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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Bryan Fuller quits Heroes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/bryan-fuller-quits-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/bryan-fuller-quits-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/bryan-fuller-quits-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="314" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/12/bryanfuller1.jpg" alt="Bryan Fuller" />Kristin over at E! Online has confirmed something that Ain't It Cool News reported earlier today: <a href="http://twitter.com/kristinalert/status/2283849046"><em>Heroes</em> producer Bryan Fuller has left the show</a> (again)!<br /><br />A lot of buzz surrounded Fuller's return to the show last season. After <em>Pushing Daisies</em> was canceled, Fuller returned to the NBC show that he produced during the first season. Many fans credit Fuller with getting the show back on track. It did indeed seem that the show was a little bit more focused and engaging when he returned. <br /><br />And no, this doesn't mean that he's going to be working on a big-screen adaptation of <em>Pushing Daisies</em>. Sorry fans.<br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> <a href="http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/06/this-just-in-bryan-fuller-exits-heroes.html">Here's why Fuller left</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/bryan-fuller-quits-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19074720/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/bryan-fuller-quits-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bryan fuller</category><category>heroes</category><category>masi oka</category><category>nbc</category><category>pushing daisies</category><category>save the cheerleader</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes gets its very own Cylon</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/18/heroes-gets-its-very-own-cylon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/18/heroes-gets-its-very-own-cylon/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/18/heroes-gets-its-very-own-cylon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/" rel="tag">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="right" alt="rick worthy battlestar heroes cylon" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/06/worthybsg.jpg" />You know what? I'm down with all the cast, er, cross-pollination that's going on in sci-fi TV these days. Especially if it means good actors can keep working after their previous shows were given the axe. Earlier today, we reported that Brian Austin Green, formerly of <em>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles</em>, is <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/18/brian-austin-green-to-visit-smallville/">joining </a><em><a href="javascript:void(0);/*1245333919644*/">Smallville</a> </em>for a two-episode arc. Now it looks like <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/"><em>Battlestar Galactica</em></a>'s Rick Worthy is in talks to join NBC's <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a>.<br /><br />On <em>BSG</em>, Worthy played Simon, the Cylon famous for conducting icky experiments on Kara Thrace. He'll play telepath Matt Parkman's new partner, an experienced L.A. cop, on <em>Heroes</em> when the show returns this fall. It's still unclear if Worthy's character will develop superpowers on the show, but something tells me he'll be more than just a normal cop before long. This is <em>Heroes</em> were talking about, the show where <em>everyone</em> gets superpowers. <br /><br />Worthy is a sci-fi vet. He's appeared in everything from <em>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</em> to <em>Dark Angel</em> and <em>Stargate: SG-1</em>. He'll be joining new <em>Heroes</em> season four recruits Robert Knepper and Madelina Zima.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/18/heroes-gets-its-very-own-cylon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19071051/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/18/heroes-gets-its-very-own-cylon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>battlestar galactica</category><category>BattlestarGalactica</category><category>cylon</category><category>cylons</category><category>heroes</category><category>nbc</category><category>rick worthy</category><category>RickWorthy</category><category>sci fi</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>SciFi</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is there hope for a new Star Trek TV show?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/is-there-hope-for-a-new-star-trek-tv-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/is-there-hope-for-a-new-star-trek-tv-show/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/is-there-hope-for-a-new-star-trek-tv-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/star-trek-original-series/" rel="tag">Star Trek: Original Series</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="217" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/06/treklogo2002.jpg" alt="star trek bryan fuller logo" />... Bryan Fuller thinks so. The former <em>Star Trek: Voyager </em>producer and current <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span> scribe told Sci Fi Wire that he'd <a href="http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/why-bryan-fuller-thinks-h.php">love to create a new <em>Star Trek</em> series</a>.<br /><br />"I think that a <em>Star Trek </em>TV series is probably a couple years away, just to let the feature franchise breathe," the <em>Pushing Daisies</em> creator said, adding that any new <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> series should take place in the universe seen in J.J. Abrams' new <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> movie.<br /><br />Fuller said a new <span style="font-style: italic;">Trek</span> series shouldn't focus on the Enterprise crew - he thinks the Federation flagship should stick to the big screen - but on a new ship with a new crew and "an entirely new adventure."<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/is-there-hope-for-a-new-star-trek-tv-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is there hope for a new Star Trek TV show?