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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for Nov. 14-16

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 interviewed Chris Lilley, the creator/writer/star of HBO's new comedy series Summer Heights High, about what it's like to play Jonah Takalua, what's next for him and the characters, and those rumors that he refused to sell the format rights for Summer Heights High.

I also offered up my thoughts on what appeared to be a strangely controversial episode of Chuck, wrote an advance review of the season premiere of Bravo's Top Chef as well as a detailed deconstruction of the episode, announced the cast of characters for Season Three of Skins, and shared my joyous enthusiasm for the return of FX's Damages, among other things.

Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items...
  • From the curmudgeons at House to the sex-crazed residents of Grey's Anatomy, which medical show's staff would you most want treating you? (BuzzSugar)
  • This week, Sandie came up with a cool Twilight TV series: The Cullens. (Daemon's TV)
  • Looking for happy thoughts to hold of the grey and dreary days of winter, Jody came up with a list of her Top 5 Happy TV Moments like Buffy not letting The First keep her down in "Chosen" or the series premiere of Lost. (RTVW)
  • If it wrong for an old dude to like the new Taylor Swift album Fearless, Scooter doesn't want to run into Chris Hansen anytime soon. (Scooter McGavin's 9th Green)
  • The set ups are getting a bit obvious but Vance still likes Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters and Degrassi:TNG (Tapeworthy)
  • The TiFaux gang bid adieu to Total Request Live (and, in a way, their youths) by each giving their top five videos ever. (TiFaux)
  • This week, theTVaddict.com used Twitter to snag an interview with UGLY BETTY's David Blue (Cliff St. Paul) [The TV Addict]
  • Kate talked to Tom and Padma from Top Chef (TV Filter)
  • Heather got to see a sneaky preview of 24: Redemption. Her verdict? “Jack-tastic”, whatever that means… (TV Spy)
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