Bill Prady's 'Big Bang Theory'? Intelligence not always an asset

"The Big Bang Theory's" Bill Prady credits the success of the show to the fact that he has often felt like an outsider and that most people have at one point or another felt like an outsider.

But as he stood tall and confident in a dapper tuxedo at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, it was hard to imagine him feeling anything remotely close to an outsider.

Prady, however, disagreed.

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"'The Big Bang Theory' is all about the possibility that the feeling of being an outsider is part of the human condition," said the executive producer, who was nominated for the Danny Thomas Award for outstanding producer of episodic comedy television, which went to "Modern Family."

"It shows that intelligence is not always an asset. That's me -- I identify with that."

While the whole premise of the show is based on an overwhelming, Woody Allen-esque feeling that Prady likened to the idea that everybody "on the other train" is having much more fun, when it comes to awards season Prady is no outsider to fun. And what does he enjoy most when it comes to awards season events like the PGAs? Without missing a beat, Prady says "a drink!"

Who wouldn't want to be on Prady's train?

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Top photo: Jim Parsons, left, and Johnny Galecki on "The Big Bang Theory." Credit: Robert Voets / CBS.

Right photo: Bill Prady on set in 2009. Credit: Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Los Angeles Times.

 

Golden Globes: "Modern Family" wins for TV comedy

ABC’s “Modern Family” won the Golden Globe award for best TV series — comedy or musical. It bested last year’s winner “Glee” (Fox), and rookies “New Girl” (Fox), “Episodes” (Showtime) and “Enlightened” (HBO).

Although this was the sitcom's first Golden Globe, the show has received numerous Emmys since its 2010 launch. The mockumentary series, largely credited with the comedy comeback on TV, features three households of members of the Pritchett clan. The show, created by TV veterans Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, is such a ratings force, it managed to outperform the much-hyped debut season of Fox’s “X Factor.”

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Photo: Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara in "Modern Family." Credit: ABC

Golden Globes: Matt LeBlanc wins best actor in TV comedy

Matt LeBlanc won the Golden Globe on Sunday for his self-referential role on Showtime’s comedy “Episodes.”

LeBlanc plays himself on the show, which involves a British writing team who moves to Hollywood to remake their hit sitcom. He beat out Alec Baldwin of NBC’s “30 Rock,” David Duchovny of Showtime’s “Californication,” Johnny Galecki of CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” and Thomas Jane of HBO’s since-canceled “Hung.”

This was LeBlanc’s fourth Globe nomination. He was nominated once previously for NBC’s short-lived “Joey” and twice for the smash hit “Friends.”

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Photo: Actors Matt LeBlanc and Andrea Anders arrive at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards.  Credit: Jason Merritt / Getty Images

 

Golden Globes: Claire Danes wins for actress in a TV series drama

Claire Danes of “Homeland” won the Golden Globe award for best performance by an actress in a television series — drama. Danes beat Mireille Enos of “The Killing,” Julianna Margulies of “The Good Wife,” Madeleine Stowe of “Revenge” and Callie Thorne of “Necessary Roughness” for the award.

Danes plays Carrie Mathis, a CIA agent, in this freshman thriller from Showtime. Her character is convinced that an American Marine returning after years as a POW in Iraq is a terrorist. Danes previously won a Golden Globe in this category as a teenager for her role in “My So-Called Life” and last year won the best actress in a miniseries or made-for-TV movie category for her starring role in “Temple Grandin.”

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Photo: Claire Danes arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Credit: Matt Sayles / AP

Golden Globes: Jessica Lange wins for supporting actress in a series

Jessica Lange of "American Horror Story" won the Golden Globe award for supporting actress in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television. Lange beat out Kelly MacDonald of "Boardwalk Empire," Maggie Smith of "Downton Abbey," Sofia Vergara of "Modern Family" and Evan Rachel Wood of "Mildred Pierce" for the award.

Lange plays intrusive neighbor Constance who, by use of her Southern charm, worms her way into the lives of her newly moved-in neighbors in the horror series on FX. This is Lange's 12^th Golden Globe nomination and fifth win.

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 Photo: Jessica Lange in "American Horror Story." Credit: FX

Golden Globes: Peter Dinklage wins supporting actor in a TV series or miniseries

Peter Dinklage won the Golden Globe on Sunday for best supporting actor in a TV series, miniseries or movie for his portrayal of the quick-witted Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” beating out Paul Giamatti in "Too Big to Fail," Guy Pearce in "Mildred Pierce," Tim Robbins in "Cinema Verite" and Eric Stonestreet in "Modern Family."

The 42-year-old actor can place the award next to the Emmy he received late last year for playing the Machiavellian dwarf from a powerful royal family in the premium network’s fantasy series. Dinklage's breakout role as an actor came with the 2003 film “The Station Agent,” and he’s also appeared in “Elf” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.”

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Photo: Peter Dinklage, with his wife Erica Schmidt, at the 69th Golden Globes show. Credit: Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times

Golden Globes: Idris Elba wins for actor in a TV miniseries

This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.

Idris Elba of "Luther" won the Golden Globe award for actor in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television. Elba beat out Hugh Bonneville of "Downton Abbey," William Hurt of "Too Big to Fail," Bill Nighy of "Page Eight" and Dominic West of "The Hour" for the award.