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/is-there-hope-for-a-new-star-trek-tv-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19067594/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/is-there-hope-for-a-new-star-trek-tv-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bryan fuller</category><category>BryanFuller</category><category>heroes</category><category>j.j. abrams</category><category>J.j.Abrams</category><category>pushing daisies</category><category>PushingDaisies</category><category>spock</category><category>star trek</category><category>star trek: voyager</category><category>StarTrek</category><category>StarTrek:Voyager</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes' Greg Grunberg disses The Listener on Twitter</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/heroes-greg-grunberg-disses-the-listener-on-twitter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/heroes-greg-grunberg-disses-the-listener-on-twitter/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/heroes-greg-grunberg-disses-the-listener-on-twitter/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="189" border="0" align="right" alt="greg grunberg heroes the listener twitter" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/06/grunberg_listener.jpg" /><em><strong>Update: </strong>The post on Grunberg's page <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/11/grunberg-retweeted-comment-about-the-listener/">was a retweet</a> originally written by someone else. (Apparently, I need Grunny to control my mind and actions!)</em><br /><br />Greg Grunberg is reading my mind.<br /><br />Yesterday, the <em>Heroes</em> actor <a href="http://twitter.com/greggrunberg">tweeted</a> a short rant about <em>The Listener</em>, NBC's new show about a paramedic who can read people's minds. As everyone who watches <em>Heroes</em> knows, Grunberg plays a mind reader on his show, which also airs on NBC. <br /><br />Here are Grunberg's thoughts on the new mind reader in town:<br /><br />"wht is ths "The Listener" crap. thr's alrdy a show abt a mindreader on tv, its called heroes, &amp; @greggrunberg is all we need."<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/heroes-greg-grunberg-disses-the-listener-on-twitter/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Heroes' Greg Grunberg disses The Listener on Twitter</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/heroes-greg-grunberg-disses-the-listener-on-twitter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19063368/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/heroes-greg-grunberg-disses-the-listener-on-twitter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>greg grunberg</category><category>GregGrunberg</category><category>heroes</category><category>nbc</category><category>the listener</category><category>TheListener</category><category>twitter</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Star Wars' Ray Park in talks to join Heroes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/star-wars-ray-park-in-talks-to-join-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/star-wars-ray-park-in-talks-to-join-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/star-wars-ray-park-in-talks-to-join-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="317" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/06/raypark.jpg" alt="ray park heroes season four" />The <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span></a> casting reports just won't stop. Yesterday, we learned that <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-04-heroes-has-new-nemesis"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prison Break</span>'s Robert Knepper</a> would come on board as a new villain. Now, <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Wars</span> baddie Ray Park is in talks to <a href="http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/06/heroes-meets-star-wars.html?xid=rss-tv-Ausiello%3A+%27Heroes%27+meets+%27Star+Wars%27">appear in the show's next season</a> for a sizeable arc.<br /><br />As Darth Maul in <em>Star Wars: The Phantom Menace</em>, Park famously wielded a double-bladed light saber to slice up Liam Neeson. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>He showed his goofier side as Toad in the original <span style="font-style: italic;">X-Men</span> film and recently as a Skywalker Ranch security guard in <span style="font-style: italic;">Fanboys</span>. We still don't know any details about Park's role on <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span>, but some Interweb bloggos are convinced that he'll play the "Knife Thrower" described in <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span>' recent casting breakdowns.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/star-wars-ray-park-in-talks-to-join-heroes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Star Wars' Ray Park in talks to join Heroes</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/star-wars-ray-park-in-talks-to-join-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19058333/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/star-wars-ray-park-in-talks-to-join-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>casting</category><category>Deanne Bray</category><category>DeanneBray</category><category>heroes</category><category>nbc</category><category>nbc universal</category><category>NbcUniversal</category><category>ray park</category><category>RayPark</category><category>star wars</category><category>StarWars</category><category>x-men</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tim Kring offers spoilers for Heroes season four</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/04/tim-kring-offers-spoilers-for-heroes-season-four/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/04/tim-kring-offers-spoilers-for-heroes-season-four/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/04/tim-kring-offers-spoilers-for-heroes-season-four/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="155" border="0" align="right" alt="quinto sylar heroes season four spoilers"  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/06/heroes_sylar_quinto200.jpg" />I'm eagerly anticipating Zachary Quinto's return to <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes </span>as Sylar after watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span>. Now, producer Tim Kring is getting my hopes up for the show's fourth season, which he says will explore some classic and intriguing superhero themes.