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TV Tie-In Novels (Final Part)

Over the last couple of weeks, I have focused on “tie-in novels” for the following TV shows: Smallville, Everwood, Alias, Glee, Greek, Charmed, Supernatural and Lost. This week’s final column in this article series will discuss the “tie-in novels” for Burn Notice, Psych, Castle and the reimagined series Battlestar Galactica. First up is the popular USA Network series Burn Notice, which …

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TV Tie-In Novels (Part 1)

Over the last three weeks my columns have highlighted some of the books that have been made into TV shows over the last decade (or thereabouts), including – but not limited to – The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. Now, my next three columns will focus on what is called TV “tie-in novels” that are based on …

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February TV Calendar

Here is what you can look forward to seeing on the major and cable channels throughout February, including new and returning shows as well as made-for-TV movies: February – Breaking Bad will continue its marathon of back-to-back episodes every Wednesday night February 4 – The Defenders will move to its new time slot on Friday nights at 8 PM on …

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Get Your Scorecard for the 2010-2011 TV Season

Now that we are at the halfway point for the current television season, the networks have meet with the Television Critics Association, talking about their programming, announcing early renewals and confirming rumored cancellations. They have also introduced new shows that we can expect to roll out over the next few months. And, as you can surmise from the title of …

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TV Calendar for January 2011

Here is what you can look forward to seeing on the major and cable channels throughout January, including new and returning shows as well as made-for-TV movies: January – Breaking Bad continues its marathon on AMC with two back-to-back episodes every Wednesday night (check your local listings for airtime) January 1 – Primeval is back for season 3 on BBC …

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Marc Singer Returns to V

In probably the most exciting news for “V” fans and fans of the original, 1980’s series, Marc Singer will return to the new ABC  sci-fi drama, but in a new role. Originally, Singer played freedom fighter leader, Mike Donovan. In the second season, Singer will play Lars Tremont, “a member of a super top secret organization comprised of high-ranking military …

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It’s a Paley Center Kind of Week

For about eight years now, I have been a member of the Paley Center for Media (formerly known as the Museum of Television and Radio). Back in 1975, one of the most powerful men in the television industry, William S. Paley, founded an organization to collect, preserve and interpret television and radio programming and to make these programs available to …

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Fall TV Preview Parties at the Paley Center

For a number of years now, the Paley Center for Media – both in New York and Beverly Hills – have held their annual “Fall TV Preview Parties,” hosting a special night dedicated to each of the major networks. Each night’s parties includes airings of several pilots for new and/or returning shows on the networks as well as visits by …

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Should the Death Knell Sound Just Because TV Viewers Are in Their 40’s?

An article was recently posted at TV.com by one of the site’s staff writers that really caught my attention. The article’s title was “Network TV: One Foot in the Grave” and the writer stated how he felt that major network TV executives needed to realize that their audience is about to die. What made him make this kind of statement, …

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The Summer TV Calendar

Summer is underway and more shows will be returning and others will be premiering over the course of the next two months. There will also be more made-for-TV movies coming out on the major networks and cable channels. Keeping track of these events isn’t easy so we here at NiceGirlsTV are bringing our readers an updated version of the TV …

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