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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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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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‘Once Upon a Time’ scoop: ‘Hangover 2’ actress cast as legendary warrior | Inside TV | EW.com

Once Upon a Time has cast another Disney favorite female – Mulan! Jamie Chung (who I know best from the movie Sucker Punch) has been cast for the reoccurring role. She seems to have the right mix of sweetness and daring-do for the undercover warrior. No word yet on whether the mini-dragon Mushu will make an appearance. Also, both Mulan’s and Aurora’s significant others have yet to be cast – even if the writers want to pull off a Rumpelstiltskin-as-the-Beast-like twist, there aren’t too many current cast options (a bit hard to do a romantic backstory with a cricket).

EW added this update about her role:

Some more details about Mulan’s character. She’s described as having been trained in weaponry, tracking and riding, but “has a spirituality that enhances her tactical and strategic abilities. She has suffered past betrayals, so her trust is hard-won, but once she gives her oath of friendship her loyalty knows no boundaries.” Also, “when she falls in love, she falls hard.”

‘Once Upon a Time’ scoop: ‘Hangover 2’ actress cast as legendary warrior | Inside TV | EW.com.

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Booktalk & More: Once Upon a Time Season 2 Poster!

In addition to this cool Comic-Con poster (which features new regular cast members Red and Belle), Ruth also mentions the newest bit of casting news for Once Upon a Time: Sarah Bolger has been cast as Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), a reoccurring role for season 2 of this amazing show!

Booktalk & More: Once Upon a Time Season 2 Poster!.

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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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Once Upon a Time Season 2 — Emilie de Ravin Promoted to Series Regular – TVLine

My Once Upon a Time wish came true! When Meghan Ory was promoted to series regular, I hoped Emilie de Ravin would receive a similar promotion, and she has! I’m looking forward to seeing a lot more of Belle in season 2 of Once Upon a Time, and I’m sure RumBelle fans are rejoicing! Rumpelstiltskin and Belle were recently voted as the #2 speculative couple here on TV Breakroom, beating out fellow Once Upon a Time couples Emma and Sheriff Graham, and Snow and Charming!

Once Upon a Time Season 2 — Emilie de Ravin Promoted to Series Regular – TVLine.

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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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Once Upon a Time Season 2 — Meghan Ory Promoted to Series Regular – TVLine

I’m excited about Meghan Ory’s promotion to series regular – I think Red can play a big part in the battle to take back the kingdom in fairy tale land. I’m also curious to see what her life will be like in Storybrooke – her dual nature and current unattachment (no kids, no significant other) open a wealth of possibilities. I’d love to see Emilie de Ravin (Belle) be made a series regular as well, though her scenes will likely only be on the Storybrooke side.

Once Upon a Time Season 2 — Meghan Ory Promoted to Series Regular – TVLine.

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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).

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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Spoilers for True Blood, Once Upon a Time, Bones, and More! – TVLine

Another spoiler post, this one full of news about shows I love! Some highlights:

Those hoping for some Finder action on Bones aren’t crazy: Don’t think the thought hasn’t crossed the mind of the man in charge of both shows. “I would love that so much,” says Hanson. “But you would have to make sure it wasn’t self-indulgent. And I don’t have a sense right now how much the Bones audience would like to see that. And I don’t know if the Finder audience would want it to happen. But I personally think it would be great.” Hanson concedes that he’s still “exceedingly depressed” about The Finder‘s cancellation, confessing, “It’s hard to let go.” He also says that after some “initial wariness,” the Bones cast warmed up to “the Finder upstarts,” adding, “They all became very fond of each other. David [Boreanaz] really liked working with Geoff [Stults]. They got along terrifically well, so it would be fun to have them on [Bones].”

White Collar’s Sara Ellis will be in several episodes of season 4, but she won’t be a regular cast member (yay!).

Once Upon a Time will pick up right where it left off, and be on the lookout for more Disney princesses getting their stories told!

Top 10 Favorite TV Couples – Speculative

In a hard-fought battle by fans (only the winner was helped out with actor retweets), two Firefly couples and THREE Once Upon a Time couples made it into the top 10! And don’t forget, the top 20 couples from this poll will battle against the top 20 couples from realistic shows later on this year!

Here are the winners, chosen by you, the voters:

#10 Wash (Alan Tudyk) and Zoe (Gina Torres) – Firefly

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Couples – Speculative

In part two of our TV couples Monday Madness, we’re looking at couples in speculative TV shows! Whether it’s sci fi, fantasy, paranormal, historical myths, or just a futuristic bent, these shows all have something out of the ordinary, even if the couples in them are perfectly normal human beings.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV couples. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10!

Even though there are 40-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of couples I left out! You can nominate couples I missed in the comments, and I may add them to the poll. Want more of a say in who makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, 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 4th.

UPDATE: poll has ended. Go vote in this week’s poll!

