Month: July 2012

Alphas Season 2 Casts Summer Glau, Sean Astin, Lauren Holly – TVLine

Looking forward to all of these amazing guest stars coming up in this season of Alphas! Much as I would like to see James Marsters regularly on my TV, I think SyFy made the right choice when they chose Alphas over Marsters’ similar (superheroes with limited powers) Three Inches. But Whedonverse fans still get to see a favorite actor, as Summer Glau reprises her role as Skylar Adams, a techno-alpha, for 3 episodes of season 2.

Also on the docket for season 2 are two NCIS-related actors. Sean Astin, best known as Samwise on The Lord of the Rings, recently dropped by the crime show, and will play Roland on Alphas. He’ll have the ability to absorb and replay others’ memories. Lauren Holly, who was NCIS’s Jenny Sheppard, will play a senator.

See this press release for more info on other new and returning guest stars.

Alphas Season 2 Casts Summer Glau, Sean Astin, Lauren Holly – TVLine.

Made in Jersey Casts Kristoffer Polaha — Season 1 – TVLine

Kristoffer Polaha, who played Ringer’s smarmy Henry, has joined Made in Jersey as a regular cast member. This doesn’t increase my desire to watch the show at all, but it does raise the question – when will other Ringer cast members join other shows? Particularly Ioan Gruffudd – I want him back on my TV screen!

Made in Jersey Casts Kristoffer Polaha — Season 1 – TVLine.

TV Show Olympics: Nominations

In late July, TV Breakroom is going to go mini-poll-crazy for the Olympics! Each daily mini-poll will be considered an event, and gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded at the end of each. TV shows will be treated like countries, and will gather medals from more show-based polls (team) as well as character/episode polls (individual). Not every show will be eligible to enter every poll (event), but this is typical of the Olympics as well.

Here are some ideas I had for mini-poll events, and now I need your nominations! Feel free to nominate your own ideas for mini-polls as well, but remember, keep it small and specific! If I get too many nominations for an event, I’ll postpone it for a regular Monday Madness poll. If I get too few, however, it will be dropped as an event.

Make sure you mention what event you’re nominating for in the comments! If you’re nominating for a bunch of events, it will probably best to copy/paste the list of events into your comment, and add your nominations from there.

Cutest couple name (Tiva, Shamy, etc.)

Best married couple

Best couple with a baby

Best couple who hasn’t kissed (yet!)

Favorite guy/girl friendship (non-romantic)

Favorite newborn to 5-year-old

Favorite elementary-school-aged kid

Favorite musical episode (excludes all-musical shows like Glee and Smash)

Favorite animated/alternate media episode (excludes all-animated shows)

Favorite bottle episode (primary cast restricted to one area)

Best crossover episode (a character or characters from one show visit another)

Favorite Christmas episode

Favorite Halloween episode

Favorite Thanksgiving episode

Favorite Valentine’s Day episode

Favorite special opening credits (often used on holiday episodes)

Favorite short intro (10-15 seconds)

Favorite voiceover intro (Castle, Burn Notice, etc.)

Best switched-body performance

Best dual role (Angel/Angelus, Fred/Illyria, etc.)

Best hero on one show, villain on another actor (both shows will get medals)

Best vampire effects/rules (by show)

Best werewolf effects/rules (by show)

Best explosions (by show)

Best car chases (by show)

Best romantic speech (quote beginning in nomination or include episode)

Best into-battle speech (include episode and given by)

Funniest one-liner

Favorite ball/prom/dance/wedding dress

Character who rocked a tux best

Favorite main cast-performed song (excludes all-musical shows)

Most annoying teen character

Favorite animal in a show

Favorite house/apartment

Favorite hang-out location (that isn’t a house or apartment)

Favorite dad/daughter duo

Favorite mother/son duo

Favorite dad/son duo

Favorite mother/daughter duo

Favorite pilot (or planted pilot) character who wasn’t on the rest of the show

If you need clarification about any of these poll categories, please let me know! I’m looking forward to seeing what nominations you all come up with!

Monday Madness: Favorite Brilliant Yet Crazy Characters

This Monday Madness, in honor of TNT’s new show, Perception (which premieres Monday, July 9th, at 10/9c), we’re looking at TV’s brilliant yet crazy characters. Perception centers around a schizophrenic neuroscientist (Eric McCormack) who works with FBI Agent Kate Moretti (Rachel Lee Cook) to solve complex criminal cases. Perception also stars Arjay Smith and Kelly Rowan, with special appearances by Levar Burton.

