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Out of the blogosphere… The latest US TV news and talk from the TV Blog Coalition

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Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web…

• Buzz went looking for opinions about the best under-appreciated TV gem of 2008. (BuzzSugar)

• Sandie shared a special holiday preview of Supernatural’s upcoming January episodes. (Daemon’s TV)

• In the latest installment of Take 5, GMMR looked back at the top five episodes of Veronica Mars. (Give Me My Remote)

• Rae took a look at one of the shows she’s been anticipating for months, TNT’s new series Leverage. (RTVW Online)

• In a year when some of the most inept executives in America got the axe, one man looks to carry the mantel into 2009 and is scheduling what you watch on your television… (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

• Vance checked out Toronto’s cast for the play Dog Sees God, which happens to look a lot like Degrassi: The Next Generation (Marco! Craig! Jay! Jane!). (Tapeworthy)

• Jace was all about looking forward, with advance reviews of season two of Damages and the pilot script for Flash Forward, which could just be the next Lost. (Televisionary)

• Holy affluent teen drama! This week Gossip Girl featured a funeral, a wedding and a Blair/Chuck meltdown. (TiFaux)

• With the shocking announcement by NBC that Jay Leno will be sticking with the network, theTVaddict.com put together a list of Winners and Losers (The TV Addict)

• Raoul talked to the winners of The Amazing Race. (TV Filter)

• Suffering with an almighty pre-Christmas hangover, TV Spy was, to its shame, a blog of few words, as it looked forward to the new series of Flight of the Conchords and Battlestar Galactica. (TV Spy)

Out of the blogosphere… The latest US TV news and talk from the TV Blog Coalition

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on Monday 8 December 2008

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Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web…

• Buzz suggested a few possible scenarios for the Gossip Girl spin-off. (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 unveiled 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)

• Jace took a look back at those five suggestions to improve Fringe that he made in October to see if the writers had addressed any of them since then. (Televisionary)

• 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. Yet somehow, amid all the madness and mince pies, Ben and Gareth still found time to ponder Heroes: The Eclipse Pt2, and reckoned they spotted some definite signs of improvement. Phew! (TV Spy)

• 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)

Gregory House vs Walter Bishop…

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on Tuesday 2 December 2008

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Who’s better? As Harry Hill would say, there’s only one way to find out!

[via WatchFringe]

The first 17 minutes of the new series of 24

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on Tuesday 2 December 2008

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24 Day 7 begins on Sky1 in January, but for those of you who just can’t till then, we bring you the first 17 minutes of the new series, which feature as one of the extras on the recent DVD release of 24: Redemption. Enjoy!

First look at Laurence Fishburne in CSI

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on Tuesday 2 December 2008

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We have to admit we were a bit skeptical at first but, actually, this looks like it might turn out to be quite a coup for CSI… Laurence Fishburne makes his debut as William Petersen’s putative replacement, Dr Raymond Langston, in an episode airing in the States in December. UK viewers will have to wait until March.

Kiefer Sutherland talks about the next series of 24

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on Tuesday 25 November 2008

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As if 24: Redemption wasn’t cool enough, we now have Day 7 to look forward to. Here’s a little teaser, featuring interviews with Keifer Sutherland and Cherry Jones…

Out of the blogosphere… The latest US TV news and talk from the TV Blog Coalition

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on Monday 24 November 2008

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Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web…

• From Turtle on Entourage to Thirteen on House, Buzz rounded up some of her favorite nicknamed TV characters. (BuzzSugar)

• A hodgepodge of stuff ranging from how to win an autograph DVD of Chuck Season One to a promo for 25 Days of Christmas and where to find cheap TV DVDs for those on your Christmas list you don’t want to spend a lot on but you want them to think you spent a lot on them. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

• Vance loves Bobby Cannavale but isn’t quite sure if he’ll make a good Cupid yet after seeing the preview. (Tapeworthy)

• This week, Jace took an advance look at the Doctor Who: Complete Series Four DVD which came out earlier this week and offered an early look at a potential ABC midseason schedule. (Televisionary)

• I’m in ur hospital, sleepin’ with ur interns! Dan continued his trend of ridiculing Grey’s Anatomy with a new batch of LOLGrey’s (TiFaux).