<br /><br />Kring recently revealed some details about the show's upcoming plots and themes in his latest "<em>Heroes</em> All Access" newsletter. We have the scoop on what Claire, Peter, Nathan/Sylar and HRG will be up to when the show returns to NBC in the fall.<br /><br />Click through for spoilers.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/04/tim-kring-offers-spoilers-for-heroes-season-four/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tim Kring offers spoilers for Heroes season four</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/04/tim-kring-offers-spoilers-for-heroes-season-four/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19057615/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/04/tim-kring-offers-spoilers-for-heroes-season-four/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>heroes</category><category>nbc</category><category>spoilers</category><category>sylar</category><category>tim kring</category><category>TimKring</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Nanny star joins the cast of Heroes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/nanny-star-joins-the-cast-of-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/nanny-star-joins-the-cast-of-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/nanny-star-joins-the-cast-of-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="209" border="0" align="right" width="250" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/06/madelinezima1.jpg" alt="Showtime" />No, it's not Fran Drescher. But wouldn't that be something? Her laugh could send shock waves though a person's brain and paralyze them for several minutes.<br /><br />Actually, it's Madeline Zima, who played the youngest kid that Nanny Fine had to take care of on the sitcom. She's all grown up now and co-stars on <em>Californication</em>. <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i8ec34ef6f7ad9c744e492768d5a53ca8">On<em> Heroes</em> she'll play a college student</a> who somehow gets involved with Claire. I guess that means that Claire is back in college and our heroes are no longer on the run. She'll be on for several episodes.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/nanny-star-joins-the-cast-of-heroes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nanny star joins the cast of Heroes</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/nanny-star-joins-the-cast-of-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19056527/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/nanny-star-joins-the-cast-of-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>californication</category><category>claire</category><category>college student</category><category>heroes</category><category>madeline zima</category><category>nbc</category><category>the nanny</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Upfronts: NBC</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/19/the-upfronts-nbc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/19/the-upfronts-nbc/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/19/the-upfronts-nbc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-apprentice/" rel="tag">The Apprentice</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/law-and-order/" rel="tag">Law and Order</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/saturday-night-live/" rel="tag">Saturday Night Live</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office/" rel="tag">The Office</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/friday-night-lights/" rel="tag">Friday Night Lights</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/upfronts/" rel="tag">Upfronts</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/chuck/" rel="tag">Chuck</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/americas-got-talent/" rel="tag">America's Got Talent</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/parks-and-recreation/" rel="tag">Parks and Recreation</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/nbc-logo.jpg" alt="nbc logo" />NBC has been leaking like a sieve for weeks, so other than a few on-the-bubble cancellations, there aren't any huge surprises in their official upfront announcement. The big change is that they're doing two official seasons. A lot of the networks have been doing this unofficially, but NBC seems to be one of the few that is putting a label on it.<br /><br /><strong>Returning:</strong> <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/Heroes/">Heroes</a>, The Biggest Loser, Law &amp; Order: SVU, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/Saturday-Night-Live/">Saturday Night Live</a>, SNL: Weekend Update Thursday, Parks and Recreation, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/The-Office/">The Office</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/Law---Order/">Law &amp; Order</a>, Southland, Dateline NBC<br /></em><br /><strong>Returning mid-season:</strong> <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/Chuck/">Chuck</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/30-Rock/">30 Rock</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/The-Celebrity-Apprentice/">The Celebrity Apprentice</a></em><br /><br /><strong>Gone:</strong> <em>Life, Medium, My Name is Earl, Kath &amp; Kim</em>, <em>Kings</em>, <em>Knight Rider</em><br /><strong><br />New:</strong> <em>Trauma, The Jay Leno Show, Parenthood, Community.<br /></em><strong><br />New for mid-season:</strong> <em>Day One, 100 Questions, Mercy, The Marriage Ref<br /><strong><br /></strong></em><strong>Not reflected on the schedule, but will be returning in the summer:</strong> <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/America-s-Got-Talent/">America's Got Talent</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/Friday-Night-Lights/">Friday Night Lights</a></em> (which will once again be aired first on Direct TV).