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Tomar decisiones en el guion de "Mad Men"

¿Cómo se cuenta en guión la toma de decisiones en la serie “Mad Men? ¿Cuando Betty decide divorciarse de su marido cómo lo escriben los guionistas? ¿Cuando Don Draper decide firmar su contrato porque sus jefes quieren y Conrad Hilton también, cuando antes el creativo ha jurado que no lo haría, qué proceso sigue hasta llegar a ese punto de no retorno? -Tú tienes el poder sin contrato. Te quieren…

[generallynaive]

Mad Men (Season 6 - Episode 9)

“The Better Half”

written by Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner

directed by Phil Abraham

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for when you get fed up with god (who in the end is just a man)

"False God," Taylor Swift // "Dark Shadows," Mad Men, written by Erin Levy // "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet," The West Wing, written by Aaron Sorkin // "Jonas's Soliloquy" from Leap of Faith, lyrics by Glenn Slater // "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel" by Alexander Louis Leloir // "Interludes and Examinations," Babylon 5, written by J. Michael Straczynski

[jacquelinep21]

Why is sex the definition to being close to someone?

Don Draper

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Ellen Pompeo is set to star in a limited series inspired by real events that has been ordered at Hulu, Variety has learned.

In the untitled show, a Midwestern couple adopts what they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, they slowly start to believe she may not be who she says she is. As they question her story, they’re confronted with hard questions of their own about the lengths they’re willing to go to defend themselves, falling into a battle that’s fought in the tabloids, the courtroom, and ultimately their marriage.

Hulu has given the series an eight-episode order. Katie Robbins (“The Affair,” “The Last Tycoon”) is writing and executive producing, with Pompeo set to executive produce under her Calamity Jane production banner. Erin Levy (“Mad Men,” “Counterpart”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Laura Holstein of Calamity Jane will also executive produce along with Mike Epps, Dan Spilo, Niles Kirchner, and Andrew Stearn. ABC Signature is the studio, with Calamity Jane currently under an overall deal there.

With the series order, Pompeo is expected to have a reduced onscreen role in the upcoming Season 19 of the ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” Variety has confirmed she will appear in eight episodes of the new season but will continue to narrate every episode in addition to serving as an executive producer.

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10 More TV Shows You Need To See

This is the second installment of my recommendations of shows for you to add to your own lists. I watch a lot of television and I’ve got, what I consider to be at least, a wide variety of shows under my favorites. 

If you haven’t seen the first list, you don’t need to unless you want to see another list of ten shows you may want to check out if you’re looking for anything new to watch.

Warning, though, some of these don’t end the best way and may end up more as a disappointment. I’ll leave that up to you to decide.

I. Warehouse 13.

Pete and Myka, U.S Secret Service Agents, are deployed to South Dakota’s Warehouse 13 with a new assignment from an authority above and outside the government. 

Intrigued?

With the Warehouse comes assignments regarding objects that hold some sort of abilities that can cause people to do wild and crazy things. It’s their job to find the artifacts (as they all hold significance to history) and bring them back to the Warehouse for safe keeping.

Things get wild and some serious topics get handled, but the show isn’t alone. It’s connected to another on this list, Eureka. More on that when you get to Eureka.

Some familiar faces are Eddie McClintock who played a part in Bones, one episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Joanne Kelly who played a role in The Dresden Files television series, Allison Scagliotti who played roles in Stitchers, The Vampire Diaries, and Drake & Josh, Aaron Ashmore (twin brother to Shawn Ashmore, who has been in the X-Men movies alongside appearing in The Boys, and voicing Conrad in Man of Medan) from Killjoys, Lost Girl, and Smallville, and Jamie Murray from Castelvania, Gotham, The Originals, Once Upon a Time, Defiance, and Dexter.

I highly recommend, especially because the dynamic of the characters is really interesting and covers a lot. 

II. Eureka.

As mentioned above, this is connected to Warehouse 13. But only in the last two seasons of this show are the two connected. 

Eureka is a town full of geniuses and advanced technology that the government funds, and when a new sheriff comes to town, he’s exposed to all the daily occurrences the locals get up to. And maybe a couple instances of time travel that may or may not have to do with the connection.

The town is full of faces you may recognize. Colin Ferguson who has roles in Haven, The Vampire Diaries, and Maytag commercials, Erica Cerra who has roles in The 100, Supernatural, Deadly Class, and the first Percy Jackson film, Felicia Day who has roles in The Magicians, Supernatural, Con Man, The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Trevor Jackson who has roles in Grown-ish, and a couple Disney productions.

It’s a huge science fiction show and if you’re into that, give it a watch.

III. Alphas.

Now, like the two above is, Alphas is a science fiction packed drama. And it’s rumored to be connected, like be in the same universe, as Warehouse 13 and Eureka. It’s never been confirmed, but there is one character (same name and job) that plays a part in both Alphas and Warehouse 13, which is the stem for the theory. (Plus, some other ideas floating around). 

But Alphas focuses on a team that investigates people with supernatural abilities while they, themselves, have abilities. These powered people are referred to as Alphas, due to their nature.

Unfortunately, this show ends on a cliffhanger in its second season.

Yet, I still recommend giving it a shot because it truly is an interesting show and it’s got some people you may recognize. 

IV. Haven.

If you’re a fan of Stephen King’s “Colorado Kid”, you’ll most likely enjoy this show since it’s loosely based off of it. 

Set in the coastal town of Haven, Maine, FBI Agent Audrey Parker comes to town to find that the residents have dormant curses, or rather troubles, that can be triggered at any given moment. She, along with the Sheriff and the town’s black sheep, must deal with the troubles’ deadly effects. And a few things may be revealed about herself too along the way.

It’s pretty interesting and I enjoyed it quite a lot when I first watched it. I’m not the biggest fan of Stephen King, and the connection seems to barely be there, but I wouldn’t know given my dislike for King. 

I highly recommend giving Haven a shot, however, especially if you’re a crime and fantasy fan. 

V. Lost Girl.

Lost Girl focuses on the gorgeous and charismatic Bo, a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan system and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth of her own mysterious origins. (Taken from IMDB). 

Plus, there a lesbian romance or two. 

Now, the show itself is pretty strong holding in its own storyline and lore, but the last season does get a bit rocky feeling. It could’ve been better, and it definitely feels a little rushed, but it wasn’t too bad of an ending. However, it’s not a show that got cancelled before it could wrap things up and it leaves things pretty open-ended.

In my books, that’s a point. I highly recommend this is if you’re a fan of fantasy.

VI. Almost Human.

Unfortunately, this is one of the ones in the list that only has one season (that seems to be out of order and frankly I’m not entirely sure of the order myself, so rely on googling it yourself and hopefully you find the right order) and was cancelled not long after airing. 

BUT, it’s a good watch. It’s set in the distant future, where cops are assigned an android partner to protect and serve. Things get pretty wild and I’m quite sure there are some bombs involved at some point, but there’s a bonus to all the madness of Almost Human.

Minka Kelly and Karl Urban. Two incredibly beautiful human beings.

I highly recommend bingeing this single season show. 

VII. American Gods.

This shows feels very confusing. But it’s still a good watch. 

It centers on a recently released ex-con named Shadow Moon. He runs into a man full of mystery named Wednesday (and you’ll later come to find out who he really is, or you may already know given your knowledge on the book of the same name or just how well you know mythology) who seems to know more than Shadow about his own life and past. 

There are Gods, mischief, and a lot of crazy shit in this show. So far it’s on it’s third season as far as I know (I have to rewatch the first two before I pick it back up).

You should give it a shot, but I won’t blame you if you feel way too confused about the whole thing.

VIII. The Boys.

Now, there’s a lot of controversy regarding this Amazon Original Series, but honestly, I think everyone should at least give it a chance. I know a lot of Tumblr users were put off on trying to due to the advertisements on the site. 

If you don’t know what this series is about, it follows a group of vigilantes set on taking down the corrupt superheroes that are abusing their powers and status.

It covers a lot of ground. Murder, sabotage, terrorism, capitalism, and a lot more. Feminism and sexual harassment occur, but there are warning before each episode for what you may see in the contents.

Some familiar faces include Karl Urban, who’s known for his roles in Thor: Ragnarok, the newer Star Trek movies, Almost Human, Lord of the Rings, and more, Erin Moriarty from Jessica Jones, Laz Alonso from The Mysteries of Laura, Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl and The Covenant, and Jensen Ackles from Supernatural has been confirmed to be joining the cast for its third season.

The Boys is currently on it’s second season, being released on a weekly schedule. So, if you like superheroes and graphic content, this show might be it for you.

IX. Chuck.

Chuck is the result of when a twenty-eight year old computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, the C.I.A. and the N.S.A. assign two agents to protect him and exploit the knowledge, turning Chuck Bartowski’s life upside down. (Taken from IMDB).

