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Conspiracy Theory with Jesse VenturaJesse Ventura has been a professional wrestler, an actor and a politician. None of these things have been as fake as the reality television show he will be hosting on truTV titled Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (premiering December 2 at 10 PM ET).

For the record, I have never met or spoken to Jesse Ventura. He would corroborate this if anybody asked. As a result, I have no idea if he actually believes the crap he says or the conspiracies he investigates on this show. From what I've read, it wouldn't surprise me.

In the series premiere, Jesse and his crew of unknowns, consisting of two young white guys and the token black British female, are investigating a U.S. government installation built in Alaska that's possibly intended to control the weather. Who makes this stuff up? Now we know where the monies saved from stopping the "bridge to nowhere" went.

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]]>Conspiracy TheoryConspiracy Theory With Jesse VenturaConspiracyTheoryConspiracyTheoryWithJesseVenturaEarly LookEarlyLookJesse VenturaJesseVenturaTruTVBrad TrechakSun, 22 Nov 2009 14:02:00 ESTFriday Night Lights, season four -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/friday-night-lights-season-four-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/friday-night-lights-season-four-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/friday-night-lights-season-four-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor in 'Friday Night Lights.'
Entering into its fourth season (and second since the NBC/DirecTV deal), Friday Night Lights is a show in transition on numerous levels. The high school football drama returns tonight to DirecTV's 101 Network at 9 p.m. ET (NBC won't air this season until next summer) and for fans of the show, it's an episode they've long been waiting for.

Ever since the season three finale, as Coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his wife Tami (Connie Britton) stepped on to the East Dillon Lions decrepit football field, Eric's new home, the tension has been at an all time high in Dillon, Texas. How can Coach Taylor, a man whom many consider to be a high school football wunderkind, start from scratch with a team that doesn't even exist yet?

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]]>Aimee TeegardenConnie BrittonDillonDillon PanthersDW Moffettearly lookEast Dillon LionsEast of DillonEric TaylorfootballFriday Night LightsJeremy SumpterJesse PlemonsKyle ChandlerMatt SaracenMichael B. JordanS04E01season fourseason premiereTaylor KitschTexasTim RigginsZach GilfordJonathan ToomeyWed, 28 Oct 2009 12:02:00 ESTThe League -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/the-league-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/the-league-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/the-league-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

The cast of FX's 'The League.'
Fantasy football is a tricky thing. You either love it or you hate it and that largely depends on whether you're good or bad at it. For the most part, the same can be said about FX's newest comedy The League. When it's good, it is good, but when it's bad... well, you get the picture.

The show, which premieres tomorrow night, Thursday 10/29, at 10:30 p.m. after It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, is FX's first solid attempt to produce a lasting companion piece to Sunny and, given some of its predecessors (like Starved or Testees), it'd be easy to write The League off. But, like a two-minute drill that gradually picks up steam, The League might actually go... all... the... way.

OK -- no more football metaphors.

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]]>early lookfantasy footballfantasy sportsfootballFXJeff SchafferJon LajoieKatie AseltonLeslie BibbMark DuplassNadine VelazquezNick KrollPaul Scheerseries premieresitcomsportsStephen RannazzisiThe LeagueJonathan ToomeyWed, 28 Oct 2009 09:01:00 ESTNip/Tuck season six -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/13/nip-tuck-season-six-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/13/nip-tuck-season-six-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/13/nip-tuck-season-six-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh star in Nip/Tuck
Over the span of its first five seasons, Nip/Tuck has had some spectacular highs and some even greater lows. Regardless of how you feel about them (personally, I liked season three and The Carver), as viewers we've all watched Dr. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) slowly lose the battle to the one thing they're paid to combat - aging.

Entering its penultimate season, Nip/Tuck could use a little nipping and tucking of its own after the mediocre fifth season that saw a lengthy hiatus at the hands of the writers strike. Fortunately, it seems that things might be getting back to "normal" for McNamara/Troy. And by normal, I mean no more serial killers, organ thieves, or weirdo lip-synching musical montages. Beyond that, it's freak show as usual.

