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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for Sept. 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 had an exclusive one-on-one interview with True Blood writer/executive producer Alan Ball the morning after the season finale and wrapped up the second season of the HBO vampire drama and took a look ahead to Season Three . I also put together a video interview package with the stars of NBC's new comedy series Community as they discuss the new comedy series and their individual characters . Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items... Need to brush up on what went down in The Office 's last season? Take BuzzSugar 's Season 5 quiz! ( BuzzSugar ) When Survivor: Samoa ads boasted The Biggest Villain Ever , Scooter scoffed with thoughts of Richard Hatch in his head. But after one episode Russell ...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for September 4-6

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 offered an advance review of the first three episodes of Season Seven of HBO's painfully hilarious Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Season Two premiere of FOX's Fringe . Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items... This week, we checked back in with your favorite doctors at Seattle Grace and have a early review of the GREY'S ANATOMY season premiere to share with you ( The TV Addict ) Which reality will Fringe take place in when season two premieres? The TV Fanatic can't wait to find out. ( TV Fanatic ) We got yet another amazing Weeds finale this week. Buzz wonders: of all the seasons, which finale has been your favorite? ( BuzzSugar ) This week, Eric shared some pictures from the season 6 pr...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for August 28-30

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 offered an advance review of USA's fantastic and stylish upcoming drama series White Collar , starring Tim DeKay and Matthew Bomer . I also had an exclusive interview with Top Chef: Las Vegas competitor (and major contender) Jennifer Carroll . Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items... With his new series, What Would Brian Boitano Make? , Brian Boitano proves that while the famed figure skater may not be a master chef, he is cute as a button. ( TiFaux ) With September fast approaching, so to are 75 new and returning TV shows. And here to ensure you don't miss a moment of your favorite (or soon-to-be favorite) show is theTVaddict.com with our printable and downloadable season premiere calendar ( T...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for August 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 had an exclusive interview with Bones showrunner/executive producer Hart Hanson about what to expect from Season Five of Bones , Booth's mental state, Brennan's Guatemalan trip, Angela's celibacy vow, a possible return to London, Stephen Fry, and much more . I also offered up advance reviews of the next episode of True Blood and the third season premiere of Mad Men , my thoughts on the season finale of ABC's Better Off Ted , and recounted my personal experiences with the new Lost ARG (which included the reveal of the Season Six premiere episode title) . Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items... It's summer, it's hot, and Vance's brain can no longer think in more than 140 cha...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for August 7-9

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 had an exclusive video interview with Doctor Who Torchwood writer/executive producer Russell T. Davies and director Euros Lyn and about what's coming up on the final David Tennant Doctor Who specials, a possible fourth season of Torchwood , the return of some familiar faces, and many, many other things. I also reported live from the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Pasadena, where I offered up stories on Fringe , the FOX executive session , my own experiences with being a judge on a Top Chef Quickfire Challenge , NBC's executive session , and Doctor Who and Masterpiece Contemporary 's David Tennant. All this and my thoughts on the latest episodes of Top Chef Masters and True Blood , an interview with V executive producers Scott Peters and Jace Hall , and much more. ...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for July 31-August 2

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 had an exclusive interview with Doctor Who 's David Tennant , who talked about his legacy to the Doctor Who franchise, the upcoming "End of Time" Christmas Special, and the Doctor's sartorial choices. I also had Part Two of my interview with Torchwood: Children of Earth executive producer Julie Gardner , write-ups on such Comic-Con panels as Lost , Doctor Who , Torchwood , 24 , True Blood , Eureka , Caprica/BSG , Bones , Chuck , Fringe , The Prisoner , and Stargate Universe . (And quotes from the 24 press room !) I reported from the Television Critics Association session for HBO, where they announced renewals for True Blood, Hung , and Entourage and offered details about the upcoming Seinfeld reunion season of Curb Your Enthusiasm . All this, plus news about Ben Silverman leaving N...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for July 17-19

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 offered an advance review of the five-episode event Torchwood: Children of Earth , airing every night on BBC America this coming week, and had an exclusive interview with Torchwood executive producer Julie Garner . I also offered reactions to the Primetime Emmy nominations , reviewed the first three episodes of BBC America's supernatural drama Being Human , discussed the latest episodes of HBO's True Blood and Bravo's Top Chef Masters , and reviewed Mad Men: Season Two on DVD , TNT's new cop drama Dark Blue . Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items... The TV Addict offers up his take on the 2009 Emmy Nods: The Good, The Bad and the Who Does BSG Have to Frak to Get Some Emmy Recognition! ...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for June 10-12

