July 2012 - Page 2 of 4

TV Olympics: Favorite Musical Episode

This musical episode mini-poll is one of my favorites in this event, so it’s awesome that it coincides with the Olympic opening ceremonies! As I mentioned in the nominating post, this option is limited to episodes from shows that aren’t all musical episodes (like Glee or Smash). It’s not that I don’t like their episodes, it’s just that the poll would end up being far too long for this mini-poll event.

And as always, if I missed a great musical episode, please feel free to nominate it in the comments! As usual, live-action scripted shows only, please. Also, having only one or two songs doesn’t make an episode a musical, but feel free to nominate individual songs for the cast-performed songs category!

I almost wish this poll happened later, as Psych is doing a two-hour musical episode that is sure to be amazing! Also, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog gets an honorable mention, but as a stand-alone episode it doesn’t qualify for this event.

Poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to three episodes. Be sure to check out all our ongoing polls at the main event page!

Which is your favorite musical episode? (Choose up to 3!)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (33%, 61 Votes)
Scrubs - My Musical (20%, 36 Votes)
Grey's Anatomy - Song Beneath the Song (15%, 27 Votes)
Community - Regional Holiday Music (10%, 18 Votes)
That 70s Show - That 70s Musical (8%, 15 Votes)
Community - Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas (8%, 14 Votes)
Xena: Warrior Princess - The Bitter Suite (4%, 8 Votes)
Xena: Warrior Princess - Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (3%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 100

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ABC Premiere Dates 2012 — Your Fall TV List – TVLine

ABC has finally announced its fall 2012 premiere dates, with most shows coming back during the final week of September (starting Monday, September 24 with Castle, and ending Sunday, September 30 with Once Upon a Time at their normal times).

Notable exceptions include Suburgatory (which returns Wednesday, October 17, in a new 9:30 time slot), Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 (Tuesday, October 23 at 9 and 9:30 – I wonder if they did that so Apt. 23 would come back on the 23th – great way to get people to remember!), and the network’s two country-music themed offerings, Nashville (October 10) and Malibu Country (November 2).

The only new show I’m planning to check out on ABC this fall is Last Resort (premiering Thursday, September 27, at 8), with a cast that includes Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse), Autumn Reeser (No Ordinary Family), and Scott Speedman (Felicity).

ABC Premiere Dates 2012 — Your Fall TV List – TVLine.

TV Olympics: Favorite Elementary-Aged Character

Poll #4 in our Olympic event (have you been keeping up?) focuses on characters aged 6-12 and the talented child actors who play them. From this small list of nominees, you can see that elementary-school-aged characters have grown increasingly rare in the TV world, but there still are a handful of awesome ones out there (and if we’ve missed any that regularly appear on live-action, scripted shows, let us know!).

You can chose up to 3 characters, and this poll (like the others) will be open for one week. And yes, I am aware that some of these characters have moved past their elementary school years, but all spent a significant part of their show in that age range. Vote and spread the word!

Who is your favorite elementary-aged kid? (Choose up to 3!)

Henry - Once Upon a Time (27%, 74 Votes)
Young Shawn - Psych (21%, 58 Votes)
Young Gus - Psych (18%, 50 Votes)
Brick - The Middle (12%, 33 Votes)
Manny - Modern Family (11%, 31 Votes)
Kevin - Eureka (5%, 15 Votes)
Julie - Monk (3%, 9 Votes)
Benji - Monk (2%, 5 Votes)
Charlie - Bent (1%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 141

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Once Upon a Time Season 2 — Sir Lancelot played by Sinqua Walls – TVLine

Once Upon a Time is due for some British mythology with the casting of Sinqua Walls as Lancelot. I haven’t seen Walls in any of his previous TV roles (Teen Wolf, Friday Night Lights). What do you think about this bit of casting? Excited to see Arthurian legend come to Storybrooke?

Once Upon a Time Season 2 — Sir Lancelot played by Sinqua Walls – TVLine.

TV Olympics: Favorite Newborn to Kindergartener

Yes, just about every baby and toddler you see on TV is absolutely adorable. But which ones are your favorites? You can only pick three! From Angel to Up All Night, many shows have featured cute babies and sweet preschoolers.

If you haven’t voted for your favorite married couple or for the cutest couple name, there’s still time! And be sure to keep up to date with the entire event on the TV Show Olympics main page.

Poll with be open for one week, and if I missed any kids, please nominate them! They should be part of the main show, not just flashbacks or special episodes, and live-action, scripted shows only, please.

Who is your favorite newborn to kindergarten-aged kid? (Choose up to 3!)

