Month: October 2012

TV Duos Bracket – Semifinals, Day 38

Our second semifinals match pits Brenda and Fritz from The Closer against Troy and Abed from Community. Which duo do you want to see in the final match?

All our quarterfinal matches have come to an end – be sure to check out all our matchups here. The winning duos have advanced to the semifinals! (P.S. Be sure to stop by our new show poll as well!)

You can find a full list of previous TV duos matchups and most eliminations here. Semifinal matchups are in beige. Each of the semifinal matchups will be open for 72 hours (3 days), so spread the word quickly so your favorite pair will make it into the next round! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Our toolbar at the bottom of the page has lots of quick links to help you share this post, or you can mouse over the image above!

Our first semifinals match is still ongoing – vote here! Our final match (which will pit the winner of this poll against the winner of that one) will launch shortly after midnight on Monday, October 8.

Which is your favorite TV duo? Round 5.2

  • Troy and Abed - Community (89%, 2,174 Votes)
  • Brenda and Fritz - The Closer (12%, 285 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,455

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TV Duos Bracket – Semifinals, Day 37

Our first semifinals match is all British: Merlin and Arthur go up against Doctor Who and Donna! Will your vote be for legendary heroes of ancient Camelot, or the last of the Time Lords and his companion?

We still have two quarterfinal matches ongoing – be sure to check out all our current matchups here! The winning duos will advance to the semifinals. (P.S. Be sure to stop by our new show poll as well!)

You can find a full list of upcoming TV duos matchups and most eliminations here. Semifinal matchups are in beige. Each of the semifinal matchups will be open for 72 hours (3 days), so spread the word quickly so your favorite pair will make it into the next round! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Our toolbar at the bottom of the page has lots of quick links to help you share this post, or you can mouse over the image above!

The second semifinals match will launch a little after midnight on Friday, October 5. Our final match (which will pit the winner of this poll against the winner of that one) will launch shortly after midnight on Monday, October 8.

Which is your favorite TV duo? Round 5.1

  • Merlin and Arthur - Merlin (69%, 773 Votes)
  • The Doctor and Donna - Doctor Who (32%, 362 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,127

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Lisa Edelstein of ‘House’ to Guest on CBS’ ‘Elementary’ Drama – TVLine

Considering that House was a modern, medically-inclined version of Sherlock Holmes, I think it’s pretty cool that Lisa Edelstein will be guest starring on Elementary. She’ll appear in the seventh episode as the CEO of a PR consulting company that was the target of a bomb.

Also just announced: Callie Thorne (Necessary Roughness) will appear on episode six of Elementary as Captain Gregson’s former partner.

Lisa Edelstein of ‘House’ to Guest on CBS’ ‘Elementary’ Drama – TVLine.

‘Revolution’ Gets Full-Season — ‘Go On’ and ‘New Normal’ Picked By NBC – TVLine

NBC has given three of its freshman shows a full season pick-up (which usually involves expanding their initial 13-episode order to a full 22): Revolution, Go On, and The New Normal. Revolution and Go On are the network’s highest-rated scripted shows so far this season (out of all their scripted shows, not just new ones), while The New Normal has ridden Go On’s coattails for ratings on par with The Office’s current (and final) season.

I’ve sampled all three shows, but Go On is the only one I’m still watching (Revolution’s pilot was interesting enough for me to give the show another chance by watching the second episode, but The New Normal’s pilot was so awful I barely finished it).

The news doesn’t bode well for NBC’s other new comedies, Animal Practice and Guys With Kids – I’m watching both still, but I wouldn’t really mind if either are canceled. NBC has 3 comedies officially on tap for midseason – Save Me, 1600 Penn, and Next Caller, plus the likely Dwight-from-The-Office spinoff The Farm. With 30 Rock, Up All Night, and Community all only having 13-episode renewals, only one out of the 5 (these three, plus Animal Practice and Guys with Kids) will likely get nine more episodes. I’m REALLY hoping that show is Community. I’m also hoping Community will switch places and get one of the Wednesday slots before it comes back. (If so, I think it should be paired with fellow single-camera comedy Animal Practice, while both multi-camera shows – Guys With Kids and Whitney – air on Friday.)