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 had an exclusive interview with True Blood 's baby vampire Jessica Hamby, a.k.a. actress Deborah Ann Woll and reviewed two upcoming episodes from Glee , airing this fall on FOX . I also reviewed Syfy's new drama series Warehouse 13 (and announced the channel's new rebrand from Sci Fi to Syfy ), discussed my love of British comedy series Peep Show , unveiled the cast of Bravo's Top Chef: Las Vegas , shared news of The Unusuals creator Noah Hawley's new deal with ABC Studios , and reviewed the first two episodes of Syfy's new season of Eureka . Plus, a discussion of the latest episode of Bravo's Top Chef Masters , BBC One's fall lineup , Comic-Con 2009 , new trailers for NBC's Community and Parenthood , and much more. Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed sectio...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for July 3-5

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 proposed that not all culinary-themed television series are created equal, ranking such series as Bravo's Top Chef and Top Chef Masters , BBC America's F Word , Food Network's Chopped , and FOX's Hell's Kitchen in one massive food-related post. I also offered up my thoughts on the latest episode of HBO's True Blood and an advance review of PBS' Miss Marple , recounted Torchwood star John Barrowman feeling "punished" by the BBC for the reduced episode count , reviewed the Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Season Two DVD set , and offered talk backs for FOX's Virtuality and HBO's Hung . All this and news about BBC axing Robin Hood for good , the unlikeness of a big-screen Veronica Mars adaptation , Christian Slater circling ABC drama The Forgotten , Tim Mine...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for June 26-28

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 offered an elegy for ABC's canceled The Unusuals and offered advance reviews of FOX's Virtuality , BBC America's Doctor Who: The Next Doctor , NBC's The Philanthropist , the return of ABC's Better Off Ted , and the first four episodes of HBO's Hung . I also discussed the latest episode of Bravo's Top Chef Masters and news of AMC's latest series order for thriller Rubicon , had several updates on the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International schedule , interviews with Virtuality co-creator Ronald D. Moore and the cast and crew of Torchwood: Children of Earth , and offered new trailers for NBC's upcoming series Community , Trauma , and Parenthood . Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing th...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for June 12-14

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 reviewed the first four episodes of Season Two of True Blood , talked to Alan Ball about what to expect this season , and had a candid interview with Virtuality co-creator Michael Taylor about the upcoming FOX airing of the two-hour pilot and offered up Anthony Head's thoughts on Buffy , Dollhouse , and Merlin . (I also went on TV Talk Radio this week to talk about all things television-related .) I also had advance reviews of the pilot episodes of ABC's The Forgotten , CW's The Beautiful Life , and FOX's Sons of Tucson as well as Bravo's Top Chef Masters , discussed the latest episodes of Pushing Daisies and Top Chef Masters , offered a Talk Back for the premiere of Showtime's Nurse Jackie , and reviewed the two-season DVD box set for Mistresses . Plus, news about Katee Sackh...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for June 3-5

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 offered advance reviews for the first six episodes of Showtime's Nurse Jackie and the first three episodes of Season Five of Weeds and reviewed the pilots for CW's Melrose Place and ABC's The Middle . David Tennant and Michelle Ryan discussed Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead , I talked to the first four chefs competing on Bravo's Top Chef: Masters , and I reviewed USA's Royal Pains and NBC's The Listener (and offered talk backs here and here ), and discussed the latest episode of ABC's Pushing Daisies . All this and news about Better Off Ted , Torchwood: Children of Earth , Brian Austen Green on One Tree Hill , FOX's Virtuality , Lost , House , and more. Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discuss...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for May 29-31

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 reviewed the full pilot episodes of such series as ABC's Eastwick , FOX's Human Target , and ABC's The Deep End . I also unveiled the new trailer for BBC America's Torchwood: Children of Earth , shared news about the casting of Karen Gillan as the new companion on Season Five of Doctor Who and BBC America snagging the five David Tennant Who specials and the launch date for supernatural drama Being Human , recounted news about John Lithgow joining the cast of Showtime's Dexter , offered up promos for CW's new fall series Melrose Place and Vampire Diaries , and was outraged over plans for a feature film relaunch of Buffy the Vampire Slayer without Joss or the cast of the series . Plus, I discussed the latest episode of ABC's The Unusuals (and shared why I'd be missing t...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for May 22-24

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 offered up extremely advance reviews on the full pilots of such new series as ABC's V , ABC's Modern Family , NBC's Community , and ABC's Happy Town . And I reported on all of the goings-on at the 2009 network upfronts, including FOX , ABC , NBC , CBS , and the CW ... and kept you up to date with all of the advance renewal/cancellation news and rumors . I also had the glorious news about the Chuck renewal (and even had the renewal scoop early ), offered some dish on Melrose Place , reviewed the True Blood: Season One DVD, reviewed FOX's Glee pilot (and offered a talk back ), and offered an advance review of the Gossip Girl season finale. Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items... Se...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for May 15-17

