In Bed With The Tudors

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 …

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“How I Met Your Mother” Celebrates Its 100th Episode at the Paley Center

Attending the special presentation and screening of “How I Met Your Mother’s” 100th episode at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills last week can be described in one word: HILARIOUS! The creators, cast, writers and producers in attendance were clearly a well-oiled comedy machine. They not only write, act and direct comedy, they live and breathe it. It is an …

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The Weekly Round-Up for Jan. 4 to 8

Here are the entertainment news items for this week: NEWS Kim Raver has been added as a regular on Grey’s Anatomy only two months after she joined the medical drama as a recurring character. She is expected to appear in all but one of the show’s remaining episodes this season. NBC has plans to renew Law & Order for a …

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Chuck & Echo: Building Superheroes in the 21st Century

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 …

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NGTV Guide: Friday, January 8

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 …

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Nice Boy of the Week: Matt Long

Matt Long has the honor of being the first Nice Boy of 2010! Matt is going to be appearing in an upcoming new series on ABC, The Deep End. This show looks like it could be a lot of fun and I hope it does well, because it’s good to see Matt back on our TV screens. Matt’s previous television …

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Catch Nice Girl’s Faves on Late Night and Daytime

I don’t know about you, but there’s nothing I enjoy more than watching talent from some of our favorite television shows playing around with talk show hosts. In an effort to organize my DVR settings, I’m going to attempt to post a listing, when available, of late night and daytime talk show appearances. I hope this will aid you as …

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Tweet Live with the Cast & Producers of Bones Tonight

Tonight Fox reairs – sorry, encores “The Plain in the Prodigy”, the Bones episode about the Amish young man who is killed while on Rumspringa. During the episode, viewers will have the opportunity to submit questions and follow cast and producers’ tweets on a special page dedicated to the event at FOX.com/bones. Fans are invited to participate between 8:00-9:00 PM/ET …

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A Look Back at 2009 (Part 1)

It’s that time of year again: the time to look back on the year that was by making up lists of the best and worst of the television season. The sections that follow will highlight the year that was in TV (and just a little bit of movies) for 2009. Before I begin the highlights sections, I want to focus, …

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NGTV Guide: Wednesday, January 6

Ugly Betty moves to a new night and time to kick off the second half of a season that’s returned to the quality that made us fall in love with the show four years ago, plus it’s a Friends reunion on Cougar Town. Cougar Town – ABC 9:30/8:30c “Rhino Skin” – Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow reunite. Despite fearing the …

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