• Jennifer returned from maternity leave to chat with Rosie O’Donnell about her new variety show, Nip/Tuck, and The View, and received a strike notice from her DVR. (Tube Talk)

• The TV Addict revealed why we’re not worried about Dollhouse’s Friday timeslot. (The TV Addict)

• Kate kinda hated herself for continuing to watch Stylista. But holy crap, was this week’s episode compelling! (TV Filter)

• Heather had a longish chat with 24: Redemption’s Robert Carlyle and, incredibly, managed to avoid once mentioning Hamish Macbeth! (TV Spy)

Forget about John Sergeant, it’s a new Flight of the Conchords promo!!!

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on Thursday 20 November 2008

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Kudos to Rob, for pointing us in the direction of this wonderful new promo for the second series of Flight of the Conchords, which starts in the US in January. All things being equal, it should air here in the UK on BBC4 in the Spring…

Out of the blogosphere… The latest US TV news and talk from the TV Blog Coalition

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Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web…

• 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)

• Jace 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 rumours that he refused to sell the format rights for Summer Heights High. (Televisionary)

• The TiFaux gang bid adieu to Total Request Live (and, in a way, their youths) by each giving their top five videos ever. (TiFaux)

• The TV Addict 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)

Win a deluxe The Sopranos DVD box-set!

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on Thursday 13 November 2008

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The Sopranos box-set

The Sopranos – aka “the greatest TV Series ever made” (© pretty much every TV critic worth their salt) – is finally getting the DVD box-set it so richly deserves.

Released on 24 November, The Sopranos: The Ultimate Collection includes all six series of the multiple-award-winning HBO drama (86 episodes in total), plus two bonus discs featuring over three hours of unseen extras and a rather lovely episode-by-episode guide.

The box-sets will retail at £129.99 (thankfully, it’s rather less at Amazon, should that be your preferred destination for retail therapy), but those nice people at HBO Video have given us one to give away.

To be in with a chance of winning it, simply answer the following question:

Q. Who played Tony Soprano?

Send your answer, clearly marked The Sopranos DVD Competition in the subject line, to tvspy@ipcmedia.com. The closing date for entries is Thursday 27 November 2008.

Please note: we will collect your personal email data solely to process your competition entry. Prizes will be awarded to the first correct entry drawn at random under independent supervision after the competition closes at midnight on 27 November 2008. We will notify the winner by email within 21 days of this closing date. The prize consists of a DVD box-set of series one of The Sopranos: The Ultimate Collection. Promoter: IPC Media. Prize Supplier: HBO Video. For full terms and conditions, see here.

Out of the blogosphere… The latest US TV news and talk from the TV Blog Coalition

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Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web. Here’s ourr p[ick from the last few days…

• Buzz rounded up some of her favorite TV production company logos and slogans, like “Bad Robot” and “Sit, Ubu, Sit.” (BuzzSugar)

• Sandie shared some pictures from her set visit of The Starter Wife. (Daemon’s TV)

• Rae took an early look at TNT’s The Librarian 3: Curse of the Judas Chalice. (RTVW)

• Scooter takes a look back at the first season of Raising the Bar, or as he likes to call it, The Zach Morris and His Hair Hour. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

• Vance wrote some limerick reviews about Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, The Office, Bones, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor and more, just because he felt like it. (Tapeworthy)

• Jace offered up some tantalizing spoilers as he took an advance look at the next three episodes of NBC’s Chuck, including Monday’s episode, which he says is the best of the series to date. (Televisionary)

• How was your election night? Dan mainly focused on Anderson Cooper, the fancy electronic maps on CNN and those crazy holograms that Wolf Blitzer was talking to. (TiFaux)

• The TV Addict interviewed newest Terminator cast member and Battlestar Galactica fan favorite Stephanie Jacobsen (The TV Addict)

• Kate interviewed Megan, Stylista’s villain, and was surprised by how down-to-Earth she was about the whole reality star thing. (TV Filter)

• Who would win in a fight between Heroes and Smallville? With apologies to Harry Hill, there’s only one way to find out… It’s the Heroes vs Smallville superheroes trump cards smackdown! (TV Spy)

New trailer alert! Damages season two is on its way!

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on Friday 7 November 2008

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The first series of Damages was, quite simply, one of the best things we’ve seen all year, so needless to say, we’re all rather excited here at TV Spy Towers about the prospect of a second series.

