NGTV Guide: Wednesday, November 18

Schoolgirl crushes, old rivals, and guest stars galore heat up tonight’s TV options. Note: Eastwick returns next week. Glee – FOX 9/8c “Ballads” – Mr. Schuester splits the Glee Club into pairs to sing their favorite ballad, but when one kid gets sick, he’s forced to step in and winds up in a sticky situation. Meanwhile, Finn and Quinn have …

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Friday Night Lights – East of Dillon, After the Fall and In the Skin of a Lion

This article may contain spoilers. Entering its fourth season, Friday Night Lights is proving yet again why it holds the critics’ claim of being the best show on television. It is not just a show about football. It’s about the people that make up this extraordinary town. It could be any town in America. It just happens to be Dillon, …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 24)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Emmanuelle Vaugier – Emmanuelle has a long resume of guest roles in shows like First Wave, Viper, Seven Days, Charmed, Veronica Mars, North Shore, Supernatural and Big Shots. She had a recurring, albeit short, run on Smallville and …

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NGTV Guide: Tuesday, November 17

Things are getting complicated both in the aliens vs. humans drama and the wife vs. husband drama airing tonight. V – ABC 8/7c “A Bright New Day” – Chad reports from the Peace Ambassador Center as 100 diplomatic visas are being issued to the first wave of American Visitors, with Anna getting the 1st, but not everyone agrees with the …

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Save Eastwick Postcard Campaign

Were you distressed by the news that ABC isn’t ordering additional episodes of Eastwick? So were we, but there’s hope! Lifetime has expressed interest in picking up the show if there’s enough fan support. Want to join in? Send a postcard (Lifetime requested postcards only) to Lifetime at this address: Lifetime Television 309 W. 49th St. New York, NY 10019 …

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So Many Activities, So Little Time (and Money)

My weekly blogs for the last couple of weeks have been about the events, activities or movies I have attended or seen over those weeks; and this week’s blog isn’t much different. Living in Los Angeles affords the residents many special opportunities to participate in a wide variety of events like conventions, free movie screenings and Paley Center panels (just …

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The CW Schedules Vampire Diaries Marathon

After this week’s episode of The Vampire Diaries, we won’t get a new episode until January 14, 2010, but the CW is taking pity on us and marathoning all 10 episodes of the series December 14-18. Two episodes will air each night for the whole week, so if you haven’t had a chance to watch the show yet, this is …

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NGTV Guide: Monday, November 16

Last week’s ballyhooed threesome leads to awkwardness for the parties involved. See, teens can learn valuable lessons from TV after all! Gossip Girl – the CW 9/8c “The Last Days of Disco Stick” – Hoping to impress the elitist theater kids at NYU, Blair sets her sights on landing a private concert with the hottest musical performer of the year, …

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The Flashback: Show Don’t Tell (Plus, Costume Fun!)

Warning: possible spoilers ahead! There’s no shortage of twists, turns, major reveals on our shows, and this season the flashback emerged as a favorite way to show us those big secrets. It also gives the cast and creative team a chance to mix things up with new sets, costumes, and even actors. The Vampire Diaries: In “Lost Girls” Stefan agrees …

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The Weekly Round-Up (Nov. 9 to 13)

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (November 9 to 13): NOTE: Typically the weekly round-ups are posted each Friday evening or early Saturday morning, but unforeseen circumstances delayed that from happening this week. NEWS It looks like Balthazar Getty is trying to get his full-time series-regular gig back at Brothers & Sisters. Word has it that new show …

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