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1968: Peyton Place's Rodney and Norman had a motorcycle crash.

1986: Y&r's Who's The Daddy story was featured in Mr. Mom.

2008: A car crashed into Gh on General Hospital: Night Shift.

2013: All My Children's Cassandra wanted an abortion."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1946: On radio soap opera Rosemary, Rosemary Dawson (Betty Winkler) and her artist friend, Brad, took a train to Penn Station in New York City.

1965: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) remembered her days in Bedfordtown.

1968: On Peyton Place,...

This year’s American Black Film Festival lineup is stacked with some of the top names in Hollywood as well as emerging voices including a screening of Reginald Hudlin’s The Black Godfather, a conversation with Spike Lee and his protege Stefon Bristol as well as the five finalists for HBO Short Film Competition, which is now in its 22nd year. The fest takes place June 12-16 in Miami.

The program will also include the previously announced opening night film Shaft. New Line Cinema’s reboot of the iconic character will screen at the fest ahead of its June 14 release. In addition, Netflix will screen the Chris Robinson-directed Beats, a coming-of-age drama set in Chicago’s South Side hip-hop scene starring Anthony Anderson.

“Beyond the Spider-Verse: What’s Next for Sony Pictures Animation” will be a conversation between Academy Award-winner Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Matthew A. Cherry...

1968: Peyton Place's Rodney and Norman had a motorcycle crash.

1986: Y&R's Who's The Daddy story was featured in Mr. Mom.

2008: A car crashed into Gh on General Hospital: Night Shift.

2013: All My Children's Cassandra wanted an abortion."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1946: On radio soap opera Rosemary, Rosemary Dawson (Betty Winkler) and her artist friend, Brad, took a train to Penn Station in New York City.

1965: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) remembered her days in Bedfordtown.

1968: On Peyton Place, Rodney Harrington (Rodney O'Neal) and Norman Harrington (Christopher Connelly...

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The CW has released the first official images from tomorrow night’s episode of Supergirl, and they tease a major attack on the D.E.O. as the evil White Martians come calling for Miss Martian. A love interest of sorts for Martian Manhunter in the series, he’s clearly going to do all he can to protect her despite the fact that she too is part of the race that wiped out his family.

Unlike the rest of the White Martians, she’s not a murderous monster and actually objected to them slaying J’onn’s people. With last week’s Supergirl leaving her comatose, the D.E.O. has been invaded by the shift-shaping aliens as they attempt to pit the heroes against each other by sewing the seeds of mistrust between them.

For more on what to expect from this episode of Supergirl,...

We haven't seen much of David Harewood as the Martian Manhunter over the past few weeks, but luckily, the next episode of Supergirl puts J'onn & M'gann's relationship front-and-center when a White Martian named Armek comes to Earth seeking her head.  The CW has released the first clip from the upcoming episode, featuring J'onn & M'gann getting ambushed by Armek before receiving a timely save. Check it out below: "The Martian Chronicles" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et) (Content Rating Tbd) (HDTV) White Martians Attack The Deo - Armek (guest star Terrell Tilford), a White Martian, descends on National City intent on taking M'gann (guest star Sharon Leal) back to Mars to face her punishment as a traitor. Hank (David Harewood) and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) determine the best way to keep M'gann safe is to bring her to the Deo. However, when it is revealed that Armek shape-shifted into M'gann and...

On Monday night, Kara and her friends are literally trapped in a house of horrors when a vengeance-fueled White Martian infiltrates the Deo, hellbent on capturing M'gann and destroying anyone that gets in his way. Unable to truly trust anyone, Supergirl & the Martian Manhunter attempt to navigate their way around the building safely, hoping to stop Armek before it's all too late.  Check out the new promotional stills for episode eleven, titled "The Martian Chronicles," below: "The Martian Chronicles" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et) (Content Rating Tbd) (HDTV) White Martians Attack The Deo - Armek (guest star Terrell Tilford), a White Martian, descends on National City intent on taking M'gann (guest star Sharon Leal) back to Mars to face her punishment as a traitor. Hank (David Harewood) and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) determine the best way to keep M'gann safe is to bring her to the Deo. However, when...

