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Coming off boffo season premiere ratings, Burn Notice and Royal Pains settle into their summer runs. Burn Notice – USA 9/8c “Fast Friends” – Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) meets Jesse, a recently burned counterintelligence agent (guest star Coby Bell) looking for Michael’s help. He agrees to help Jesse clear his name but first must get him out of the crosshairs of …

In Plain Sight – USA 10/9c “Her Days Are Numbered” – A witness with Aspergers who has no social filter and can’t lie, stymies Mary (Mary McCormack) particularly when the witness refuses to testify against her only friend — the key conspirator in a numbers case. Meanwhile, Marshall (Frederick Weller) and Stan (Paul Ben-Victor) race to figure out why an …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Sarah Hagan – Her first TV role was in Ally McBeal then she had a recurring role in the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. She appeared in episodes of Undeclared and Boston Public before landing a role as …

Tonight was the ABC Family premiere of the new series, Pretty Little Liars. They ran back-to-back-to-back episodes. I watched all three times. That’s right, I did. I was pulled into the mystery surrounding Alison’s disappearance and death. I love a good mystery, and this show has more than one. Here is my list of ten questions raised in tonight’s show: …

Glee ends its phenomenal first season tonight, with the aptly titled “Journey”, a reference to the musical number at the end of the pilot episode that proved to be a breakout hit. ABC Family launches their new series, Pretty Little Liars, tonight with an intriguing mystery. Pretty Little Liars – 8/7c – SERIES PREMIERE “Pilot” – Meet the Pretty Little …

NBC sent over some video clips to get us excited about their new fall series Love Bites, featuring Becki Newton and Greg Grunberg. It’s no secret that we’re Becki Newton fans around here, and Greg Grunberg was one of the few watchable elements of Heroes, so we’re already inclined to like Love Bites. Have a look at the clips below …

At one point in time in the television landscape, summer was a wasteland of repeats and less than stellar shows that the networks spent money on but were not confident enough to air them during the regular TV line-up. Thankfully, those days are long gone because of all the programming that has been introduced by the cable channels as well …

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend two wonderful events at The Grove – an outdoor shopping mall located in the heart of Hollywood where the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva (which aired its season premiere on Sunday night) was honored with a day of indulgence for the show’s LA premiere bash followed the next day by a …

FOX kicks off summer with a full night of new programming while NBC tries to get in the game with the premiere of a new drama. Lie To me – FOX 8/7c – SUMMER PREMIERE “Beat the Devil” – Lightman plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a brilliant, charming psychology graduate student whom Lightman identifies as a …

It’s been a quiet couple of weeks in TV land for this Nice Girl. With my regular season shows finishing up and the summer premieres holding off until this week, I’ve been able to catch up on some movies (don’t hate me, but I thought The Hangover was hilarious) and some reading plus watch some screeners for summer and fall …