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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Review: Scrubs - Our Drunk Friend</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-drunk-friend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-drunk-friend/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-drunk-friend/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/scrubs/" rel="tag">Scrubs</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="210" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/scrubsourdrunkfriend250.jpg"  alt="Kerry Bishe and John C. McGinley in Scrubs: Our Drunk Friend" />(S09E02)</em> Here is where we see glimpses of what <em>Scrubs: Med School</em> could be. Lucy gets too involved with a case. Denise opens up -- well, at least as much as she can open up -- to Drew. Cole being Cole. Cox overseeing everything with his lit-on-fire rantings.<br />
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But they're just glimpses. As in the premiere, the more memorable stuff was from the old crew and how they interacted with each other. The most troubling part of that was J.D., or, more accurately, the Two J.D.s.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-drunk-friend/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: Scrubs - Our Drunk Friend</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-drunk-friend/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260965/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-drunk-friend/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bill lawrence</category><category>BillLawrence</category><category>dave franco</category><category>DaveFranco</category><category>donald faison</category><category>DonaldFaison</category><category>john c. mcginley</category><category>JohnC.Mcginley</category><category>ken jenkins</category><category>KenJenkins</category><category>kerry bishe</category><category>KerryBishe</category><category>michael mosley</category><category>MichaelMosley</category><category>robert maschio</category><category>RobertMaschio</category><category>scrubs: med school</category><category>Scrubs:MedSchool</category><category>zach braff</category><category>ZachBraff</category><dc:creator>Joel Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: Scrubs - Our First Day of School (season premiere)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-first-day-of-school-season-premiere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-first-day-of-school-season-premiere/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-first-day-of-school-season-premiere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/scrubs/" rel="tag">Scrubs</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="352" border="0" align="right" alt="Kerry Bishe in Scrubs: Our First Day of School" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/scrubsourfirstdayofschool200.jpg" />(S09E01)</em> As much as I want to treat <em>Scrubs: Med School</em> as a new series, let's face it: The show is listed everywhere as being <em>Scrubs</em>' ninth season. So that's the way I'm going to treat it until told otherwise. Sound good to you folks?<br />
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Anyway, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/scrubs-season-nine-an-early-look/">my preview of this new iteration of <em>Scrubs</em></a> pretty much gave the entire setup, so we can mercifully skip past that and just talk about what was funny, and what wasn't.<br />
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Oh, and for those of you who are still hanging on to the story thread that is the Elliot / J.D. relationship, you'll be happy to know that everything's fine there. More after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-first-day-of-school-season-premiere/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: Scrubs - Our First Day of School (season premiere)</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-first-day-of-school-season-premiere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260400/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-scrubs-our-first-day-of-school-season-premiere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bill lawrence</category><category>BillLawrence</category><category>dave franco</category><category>DaveFranco</category><category>john c. mcginley</category><category>JohnC.Mcginley</category><category>ken jenkins</category><category>KenJenkins</category><category>kerry bishe</category><category>KerryBishe</category><category>michael mosley</category><category>MichaelMosley</category><category>neil flynn</category><category>NeilFlynn</category><category>sarah chalke</category><category>SarahChalke</category><category>scrubs: med school</category><category>Scrubs:MedSchool</category><category>zach braff</category><category>ZachBraff</category><dc:creator>Joel Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>ABC's Charlie Gibson retiring this month</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/abcs-charlie-gibson-retiring-this-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/abcs-charlie-gibson-retiring-this-month/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/abcs-charlie-gibson-retiring-this-month/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/charlie_gibson.jpg" alt="" />To the three of you who still watch the news on a regular basis, here's some news you would have seen coming. <br />
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<em>ABC World News'</em> lead anchor <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012005.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1&amp;ref=verttv">Charlie Gibson has announced his retirement</a>. He will leave the show on Dec. 18 and Diane Sawyer will take over the anchor's chair on Dec. 21. <br />
