TV Olympics: Favorite Crossover Episode

I love crossover episodes – when characters from one show guest star on another. Often, this happens when one show is spun off from another. Since the shows are already set in the same “universe,” it makes crossover episodes easier, and you get the opportunity to see characters interacting who haven’t for a while. Other times, two similar shows are on the same network when it’s decided to have them do a crossover event (which sometimes creates logical inconsistencies, like with the Warehouse 13 and Eureka crossovers – main cast from both shows had previously guest starred on the other show, as different characters!).

I will be awarding medals to both (or all three) shows in each crossover. If I’ve missed some great crossover episodes, please let me know in the comments! I purposely am not including “planted pilot” episodes (like “The Finder” episode of Bones, or the two-part “Legend” episode of NCIS that launched NCIS: Los Angeles). This poll is about two (or three) shows connecting after both shows exist.

Poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 3 of your favorite crossover episodes. Remember to keep checking the main event page for all the current polls and results!

What's your favorite crossover episode? (Choose up to 3!)

  • Doctor Who (Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures) - The Stolen Earth and Journey's End (13%, 45 Votes)
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (NCIS) - Random on Purpose (11%, 40 Votes)
  • The Finder (Bones) - Little Green Men (11%, 38 Votes)
  • The Finder (Bones) - Bullets (9%, 30 Votes)
  • Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - I Will Remember You (8%, 28 Votes)
  • CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY - Bone Voyage, Hammer Down, The Lost Girls (7%, 24 Votes)
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (Hawaii Five-O) - Touch of Death (7%, 23 Votes)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Angel) - Pangs (6%, 20 Votes)
  • Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Five By Five (5%, 19 Votes)
  • Eureka (Warehouse 13) - Crossing Over (5%, 16 Votes)
  • Warehouse 13 (Eureka) - Don't Hate the Player (4%, 14 Votes)
  • Hawaii Five-O (NCIS: Los Angeles) - Pa Make Loa (3%, 12 Votes)
  • Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - In the Dark (3%, 12 Votes)
  • Hawaii Five-O (NCIS: Los Angeles) - Ka Hakaka Maika'i (3%, 11 Votes)
  • Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Orpheus (3%, 11 Votes)
  • Warehouse 13 (Eureka) - 13.1 (3%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 160

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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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2012 TV Olympics

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:

  • Links to current and past polls
  • Schedule of upcoming polls
  • Medal winners for completed polls
  • Up-to-date medal tally by show

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

Cutest Couple Name

Gold – Tiva (NCIS)

Silver – Densi (NCIS: Los Angeles)

Bronze – Caskett (Castle)

 

Best Married Couple

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)

 

Favorite Musical Episode

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)

 

Most Annoying Teen Character

Tied for Gold – Connor (Angel) and Dawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Bronze – Harmony (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

 

Favorite Crossover Episode

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

 

Favorite Halloween Episode

Gold – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

Silver – Code of Conduct (NCIS)

Bronze – Mummy in the Maze (Bones)

 

Favorite Thanksgiving Episode

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

 

Favorite Dual Role

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

 

Favorite TV Animal

Gold – Dragon (Merlin)

Silver – Satchmo (White Collar)

Bronze – Marcel (Friends)

 

Favorite Dad/Daughter Duo

Gold – Castle and Alexis (Castle)

Silver – Eli and Ziva (NCIS)

Bronze – Max and Temperance (Bones)

 

Favorite Mother/Son Duo

Gold – Martha and Castle (Castle)

Silver – Emma and Henry (Once Upon a Time)

Bronze – Madeline and Michael (Burn Notice)

 

Favorite Father/Son Duo/Trio

Gold – John and Dean/Sam (Supernatural)

Silver – Henry and Shawn (Psych)

Bronze – Walter and Peter (Fringe)

 

Favorite Mother/Daughter Duo

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

 

Favorite Cast-Performed Song

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)

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NCIS Trio Re-Sign for Season 10 and Beyond – TVLine

If you’ve been watching signing news for NCIS, you might have been a bit worried that the actors who play DiNozzo, McGee, and Abby hadn’t signed on for the next season. Given how season 9 ended, you might have been even more worried! But never fear, Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray, and Pauley Perrette will be back for season 10 AND 11, having just signed new two-year deals.

NCIS Trio Re-Sign for Season 10 and Beyond – TVLine.

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Accents

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!)

  • Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane) - Leverage (12%, 123 Votes)
  • Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman) - Leverage (10%, 108 Votes)
  • Spike (James Marsters) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (7%, 71 Votes)
  • Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (6%, 63 Votes)
  • Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) - NCIS (5%, 56 Votes)
  • Ducky (David McCallum) - NCIS (5%, 53 Votes)
  • Wesley Wyndham-Price (Alexis Denisof) - Angel (5%, 50 Votes)
  • Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer) - House (4%, 39 Votes)
  • Drusilla (Juliet Landau) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3%, 36 Votes)
  • Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) - The Mentalist (3%, 34 Votes)
  • Vincent Nigel-Murray (Ryan Cartwright) - Bones (3%, 34 Votes)
  • Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) - The Big Bang Theory (3%, 32 Votes)
  • Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar) - Burn Notice (3%, 31 Votes)
  • Sheriff Graham (Jamie Dornan) - Once Upon a Time (3%, 28 Votes)
  • Eric Northman (Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd) - True Blood (2%, 26 Votes)
  • Fred Burkle (Amy Acker) - Angel (2%, 25 Votes)
  • Caroline Julian (Patricia Belcher) - Bones (2%, 24 Votes)
  • Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty) - Glee (2%, 24 Votes)
  • Divya Katdare (Reshma Shetty) - Royal Pains (2%, 23 Votes)
  • Crowley, Sterling, Valda, Badger, Ring Director, more (Mark Sheppard) - Supernatural, Leverage, Warehouse 13, Firefly, Chuck, others (2%, 18 Votes)
  • Charles Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) - M*A*S*H (2%, 16 Votes)
  • Finn Abernathy (Luke Kleintank) - Bones (1%, 15 Votes)
  • Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Sofia Vergara) - Modern Family (1%, 15 Votes)
  • Vala Mal Doran (Claudia Black) - Stargate SG-1 (1%, 15 Votes)
  • H.G. Wells (Jaime Murray) - Warehouse 13 (1%, 13 Votes)
  • Louis LeBeau (Robert Clary) - Hogan's Heroes (1%, 12 Votes)
  • Peter Newkirk (Richard Dawson) - Hogan's Heroes (1%, 12 Votes)
  • Jim Taggart (Matt Frewer) - Eureka (1%, 11 Votes)
  • Adelle DeWitt (Olivia Williams) - Dollhouse (1%, 11 Votes)
  • Derek (Jack Davenport) - Smash (1%, 10 Votes)
  • Andrew Martin (Ioan Gruffudd) - Ringer (1%, 8 Votes)
  • Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) - Monk (1%, 6 Votes)
  • Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) - CSI:NY (1%, 6 Votes)
  • Dallas Royce (Cheryl Hines) - Suburgatory (1%, 6 Votes)
  • Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) - Lost (0%, 5 Votes)
  • Olaf (Jonathan Kite) - 2 Broke Girls (0%, 4 Votes)
  • Han (Matthew Moy) - 2 Broke Girls (0%, 2 Votes)
  • Dev (Raza Jaffrey) - Smash (0%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 244

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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.

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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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NCIS, Scandal, Covert Affairs, The Closer, 90210 — Spoilers by Inside Line – TVLine

More fun tidbits about shows, including NCIS’s Pauley Perrette wanting to explore Abby’s relationship with her brother, Annie has a new boss on Covert Affairs (what does that mean for Kari Matchett?), Warehouse 13’s 20-episode 4th season will be split a la Eureka (look for the second half in April 2013), and more!

NCIS, Scandal, Covert Affairs, The Closer, 90210 — Spoilers by Inside Line – TVLine.

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Top 15 TV Villains

Here are TV’s top villains, as voted by all of you! I expanded this to the top 15 since many of the villains were from the same shows. Also, I’m posting this a day later than usual since I was away yesterday.

#15 Phil Constantino (Timothy Omundson) – Jericho

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Brian Dietzen ‘NCIS’ Contract — Promoted to Series Cast Regular for Season 10 – TVLine

Yay, after years of being a reoccurring cast member, Brian Dietzen has finally been promoted to series regular! Hoping he’ll end up in the season 10 intro!

Brian Dietzen ‘NCIS’ Contract — Promoted to Series Cast Regular for Season 10 – TVLine.

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Top 10 Favorite TV Dads

Here are TV’s top 10 dads, as chosen by all of you! I find it especially appropriate that the on-screen daughter of this poll’s winner helped spread the word to get people to vote for her “dad”! Also of note – nine of the 10 dads are from shows that are currently airing or will return in the fall.

 

#10 Gibbs (Mark Harmon) – NCIS

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Villain

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!)