This is one of the shows I cannot recommend enough to people. It’s the right mixture of action and comedy, plus a little romance. Spies, love, and murder, oh my! What more could you want? 

Plus, Zachery Levi plays Chuck. If you don’t know him by name, you probably would recognize him from some of his roles with the most recent being in Shazam!, Fandral in the second and third Thor films, voicing Eugene Fitzherbert (or Flynn Rider) in Tangled, and Heroes: Reborn. 

If Zachery Levi playing a lovable computer geek turned spy doesn’t interest you, maybe some more familiar faces will. 

Yvonne Strahovski from The Handmaid’s Tale, The Astronaut Wives Club, acting as Daenerys in a Princess Rap Battle on Youtube, and Dexter. Adam Baldwin from Firefly/Serenity, Bones, Angel, The Last Ship, and Independence Day. Brandon Routh who plays Ray Palmer from the DC Shows. Matt Bomer from Doom Patrol, American Horror Story, White Collar, Magic Mike, and True Calling.

X. Deadly Class.

Unfortunately, I have a truly bad streak with new shows. Deadly Class, like others that have been mentioned in these lists of mine, got cancelled and on a cliffhanger no less. However, that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the action-packed coming-of-age story set in the 1980s. 

Following a new recruit for a high school training assassins, things get pretty wild when you pair death and teenagers. 

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Hey everyone, under the cut you will find the list of everyone’s costumes as well as lists for the couples romantic and platonic. You can find the poll for the costume contest here. We have added a few more awards this year. As always you vote for the top five in each category, five points for first place, four points for second and so on. You should be voting for individuals in every category except the couples ones. Please vote before the 31st of October as we will be announcing the winners from that point onward. If we have missed any on any of the lists please let us know !!

Aaron Hale - Frankenstein

Adabella Skeeter - Sandy (Grease)

Adeline Mulciber - Beetlejuice 

Aiden Wolffe - Bucky Barnes (Marvel)

Aisha Vane - Wednesday Addams (Addams Family)

Alastair Watson - Iron Man (Marvel)

Albus Potter - Victor Van Dort (Corpse Bride)

Alec Fray - Spiderman (Marvel)

Alexander Hawthorne - Ace Ventura (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) 

Alison Wood - Ellie Sattler (Jurassic Park)

Alice Longbottom II - Eleven (Stranger Things)

Annika Parkinson - Wonder Woman (DC)

Archer Selwyn - Peter Pan (Disney)

Ariadne McLaggen - Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Ariella Belefleur - Anastasia (Anastasia)

Aryana Robins - Mia Thermopolis (The Princess Diaries)

Ash Highmore - Pot Head

Aurora Claremont - Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)

Axel Wolffe - Ghost

Benjamin Ollivander - Dr. Facilier (Disney)

Bentley Lockhart - Dorothy (Wizard of Oz)

Brett Holland - Kim Possible (Kim Possible)

Brigid Callaghan - Trixie Tang (Fairly Odd Parents)

Caleb Cresswell - Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)

Camille McGonagall - Barbara Maitland (Beetlejuice)

Candice Cresswell - Alice (Alice in Wonderland)

Casey Abrams - Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

Caspian Berrycloth - Zebra

Cassius Cresswell - Ron Swanson (Parks & Rec)

Celestina Shacklebolt - Storm (X-Men/Marvel)

Charlotte Watson - Princess Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Chase Sayre - Simon Snow (Carry On Series)

Clara Arquette - Cinderella (Disney)

Colm McCarthy - Vampire

Cynthia Clearwater - Red Riding Hood (Fairy Tales)

Cyrus Clearwater - Darth Vader (Star Wars)

Daniel McKinnon - Jason Dean (Heathers)

Darcy Mulciber - Medusa (Mythology)

Declan Rowland - Timmy Turner (Fairly Odd Parents)

Diana Rosier - Anastasia (Anastasia)

Dominique Weasley - Eleven (Stranger Things)

Edith De Lapin - Taylor Swift (Lover Era)

Edward Lupin - Oogie Boogie (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Eleanor Pucey - Harley Quinn (DC)

Electra Carrow - Emily (Corpse Bride)

Elena Flores - Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)

Elide Weasley - Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)

Elodie De Lapin - Taylor Swift (Reputation Era)

Erin McCormack - Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany’s)

Evan Parkinson - Captain America (Marvel)

Evangeline Pickering - Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Evelyn Carrow - Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Everett Pickering - Tin Man (Wizard of Oz)

Felix Hopkirk - Thor (Marvel)

Fletcher Duke - Flower Thrower (Banksy Art)

Frank Longbottom II - Nick Wilde (Zootopia)

Fred Weasley - Superman (DC)

Gabriel Larkin - Danny (Grease)

Gale MacDougal - Tenth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Grace Turner - Wendy (Peter Pan)

Griffin Jones - Catwoman (DC)

Gwendolyn Hawkes - Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians)

Harper Lee Clark - Princess Anneliese (Princess and the Pauper)

Hazel MacDougal - Cher (Clueless)

Hugo Granger-Weasley - Unicorn

Hunter Adams - Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland)

Jace Greengrass - t-shirt that says “costume”

James Ashcroft - Starlord (Guardians of the Galaxy)

James Potter - Mario (Super Mario Bros)

Jasper Locklear - Prince Phillip (Sleeping Beauty)

Jaxon DuQuan - Skeleton

Jonah Finch - Joker (DC)

Josephine Flamel - Violet Beauregarde (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

Joshua Selwyn - Spiderman (Marvel)

Juliet Highmore - Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Kristoff Flynn - Gomez Addams (The Addams Family)

Laurel Ollivander - Devil

Layla Rowle - Poison Ivy (DC)

Liam Alvarez - Miles Morales (Into the Spiderverse)

Lily Potter - Max (Stranger Things)

Levi Highmore - Ghost

Long Huojin - Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)

Lorcan Scamander - Spiderman (Marvel)

Louis Weasley - Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet)

Lucienne Wolffe - Scary Alice

Lucy Weasley - Erika (Princess and the Pauper)

Lyra Malfoy - Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

Lysander Scamander - 7 (7/11)

Mackenzie Potter - Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros)

Madeline Brown - Rachel Green (Friends)

Malachai Arquette - Prince Charming (Disney)

Manon Flamel - Captain Marvel (Marvel)

Marcus Carson - Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)

Mason Jones - Ghost

Matthew Asprey - Niffler

Matthias Vallois - Dimitri (Anastasia)

Meredith Wayfelle - Coraline (Coraline)

Molly Weasley II - Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)

Mortimer Claremont - White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland)

Natalya Dolohova - Na’vi (Avatar)

Nate Wood - Tyrannosaurus Rex (Jurassic Park)

Nesta Greenwood - Fiona (Shrek)

Nova Slughorn - Devil

Octavia Coleman - Mummy

Odette Flume - Beret Girl (An Extremely Goofy Movie)

Orlando Lockhart - Firefighter 

Peggy Carson - Pepper Potts (Marvel)

Penelope Hawthorne - Khaleesi/Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

Pepper Rosewood - Pirate

Perseus Mulciber - Khal Drogo (Game of Thrones)

Pippa Rosewood - Pirate

Poppy Zabini - Eleven (7/11)

Rayna Sayre - Rebel Spy (Star Wars)

Reid Anderson - Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)

Rory Goldstein - Owen Grady (Jurassic World)

Scorpius Malfoy - Bas Pitch (Carry On Series)

Sebastian Nott - Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)

Seraphina Macaulay - Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

Seung Krum - Deadpool (Marvel)

Sofia Clarke - Wonder Woman (DC)

Tallulah Abbott - Clown 

Theodore Oliver - Hector Rivera (Coco)

Theseus McLaggen - Adam Maitland (Beetlejuice)

Thomas Goyle - The Riddler (DC)

Tobias Atwell - Wolverine (X-Men/Marvel)

Toby Anderson - Westley (The Princess Bride)

Vera McKinnon - Heather Chandler (Heathers)

Verity Nott - Gamora (Marvel/Guardians of the Galaxy)

Victoire Weasley - Jessica Rabbit (Roger Rabbit)

William Ashcroft - Clark Kent / Superman (DC)

Romantic Couples

Aiden & Evan - Bucky Barnes & Captain America

Alastair & Peggy - Tony Stark/Iron Man & Pepper Potts (Marvel)

Albus & Electra - Victor & Emily (Corpse Bride)

Archer & Grace - Peter Pan & Wendy (Peter Pan)

Bentley & Everett - Dorothy & Tin Man (Wizard of Oz)

Chase & Scorpius - Simon & Baz (Carry On Series)

Declan & Brigid - Timmy & Trixie (Fairly Odd Parents)

Frank & Casey - Nick Wilde & Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

Gabriel & Adabella - Danny & Sandy (Grease)

James & Mackenzie - Mario & Peach (Super Mario Bros)

