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Scrubs Season Nine to Debut Dec. 1

By Gage Henry at 9:55 AM on October 30, 2009

Whimsical hospital comedy Scrubs is enduring a daring makeover without Zach Braff for its ninth season, which debuts Thursday, Dec. 1 at 9 p.m. EST on ABC, Variety reports.... read more

Reed. Adam Reed: Adult Swim Alum Launches Animated Spy Show

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 4:00 PM on October 29, 2009

"James Bond was actually a bit of a dick," says the former director/producer of Sealab 2021... read more

Microsoft Bows Out as Sponsor for Family Guy Television Special

By Christina Lee at 2:00 PM on October 29, 2009

Microsoft is now the latest to call foul on Seth MacFarlane, as the company relinquished sole sponsorship of the upcoming Family Guy television special.... read more

NBC Renews Community, Parks and Recreation and Mercy

By Justin Jacobs at 10:00 AM on October 29, 2009

TV Nation is a vicious place; some shows get cut down before they really find their audience, some shows are extinguished before they even hit the screen. But some shows do make the cut. Among them this season are the new ensemble-comedy Community, hospital drama Mercy and Amy Poehler-vehicle Parks and Recreation; NBC ordered nine more episodes of each, Variety reports.... read more

Top Chef: Just Desserts Now Casting

By Gage Henry at 3:30 PM on October 28, 2009

Bravo’s Top Chef will showcase a sweeter side to the franchise come 2010 with a spin off what will specifically put pastry chefs to the baking test.... read more

30 Rock Review: "Into the Crevasse"

By Sean Gandert at 11:00 AM on October 28, 2009

Last week’s episode of 30 Rock could really have come out at any point in the show’s continuity. Sure, it agreed that the events from previous episodes happened, but there wasn’t really any sort of play or acknowledgment of the show's past. The show has always been somewhat ambiguous with its own continuity, able to deal with multiple-episode plots but never really willing to let its characters grow or change. They’re stuck at a permanent point, even if the show makes some concessions to plotlines.... read more

Community Review: "Football, Feminism and You" (Episode 1.6)

By Sean Gandert at 10:54 AM on October 28, 2009

I don’t think anyone will be making the argument that last week’s episode of Community, “Football, Feminism and you,” is the series’ funniest. The list of quotes in the random observations this time is much smaller than it would be for most sit-coms truly hitting on all cylinders, and yet I can’t help but feel that it was truly at the top of its game … even without either Ken Jeong or John Oliver popping in to take things truly over the top. ... read more

Ricky Gervais to Host 2010 Golden Globes

By Christina Lee at 7:15 AM on October 28, 2009

The Office co-creator will be the first host of the awards show since 1995... read more

Win a Date with Edward James Olmos of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

By Emily Riemer at 4:35 PM on October 27, 2009

In honor of today’s Blu-Ray and Hi-Def DVD release of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, UGO Entertainment is offering a chance to have “Dinner with the Admiral.”... read more

Catching Up With... Battlestar Galactica's Edward James Olmos

By Tim Regan-Porter at 9:31 AM on October 27, 2009

Admiral Adama talks about directing Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, nuclear annihilation, God and how bloggers influenced the series. read more

High Definition: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

By Josh Jackson at 8:45 AM on October 27, 2009

Today marks the release of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan on DVD and Blu-Ray, and for a couple of hours, the show’s fans can relive the best sci-fi show in TV history from the perspective of the Cylons who almost completely annihilate humanity. Without answering the series’ biggest unresolved questions (like, what exactly was Kara Thrace?), it certainly adds a layer to the show’s first two seasons.... read more

How I Met Your Mother Review: "The Sexless Innkeeper" (Episode 5.04) and "Duel Citizenship" (Episode 5.05)

By Christina Lee at 6:18 PM on October 26, 2009

Air Dates: October 12, 2009 (“The Sexless Innkeeper”); October 19, 2009 (“Duel Citizenship”) Writers: Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (“The Sexless Innkeeper”), Chuck Tatham (“Duel Citizenship”) Director: Pamela Fryman Even with Lily’s excessive urination and insistence on playing a book-on-tape, Ted and Marshall’s road trip became a much-needed detour for Season Five, if not a near reversal of all that went wrong in “The Sexless Innkeeper.”... read more

Second Season of Elvis Costello's TV Show to Premiere in December

By Emily Riemer at 2:00 PM on October 26, 2009

The second season of Elvis Costello critically acclaimed seven-part TV series, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…, premieres on the Sundance Channel on Dec. 9.... read more

New Paste TV Show Debuts Tonight!

By Josh Jackson at 1:21 PM on October 26, 2009

Pardon the exclamation in the headline, but we’re just a wee bit excited about the debut of the Paste magazine TV show, “Pop Goes the Culture”, which airs tonight at 8pm on the brand new Halogen network.... read more

Dollhouse Review: "Belonging" (Episode 2.4)

By Tim Regan-Porter at 11:53 AM on October 26, 2009

The fourth episode of Dollhouse’s second season is the series’ best since the last episode written by Jed Whedon (Joss’ brother) and his wife, Maurissa Tancharoen—the unaired “Epitaph One.” read more

The Office Review: "The Lover" (Episode 6.06)

By Gage Henry at 4:59 PM on October 23, 2009

“The Lover” marks the sixth season’s most spot-on episode, mainly, the well-executed schticks and screaming matches that inevitably ensue when an employee (Pam) discovers that her boss (Michael) has been sleeping with her mother— Michael’s latest exposé in inappropriateness that sparked from Jim and Pam’s wedding in “Niagara.”... read more

Hulu to Charge Users by 2010

By Emily Riemer at 1:16 PM on October 23, 2009

Much has been lamented about the impending buyout of NBC Universal by Comcast. Among the expected consequences of this deal would be the switch at Hulu from an ad-generated business model to a subscription or fee-based service for consumers.... read more

Soupy Sales: 1926-2009

By Gage Henry at 1:12 PM on October 23, 2009

The smiley and sprightly comedian America knew as Soupy Sales passed away Thursday night at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, N.Y. He was 83.... read more

Community's Donald Glover: Class Act

By Rachael Maddux at 1:30 PM on October 22, 2009

Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga. Show: Community For Fans Of: 30 Rock, Upright Citizens Brigade, Encyclopedia Brown Donald Glover has never personally experienced the world of junior colleges laid out in NBC’s new sitcom, Community, but the 26-year-old wunderkind—who plays dim-bulb jock Troy—finds the premise familiar. “It’s about forcing people to interact with each other that you normally wouldn’t hang out with,” he says. “That was college for me.”... read more