http://www.aoltv.com http://www.aoltv.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.aoltv.com en-us Copyright 2012 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this headlines and excerpts feed are available for limited commercial distribution. You may repost this feed to your site provided you link back to the original story, do not edit the material, and do not remove this copyright notice. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/26/first-look-betty-white-snl-promo-video/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/26/first-look-betty-white-snl-promo-video/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/26/first-look-betty-white-snl-promo-video/#comments Filed under: Saturday Night Live, Early Looks, Features, TV Previews

Betty White, Hollywood's newest and oldest "it girl" is heading to 'Saturday Night Live' on May 8, and she owes it all to the Internet.

In the first promo for her hosting gig, White thanks the Internet for getting her on the show and addresses some rumors.


It makes perfect sense. Why wouldn't Betty White nab the sexy, younger man? She's pretty much the queen of America at this point.

The special Mother's Day episode of 'Saturday Night Live' will also feature Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.

Are you excited for Betty White's hosting gig?

]]> betty whiteBettyWhitesaturday night liveSaturdayNightLivevideo Chris Harnick 2010-04-26T14:28:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/12/glee-season-one-part-two-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/12/glee-season-one-part-two-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/12/glee-season-one-part-two-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: OpEd, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Glee, Features, TV Previews

Hey, folks! Did you hear? 'Glee' is coming back on Tuesday! Wow, Fox really kept that comeback under wraps, didn't they? Gone for four months, they seem to be bringing the show back without a lot of fanfare.

Too bad sarcasm doesn't translate very well in electronic print, but, believe me, I was rolling my eyes the whole time I wrote the last paragraph. Between the interviews, the appearance on 'Oprah,' the performance at the White House, the Rolling Stone cover, the weird 9:28PM ET time slot after 'American Idol,' and pretty much everything else going on, you couldn't avoid the comeback of 'Glee' if you tried.

But is the show coming back in good shape? Fox sent out the next three episodes out for review, and the answer is: yes and no. It really depends on what your favorite part of the show is.

Continue Reading]]> amber reilyAmberReilychris colferChrisColfercory monteithCoryMonteithfeaturedgleehell-oidina menzelIdinaMenzeljane lynchJaneLynchjonathan groffJonathanGroffkristin chenowethKristinChenowethlea micheleLeaMichelemadonnamatthew morrisonMatthewMorrisonreality-freeseason one part twoSeasonOnePartTwospring premiereSpringPremierethe power of madonnaThePowerOfMadonna Joel Keller 2010-04-12T15:10:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/06/bones-100th-episode-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/06/bones-100th-episode-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/04/06/bones-100th-episode-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Bones, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Spoilers, Features, TV Previews

Mark your calendars 'Bones' fans, the show will air its 100th episode on April 8! To celebrate this milestone, the cast and crew, as you can see from the picture above, celebrated and the network ensured medias would cover this very special episode by sending a press kit our way.

Shows go out of their way to offer us extra special episodes when they turn milestones such as 100. Can't wait for April 8 to get the dish on this fantastic episode? Here comes my preview!

Spoilers ahead!

Continue Reading]]> BonesDavid BoreanazDavidBoreanazEmily DeschanelEmilyDeschanelepisode 100episode 99Episode100Episode99FOXJohn Francis DaleyJohnFrancisDaleyMichaela ConlinMichaelaConlinmilestoneTamara TaylorTamaraTaylorThe Parts in the Sum of the WholeThePartsInTheSumOfTheWholeTJ ThyneTjThyne Isabelle Carreau 2010-04-06T14:03:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/18/the-ricky-gervais-show-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/18/the-ricky-gervais-show-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/18/the-ricky-gervais-show-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Animation, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

Anyone who's listened to Ricky Gervais' podcasts or audiobooks knows that a) Karl Pilkington is an idiot and that b) Gervais and Stephen Merchant have made their fascination over Pilkington into gut-clutching comedy.

Why was the podcast so funny (and popular)? Because Pilkington just said stuff that was completely off-the-wall in such a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way, like when he talked about a time in history when "cavemen and dinosaurs were knocking about." These nonchalant statements made Gervais and Merchant -- especially Gervais -- convulse with laughter, which emphasized just how ridiculous Pilkington's statements really were.

So the challenge to Gervais and Merchant: How do you bring the twisted "genius" of Pilkington to television? Animation, of course! The result, 'The Ricky Gervais Show,' which premieres on HBO Friday at 9PM ET (you can register and watch the first full episode here), brings the podcast to life in a way that will satisfy both fans of the podcast and those who are hearing Ricky, Stephen and Karl for the first time.