James & Verity - Starlord & Gamora (Marvel/Guardians of the Galaxy)

Jasper & Lyra - Prince Phillip & Princess Aurora (Disney)

Joshua & Seung - Spiderman & Deadpool (Marvel)

Kristoff & Elena - Gomez & Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)

Lysander & Poppy - 7/11

Malachai & Clara - Prince Charming & Cinderella (Disney)

Matthias & Ariella - Dmitri & Anastasia (Anastasia)

Perseus & Penelope - Khal Drogo & Khaleesi/Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

Sebastian & Ariadne - Mr. Incredible & Elastigirl (The Incredibles)

Tobias & Celestina - Wolverine & Storm (Marvel/X-Men)

Toby & Charlie - Westley & Princess Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Platonic Couples

Aurora & Seraphina - Daphne & Velma (Scooby Doo)

Axel, Levi & Mason - Ghosts

Alice & Lily - Eleven & Max (Stranger Things)

Eleanor, Griffin & Layla - Harley Quinn, Catwoman & Poison Ivy (DC)

Gale & Juliet - Tenth Doctor & Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Harper & Lucy - Princess Anneliese & Erika (Princess and the Pauper)

Nate & Alison - T-Rex & Ellie Sattler (Jurassic Park)

Pepper & Pippa - Pirates

Theseus & Camille - Adam & Barbara Maitland (Beetlejuice)

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Commission: Attack on Titan AU Parks and Recs

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A thick air hung in the office, crushing everyone's motivation for the day. The source of this bad energy came in the form of the ex-husband of the health advisor who worked in the same office area. The employee themselves were very nice and actually very apologetic for the situation. But the ex-husband was more than happy to be in the office. That was because he was here for an IRS tax audit. The Department of Trost had never had such a cold day before, even with the air conditions on high. whenever the man walked by, it was like a cold breeze went by. The younger and new hires were on high alert, flinching whenever the man was within sight. Sasha dived under her desk on her break as he walked by to look over Connie's shoulder. It was like watching a horror movie with a monster that didn't kill anyone. "I haven't had single thought with that guy walking around," Reiner said quietly while he was in the break room. Bertholdt had an open lunchbox in front of him but wasn't eating. "You think he can hear me chew? He told me chewing violated public health guidelines" he muttered quietly. "He's even gotten to Bert!" Reiner told Jean. "I can see that! Keep your voice down. That man has the ears of a hawk" Jean said as he covered Reiner's mouth with his hand. Everyone was quiet as they heard approaching feet. They let out a sigh at Marco entered the breakroom. "Hey....never mind" he turned around and walked back out. "That's cold Marco" Jean said quietly. "I don't blame him, I don't even want to mess around with that guy on patrol" Reiner groaned. He sat down next to Bertholdt, making the man eat his lunch before his break ended. "I just don't get it, how can someone be that evil?" Jean asked. "Easy, he's an ex," Annie said as she walked to the microwave. She stuck her hot pocket in and turned it on for a few minutes. "What's that supposed to mean?" Reiner asked.

 Annie cleared her throat, turning to them with a cold stare. "An ex is filled with nothing but disdain for their previous partner. Imagine, after breaking up you go to work and now hold the fate of your previous partner's job in your hands? You would be swallowed up by the immense power and go mad" she explained. All of the men stared at her in an eerie shock. The microwave beeped and she opened the door. "Or, at least that's what I would do," she said as she blew on her meal. Annie walked back out without any further comments. "My God, she is right" Jean groaned as he leaned against the counter. The ex-husband was obviously making their lives hell just to get back at their partner! "What a bastard! Why is he making us suffer too?" Reiner complained. "It's probably just to spite everyone," Bertholdt said as he finished his lunch. "Thanks, Reiner" he grinned to his partner. "Don't sweat it, but you need to eat. Forget what that guy says" Reiner frowned as he saw Connie dash by. "He's coming!" he hissed briefly before continuing on his way. Reiner, Bertholdt, and Jean gathered their stuff and quickly left the break room. Back on the floor, Eren was typing slowly. His eyes were glued to the keyboard as he hit one button at a time. His shoulders were stiff and his brow sweaty. "Erin, are you done yet? I need those papers soon" Armin called over the desk to him. "I'm trying but Brian said I type too loud" Eren explained. He tried to type a bit faster, but his keys began to click with each movement. "Jaeger! I thought I told you to keep it down!" a loud voice cut across the office. Eren jumped up from his table and stood at attention. "Sorry, sir! I'll be quieter sir!" he shouted before sitting back down. His head fell forward onto his keyboard and he groaned loudly. "Sorry, Eren..." Armin whispered sadly. "It's not your fault he has the ears that could hear a mouse fart" Eren sighed as he sat back up. The space bar was indented on his face, making his delete the extra spaces on his work. "It's like I don't even know how to type anymore" he groaned as he looked at the single sentence, he had worked on for the past 30 minutes. Brian would come over to his desk if he so much as yawned, telling him to hurry up but be quiet about it. "How are you holding up Armin?" Eren asked. "Oh, you know. Brian thought I worked too fast, so he gave me Sasha's work and has her cleaning the carpets. I've only just started the work for next quarter, but Brian insists it's better to be ahead" Armin prattled off as his vision began to tunnel. He reached for an energy drink to his right and tilted the can upward until the last drop fell into his mouth. "I can smell colors" he sighed as his eyes focused on the screen. Eren looked on in horror, the usually calm and collected Armin was now a nervous wreck. Eren would always get help from him as he finished his work early each day, but now Eren wanted to help Armin. "I'll take some of it off your hands, I can...uh.... write it out for you" Eren grabbed a stack of papers and began writing down the report rather than typing it. Armin could type it out later since he wasn't a loud.

 "Thanks, Eren. I don't want to stay late and have to wake you up to let me in again" Armin said in a shaky voice. He had only managed to sleep for five hours this morning before Eren woke him up to go to work. The two of them had staggered to the office and were immediately given a pile of work to deal with. That hadn't even been the worst of it, Mikasa who usually greeted them had been affected too. The woman usually was cool and stoic as nothing seemed to bother her. But that morning, she wore a cheerful smile and brought everyone coffee. "Hey guys, working hard or hardly working?" she laughed as she grabbed Eren's shoulders. Neither of her friends was able to respond right away. It was like she was a whole different person. "Uhh, working hard?" Eren said as he passed glances to Armin. "Mikasa, do you feel okay?" Armin asked. "Oh, Armin! You're so funny! I feel as good as the sun is bright. Brian was telling me that a cheerful mood brightens the workplace so I just thought a smile would help everyone better" Mikasa explained. As she said this, she took Eren's pen and wrote in his notebook. He read "HELP ME" written along the top of it. "R-Right...cheerful," he said quietly. "Well, I'm off to reorganize the permits. Brian said it was a real pigsty in there!" Mikasa gave the guys a thumbs up before speed walking off. As she passed Annie, she gave the woman finger guns. Annie simply stared at her in disbelief. She walked over to Eren and pinched the man's neck. "Annie! What the hell?!" he shouted. "Yeah, this isn't a dream. I need this Brian guy to hit the road so I can have my wife back" she said angrily. Annie took a long sip from her coffee as she glared at the office Brian was using. Currently, Levi had been busy with a national meeting and would only be in his office a few days out the week. While he was gone, Brian made himself comfortable in the office. Rearranging the desk and even bringing food in there as Levi had forbidden. Erwin had tried to stop him but as with everyone else, Brian had whipped him into place and did as he liked. He had even turned Ymir into a gopher, running her back and forth from other departments.

 Historia was putting a wet towel on Ymir's forehead while she downed a bottle of water. "That guy is like the if someone mixed raw concentrated evil with salt and limes" Ymir sighed as she fell into a chair. "The devil's margarita" Connie gasped. Ymir shot him a dirty look before turning to Historia. "Thanks, babe" she smiled tiredly. "Anytime honey" Historia kissed Ymir's cheek as she ran off to finish her work. Below them, Sasha was on her knees holding a pair of tweezers. "How am I supposed to clean the carpet with these?" she sighed as she picked out another crumb of granola. She dropped it into the small bag on her hip. "Why don't you use the vacuum?" Connie asked her. "Brian said it is a waste of power and since I am always behind, I can at least do this" Sasha sobbed. Even Levi never made her clean like this. "This is crazy man, how are we gonna get rid of this guy?" he groaned as he held his head in despair. "Good luck with that Connie, I'll make sure to redistribute your stuff to charity," Ymir said lazily. "H-Hey! I'm not gonna do it!" he argued. Sasha hugged his legs, crying loudly. "Please Connie! I don't wanna see another dust bunny again!" she bellowed. "I know, I know. But he is too scary!" Connie hugged Sasha as the two comforted one another. Just then, Marco dashed into the office. "Guys! Levi is coming!" he said in a panic. The entire office stopped, not a single person typed. Marco dashed to his desk and everyone held their breath as they tried to look normal. Their eyes darted between Levi's office and the front door.