Hope - Raising Hope (47%, 500 Votes)
Christine - Bones (15%, 166 Votes)
Michael - Bones (10%, 111 Votes)
Charlie - Good Luck Charlie (8%, 86 Votes)
Amy - Up All Night (6%, 64 Votes)
Clara - Chuck (4%, 42 Votes)
Connor - Angel (3%, 34 Votes)
Harrison - Dexter (3%, 27 Votes)
Jenna - Eureka (2%, 17 Votes)
Liam - Shameless (1%, 12 Votes)
Max - Nikita (1%, 11 Votes)
Maya - Six Feet Under (0%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 689

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Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 3 Chris Gorham Preview – TVLine

Fun interview with Chris Gorham (Covert Affairs’ Auggie) about tonight’s episode and the rest of the summer season. He talks about how Auggie can miss the fact that his best friend has fallen in love with him and the ramifications of both characters’ wrong choices this season.

Covert Affairs Season 3 Episode 3 Chris Gorham Preview – TVLine.

TV Olympics: Best Married Couple

Round two of TV Breakroom’s Olympic mini-poll event features married couples in live-action, scripted shows! Some of these were married when their shows began, others found their way to each other throughout the show. (With Once Upon a Time’s Prince Charming and Snow White, it was a little of both!)

If you haven’t already voted on Cutest Couple Names, you still have 6 days left! And keep up with all the polls and results on our main event page.

Like all the other polls in this event, this poll will be open for one week. You can vote for up to 3 married couples, and the top 3 will be awarded medals toward their shows’ totals!

Who is your favorite married couple? (Choose up to 3!)

John and Mary Winchester - Supernatural (35%, 496 Votes)
Snow and Charming - Once Upon a Time (11%, 159 Votes)
Angela and Hodgins - Bones (10%, 137 Votes)
Peter and Elizabeth Burke - White Collar (9%, 131 Votes)
Marshall and Lily - How I Met Your Mother (9%, 123 Votes)
Zoe and Wash - Firefly (7%, 92 Votes)
Chuck and Sarah - Chuck (5%, 75 Votes)
Devon "Awesome" and Ellie - Chuck (3%, 48 Votes)
Cliff and Clair Huxtable - The Cosby Show (3%, 42 Votes)
Jim and Pam - The Office (2%, 26 Votes)
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo - I Love Lucy (2%, 25 Votes)
Rob and Laura Petrie - The Dick Van Dyke Show (1%, 14 Votes)
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart - Hart to Hart (1%, 13 Votes)
Eric and Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (1%, 13 Votes)
Arthur and Joan Campbell - Covert Affairs (1%, 9 Votes)
Jim and Stephanie Powell - No Ordinary Family (0%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 795

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New Girl Casts David Walton, Leslie Mann, Niecy Nash — Season 2 – TVLine

Fans of NBC’s short-lived let’s-shuffle-this-off-into-oblivion-nothing-to-see-here-folks comedy Bent should be excited by star David Walton’s return to TV in Fox’s New Girl. Walton will play a reoccurring “bad boy” type who mistakes Jess for someone else. Being the quirky and mischievous person that she is, Jess decides to play along.

By the way, have you seen the season two poster yet? I think it’s pretty awesome:

New Girl Casts David Walton, Leslie Mann, Niecy Nash — Season 2 – TVLine.

How I Met Your Mother Michael Trucco Returns Season 8 – TVLine

Michael Trucco briefly appeared on How I Met Your Mother as a guy Robin had a crush on, and he’s set to return in season 8 for a multi-episode arc. Who knows what that means for his current show, Fairly Legal.

How I Met Your Mother Michael Trucco Returns Season 8 – TVLine.

Mindy Kaling Will Be Back on The Office After All — Vulture

Kelly’s storyline on The Office will get a chance to wrap up, as Mindy Kaling will be in two episodes of the upcoming season of the show. Kaling currently has her hands full writing, directing, and starring in her Fox comedy, The Mindy Project, which will premier online 4 weeks before its TV debut (another new Fox comedy, Ben & Kate, will do the same). The pilots of the two shows will be available to stream on Facebook, Fox.com, Hulu, Xfinity, Yahoo.com, AOL.com, and more.

Mindy Kaling Will Be Back on The Office After All — Vulture.

Where Do You Watch TV?

It used to be easy to answer the question of where you watch TV. The living room set, with its rabbit ears, was the only option, or you might have an additional portable one in the kitchen. Now the possibilities are as varied as people’s lifestyles.

I remember the joy of discovering Hulu in the summer of 2008. Living in an area without TV reception meant that most of the shows I had watched up to that point had been on video or DVD. Even the one year of satellite TV my family had was largely overtaken by my siblings, though I didn’t mind, as I like to watch TV shows the way I read books – start at the beginning and read every chapter until the end. Hulu made that method easier with shows, and I could watch on my own timetable, on my own laptop.