<br /><br /><em><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Watch this space for more details on the new shows...<br /><br /></span></span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></strong></em>More on the schedule and comments after the jump.<em><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></em><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/19/the-upfronts-nbc/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Upfronts: NBC</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/19/the-upfronts-nbc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1550451/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/19/the-upfronts-nbc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2009 upfronts</category><category>2009Upfronts</category><category>featured</category><category>nbc</category><category>nbcupfront</category><category>upfronts</category><dc:creator>Kona Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TV Squad Ten: Most mysterious characters on television</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/" rel="tag">Lost</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/doctor-who/" rel="tag">Doctor Who</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lists/" rel="tag">TV Squad Lists</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reaper/" rel="tag">Reaper</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/fringe/" rel="tag">Fringe</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-squad-ten/" rel="tag">TV Squad Ten</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/michael-emerson_090506.jpg" lost="" alt="Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus on " />Everybody loves a good mystery. Well maybe not everybody if the ratings for <em>Harper's Island</em> are any indication. But mysteries and suspense have been a part of television since it's inception. It's one thing for the plot to be full of mysteries. Things like "Who shot J.R.?" can become a part of popular culture. But J.R. himself wasn't a mystery, we knew him pretty well.<br /><br />But there are those characters we don't know much about. Think about Benjamin Linus from <em>Lost</em> when he first appeared as Henry Gale among the Flight 815 survivors. There were so many secrets and mysteries surrounding him that we couldn't take our eyes off of him when he was on-screen. Well Ben's story may be more or less told, though something tells me there's still more to be gleaned, but there are plenty of familiar faces on television with not so familiar back-stories. And while Ben didn't make the list, that doesn't mean <em>Lost </em>went unrepresented.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television-the-lis/">If you just want the list, click here.</a><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>TV Squad Ten: Most mysterious characters on television</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1538738/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>angela petrelli</category><category>AngelaPetrelli</category><category>castiel</category><category>featured</category><category>HelenMagnus</category><category>jack harkness</category><category>JackHarkness</category><category>ray wise</category><category>RayWise</category><category>richard halpert</category><category>RichardHalpert</category><category>sanctuary</category><category>supernatural</category><category>the doctor</category><category>TheDoctor</category><category>tony almeida</category><category>TonyAlmeida</category><category>torchwood</category><category>walter bishop</category><category>WalterBishop</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 14:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TV Squad Ten: Most mysterious characters on television - the list</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television-the-lis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television-the-lis/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television-the-lis/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/" rel="tag">Lost</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/doctor-who/" rel="tag">Doctor Who</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lists/" rel="tag">TV Squad Lists</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reaper/" rel="tag">Reaper</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/fringe/" rel="tag">Fringe</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-squad-ten/" rel="tag">TV Squad Ten</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="top" vspace="4" alt="Misha Collins as Castiel on " supernatural="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/castiel_090506.jpg" /><br />10 - Dr. Helen Magnus (<em>Sanctuary</em>, SyFy)<br /><br />9 - Captain Jack Harkness (<em>Torchwood</em>, BBC America)<br /><br />8 - Castiel (<em>Supernatural</em>, The CW)<br /><br />7 - Tony Almeida, (<em>24</em>, Fox)<br /><br />6 - Angela Petrelli, (<em>Heroes</em>, NBC)<br /><br />5 - The Devil (<em>Reaper</em>, The CW)<br /><br />4 - Christina Scofield (<em>Prison Break</em>, Fox)<br /><br />3 - The Doctor (<em>Doctor Who</em>, SyFy)<br /><br />2 - Richard Alpert (<em>Lost</em>, ABC)<br /><br />1 - Walter Bishop (<em>Fringe</em>, Fox)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television/">Want to see the pictures or leave a comment? Click here.</a><br /><br /><em></em><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television-the-lis/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1538751/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/13/tv-squad-ten-most-mysterious-characters-on-television-the-lis/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>angela petrelli</category><category>AngelaPetrelli</category><category>castiel</category><category>helen magnus</category><category>HelenMagnus</category><category>jack harkness</category><category>JackHarkness</category><category>ray wise</category><category>RayWise</category><category>richard halpert</category><category>RichardHalpert</category><category>sanctuary</category><category>supernatural</category><category>the doctor</category><category>TheDoctor</category><category>tony almeida</category><category>TonyAlmeida</category><category>torchwood</category><category>walter bishop</category><category>WalterBishop</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 14:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Yup, Zachary Quinto will return for Heroes' fourth season</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/yup-zachary-quinto-will-return-for-heroes-fourth-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/yup-zachary-quinto-will-return-for-heroes-fourth-season/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/yup-zachary-quinto-will-return-for-heroes-fourth-season/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img hspace="4" height="180" width="250" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/nbc_heroes_sylar.jpg" alt="sylar quinto heroes" />Star Trek</em>'s new Spock isn't ready to abandon TV just yet. Zachary Quinto is slated to return for season four of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a>.