Mariska Hargitay Goes Undercover on Law & Order: SVU
We don’t talk about Law & Order: SVU much here, but I do watch it periodically in large part because it features one of the strongest female roles on television in Detective Olivia Benson. Played by Mariska Hargitay for the past 11 years, Detective Benson has dealt with untold horrors and tragedies in her own [...]
USA Shifts Schedule for Winter Programming
In a bit of a surprising move, USA is switching their original programming from Thursday, Friday and Sunday nights to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday come January. Although the schedule could change again before the shows premiere, for now USA Network shows that White Collar will return for the second half of its first season on [...]
NGTV Guide: Wednesday, September 23
The Nice Girls have lots to choose from tonight! From Courtney Cox’s return to network TV to witches to more Gleeful shenanigans, here’s what we’ll be watching. Glee – FOX 9/8c “Preggers” – Kurt takes center stage when he tries out for the football team in order to impress his dad. Sandy and Sue join [...]
It’s OK That I’m Not OK
WARNING: Minor spoilers for True Blood/the Southern Vampire series, Dollhouse, Lie to Me, and Law & Order: SVU ahead, plus vague descriptions of graphic violence. Last week saw the release of Dead and Gone, the highly-anticipated next novel in Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire series, on which HBO’s True Blood is based. My bookstore received a [...]
Comfort TV
It’s been an interesting weekend. I spent most of Friday night-Sunday afternoon spring cleaning and painting, leaving me sore and exhausted. Then I came down with a mild case of food poisoning that turned my Sunday night-Monday morning into a less-than-enchanting time period. Fortunately, TV was there to soothe my aches, pains and nausea. Since [...]