Elba plays antihero detective John Luther in the series on BBC America. His "Luther" character is able to identify a killer at 10 paces but has suffered a mental breakdown, which resulted from the flawed decision of chasing down a pedophile. Elba has also appeared in "The Wire, " "The Office" and the film "Thor."

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[For the record, 6:45 p.m. Jan. 15: This post originally listed Idris Elba's character as Martin Luther. His character's name is John Luther.]

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Golden Globes: Kate Winslet wins for best actress in a TV mini-series

Kate Winslet, who stars in HBO's "Mildred Pierce," won the Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television, beating out "Diane Lane" in "Cinema Verite," Emily Watson in "Appropriate Adult," Romola Garai in "The Hour" and Elizabeth McGovern in Downton Abbey."

Winslet plays the title role in the period melodrama about an independent woman at odds with her strong-willed, backstabbing daughter. The Oscar-winning actress will be able to place the Golden Globe beside the Emmy she won last year for the role. In 2009, she had the distinction of winning two Golden Globes in the same year -- for best actress in a motion picture drama for "The Reader" and for best supporting actress in a motion picture for "Revolutionary Road." Winslet received another Golden Globe nomination this year for best actress in a motion picture comedy or musical, for "Carnage."

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Golden Globes: 'Homeland' wins for TV drama series

“Homeland” won the Golden Globe award for best television series — drama. It beat out “Game of Thrones,” “Boss,” “American Horror Story” and “Boardwalk Empire” for the award.

The series finished its first season on Showtime in December. Based on an Israeli drama, “Homeland” features Claire Danes as a CIA agent convinced that an American Marine (played by Damian Lewis) returning after years as a POW in Iraq is a terrorist. It was produced by Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet and Fox 21. This is the series’ first Golden Globe nomination and win.

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Photo: Claire Danes arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Credit: Matt Sayles / AP

 

Golden Globes: Kelsey Grammer wins best actor in a TV drama series

“Boss” star Kelsey Grammer received a Golden Globe award for lead actor in a TV drama, beating Steve Buscemi (“Boardwalk Empire”), Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”), Jeremy Irons (“The Borgias”) and Damian Lewis (“Homeland”).

Grammer took home the trophy for his turn in the Starz drama as a corrupt Chicago mayor, Tom Kane, trying to mask a deteriorating mental condition. It’s hardly Grammer’s first trip to the glitzy rodeo — he received numerous nominations for his role as pompous psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the long-running NBC sitcom “Frasier” — for which he received two, in 1996 and 2001, respectively.

And the Hollywood Foreign Press aren’t the only ones infatuated with Grammer’s austere portrayal. Starz renewed the drama for a second season before the launch of its first-season debut.

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Golden Globes: `Downton Abbey' wins for best TV miniseries

"Downton Abbey," the drama about an aristocratic family in pre-World War I England, won the Golden Globe for best miniseries or motion picture made for television. The PBS "Masterpiece" miniseries beat  BBC America's "The Hour" and three HBO films: "Mildred Pierce," "Too Big to Fail" and "Cinema Verite."

The highly acclaimed "Downton Abbey" has already turned into an American favorite. It scored an upset in last year's Emmys by beating HBO, which had a long-standing domination in the prestigious TV movie or mini-series category. The production also won Emmys for writing (Julian Fellowes), director (Brian Percival) and supporting actress (Maggie Smith). The  British production, which had already been broadcast in England, became an unexpected phenomena. A new season premiered last week to huge ratings and critical acclaim.

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Photo: "Downton Abbey" cast, from left, Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess, Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora, Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham. Credit: Nick Briggs/PBS

 

Ricky Gervais talks Golden Globes and his new HBO show

If you don't get Ricky Gervais, who in two days will be the most feared man in a Beverly Hills ballroom as the host of the Golden Globe awards, there's probably a good reason.

You're not very smart. 

Speaking at the winter TV media tour Friday morning, the British comedian who was widely attacked after his last stint as Globes host said people who were offended by his last performance are misinterpreting his comic jabs and barbs.

People often "confuse the target of the joke with the subject," Gervais said. "I think smart people know what we're trying to do."

"We're not just trying to be outrageous for outrageous sake," he added. "The job of a comedian is to make you laugh and to make you think as well."

Gervais appeared on an HBO panel with executive producer Stephen Merchant and actor Warwick Davis, who together are behind an upcoming series "Life's Too Short," which takes aim at the overblown culture of celebrity and culture. The comedy is centered around Davis, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, as he tries to navigate himself back into spotlight.

"There's no difference now between fame and infamy," Gervais said, adding that it's impossible to exaggerate the absurdity of show business. "There's no shame, there's no shame in anything."

Gervais said he has complete control over what he will say Sunday night -- and as long as he's satisfied with his performance, he'll have no qualms about whatever the critics think.

"What's the worst that can happen," Gervais said. "If I'm happy with my performance, then you're bullet-proof."

"I don't care what people think," he added.

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Photo: Ricky Gervais, left, and Warwick Davis. The two are behind a new HBO show called "Life's Too Short." Credit: HBO