From VancouverFilm.Net, Sneak Peek footage, images and synopsis from the "Supergirl" episode "The Martian Chronicles", written by Gabriel Llanas, Anna Musky-Goldwyn and directed by David McWhirter, airing February 6, 2017 on The CW:

"...'Armek' (Terrell Tilford), a 'White Martian', descends on 'National City' intent on taking 'M’gann' (Sharon Leal) back to Mars to face her punishment as a traitor.

"'Hank' (David Harewood) and 'Supergirl' (Melissa Benoist) determine the best way to keep M’gann safe is to bring her to the 'Deo'.

"However, when it is revealed that Armek shape-shifted into M’gann and is now loose in the building, the team realize he could be disguised as any one of them..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Supergirl: The Martian Chronicles"...

Next Monday, in a bid to protect M'gann from capture, Kara & J'onn team-up to fight off one of their most dangerous adversaries yet when a White Martian named Armek, who gains the upper-hand by posing as Miss Martian, infiltrates the Deo and traps the entire team. Also, if that wasn't enough trouble, with Armek's ability to shape-shift into literally anyone, Kara must also quickly determine who among her friends she can trust and who she can't. Check out the promo for episode eleven, titled "The Martian Chronicles,"  below: "The Martian Chronicles" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et) (Content Rating Tbd) (HDTV) White Martians Attack The Deo - Armek (guest star Terrell Tilford), a White Martian, descends on National City intent on taking M'gann (guest star Sharon Leal) back to Mars to face her punishment as a traitor. Hank (David Harewood) and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) determine the best way to...

Supergirl faced off against Livewire in tonight's episode, but the Girl of Steel won't have too much time to catch a breath between now and next Monday because she looks set to take on White Martians! The monstrous aliens will invade the D.E.O. to hunt down Martian Manhunter and M'gann, but based on what we see in this new promo, pretty much everyone is going to be in some serious trouble! What did you think about tonight's episode of Supergirl? Let us know in the comments section below. White Martians Attack The Deo — Armek (guest star Terrell Tilford), a White Martian, descends on National City intent on taking M’gann (guest star Sharon Leal) back to Mars to face her punishment as a traitor. Hank (David Harewood) and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) determine the best way to keep M’gann safe is to bring her to the Deo. However,...

The CW’s DC TV offerings return next week, but the network has today released the official descriptions for the episodes of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl which will air the week beginning February 6th. There aren’t too many major reveals here, but each of them sounds pretty fun in their own way.

First up is Supergirl. In an episode titled “The Martian Chronicles,” it sounds like we should expect the Girl of Steel to find herself caught in a crossfire between Martian Manhunter and the White Martians, the villainous alien race who wiped his people (and family) out on Mars.

White Martians Attack The Deo — Armek (guest star Terrell Tilford), a White Martian, descends on National City intent on taking M’gann (guest star Sharon Leal) back to Mars to face her punishment as a traitor. Hank (David Harewood) and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) determine the...

Rlj Entertainment and Umc – Urban Movie Channel, have announced the VOD and Digital release of Patrik-Ian Polk's lauded coming-of-age drama "Blackbird," on July 28, 2015, and on Blu-ray and DVD on August 4, 2015. The Blu-ray and DVD include never-before seen special features, including deleted scenes, audition footage, a behind the scenes featurette, and special music video by cast member, D. Woods. Based on the novel of the same name by Larry Duplechan, the film stars Academy Award winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, Terrell Tilford, D. Woods, Gary L. Gray, Torrey Laamar, Kevin Allesee, Nikki Jane, and introduces breakthrough...

TV One original movie, "The Summoning," premieres tomorrow Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. Et on TV One, directed by Charles Murray, and starring Paula Jai Parker, Terrell Tilford, Dorian Missick, Darius McCrary, Storm Reid, and Diandra Lyle. In the past, TV One has not been good at executing genre work. "Fright Night" and "Fear Files" have bordered on being unwatchable, and, in a word, lazy. So much so that I feared deeply for the viewers who are largely African American adults, assuming that more than a few would imagine the horror/thriller genre as nothing but cheap, gimmicky, ridiculous fare. If these projects that are written by,...