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He has only been the station's lead news anchor since May of 2006 when he stepped in for Bob Woodruff who sustained injuries from a roadside bomb in Iraq. Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas replaced <em>World News Tonight</em> anchor Peter Jennings who left due to medical reasons.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/abcs-charlie-gibson-retiring-this-month/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260939/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/abcs-charlie-gibson-retiring-this-month/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bob woodruff</category><category>BobWoodruff</category><category>charles gibson</category><category>CharlesGibson</category><category>charlie gibson</category><category>CharlieGibson</category><category>diane sawyer</category><category>DianeSawyer</category><category>elizabeth vargas</category><category>ElizabethVargas</category><category>peter jennings</category><category>PeterJennings</category><category>world news tonight</category><category>world news with charles gibson</category><category>WorldNewsTonight</category><category>WorldNewsWithCharlesGibson</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tomorrow night's Christmas tree lighting on NBC could be more interesting than usual</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/tomorrow-nights-christmas-tree-lighting-on-nbc-could-be-more-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/tomorrow-nights-christmas-tree-lighting-on-nbc-could-be-more-in/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/tomorrow-nights-christmas-tree-lighting-on-nbc-could-be-more-in/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/music-and-variety/" rel="tag">Music and Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/nbc-logo.jpg" alt="NBC logo" />I'm not quite sure what to make of this web site. It's called <a href="http://nbcstolechristmas.com/">nbcstolechristmas.com</a> and it has a <em>How The Grinch Stole </em><em>Christmas</em>-ish rhyme that seems to imply that tomorrow night's live Rockefeller Plaza Christmas tree lighting show on NBC might not go off the way the network wants it to.<br />
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If I'm reading the rhyme correctly, NBC is refusing to negotiate with employees over some dispute, and unless they agree to negotiate, "the crew may just might, do something that would be NBC's blight" and that "they'll be forced from 30 Rock." That's rather vague (and ominous). Could it mean the lights won't work? Dozens of NBC employees streaking live on national TV?<br />
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The poem also mentions hosts Jane Krakowski and Zachary Levi and suggests that music guests Shakira and The Roots might not be able to play. Hmmmm...well, it's one way to get people to watch the show, that's for sure.<br />
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(<strong>Update:</strong> <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/12/nbc-threatened-with-christmas-special-shutdown-.html">The Live Feed has the story</a>.)<br />
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[via <a href="http://twitter.com/damianholbrook">Damian Holbrook</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/tomorrow-nights-christmas-tree-lighting-on-nbc-could-be-more-in/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260556/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/tomorrow-nights-christmas-tree-lighting-on-nbc-could-be-more-in/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>christmas tree</category><category>holiday</category><category>nbc</category><category>nbc stole christmas</category><category>shakira</category><category>the roots</category><category>xmas</category><category>zachary levi</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Chris Matthews has a giant head on Family Guy (and in real life)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/chris-matthews-has-a-giant-head-on-family-guy-and-in-real-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/chris-matthews-has-a-giant-head-on-family-guy-and-in-real-life/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/chris-matthews-has-a-giant-head-on-family-guy-and-in-real-life/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>This is an amusing clip from <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/sundays-with-seth-the-best-little-dry-cleaners-in-virginia/">Sunday's episode of <em>Family Guy</em></a>. It's one of those pop culture flashbacks that the show does and has Chris Matthews and his giant head, talking over and interrupting his guest just like he does in real life. Special bonus: an appearance by someone from <em>That 70s Show</em>!
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[Watch <a href="http://www.slashcontrol.com/free-tv-shows/family-guy">clips and episodes of <em>Family Guy</em></a> and other shows at <a href="http://www.slashcontrol.com">SlashControl</a>.]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/chris-matthews-has-a-giant-head-on-family-guy-and-in-real-life/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260471/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/chris-matthews-has-a-giant-head-on-family-guy-and-in-real-life/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>brian</category><category>chris matthews</category><category>family guy</category><category>fox</category><category>kurtwood smith</category><category>msnbc</category><category>stewie</category><category>that 70s show</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sneak Peek: this week's Total Drama Action season finale</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/sneak-peek-this-weeks-total-drama-action-season-finale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/sneak-peek-this-weeks-total-drama-action-season-finale/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/sneak-peek-this-weeks-total-drama-action-season-finale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>I have to admit I haven't seen any of <em>Total Drama Action</em>. It's a show I often include in my <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/what-to-watch-tonight/">What's On Tonight</a> picks, but I just haven't caught up with it yet. From this recap/preview below, it looks like fun, sort of a weird Cartoon Network version of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/survivor/"><em>Survivor</em></a>, with a few other reality shows mixed in too. The season finale airs this Thursday at 9PM.
