Pop Vultures

Another week, another great collection of links from the TV Blog Coalition. Contests, interviews and dance-offs — you can count on the TVBC to bring the truly important stuff to you.

• Katherine Heigl made waves with her statement about Grey’s Anatomy while pulling out of the Emmy race this week, but Buzz wondered if perhaps she had a point. (BuzzSugar)
• We finally found out just who PJ’s mystery date was on the premiere of My Boys. Did she bring along the right guy? If you’re a fan of MY BOYS and in the Boston area, join GMMR & Jamie Kaler (Mike) next week for a My Boys party here in Beantown and watch the second episode with fellow fans. (Give Me My Remote)
• In preparation for Monday’s return of everyone’s favorite pot-dealing suburban mom, we’re giving away season 3 of Weeds. (Pop Vultures)
• Still reeling from her great day on the set of Burn Notice, Rae’s got a recap of what happened as well as some visual aids. (RTVW)
• Midgets, Token Hot Chicks, and Nerds galore, must be time to hand out the fourth annual Scooter Television Awards. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)
• Woohoo! It’s the Top 20 Dance-Off on So You Think You Can Dance! Vance is super excited and the high level of endorphins from the excitement is probably causing him to love all the dancers so far! (Tapeworthy)
• TiFaux was a regular Bloggers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes this week as we gave away all sorts of stuff. But you can still enter to win things like Jackie from Work Out’s DVD by e-mailing us. Click the link and enter! (TiFaux)
• The casting department at Brothers and Sisters can stop looking for Ryan Walker. Jennifer has found the perfect guy. She also mourned the loss of Men in Trees and celebrated that the Smurfs are coming to the big screen! (Tube Talk)
• The TV Addict answers all your TV related questions in his new weekly column ‘ASK THE ADDICT’ (The TV Addict)
• Raoul talked to Bobby from Hell’s Kitchen about Gordon Ramsay, Tourette’s Syndrome, and what’s next for him. (TV Filter)
  

Life around these parts has been a bit mad lately. Thank goodness for the soothing power of television. As always, the TV Blog Coalition brings you the finest TV links around.

• According to one poll, Hugh Laurie and Pushing Daisies’ Anna Friel are the Brits with the best American accents on TV. BuzzSugar wants to know who else does a good American accent. (BuzzSugar)
• Fergus and I liveblogged Eurovision, the only music contest to feature Olympic ice skaters, knitting brides and pirates. Take that, American Idol. (Pop Vultures)
• Who’s the most overrated couple on television today? Meredith/Derek or Henry/Betty? You tell us. (RTVW Online)
• Scooter takes a look back at the fourth season of Lost and concludes it was better than the last two. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)
• LOST. SO. AMAZING! (Vance is still gasping for air) (Tapeworthy)
• The highlight of Jace’s week? The jaw-dropping and brilliant season ender of Lost. The low point? Watching the pilot for the brutally awful US adaptation of Spaced. (Televisionary)
• The same-sex escapades continued on Work Out and our resident lesbians answered viewer questions about Jackie Warner’s taskmaster tendencies as well as the shameless hot tub scenes with Renessa and Greg. (TiFaux)
• Ashley picked her jaw off the floor long enough to reflect on the Lost finale and the season-ending shocker. (Tube Talk)
• The TV Addict offered up some summer viewing alternatives to help you get through the dark days of rerun/reality TV hell. [The TV Addict]
• Kate picked the top five summer shows she’s looking forward to this summer - and Wipeout wasn’t one of them, thank you very much. (TV Filter)

Things have been dead quiet around here this week, for which I can only blame my mad work schedule and my own procrastinatory nature. Deadlines just aren’t as much fun if you do all the work ahead of time, after all. Fortunately, the rest of the TV Blog Coalition was doing their usual brilliant job of staying up to date on all sorts of televisual goodness.