Starring Paula Jai Parker, Darius McCrary, Dorian Missick and Terrell Tilford, TV One's original movie "The Summoning" centers on a remarried widow who summons her first husband from the dead with the reunion turning into a life-threatening affair. TV One has released several new clips in anticipation of the movie's premiere on Saturday, June 6. Parker plays Angela Simmons-Alexander, a young woman who "complicates her life by resurrecting her late husband Tj Simmons (Tilford). Though her new husband Wayne Alexander (Missick) is everything she could hope for, the passion in her marriage is lukewarm at best. "Given an artifact – a spiritual...

TV One is kicking off summer with 2 new movies premiering in June. The first premiering Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. Et is "The Summoning" - a TV One original movie thriller, directed by Charles Murray about a remarried widow, Angela Simmons-Alexander (played by Paula Jai Parker), who summons her first husband (Terrell Tilford) from the dead. Though her new husband Wayne Alexander (Dorian Missick) is everything she could hope for, the passion in her marriage is lukewarm at best. Given an artifact – a spiritual medallion said to awaken the deceased – by a dead friend’s brother, Drew Studdard (Darius McCrary), Angela cannot resist temptation and invokes the...

Umc – Urban Movie Channel, an Rlj Entertainment brand, created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (Bet), opens director Patrik-Ian Polk's lauded coming-of-age drama "Blackbird," today, April 24, 2015, in U.S.A. theaters. Based on the novel of the same name by Larry Duplechan, the film stars Academy Award winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, Terrell Tilford, D. Woods, Gary L. Gray, Torrey Laamar, Kevin Allesee, Nikki Jane, and introduces breakthrough talent Julian Walker. “I am very excited to bring 'Blackbird' to theaters and to Umc,” said Johnson, adding, “'Blackbird' is in line with my vision for Umc to...

Umc – Urban Movie Channel, an Rlj Entertainment brand, created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (Bet), will open Patrik-Ian Polk's coming-of-age drama "Blackbird," in U.S. theaters, starting this Friday, April 24, 2015. The film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Larry Duplechan, stars Academy Award winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, Terrell Tilford, D. Woods, Gary L. Gray, Torrey Laamar, Kevin Allesee, Nikki Jane, and introduces breakthrough talent Julian Walker. With past films like "The Skinny" and "Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom,"...

Umc – Urban Movie Channel, an Rlj Entertainment brand, created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (Bet), have set an April 24, 2015 U.S. theatrical release date for director Patrik-Ian Polk's coming-of-age drama "Blackbird," which is based on the novel of the same name by Larry Duplechan. The film stars Academy Award winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, Terrell Tilford, D. Woods, Gary L. Gray, Torrey Laamar, Kevin Allesee, Nikki Jane, and introduces breakthrough talent Julian Walker. “I am very excited to bring 'Blackbird' to theaters and to Umc,” said Johnson, adding, “'Blackbird' is in line with my vision for Umc...

Last week, a new poster surfaced for tomorrow night's episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "Melinda", which largely focuses on Ming-Na Wen's Agent Melinda May. The episode also delves more into Skye's (Chloe Bennet) Inhuman transformation, as we can see in a new clip that also features guest star Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, who is helping Skye harness her abilities. This scene shows Jiaying explaining that Skye can do much more than just "make things shake," as Skye tries to literally move a mountain.

Tomorrow night's new episode explores Melinda May's transformation into "The Cavalry" as she finds herself at a crossroads in the war between Coulson and Gonzales. As Skye learns more about her true heritage from Lincoln, the truth about the Inhumans will send her in a new direction, on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., airing Tuesday, April 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network.

Recently, ABC released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Marvel's Agents Of Shield" episode 17 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Melinda," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff as Skye learns more about her heritage. We finally get a glimpse at Melinda May's backstory, and more. In the new, 17th episode press release: The Secret Origin Of Melinda May Is Revealed. Press release number 2: The story of Melinda May's transformation into "The Cavalry" will get revealed as she finds herself at a crossroads in the war between Coulson and Gonzales. As Skye learns more about her true heritage from Lincoln, the truth about the Inhumans is going to send her in a new direction. Guest stars feature: Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Kyle MacLachlan as Cal, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Christine Adams as Weaver, Blair Underwood as Andrew Garner,...

