Filed under: Features Have you heard? Americans are really fat.

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TV 101: Trimming the Fat With Television

Filed under: Reality-Free , Recaps ['United States of Tara' - 'Chicken 'n' Corn'] After weeks of mystery and speculation, we finally caught our first glimpse of the dangerous Bryce Crane last night, and he was every bit as terrifying as we’ve been anticipating. This episode is the first true step into one of the darkest storylines ‘United States of Tara’ has ever tackled, and it was impressive to see how effectively the show managed to build suspense and palpable menace

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‘United States of Tara’ Season 3, Episode 8 Recap

Filed under: Celebrity Interviews , The Show Girl Nick Cannon is still getting used to being a tabloid headline all the time: First for his much-publicized marriage to singer Mariah Carey, 10 years his senior; then for expecting babies for what felt like an eternity; and now for the unusual names they chose for their twins, Monroe (the girl) and Moroccan (the boy). But he has no problem joking about it all — to me and anyone who’ll tune in and watch his first comedy special, ‘Mr.

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Nick Cannon Talks Marriage to Mariah, the Twins & His First Comedy Special

Filed under: Screen Time As a TV writer, I’m well aware of the limits of the human imagination, and nowhere is that glaring fact more evident than in the procedural crime drama genre. We put a man on the moon, invented the microchip and domesticated wolves, but apparently when it comes to solving fictional crime, there is only one way to go about it

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Build Your Very Own Crime Show

Filed under: TV Previews HBO is continuing its quest to make us thirsty for ‘True Blood’ with another teaser video. This time, while no actual lines or footage from an episode are featured, viewers get the opportunity to stare at the incredibly attractive cast.

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‘True Blood’ Teaser: Yep, the Cast Is Still Hot (VIDEO)

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV Previews , Celebrity Interviews It’s a sad day for ‘Stargate’ fandom.

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‘Stargate Universe’: David Blue & Brad Wright on the Finale & Future of ‘Stargate’

Filed under: TV News FX announced the premiere dates for its summer shows. The Elijah Wood-starring ‘Wilfred,’ a remake of the Australian series of the same name about a man whose neighbor’s dog appears to him as a man in a dog suit (yep), will premiere on Thu., June 23 at 10PM ET. The show will run for 13 episodes

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FX Announces Summer Premiere Dates, ‘The Voice’ Preview to Air Before ‘Leno’ Tomorrow and More TV News

Filed under: Reality-Free , Recaps ['The Vampire Diaries' - 'The Last Dance'] In another world, Matt Davis would’ve made a fantastic villain. Alas, though we weren’t sure of Alaric’s true nature when he first arrived in Mystic Falls last season, Ric turned out to be a pretty good guy (neglecting to tell his girlfriend about his not-so-dead wife being her niece’s birth mother notwithstanding). Thankfully, Davis was able to flex his bad-guy muscles on last night’s episode of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ as the first living embodiment we’ve seen of the ultimate bad guy: Klaus, the first vampire

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‘The Vampire Diaries’ Season 2, Episode 18 Recap

Filed under: TV News The cast of ‘Glee’ will be having “fun, fun, fun, fun” pretty soon. Confused? Well, it was bound to happen: The cast of ‘Glee’ will reportedly cover Rebecca Black’s YouTube sensation ‘Friday.’ According to Vulture , the song will get the ‘Glee’ treatment from cast members Kevin McHale, Chord Overstreet and Mark Salling

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‘Glee’ Cast to Cover Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV Replay There is only one reason David Letterman had Ricky Gervais on ‘Late Show’ (Weeknights, 11:35PM ET on CBS) tonight. It was his birthday and according to Gervais, “It’s quite obvious that I am your favorite guest.” Letterman took the sentiment a step further, saying, “In all of show business, you’re really the only one I can stand being near.” Gervais then reminisced about his first time on ‘Late Show.’ “It was the first big American show I’ve done and it was a short while after my dad died,” he said. “And so you sort of became a second father to me.”