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]]>Barry BostwickDon HobermanDr. Christian TroyDr. Sean McNamaraDr. Teddy RoweDylan Walshearly lookEnigmaFXHollywoodJoely RichardsonJohn HensleyJulia McNamaraJulian McMahonKelly CarlsonKimber HenryLiz CruzMario LopezMatt McNamaraNip Tuckplastic surgeryRoma MaffiaRose McGowanRyan MurphyS06E01S06E02season premiereJonathan ToomeyTue, 13 Oct 2009 10:02:00 ESTRita Rocks season two -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/rita-rocks-season-two-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/rita-rocks-season-two-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/rita-rocks-season-two-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , ,

rita rocks
Rita Rocks is premiering its second season on Lifetime tonight, along with Sherri Shepherd's new sitcom, Sherri. For those of you who haven't seen the show before, Rita stars Mad TV's Nicole Sullivan, who plays Rita, a suburban mom of two daughters who plays in a rock band on the side. Rounding out her garage band are her friends Owen (Ian Gomez), Patty (Tisha Campbell-Martin) and Kip (Ricky Ullman), Rita's daughter Hallie's (Natalie Dreyfuss) boyfriend.

The second-season premiere doesn't really focus on Rita's music so much. While we do still see her at practice, she's mainly dealing with mom stuff, specifically in relation to Hallie, her oldest daughter. In fact, what we have is a perennial family-sitcom classic-- the parent having to give the child "The Talk."

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]]>ian gomezIanGomezlifetimenatalie dreyfussNatalieDreyfussnicole sullivanNicoleSullivanricky ullmanRickyUllmanrita rocksRitaRockssherriSherri ShepherdSherriShepherdTisha Campbell-MartinTishaCampbell-martinKona GallagherMon, 05 Oct 2009 10:25:00 ESTSherri -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/sherri-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/sherri-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/sherri-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , ,

sherri
Sherri, premiering tonight on Lifetime, is a very confusing show. It has flashes of genius, with several lines that made me laugh out loud ("Screw me once, shame on you. Screw a white woman -- we done"). At other times, however, it's bogged down with over-the-top dialogue and atrocious acting.

The premise behind Sherri is basically Sherri Shepherd's actual life. Both the real and fictional Sherri has held down jobs at a law office while working as a comedian and an actress, with bit parts on television shows. They both got married and had a son, only to find out that their husband was cheating on them.

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]]>30 rock30Rockalec baldwinAlecBaldwinjames averyJamesAverymalcolm jamal warnerMalcolmJamalWarnermichael boatmanMichaelBoatmansherrisherri shepherdSherriShepherdspin citySpinCityKona GallagherMon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:00 ESTStargate Universe -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/stargate-universe-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/stargate-universe-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/stargate-universe-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , ,

syfy stargate universe
When word broke that the Stargate franchise was moving into darker territory with Stargate Universe, fan reaction ranged from cautiously optimistic to downright angry. The anger mostly came from fans who felt jilted by Syfy's sudden cancellation of the veteran show Stargate Atlantis (it didn't help that Syfy announced the new series in a press release that also announced the cancellation of Atlantis). To some, it seemed like the fan favorite (Atlantis) had to die so the edgy new experiment (Universe) could live.

Universe -- a fine, scrappy show packed with great actors - might now be facing an uphill battle with some of its target audience members. Stargate fans unwilling to give the show a chance should know one thing: The franchise's spirit of adventure remains intact in the first three episodes of Universe. It is different and darker than Stargate: SG-1 and Atlantis - even blatantly dreary at times - but it's still Stargate.

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]]>david blueDavidBlueearly lookEarlyLookfalltvlou diamond phillipsLouDiamondPhillipsming-narobert carlyleRobertCarlylesci-fistargatestargate universeStargateUniversesyfyMike MoodyTue, 29 Sep 2009 14:02:00 ESTTalking truth with Tim Roth of Lie to Mehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/talking-truth-with-tim-roth-of-lie-to-me/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/talking-truth-with-tim-roth-of-lie-to-me/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/talking-truth-with-tim-roth-of-lie-to-me/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) returns to expose the truth behind the lies in the Season Two premiere of LIE TO ME airing Monday, Sept. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Lie to Me is not a show that grew on me last season. When it first premiered earlier this year, I didn't even bother watching it. I tend to shy away from mid-season replacements to begin with and something about seeing Tim Roth speaking in his normal British accent in promos for the show seemed weird to me.

Then summer arrived, TV viewing options started to dwindle, and suddenly Lie to Me became a viable option. I watched the pilot, was mildly amused, and then dropped it for over a month before I looked at another episode. At first, it wasn't that great, and now that I've had the opportunity to speak to Roth about it, it's good to know that I wasn't alone in thinking that.

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]]>Brendan Hinesconference callDr. Cal Lightmanearly lookfalltvfeaturedFOXKelli WilliamsLie to MeMekhi PhiferMonica Raymundpack of liesPress Kits UnwrappedS02E01season premiereseason twoShawn RyanThe Core of ItTim RothJonathan ToomeyMon, 28 Sep 2009 10:02:00 ESTCalifornication, season three -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/27/californication-season-3-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/27/californication-season-3-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/27/californication-season-3-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

David Duchovny in CalifornicationIf you think of all the places that would turn Californication's Hank Moody into a kid in a candy store, "college campus" should be at the top of your Family Feud survey.