  • Crowley (Mark Sheppard) - Supernatural (8%, 630 Votes)
  • Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott) - Sherlock (7%, 572 Votes)
  • Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) - Supernatural (6%, 535 Votes)
  • Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) - Once Upon a Time (5%, 382 Votes)
  • Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) - Once Upon a Time (4%, 353 Votes)
  • Spike (James Marsters) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 344 Votes)
  • Alastair (Christopher Heyerdahl) - Supernatural (4%, 316 Votes)
  • Azazel (Fredric Lehne) - Supernatural (4%, 309 Votes)
  • Dick Roman (James Patrick Stuart) - Supernatural (4%, 306 Votes)
  • The Master (John Simm) - Doctor Who (3%, 229 Votes)
  • Angelus (David Boreanaz) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (3%, 227 Votes)
  • Matthew Keller (Ross McCall) - White Collar (3%, 223 Votes)
  • Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin) - NCIS (3%, 215 Votes)
  • Drusilla (Juliet Landau) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (2%, 202 Votes)
  • Phil Constantino (Timothy Omundson) - Jericho (2%, 169 Votes)
  • Sylar (Zachary Quinto) - Heroes (2%, 151 Votes)
  • Mr. Yang (Ally Sheedy) - Psych (2%, 146 Votes)
  • Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) - The Vampire Diaries (2%, 138 Votes)
  • Cole Turner (Julian McMahon) - Charmed (2%, 133 Votes)
  • Jim Sterling (Mark Sheppard) - Leverage (1%, 125 Votes)
  • Klaus (Joseph Morgan) - The Vampire Diaries (1%, 123 Votes)
  • Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) - Lost (1%, 122 Votes)
  • Glory (Clare Kramer) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 120 Votes)
  • Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) - Glee (1%, 116 Votes)
  • The Smoking Man (William B. Davis) - X-Files (1%, 112 Votes)
  • George Foyet (C. Thomas Howell) - Criminal Minds (1%, 108 Votes)
  • The Gravedigger (Diedre Lovejoy) - Bones (1%, 103 Votes)
  • Mayor Wilkins (Harry Groener) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 103 Votes)
  • Lindsey McDonald (Christian Kane) - Angel (1%, 103 Votes)
  • Anson Fullerton (Jere Burns) - Burn Notice (1%, 100 Votes)
  • Lionel Luthor (John Glover) - Smallville (1%, 90 Votes)
  • Red John - The Mentalist (1%, 86 Votes)
  • Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare) - True Blood (1%, 80 Votes)
  • Katherine Pierce (Nina Dobrev) - The Vampire Diaries (1%, 80 Votes)
  • H.G. Wells (Jaime Murray) - Warehouse 13 (1%, 75 Votes)
  • Gormogon (Laurence Todd Rosenthal) - Bones (1%, 71 Votes)
  • The First - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 55 Votes)
  • J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) - Dallas (1%, 54 Votes)
  • Alexei Volkoff (Timothy Dalton) - Chuck (1%, 51 Votes)
  • Number Six (Tricia Helfer) - Battlestar Galactica (1%, 49 Votes)
  • Carla (Tricia Helfer) - Burn Notice (1%, 49 Votes)
  • Sheriff of Nottingham (Keith Allen) - Robin Hood (1%, 47 Votes)
  • Anna (Morena Baccarin) - V (1%, 43 Votes)
  • Daniel Shaw (Brandon Routh) - Chuck (1%, 43 Votes)
  • Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman) - Suits (1%, 42 Votes)
  • The Chameleon (Christopher Lambert) NCIS: Los Angeles (1%, 42 Votes)
  • Jasmine (Gina Torres) - Angel (0%, 41 Votes)
  • Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) - The Dukes of Hazzard (0%, 41 Votes)
  • Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) - Revenge (0%, 39 Votes)
  • Nina Meyers (Sarah Clarke) - 24 (0%, 38 Votes)
  • Adalind Schade (Claire Coffee) - Grimm (0%, 37 Votes)
  • Marie Barone (Doris Roberts) - Everybody Loves Raymond (0%, 37 Votes)
  • Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman) - Heroes (0%, 37 Votes)
  • Elias (Enrico Colantoni) - Person of Interest (0%, 35 Votes)
  • Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) - The X-Files (0%, 34 Votes)
  • Maryann Forrester (Michelle Forbes) - True Blood (0%, 32 Votes)
  • James MacPherson (Roger Rees) - Warehouse 13 (0%, 31 Votes)
  • Siobhan Martin (Sarah Michelle Gellar) - Ringer (0%, 31 Votes)
  • Amanda (Melinda Clarke) - Nikita (0%, 29 Votes)
  • Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (0%, 27 Votes)
  • Percy (Xander Berkeley) - Nikita (0%, 21 Votes)
  • Valerie Malone (Tiffani Thiessen) - Beverly Hills, 90210 (0%, 20 Votes)
  • Herrick (Jason Watkins) - Being Human (UK) (0%, 16 Votes)
  • Benny (Belita Moreno) - George Lopez (0%, 16 Votes)
  • Daniel Holtz (Keith Szarabajka) - Angel (0%, 15 Votes)
  • Weyoun (Jeffrey Combs) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (0%, 12 Votes)
  • Roan (Rob Stewart) - Nikita (0%, 9 Votes)
  • Roy Biggins (David Schramm) - Wings (0%, 8 Votes)
  • Peter Fleming (James Frain) - The Cape (0%, 7 Votes)
  • Kai Winn (Louise Fletcher) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (0%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,112