<br /><br />We're still not sure if Quinto will return as a full cast member or a recurring player on the show, but he will be back.<br /><br />Click through for minor spoilers for the next season of <em>Heroes</em>, plus major spoilers for last week's season finale (which is more than a week old so every <em>Heroes</em> fan on Earth should have watched it already!)<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/yup-zachary-quinto-will-return-for-heroes-fourth-season/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Yup, Zachary Quinto will return for Heroes' fourth season</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/yup-zachary-quinto-will-return-for-heroes-fourth-season/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1538408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/06/yup-zachary-quinto-will-return-for-heroes-fourth-season/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>heroes</category><category>nbc</category><category>sylar</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WIll you watch Peter Petrelli's geek battle show?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/will-you-watch-peter-petrellis-geek-battle-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/will-you-watch-peter-petrellis-geek-battle-show/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/will-you-watch-peter-petrellis-geek-battle-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="299" border="0" align="right" alt="heroes petrellis nbc" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/heroes_petrellis.jpg" />Here's a question for the ages: Who would win in a real fight: Peter or Nathan Petrelli? Could the power-nabbing Peter kick Nathan's high-flying ass in a no-holds-barred brawl? Or would the older, slimier Nathan have the advantage? <br /><br />It's a tough call. I'd have to vote for WHO THE FRAK CARES?!<br /><br />But Peter Petrelli himself, Milo Ventimiglia, hopes that people care about such hypothetical battles. In his latest attempt to corner the geek market, the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a> star is co-producing<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i06056b3e434534841da319adfd99a500"><em> Ultradome</em></a>, a web series "where passionate fanboys settle hypothetical disputes in a special effects showdown."<br /><br />Expect to see such fanboys, including Ventimiglia, duke it out on the web series in scripted - yep, scripted - fights to settle stuff like: Which franchise is cooler, <em>Star Wars</em> or <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>, or is Han Solo tougher than Indiana Jones?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/will-you-watch-peter-petrellis-geek-battle-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>WIll you watch Peter Petrelli's geek battle show?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/will-you-watch-peter-petrellis-geek-battle-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1535632/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/will-you-watch-peter-petrellis-geek-battle-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>heroes</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>Ultradome</category><category>web series</category><category>webisodes</category><category>WebSeries</category><dc:creator>Mike Moody</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>NBC announces four new dramas, two new comedies to fall lineup</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/nbc-announces-four-new-dramas-two-new-comedies-to-fall-lineup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/nbc-announces-four-new-dramas-two-new-comedies-to-fall-lineup/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/nbc-announces-four-new-dramas-two-new-comedies-to-fall-lineup/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-apprentice/" rel="tag">The Apprentice</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/law-and-order/" rel="tag">Law and Order</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/saturday-night-live/" rel="tag">Saturday Night Live</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office/" rel="tag">The Office</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/30-rock/" rel="tag">30 Rock</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/friday-night-lights/" rel="tag">Friday Night Lights</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/upfronts/" rel="tag">Upfronts</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/chuck/" rel="tag">Chuck</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/parks-and-recreation/" rel="tag">Parks and Recreation</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/seth-meyers_090504.jpg" alt="Weekend Update with Seth Meyers" />There weren't a lot of surprises at <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090504/ap_en_tv/us_tv_nbc_new_season">NBC's "In Front" presentation</a> this morning. As already leaked, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/parks-and-recreation/"><em>Parks &amp; Recreation</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a>, and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/02/nbc-renews-southland/"><em>Southland</em> have been renewed</a>, joining the already announced <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/30-rock/"><em>30 Rock</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office/"><em>The