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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for Jan 18-20

Televisionary is proud to be a member of the TV Blog Coalition. At the end of each week, we'll feature a roundup of content from our sister sites for your delectation.

This week, I tuned into the first two episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and pleaded with John Connor to wash his greasy hair, was blown away by the penultimate episode of superlative Brit import Life on Mars, and finally caught up on Ugly Betty's better-than-average recent episodes.

Oh, and I waxed philosophical about Team Fierce on the avant-garde challenge this week on Project Runway, discussed the winners of this year's non-existent Golden Globes, and discussed what the DGA deal with the AMPTP could mean for the rest of this season.

Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items...
  • Buzz issued a bold challenge to recast Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (BuzzSugar)
  • Eric wrote about the French titles (translated) of American TV shows (Daemon's TV)
  • Liz previewed Hollywood Residential, a promising new single-camera comedy premiering Wednesday on Starz. (Glowy Box)
  • American Idol is back, and Mikey's life is suddenly filled with meaning once again. (Mikey Likes TV)
  • Marcia reviewed the second season opener of Torchwood and, for the most part, liked what she saw. (Pop Vultures)
  • Rae had fun talking to a fellow Buffy fan and the woman behind Kyle XY's Jessi XX, Jaimie Alexander. (RTVW)
  • For those that prefer your horror movies to be more classic slasher like Evil Dead than realistic gore like Saw, you should definitely check out Hatchet starring the chick from Buffy the Vampire Slayer not named Buffy and the dude from Dharma and Greg not named Greg. (Scooter McGavin's 9th Green)
  • Vance is still undecided about Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. (Tapeworthy)
  • Who do you think would win a knock-down, drag-out fight: NBC's Chuck or Rami from Project Runway? (TiFaux)
  • Jennifer had a "biting" good time interviewing Moonlight’s Sophia Myles about what it’s like working on a show about vampires. (Tube Talk)
  • We posted an in-depth interview with LOST star Elizabeth Mitchell, who's not surprisingly far more delightful than her somewhat sinister character Juliet. (theTVaddict.com)
  • Kate watched American Idol for the first time ever - and loved it. (TV Filter)

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