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Top 15 Favorite Non-Original Cast Members

As chosen by you, the voters, here are the top 15 favorite non-original cast members! I expanded this list from 10 to 15 because six of the top 10 were from two related shows. Feel free to consider #11-15 honorable mentions if you’re a top 10 purist. 🙂

The poll, while it didn’t quite receive the most votes, set a new record for most-viewed poll (and post) to date – and all in one week! Thanks to everyone who voted, and especially to those who spread the word about the poll!

Here are the results!

 

#15 – Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) from NCIS: Los Angeles

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Dads

This Monday Madness, in honor of Father’s Day this coming Sunday here in the US, we’re looking at TV dads! These dads, whether grounded or goofy, often set the tone of their shows, and no matter how difficult or stubborn, always have a soft spot for their kids. This poll is focusing on actual (both biological and adoptive) dads, since including father-like figures would have made it too lengthy – though many of the dads on this poll do have a father-like role in other characters’ lives.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV dads. 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 70-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of TV dads I left out! You can nominate fathers I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (dads from live-action scripted shows only, please, and the dad must be in at least 3 episodes 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 June 18th.

Who is your favorite TV dad? (Choose up to 10!)

  • Rick Castle (Nathan Fillion) - Castle (14%, 1,951 Votes)
  • John Winchester (Jeffery Dean Morgan & Matt Cohen) - Supernatural (10%, 1,362 Votes)
  • Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) - Eureka (5%, 681 Votes)
  • Henry Spencer (Corbin Bernsen) - Psych (4%, 620 Votes)
  • Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) - Bones (4%, 589 Votes)
  • Jack Hodgins (T.J. Thyne) - Bones (3%, 367 Votes)
  • Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley) - Glee (3%, 366 Votes)
  • Rory Pond (Arthur Darvill) - Doctor Who (3%, 346 Votes)
  • Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) - The Cosby Show (2%, 324 Votes)
  • Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) - NCIS (2%, 303 Votes)
  • Walter Bishop (John Noble) - Fringe (2%, 283 Votes)
  • Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) - Criminal Minds (2%, 266 Votes)
  • Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel) - How I Met Your Mother (2%, 247 Votes)
  • Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) - Smallville (2%, 228 Votes)
  • Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) - Modern Family (2%, 220 Votes)
  • Charming (Josh Dallas) - Once Upon a Time (2%, 214 Votes)
  • Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni) - Veronica Mars (2%, 209 Votes)
  • Future Ted Mosby (Bob Saget) - How I Met Your Mother (2%, 208 Votes)
  • Devon "Awesome" Woodcomb (Ryan McPartlin) - Chuck (1%, 206 Votes)
  • John Casey (Adam Baldwin) - Chuck (1%, 200 Votes)
  • Angel (David Boreanaz) - Angel (1%, 193 Votes)
  • Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon) - Little House on the Prairie (1%, 187 Votes)
  • Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) - Full House (1%, 169 Votes)
  • Max Keenan (Ryan O'Neal) - Bones (1%, 157 Votes)
  • Danny "Danno" Williams (Scott Caan) - Hawaii Five-O (1%, 157 Votes)
  • Jackson Gibbs (Ralph Waite) - NCIS (1%, 150 Votes)
  • William Adama (Edward James Olmos) - Battlestar Galactica (1%, 143 Votes)
  • Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) - Modern Family (1%, 139 Votes)
  • Reginald "Red" Forman (Kurtwood Smith) - That '70s Show (1%, 136 Votes)
  • Steve Bartowski (Scott Bakula) - Chuck (1%, 134 Votes)
  • Leo White (Brian Krause) - Charmed (1%, 129 Votes)
  • Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) - The Office (1%, 126 Votes)
  • Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) - Married . . . with Children (1%, 123 Votes)
  • Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) - Once Upon a Time (1%, 120 Votes)
  • Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) - The Andy Griffith Show (1%, 118 Votes)
  • Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) - Modern Family (1%, 115 Votes)
  • Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) The O.C. (1%, 114 Votes)
  • Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) - The Mentalist (1%, 108 Votes)
  • Howard Cunningham (Tom Bosley) - Happy Days (1%, 105 Votes)
  • Tim Taylor (Tim Allen) - Home Improvement (1%, 105 Votes)
  • Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) - 7th Heaven (1%, 104 Votes)
  • Uther Pendragon (Anthony Stewart Head) - Merlin (1%, 101 Votes)
  • Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) - Leverage (1%, 101 Votes)
  • Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) - Arrested Development (1%, 91 Votes)
  • Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. (Robert Wagner) - NCIS (1%, 90 Votes)
  • Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1%, 88 Votes)
  • Marvin Eriksen (Bill Fagerbakke) - How I Met Your Mother (1%, 88 Votes)
  • Jack Bristow (Victor Garber) - Alias (1%, 88 Votes)
  • George Altman (Jeremy Sisto) - Suburgatory (1%, 84 Votes)
  • Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) - Blue Bloods (1%, 75 Votes)
  • Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) - Friday Night Lights (1%, 70 Votes)
  • John Walton (Ralph Waite) - The Waltons (0%, 65 Votes)
  • Michael (Shane West) - Nikita (0%, 65 Votes)
  • Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) - True Blood (0%, 63 Votes)
  • Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) - Falling Skies (0%, 60 Votes)
  • Steven Keaton (Michael Gross) - Family Ties (0%, 59 Votes)
  • Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland) - Touch (0%, 45 Votes)
  • Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) - Blue Bloods (0%, 45 Votes)
  • Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) - Awake (0%, 45 Votes)
  • Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) - ER (0%, 42 Votes)
  • Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) - NCIS (0%, 40 Votes)
  • George Bluth, Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor) - Arrested Development (0%, 39 Votes)
  • Will Girardi (Joe Mantegna) - Joan of Arcadia (0%, 39 Votes)
  • Noah Werner (Alan Tudyk) - Suburgatory (0%, 36 Votes)
  • Frank Barone (Peter Boyle) - Everybody Loves Raymond (0%, 32 Votes)
  • George Lopez (George Lopez) - George Lopez (0%, 28 Votes)
  • Ray Barone (Ray Romano) - Everybody Loves Raymond (0%, 28 Votes)
  • Andrew Martin (Ioan Gruffudd) - Ringer (0%, 26 Votes)
  • Jim Walsh (James Eckhouse) - Beverly Hills, 90210 (0%, 26 Votes)
  • Lionel Luther (John Glover) - Smallville (0%, 24 Votes)
  • Don Draper (John Hamm) - Mad Men (0%, 22 Votes)
  • Jim (Jim Belushi) - According To Jim (0%, 22 Votes)
  • Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) - The Office (0%, 18 Votes)
  • Roland Burton (Sterling K. Brown) - Army Wives (0%, 17 Votes)
  • Trevor LeBlanc (Drew Fuller) - Army Wives (0%, 17 Votes)
  • Frank Sherwood (Terry Serpico) - Army Wives (0%, 16 Votes)
  • Michael Holden (Brian McNamara) - Army Wives (0%, 15 Votes)
  • Mitch McDeere (Josh Lucas) - The Firm (0%, 4 Votes)
  • Walt Riggins (Jeffrey Tambor) - Bent (0%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 4,136

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New Extended Trailers for CW’s Arrow and Emily Owens, MD

The CW has finally corrected its too-short preview clips of new fall shows Arrow and Emily Owens, MD by releasing extended trailers!

Emily Owens, MD will air Tuesdays at 9, following fellow medical drama, Hart of Dixie. The show stars Mamie Gummer, Justin Hartley (who played the Green Arrow on Smallville), Kelly McCreary, and Michael Rady (who I’m most familiar with as Kostos in the Sisterhood movies; he’s also been reoccurring on The Mentalist and House of Lies recently). WARNING: This preview seems to give away the entire plot of the pilot, so if you’re already eager to watch it, I’d skip the trailer.

 

Arrow will air Wednesdays at 8, and will be followed by Supernatural. From this trailer, Arrow looks dark, intriguing, and awesome! This isn’t No Ordinary Family, or even The Cape – bad guys aren’t likely to be tied up and left for the police. And from The Hunger Games to The Avengers, archers are “in” right now. I’d describe this show as Hawkeye meets Batman meets The Count of Monte Cristo (only with an island instead of a prison). Arrow stars Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy (Monte Carlo, Melrose Place), Susanna Thompson (Kings, NCIS), Willa Holland, and Paul Blackthorne (The River).

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