Office</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-apprentice/"><em>The Celebrity Apprentice</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/friday-night-lights/"><em>Friday Night Lights</em></a>, <em>The Biggest Loser</em> and <em>Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit</em>. <br /><br />There's still no word on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/law-and-order/"><em>Law &amp; Order's</em></a> bid for a 20th season, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/03/renewal-for-chuck-not-just-yet/">nor did they clarify the fate of <em>Chuck</em></a>, though insiders feel confident both will be back. Back on the bubble is <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/03/medium-renewed-parks-almost-whats-left-for-the-infront/"><em>Medium</em>, which was leaked as renewed</a> last night, along with <em>My Name Is Earl</em>. Their fates are a bit more murky, especially <em>Earl</em> considering NBC is giving <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/saturday-night-live/"><em>Saturday Night Live's</em></a> "Weekend Update" a prime-time berth, apparently launching NBC's Thursday night.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/nbc-announces-four-new-dramas-two-new-comedies-to-fall-lineup/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NBC announces four new dramas, two new comedies to fall lineup</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/nbc-announces-four-new-dramas-two-new-comedies-to-fall-lineup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1535874/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/04/nbc-announces-four-new-dramas-two-new-comedies-to-fall-lineup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>100 questions</category><category>100Questions</category><category>breakthrough with tony robbins</category><category>BreakthroughWithTonyRobbins</category><category>chevy chase</category><category>ChevyChase</category><category>community</category><category>day one</category><category>DayOne</category><category>medium</category><category>mercy</category><category>parenthood</category><category>ron howard</category><category>RonHoward</category><category>seth meyers</category><category>SethMeyers</category><category>snl</category><category>southland</category><category>the marriage ref</category><category>TheMarriageRef</category><category>trauma</category><category>weekend update</category><category>WeekendUpdate</category><category>who do you think you are</category><category>WhoDoYouThinkYouAre</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 12:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Subtle Subtitles: Heroes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/subtle-subtitles-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/subtle-subtitles-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/subtle-subtitles-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/subtle-subtitles/" rel="tag">Subtle Subtitles</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/contests/" rel="tag">Contests and Giveaways</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="175" border="0" align="right" alt="Amy Poehler on Parks and Rec" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/parksandrec250.jpg" />If you haven't seen our game before, we give you a picture from a recent episode of a TV series, and you provide the funny caption! <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/24/subtle-subtitles-parks-and-recreation/">Last week</a> it was a picture from <span style="font-style: italic;">Parks and Recreation</span>. Here's our winner, from reader <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/24/subtle-subtitles-parks-and-recreation/#c18494523">Carl Winslow</a>:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"See these muffins? In thirty minutes there will be another batch just like these, baked by the same people, except they'll be funnier ... I mean tastier."<br /></span><br />This week, a scene from the season finale of <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span>!<br /><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="298" border="0" align="bottom" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/heroesthread1.jpg" alt="Heroes" /><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/subtle-subtitles-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1533548/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/01/subtle-subtitles-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>amy poehler</category><category>an invisible thread</category><category>angela petrelli</category><category>captions</category><category>heroes</category><category>matt parkman</category><category>nbc</category><category>parks and recreation</category><category>subtle subtitles</category><category>sylar</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Chuck and Heroes end their seasons, but a lot of people just don't care</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/chuck-and-heroes-end-their-seasons-but-a-lot-of-people-just-don/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/chuck-and-heroes-end-their-seasons-but-a-lot-of-people-just-don/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/chuck-and-heroes-end-their-seasons-but-a-lot-of-people-just-don/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/chuck/" rel="tag">Chuck</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" alt="Heroes" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/heroesdankosylar1.jpg" />Of course, a lot of fans do care, and they want at least one of these shows to be renewed last year (maybe even both). But in general? The <a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b120999_big_heroes_chuck_finales_equal_big.html">ratings for the finales</a> of both shows were rather lackluster at best.<br /><br />The season finale of <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/">Heroes</a> </em>had an average of 6.4 million viewers, while <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/chuck/">Chuck</a> </em>got 6.1 million. Both of those numbers are actually down from the season average (7.7 million viewers for <em>Heroes</em> and 6.5 million for <em>Chuck</em>). Now, I'd love to have 6 or 7 million people reading my stuff, but I guess that's not enough in television land.