 Hinge entered the office first, laughing loudly about something. She stopped as she spotted Sasha on the floor and Mikasa happily arranging a corkboard. "Good lord," she said quietly as she looked around. Levi walked up behind her, pushing her in the middle of her back. "Hange, what have I said about blocking the entryway?" he said in an annoyed voice. "Safety regulations, blah, blah. Just look" she said as Levi stepped around her. His eyes scanned the office without any emotion on his face. right away, he ran his finger along a file cabinet, noting the amount of dust that had accumulated. He walked over to Sasha, staring down at her. "Get up" he ordered her. Without even a breath, Sasha stood up and began shaking. "Get the vacuum and clean the floor properly," Levi said with a pointed glare. "Yes, sir!" Sasha took off running to the utility closet without looking back. Levi turned his gave to Eren and Armin, glaring at the large stack of papers on their desks. "Eren, stop playing with your keyboard and take half of Armin's work" he continued. Eren quickly scooped up the mess of papers and began typing loudly. Levi glanced at Ymir and Historia, not saying anything as he went to his office. He opened the door without knocking, earning a glare from Brian. "Where is Erwin?" Levi asked calmly. "He is out getting donuts, why?" Brian said back just as calmly. Everyone was still "working" while holding their breath. With Levi's absence, they had forgotten how much of an unstoppable force. It was like watching to lions facing off. "He should be here completing the month's summary, we have front desk employees that can get deliveries" Levi lectured the auditor as he walked slowly into the office. His eyes scanned every corner, noting each change Brian had made. "I see you have made a mess of my office" he continued. "A mess? I think I made it look better than before" Brian argued. Levi's eye twitched, obviously angered by the man's idea of "better".

 "It's still my office and since I am back, you can leave now," Levi said as he pointed to the door. "I don't think so, I still have plenty of work to do. As you may remember, I'm handling your office's audit" Brian stood up and held Levi's stare. No one said anything for a while, battling with just their eyes. Erwin came rushing through the door wearing a sweater tied over his shoulders like some golf club dad. "They ran out of chocolate dipped so I got chocolate glaze..." he trailed off as he saw Levi standing in the office. "Oh..." he began to back away, but Levi caught him by the sweater. "What the hell are you wearing?" he said in a low voice. Erwin wasn't sure how to respond, shrinking in his husband's presence. "He is wearing Royal Polo, it's fashion. You could learn a thing or two" Brian announced proudly. Levi turned back to Brian with a look of pure death. "That's it, you're coming with me" Levi dragged Erwin out and shut the door. He led everyone into the break room for a powwow. "Why the hell all are you all acting like whipped puppies?" Levi asked. "Brian is terrifying! We can't take it anymore!" Sasha cried loudly. "He made Sasha clean the carpet with tweezers for a whole week. A week!" Connie explained. "He took all of Jean and my bobbleheads. Even the limited editioned ones" Marco explained. "And he calls me bobblehead! I don't look like a bobblehead!" Jean said angrily. Mikasa's persona broke for a moment, allowing her to glare weakly. "He made me say 'totes', I can't even sleep at night without reciting Gossip Girl scenes," she said tiredly. "Levi, he broke my wife!" Annie said angrily. "Yeah, and he makes me run back and forth to relay info that he could just say over a call" Ymir joined in angrily. "He made me his secretary, I told him I was the head of archives, but he said I looked like a secretary" Historia reported. “Brian told me I was too big for the office and makes me work in the hall” Reiner growled. “Me too, he put me in the storage closet because I bloke his view of the office” Bertholdt added in.

 "It's worse than I thought, scratch that. Erwin's outfit is worse than I thought" Hange said. The man coughed, removing the sweater over his dress shirt. "I'm afraid even I can't stand up to him. He made me shave my beard since it was unsanitary" he explained. Levi's face was calm but everyone could sense the rage in him. They knew that Brian had crossed the line by altering how his husband looked. "This has gone on long enough. I'm calling in a favor" Levi said as he pulled out his phone. He dismissed everyone to go back to work as he talked on the phone. No one knew what he was planning as he cleared a table in the center of the office. Brian had walked out and looked around in mild confusion. "What is this?" he asked. Hange stood behind Levi, wearing a wild grin. "Welcome to the battle royale. Right here, right now. Operation soaring falcon is in its final stages" she announced. Levi sat down in one of the chairs as a large man entered the office. He was carrying a large gallon jug full of clear liquid. The man placed the jug on the table and shook hands with Levi. "Corporal" the man greeted him. "Swanson," Levi said back just as curtly. Everyone watched as Swanson pulled the cork off the bottle. "Ugh, what is that? It smells like Jet fuel" Sasha groaned as she covered her nose. "That's Swanson Family Mash liquor. Made from the finest corn ever grown on American soil. Its only legal use is to strip the varnish off of speedboats" Swanson explained. "It's time to settle this" Levi said as Swanson poured him a glass of the drink. "An old-fashioned prairie drink-off" Brian sighed as he removed his blazer. He took his own glass, holding Levi's stare. "If you win, the Trost Parks Department is yours. And if I win, you finish your audit with a perfect score and leave" Levi began. "Pour it, I'm thirsty" Brian challenged him. Levi and Brian took a shot of the liquor, closing their eyes as it burned down their throats. Everyone flinched despite not drinking it themselves. Another round down and neither batted a single eye. "Had enough?" Levi asked. "Of this watered-down baby formula? Not even close" Brian shot back with venom. By now, the entire office was watching things unfold. Neither party showed signs of getting even tipsy. Brian took another shot, burping after swallowing his glass. He began sweating, wiping it off and trying to pretend the alcohol wasn't hitting him quite yet. Levi held eye contact with him as he lifted the jug and chugged what was left of the liquor. "Oh my god" Connie gaped as Levi finished it with a loud sigh. "Game set!" Hange announced with a wild laugh. Levi rolled his eyes and looked down at Brian. "Now get out of my fucking department" he ordered him. Brian clumsily scrambled to his feet, gathering his stuff and stumbling out the door. Everyone began cheering and hugging each other. Levi closed his eyes, holding the bridge of his nose. "Everyone be quiet! Clean this place up and someone get me a cup of coffee" he shouted. Everyone was instantly quiet, shuffling around to fix the adjustments Brian had made them make in Levi's absence. Historia brought Levi a cup of coffee and he went back to his office with Erwin and Hange. Peace was restored in the Trost Parks Department and no one ever heard of Brian ever again.

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PROVEN INNOCENT (ordered to series; fka “Infamy”)

A legal team, led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice, reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were ‘proven’ guilty. Our lead’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name and national celebrity. While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and bullish tactics garner her some enemies— one of whom will do anything to see her go down for a crime we know she did not commit.

Cast (thus far)

Rachelle Lefevre (Mary Kills People) as Madeline Scott, a fierce and fearless lawyer with a hunger for justice. Madeline’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name and national celebrity.  While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and bullish tactics garner her some enemies— one of whom will do anything to see her go down for a crime we know she did not commit. (Mar 12)

Clare O’Connor (Chicago Med) as young Madeline. (Mar 16)

Russell Hornsby (Grimm) as the male lead Ezekiel “Easy” Boudreau, a savvy, pragmatic and cool attorney who works at the wrongful conviction firm. (Feb 21)

Riley Smith (Frequency) as Levi Scott, Madeleine’s brother. (Mar 13)

Nikki M. James (BrainDead) as Violet. Gregarious and charismatic, Violet is the law firm’s communications director. (Mar 20)

Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) as Bodie Quick, the intrepid, scrappy and endearing investigator for the wrongful-conviction firm. (Mar 12)

Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) as Cole Bellows, a hard-as-nails and tough on crime state’s attorney. He was the prosecutor who initially put Madeline away and still believes in her guilt, leading him on a ceaseless quest to see her behind bars again, (Jun 1)

Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight) was announced in the role on Mar 16. However, on Jun 1, it was announced that the role had been recast with Grammer, for whom the role was being retooled. Reportedly, "the series’ producers and the network loved [James’] performance and hope to cast him in a different role down the road.”

Laurie Holden (The Americans) in the recurring role of Greta Bellows, the wife of Gore Bellows. She is shrewd and sexy, a Lady Macbeth type. Smooth and driven, she’s got her eyes on the prize and wants her husband to win the Attorney General race, possibly even more than he does. (Sep 21)

Karin Anglin (Chicago P.D.) played the role in the pilot (Mar 16). However, like the role of Gore, Greta was recast.