<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1f39q32qL90&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1f39q32qL90&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/sneak-peek-this-weeks-total-drama-action-season-finale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260086/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/sneak-peek-this-weeks-total-drama-action-season-finale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>cartoon network</category><category>reality shows</category><category>season finale</category><category>sneak peek</category><category>total drama action</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FX sets midseason schedule: Damages to Mondays, Nip/Tuck finale in March, and more</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/fx-sets-midseason-schedule-damages-to-mondays-nip-tuck-finale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/fx-sets-midseason-schedule-damages-to-mondays-nip-tuck-finale/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/fx-sets-midseason-schedule-damages-to-mondays-nip-tuck-finale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/nip-tuck/" rel="tag">Nip/Tuck</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/damages/" rel="tag">Damages</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in FX's 'Damages.'" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/glenclosedamagesfxtvs250.jpg" />Hot on the heels of FOX, its parent company's <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/fox-announces-midseason-schedule/">midseason schedule announcement</a>, FX today released their upcoming schedule after the ball drops for 2010.<br />
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For the most part, the basic cable network's upcoming slate of originals is what everyone expected, save for one fairly big surprise.<br />
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Full details and premiere dates after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/fx-sets-midseason-schedule-damages-to-mondays-nip-tuck-finale/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FX sets midseason schedule: Damages to Mondays, Nip/Tuck finale in March, and more</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/fx-sets-midseason-schedule-damages-to-mondays-nip-tuck-finale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260402/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/fx-sets-midseason-schedule-damages-to-mondays-nip-tuck-finale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2010 schedule</category><category>Archer</category><category>Damages</category><category>FX</category><category>Justified</category><category>Lawman</category><category>Louie</category><category>Nip Tuck</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Are you ready for some Martha Stewart?!</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/are-you-ready-for-some-martha-stewart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/are-you-ready-for-some-martha-stewart/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/are-you-ready-for-some-martha-stewart/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="172" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/08/marthastewart-744784-1.jpg" alt="Martha Stewart" />If you're like me, when you hear the name Martha Stewart you think of football. Now those two things are coming together in a new contest.<br />
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Martha and NBC have teamed up for <a href="http://www.marthasnf.com/Entry.aspx">Martha's <em>Sunday Night Football</em> Sweepstakes</a>, a contest where, if you win the grand prize, you get a trip to New York City, a stay in a hotel, $100 in spending money, and you get to attend a live taping of <em>Martha Stewart </em>or <em>Football Night in </em><em>America</em>. Runner up prizes include Martha's new book <em>Dinner at Home</em> and autographed footballs.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/are-you-ready-for-some-martha-stewart/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Are you ready for some Martha Stewart?!</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/are-you-ready-for-some-martha-stewart/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260221/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/are-you-ready-for-some-martha-stewart/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>football night in america</category><category>martha stewart</category><category>martha stewart contest</category><category>marthas sunday night football sweepstakes</category><category>nbc</category><category>sunday night football</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Why is ABC giving Nicole Richie a situation comedy?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/why-is-abc-giving-nicole-richie-a-situation-comedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/why-is-abc-giving-nicole-richie-a-situation-comedy/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/why-is-abc-giving-nicole-richie-a-situation-comedy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cougar-town/" rel="tag">Cougar Town</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/modern-family/" rel="tag">Modern Family</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="281" border="0" align="right" alt="nicole_richie_necklace" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/nicole_richie4.jpg" />If you don't count <em>Hank</em> -- and I'm trying to erase the two episodes I saw from my memory banks -- ABC has had a pretty good year launching new comedies. In fact, if you go back to the spring, you can add <em>Better Off Ted</em> to <em>Cougar Town, The Middle</em> and <em>Modern Family</em>. <br />