Which is your favorite TV couple? - Speculative Division (Choose up to 10)

Mary and John Winchester - Supernatural (14%, 959 Votes)
Rumpelstiltskin and Belle - Once Upon a TIme (9%, 608 Votes)
Charming and Snow - Once Upon a Time (6%, 414 Votes)
The Doctor and Rose - Doctor Who (5%, 352 Votes)
Arthur and Gwen - Merlin (4%, 301 Votes)
Elena and Damon - The Vampire Diaries (4%, 283 Votes)
Emma and Graham - Once Upon a Time (4%, 256 Votes)
Buffy and Spike - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3%, 235 Votes)
Mal and Inara - Firefly (3%, 223 Votes)
Wash and Zoe - Firefly (3%, 213 Votes)
Leo and Piper - Charmed (3%, 209 Votes)
Buffy and Angel - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3%, 190 Votes)
Scully and Mulder - The X-Files (3%, 178 Votes)
Ned and Chuck - Pushing Daisies (2%, 172 Votes)
Simon and Kaylee - Firefly (2%, 161 Votes)
Eric and Sookie - True Blood (2%, 154 Votes)
Peter and Olivia - Fringe (2%, 149 Votes)
Willow and Oz - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2%, 144 Votes)
Cole and Phoebe - Charmed (2%, 139 Votes)
Elena and Stefan - The Vampire Diaries (2%, 130 Votes)
Lois and Clark - Smallville (2%, 126 Votes)
Wesley and Fred - Angel (2%, 113 Votes)
Jack and Sam - Stargate SG-1 (2%, 111 Votes)
Xander and Anya - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2%, 110 Votes)
Mick and Beth - Moonlight (1%, 85 Votes)
Robin and Marion - Robin Hood (1%, 77 Votes)
Monroe and Rosalee - Grimm (1%, 74 Votes)
John and Aeryn - Farscape (1%, 74 Votes)
Max and Logan - Dark Angel (1%, 72 Votes)
Bill and Sookie - True Blood (1%, 72 Votes)
Nick and Juliette - Grimm (1%, 63 Votes)
Max and Liz - Roswell (1%, 63 Votes)
Jo and Zane - Eureka (1%, 63 Votes)
Sierra and Victor - Dollhouse (1%, 59 Votes)
Hoyt and Jessica - True Blood (1%, 55 Votes)
The Doctor and River Song - Doctor Who (1%, 52 Votes)
Fargo - Eureka and Claudia - Warehouse 13 (1%, 52 Votes)
Carter and Allison - Eureka (1%, 51 Votes)
Tru and Luc - Tru Calling (1%, 38 Votes)
Echo and Paul - Dollhouse (1%, 35 Votes)
George and Nina - Being Human (UK) (0%, 30 Votes)
Angel and Cordelia - Angel (0%, 24 Votes)
Josh and Nora - Being Human (US) (0%, 21 Votes)
Kara and Anders - Battlestar Galatica (0%, 15 Votes)

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What I Will Be Watching in Fall 2012 – ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, The CW

Now that all of the broadcast networks have revealed their fall schedules, as well as trailers or clips of new shows, it’s time to look at what I will be watching live, what I’ll have to catch online, and how many annoying half hour and hour “dead zones” I’ll have between good shows.

TVLine was nice enough to compile a grid chart of what’s airing when, which you can view at the link below (it will open in a new tab so you can follow along):

Fall TV Schedule Grid 2012-13 — ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, The CW – TVLine.

Thanks to 666 Park Street’s too-much-horror bent, Once Upon a Time remains my only show for Sundays, though if my Sunday evenings stay busy, I’ll be watching online anyway.

Monday has a lot of dead zones. Since I don’t get HD Fox coverage in my area (which makes the picture 2/3 of its normal size), I’ll watch Bones on Hulu and How I Met Your Mother live. But since I’m likely giving up 2 Broke Girls (since it’s become the ladies’ version of Two and a Half Men instead of a smart, funny comedy), I don’t have anything else I plan to watch until Castle at 10. Revolution looks good, but like Smash (which will be back in midseason), I’ll only watch it live if Castle is a repeat or ABC won’t come in.

Tuesday’s first two hours are packed for me. I’ll probably watch NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles live when I can, because if I have to watch a show online I prefer Hulu to CBS’s video player. But if they’re on repeats or I’m in the mood for comedy, I have choices: Ben & Kate on Fox at 8:30, New Girl on Fox or Go On on NBC at 9, and The Mindy Project on Fox (maybe) or Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23 at 9:30. Nothing on at 10 that interests me, though I might watch the pilot of Vegas out of curiosity.

Wednesday just has two shows I plan to watch, and of course they conflict – Arrow at 8 and Suburgatory at 8:30. I might try out Animal Practice (at 8) if I’m watching Suburgatory live.

Even with Community’s move, Thursdays remain my busiest night. At 8, I have to choose between The Big Bang Theory and a half hour dead zone, or ABC’s Last Resort. At 9, Person of Interest and CW’s Beauty and the Beast will probably push The Office to online-only. My only conflict-free hour will be at 10, with CBS’s Elementary.

Friday, I will probably watch Community and Grimm (NBC, 8:30 and 9) live, and catch Nikita online.

