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Rapid Recaps From Last Week

TV Web-bits From Last Week

• TV Squad ranks the Top 15 Christmas Episodes Ever.
• The Telefile runs down the Golden Globe TV Nominations 2011: Our Gut Reactions and picks the Top 10 Biggest Golden Globe and SAG Award Snubs.
• TV Squad investigates 13 Mysteries of the Golden Globes and provides Golden Globes 2011 Nominee Reactions.
• TVGuide.com selects the Best TV Couples of All Time.
• The Dirty Screen picks the Top 10 Sexiest TV Programs Currently on the Air.
• The TV Addict names the Top 10 TV Shows of 2010.
• TV Squad spotlights 12 Underrated Actors of 2010 and hands out the Stay Tuned Awards: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 2010 TV.
• Bnet presents the Top 10 Funny TV Ads of 2010.
• TV Squad poses Nine Unanswered GLEE Questions and presents 10 Memorable DAILY SHOW and COLBERT REPORTS Moments of 2010.
• Warming Glow singles out the Top Ten Worst Characters on the Best TV Shows.
• TV Squad offers a LARRY KING LIVE Tribute: The Show’s 11 Greatest Moments.
• A few news-tweets from the TV Tango Twitter Feed over the past week:
  • Sat (12/18): Word has it that Fox will not renew THE GOOD GUYS for a second season due to poor ratings performance.
  • Fri (12/17): Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to Filmmaker Blake Edwards Mon. Dec. 27 (8pm-6am) with 5 of his memorable films. Edwards died yesterday.
  • Fri (12/17): Christmas day 8pm on #DIRECTV n3D™ exclusive U.S. broadcast of "The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010 in 3D" w/ Eric Clapton, Phil Collins +++
  • Thu (12/16): Newest Comedy Central roastee, comb-over real estate mogul Donald Trump. The "Comedy Central Roast Of Donald Trump” to air Spring of 2011
  • Thu (12/16): Syfy cancels #StargateUniverse. No 3rd season. Upcoming 10 episodes of series 2nd season will air this Spring.
  • Thu (12/16): On new season WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Rosie O’Donnell, S. Buscemi, Vanessa Williams, Ashley Judd. NBC Feb. 4
  • Thu (12/16): Bid on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION autographed scripts- #HollywoodTreasure live auction Dec. 17 & 18. Info/catalog http://bit.ly/eUhPoI
  • Thu (12/16): Showtime Free Preview Weekend from January 7- January 10. Watch premieres of new series #SHAMELESS and #EPISODES + TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
  • Thu (12/16): DOCTOR WHO: THE MAZES OF TIME App is available now on the App Store for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad. For Preview http://bit.ly/DWmazespreview
  • Wed (12/15): BBC America rolls out new Supernatural Saturdays 2011. In this slot, PRIMEVAL, OUTCASTS, BEDLAM and new seasons of DOCTOR WHO, BEING HUMAN.
  • Wed (12/15): AMC orders period drama series HELL ON WHEELS. About former Confederate soldier (Anson Mount) who works building Transcontinental Railroad
  • Wed (12/15): I just had a snowball fight w/ #BONES Dr. Brennan on the FOX Snowball Fight game. Play against your fave Fox character. http://bit.ly/fwRTeo
  • Wed (12/15): Mandy Patinkin joins Showtime drama pilot HOMELAND. Plays a veteran CIA Division Chief who is Carrie’s (Claire Danes) boss and mentor.
  • Wed (12/15): Comedy Central renews animated comedy UGLY AMERICANS for 2nd season. New 14-episode season debuts June.
  • Wed (12/15): Showtime orders 2nd season/6 eps. of THE GREEN ROOM WITH PAUL PROVENZA w/ Ray Romano, Kathy Griffin, Judd Apatow, Margaret Cho, Lewis Black.
  • Tue (12/14): Viewers not wild for RUNNING WILDE, Fox pulls remaining 5 episodes of the sitcom from its schedule.
  • Tue (12/14): Syfy DESTINATION TRUTH travels to Ireland for 1st ever live investigation on March 17. Josh Gates searches for the legend of the banshee.
  • Tue (12/14): BBC AMERICA to broadcast all 4 seasons of SHOWTIME drama series, THE TUDORS. Beginning Sun. Jan.16 w/ marathon of seasons 1 & 2 episodes.
  • Tue (12/14): #HBO received 12 Golden Globe nominations, most of any TV network this year. BOARDWALK EMPIRE, TEMPLE GRANDIN led w/ 3 nominations apiece.
  • Tue (12/14): Hugh Laurie on his #HOUSE Globe nom: "I am thrilled & honored. Now going to turn the house upside down looking for that other cufflink."
  • Tue (12/14): NY Times food writer Mark Bittman series THE MINIMALIST premieres Cooking Channel Sun. Jan. 2 at 10:30am ET/7:30am PT
  • Mon (12/13): Leighton Meester will leave #GossipGirl in 2 years when contract is up, she told E! Online. Wants to free herself up for other projects.
  • Mon (12/13): NBC to premiere a new singing competition show THE VOICE OF AMERICA in Spring 2011. Based on the Dutch version “The Voice of Holland.”
  • Mon (12/13): Don Cheadle cast to star in the Showtime pilot, HOUSE OF LIES, a half-hour, dark comedy about a a self-loathing management consultant.
  • Mon (12/13): THE VAMPIRE DIARIES 8pm original episodes return and #NIKITA 9pm original episodes return on #CW Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • Mon (12/13): CW AMERICA'S NEW TOP MODEL (Season Premiere) and SHEDDING FOR THE WEDDING hosted by Sara Rue (Series Premiere) airs Wednesday, February 23.
  • Mon (12/13): CW unveils midseason schedule. HELLCATS new night, Tues.at 9p begins Jan. 25. Special 2hr season finale LIFE UNEXPECTED airs Tues., Jan. 18.
  • Mon (12/13): A&E premieres reality series BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT Jan. 13 at 10pm with a special 90-minute episode at a women’s prison in California.
  • Mon (12/13): Hey #SMALLVILLE fans appear in episode on show's final season. Submit video telling world what The Blur means to you. http://bit.ly/fpPBPs
• Watch the trailer for Showtime’s upcoming new comedy, EPISODES, partly starring Matt LeBlanc:

 

 

Abe Fried-Tanzer is a recent graduate from New York University, where he majored in cinema studies and journalism. He makes it his priority each year to see every Oscar-nominated film and watch every new television pilot, and writes reviews and awards predictions at Movies with Abe and TV with Abe.