High-speed internet and watching TV on computers go hand in hand, but set-top boxes and smart TVs have brought online TV watching back to the living room. You can visit Argos for a LG smart TV. I got one of the first generation of Roku set-top boxes so I could watch video from Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, and others right on my TV without the hassle of hooking up my laptop to the TV, but a smart TV now has those same capabilities built right into the unit.

Living room TVs are great for watching TV with friends. Some of the more popular brands are Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, and Toshiba. Click here for a Toshiba TV. I still watch the majority of shows on my laptop, partly so as not to disturb my roommate, and partly because the reception is better in my room. Yes, I still use an antenna to watch broadcast channels, and I now have one with a USB connection that plugs right into my computer. In a pinch, it can also be used as a DVR.

And while TV sets keep growing in size, the small screen has also found a way to get even smaller, with mobile phones, iPods, and tablets. Obviously, tablets provide the best viewing experience, but even 3-4 inch screens can provide an enjoyable watch. If I have trouble getting to sleep, I’ll sometimes watch a recorded show, or one off of Netflix on my iPod Touch.

Where do you watch TV?

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TV Olympics: Cutest Couple Name

We’re launching this year’s TV Olympics with the ever-so-cute (you can read that as sarcastic if you lean toward a more jaded view of the world) category of couple names! Often these are used by fans to promote their preferred pairing in shows with love triangles, but occasionally they’ve shown up in actual episodes:

The Big Bang Theory (The Zazzy Substitution):

Penny: Hey look, it’s Shamy.
Amy: Shamy?
Sheldon: Juvenile amalgamation of our names. Sheldon, Amy. Shamy.
Amy: Oh. I don’t like that. Don’t do that.

NCIS (Life Before His Eyes):

Tony: I remember you. Riva. No, Visa. No, no, no. Tiva!
Ziva: Ziva.

You can vote for up to 3 options, and the top 3 answers will receive medals for their shows! Poll closes in one week. Be sure to check out our other polls and results on the main event page!

Which is your favorite couple name? (Choose up to 3!)

Tiva (Tony and Ziva) - NCIS (28%, 456 Votes)
Densi (Deeks and Kensi) - NCIS: Los Angeles (18%, 284 Votes)
Caskett (Castle and Beckett) - Castle (15%, 235 Votes)
McAbby (McGee and Abby) - NCIS (11%, 186 Votes)
Shamy (Sheldon and Amy) - The Big Bang Theory (7%, 117 Votes)
Spuffy (Spike and Buffy) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 68 Votes)
Bangel (Buffy and Angel) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 58 Votes)
Shules (Shawn and Jules/Juliet) - Psych (3%, 52 Votes)
LoVe (Logan and Veronica) - Veronica Mars (3%, 45 Votes)
Chair (Chuck and Blair) - Gossip Girl (2%, 30 Votes)
Mikita (Michael and Nikita) - Nikita (2%, 27 Votes)
Clois (Clark and Lois) - Smallville (2%, 25 Votes)
Finchel (Finn and Rachel) - Glee (1%, 24 Votes)
Dair (Dan and Blair) - Gossip Girl (1%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 923

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Castle Casts Jack Coleman — Season 5 – TVLine

Jack Coleman is getting a promotion. The Heroes vet previously reoccurred on The Office as Angela’s boyfriend/husband, a state senator. On Castle, he’ll play a US Senator who comes in conflict with Beckett. Who’s guessing he ties in to her mother’s murder?

Castle Casts Jack Coleman — Season 5 – TVLine.

Exclusive: Law & Order: SVU Casts Adam Baldwin as Cragen’s Replacement! – Today’s News: Our Take | TVGuide.com

Adam Baldwin, most famous for his gun-toting Firefly and Chuck roles, will be appearing on the first three episodes of next season’s Law & Order: SVU, as an interim replacement for Capt. Steve Harris (who’s in a bit of a pickle after the season finale events). From Baldwin’s previous roles, I’m getting the feeling he’s not going to be the most understanding temporary boss.

I’m glad Adam Baldwin is getting all these guest spots (he also was recently on Castle and Leverage), but I’d really like to see him on a show of his own again soon!

Exclusive: Law & Order: SVU Casts Adam Baldwin as Cragen’s Replacement! – Today’s News: Our Take | TVGuide.com.

Alphas Preview: Laura Mennell Says Season 2 Will Expose Nina’s ‘Dark Underbelly’ – TVLine

Sounds like Nina will be one of the hardest hit by the team’s eight-month hiatus. I guess Jedi-mind-tricking isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Interview with Laura Mennell at the link below.

Alphas Preview: Laura Mennell Says Season 2 Will Expose Nina’s ‘Dark Underbelly’ – TVLine.