<em><br /></em><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/chuck-and-heroes-end-their-seasons-but-a-lot-of-people-just-don/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Chuck and Heroes end their seasons, but a lot of people just don't care</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/chuck-and-heroes-end-their-seasons-but-a-lot-of-people-just-don/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1531955/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/chuck-and-heroes-end-their-seasons-but-a-lot-of-people-just-don/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>chuck</category><category>heroes</category><category>nbc</category><category>ratings</category><category>season finale</category><category>series finale</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes: An Invisible Thread (season finale)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" alt="Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli on " heroes="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/heroes_090427.jpg" />(S03E25)</em> In my <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/25/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale-an-early-look/">early look at this finale</a>, I laid a pretty broad hint as to the major twist at the end of this volume, and I was impressed with some of the deductive abilities of our readers. And the fact that one of you got it exactly right. Now that we've all seen the final cut of the closing chapter of the "Fugitives" volume of <em>Heroes</em>, we can really look back at it and see how we think things have gone.<br /><br />What was needed was to wipe the slate clean, resolve as many of the dangling plot threads as possible, and establish a tabula rasa for "Volume Five." Or as much of one as we can this far into a series. After all, these last two volumes have left some pretty sour tastes in many mouths. The set up for interesting things to come next year was definitely well done. I'm more interested in what's going to happen in "Redemption" than I was excited about what happened in this finale.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Heroes: An Invisible Thread (season finale)</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1529831/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>ali larter</category><category>AliLarter</category><category>ando</category><category>angela petrelli</category><category>AngelaPetrelli</category><category>claire bennett</category><category>ClaireBennett</category><category>cristine rose</category><category>CristineRose</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>GregGrunberg</category><category>hayden panattiere</category><category>HaydenPanattiere</category><category>hiro</category><category>jack coleman</category><category>JackColeman</category><category>james kyson lee</category><category>JamesKysonLee</category><category>masi oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>matt parkman</category><category>MattParkman</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>nathan dead</category><category>nathan is sylar</category><category>nathan petrelli</category><category>NathanDead</category><category>NathanIsSylar</category><category>NathanPetrelli</category><category>noah bennett</category><category>NoahBennett</category><category>peter petrelli</category><category>PeterPetrelli</category><category>sylar is nathan</category><category>SylarIsNathan</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes: An Invisible Thread (season finale) -- An early look</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/25/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale-an-early-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/25/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale-an-early-look/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/25/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale-an-early-look/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/early-looks/" rel="tag">Early Looks</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="316" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/heroes_090424.jpg" alt="Heroes - An Invisible Thread" an="" invisible="" thread="" />After watching the penultimate episode of "Volume Four: Fugitives" on NBC's <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a> last week, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when a dashing young man in a FedEx uniform delivered a surprise package to my doorstep later in the week. Inside was a rough cut of "An Invisible Thread," the season finale of <em>Heroes</em>. Now this wasn't nearly as rough as the <a href="http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/04/fox-threatens-over-wolverine-leak-fbi-raids-data-center.ars"><em>X-Men Origins: Wolverine</em> debacle</a> floating around the interwebs, but neither was it the completely polished version we'll see this upcoming Monday at 9:00 PM ET.<br /><br />Overall, I found myself a little disappointed as I've been with every volume finale we've had since the very beginning. And admittedly, I might just be wanting something a little bit more than what we're able to get here. As for deaths and new beginnings, those we do get. I'll tell you this: one person who I felt certain was going to die didn't. One person who I thought as a possibility to die did ... but sort of didn't. But really did. The only hint I'll give you is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exiles_(Marvel_Comics)">Marvel's first <em>Exiles </em>series</a>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/25/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale-an-early-look/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Heroes: An Invisible Thread (season finale) -- An early look</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/25/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale-an-early-look/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1528111/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/25/heroes-an-invisible-thread-season-finale-an-early-look/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>ando</category><category>danko</category><category>fugitives</category><category>hiro</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>nathan</category><category>petrelli