• With her mind fully blown by a Wire actor joining the 90210 spinoff, Buzz asks which actors you’ll always associate with particular characters. (BuzzSugar)
• Amie shared her thoughts on MTV’s The Hills’ latest episode “No Place Like Home.” (Daemon’s TV)
• Marcia worried about starlet stunt-casting on How I Met Your Mother and Ugly Betty. (Pop Vultures)
• Facial Hair or Facial Scare: What do you think of this growing trend and which TV star who wears his facial hair best? (RTVW)
• Come see why Scooter will be saying “What up Mustafa?” ad nausea for the next couple months. And if that doesn’t wet your appetite, it has to do with something on PBS not named Bob Ross. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)
• “Fame, I’dols going to live forever, I’dols going to learn how to fly, high!”. Vance notes how this weeks American Idol fit into the lyrics of “Fame” eerily well. (Tapeworthy)
• While once again obsessed with Lost, Jace remembered why he loves Battlestar Galactica so frakking much. (Televisionary)
• Once again, TiFaux’s kinky side reared its ugly head as Dan discussed which TV star tattoos were the hottest. Vote on who you think is the hottest! (TiFaux)
• Tube Talk vents its frustration at ABC for cancelling Men in Trees. (Tube Talk)
• With the rumblings in the press that SMALLVILLE’S Allison Mack is getting ready to jump ship, this TV Addict thought he’d offer up a word of caution. (the TV Addict)
• Kate broke down who will be in and who will be out when Project Runway makes its move to Lifetime. (TV Filter)

This has been a crazy weekend here at Pop Vultures. Apparently, I underestimated people’s enthusiasm for nostalgia and puppets, as this week’s Sesame Street Friday 5 got the full-on Digg Effect, completely knocking the site out for several hours on Friday night. It all worked out in the end, though, as the New York Times Laugh Lines Blog picked it up, allowing me to say that I’ve been listed, however briefly, in the NYT — and I didn’t even have to go on a midtown crime spree to accomplish it. Plus, I learned a Very Important Lesson about server space, so it all worked out in the end.

What’s been going on with the rest of the Coalition?

• Buzz played agent to Lauren Graham and asked what her next career move should be. (BuzzSugar)
• Sandie shared pictures from the set of Moonlight. (Daemon’s TV)
• Here at PV, I liveblogged the UK’s BAFTA Television Awards, in which shows most Americans have never heard of took home the big prizes. (Pop Vultures)
• Rae listened in on a teleconference with Jason Dohring about the return of Moonlight and shares her favorite bits. (RTVW)
• You soon won’t forget Sarah Marshall. Yep, Scooter can write uber-cheesy headlines with the best of them. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)
• This week, the TV Addict set the internet ablaze with his review of the highly anticipated Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica. (the TV Addict)
• How I Met Your Mother introduced everyone to Vance’s Canada! Welcome, eh! (Tapeworthy)
• This week, Jace dished about the Torchwood season finale but he was really all about the shape of things to come on Lost. (Televisionary)
• TiFaux launched a new regular feature this week with Dan recruiting some of his gal pals for Ask a Lesbian About This Week’s Work Out. This week, they addressed Jackie’s new haircut and Rebecca’s shouting for attention. (TiFaux)
• Jennifer was downright giddy after Robin and Barney’s kiss on How I Met Your Mother and couldn’t resist gushing about the Robin Sparkles-centered episode guest starring James Van Der Beek. And she can’t stop singing, “I’m building sandcastles in the sand.” (Tube Talk)
• Kate scoured casting notices until she was able to confirm that yes, there really will be a Wedding of the Year on Gossip Girl (TV Filter)

Buzz reminisced about the greatest game shows of the late ’80s and early ’90s — anyone remember I’m Telling? (Buzz Sugar)

This week Sandie teases us about her visit of the set of Moonlight with a picture of Alex O’Loughlin and of Jason Dohring, as well as a clip from Alex O’Loughlin’s interview. There will be more to come soon! (Daemon’s TV)

Getting excited about the return of Doctor Who? Anna celebrates by remembering what made the third season so great. (Pop Vultures)

Bored now? Kill a few minutes of your day fantasizing about your own TV network. (RTVW)

Carrie Underwood singing George Michael? Sure, why not, it’s for charity. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

Vance outlines some better alternatives to popular (but bland) shows. Watch Everybody Hates Chris instead of According to Jim. Watch Bones instead of NCIS/CSI:Pick you city/Numb3rs. It’s for your own good. (Tapeworthy)

While Jace was thrilled for the return of 30 Rock and The Office this week, he caught up on reading pilot scripts, including ABC’s Good Behavior, from Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas. (Televisionary)

What in the world? Dan writes a letter to God wondering why Project Runway is making the switch from gay wonderland Bravo to housewife haven Lifetime. (TiFaux)

Raoul talks to Sharon, a.k.a. Barbie, from “Hell’s Kitchen” (TV Filter)