Umc – Urban Movie Channel, an Rlj Entertainment brand, created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (Bet), have set an April 24, 2015 U.S. theatrical release date for director Patrik-Ian Polk's coming-of-age drama "Blackbird," which is based on the novel of the same name by Larry Duplechan. The film stars Academy Award winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, Terrell Tilford, D. Woods, Gary L. Gray, Torrey Laamar, Kevin Allesee, Nikki Jane, and introduces breakthrough talent Julian Walker. “I am very excited to bring 'Blackbird' to theaters and to Umc,” said Johnson, adding, “'Blackbird' is in line with my vision for Umc...

Umc – Urban Movie Channel, an Rlj Entertainment brand, created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (Bet), today announced the April 24, 2015, U.S. theatrical release of director Patrik-Ian Polk's coming-of-age drama "Blackbird," which is based on the novel by the same name by Larry Duplechan. The film stars Academy Award winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, Terrell Tilford, D. Woods, Gary L. Gray, Torrey Laamar, Kevin Allesee, Nikki Jane and introduces breakthrough talent Julian Walker. “I am very excited to bring 'Blackbird' to theaters and to Umc,” said Johnson, adding, “'Blackbird' is in line with my vision...

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." The episode is entitled, "Rubbery Homicide," and it turns out that we'll see the CSI crew hit up the world of kinky rubber dolls in an attempt to crack their newest case, and more! In the new, 8th episode press release: The CSI team is going to delve into the kinky world of "rubber dolls" when they investigate the murder of a man stabbed in an alley. Press release number 2: The CSI team will delve into the kinky world of “rubber dolls” when they investigate the murder of a man stabbed in an alley. Guest stars feature: Larry Mitchell (Officer Mitchell), Richard Gilliland (Stan Brock / Charlene Living Doll), Jane Adams (Belinda Goff), Danielle Donn (Charlene Brock), Kyle S. More (Violet “Living Doll”), Michael Blackman Beck (Red “Living Doll”), Josh Wingate (Clay Miller (Shadow Figure...

Given the 250+ comments the post announcing the cancellation of the series has received thus far (and they're still coming in), the majority of them lamenting the news, calling for VH1 to reconsider, this should be music to the ears of many. In February, VH1 announced that, after it's 3rd season, the network would end its hit drama series Single Ladies - the Queen Latifah/Flavor Unit Entertainment produced original scripted program (which was also VH1’s first hour-long scripted series), which stars LisaRaye McCoy, Denise Vasi, Charity Shea, D.B. Woodside, Travis Winfrey, Terrell Tilford, with new additions this...

There won't be a fourth season of Single Ladies on VH1. The cable channel has cancelled their original series after three seasons on the air.

In a statement, VH1 said, "We've been proud to deliver three seasons of the drama, romance and style that engaged viewers in each episode of Single Ladies. Although we've decided not to move forward with another season, we hope to work again with the talented cast, creatives and producers as well as our partners at Flavor Unit Entertainment in the near future. We also thank the show's fans for their support since the premiere in 2011."

Single Ladies revolves around the lives of three close female friends who have different views on love, sex, and relationships. The cast includes Denise Vasi, LisaRaye McCoy-Misick, Charity Shea, Kassandra Clementi, Travis Winfrey, Harold House Moore, Terrell Tilford, LeToya Luckett, and D. B.

This is a surprise, especially since it's been a successful series for them, over what has now become 3 seasons. But maybe it's run its course, and, as the saying goes, it's better to go out "on top." VH1 has announced that, after this, it's 3rd season, the network will end its hit drama series Single Ladies - the Queen Latifah/Flavor Unit Entertainment produced original scripted program (which was also VH1’s first hour-long scripted series), which stars LisaRaye McCoy, Denise Vasi, Charity Shea, D.B. Woodside, Travis Winfrey, Terrell Tilford, with new additions this season in LeToya Luckett, Damien Dante...

Nearly four years since she took home an Oscar for her devastating performance in "Precious," Mo'Nique is finally reemerging with a new film. The actress has signed on to star in "Blackbird," an adaptation of the 2006 coming-of-age novel by Larry Duplechan that she will also executive-produce through her and husband Sidney Hicks' Hicks Media production banner. Also onboard for the film, which is set to be directed by Patrik-Ian Polk ("Noah's Arc," "The Skinny"), are Isaiah Washington ("Blue Caprice"), Terrell Tilford, Gary L. Gray, Kevin Allesee, Torrey Lamaar, Nikki Jane, D. Woods and newcomer Julian Walker. "Blackbird" tells the story...