family</category><category>PetrelliFamily</category><category>sylar</category><category>volume five</category><category>VolumeFive</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><category>zeljko ivanek</category><category>ZeljkoIvanek</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What You Missed Last Night: A big honkin' spoiler about Heroes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/24/what-you-missed-last-night-a-big-honkin-spoiler-about-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/24/what-you-missed-last-night-a-big-honkin-spoiler-about-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/24/what-you-missed-last-night-a-big-honkin-spoiler-about-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><strong>SPOILER! </strong>On last night's <em>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</em>, Ali Larter appeared to promote her new chicks-kicking-each-others-asses movie <em>Obsessed</em>, but she promoted this Monday's season finale of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a> too. She gives away something big that happens to a major character on the show and also gives a hint about next season. <br /><br /> <object width="450" height="260">  <param name="TV"    value="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/PvWoA-3k0umIoiCKp_tHfg">  </param>  <embed src="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/PvWoA-3k0umIoiCKp_tHfg"    type="application/x-shockwave-flash"    width="450" height="260">  </embed> </object><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/24/what-you-missed-last-night-a-big-honkin-spoiler-about-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1527317/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/24/what-you-missed-last-night-a-big-honkin-spoiler-about-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ali larter</category><category>heroes</category><category>late night with jimmy fallon</category><category>nbc</category><category>spoiler</category><category>tracy strauss</category><category>what you missed last night</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Nathan Petrelli and Mike Delfino sing the classics</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/nathan-petrelli-and-mike-delfino-sing-the-classics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/nathan-petrelli-and-mike-delfino-sing-the-classics/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/nathan-petrelli-and-mike-delfino-sing-the-classics/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/desperate-housewives/" rel="tag">Desperate Housewives</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>The other night, Band From TV gave a concert to raise money for autism research. The band features Greg Grunberg, James Denton, Adrian Pasdar, Hugh Laurie, Bob Guiney, and others. Of course, I'm assuming that's Pasdar. <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/heroes-i-am-sylar/">It could be Sylar</a>. Not the best sound quality, but it's worth seeing (and there are more videos <a href="http://www.bandfromtv.org/">here</a>). Take a look at who joins them on tambourine near the end.
<p> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jF0AGZYzUJE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jF0AGZYzUJE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/nathan-petrelli-and-mike-delfino-sing-the-classics/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1524828/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/nathan-petrelli-and-mike-delfino-sing-the-classics/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>band from tv</category><category>bob guiney</category><category>cristine rose</category><category>desperate housewives</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>heroes</category><category>house</category><category>hugh laurie</category><category>matt parkman</category><category>mike delfino</category><category>viva las vegas</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Can someone explain those weird four minutes on last night's Heroes?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/can-someone-explain-those-weird-four-minutes-on-last-nights-her/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/can-someone-explain-those-weird-four-minutes-on-last-nights-her/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/can-someone-explain-those-weird-four-minutes-on-last-nights-her/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/watercooler-talk/" rel="tag">Watercooler Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>You've read the review of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/heroes-i-am-sylar/">last night's <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span></a>, now help me with the following scene.<br /><br />Is there something odd about it, or is it just me?
<p> <object width="450" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/SYbPftAmXIo0VPOL4u8qEw/1503/1715"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/SYbPftAmXIo0VPOL4u8qEw/1503/1715" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="450" height="260"></embed></object></p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/can-someone-explain-those-weird-four-minutes-on-last-nights-her/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Can someone explain those weird four minutes on last night's Heroes?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/can-someone-explain-those-weird-four-minutes-on-last-nights-her/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1523677/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/can-someone-explain-those-weird-four-minutes-on-last-nights-her/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>danko</category><category>heroes</category><category>i am sylar</category><category>micah</category><category>morphing</category><category>nbc</category><category>noah gray-cabey</category><category>sylar</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>zeljko ivanek</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:25:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>