It begins in the States at the beginning of January and, all things being equal, we understand it should be shown here on BBC1 soon after (we’re hearing mid-February at the moment, but don’t quote us on that).

As and when we hear anything more, we will, of course, let you know. But in the meantime, check out this shiny new trailer which recently aired in America…

Ricky Gervais on Letterman: The stupid things Americans say to Brits

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on Thursday 6 November 2008

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This clip’s been doing the rounds for a couple of days now, so apologies if you’ve already seen it, but we thought this might brighten up a grey and dank Thursday. It’s Ricky Gervais doing the Top 10 list on the Late Show earlier this week, counting down the 10 most stupid things Americans say to Brits. And you know what? Every one of them is true!

Behind the scenes on 24: Redemption

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on Wednesday 5 November 2008

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Not long to go now, thankfully, until the 24 TV movie Redemption hits our screens (it’s currently scheduled to air here in the UK on Sky1 on Monday 24 November) and, to get us in the mood, Fox has just posted this little series of behind-the-scenes clips which give you a good flavour of what to expect. Not sure about the cheesy African muzak, but otherwise it all looks very promising indeed…

The wonderful world of Walter Bishop

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on Tuesday 4 November 2008

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As regular readers of this blog will know, we’re huge fans of Fringe’s Walter Bishop here at TV Spy. Last week, we promised to put together a selection of his finest moments from the series so far, but it appears that those lovely people over at Fox have beaten us to it. And so, with no further ado, we present to you two-and-a-half minutes of the finest Walterisms… Enjoy!

Out of the blogosphere… The latest US TV news and talk from the TV Blog Coalition

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Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web. Here’s a round-up of the best posts from the last few days…

• There have been so many Grey’s Anatomy hook-ups and romances over the years, it’s hard to keep count, but which is your all-time favorite? (BuzzSugar)

• Sandie shares an interview with Reggie Austin from The Starter Wife. (Daemon’s TV)

• Every week Scooter goes over the best of the best like the Best Quote, a free download, one thing you should not miss in the upcoming week and, for the dudes out there, a Gratuitous Token Hot Chick Picture of the Week. You’re welcome. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

• A longtime friend of Vance’s wrote this past week’s The Office episode and Vance gives it a totally unbiased review. (Tapeworthy)

• This week, Jace was absolutely gutted by David Tennant’s decision to leave Doctor Who at the end of 2009 and came up with some suggestions as to who could succeed Tennant as the Eleventh Doctor. (Televisionary)

• On the topic of Gossip Girl, Sara thinks that Chuck’s a bore, Nate’s a dim bulb and Dan and Serena keep having the same conversations over and over! (TiFaux)

• This week, the TV Addict took a brief look at the US version on Life on Mars (The TV Addict)

• What can be done to save Heroes? TV Spy’s answer to Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross, Ben and Gareth, have the answers! (TV Spy)

• Kate loved the second episode of Stylista even more than the first one… (TV Filter)

Whoopi Goldberg has a bad-hair day in the US version of Life on Mars

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on Friday 31 October 2008

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At last! House and Cuddy finally kiss!

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on Thursday 30 October 2008

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It’s been a long time coming, but in the episode of House which aired in the States last Tuesday, House and Cuddy, played by Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein, finally locked lips. You can see the moment in question around halfway through the clip below. The episode itself will be shown on Five next year…

Guns, explosions, Jack and Tony! Dammit, we’ve only gone and found a brand new 24 season 7 trailer!!!!!

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on Wednesday 29 October 2008

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We can hardly contain our excitement. Not only have we got the 24 TV movie Redemption to look forward to at the end of November, but then a full-on new series in January.

And judging from this trailer, it’s going to be action, action, action as Jack takes on the back-from-the-dead-turned-bad Tony Almeida. “So help me God,” says Jack, “I will kill you, and you will stay dead this time.”

Oh my….

The Simpsons parody Mad Men

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on Wednesday 29 October 2008

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The 20th series of The Simpsons starts here in the UK on Sky 1 on Sunday 9 November, and begins with the latest of its Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials.

This year’s offering sees a vote-rigging scandal, an invasion by Transformer-like robots and an homage to Peanuts called It’s The Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse. The highlight, however, promises to be How to Get Ahead In Dead-Vertising, which sees Homer killing off celebrities and begins with this brilliant spoof of the opening credits to Mad Men.

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