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Why then would <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011971.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1">ABC be giving Nicole Richie a new sitcom</a>? I just don't see where she's worthy of a show, let alone that she has the star appeal or talent to carry a situation comedy. <br />
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Perhaps ABC has some take on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/10/13/fox-cancels-simple-life/"><em>The Simple Life</em></a> star that I'm missing. She's cute, yes. She's not a complete airhead judging by what I've seen of her on talk shows. But, really, aren't there better actresses -- stars -- who are more viable for a new comedy series? Stars will more talent than celebrity to their credit.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/why-is-abc-giving-nicole-richie-a-situation-comedy/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Why is ABC giving Nicole Richie a situation comedy?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/why-is-abc-giving-nicole-richie-a-situation-comedy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259948/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/why-is-abc-giving-nicole-richie-a-situation-comedy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ABC</category><category>actress</category><category>Nicole Richie</category><category>NicoleRichie</category><category>Paris Hilton</category><category>ParisHilton</category><category>sitcom</category><category>situation comedy</category><category>SituationComedy</category><category>The Simple Life</category><category>TheSimpleLife</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: Lie to Me - Fold Equity</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-lie-to-me-fold-equity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-lie-to-me-fold-equity/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-lie-to-me-fold-equity/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lie-to-me/" rel="tag">Lie to Me</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/206_foldequity_133tvs425.jpg" alt="Lightman (Tim Roth) goes to Las Vegas to help locate a missing finalist in the World Series of Poker in the LIE TO ME episode 'Fold Equity,'" /><br /> (<em>S02E09</em>) <em>"She's the female equivalent of roulette and you like the view." - Foster</em><br /> <br /> There's always a potential for screw-ups when networks start airing episodes out of the producers intended order (see NBC and their goofs with Detective Crosetti's death in season three of <em>Homicide</em>), but <em>Lie to Me</em> seems to have avoided that sort of miscalculation despite FOX's shuffling of the season order. That is, until "Fold Equity" aired last night. Originally set to air during Fox's <em>Simpsons </em>week (catch the Sideshow Bob reference?), "Fold Equity" didn't drop the ball on anything as major as a character's death, but more than once during the hour it felt as though we were taking some giant steps backward.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-lie-to-me-fold-equity/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: Lie to Me - Fold Equity</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-lie-to-me-fold-equity/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19257116/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-lie-to-me-fold-equity/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Abby Brammell</category><category>Ben Reynolds</category><category>Brendan Hines</category><category>Dr. Cal Lightman</category><category>Dr. Gillian Foster</category><category>Eli Loker</category><category>Fold Equity</category><category>FOX</category><category>Kelli Williams</category><category>Las Vegas</category><category>Lie to Me</category><category>Mekhi Phifer</category><category>Monica Raymund</category><category>poker</category><category>Ria Torres</category><category>S02E09</category><category>Shawn Ryan</category><category>The Lightman Group</category><category>Tim Roth</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>There could be yet another permanent death coming up on Heroes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/there-could-be-yet-another-permanent-death-coming-up-on-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/there-could-be-yet-another-permanent-death-coming-up-on-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/there-could-be-yet-another-permanent-death-coming-up-on-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="173" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/heroes.jpg" alt="Heroes" />So, in <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-heroes-the-fifth-stage-recap/">last night's episode of<em> Heroes</em></a>, one of the original cast members was killed off. In slow motion! Fans might think that there's a chance he could come back because characters come back on this show all the time, but producer Tim Kring says that this is final. <br />