Elaine Hendrix (The Parent Trap) in the recurring role of Susan Andrews, a shameless self-promoting TV pundit who has the pull to sway public opinion with her proclamations of guilt or innocence. Seemingly based off of Nancy Grace. (Sep 13)

unconfirmed by press release

Caitlin Mehner (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Mandy Husband, Madeline's former high-school tormentor. (Mar 16)

Frances Guinan (The Exorcist) as Jake Scott, Madeline's salt of the earth, blue collar father. (Mar 16)

Meg Thalken (ER) Helen Scott, Madeline's sweet and quiet mother. (Mar 21)

Persia White (Girlfriends) as Erin "Wren" Reynolds, a sexy, tough inmate covered in tattoos. (Mar 16)

Shanesia Davis (Early Edition) as Irene Boudreau, Easy's soon-to-be ex wife. (Mar 16)

Genre: Legal Drama

Created by: David Elliot. Directed by: Patricia Riggen.

Produced by: David Elliot, Danny Strong & Stacy Greenberg.

Studios: 20th Century FOX Television &  Danny Strong Productions

The trailer below is from May Upfronts, and thus still includes footage of the now-recast Brian d’Arcy James as Bellows

Benched until midseason

[peggy-faces]

Hell yeah. Drag Weiner. I️ will never stop loving Mad Men (and right now I️ feel conflicted about that) but I’m so glad to see other fans be critical of him.

Thank you for your support. I haven’t seen how the Mad Men fandom outside of my little Tumblr sphere is reacting to this and I don’t really want to.

I also feel really weird and conflicted about Mad Men now. In my mind I justify it because Mad Men wasn’t just Matthew Weiner. There was a very large staff of very talented writers(many of whom were women) who helped create the show and the characters and made it what it was.

Peggy Olson is probably my favourite fictional character ever. She was one of the most realistic, most-well written female characters I had ever seen on tv at the time I first started watching and she helped me become a better writer. I feel kind of gross admitting it now, but it helps when I remember that Kater Gordon, Robin Veith, Erin Levy, Semi Chellas etc had a lot to do with Peggy’s awesomeness.

[generallynaive]

Mad Men (Season 6 Episode 4)

“To Have and to Hold”

written by Erin Levy

directed by Michael Uppendahl

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Kids’ Choice Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List!

The kids have spoken — and it’s not just about John Cena getting slimed!!

The 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards took place Saturday night, and some stars walked away as fan favorites.

In case you missed any of the awards, we’ve got the complete winners list right here.

Ch-ch-check it out (below)!

Favorite Kids’ Show

Game Shakers Girl Meets World Henry Danger (Winner) Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn The Thundermans

Favorite Family Show

Big Bang Theory Black-ish Fuller House (Winner) Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Supergirl The Flash

Favorite Reality Show

America’s Funniest Home Videos America’s Got Talent (Winner) American Ninja Warrior Paradise Run Shark Tank The Voice

Favorite Cartoon

ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks SpongeBob SquarePants (Winner) Teen Titans Go! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Amazing World of Gumball The Loud House

Favorite Male TV Star

Benjamin Flores Jr. (Triple G, Game Shakers) Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) Jack Griffo (Max, The Thundermans) Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger) (Winner) Casey Simpson (Ricky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) Tyrel Jackson Williams (Leo, Lab Rats)

Favorite Female TV Star

Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover) (Winner) Rowan Blanchard (Riley, Girl Meets World) Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie, Liv and Maddie) Lizzy Greene (Dawn, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) Kira Kosarin (Phoebe, The Thundermans) Breanna Yde (Tomika, School of Rock)

Favorite Movie

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Captain America: Civil War Ghostbusters (Winner) Pete’s Dragon Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Favorite Movie Actor

Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Will Arnett (Vernon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War) Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War) Chris Hemsworth (Kevin, Ghostbusters) (Winner)

Favorite Movie Actress

Amy Adams (Lois, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Megan Fox (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War) Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) Melissa McCarthy (Abby, Ghostbusters) (Winner) Kristen Wiig (Erin, Ghostbusters)

Favorie Animated Movie

Finding Dory (Winner) Moana Sing The Secret Life of Pets Trolls Zootopia

Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie

Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory) (Winner) Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets) Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana) Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls) Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls) Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing)

Favorite Villain

Helena Bonham Carter (The Red Queen, Alice Through the Looking Glass) Idris Elba (Krall, Star Trek Beyond) Will Ferrell (Mugatu, Zoolander 2) Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets) (Winner) Charlize Theron (Ravenna, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) Spencer Wilding (Darth Vader, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)

Favorite Butt-Kicker

Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War) (Winner) Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War) Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique, X-Men: Apocalypse) Zoe Saldana (Lieutenant Uhura, Star Trek Beyond)

BFFs (Best Friends Forever)

Ruby Barnhill & Mark Rylance (Sophie/BFG, The BFG) Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson (Bob/Calvin, Central Intelligence) (Winner) Kevin Hart & Ice Cube (Ben/James, Ride Along 2) Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Captain Kirk/Spock, Star Trek Beyond) Neel Sethi & Bill Murray (Mowgli/ Baloo, Jungle Book) Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson (Derek/Hansel, Zoolander 2)

Favorite Frenemies

Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill (Batman/Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. (Captain America/Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War) Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick, Zootopia) (Winner) Dwayne Johnson & Auli’I Cravalho (Moana/Maui, Moana) Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch, Trolls) Charlize Theron & Emily Blunt (Ravenna/Freya, The Huntsman: Winter’s War)

Most Wanted Pet

Baloo from The Jungle Book (Bill Murray) Dory from Finding Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) Po from Kung Fu Panda 3 (Jack Black) Red from The Angry Birds Movie (Jason Sudeikis) Rosita from Sing (Reese Witherspoon) Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart) (Winner)

#Squad

Finding Dory Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy (Winner)

Captain America: Civil War – Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman Ghostbusters Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson X-Men: Apocalypse James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Ben Hardy, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn

Favorite Music Group

The Chainsmokers Fifth Harmony (Winner) Maroon 5 OneRepublic Pentatonix Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Male Singer

Drake Justin Bieber Bruno Mars Shawn Mendes (Winner) Justin Timberlake The Weeknd

Favorite Female Singer

Adele Beyonc Ariana Grande Selena Gomez (Winner) Rihanna Meghan Trainor

Favorite Song

“24K Magic” Bruno Mars “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Justin Timberlake “Heathens” Twenty One Pilots “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” Adele “Side to Side” Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj “Work From Home” Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign (Winner)

Favorite New Artist

Kelsea Ballerini The Chainsmokers Daya Lukas Graham Solange Rae Sremmurd Hailee Steinfeld Twenty One Pilots (Winner)

Favorite Music Video

“24K Magic” Bruno Mars “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Justin Timberlake “Formation” Beyonc “Juju on That Beat” Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall (Winner) “Me Too” Meghan Trainor “Stressed Out” Twenty One Pilots

Favorite DJ/EDM Artist

Martin Garrix Calvin Harris (Winner) Major Lazer Skrillex DJ Snake Zedd

Favorite Soundtrack

Hamilton Me Before You Moana Sing Suicide Squad (Winner) Trolls

Favorite Viral Music Artist

Tiffany Alvord Matty B Carson Lueders Johnny Orlando Jacob Sartorius JoJo Siwa (Winner)

Favorite Global Music Star

5 Seconds of Summer (Australia/New Zealand) BIGBANG (Asia) Bruno Mars (North America) Little Mix (UK) (Winner) Shakira (South America) Zara Larsson (Europe)

Favorite Video Game

Just Dance 2017 (Winner) Lego Marvel’s Avengers Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Minecraft: Story Mode Paper Mario: Color Splash Pokmon Moon

So fun!!!

Congrats to all the BIG winners!!!

What’d U think of last night’s show, Perezcious readers?! Let us know in the comments (below)!!!

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from Kids’ Choice Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List!