What would be at the bottom? Probably the Vatican. Then again, an unrepentant sexaholic like Moody always loves a challenge.

The third season follows Moody as he navigates his way through the student body of a local college as an English professor, his relationship with his growing teenage daughter Becca and the rest of his other relationships -- or at least the ones that alcohol hasn't erased from his memory.

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]]>californicationdavid duchovnyDavidDuchovnyevan handlerEvanHandlerkathleen turnerKathleenTurnermadeleine martinMadeleineMartinpamela adlonPamelaAdlonshowtimeshowtime originalshowtime original seriesShowtimeOriginalshowtimeoriginalsshowtimeoriginalseriesDanny GallagherSun, 27 Sep 2009 09:02:00 ESTDexter season four -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/dexter-season-four-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/dexter-season-four-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/dexter-season-four-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Dexter Season 4 posterThe introduction of a baby into the plot is usually a sure fire sign that a television show has jumped the shark with a pair of Acme rocket powered water skis.

But things are different for a twisted little space of pay cable called Dexter. The mere thought of putting a cute, adorable and affable little tyke into the mix sounds like something that would inspire the furious typing of a thousand angry Parents Television Council members' Selectric typewriters.

The latest addition to the Morgan clan is just a small addition to the newest season of Showtime's seriously macabre drama. It doesn't overtake the show and turn its serious moral tone into something ridculously psychotic like Three Madmen and a Baby. It's just one of many obstacles the world's most huggable serial killer has to deal with to feed the John Pinette sized appetite of his mysterious "dark passenger," and it's not all dark and drenched in blood.

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]]>deborah morganDeborahMorgandebra morganDebraMorgandexterdexter morganDexterMorganfrank lundeyFrankLundeyharry morganHarryMorganjennifer carpenterJenniferCarpenterjohn lithgowJohnLithgowkeith carradineKeithCarradinemichael c. hallMichaelC.Hallshowtimeshowtime originalshowtime original seriesShowtimeOriginalshowtimeoriginalsshowtimeoriginalseriestrinity killerTrinityKillerDanny GallagherFri, 25 Sep 2009 10:00:00 ESTThe Cleveland Show -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/24/the-cleveland-show-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/24/the-cleveland-show-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/24/the-cleveland-show-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The Cleveland ShowHaving watched the first three episodes of The Cleveland Show, I find it's a bit like a 70's black sitcom such as Good Times or What's Happening, but more demented. The standard Family Guy humor and asides are still there, but generally the plots feel a little more linear and directed towards a goal. Of course, going forward that could be an exception and not the general rule. The show could end up being a complete Family Guy copy, but with a black family.

The first episode (airing Sunday at 8:30 ET on FOX) begins in Quahog with the cast of Family Guy. The entire circumstance behind Cleveland's departure from that show is explained before the opening theme song. And what a theme song! It's better than Family Guy's. Very catchy. It's the sort that sticks in your mind like Fun Tac.

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]]>FoxMike HenryMikeHenryseth macfarlaneSethMacfarlaneThe Cleveland ShowTheClevelandShowBrad TrechakThu, 24 Sep 2009 15:02:00 ESTHouse season six -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/house-season-six-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/house-season-six-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/house-season-six-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
Dr. Gregory House has problems. This is not news. We know this. His colleagues know this. He knows this. The issue at the core of tonight's two-hour season premiere of House ("Broken" airs at 8PM ET on Fox), is waiting patiently for our favorite curmudgeon to admit what he knows.

Ever since last season's finale, we've all wanted to know one thing - is House really crazy or has the Vicodin finally done enough damage that he's hallucinating dead people and having imaginary sex with Cuddy? The answer is finally revealed, and despite Fox's viral marketing campaign that presented the possibility of someone having done something to House to cause his problems, it turns out that Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital is precisely where he belongs. Or is it?