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And now it looks like it might not be the only permanent death on the show.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/there-could-be-yet-another-permanent-death-coming-up-on-heroes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>There could be yet another permanent death coming up on Heroes</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/there-could-be-yet-another-permanent-death-coming-up-on-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19260018/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/there-could-be-yet-another-permanent-death-coming-up-on-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>david tennant</category><category>heroes</category><category>jane curtin</category><category>mohinder</category><category>nbc</category><category>rex is not your lawyer</category><category>sendhil ramamurthy</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Peter Bergman celebrates 20 years on The Young and the Restless</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/peter-bergman-celebrates-20-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/peter-bergman-celebrates-20-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/peter-bergman-celebrates-20-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/emmys/" rel="tag">Emmys</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="314" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/peter-bergman-profile.jpg" alt="Peter_bergman_CBS" />Where has the time gone? Is it really<a href="http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/11/20/young-restless-peter-bergman-eric-braeden/"> 20 years that Peter Bergman's played Jack Abbott </a>on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/07/how-the-young-and-the-restless-got-eric-braeden-back/"><em>The Young and the Restless</em></a>? Amazing, but true. Not only has Bergman been tearing it up as Jack for two decades, he's pretty much eradicated the memory of his tenure on <em>All My Children</em> where he was nice guy, Dr. Cliff Warner. Say what you will about Jack, he's not a nice guy. He can have his good moments, but this character is too complicated, too selfish, too diabolical ever to be confused with a noble man like Cliff.<br />
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Which is what has made Peter Bergman's time on <em>Y&amp;R</em> so remarkable! The character had been so sharply defined by Terry Lester that it was going to be tough for any actor to take over the part.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/peter-bergman-celebrates-20-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Peter Bergman celebrates 20 years on The Young and the Restless</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/peter-bergman-celebrates-20-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259791/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/peter-bergman-celebrates-20-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>All My Children</category><category>AllMyChildren</category><category>contract dispute</category><category>ContractDispute</category><category>Eric Braeden</category><category>EricBraeden</category><category>Im not a doctor</category><category>ImNotADoctor</category><category>Jack Abbott</category><category>JackAbbott</category><category>Peter Bergman</category><category>PeterBergman</category><category>The Young and the Restless</category><category>TheYoungAndTheRestless</category><category>Victor</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What's On Tonight: Presidential Address, Scrubs, Victoria's Secret, ECW</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/whats-on-tonight-presidential-address-scrubs-victorias-secr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/whats-on-tonight-presidential-address-scrubs-victorias-secr/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/whats-on-tonight-presidential-address-scrubs-victorias-secr/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/what-to-watch-tonight/" rel="tag">What To Watch Tonight</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><ul>
    <li><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="282" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/07/nigel_lythgoe_090724.jpg" alt="So You Think You Can Dance" />At 8, the major networks and the cable news networks have the <strong><em>Presidential Address</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>The CW has a new <strong><em>90210</em></strong> at 8, then a new <strong><em>Melrose Place</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 8:30, FOX has a new <strong><em>So You Think You Can Dance</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 9, ABC has the season premiere of <strong><em>Scrubs</em></strong> (two episodes), followed by a new episode of <strong><em>The Forgotten</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>NBC has a new, two-hour <strong><em>Biggest Loser</em></strong> at 9.</li>
    <li>Discovery has a new<strong><em> Dirty Jobs</em></strong> at 9, then a new <strong><em>Ghost Lab</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>History Channel has a new <strong><em>How The World Was Made</em></strong> at 9.</li>
    <li>Food Network has a new <strong><em>The Best Thing I Ever Ate</em></strong> at 9.</li>
    <li>Spike has <strong><em>Super Dave's Spike-Tacular</em></strong> at 9.</li>
    <li>IFC has two episodes of <strong><em>Arrested Development </em></strong>at 9.</li>
    <li>At 10, CBS has the <strong><em>Victoria's Secret Fashion Show</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>There's a new <strong><em>Sons of Anarchy </em></strong>on FX at 10.</li>
    <li>Bravo has a new <strong><em>Tabatha's Salon Makeover</em></strong> at 10.</li>
    <li>Syfy has a new <strong><em>ECW</em></strong> at 10.</li>
    <li>Lifetime has a new <strong><em>Sherri</em></strong> at 10.</li>
    <li>Also at 10: MTV has a new episode of <strong><em>The Hills</em></strong>, followed by a new episode of <strong><em>The City</em></strong>.</li>
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Check your <a href="http://tvlistings.aol.com">local TV listings</a> for more.<br />