All told, that’s 22-26 shows every week, out of which up to 12 are 1/2 hour comedies. Up to 20 hours total every week for broadcast shows, if I like all the new shows I’m trying out. Seems like a lot, but I guess not really for someone who runs a TV site. 🙂

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ABC 2012-13 Primetime Schedule: ‘Revenge’ To Sunday, ‘Happy Endings,’ ‘Don’t Trust The B’ To Tuesday, ‘Last Man Standing’ To Friday – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers

ABC announced its fall schedule yesterday, with a few returning freshmen shows (and Happy Endings) moving, but most of the schedule staying the same (Once Upon a Time, Castle, and Suburgatory all stayed put).

It looks like most of the new shows I want to try out on ABC are being held for midseason – including comedies How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) and The Family Tools (both of their trailers look pretty decent and far funnier than the descriptions suggested) and perhaps drama Zero Hour (looks interesting, probably will depend on how busy I am).

For fall, I was planning to try out The Neighbors (which has taken Don’t Trust the B—-‘s spot on Wednesdays at 9:30, the returning comedy has moved to the same time on Tuesdays following Happy Endings), but the preview makes the show look pretty dumb. I don’t think it’ll last long, though the post-Modern Family slot might hold off the inevitable for a bit. Last Resort, on the other hand, looks great, and I hope it will fare well with the competitive 8/7c slot on Thursdays. 666 Park Street seems pretty much straight horror from the preview, so I’m likely to pass on it completely (I was hoping for something more along the lines of Grimm/Warehouse 13/Buffy – call me old-fashioned, but I prefer supernatural baddies that you can beat up and behead, with a cast who can quip to lighten the tension).

Looking back at ABC’s list of pilots, there are so many I wish had gotten picked up! Primarily Beauty and the Beast. At least there won’t be network wars over who can keep the title. And since Americana wasn’t picked up, Once Upon a Time’s Belle (Emilie de Ravin) can stay where she belongs. Gilded Lillys, Gotham, and Prairie Dogs also sounded good.

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Broadcast Freshmen Grading – How Did I Do With 2011-2012’s New Shows?

Aside from a few midseason debuts and several likely-canceled shows, ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox, and NBC have all made their decisions about which new shows are returning, and which aren’t. How did I do at picking which shows to watch this year?

ABC

Canceled: Charlie’s Angels, GCB, Man Up, Missing, Pan Am, The River, Work It

Renewed: Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, Last Man Standing, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Scandal, Suburgatory

I tried out Missing but wasn’t hooked. I fell in love with Once Upon a Time and Suburgatory, and my feelings for the B—- are a little mixed, but generally positive. I would have tried Revenge if I had time, and I planned to preview Scandal but was deterred by less-than-stellar reviews.

I give myself an A+ for ABC.

CBS

Canceled: A Gifted Man, How to Be a Gentleman, NYC 22, Rob, Unforgettable

Renewed: 2 Broke Girls, Person of Interest

I watched How to Be a Gentleman since it was the only 1/2 hour show in an empty timeslot. I disliked both Rob and Unforgettable, giving up on episode 2 for both after allowing the pilot a little leeway. I watched 2 Broke Girls and Person of Interest from the start, and liked both (though 2 Broke Girls has degraded some over the year).

I give myself an A+ for CBS.

The CW

Canceled: Ringer, The Secret Circle

Renewed: Hart of Dixie

I only watched Ringer, which I wanted to love more than I did. Sarah Michelle Gellar and the unexpected yumminess of Ioan Gruffudd kept me watching through a rough start, but I’m glad I saw the whole thing through till the end. I watched the Hart of Dixie pilot, but medicial + the South wasn’t my cup of tea.

I give myself a C- for the CW.

Fox

Canceled: Alcatraz, The Finder, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Terra Nova

Renewed: New Girl, Touch

I watched two new Fox shows, The Finder and New Girl. Didn’t even try the others. New Girl took a bit to grow on me, but I loved The Finder from the start, and am glad I watched it.

I give myself a C+ for Fox.

NBC

Canceled: Are You There, Chelsea?, Awake, Bent, Best Friends Forever, Free Agents, The Playboy Club, Prime Suspect, The Firm

Renewed: Grimm, Smash, Up All Night, Whitney

NBC canceled 8 new shows (of which I watched 3), and renewed 4 (of which I watched 2). I didn’t watch a single episode of the other 7. Grimm and Smash deserved the renewal for being fresh and catchy, something that Awake’s excellent but dour presentation could have used. Cop shows seem to work best with a bit of lightheartedness thrown in, a fact that Grimm realized by bringing in Monroe more. Awake’s twin tragedies prevented all but a slight wry sense of humor. The conspiracy behind Awake’s two realities could have counterbalanced that, but the show’s creators seemed to be saving most of that for future seasons, which ironically prevented future seasons by not hooking viewers. Bent and Free Agents were under-promoted and misrepresented, which almost caused me to miss out on them – how much more a casual TV viewer?

I give myself a C for NBC.

What new shows did you watch this year?

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