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 was once again consumed with all things Lost , offering my in-depth thoughts and theories about the two-hour season finale ("The Incident, Parts One and Two") . I also reviewed the season finale of FOX's Dollhouse , took another look at NBC's Parks and Recreation (and offered my thoughts on how best to fix the flagging series), raved about the season finales of FOX's Fringe , NBC's 30 Rock , HBO's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency , and CBS' The Amazing Race , and offered an advance review of BBC America's latest reality series Don't Tell the Bride as well as my thoughts about CW's potential Gossip Girl spin-off . And I shared news about the NBC Infront here in Los Angeles , Party Down getting renewed for a second season , Doctor Who 's David Tennant...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for May 8-10

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 reviewed the first two episodes of Showtime's sensational new Edie Falco comedy Nurse Jackie , which launches in June, and the three episode first season of PBS' mystery series Wallander , starring Kenneth Branagh. I also took a look at the latest pilot buzz surrounding potential projects at ABC, CBS, FOX, and the CW , offered my thoughts on Bravo's post- Runway effort The Fashion Show , kept the Chuck renewal effort going with updates on the possibility for a third season , talked to Dollhouse actor Alan Tudyk , All this and discussions on the latest episodes of ABC's Lost , CW's Gossip Girl , and Ashes to Ashes , reviews of BBC America's Apprentice UK and Gavin & Stacey: Season One on DVD, and news about FOX renewing Fringe for a second season , NBC canceling Life , an...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for April 24-26

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 reviewed the final three episodes of Pushing Daisies , recapped the Paley Festival panel for HBO's Big Love , had exclusive interviews with showrunner Jane Espenson about next year's Caprica series and former Veronica Mars writer/executive producer John Enbom about the hilarious Starz comedy Party Down . I shared news about Gillian Anderson being in talks to guest star on Doctor Who , BBC America postponing Season Two of Ashes to Ashes , ABC renewing twelve series , Evan Rachel Wood getting cast in HBO's True Blood , NBC dethroning Kings until June , and I took an early look at a scene from Season Two of True Blood . I also discussed the latest episodes of NBC's Chuck , NBC's 30 Rock , FOX's Fringe , BBC America's Ashes to Ashes , and BBC America's Last Restaurant Sta...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for April 17-19

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 an early look at HBO's Grey Gardens , a dramatized version of the cult 1973 documentary film, which stars Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as Big Edie and Little Edie Beale, offered an early look at the trailer for the next Doctor Who special entitled "The Waters of Mars ," and reviewed Skins: Volume 2 on DVD . I also took a second look at NBC's new comedy Parks and Recreation , explored my love for new comedies Better Off Ted , The Mighty Boosh , and Party Down , shared news about the Pushing Daisies comic book , Joss Whedon talking about the potential fate of FOX's Dollhouse , and FOX's cancellation of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles , and caught up with Nel's Stephen and Helen from BBC America's Last Restaurant Standing . All this and discussions about...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for April 10-12

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, after thinking about a particularly shocking character death this week, I talked to former BSG and Buffy writer and current Caprica showrunner Jane Espenson and some other television industry insiders about the role of death on television today . I had advance reviews of NBC's new comedy Parks and Recreation (and offered a Talk Back ), ABC's new drama The Unusuals , NBC's latest police drama Southland , the return of Fringe on FOX (and offered a Talk Back ), and ABC's new comedy Surviving Suburbia . I also discussed the most recent episodes of ABC's Lost , NBC's Chuck , NBC's 30 Rock , BBC America's Last Restaurant Standing , and shared news about FOX's Dollhouse getting its episode order cut down to twelve (sort of) and Leonard Nimoy being cast on FOX's Fringe...

Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for April 3-5

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 an early look at next week's episode of Chuck ("Chuck Versus the Dream Job") , which features guest stars Scott Bakula and Chevy Chase, offered a look at the trailer for the Doctor Who Easter Special, "Planet of the Dead," reviewed ABC's redo of Rob Thomas' Cupid , and talked about my renewed love for CBS' The Amazing Race . Also, I discussed the latest episodes of ABC's Lost , the season finale of FX's Damages , BBC America's Last Restaurant Standing , and NBC's Chuck , and offered a talk back for both of the series premieres of HBO's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and ABC's Cupid . Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items... As ER s...