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After the jump, the late night talk shows.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/whats-on-tonight-presidential-address-scrubs-victorias-secr/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What's On Tonight: Presidential Address, Scrubs, Victoria's Secret, ECW</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/whats-on-tonight-presidential-address-scrubs-victorias-secr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259102/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/whats-on-tonight-presidential-address-scrubs-victorias-secr/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>90210</category><category>carson daly</category><category>charlie rose</category><category>chelsea handler</category><category>conan</category><category>craig ferguson</category><category>dirty jobs</category><category>ecw</category><category>fallon</category><category>jay leno show</category><category>kimmel</category><category>late night talk shows</category><category>letterman</category><category>melrose place</category><category>presidential address</category><category>scrubs</category><category>smiley</category><category>so you think you can dance</category><category>sons of anarchy</category><category>super dave</category><category>the forgotten</category><category>the hills</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Goodbye Raising The Bar</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/goodbye-raising-the-bar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/goodbye-raising-the-bar/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/goodbye-raising-the-bar/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="298" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/raisingthebar2.jpg" alt="Raising The Bar" /><br />
I don't know how many people will miss TNT's <em>Raising The Bar</em>. It was one of those shows that you never really heard people talking about - fans or critics - even though it had a pretty high-profile cast, including Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Jane Kaczmarek. The 2008 premiere actually grabbed over 7.7 million viewers, but that number dropped 50% for the second season premiere, so the writing was on the wall.<br />
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<a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b155758_tnt_cancels_mark-paul_gosselaars.html">TNT has canceled the legal drama</a>. There are still a few episodes that haven't aired yet and they will probably be shown sometime in early 2010.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/goodbye-raising-the-bar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259969/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/goodbye-raising-the-bar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>jane kaczmarek</category><category>mark-paul gosselaar</category><category>raising the bar</category><category>raising the bar canceled</category><category>tnt</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bob's Burgers heading to Fox</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/bobs-burgers-heading-to-fox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/bobs-burgers-heading-to-fox/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/bobs-burgers-heading-to-fox/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="122" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/116213-bobs_burgers_341.jpg" alt="Bob's Burgers" />From the creator of <em>Home Movies</em> comes <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3icc2aee71977fdb1731588de5e194b323">a new animated show on Fox</a>. <em>Bob's Burgers </em>will be about a guy (Bob) who runs a burger grill at an East Coast seaside town with his "tightly wound wife and three unhelpful kids". <br />
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Fox is obviously returning to form with another animated family comedy, as if their entire Sunday night line-up weren't enough. I yearn for animated shows that dare to be a little different like <em>South Park</em>, <em>Futurama </em>and <em>The Venture Bros</em>. <br />
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However, the show involves hamburgers and as a hamburger fan I may give it a shot. It is a bit of a concern that Fox is overdoing it with the animated shows. Perhaps Cartoon Network and Fox should just switch names and be done with it.<br />
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Also, based on the photo doesn't the main character look a little like Luigi from the Mario Brothers? Will he have a thick Italian accent as well?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/bobs-burgers-heading-to-fox/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259775/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/bobs-burgers-heading-to-fox/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>animation</category><category>Bobs Burgers</category><category>BobsBurgers</category><category>Fox</category><category>Home Movies</category><category>HomeMovies</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: Heroes - The Fifth Stage</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-heroes-the-fifth-stage-recap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-heroes-the-fifth-stage-recap/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-heroes-the-fifth-stage-recap/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="Heroes: The Fifth Stage" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/heroes_091201.jpg" /><br />
<em>(S04E12)</em> One of the comic books that I never expected to enjoy is Marvel's <em>X-Factor</em>. It used to be your typical spandex and fists adventure, but then it changed into a noir detective series, with mutants feature much more subdued powers. One of the best of these is Madrox, also known as Multiple Man. Upon impact of any kind, he splits into two beings, and then his doppelgangers retain this ability.<br />