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]]>Andre BraugherBrokenDavid ShoreDr Allison CameronDr Chris TaubDr Eric ForemanDr Gregory HouseDr James WilsonDr Lisa CuddyDr Remy HadleyDr Robert ChaseEarly LookfalltvfeaturedFOXFranka PotenteHouseHugh LaurieJennifer MorrisonJesse SpencerLin-Manuel MirandaLisa EdelsteinOlivia WildeOmar EppsPeter JacobsonPrinceton Plainsboro HospitalRobert Sean LeonardS06E01season premiereThirteenJonathan ToomeyMon, 21 Sep 2009 10:02:00 ESTCurb Your Enthusiasm, season seven -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-seven-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-seven-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-seven-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

(L-R): Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Jason Alexander
The beauty of Curb Your Enthusiasm has always been its roots. Born from the mind of a man who launched a show about nothing, Curb is little more than an edgier version that's still... about nothing. It only makes sense that one day we would witness the colliding vortex created by those two masses of nothingness and that day has finally arrived. Well, almost. Season seven of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm premieres on HBO this Sunday night, September 20, at 9 p.m. ET and having seen the first three episodes, I'll say this about the long-awaited Seinfeld reunion - it's real and it's spectacular.

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]]>Catherine OHaraCurb Your EnthusiasmEarly LookHBOJason AlexanderJB SmooveJerry SeinfeldJulia-Louis DreyfusLarry DavidMichael Richardsseason 7SeinfeldSeinfeld reunionVivica A. FoxJonathan ToomeyWed, 16 Sep 2009 09:02:00 ESTAmerica's Next Top Model cycle thirteen -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/americas-next-top-model-cycle-thirteen-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/americas-next-top-model-cycle-thirteen-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/americas-next-top-model-cycle-thirteen-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Nicole Fox, the outcasted modelFor the thirteenth season of America's Next Top Model nothing really has changed. The girls stand even less of a chance of being a successful model this season because of their well-advertised height deficit. Fans of the show will find the same exact program since ANTM has been part of the CW lineup. I guess after twelve cycles, it's inevitable that we'd see a lot of the same.

Top Model will also be emphasizing the word "petite" for the height-challenged girls. There are points of bad overdubbing where the Jays voiced over the word "petite" because they didn't originally use it. If this season does well, it may become the catalyst for "America's Next Top Plus-Sized Model."

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]]>americas next top modelAmericasNextTopModelantmcwjay manuelJayManuelmodelingpreviewtyra banksTyraBanksMichael PascuaWed, 09 Sep 2009 09:04:00 ESTSons of Anarchy, season two -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/04/sons-of-anarchy-season-two-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/04/sons-of-anarchy-season-two-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/04/sons-of-anarchy-season-two-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Charlie Hunnam as Jackson 'Jax' Teller on FX's 'Sons of Anarchy.'
The level that FX's Sons of Anarchy's second season has to reach to top their outrageous first might seem unfathomable. But the man helming this ship is writer, creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter - the man who helped steer The Shield through seven strange and unpredictable seasons of treacherous waters that were once deemed unchartable for the likes of basic cable.

It's tight control on what appears to be complete chaos. Sutter and company are a fleet of reckless Sledge Hammers who are willing to blow up whole buildings to get the job done. Trust him. He knows what he's doing.

FX's white hot biker drama kicks off Tuesday and it brings all of the blood, guts, bullets and glory that the first season did in buckets. And that's just in the first five episodes.

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]]>Adam ArkinAlbificationCharlie HunnamClay Morrowearly lookfeaturedFXGemma TellerHenry RollinsJax TellerKatey SagalMaggie SiffmotorcyclesRon PerlmanS02E01SAMCROseason premiereSons of AnarchyDanny GallagherFri, 04 Sep 2009 15:01:00 ESTTV Squad previews NBC's new shows (Part 3)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/14/tv-squad-previews-nbcs-new-shows-part-3/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/14/tv-squad-previews-nbcs-new-shows-part-3/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/14/tv-squad-previews-nbcs-new-shows-part-3/#commentsFiled under: , ,

mercy nbc
Previewing NBC's fall offerings has been a long process. First I gave you Community and Trauma, then Parenthood. Now, I have NBC's second medical drama that's premiering this year: Mercy. While Trauma follows first responders in San Francisco, Mercy follows nurses in a hospital in New York.

While it's true that I've seen the pilot and should be able to give you some insight into what to expect when it premieres (Wednesday September 23, at 8 PM ), the fact is, every single thing you need to know about Mercy is summed up in its synopsis:

"Nurse Veronica Callahan (Taylor Schilling) has just returned to Mercy Hospital from a tour in Iraq and knows more about medicine than all of the residents combined. Together with fellow nurses Sonia Jimenez (Jaime Lee Kirchner) who turns the heads of everyone at Mercy hospital and Chloe Payne (Michelle Trachtenberg) a naïve newcomer who learns to deal with the difficulties of working in a challenging and sometimes unsettling profession, they navigate the daily traumas and social landmines of life and love both inside the hospital and out."

