, True Blood

Lead Actor Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House), Timothy Olyphant (Justified)
~spoilers: Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), William H. Macy (Shameless), Jeremy Irons (The Borgias)

Lead Actress Drama Series:
Kathy Bates (Harry’s Law), Mirielle Enos (The Killing), Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife), Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men), Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy), Kyra Sedgewick (The Closer)
~spoilers: Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)

Supporting Actor Drama Series:
Josh Charles (The Good Wife), Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), John Noble (Fringe), Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire), John Slattery (Mad Men)
~spoilers: Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire), Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age), Walter Goggins (Justified), Denis O’Hare (True Blood)

Supporting Actress Drama Series:
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife), Michelle Forbes (The Killing), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire), Margo Martindale (Justified), Archie Penjabi (The Good Wife)
~spoilers: Sara Ramirez (Greys Anatomy), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Sandra Oh (Greys Anatomy), KaDee Strickland (Private Practice)

Guest Actor Drama Series:
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife), Hal Holbrook (Sons of Anarchy), Jeremy Irons (Law & Order: SVU), Robert Morse (Mad Men), Bob Newhart (NCIS), Peter Weller (Dexter)
~spoilers: Johnny Lee Miller (Dexter), Bruce Dern (Big Love), James Frain (True Blood)

Guest Actress Drama Series:
Candace Bergen (House),Marcia Gay Harden (Law & Order: SVU), Debra Messing (Law & Order: SVU), Elizabeth Mitchell (Law & Order: SVU), Julia Stiles (Dexter), Alfre Woodard (True Blood)
~spoilers: Shoreh Agdashloo (House), Christine Lahti(Law & Order: SVU), Anika Noni Rose (The Good Wife), Martha Plimpton (The Good Wife)

Best Comedy Series:
30 Rock, Glee, Hot in Cleveland, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, The Office
~spoilers: The Big Bang Theory, Nurse Jackie

Lead Actor Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carrell (The Office), Joel McHale (Community), Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation), Matthew Morrison (Glee), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
~spoilers: Louis C.K. (Louie), Matt LeBlanc (Episodes)

Lead Actress Comedy Series:
Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Courteney Cox (Cougar Town), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Laura Linney (The Big C), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
~spoilers: Lea Michelle (Glee), Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope)

Supporting Actor Comedy Series:
Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Chris Colfer (Glee), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Ed O’Neil (Modern Family), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
~spoilers: Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Oliver Platt (The Big C)

Supporting Actress Comedy Series:
Julie Bowen (Modern Family),Jane Lynch (Glee), Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), Betty White (Hot in Cleveland), Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live)
~spoilers: Jane Krakowski (30 Rock), Merrit Weaver (Nurse Jackie), Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives),

Guest Actor Comedy Series:
Jim Carrey (Saturday Night Live), Matt Damon (30 Rock), John Lithgow (How I Met Your Mother), Carl Reiner (Hot in Cleveland), John Slattery (30 Rock), Justin Timberlake (Saturday Night Live)
~spoilers: Darren Criss (Glee), Nathan Lane (Modern Family)

Guest Actress Comedy Series:
Elizabeth Banks (30 Rock), Kristen Chenowith (Glee), Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live), Cloris Leachman (Raising Hope), Gwyneth Paltrow (Glee), Elaine Stritch (30 Rock)
~spoilers: Kathy Bates (The Office), Carol Burnett (Glee), Cynthia Nixon (The Big C)

Reality Competition Show:
The Amazing Race, American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, Project Runway, Survivor, Top Chef
~spoiler: So You Think You Can Dance

Reality Host:
Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars), Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance), Heidi Klum (Project Runway), Padma Laksmi & Tom Colicchio (Top Chef), Jeff Probst (Survivor), Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)
~spoilers: Phil Koeghan (The Amazing Race), RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

TV Movie/Miniseries:
Carlos, Cinema Verite, Downtown Abbey, Mildred Pierce, Too Big Too Fail
~spoilers: The Kennedys, The Pillars of the Earth, Ths Sunset Limited

Lead Actor TV Movie/Miniseries:
Hugh Bonneville (Downtown Abbey), Laurence Fishburne (Thurgood), William Hurt (Too Big Too Fail), Barry Pepper (The Kennedys), Patrick Stewart (MacBeth), Edgar Ramirez (Carlos)
~spoilers: Idris Elba (Luther), Samuel L. Jackson (The Sunset Limited), Tommy Lee Jones (The Sunset Limited),

Lead Actress TV Movie/Miniseries:
Haley Atwell (The Pilars of the Earth), Taraji P. Henson (Taken From Me: the Tiffany Rubin Story), Diane Lane (Cinema Verite), Elizabeth McGovern (Downtown Abbey), Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce)
~spoilers: Katie Holmes (The Kennedys)

Supporting Actor TV Movie/Miniseries:
Bryan O’Byrne (Mildred Pierce), Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce), Tim Robbins (Cinema Verite), Tom Wilkinson (The Kennedys), James Woods (Too Big Too Fail)
~spoilers: James Gandolfini (Cinema Verite), Thomas Dekker (Cinema Verite), Paul Giamatti (Too Big Too Fail),

Supporting Actress TV Movie/Miniseries:
Diane Hardcastle (The Kennedys), Melissa Leo (Mildred Pierce), Maggie Smith (Downtown Abbey), Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce), Betty White (The Lost Valentine)
~spoilers: Cynthia Nixon (Too Big Too Fail), Eileen Atkins (Upstairs Downstairs), Ruth Wilson (Luther)

True Blood Season 4 is coming…

June 26th can’t get here soon enough! You see that’s the day that season 4 of the awesome Emmy nominated supernatural drama True Blood premieres. All your faves are back and you can add witches to the fairies, werewolves, cat people and vampires too! Check out the brand new trailer below! And get ready to drink your Blood on June 26th on HBO.