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Why am I talking about a comic book character in a review about <em>Heroes</em>? Well, aside from the obvious connection, we got introduced to a new character this week. With Ray Park's Edgar gone from the Sullivan Bros. circus, Samuel turns to another denizen of the big top to step in and be his right-hand man, or right hands.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-heroes-the-fifth-stage-recap/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: Heroes - The Fifth Stage</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-heroes-the-fifth-stage-recap/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259830/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-heroes-the-fifth-stage-recap/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>cristine rose</category><category>CristineRose</category><category>david h lawrence xvii</category><category>DavidHLawrenceXvii</category><category>dawn olivieri</category><category>DawnOlivieri</category><category>elisabeth rohm</category><category>ElisabethRohm</category><category>hayden panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>jack coleman</category><category>JackColeman</category><category>madeline zima</category><category>MadelineZima</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>robert knepper</category><category>RobertKnepper</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Three Rivers will spend December on the shelf</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/three-rivers-will-spend-december-on-the-shelf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/three-rivers-will-spend-december-on-the-shelf/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/three-rivers-will-spend-december-on-the-shelf/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="right" alt="alex_oloughlin_cbs" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/12/alex-oloughlin-three-rivers_a.jpg" />You knew it was a bad sign in November when <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/cbss-sunday-flip-flop-cold-case-for-three-rivers/">CBS decided to flip flop <em>Cold Case</em> and <em>Three Rivers</em></a> to test whether it was the time slots that were dictating the sliding ratings of the Sunday night dramas. <br />
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The results were hardly conclusive, but consistently drawing less than 2.0 in the demographics has doomed <em>Three Rivers</em>. <a href="http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/tunedin/archive/2009/11/30/cbs-yanks-three-rivers.aspx">CBS has pulled <em>Three Rivers</em> off the schedule for December</a>. Merry Christmas, Alex O'Loughlin lovers. <br />
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This is the first step to cancellation and anyone who tells you otherwise is blowing smoke. Despite a big star in the center, <em>Three Rivers</em> is an earnest medical drama that's just not catching on with viewers. CBS will complete the 13-episode order and then kiss the show bye-bye.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/three-rivers-will-spend-december-on-the-shelf/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Three Rivers will spend December on the shelf</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/three-rivers-will-spend-december-on-the-shelf/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259670/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/three-rivers-will-spend-december-on-the-shelf/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Alex OLoughlin</category><category>AlexOloughlin</category><category>CBS</category><category>December</category><category>medical</category><category>NFL Football</category><category>NflFootball</category><category>Nielsens</category><category>primetime</category><category>ratings</category><category>Sunday night</category><category>SundayNight</category><category>Three Rivers</category><category>ThreeRivers</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Here's the new promo for Lost (from Spain)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/heres-the-new-promo-for-lost-from-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/heres-the-new-promo-for-lost-from-spain/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/heres-the-new-promo-for-lost-from-spain/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/" rel="tag">Lost</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>We aren't getting too many promos for the last season of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/"><em>Lost</em></a> from ABC (and zero new footage), but this promo from Spain is pretty damn cool. It's hard to see if there's any new footage (I don't think there is), but it's very well done.<br />
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[via <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com">Popwatch</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/heres-the-new-promo-for-lost-from-spain/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19259128/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/heres-the-new-promo-for-lost-from-spain/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>benjamin linus</category><category>hurley</category><category>island</category><category>last season of lost</category><category>locke</category><category>lost</category><category>lost ad</category><category>lost chessboard</category><category>spain</category><category>spanish lost promo</category><category>the others</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: Gossip Girl - The Treasure of Serena Madre</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-gossip-girl-the-treasure-of-serena-madre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-gossip-girl-the-treasure-of-serena-madre/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-gossip-girl-the-treasure-of-serena-madre/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gossip-girl/" rel="tag">Gossip Girl</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/gg311-20091130.png" alt="Gossip Girl" /><br />