VH1 and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment are kicking off the New Year with the third season premiere of hit scripted series Single Ladies. After averaging 3.3 million total viewers, VH1′s first hour-long scripted series returns with fan favorites LisaRaye McCoy (Keisha), Denise Vasi (Raquel), Charity Shea (April), D.B. Woodside (Malcolm), Travis Winfrey (Omar), Terrell Tilford (Sean), Harold “House” Moore (Terrence) and introducing new supporting cast members LeToya Luckett (Felicia Price), Damien Dante Wayans (David Berenger) and Lesley-Ann Brandt (Naomi Cox). Single Ladies season 3 will premiere Monday, January 6 at 9Pm Et/Pt on VH1. As Season 3 of Single...

VH1 and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment are kicking off the New Year with the third season premiere of hit scripted series Single Ladies. After averaging 3.3 million total viewers, VH1′s first hour-long scripted series returns with fan favorites LisaRaye McCoy (Keisha), Denise Vasi (Raquel), Charity Shea (April), D.B. Woodside (Malcolm), Travis Winfrey (Omar), Terrell Tilford (Sean), Harold “House” Moore (Terrence) and introducing new supporting cast members LeToya Luckett (Felicia Price), Damien Dante Wayans (David Berenger) and Lesley-Ann Brandt (Naomi Cox). Single Ladies season 3 will premiere Monday, January 6 at 9Pm Et/Pt on VH1. As Season 3 of Single...

VH1 and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment are kicking off the New Year with the third season premiere of hit scripted series Single Ladies. After averaging 3.3 million total viewers, VH1′s first hour-long scripted series returns with fan favorites LisaRaye McCoy (Keisha), Denise Vasi (Raquel), Charity Shea (April), D.B. Woodside (Malcolm), Travis Winfrey (Omar), Terrell Tilford (Sean), Harold “House” Moore (Terrence) and introducing new supporting cast members LeToya Luckett (Felicia Price), Damien Dante Wayans (David Berenger) and Lesley-Ann Brandt (Naomi Cox). Single Ladies season 3 will premiere Monday, January 6 at 9Pm Et/Pt on VH1. As Season 3 of Single...

Lifetime has decided to cancel their Sunday night drama, The Protector, after one season on the air. The decision doesn't come as a surprise since the writing has been on the wall for awhile. While the Ally Walker series has some devoted fans, the ratings just weren't high enough for a second season.

The Protector follows Gloria Sheppard (Walker), a single mother and detective in the Lapd Robbery-Homicide Division. A recent divorcee and single mother, Gloria has to perform her duties as a homicide detective while taking care of her young sons, Nick (Sage Ryan) and Leo (Thomas Robinson). They all move in with her brother, Davey Sheppard (Chris Payne Gilbert), and he helps her raise the boys. At work, Gloria works on some of Los Angeles' most high profile crimes with her partner, Detective Michelle Dulcett (Tisha Campbell-Martin). They work alongside officer Ramon "Romeo" Rush (Terrell Tilford),...

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1968: Percy Rodriguez debuted on Peyton Place as Dr. Harry Miles.

2008: The second season of General Hospital: Night Shift premiered.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Jennifer Bassey (Marian, All My Children; ex-Abby, The Edge Of Night; ex-Dorothy, Somerset; ex-Jennifer, Love Of Life) - 69

Danny Glover (ex-Isaac, Brothers & Sisters) - 65

Joanna Going (ex-Lisa, Another World; ex-Evie, Search For Tomorrow; ex-Victoria, Dark Shadows) - 48

Terrell Tilford (Greg, One Life To Live; ex-Bob, Days Of Our Lives; ex-David, Guiding Light) - 42

Christopher Tavani (ex-Luke, As The World Turns) - 18

Editor's Note: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to editor@welovesoaps.com.

Skid Row featured in Emmy-nominated Bold And The Beautiful

It was a rare intersection of the extremes of glitz and grit in this sprawling city — both the nation's entertainment Mecca and its homeless capital, and quite a departure in both style and substance for the 24-year-old CBS melodrama.

"We're what you could call a camp romance novel," said actress Susan Flannery, whose character experiences an epiphany in the episodes. "We don't do big social issues."

The episodes have earned nine Daytime Emmy nominations, including writing, directing, acting and outstanding drama series. The award ceremony will be held June 19 in Las Vegas.

