It's the middle of summer, and for some, season premieres are only weeks away. So here's an update on guest stars (ahem, a certain former Disney tween sensation), new directors, possibly a new talk show with a certain ex-governor, and future TV shows.

Now that all the votes have been tallied for the semifinal rounds, it's time to reveal the finalists for the first ten categories. Fans can now weigh in on who (or what) should win the award for Best New Show, Worst New Show, Least Villainous Villain, Best Performance By An Inanimate Object and more. Check out the nominees below and then go cast your votes. Tubey winners will be revealed on September 14th.

There are a million TV channels out there these days, so when summertime comes around, we really have time to explore the vast world of random television programming. While we dig big shows like True Blood and So You Think You Can Dance, it's the more quirky, niche shows that really have us hooked this season, even if their names may garner blank stares from most folks when when we mention them. Below are some shows that may be off your radar but are worth checking out.

I thought there wasn't anything exciting today, but as turns out, there's a good medley of news. A popular '90s series is coming out on DVD, there's a new legal dramedy about two rival sisters, and for all you alien-lovin' fans, there are two new sci-fi series. There's more, so keep reading.

The music world and the television world collide today with castings of Susan Boyle, TLC's Chilli, and Salt n' Pepa's Pepa, and I gotta say... I don't hate it. Also, Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni are awesome and will continue to be awesome, and of course, TWoP News would be nothing without a requisite Jon & Kate mentioning.

Last night, I fell in love... with a TV show. Given my job you'd think this happens constantly, but it's actually a rather rare occurrence. There are shows I like, shows that I'm obligated to watch and shows I just watch by rote. But truly love? There are only a few a season. But summertime is when I go through the random things that I've asked my DVR to record and actually decide whether to watch them, delete them, or just wait for them to be on DVD. Given that Beautiful People's (not to be confused with that ABC Family series) season finale is set to air next week on LOGO, it was make it or break it time. So I watched one episode and then immediately watched the other four in my hard drive. It was a wonderful way to spend about two hours. Much more fulfilling than the time that I wasted watching Jillian act like an idiot on The Bachelorette.

It's a bright, sunny day in New York City. As I'm typing this, the sunlight is streaming through the window, and I can hear the crowd of tourists bustling down below--all a mockery of today's news, which consists of death, sadness and more death. If you can get past the depressing start, things will look up, because there's some regular TV news.