As far as dramas go, with not really liking Revolution, the only current NBC drama I watch is Grimm. For midseason, I’m still not sure if I’ll return to Smash, and the new dramas set to debut then don’t really interest me.

‘Revolution’ Gets Full-Season — ‘Go On’ and ‘New Normal’ Picked By NBC – TVLine.

TV Duos Bracket – Round Four, Day 36

In our fourth and last quarterfinals match, Claudia and Jinks from Warehouse 13 (who’ve defeated The Big Bang Theory’s Howard & Raj, Angel & Cordelia, and Leverage’s Nate & Sophie in previous rounds) face Troy and Abed of Community (who’ve previously defeated The X-Files’ Mulder & Scully, Psych’s Shawn & Gus, and Suits’ Harvey & Mike). Which duo gets your vote this round?

Our first matchup from round four (Spike & Buffy vs. Doctor Who & Donna) just finished – be sure to check out the results and all our current matchups here! The winning duo will advance to the next round. (P.S. Be sure to stop by our new show poll as well!)

You can find a full list of upcoming TV duos matchups here (edited to show most of our round three eliminations!). Round four matchups are in purple. Each of the round four matchups will be open for 72 hours (3 days), so spread the word quickly so your favorite pair will make it into the next round! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Our toolbar at the bottom of the page has lots of quick links to help you share this post, or you can mouse over the image above!

Which is your favorite TV duo? Round 4.4

  • Troy and Abed - Community (59%, 317 Votes)
  • Claudia and Jinks - Warehouse 13 (43%, 233 Votes)

Total Voters: 539

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October Giveaway – Grimm!

A spooky month deserves a spooky show giveaway, right? And so, for the month of October, TV Breakroom is giving away season one of Grimm! If you already own the first season of this awesome show (or if you live outside the US), you can choose a $15 Amazon gift card instead. I’m also reviewing Grimm on the site Billie Doux, so be sure to check out my reviews (be forewarned – since they are reviews, there are plenty of spoilers)!

Portland detective Nick Burkhardt starts seeing ordinary people morph into legendary and animal-like creatures, and learns from his dying aunt that he is the last in a long line of Grimms. Like the fairytale-writing pair of brothers, Grimms both catalog and defend the world against these supernatural creatures called Wesen. While Wesen appear human, a Grimm can see who they truly are when they lose control.

Nick teams up with Monroe, a reformed Blutbad (a wolf-like Wesen), who helps him understand this new world and solve Wesen-related crimes. Nick’s girlfriend, Juliette, and partner on the force, Hank, are both ignorant of Nick’s new abilities. Captain Renard, Nick’s boss, knows what Nick is, but chooses to keep that knowledge, and his own true nature, a secret. Part crime show, part supernatural drama, Grimm mixes in humor and mythology while turning fairy tales on their heads.

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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TV Duos Bracket – Round Four, Day 35

In our third quarterfinals match, Brenda and Fritz from The Closer (who’ve defeated Leverage’s Hardison & Eliot, Tony & Ziva of NCIS, and The Big Bang Theory’s Leonard & Sheldon in previous rounds) face House and Wilson (who’ve previously defeated Laverne & Shirley, Sam & Callen of NCIS: Los Angeles, and Lucy & Ethel of I Love Lucy). Which duo gets your vote this round?

Our final matchup from round three (Harvey & Mike vs. Troy & Abed) just finished – be sure to check out the results and all our current matchups here! The winning duo will advance to the next round. (P.S. Be sure to stop by our new show poll as well!)

You can find a full list of upcoming TV duos matchups here (edited to show most of our round three eliminations!). Round four matchups are in purple. Each of the round four matchups will be open for 72 hours (3 days), so spread the word quickly so your favorite pair will make it into the next round! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Our toolbar at the bottom of the page has lots of quick links to help you share this post, or you can mouse over the image above!

Which is your favorite TV duo? Round 4.3

  • Brenda and Fritz - The Closer (53%, 423 Votes)
  • House and Wilson - House (47%, 375 Votes)

Total Voters: 798

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