Two of the episodes, which resemble documentaries filmed at a Skid Row park and a shelter, are a particular measure of pride for the cast, crew and executive producer-head writer Bradley Bell.

"It was unlike anything we'd done in 24 years," Bell said. "We were all transformed by this. We...

Lone Star Creator Kyle Killen Still Hoping for Cable Pickup for Cancelled Show

Killen isn’t giving up. The creator-writer-executive producer of Lone Star, the short-lived and critically acclaimed 20th Century Fox Television show about a Texas con-man, still believes the series could air on cable television. “We have 6 completed episodes that function nicely as a mini-season and we’d love to find a home for that,” Killen told Speakeasy on the eve of this year’s Austin Film Festival and Conference, where he’s speaking this weekend and the Lone Star pilot will be shown.

Commentary: The social networks

Everywhere you look on TV, there are crowds of friends and extended families all together all the time. What does it say about viewers?

Sean Ringgold bumped up from recurring to contract status at One Life To Live

An Oltl spokesperson confirmed to Soaps in Depth that Ringgold (Shaun) has been bumped to contract status.

Dearest Friends,We are thrilled to announce the 2010 Garland Awards, voted on by the Los Angeles theater critics of Back Stage. Who knew we had theater in Southern California, let alone a group of devoted theater critics? Our equally devoted readers of Back Stage, of course. Thank you for turning to the reviews pages in print and reading other of our reviews online. We know you're out there, treasuring the vibrant theater scene as much as we do.The critics who voted are Jeff Favre, Hoyt Hilsman, Travis Holder, Iris Mann, Eric Marchese, Dany Margolies, Dink O'Neal, Brad Schreiber, Melinda Schupmann, Madeleine Shaner, Les Spindle, Neal Weaver, and Jennie Webb. Under our voting system, each Garland winner was named on at least three critics' Best of 2009 lists. Each critic listed up to five nominees for each category except performance, up to 10 nominees for performance in musical productions and 10 for straight plays.

Six  was the magic number for NAACP Image Awards nominations announced Wednesday (Jan. 6).

ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," the film "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" and the TNT's telepic "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" led with six nominations apiece.

In music, however, Jay-z and Maxwell led the way with five nods each.

The nominations were announced at a press conference that featured Tay Diggs, comedian Wanda Sykes, "Brothers Star" Michael Strahan, Tatyana Ali and Kyle and Chris Massey.

The 41st NAACP Image Awards will air live beginning at 8 p.m. Et on Friday, Feb. 26 on Fox.

Check out the nominees:

Television

Outstanding Comedy Series

"30 Rock" (NBC)

"Everybody Hates Chris"(CW)

"Glee"(Fox)

"Tyler Perry's House of Payne"(TBS)

"Ugly Betty"(ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Daryl "Chill" Mitchell - "Brothers"(Fox)

Donald Faison - "Scrubs"(NBC)

Dulé Hill - "Psych"(USA Network)

Lavan Davis - "Tyler Perry's House of Payne...

"Precious" leads the nominations for the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards earning eight noms including Best Director for Lee Daniels, Best Actress for Gabourey Sidibe, Supporting Actress for Mariah Carey, Monique, and Paula Patton, and Best Supporting Actor for Lenny Kravitz.

"Precious" also got nods for Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Independent Film. Other films nominated were "Invictus," "Michael Jackson's This Is It," "The Blind Side," and "The Princess and the Frog."

Winners will be announced Feb. 26 on Fox.

Here's the complete list of nominees for the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards:

Motion Picture Categories

Outstanding Motion Picture

. "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

. "Invictus" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

. "Michael Jackson's: This Is It" (Columbia Pictures)

. "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

. "The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

. Denzel Washington , "The Taking of Pelham 123" (Columbia Pictures...

An upper class African American family wrestles with parental expectations, sibling rivalry, and issues of class and race. Following a two-year hiatus, Joseph Stern's multiple award-winning Matrix Theatre Company returns with the West Coast premiere of Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond, an important new play from one of America's freshest and most dynamic voices. Shirley Jo Finney directs Chris Butler, Avery Clyde, Tinashe Kajese, Terrell Tilford, John Wesley and Michole Briana White at The Matrix Theatre, April 4 through May 31, with previews beginning March 26.