Glee – FOX 7/8c “The Substitute” – When Mr. Schuester gets sick, a substitute teacher (guest star Gwyneth Paltrow) takes over his Spanish class and the glee club, and winds up winning over the whole New Directions clan. Meanwhile, when Sue fills in for Principal Figgins as McKinley’s top dog, she tries to flex her power on campus. No Ordinary …

Chuck – NBC 8/7c “Chuck vs. the Fear of Death” – Afraid that his latest setback is driving a wedge between him and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski), Chuck (Zachary Levi) resolves to prove himself by going on a dangerous mission with the overeager Agent Rye (guest star Rob Riggle). Meanwhile, Morgan (Joshua Gomez) and Casey (Adam Baldwin) scramble as the “Buy …

I’m on a bit of a Nikita kick this week, so I thought we’d go with a double dose of spoilers for the next two episodes as the conspiracy grows. Nikita Next week, when an assassination carried out by Division is credited to the CIA on national television, the Deputy Director sends Ryan, one of his best and brightest, to …

It’s been a busy week in TV land, but we’re here to help in case you missed some news or features. Take a look at what our TV blogger friends have been up to this week. Curt at Show Patrol has a report from the set of the new series The Chicago Code. Chicago native Nice Girl Bethanne should be …

Supernatural – the CW 9/8c “All Dogs Go To Heaven” – Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) investigate what seems to be a werewolf killing but turns out to be a skinwalker (guest star Andrew Rothenberg) posing as a family dog who is taking revenge on his owner’s enemies. After capturing the dog, he turns human and tells Sam …

British breakout Cee Lo Green is a current obsession of mine. The first single from his new album, “F*** You”, is so catchy that even a non-swearer like me can’t help but belt it out. When I heard that it would be featured on Glee, and by none other than Oscar-winning guest star Gwyneth Paltrow, I wondered how that would …

Bones – FOX 8/7c “The Shallow in the Deep” – The past and present collide when human remains from a 150-year-old slave ship, the Amelia Rose, surface. The team is tasked to give the deceased a proper burial but make an unforeseen discovery linked to a recent murder. In the course of the investigation, Booth and Brennan are led to …

As I was trying to come up with this list of fictional veterans on TV, I was struck at how differently veterans are portrayed on television today even compared to a few years ago. Crotchety veterans have been a staple of sitcoms (think Red Foreman from That ’70s Show, Marty Crane on Frasier, Dr. Kelso on Scrubs) and even dramas …

Hellcats – the CW 9/8c “Finish What We Started” – Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) is furious with Marti (Aly Michalka) for keeping a secret about Dan (Matt Barr) from her so she goes home for a couple days to cool off and reconnect with her family. Meanwhile, Marti is conflicted over her feelings for Dan and Lewis (Robbie Jones), and focuses …

Glee – FOX 7/8c “Never Been Kissed” – After Finn and Sam find an unconventional way of controlling their urges, a few glee club members pick up on the strategy and start using it too. But when Coach Beiste gets wind of what they are up to, the glee club has some explaining to do. No Ordinary Family – ABC …