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2009/2010 TV Awards

Best Drama Series: Breaking Bad Friday Night Lights Law & Order Mad Men Sons of Anarchy Treme HONORABLE MENTION: Big Love, Brothers and Sisters, Damages, Dexter, The Good Wife, Grey’s Anatomy, Justified, Lost, Men of a Certain Age, Parenthood, Southland, Treme, 24 Best Actor - Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights - "East of Dillon" Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad - "Fly" Michael C. Hall, Dexter - "The Getaway" Jon Hamm, Mad Men - "The Gypsy and the Hobo" Timothy Olyphant, Justified - "Fire in the Hole" Ray Romano, Men of a Certain Age - "Back in the Shit" HONORABLE MENTION: Matthew Fox, Lost; Charlie Hunnam, Sons of Anarchy; Peter Krause, Parenthood; Hugh Laurie, House; Denis Leary, Rescue Me; Ben McKenzie, Southland; Bill Paxton, Big Love; Wendell Pierce, Treme; Linus Roache, Law & Order; Jeremy Sisto, Law & Order; Kiefer Sutherland, 24; Steve Zahn, Treme Best Actress - Drama Series: Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights - "I Can't" Glenn Close, Damages - "The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat" Holly Hunter, Saving Grace - "Am I Going to Lose Her?" January Jones, Mad Men - "The Gypsy and the Hobo" Melissa Leo, Treme - "I'll Fly Away" Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife - "Pilot" HONORABLE MENTION: Patricia Arquette, Medium; Rose Byrne, Damages; Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters; Calista Flockhart, Brothers and Sisters; Ginnifer Goodwin, Big Love; Lauren Graham, Parenthood; Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Regina King, Southland; Evangeline Lilly, Lost; Mary McCormack, In Plain Sight; Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy; Chloe Sevigny, Big Love; Jeanne Tripplehorn, Big Love Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series: Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights - "The Son" John Goodman, Treme - "All on a Mardi Gras Day" John Lithgow, Dexter - "Hungry Man" Dean Norris, Breaking Bad - "One Minute" Terry O'Quinn, Lost - "The Candidate" Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad - "Half Measures" HONORABLE MENTION: Anthony Anderson, Law & Order; Scott Bakula, Men of a Certain Age; Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age; Max Burkholder, Parenthood; Dayton Callie, Sons of Anarchy; Josh Charles, The Good Wife; Michael Cudlitz, Southland; Matt Czuchry, The Good Wife; Tate Donovan, Damages; Michael Emerson, Lost; Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad; Walton Goggins, Justified; Jared Harris, Mad Men; Shawn Hatosy, Southland; Josh Holloway, Lost; Michael B. Jordan, Friday Night Lights; Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men; Taylor Kitsch, Friday Night Lights; Matt Laurie, Friday Night Lights; Robert Morse, Mad Men; Craig T. Nelson, Parenthood; Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad; Steven Pasquale, Rescue Me; Ron Perlman, Sons of Anarchy; Clarke Peters, Treme; Martin Short, Damages; Alexander Skarsgard, True Blood; John Slattery, Mad Men Best Supporting Actress - Drama Series: Khandi Alexander, Treme - "All on a Mardi Gras Day" Kim Dickens, Treme - "Wish Someone Would Care" Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad - "I.F.T." Christina Hendricks, Mad Men - "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" S. Epatha Merkerson, Law & Order - "Rubber Room" Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy - "Small Tears" HONORABLE MENTION: Christine Baranski, The Good Wife; Arija Bareikis, Southland; Betsy Brandt, Breaking Bad; Madison Burge, Friday Night Lights; Jessica Capshaw, Grey’s Anatomy; Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter; Alana de la Garza, Law & Order; Rachel Griffiths, Brothers and Sisters; Cherry Jones, 24; Yunjin Kim, Lost; Lucia Micarelli, Treme; Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men; Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy; Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife; Sara Ramirez, Grey’s Anatomy; Maggie Siff, Sons of Anarchy; Jurnee Smollett, Friday Night Lights; Aimee Teegarden, Friday Night Lights; Lily Tomlin, Damages; Sofia Vassilieva, Medium; Rutina Wesley, True Blood; Mae Whitman, Parenthood; Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy; Deborah Ann Woll, True Blood; Natalie Zea, Justified Best Writing - Drama Series: Breaking Bad - "Kafkaesque" - Peter Gould & George Mastras Friday Night Lights - "The Son" - Rolin Jones Mad Men - "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" - Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner Mad Men - "The Gypsy and the Hobo" - Cathryn Humphris, Marti Noxon & Matthew Weiner Mad Men - "Shut the Door, Have a Seat" - Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner Treme - "Do You Know What It Means" - Eric Overmeyer & David Simon HONORABLE MENTION: Big Love - “The Mighty and the Strong”; Breaking Bad - “Fly”; Breaking Bad - “Full Measure”; Breaking Bad - “Half Measures”; Breaking Bad - “One Minute”; Damages - “The Next One’s Gonna Go in Your Throat”; Dexter - “The Getaway”; Dexter - “Hungry Man”; Friday Night Lights - “East of Dillon”; Friday Night Lights - “I Can’t”; Friday Night Lights - “Thanksgiving”; The Good Wife - “Running”; Grey’s Anatomy - “Sanctuary”/“Death and All His Friends”; House - “Broken”; Justified - “Fathers and Sons”; Justified - “Fire in the Hole”; Law & Order - “Boy on Fire”; Law & Order - “Dignity”; Law & Order - “Fed”; Lost - “The End”; Mad Men - “The Fog”; Mad Men - “The Grown Ups”; Mad Men - “Love Among the Ruins”; Mad Men - “Seven Twenty Three”; Medium - “Time Keeps on Slipping”; Men of a Certain Age - “Back in the S#it”; Sons of Anarchy - “Balm”; Sons of Anarchy - “Small Tears”; Southland - “Phase Three”; Treme - “All on a Mardi Gras Day”; Treme - “I’ll Fly Away”; Treme - “Smoke My Peace Pipe”; True Blood - “Never Let Me Go” Best Directing - Drama Series: Breaking Bad - "Fly" - Rian Johnson Dexter - "Hungry Man" - John Dahl Mad Men - "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" - Lesli Linka Glatter Mad Men - "Seven Twenty Three" - Daisy von Scherler Mayer Sons of Anarchy - "Small Tears" - Stephen Kay Treme - "All on a Mardi Gras Day" - Anthony Hemingway HONORABLE MENTION: Big Love - “The Mighty and the Strong”; Breaking Bad - “Full Measure”; Breaking Bad - “Half Measures”; Breaking Bad - “Kafkaesque”; Breaking Bad - “One Minute”; Damages - “The Next One’s Gonna Go in Your Throat”; Dexter - “The Getaway”; Dexter - “Lost Boys”; Friday Night Lights - “East of Dillon”; Friday Night Lights - “The Son”; Friday Night Lights - “Thanksgiving”; The Good Wife - “Running”; Grey’s Anatomy - “I Saw What I Saw”; Grey’s Anatomy - “Sanctuary”/“Death and All His Friends”; House - “Broken”; Justified - “Fathers and Sons”; Justified - “Fire in the Hole”; Law & Order - “Boy on Fire”; Law & Order - “Dignity”; Law & Order - “Rubber Room”; Lost - “The End”; Mad Men - “The Fog”; Mad Men - “The Grown Ups”; Mad Men - “The Gypsy and the Hobo”; Mad Men - “Shut the Door, Have a Seat”; Medium - “Time Keeps on Slipping”; Men of a Certain Age - “Back in the S#it”; Sons of Anarchy - “Balm”; Sons of Anarchy - “The Culling”; Southland - “Phase Three”; Treme - “Do You Know What It Means”; Treme - “Smoke My Peace Pipe”; 24 - “Day 8: 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M.” Best Guest Actor - Drama Series: Raymond J. Barry, Justified - "The Lord of War and Thunder" Andre Braugher, House - "Broken, Parts 1 & 2" David Costabile, Breaking Bad - "Full Measure" M.C. Gainey, Justified - "Fathers and Sons" Robert Loggia, Men of a Certain Age - "Father's Fraternity" Chelcie Ross, Mad Men - "Shut the Door, Have a Seat" HONORABLE MENTION: F. Murray Abraham, Saving Grace; Naveen Andrews, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Dylan Baker, The Good Wife; Dylan Baker, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Craig Bierko, Damages; Jere Burns, Breaking Bad; Len Cariou, Damages; Keith Carradine, Dexter; Alan Cumming, The Good Wife; Ted Danson, Damages; Raul Esparza, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Ernie Hudson, Law & Order; Gregory Itzin, 24; James Earl Jones, House; Rami Malek, 24; Lin-Manuel Miranda, House; Mark Moses, Mad Men; Clarke Peters, In Plain Sight; Stephen Root, Justified; Stephen Root, 24; Pablo Schreiber, Medium; Aaron Shaw, Law & Order; David Strathairn, House; John Terry, Lost Best Guest Actress - Drama Series: Isabelle Huppert, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - "Shattered" Christine Lahti, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - "Hammered" Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife - "Heart" Abigail Spencer, Mad Men - "The Color Blue" Maura Tierney, Rescue Me - "Jump" Debra Winger, Law & Order - "Boy on Fire" HONORABLE MENTION: Alison Brie, Mad Men; Kim Dickens, Friday Night Lights; Sadiah Arrika Ekulona, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Kathy Griffin, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Anna Gunn, Law & Order; Allison Janney, In Plain Sight; Allison Janney, Lost; Branka Katic, Big Love; Adriane Lenox, Law & Order; Rose McGowan, Nip/Tuck; Elizabeth Mitchell, Lost; Lena Olin, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Sarah Paulson, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Rosie Perez, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Martha Plimpton, Grey’s Anatomy; Martha Plimpton, Medium; Carrie Preston, The Good Wife; Lynn Redgrave, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Katey Sagal, Lost; Jill Scott, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; China Jesusita Shavers, House; Ally Walker, Sons of Anarchy Best Ensemble - Drama Series: Brothers and Sisters Friday Night Lights Grey's Anatomy Mad Men Sons of Anarchy Treme HONORABLE MENTION: Big Love, Breaking Bad, Damages, Dexter, The Good Wife, House, Justified, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lost, Men of a Certain Age, Parenthood, Rescue Me, True Blood, 24 Best New Drama Series: The Good Wife Justified Men of a Certain Age Parenthood Treme HONORABLE MENTION: Life Unexpected, Melrose Place, Royal Pains Best Comedy Series: Chuck Community Curb Your Enthusiasm Modern Family Parks and Recreation 30 Rock HONORABLE MENTION: Better Off Ted, The Big Bang Theory, Bored to Death, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Hung, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Middle, Nurse Jackie, The Office, Party Down, Ugly Betty, United States of Tara Best Actor - Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock - "I Do Do" Steve Carell, The Office - "Niagara, Parts 1 & 2" Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Denise Handicapped" Zachary Levi, Chuck - "Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II" Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - "The Pants Alternative" Jason Schwartzman, Bored to Death - "The Case of the Missing Screenplay" HONORABLE MENTION: Bryan Greenberg, How to Make It in America; Jay Harrington, Better Off Ted; Thomas Jane, Hung; Ken Marino, Party Down; Joel McHale, Community; Cory Monteith, Glee; Matthew Morrison, Glee; Josh Radnor, How I Met Your Mother; Victor Rasuk, How to Make It in America; Adam Scott, Party Down; Tony Shalhoub, Monk Best Actress - Comedy Series: Toni Collette, United States of Tara - "Torando!" Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie - "Years of Service" America Ferrera, Ugly Betty - "Hello Goodbye" Tina Fey, 30 Rock - "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001" Patricia Heaton, The Middle - "Pilot" Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation - "Pawnee Zoo" HONORABLE MENTION: Jane Adams, Hung; Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?; Lizzy Caplan, Party Down; Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory; Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives; Gillian Jacobs, Community; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine; Lea Michele, Glee; Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives; Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds; Billie Piper, Secret Diary of a Call Girl; Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program; Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck Best Supporting Actor - Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Modern Family - "The Bicycle Thief" Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock - "Into the Crevasse" Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation - "The Stakeout" Danny Pudi, Community - "Contemporary American Poultry" Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family - "En Garde" Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family - "Fizbo" HONORABLE MENTION: Aziz Ansari, Parks and Recreation; Chris Colfer, Glee; John Corbett, United States of Tara; Ted Danson, Bored to Death; Charlie Day, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Peter Facinelli, Nurse Jackie; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family; Neil Flynn, The Middle; Donald Glover, Community; Joshua Gomez, Chuck; Ryan Hansen, Party Down; Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother; Simon Helberg, The Big Bang Theory; Glenn Howerton, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Ken Jeong, Community; John Krasinski, The Office; Hamish Linklater, The New Adventures of Old Christine; Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock; Rob McElhenney, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Kevin McHale, Glee; Ed O’Neill, Modern Family; Chris Pratt, Parks and Recreation; Jason Segel, How I Met Your Mother; Martin Starr, Party Down; Michael Urie, Ugly Betty Best Supporting Actress - Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, Modern Family - "Family Portrait" Rosemarie DeWitt, United States of Tara - "From This Day Forward" Brie Larson, United States of Tara - "Explosive Diorama" Jane Lynch, Glee - "The Power of Madonna" Sofia Vergara, Modern Family - "Starry Night" Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie - "Caregiver" HONORABLE MENTION: Andrea Anders, Better Off Ted; Eve Best, Nurse Jackie; Alison Brie, Community; Rebecca Creskoff, Hung; Portia de Rossi, Better Off Ted; Jenna Fischer, The Office; Alyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother; Rashida Jones, Parks and Recreation; Ellie Kemper, The Office; Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock; Judith Light, Ugly Betty; Megan Mullally, Party Down; Becki Newton, Ugly Betty; Kaitlin Olson, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Ana Ortiz, Ugly Betty; Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation; Amber Riley, Glee; Eden Sher, The Middle; Cobie Smulders, How I Met Your Mother; Wanda Sykes, The New Adventures of Old Christine; Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty Best Writing - Comedy Series: Bored to Death - "The Case of the Missing Screenplay" - Jonathan Ames Community - "Contemporary American Poultry" - Emily Cutler & Karey Dornetto Modern Family - "Airport 2010" - Dan O'Shannon & Bill Wrubel Modern Family - "Fizbo" - Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh Parks and Recreation - "Pawnee Zoo" - Norm Hiscock 30 Rock - "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001" - Kay Cannon HONORABLE MENTION: Better Off Ted - “The Impertence of Communicationizing”; The Big Bang Theory - “The Creepy Canding Coating Corollary”; Bored to Death - “Stockholm Syndrome”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus the Honeymooners”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II”; Community - “The Art of Discourse”; Community - “English as a Second Language”; Community - “Modern Warfare”; Glee - “Theatricality”; Glee - “Wheels”; How I Met Your Mother - “Say Cheese”; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - “Paddy’s Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens”; The Middle - “Average Rules”; Modern Family - “The Bicycle Thief”; Modern Family - “Family Portrait”; Modern Family - “Starry Night”; Monk - “Mr. Monk and the End”; Nurse Jackie - “Pill-O-Matrix”; Nurse Jackie - “Years of Service”; The Office - “Niagara”; Parks and Recreation - “Freddy Spaghetti”; Parks and Recreation - “The Stakeout”; Party Down - “Party Down Company Picnic”; Party Down - “Steve Guttenberg’s Birthday”; 30 Rock - “Audition Day”; 30 Rock - “I Do Do”; 30 Rock - “Klaus and Greta”; Ugly Betty - “Fire and Nice”; Ugly Betty - “Hello Goodbye”; United States of Tara - “From This Day Forward” Best Directing - Comedy Series: Chuck - "Chuck Versus the Honeymooners" - Robert Duncan McNeill Community - "Modern Warfare" - Justin Lin Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Denise Handicapped" - David Mandel Curb Your Enthusiasm - "The Table Read" - Larry Charles Glee - "Wheels" - Paris Barclay Modern Family - "Family Portrait" - Jason Winer HONORABLE MENTION: Better Off Ted - “Beating a Dead Workforce”; The Big Bang Theory - “The Staircase Implementation”; Bored to Death - “The Case of the Missing Screenplay”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus First Class”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II”; Community - “The Art of Discourse”; Community - “Contemporary American Poultry”; Community - “Physical Education”; Curb Your Enthusiasm - “The Reunion”; Curb Your Enthusiasm - “Seinfeld”; Glee - “Sectionals”; Glee - “Theatricality”; How I Met Your Mother - “Say Cheese”; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - “Paddy’s Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens”; The Middle - “Average Rules”; Modern Family - “Airport 2010”; Modern Family - “Fizbo”; Modern Family - “Hawaii”; Monk - “Mr. Monk and the End”; Nurse Jackie - “Pill-O-Matrix”; Nurse Jackie - “Pilot”; The Office - “Niagara”; Parks and Recreation - “Pawnee Zoo”; Parks and Recreation - “The Stakeout”; Party Down - “Constance Carmell Wedding”; Party Down - “Party Down Company Picnic”; Secret Diary of a Call Girl - “Episode 8”; 30 Rock - “Audition Day”; 30 Rock - “Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001”; 30 Rock - “Klaus and Greta”; Ugly Betty - “Hello Goodbye”; United States of Tara - “From This Day Forward” Best Guest Actor - Comedy Series: Jonathan Groff, Glee - "Journey to Regionals" Steve Guttenberg, Party Down - "Steve Guttenberg's Birthday" Neil Patrick Harris, Glee - "Dream On" Mike O'Malley, Glee - "Theatricality" Jerry Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm - "The Table Read" Fred Willard, Modern Family - "Travels with Scout" HONORABLE MENTION: Jason Alexander, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Will Arnett, Parks and Recreation; Will Arnett, 30 Rock; Scott Bakula, Chuck; Louis C.K., Parks and Recreation; Matt Damon, 30 Rock; Bob Einstein, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Chris Elliott, How I Met Your Mother; Harvey Fierstein, Nurse Jackie; Will Forte, 30 Rock; James Franco, 30 Rock; Seth Gabel, United States of Tara; Jon Hamm, 30 Rock; Jim Jarmusch, Bored to Death; Thomas Lennon, Party Down; John Oliver, Community; Oliver Platt, Bored to Death; Michael Richards, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation; Michael Sheen, 30 Rock; J.K. Simmons, Party Down; Jason Sudeikis, 30 Rock; Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie; Fred Willard, Chuck Best Guest Actress - Comedy Series: Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock - "I Do Do" Kristen Bell, Party Down - "Party Down Company Picnic" Kristin Chenoweth, Glee - "Home" Jennifer Jason Leigh, Weeds - "Su-Su-Sucio" Margo Martindale, Hung - "The Pickle Jar" Idina Menzel, Glee "Theatricality" HONORABLE MENTION: Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family; Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory; Barbara Barrie, Nurse Jackie; Kathy Bates, The Office; Lynn Cohen, Nurse Jackie; Viola Davis, United States of Tara; Mary Elizabeth Ellis, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Judy