Good news for Perception fans! The freshman drama has been renewed by TNT for a second 13-episode season.
No news on what that means for other TNT shows that are yet to be renewed – most notably Franklin & Bash and Leverage.
Are you a fan of Perception? Do you think the show deserves this renewal?
‘Perception’ Renewed by TNT – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.
Today launches our final mini-poll event, cast-performed songs! A week from today we’ll tally the medals and see who won the 2012 TV Olympics! The current top shows only have 6-8 medals so this is still very much any show’s game!
If you have more nominations for this poll, please leave them in the comments! Songs should be from scripted live-action shows, and be performed (at least in part) by cast members. Lip-synching (sorry, Supernatural fans who nominated “Eye of the Tiger”) and guest star only performances aren’t eligible. We’re also excluding songs from all-musical shows like Glee and Smash (there would simply be too many options).
Since this poll focuses on musical performances, I’ve created a playlist for the songs that I could find on YouTube. Of course the quality of the videos will vary, with some being lyrics or photos only, and there were several I was unable to find (also, several won’t embed). Listen for help in making this very hard choice!
I will make it a little easier on you, though: Since this is the final poll of the event, you can select 10 options instead of the usual 3!
This poll will be open for one week, and remember, you can choose up to 10 options. Please spread the word so your favorites will win medals, and be sure to vote in all our current Olympic polls!
What's your favorite cast-performed song? (Choose up to 10!)
Total Voters: 764
Loading ...In this penultimate round of the TV Olympics, we’re looking at actors who have excelled at playing both heroes and villains. Two distinct roles in two different shows were nominated, and now, based on those two performances, it’s time for you to judge which actor embraced their good guy and bad guy sides best.
I know there could have been other roles nominated for these actors, but I went with your suggestions – Nathan Fillion was nominated for Firefly, not Castle, and Jensen Ackles had more votes for Dark Angel than Smallville. There’s still room to nominate additional actors who have played both heroes and villains, but both roles must be on different TV shows (no movies), and the actor should be a main cast member in at least one of those shows.
Tomorrow, the final mini-poll event, cast-performed songs (nominate away, but avoid all-musical shows), will launch, and a week from then we will tally the medals and see who won the 2012 TV Olympics! The current top shows only have 6-8 medals so this is still very much any show’s game!
This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 3 options. Please spread the word so your favorites will win medals, and be sure to vote in all our current Olympic polls!
What's your favorite hero/villain performance by the same actor on different shows? (Choose up to 3!)
Total Voters: 1,951
Loading ...Syfy’s heading to space! The network is developing this drama by actor/writer Todd Stashwick (who’s guested in everything from Buffy and Angel to Burn Notice and Leverage) and artist Dennis Calero, who met on Heroes and later created an online comic.
Clandestine is described as a swash-buckling space drama/adventure and revolves around mercenaries who masquerade as part of an Intergalactic fleet.
Syfy Developing ‘Clandestine’ Space Drama – Deadline.com.
I’m a few days late posting this, but there are some amazing spoilers in the article linked below! (Read at your own risk!) My favorite tidbits include:
Castle possibly doing a murder at a sci-fi convention – I hope they bring in some great guest stars for this! Firefly reunion, anyone? Also, they’re planning a riff on The Office – hope they do a better job than last year’s attempt at the same thing by Leverage.
Barney and Robin will get engaged this season on How I Met Your Mother. The timing of their wedding, however, will probably be based on whether the show gets things figured out for a possible season 9.
How did I not hear about Bones’ all-squintern episode before this? It’s bound to be awesome!
Castle Spoilers — Plus Scoop on Community, CSI: NY, How I Met Your Mother and More! – TVLine.
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!
Welcome, voters! TV Breakroom is hosting an Olympic-themed competition between scripted live-action TV shows, and you decide which shows take home the medals!
Every day during this event, a new mini-poll will launch, and you’ll have one week to vote. The top three answers in each mini-poll will receive medals (gold, silver, and bronze), which will be awarded to their respective shows.
Here on the main event page, you will find:
You may want to bookmark this page and come back to it over this four-week event! Here you can also add late nominations in the comments for current and upcoming polls.
Event is Over!
Click here for our results post.