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]]>communityfriday night lightsFridayNightLightsjaime lee kirchnerJaimeLeeKirchnerliz heldensLizHeldensmercymichelle trachtenbergMichelleTrachtenbergnbcnbc upfrontsNbcUpfrontsparenthoodtaylor schillingTaylorSchillingtraumaupfronts2009Kona GallagherFri, 14 Aug 2009 11:02:00 ESTMad Men season three -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/14/mad-men-season-three-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/14/mad-men-season-three-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/14/mad-men-season-three-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Betty and Don Draper (January Jones and Jon Hamm) Mad Men Season 3
When I was in LA a couple of weeks ago, I was among a number of critics who were able to get a look at the first episode of Mad Men's third season, and I have to tell you, I liked it a lot.

Here's the problem: What do I say about it?

In the various conversations the other critics and I had with Matt Weiner, Jon Hamm and the rest of the cast during the TCAs, we were very politely asked not to reveal anything about the show, especially when it comes to when the first episode takes place. Remember that there was a two-year jump between seasons one and two, and I guess Weiner wants to keep the timeframe a secret this time around.

"You're going to get to see stuff before the audience does," said Weiner about me and my fellow critics. "Let them have the same experience you had."

Fair enough. But without the timeframe and a couple of other tidbits, it's tough to talk much about season three. But I'm gonna try. If I spoil anything, it'll be after the jump.

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]]>featuredjon hammJonHammmad menMadMenmatthew weinerMatthewWeinerseason 3season threeSeason3SeasonThreeJoel KellerFri, 14 Aug 2009 10:05:00 ESTTV Squad previews NBC's new shows (part 2)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/22/tv-squad-previews-nbcs-new-shows-part-2/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/22/tv-squad-previews-nbcs-new-shows-part-2/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/22/tv-squad-previews-nbcs-new-shows-part-2/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Parenthood NBC
NBC seems to be sending out their screeners in dribs and drabs, so I'm making my way through their fall offerings very slowly. I've already given you previews of both Community and Trauma, and now we've got Parenthood, a new series based on a movie that was already turned into a series nearly twenty years ago. Who says Hollywood is out of ideas?

Parenthood is basically a less-melodramatic Brothers & Sisters. It follows the Braverman clan, a family in Fresno made up of four siblings: Adam (Peter Krause), Crosby (Dax Shepard), Sarah (Maura Tierney), and Julia (Erika Christensen), along with their children and parents, played by Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia. They all have their share of drama, but at the end of the day, they're all brought together in the most suburban of pursuits: Little League. Say it with me now: "awwww."

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]]>bonnie bedeliaBonnieBedeliabrothers and sistersBrothersAndSisterscommunitycraig t. nelsonCraigT.Nelsondax shepardDaxShepardererika christensenErikaChristensenmaura tierneyMauraTierneymediummercynbcupfrontparenthoodpeter krausePeterKrausesix feet underSixFeetUndertraumaupfrontsupfronts 2009Upfronts2009Kona GallagherWed, 22 Jul 2009 10:04:00 ESTHell's Kitchen season six -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/15/hells-kitchen-season-six-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/15/hells-kitchen-season-six-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/15/hells-kitchen-season-six-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Hell's Kitchen 6
Every single season - hell, every single episode - the dramatic announcer of Hell's Kitchen tells us that "this will be the most explosive episode of Hell's Kitchen ever!" or "for the first time on Hell's Kitchen..." But this season, all of those proclamations might actually be true.

Of course, that's not necessarily a good thing, because it could easily turn into The Real World or Big Brother and be more about the confrontations and the personality conflicts than the actual cooking and choosing of a chef. I mean, in the first two episodes alone there are more confrontations and yelling and accusations and fisticuffs - yes, fisticuffs - than in whole seasons of other cooking reality shows.

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]]>an early lookaraxi restaurantchef ramsaychefscookingfoodfoxgordon ramsayhells kitchenrecipesBob SassoneWed, 15 Jul 2009 11:06:00 ESTLeverage season two -- An early lookhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/14/leverage-season-2-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/14/leverage-season-2-an-early-look/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/14/leverage-season-2-an-early-look/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The cast of TNT's Leverage
Watching an advance screening of the first episode of the second season of Leverage was a bit like seeing the Star Wars movies in numerical order. The small references make no sense and makes you feel like you're in a clubhouse that you haven't yet joined.

The second season, starting this Wednesday at 9 PM ET on TNT, makes me wish I had all control over time and space so I could follow along with everyone else during the first season. That and so I could make a lot of money by predicting the outcomes of high stakes horse races with an all-knowing sports almanac from the future.

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