Greer, The Big Bang Theory; Judith Ivey, Nurse Jackie; Swoosie Kurtz, Chuck; Shelley Long, Modern Family; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Jane Lynch, Party Down; Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory; Julianne Moore, 30 Rock; Megan Mullally, Parks and Recreation; Rosie O’Donnell, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Pamela Reed, Parks and Recreation; Bitty Schram, Monk; Amy Sedaris, The Middle; Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock; Olivia Thirlby, Bored to Death; Betty White, The Middle; Kristen Wiig, Bored to Death; Natalie Zea, Hung Best Ensemble - Comedy Series: Community Glee Modern Family The Office Parks and Recreation 30 Rock HONORABLE MENTION: Better Off Ted, The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Cougar Town, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, Hung, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Middle, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Nurse Jackie, Party Down, Scrubs, Ugly Betty, United States of Tara, Weeds Best New Comedy Series: Archer Bored to Death Community Glee Modern Family Nurse Jackie HONORABLE MENTION: The Cleveland Show, Cougar Town, How to Make It in America, Hung, The Middle, The Ricky Gervais Show Best TV Movie/Miniseries: Emma The Pacific Temple Grandin Torchwood: Children of Earth You Don't Know Jack HONORABLE MENTION: Endgame, Georgia O’Keeffe, The Special Relationship Best Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries: James Badge Dale, The Pacific Joseph Mazzello, The Pacific Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack Jon Seda, The Pacific Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship HONORABLE MENTION: John Barrowman, Torchwood: Children of Earth; Chiwetel Ejiofor, Endgame; William Hurt, Endgame; Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keeffe; Jonny Lee Miller, Emma; Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship Best Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries: Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keeffe Claire Danes, Temple Grandin Romola Garai, Emma Eve Myles, Torchwood: Children of Earth Maggie Smith, Capturing Mary HONORABLE MENTION: Ruth Wilson, Capturing Mary Best Supporting Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries: Peter Capaldi, Torchwood: Children of Earth Michael Gambon, Emma Rami Malek, The Pacific Clarke Peters, Endgame David Strathairn, Temple Grandin HONORABLE MENTION: Jon Bernthal, The Pacific; Matt Craven, The Pacific; Rupert Evans, Emma; Scott Gibson, The Pacific; John Goodman, You Don’t Know Jack; Ashton Holmes, The Pacific; Danny Huston, You Don’t Know Jack; Jonny Lee Miller, Endgame; Jacob Pitts, The Pacific; Blake Ritson, Emma Best Supporting Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries: Hope Davis, The Special Relationship Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin Annie Parisse, The Pacific Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack Brenda Vaccaro, You Don't Know Jack HONORABLE MENTION: Kathleen Chalfant, Georgia O’Keeffe; Tyne Daly, Georgia O’Keeffe; Louise Dylan, Emma; Tamsin Greig, Emma; Cush Jumbo, Torchwood: Children of Earth; Helen McCrory, The Special Relationship; Catherine O’Hara, Temple Grandin; Claire van der Boom, The Pacific Best Variety Series: The Colbert Report The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Late Show with David Letterman Real Time with Bill Maher The Soup The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien HONORABLE MENTION: Important Things with Demetri Martin, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union Best Variety Special: Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel The 63rd Annual Tony Awards Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me HONORABLE MENTION: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Beyonce: I Am…Yours, Bill Maher: …But I’m Not Wrong, Chess in Concert (Great Performances), Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Margaret Cho: Beautiful, The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction Best Male Performer - Variety Series/Special: Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report Neil Patrick Harris, The 63rd Annual Tony Awards David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart HONORABLE MENTION: Fred Armisen, Saturday Night Live; Zach Galifianakis, Saturday Night Live; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Saturday Night Live; Josh Groban, Chess in Concert (Great Performances); Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live; Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher; Demetri Martin, Important Things with Demetri Martin; Joel McHale, The Soup; Adam Pascal, Chess in Concert (Great Performances); Andy Samberg, Saturday Night Live; Jason Sudeikis, Saturday Night Live; Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live; Robin Williams, Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction Best Female Performer - Variety Series/Special: Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Betty White, Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live HONORABLE MENTION: Beyonce, Beyonce: I Am…Yours; Beyonce, The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards; Margaret Cho, Margaret Cho: Beautiful; Kerry Ellis, Chess in Concert (Great Performances); Kathy Griffin, Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel; Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas; Idina Menzel, Chess in Concert (Great Performances); Pink, The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Best Animated Series: Archer The Life & Times of Tim The Ricky Gervais Show The Simpsons South Park HONORABLE MENTION: The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, King of the Hill Best Voice-Over Performer - Animated Series: H. Jon Benjamin, Archer - "Honeypot" Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons - "Thursdays with Abie" Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy - "Brian and Stewie, Parts 1 & 2" Karl Pilkington, The Ricky Gervais Show - "Freaks" Kevin Michael Richardson, The Cleveland Show - "The One About Friends" Jessica Walter, Archer - "Job Offer" HONORABLE MENTION: Pamela Adlon, King of the Hill; Hank Azaria, The Simpsons; Alex Borstein, Family Guy; Nancy Cartwright, The Simpsons; Steve Dildarian, The Life & Times of Tim; Ricky Gervais, The Ricky Gervais Show; Mike Henry, The Cleveland Show; Mike Judge, King of the Hill; Nick Kroll, The Life & Times of Tim; Stephen Merchant, The Ricky Gervais Show; M.J. Otto, The Life & Times of Tim; Trey Parker, South Park; Yeardley Smith, The Simpsons; Matt Stone, South Park; Aisha Tyler, Archer Best Reality Series - Competition: The Amazing Race Project Runway RuPaul's Drag Race So You Think You Can Dance Survivor Top Chef HONORABLE MENTION: American Idol, America’s Next Top Model, Big Brother, The Celebrity Apprentice, Dancing with the Stars, Hell’s Kitchen, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat II, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins, Wipeout Best Reality Series - Non-Competition: Flipping Out Hoarders Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Kitchen Nightmares The Real Housewives of New York City Who Do You Think You Are? HONORABLE MENTION: The City, The Hills, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, NYC Prep, Shark Tank, Teen Mom, Undercover Boss, Wife Swap Breakthrough Male Performance: Max Burkholder, Parenthood Chris Colfer, Glee Matt Lauria, Friday Night Lights Danny Pudi, Community Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family HONORABLE MENTION: Donald Glover, Community; Nolan Gould, Modern Family; Kevin McHale, Glee; Scott Mescudi, How to Make It in America; Graham Phillips, The Good Wife; Mark Salling, Glee; Atticus Shaffer, The Middle Breakthrough Female Performance: Dianna Agron, Glee Madison Burge, Friday Night Lights Lucia Micarelli, Treme Amber Riley, Glee Ariel Winter, Modern Family HONORABLE MENTION: Kerry Bishe, Scrubs; Louise Dylan, Emma; India Ennenga, Treme; Gillian Jacobs, Community; Heather Morris, Glee; Nasim Pedrad, Saturday Night Live; Naya Rivera, Glee; Jenny Slate, Saturday Night Live; Erica Tazel, Justified; Gillian Zinser, 90210 Best Documentary Program: The Band That Wouldn't Die (30 for 30) - Barry Levinson By the People: The Election of Barack Obama - Amy Rice & Alicia Sams "Every Fucking Day of My Life" - Tommy Davis Guru of Go (30 for 30) - Bill Couturie Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals - Barry W. Blaustein Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags - Marc Levin Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech - Liz Garbus Silly Little Game (30 for 30) - Lucas Jansen & Adam Kurland Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (30 for 30) - Mike Tollin Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks (30 for 30) - Dan Klores HONORABLE MENTION: Boy Interrupted, Kings Ransom (30 for 30), The Last Truck: The Closing of a GM Plant, The Legend of Jimmy the Greek (30 for 30), Muhammad and Larry (30 for 30), No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (30 for 30), Prom Night in Mississippi, Run Ricky Run (30 for 30), Saturday Night Live in the 2000’s: Time and Again, The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D! On Ice!, The 16th Men (30 for 30), Straight Outta L.A. (30 for 30), The U (30 for 30), Without Bias (30 for 30)

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Mad Men (Season 4 - Episode 11)

“Chinese Wall”

written by Erin Levy

directed by Phil Abraham

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Mad Men (Season 4 - Episode 5)

“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”

written by Erin Levy

directed by Lesli Linka Glatter

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Mad Men (Season 3 - Episode 13)

“Shut the Door. Have a Seat.”

written by Matthew Weiner & Erin Levy

directed by Matthew Weiner