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TV on DVD: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

by Zach Oat November 30, 2009 5:29 PM
TV on DVD: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

TV comedy of both the intentional and unintentional varieties is available for sale today. We recommend the intentional kind.

Today's TWoP News: November 30, 2009

by Mindy Monez November 30, 2009 3:58 PM
Today's TWoP News: November 30, 2009 Adam Lambert may be in trouble with ABC, but he is mopping the floor with little Kris Allen, sales-wise.

House's Robert Sean Leonard on Having His Very Own Episode, Why Wilson is Such a Weirdo, and All the Many Reasons He'll Never Hook Up with Cuddy After five-plus seasons, tonight we will finally get to see what Wilson does all day when he's not housing House, paying for House's lunch, getting hornswoggled by House, getting harassed by House, bailing House out of whatever trouble he's currently in, etc. Because good or bad, it's an all-Wilson episode cleverly entitled "Wilson" tonight, folks. To promote the blessed event, the delightful Robert Sean Leonard participated in a conference call to discuss all things Wilson, and we hopped on to give you the highlights. Enjoy after the jump.

10 Stephen King Books We'd Like to See as TV Series

Horror and fantasy author Stephen King has seen many of his books turned into movies and mini-series over the years, but only one regular TV series (The Dead Zone). John Smith is alone no longer -- Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of Haven, a series based on King's The Colorado Kid, about newspaper reporters discussing an unsolved mystery in Maine. We'd be excited, except... The Colorado Kid? Not only is it a minor work with no real plot to speak of, it also seems to have little in common with Haven, which involves an FBI agent assigned to a town populated by people who are cursed. Basically, it's been turned into an average Syfy series -- call it Eureka Sanctuary Warehouse Town. While we'll still watch it, we couldn't help but think of more prominent King works (as well as a few more hook-y short stories) that might make for more interesting TV. Here are ten we'd love to see.

Today's TWoP News: November 25, 2009

by Zach Oat November 25, 2009 3:06 PM
Today's TWoP News: November 25, 2009

Nothing huge getting announced the day before Thanksgiving, but we've got some info you might find valuable, depending on how much you miss The Simple Life.

TWoP 10: TV Shows That Oprah Should Join

The world is still reeling from the news that that the queen of daytime television will be abandoning her current talk show at the end of next season. Well, maybe it's just the world of stay-at-home moms and the unemployed that's reeling, but regardless, the question on everyone's minds is: what will Ms. Winfrey do next? While many consider it a given that she'll simply star on a new series on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network, natch), we think that she should set her sights a little higher. Primetime high. Here's our unsolicited job advice for her:

Today's TWoP News: November 24, 2009

by Mindy Monez November 24, 2009 3:26 PM
Today's TWoP News: November 24, 2009 FlashForward is in a little mini time out, but it's nothing compared to what Fox is putting Fringe through.

Why Can't Heroes Be This Watchable All the Time? I'm sick of futilely kicking Heroes while it's down, for the moment, and since it's a holiday week for us Americans, I thought I'd point out something the show actually did well for once. If you saw last night's episode you know that the Bennet modern family Thanksgiving was one of the most unironically enjoyable scenes on the show in years. No exaggeration there - I honestly haven't unabashedly enjoyed a few minutes of Heroes that much in literally years. So in honor of cranberry sauce and pumpkin beer, I'd like to publicly declare that I am thankful for whoever wrote this scene, HRG, Sandra, Sandra's new foppish boyfriend, Claire's awesome and very funny facial expressions, surprisingly, and, even more surprisingly, Elisabeth Rohm, who is a much better actress on this show than she ever has been on any other. See how good the show is when you focus on HRG and include Sandra in things, Heroes? Learn from this scene, Kring! And you playing along at home can watch the little party in two parts, below.

TV on DVD: Tuesday, November 24, 2009

by Zach Oat November 24, 2009 11:57 AM
TV on DVD: Tuesday, November 24, 2009

With nearly all of the latest TV seasons finally released, DVD companies are free to focus on the series of years past. Way past. Like, ancient. Chase those dollars while you can, boys, because America is about to descend into anarchy.

Happy Holidays From TWoP: Free Tubey Screensavers

In the spirit of the season, TWoP is pleased to offer its readers not one, not two, but three free screensavers to download, all featuring our devilish little mascot himself.

One screensaver covers your monitor in an infinite number of little black, white and yellow Tubeys. Think of it as our version of The Matrix, or of the snow that used to appear on dead TV channels.
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Another screensaver features Tubey in animated action, making his cute little way across your monitor in surprising fashion.
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Our final screensaver features Tubey hidden in the show-specific artwork that appear at the top of our recaps. Try to spot him before the images change!
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