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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for Dec. 5-7

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 took a look back at those five suggestions to improve Fringe that I made in October to see if the writers had addressed any of them since then.

I also posted advance reviews up of TNT's Leverage and BBC America's bittersweet Gavin & Stacey season finale, as well as my thoughts on this week's installments of Chuck, Pushing Daisies, 30 Rock,and Top Chef: New York.

All this plus news about the first footage from Season Five of ABC's Lost, CW developing a spin-off of Gossip Girl, Bryan Fuller heading back to Heroes and Mad Men's John Hamm heading to 30 Rock, NBC's midseason lineup (including less Knight Rider!), delays with that planned Veronica Mars feature film, and Sci Fi ordering BSG spin-off Caprica to series.

Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items...
  • Buzz suggested a few possible scenarios for the Gossip Girl spinoff. (BuzzSugar)
  • Sandie shared an interview with Samuel Baum, creator and executive producer of Fox's upcoming new series, Lie to Me (Daemon's TV)
  • GMMR shared some news and pics from her recent visit to the set of Privileged. (Give Me My Remote)
  • The holiday season has arrived and with it a brand new TV Advent Calendar including our favorite advent "treat" this week... How to make a holiday work wheel à la The OC and Seth Cohen's Chrismakkuh Work Wheel. (RTVW Online)
  • Scooter unveils his upcoming holiday schedule of Best of the Year list and how you can participate in crafting one and win iTunes/Amazon gift cards in the process. (Scooter McGavin's 9th Green)
  • Vance fell behind in TV blogging November sweeps so did a little blogging cleaning up on over a dozen shows. (Tapeworthy)
  • Our national nightmare came and went. Dan evaluated Rosie's debacle of a variety show. (TiFaux)
  • Jennifer begged Shonda Rhimes to stop the Izzie madness on Grey's Anatomy. (Tube Talk)
  • TV Spy got a bit bogged down making the huge Christmas double issue of TV & Satellite Week. But somehow, amid all the madness and mince pies, Ben and Gareth found time to ponder Heroes: The Eclipse Pt2, and reckoned they spotted some definite signs of improvement. Phew! (TV Spy)
  • This week, the TV Addict got an exclusive update on the status of the VERONICA MARS Movie from Papa Mars himself, Enrico Colantoni. (The TV Addict)
  • Kate was a little sad to see Stylista's surgically enhanced little fashion urchin get the boot. (TV Filter)
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Anonymous said…
Hey Jace.

I'm a big fan of Dexter. Your coverage on that is limited. Not your cup of tea?

Keep up the great work!

Thanks

Lou
12/08/2008
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