For the purposes of this poll, I’m defining “crazy” as anywhere from clinically insane to mild disorders to kind of quirky. “Brilliant” ranges anywhere from off-the-charts IQ to uniquely skilled in a certain area (though most lean toward high IQ).

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite smart, zany characters. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Get creative!

Even though there are 20-some options on this list, I know there are brilliant-crazy characters I left out! You can nominate ones I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (from live-action scripted shows only, please, and avoid villains unless they’re a major part of the show).

Want more of a say in who makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter or like TV Breakroom on Facebook, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll. Please help out with nominations! There are only so many shows I can watch personally, so I’m counting on you to fill me in!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM July 9th.

Who's your favorite brilliant but crazy character? (Choose up to 10)

  • River Tam (Summer Glau) - Firefly (16%, 1,291 Votes)
  • Castiel (Misha Collins) - Supernatural (11%, 916 Votes)
  • Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) - Sherlock (7%, 549 Votes)
  • Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults) - The Finder (6%, 456 Votes)
  • Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) - The Big Bang Theory (5%, 411 Votes)
  • The Doctor (various) - Doctor Who (5%, 402 Votes)
  • Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) - NCIS (4%, 318 Votes)
  • Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) - House (4%, 317 Votes)
  • Parker (Beth Riesgraf) - Leverage (3%, 259 Votes)
  • Shawn Spencer (James Roday) - Psych (3%, 244 Votes)
  • Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) - Community (3%, 234 Votes)
  • Zack Addy (Eric Mulligan) - Bones (3%, 220 Votes)
  • Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) - Dexter (3%, 214 Votes)
  • Walter Bishop (John Noble) - Fringe (3%, 210 Votes)
  • Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) - Monk (2%, 192 Votes)
  • Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) - The Big Bang Theory (2%, 188 Votes)
  • Mozzie (Willie Garson) - White Collar (2%, 185 Votes)
  • Fred Burkle (Amy Acker) - Angel (2%, 181 Votes)
  • Claudia Donovan (Allison Scagliotti) - Warehouse 13 (2%, 134 Votes)
  • Topher Brink (Fran Kranz) - Dollhouse (2%, 132 Votes)
  • Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) - Chuck (2%, 127 Votes)
  • Murdoch (Dwight Schultz) - The A-Team (2%, 125 Votes)
  • Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar) - Burn Notice (2%, 123 Votes)
  • Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) - Lie to Me (1%, 108 Votes)
  • Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) - The Office (1%, 94 Votes)
  • Gary Bell (Ryan Cartwright) - Alphas (1%, 86 Votes)
  • Daisy Wick (Carla Gallo) - Bones (1%, 83 Votes)
  • Gaius Baltar (James Callis) - Battlestar Galactica (1%, 79 Votes)
  • Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) - Homeland (1%, 42 Votes)
  • Seymour Birkhoff (Aaron Stanford) - Nikita (0%, 39 Votes)
  • Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (0%, 34 Votes)
  • Billy Chenowith (Jeremy Sisto) - Six Feet Under (0%, 15 Votes)
  • Jeffrey Geiger (Mandy Patinkin) - Chicago Hope (0%, 14 Votes)
  • Tony Hill (Robson Green) - Wire in the Blood (0%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,717

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July Giveaway – Leverage!

For the month of July TV Breakroom is promoting Leverage! You can already see the updated site look, but the real prize is below – a giveaway! Winner will receive one Leverage season DVD set of their choice (including the option of season four, which releases July 17th!) or a $20 Amazon gift card (note: entrants outside the US will receive an e-gift card due to shipping costs).

In this action-packed caper drama from TNT, ex-insurance investigator Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) teams up with hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge), thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf), hitter Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane), and grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman) to take down corrupt businessmen and wealthy criminals. From elaborate cons to daring thefts, this team is willing to do whatever it takes to provide justice for the victims these companies and crooks have stepped on along the way.

I’m using Rafflecopter for this giveaway, so please let me know if you have any troubles with it! I tried to make it as easy to understand as I could. Some ways enter will require doing something and then coming back to fill in the needed info, others you can do up to once a day! If you have other ideas of activities that you believe should earn entries, let me know and I may add them!

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