True Blood season four trailer

The New Now Next Award Winners

Last night, Logo aired the fourth annual New Now Next Awards which honored all the latest in pop culture and what’s about to explode in the entertainment stratosphere. The show was the first to bring Grammy winning superstar Lady Gaga to our attention back in 2008 and last night she was given the “Always Next, Forever Now” Award cementing her greatness. Previously this award went to Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul who presented last night (along with luminaries like Adam Lambert and Johnny Weir). Other big winners included new boy band super group NKOTBSB,  Glee’s Darren Criss and True Blood’s Joe Manganiello. The show hosted by a hilarious and very game James Van Der Beek served up performances by Robyn, Panic at the Disco, Wynter Gordon and award winners Oh Land, plus the divas of Rupaul’s Drag Race. Check out all the winners below. And for performances and clips from the show, head to Logo’s New Now Next Awards page here.

2011 New Now Nex Award Winners:
Brink of Fame Actor: Darren Criss (Glee)
#zOMG Internet Award: (tie) @CarrieFFisher on Twitter; JamesVanDerMemes.com
TV You Betta Watch: Pretty Little Liars
Best New Indulgence: New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys — Summer Tour 2011
Most Addictive Reality Star: Tabbatha Coffey (Tabbatha’s Salon Takeover)
‘Cause You’re Hot: Joe Magnaniello (True Blood)
Next Must See Movie: Bridesmaids
Brink of Fame Award: Oh Land
Always Next, Forever Now Award: Lady Gaga

And because I like you… please enjoy the “Cause You’re Hot” Award winner Joe Magnaniello below…

The True Blood In Memoriam Video

At last night’s Emmy Awards, Jewel sang a lovely song celebrating the wonderful artists and performers the television industry lost last year including Rue McLanahan, Gary Coleman, Dixie Carter and others. And of course, the ever irreverent people at True Blood and HBO decided to do their own spin on the annual “In Memoriam” montage. Take a gander at the True Blood Memorial below. Oh, and expect a few more characters to be added to the list after the season finale on Sunday 9/12. And one more thing, you’re warned~ it’s kinda gross!

True Blood In Memoriam

10 Things I Guarantee will happen at the Emmys

The big night is almost here as the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences hands out its primetime Emmy Awads tomorrow night. I’ve already told you about the Creative Arts Emmy winners from last week and given you my predictions for the big winners. Now, I’m gonna give you one more little morsel to get ready for the show… With that said, here are 10 things I guarantee will happen on Emmy night…. Take a look and watch the show on NBC tomorrow night to see if I’m right.

Ten Things I guarantee will happen at the Emmys…

1. True Blood will lose Best Drama Series~ the academy showed they are hip by nominating the show but there’s not a fairies chance in werewolf/vampire/maenad hell that it can win.

2. Jane Lynch (Glee) will win Supporting Actress Comedy Series~ she’s the funniest actress in the funniest role on TV right now. She’s paid her dues and everyone loves her. An overnight success that’s two decades in the making. A slam dunk.

3. Jimmy Fallon will disappoint as a Host~ his fan base is young and hip and advertisers like that. However, it’s also small and his hit and miss on his own program. I like him but honesty is he gonna translate to a mass audience? No. Otherwise, his movie career would’ve taken off and he wouldn’t be in Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson’s shadows.

4. Tina Fey will be the funniest presenter~ whether she’s presenting or winning, she kills it. And she’ll do it again. I just hope she presents after she loses best actress in a Comedy cuz you know she’ll bring the angry funny.

5. Neil Patrick Harris & Betty White will steal the show~ they both just won Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and couldn’t be hotter in Hollywood. Put them together to present and you have a hilarious match made in gay heaven, oops, I mean entertainment heaven.

6. Christina Hendricks will end up on the Worst Dressed List~ the Mad Men has what some consider a “full” figure. Really she’s just gorgeous and actually might eat a chip every now and then. However, her curves always get her into fashion trouble with the fashionistas regardless of whether she looks great or not.

7. Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer will be way too touchy feely~ the True Blood stars are newlyweds and can’t seem to keep their hands off each other on or off-screen.

8. If Chris Colfer wins, you will bawl~ the surprise Glee supporting actor nominee is so charming, intelligent and funny in person, he’s certain to give a great speech that will touch the outsider in everyone.

9. You will realize you didn’t see 95% of the TV Movie/Miniseries nominees~ I watch everything and I still haven’t seen Return to Cranford or Endgame…. Yes, those are real movies…

10. I throw someone out a window if Tony Shaloub wins~ the Monk star already has 3 wins and 7 nominations. Enough already! However, he had a great tape submission and he’s well liked in the community. It could happen unfortunately…

Just because it’s Hot…. “True Blood” on Rolling Stone!

This pic from the new Rolling Stone issue featuring the Emmy nominated True Blood stars Alexander Saarsgard (Eric), Anna Paquin (Sookie) and Stephen Moyer (Bill) is too hot to be ignored!