The Vampire Diaries – the CW 8/7c “Bloodlines” – Damon takes a trip to Georgia, where he surprises an old flame, Bree (guest star Gina Torres, “Eli Stone”) and enlists her help to figure out how to open the tomb. In the process, Damon comes face to face with someone who is determined to make him pay for past wrongs. …

Leverage – TNT 10/9c “The Bottle Job” – The LEVERAGE team runs a high-tech version of a classic con on a predatory loan shark in order to save McRory’s bar.

We forgot to highlight Chuck’s return in last week’s TV Guide…partially because we didn’t actually do a TV Guide last Monday. Blame it on server issues. This week we’re making a big deal out of the fact that CHUCK IS BACK! Oh, and so is Castle. We heart those guys. Chuck – NBC 8/7c “Chuck vs. Operation Awesome” – -When …

Nina Tassler was serious when she said last week that although Three Rivers is cancelled, CBS wanted to keep working with Alex O’Loughlin. Ausiello just broke the news that CBS is courting Alex to headline the reboot of Hawaii Five-0 that the network wants to have on the air next autumn. What do you think, would you watch Alex as …

Tonight is the penultimate episode of Dollhouse. Have you been watching? Dollhouse – FOX 8/7c “The Hollow Men” – Sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation’s mainframe.

Several shows return from holiday hiatus tonight, so get ready to snuggle up with some good TV! Community – NBC 8/7c “Investigative Journalism” – The gang reunites after winter break and much to their surprise there’s a new addition. One of their fellow classmates is eager to join their study group and the gang must decide whether or not this …

Hold on to your valuables, the LEVERAGE team is back! Cougar Town – 9:30/8:30c “Scare Easy” – Jules freaks out when things when things heat up with her boyfriend (Scott Foley guest stars as Jeff), while Laurie seeks diversion sex with an unsuspecting friend and Andy spills the beans about his big secret. Leverage – TNT 10/9c – SEASON PREMIERE …

During my lovely 10-day Christmas break, all the illnesses I avoided during the autumn attacked me at once. Fevers, chills, headaches, sore throat, back aches. I even lost my voice for 3 days, which, let me tell you, made traveling to Chicago for a brief vacay super fun. My mom and my 10-year-old niece were with me, both novices at …

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to preview the first five episodes of the new season of Chuck, the delightful spy-action-comedy-romance-drama hybrid on NBC that returns for a third season on Sunday. When we last saw Chuck, way back in April 2009, he’d downloaded the Intersect 2.0, a program that gives him the ability to “flash” on …

Summer Glau returns to the Dollhouse tonight as we head into the final three episodes of the series. Dollhouse – FOX 9/8c “Getting Closer” – Topher races to reconstruct Echo’s original personality and memories when Adelle realizes they are the key to adverting a devastating future. Meanwhile, Echo and Bennett’s shared past and the identity of the Rossum Corporation’s mysterious …