NGTV Guide: Monday, November 2

Raise your hand if typing “November” already is freaking you out! Gossip Girl – the CW 9/8c “The Grandfather Part II” – Olivia says something she regrets during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s (Fallon playing himself) talkshow and tries to keep Dan from finding out. With election day around the corner, Nate suspects his grandfather (guest star James Naughton) will …

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Top Women in Television: Up-and-Comers

In our continuing series of Top Women in Television Behind the Camera, this final section is a salute to Up-and-Comers: Erin Maher and Kay Reindl (Legend of the Seeker) – This writing team may have gotten their start 12 years ago when they wrote several episodes of the series Millennium, but over the last 8 years they have written individual …

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NGTV Guide: Sunday, November 1

Alex O’Loughlins Dr. Yablonsky is up against it again this week. Here’s hoping sports don’t push tonight’s episode back too late! Three Rivers – CBS 9/8c “Alone Together” – In order to save his life, Andy tries a risky new procedure on his wife’s partner who suffers from an aortic aneurysm.

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The Weekly Round-Up (Oct. 23 to 30)

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (October 26 to 30): NEWS A nationwide mall tour will be held from November 6 to 19 featuring the cast of the upcoming movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon. [Yes, you read that correctly!] The stops will include prize giveaways, Q&A’s with the cast members and other surprises. A select group …

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NGTV Guide: Saturday, October 31

Happy Halloween! Robin Hood – BBC America 9/8c “The King Is Dead, Long Live The King” – Prince John announces that King Richard has been killed in the Holy Land and that he is to be crowned King. The outlaws are devastated by the news but Robin suspects that something doesn’t add up. He investigates the claim and realizes the …

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NGTV Guide: Friday, October 30

Fox’s decision to bench Dollhouse for November sweeps means we won’t get to see the follow up to last week’s stellar outing until December. Fortunately Fridays offer a lot of other options now. Monk – USA 9/8c “Mr. Monk and the Dog” – Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner. Wallace Langham guest …

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NGTV Guide: Thursday, October 29

Happy first day of November sweeps! Yes, for the rest of us it’s still October. TV people have their own special calendars. NOTE: Bones and Fringe are still on hiatus for baseball. The Vampire Diaries – the CW 8/7c “Haunted” – As Vicki’s behavior becomes more dangerous, Stefan tries to help her. Elena tries to convince Jeremy to stay away …

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Nice Boy of the Week: Zachary Levi

With this week’s breaking news that NBC has ordered 6 more episodes of Chuck followed by the season 2 DVD release date (finally!), we couldn’t resist making Zachary Levi our Nice Boy of the Week. How could we not recognize such a wonderfully talented (and quite cute!) Nice Boy like Zac? Zac began his journey to Chuck at the tender …

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NGTV Guide: Wednesday, October 28

Glee is on the shelf while those baseball players duke it out, but Eastwick should provide us with lots of Halloween-inspired fun. Cougar Town – ABC 9:30/8:30c “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)” – When Josh tells Jules he’s in love with her, she knows the time has come to break things off with him. Unfortunately for Jules, she’s …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 21)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhas even their own show: Rekha Sharma – She is best known as one of the final 5 Cylons on Battlestar Galactica, but she made numerous appearances on Dark Angel, John Doe and Smallville.  She appeared in the movie AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator …

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