TNA held its annual No Surrender pay-per-view on Sunday, September 20, 2009. Headlined by a five-way TNA Championship match between Kurt Angle, Sting, AJ Styles, Matt Morgan and Hernandez, the show also featured Bobby Lashley against Rhino. REPORT BY JASON POWELL OF PROWRESTLING.NET The show opened with a black and white video with old...
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It was the most diverse group of Outstanding Comedy nominees ever–everything from “Family Guy” to “How I Met Your Mother” to “Flight of the Conchords” was in the mix. It was one of the most stacked groups of Outstanding Drama nominees ever–veteran picks like “House” and “Lost” battled with up-and-comers in “Big Love” and...
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The Lead Acting-Drama Awards belonged to basic cable series stars, as Glenn Close and Bryan Cranston repeated in the Actress and Actor categories, respectively. Close won again for her work on FX’s “Damages.” She beat out a talented pool of actresses that included Sally Field (“Brothers & Sisters”), Mariska Hargitay (“Law & Order: SVU”),...
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He has been the stand-out performer on “Lost” since becoming a regular on the show, and he now has an Emmy to show for it. Michael Emerson, who plays Benjamin Linus on the show, earned the Best Supporting Actor-Drama Emmy Sunday night. It was Emerson’s third nomination for the role–prior to appearing on “Lost,”...
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As the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards moved away from comedy and into the worlds of reality, made-for-television movies and miniseries, “The Amazing Race,” “Grey Gardens” and “Little Dorrit” emerged as the big winners. “The Amazing Race” continued its streak in the Outstanding Reality-Competition category, while “Little Doritt” and “Grey Gardens” won the top Emmys...
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Though few were going to rival the red carpet impact made by Olivia Wilde and Jessica Lowndes in the initial wave of photographs, a number of the industry’s most beautiful actresses still showed up dressed to impress at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The beautiful Mila Kunis, Leighton Meester and Jenna Fischer all...
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Last year, “30 Rock” principals Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey dominated the Emmy Awards; the two won the Lead Acting Awards for comedy series as their show continued owning the comedy portion of the Emmy telecast. This year, however, only one was able to repeat. It was Alec Baldwin. The veteran actor picked up...
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With Neil Patrick Harris hosting the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and multiple-time winner Jeremy Piven out of the race, the assumption was that the “How I Met Your Mother” star would finally take home a Best Supporting Actor Emmy in the comedy field. That assumption proved false. “Two and a Half Men” star...
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“Pushing Daisies” is no longer on the air, but the critical darling made an early splash at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Series regular Kristin Chenoweth took the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Award, beating out big “SNL” names Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig, along with traditional scripted series rivals in Elizabeth Perkins...
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Stunners Olivia Wilde and Jessica Lowndes, two of television’s most attractive actresses, were among the early standouts on the 2009 Emmy Awards red carpet. Neither “House”‘s Wilde nor “90210″‘s Lowndes is up for an individual award (though “House” is in the running for several categories), but both walked the red carpet hoping to make...
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Headline Planet’s exclusive review of ABC’s “Flash Forward” (before it airs). When serialized dramas like “Lost,” “24″ and “Prison Break” emerged as the series of choice for many television viewers and critics, there was a movement to capitalize on the genre’s heat. Some shows in the category, like NBC’s “Heroes,” started off with significant...
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– UFC President Dana White confirmed at the UFC 103 press conference that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will not be available for a fight until March, at the earliest. “ was supposed to be done right around December,” said White. “Now is saying that they have makeup dates...
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– PWInsider.com reports that TNA has implemented changes to its creative team, with the new group presumably consisting of Vince Russo, Ed Ferrara, Borash and Matt Conway. – According to Jeremy Borash’s Twitter, Shannon Moore and Larry Zbyszko are backstage at tonight’s No Surrender pay-per-view. – Jeff Jarrett is not at the show. –...
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Building on its Friday victory, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” held onto its momentum for a dominant weekend box office victory. The film grossed an estimated $30.1 million this weekend and thus found itself in a very private position atop the box office heap. New release “The Informant!” was closest behind with $10.5...
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Celebrities from all forms of media–and from all over the world–are in California for this year’s Emmy Awards presentation, and photographers have been capturing them at various events. AnnaLynne McCord was present at the HBO Lounge and the Emmy “Women in Film” party, Claire Holt was at the BAFTA event, while Sarah Shahi was...
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– Triple H’s Mayweather vs. Marquez weigh-in promo is available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pvt9L5fG98 – According to PWInsider.com, there has been active talk in recent weeks of pairing CM Punk with a bodyguard character. Creative initially discussed putting Ezekiel Jackson in the role, as he had previous WWE success in the “muscle” role. That idea...
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There has been talk over the past few weeks that Undertaker’s active in-ring WWE career could be coming to a close. A PWInsider report says that concern about The Undertaker’s physical condition emerged when the company was in Puerto Rico earlier this month. Taker was said to be in pain and noticeably slower, and...
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– WWE.com’s Daily Diva and Superstar of the Day for September 20: Lilian Garcia and Tyler Reks. – IGN reported this weekend that Al Sharpton has been tapped as the guest RAW host for September 28. Having been previously identified as a “confirmed” guest host, Sharpton has now been given an appearance date. According...
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With four consecutive wins under his belt, including a recent knockout victory over Matt Lindland, Vitor Belfort has been intent on proving that he has escaped the “inconsistency” that had plagued his MMA career in recent years. Returning to UFC, he hoped to further that proof with a victory over the always-capable Rich “Ace”...
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