<em>(S03E11)</em> It's Thanksgiving time on the Upper East Side, and you know what that means? Loads of drama and awkward situations. This special episode also marks the return of a few of the show's mothers, including Jessica's mother, Blair's mother, and Lily's mother CeCe.<br />
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Sadly, due to a prior engagement, I will not be able to offer you a full review of the episode in due time. Please take a few minutes to post your reactions to the episodes in the comments section below. In my review of the December 7 episode, I'll post my comments about "The Treasure of Serena Madre" and may include a few of your own comments.<br />
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So don't be shy. Let the other <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com">TV Squad</a> readers know what you thought of this week's episode. What did you think of all the mother drama? Was Jenny's revenge against Eric too much? How about the damaging info Chuck has on his friends? Share your reactions, theories, and comments below.<br />
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The last episode before the holiday break, "The Debarted," will air next week on December 7.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-gossip-girl-the-treasure-of-serena-madre/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19257217/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/01/review-gossip-girl-the-treasure-of-serena-madre/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Blake Lively</category><category>BlakeLively</category><category>Chace Crawford</category><category>ChaceCrawford</category><category>Ed Westwick</category><category>EdWestwick</category><category>Emily Rutherford</category><category>EmilyRutherford</category><category>Gina Torres</category><category>GinaTorres</category><category>Gossip Girl</category><category>GossipGirl</category><category>Jessica Szohr</category><category>JessicaSzohr</category><category>Leighton Meester</category><category>LeightonMeester</category><category>Margaret Colin</category><category>MargaretColin</category><category>Matthew Settle</category><category>MatthewSettle</category><category>Penn Badgley</category><category>PennBadgley</category><category>Taylor Momsen</category><category>TaylorMomsen</category><category>The CW</category><category>TheCw</category><category>Upper East Side</category><category>UpperEastSide</category><dc:creator>Isabelle Carreau</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: House - Wilson</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/review-house-wilson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/review-house-wilson/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/review-house-wilson/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/house/" rel="tag">House</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" alt="Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard, L) discusses treatment of a patient with Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein, R) in the HOUSE episode 'Wilson.'" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/house-ep610_sc10_1164.jpg" /><br />(<em>S06E10</em>) <em>"They're all dying. They're all your friends." - House</em><br /><br />Episodes like this are why I've faithfully stuck with <em>House </em>after six and a half seasons. Sure, more often than not, <em>House </em>can get<em> </em>stale -- it's the same thing, week in and out, and even something shocking (like <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/house-simple-explanation/">Kutner offing himself</a> last year or <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/review-house-teamwork-recap/">Cameron saying good-bye</a> two weeks ago) isn't enough to take away from the fact that it's just another episode with another wacky case. But episodes like "<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/house-broken-season-premiere/">Broken</a>", and now "Wilson," are proof that there are so many more layers that need exploring in the world of Princeton Plainsboro.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/review-house-wilson/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: House - Wilson</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/review-house-wilson/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19257102/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/review-house-wilson/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>David Shore</category><category>Dr Chris Taub</category><category>Dr Eric Foreman</category><category>Dr Gregory House</category><category>Dr James Wilson</category><category>Dr Lisa Cuddy</category><category>Dr Remy Hadley</category><category>Dr Robert Chase</category><category>FOX</category><category>House</category><category>Hugh Laurie</category><category>Jesse Spencer</category><category>Joshua Malina</category><category>Lisa Edelstein</category><category>Lucas Douglas</category><category>Michael Weston</category><category>Olivia Wilde</category><category>Omar Epps</category><category>Peter Jacobson</category><category>Princeton Plainsboro Hospital</category><category>Robert Sean Leonard</category><category>S06E10</category><category>Thirteen</category><category>Wilson</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:58:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>