The Saturn Awards were given away last week and we all know that the “Dark Knight” dominated the awards show, at least for the movie awards categories. When it comes to the TV awards “Battlestar Galactica” still rules, managing to get back its title of being the Best Cable TV Series, which it has won 2005 but was snatched away by “Dexter” last year.
Below’s a list of this TV winners of the 35th Annual Saturn Awards. For a full list of winners you can download this Microsoft word document provided by the by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Best Television Series: LOST
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Best Presentation on Television: THE LIBRARIAN: THE CURSE OF THE JUDAS CHALICE
Best Actor on Television: EDWARD JAMES OLMOS (Battlestar Galactica)
Best Actress on Television: MARY MCDONNELL (Battlestar Galactica)
Best Supporting Actor on Television: ADRIAN PASDAR (Heroes)
Best Supporting Actress on Televison: JENNIFER CARPENTER (Dexter)
Guest Starring Role on Television: JIMMY SMITS (Dexter)
My reaction to the winners? Being a Battlestar Galactica fan I’m glad they got the title back. I also really like Dexter though so it’s good that they at least got awards. As for Lost, I lost my interest in the series a few seasons ago so I couldn’t care less. The twists and turns are also too much to follow and I am not in the mood for a Lost marathon just so I can finally figure out what’s been happening.
Here it is again – another one of those lists which eventually crop up at the end of each year. This time, this is a list of the best TV shows that we had in the past year. This list was compiled by the people at The Connecticut Post and I do have to disagree with some items so I am merely noting down the ones I think should really be part of anyone’s list. Call me biased but here they are.
“Lost,” ABC: The wildest, most daring drama on broadcast TV continued to go for broke in its fourth season, bringing us time travel, the relocation of the island and a bunch of other nutty stuff. I don’t always know what’s going on on “Lost,” but the writing is so consistently smart and surprising that I always want more. Bonus: Michael Emerson’s pitch-perfect work as Ben Linus, TV’s best villain.
This only made number 5 on their list. Not a bad choice, don’t you think?
“30 Rock,” NBC: Though this was the year of Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live,” her NBC sitcom about the nutty goings on at a sketch comedy show was also worthy of praise. The series struggled a bit after returning from the strike hiatus, but last season’s finale was great, as were several of this season’s episodes. My favorite was “Reunion,” in which we find out that Fey’s character, Liz, was evil in high school. The episode also gave us the line “I want to go to there,” now in competition with “I can see Russia from my house” for the best Fey line of the year.
30 Rock at number 7? Whoa…there’s something wrong here. I thought it should be at a higher place!
“Dexter,” Showtime: A lot of people disliked the third season of this drama about lovable serial killer Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), and I agree that this season wasn’t as good as the past two. But I’m putting it on the list for Hall’s always excellent work as Dexter, and Jimmy Smits’ fantastic performance as an assistant district attorney with a dark streak.
This was their last choice. Bad choice. Dexter should have been in the top 3 in my book.
What’s your opinion?
Die-hard Lost fans will be delighted to know that the new trailer for Lost’s fifth season has a hidden message. At the 1:34 and 2:25 mark, a logo flashes on the screen. This is the logo for Ajira Airways. A look at the net turns up a website ajiraairways.com.
The trailer features footage from the last season as well as the upcoming fifth season.
Lost fans will surely be anticipating January 21 as it will be the start of the hit show’s fifth season.
The premiere episode of the fifth season will be a special treat as it will have back-to-back episodes. the show will be preceded by clip recap show an hour before the season premiere.
A few Lost stars are renegotiating their contracts and may actually get fatter paychecks in return for their efforts.
Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly are currently getting $150,000 per episode, but the low-profile renegotiations can result in them getting a pay raise. This move is actually prompting the other Lost actors to start their own renegotiation deals. They may all have a happier christmas when this ends.
Lost fans, listen up! The producers are talking with ABC network about producing a 14th hour for the show. The series was originally shortened because of the writer’s strike, forcing them to squeeze the storyline into 13 episodes. Very confusing. Maybe they’ll use some of that time to explain what the heck’s been going on. We’re feeling a little bit “lost” ourselves!
Lost fans know how James “Sawyer” (played by Josh Holloway) gives nicknames to everyone he encounters. Find out what nickname he’d give you.
Mark your calendars: on January 30, the day before the fourth season kicks off, ABC will air an “enhanced” version of “Through the Looking Glass.”
The special episode will have lots of bonus facts and clues, while footnotes / explanations will run on the bottom of the screen to help viewers who might have missed things the first time around.
Big question still hangs in the air, though: only 8 episodes of the season were finished before the writer’s strike started. What’s going to happen next?
Did you miss episodes of Lost? Or (like everyone else) feeling completely confused and wondering where the heck the writers are planning to bring the show? Just go to ABC’s full episode player You have 3 weeks to catch up until the new season starts on January 31.
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