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Bob Sassone has been with TV Squad since the beginning. His work has appeared in several publications and sites, including Salon, The Huffington Post, Esquire, The Boston Herald, McSweeneys, Slashfood, Cinematical, Adjab, and Tripod (The TV Lounge), and he's been a commentator on PBS, MSNBC, and FX. He's the author of the essay collection Book, With Words and Pages and editor of Professor Barnhardt's Journal.

Greek: Friend or Foe? (season finale) - open thread

Greek
Last night was the season finale of Greek, the somewhat-overlooked ABC Family show with the small but rabid fan base. If you have no idea what's going on in the picture above, the ZBZs competed in Songfest. There was also a battle of the bots between Rusty and Dale, which means it sounds like this show appeals to people who like both Glee and G4.

What did you think of the season finale?

So ... what's going on over at Chuck?

We really don't know much about what's going on with NBC's Chuck, plot-wise. We don't even know when it's coming back.

Televisionary has an interview with Yvonne Strahovski. She talks about how she's a little surprised the show is even coming back and reveals a little bit about where the show will be going after the last season finale (seems like so long ago...) where Chuck got his powers.

[Watch clips and episodes of Chuck and other shows at SlashControl.]

Would you watch TV on iTunes for $30 a month?

AppleThe Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog is reporting that Apple is having meetings with TV networks to see if they'd be interested in having their programs available on iTunes in a deal where viewers would pay a monthly flat fee to watch the shows.

Obviously, many networks already offer various shows on iTunes, but this would be a scenario where Mac and PC users of iTunes would pay a $30 a month subscription in order to watch TV shows. And that would be all shows, not just paying for each show that you want to watch.

Continue reading Would you watch TV on iTunes for $30 a month?

What's On Tonight: V, NCIS, Melrose Place, Dragon's Den

  • Kathy GriffinTBS has a marathon of The Office all night.
  • At 8, ABC has the series premiere of V, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.
  • CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
  • NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
  • FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
  • The CW has new episodes of 90210 and Melrose Place.
  • PBS has a new Nova at 8.
  • ESPN has a new 30 For 30 at 8, followed by two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
  • At 9, History Channel has a new episode of The Universe.
  • Bravo has Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel at 9, then the season premiere of Tabatha's Salon Makeover.
  • Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics at 9, followed by a new ECW.
  • BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
  • At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
  • Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
  • A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
  • Also at 10: MTV has a new episode of The Hills, followed by a new episode of The City.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Continue reading What's On Tonight: V, NCIS, Melrose Place, Dragon's Den

What You Missed Last Night: Stephen Colbert does ... the sports?

You don't usually see Stephen Colbert talking about sports. He even addresses that a little bit in this clip from last night's show, where he talks about the winner of the New York City marathon and Olympic speedskating.

This show remains one of the funniest shows on television.

[Watch clips and episodes of The Colbert Report and other shows at SlashControl.]

This Heroes spoiler makes no sense at all

HeroesRecently we told you about the major death that was happening on Heroes this season. The only clues we were told were that it was one of the original characters from the first season and it was a male. Well, it looks like the actor has been named, and if it's true then it doesn't make any sense at all.

Full details after the jump...

Continue reading This Heroes spoiler makes no sense at all

Do you love commercials or are you just lazy?

freecreditreport.com band
Here's an interesting factoid: 46% of people who record TV shows don't fast forward through the commercials.

Now, I'm a natural skeptic when it comes to studies like this. I always wonder how the question was asked, the specifics, is the respondent lying or over/understating something, etc, but I often find myself not fast forwarding through ads because I'm doing something else at the time (writing an episode review, for example). How about you?

Do you fast forward through commercials?

New TV on DVD releases this week

The ShieldHere are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

If you loved The Rockford Files and you own the season sets, you'll probably want to buy Volume 1 of the movies (four in this batch) that is being released tomorrow. They weren't as good as the series, of course (sort of like the Spenser: For Hire movies that Robert Urich did after that series ended), but they're actually pretty good.

And season 6 of Kate & Allie is out. That reminds me: I still have to get season 5.

  • Afro Samurai - Complete Murder Sessions
  • The Clone Wars - Season 1
  • Doctor Who - The War Games and The Black Guardian Trilogy
  • Edge of Darkness - The Complete BBC Series

Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week

Law & Order: CI replaces Eric Bogosian

Law & Order: CIIt seems like we have new casting news and/or rumors about Law and Order: Criminal Intent every week or so. Here's the latest.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio has been cast as the new captain on the show. She replaces Eric Bogosian who has left after a few seasons on the USA Network show. She'll join another new cast member, Saffron Burrows, who replaces Julianne Nicholson, who decided not to come back to the show after having a baby.

Continue reading Law & Order: CI replaces Eric Bogosian

Whoopi takes on Bill O'Reilly (dressed as Dracula)

One last Halloween post. Bill O'Reilly appeared on The View on Friday, dressed as Dracula. It's a basic costume, but it suits him. Of course, the talk turned to the Fox News vs. the White House story, and then O'Reilly, for some bizarre reason, calls Whoopi "jealous" because he has a best-selling book. But what's equally odd is Whoopi's response, where she lists the awards she has won. I think that has been boiling inside her for a while (that part happens about 7:48 in).

And what's with all the weird mugging and looking around that Whoopi is doing? She's actually kinda of an odd person, isn't she?

[Watch The View and other shows on SlashControl.]

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