Medal Count
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Poll Medalists
Gold – Tiva (NCIS)
Silver – Densi (NCIS: Los Angeles)
Bronze – Caskett (Castle)
Gold – John and Mary Winchester (Supernatural)
Silver – Snow and Charming (Once Upon a Time)
Bronze – Angela and Hodgins (Bones)
Favorite Newborn to Five-Year-Old Character
Gold – Hope (Raising Hope)
Silver – Christine (Bones)
Bronze – Michael (Bones)
Favorite Elementary-Aged Character
Gold – Henry (Once Upon a Time)
Silver – Young Shawn (Psych)
Bronze – Young Gus (Psych)
Gold – “Once More With Feeling” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Silver – “My Musical” (Scrubs)
Bronze – “Song Beneath the Song” (Grey’s Anatomy)
Favorite Animated/Alternate Media Episode
Gold – “Smile Time” (Angel)
Silver – “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” (Fringe)
Bronze – “Digital Estate Planning” (Community)
Tied for Gold – Connor (Angel) and Dawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Bronze – Harmony (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Gold – Doctor Who (Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures) – The Stolen Earth and Journey’s End
Silver – NCIS: Los Angeles (NCIS) – Random on Purpose
Bronze – The Finder (Bones) – Little Green Men
Gold – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
Silver – Code of Conduct (NCIS)
Bronze – Mummy in the Maze (Bones)
Tied for Gold – Child’s Play (NCIS) and Pangs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Bronze – Slapsgiving (How I Met Your Mother)
Best Vampire Effects and Rules
Gold – Supernatural
Silver – Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
Bronze – True Blood
Best Werewolf Effects and Rules
Gold – The Vampire Diaries
Silver – Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
Bronze – Teen Wolf
Gold – Angel/Angelus (David Boreanaz) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
Silver – Willow/Vampire Willow (Alyson Hannigan) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bronze – Snow White/Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) – Once Upon a Time
Favorite Switched-Body Performance
Gold – Jared Padalecki as Lucifer – Supernatural
Silver – Matt Cohen as Michael – Supernatural
Bronze – Joanne Kelly as Pete and Eddie McClintock as Myka – Warehouse 13
Gold – Dragon (Merlin)
Silver – Satchmo (White Collar)
Bronze – Marcel (Friends)
Gold – Castle and Alexis (Castle)
Silver – Eli and Ziva (NCIS)
Bronze – Max and Temperance (Bones)
Gold – Martha and Castle (Castle)
Silver – Emma and Henry (Once Upon a Time)
Bronze – Madeline and Michael (Burn Notice)
Gold – John and Dean/Sam (Supernatural)
Silver – Henry and Shawn (Psych)
Bronze – Walter and Peter (Fringe)
Gold – Ellen and Jo (Supernatural)
Silver – Jackie and Rose (Doctor Who)
Bronze – Amy and River (Doctor Who)
Favorite Hero/Villain on Different Shows
Gold – Timothy Omundson: Carlton Lassiter (hero) on Psych, Phil Constantino (villain) on Jericho
Silver – Jensen Ackles: Dean Winchester (hero) on Supernatural, Ben/X5-493 (villain) on Dark Angel
Bronze – Nathan Fillion: Malcolm Reynolds (hero) on Firefly, Caleb (villain) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gold – “Shout” sung by Shawn and Gus (Psych)
Silver – “Thinking of You” sung by Eliot (Leverage)
Bronze – “Dead or Alive” sung by Dean and Sam (Supernatural)
This Monday Madness, we’re looking at (listening to?) awesome accents on TV! Some are real, some are pretend, but all help define the character who speaks them. Whether the accent is straight-laced British, sultry Spanish, or down-home Southern, and whether the character reinforces or subverts the accent’s stereotypes, these accents add flair and texture to their shows.
Special note: I’m choosing to feature accents that stand out in a show – aka the majority of characters in the show don’t have similar accents. Otherwise, accents from shows set in Great Britain, the southern US, India, etc. would make this poll extremely long.
This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite accents. 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 30-some options on this list, I know there are TV characters with great accents 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 the accents should differ from the majority of the cast).
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 16th.
Which character has your favorite accent? (Choose up to 10!)
Total Voters: 244
Loading ...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)
Total Voters: 2,717
Loading ...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!
This Monday Madness, it’s time to bask in the delights of summer TV! As many broadcast shows go on hiatus for the summer, cable shows get a chance to shine! Also, we here in the US get the chance to experience some Canadian and British shows over the summer as well.
The selection of shows is based on US scheduling, and features shows within the past decade. I included some newer shows that had aired at least 3 episodes (giving Bunheads a little leeway since its third episode airs tonight). Not all of these shows air all their episodes in the summer – many have a split schedule, with the second half of seasons airing the following winter. Also, not all of these are still summer shows – for example, Psych has transitioned into a fall show, but since 5 of the past 6 seasons have started in July or August, I felt it qualified for the poll.
This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite summer shows. 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 30-some options on this list, I know there are TV shows I left out! You can nominate ones I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (live-action scripted shows only, please).
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 2nd.
What's your favorite summer show? (Choose up to 10!)
Total Voters: 2,171
Loading ...I love TVLine’s spoiler posts, and this one is full of info on shows I watch, like Castle, Bones, Community, Leverage, and more! Find out about Carrie Preston’s fate on True Blood and The Good Wife, the Bones bonus episode “The Gunk in the Garage”, and where New Girl’s Max Greenfield would love Schmidt’s relationship with Cece to go.
Spoilers on Castle, Bones, Glee and More — Ask Ausiello – TVLine.
This Monday Madness, as nominated by Kathy Manno, we’re looking at TV villains! Some of these villains are pure evil, while others have a redeemable side and eventually begin working with the good guys – but please vote for them as a villain, not a hero! Some of these villains are so evil they can keep you awake at night, while others are so hilarious in their villainy that you almost want them to win.
This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV villains. 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 50-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of TV villains I left out! You can nominate villains I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (villains from live-action scripted shows only, please).
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 June 25th.
Who is your favorite TV villain? (Choose up to 10!)
Total Voters: 2,112
Loading ...Okay, this news is just amazing! Adam Baldwin (one of my favorite actors) is guest-starring on Leverage (one of my favorite shows)!
Baldwin and Leverage’s Christian Kane both appeared in Angel’s fifth season, and Kane’s character was one out of only two characters to appear in both the pilot and the finale of the show. Baldwin is best known to TV fans for playing Jayne on Firefly and John Casey on Chuck.
TV Guide shared this:
Baldwin will play the possibly recurring role Col. Michael Vance, an ex-Army Ranger who now runs a government counter-terrorism unit. However, Vance often ruffles the feathers of other intelligence community bureaucrats with his unorthodox method of recruiting small teams of agents — and even civilians — from a wide range of expertise. Sounds like the kind of guy who might call on Nate & Co. for help, right?
Exclusive: Leverage Hosts an Angel Reunion – Today’s News: Our Take | TVGuide.com.
I’m running a quick Facebook poll to determine which summer show TV Breakroom will be promoting in June! Click on the image below to be taken to the poll. If you don’t have Facebook, leave a comment with your choices here and I’ll add those votes in!