Continue Reading]]> hannah-barberakarl pilkingtonKarlPilkingtonpodcastricky gervaisRickyGervaisstephen merchantStephenMerchantthe ricky gervais showTheRickyGervaisShow Joel Keller 2010-02-18T17:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/01/is-undercover-boss-the-next-great-reality-show/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/01/is-undercover-boss-the-next-great-reality-show/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/01/is-undercover-boss-the-next-great-reality-show/#comments Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Early Looks, Features, TV Previews, TV Schedules

The time slot right after the Super Bowl is usually a good place to air. And CBS is hoping that holds for its new reality show, 'Undercover Boss.'

With more than 100 million viewers set to tune in, some are too lazy, too stuffed with party food or (let's face it) too drunk to change the channel. So, they'll stick around for whatever comes on after the final whistle. This year, it's

The new pilot is a stealth reality show -- looking to combine the cheap, easy ingredients of interoffice drama, humor and shock reveals. The title is self-explanatory, but the premise takes a large company and sends its CEO in as an average employee. As that CEO mixes and mingles with his fellow employees, he gets to see what their days are like, whether they enjoy their jobs, etc.

Continue Reading]]> footballpilotpilotsreality showreality show contestantsreality showsreality tvRealityShowRealityShowContestantsRealityShowsRealityTvsuper bowlSuperBowlUndercover BossUndercoverBoss John Scott Lewinski 2010-02-01T21:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/01/secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-season-three-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/01/secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-season-three-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/02/01/secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-season-three-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

Billie Piper returns in the other role that's made her famous, only this one definitely isn't for kids of all ages. UK fans caught the premiere of the third series of Piper's 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' last Thursday, January 28 on ITV2. But this time, stateside fans won't have to wait nearly as long for their first glimpse, as Showtime's season premiere is tonight, Monday, February 1, 2010 at 10 PM ET.

The network was kind enough to send along all eight episodes of the third season for me to look at, and I have to give credit in two areas right off the top. After spending much of last season trying to have a normal romance, Belle wrapped things up by publishing 'The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl,' ironically the very book the television series is based on.

Continue Reading]]> belle de jourBelleDeJourbillie piperBilliePiperitv2season 3Season3secret diary of a call girlSecretDiaryOfACallGirlseries 3Series3showtime Jason Hughes 2010-02-01T19:00:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/29/direct-from-lucasfilm-mandalorians-favreau-rock-clone-wars/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/29/direct-from-lucasfilm-mandalorians-favreau-rock-clone-wars/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/29/direct-from-lucasfilm-mandalorians-favreau-rock-clone-wars/#comments Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, Celebrities, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Galleries, Features, TV Previews, TV Schedules, TV News

Lovers of Star Wars: The Clone Wars look forward to any new episode of their favorite show. But, when you add a certain mask and armor mix into any Star Wars story, the fans woof like wookies.

That collective hooting and hollering has never been any louder now that the Mandalorians are finally getting Star Wars canon screen time in tonight's kick-off of a three-story arc, "The Mandalore Plot." Dave Filoni, Clone Wars supervising director, hears those empassioned tones and knows the responsibility he's facing.

"Ever since the first time we saw Boba Fett in 1980, the fans have known he had Mandalorian armor," Filoni said during an interview at Lucasfilm's HQ in San Francisco's Presidio. "Fans have been waiting a long time to see the Mandalorians in action."

"This is George Lucas' universe and he's very active in the show. So, it was George who suggested we bring the Mandalorians into the series."

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Continue Reading]]> boba fettBoba Fett versionsBobaFettBobaFettVersionsfeaturedjango fettJangoFettJon FavreauJonFavreaulucasfilmLucasFilmLtdlucasfilmsmandalorianmandalorian-huntmandaloriansStar WarsStar Wars The Clone WarsStarWarsStarWarsTheCloneWarsthe clone warsTheCloneWars John Scott Lewinski 2010-01-29T13:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/21/damages-season-three-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/21/damages-season-three-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/21/damages-season-three-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: OpEd, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Damages, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews, Recaps

When Damages burst on to the TV scene in the summer of 2007, it turned everything upside down. Creators Glenn and Todd A. Kessler and Daniel Zelman took a tired television genre and re-invented it so well that it became hard to pigeonhole Damages in the very category that spawned it. It was so much more than a legal thriller and the drama's tense plotting and unique time shifting storytelling technique made the show worthy of scholarly debate -- blink and you'll miss something important.

Now entering its third season, Damages is prepped to turn the legal world on its head again when FX's superb thriller returns this Monday night, January 25, at 10 p.m. ET. Based on the first two episodes, Glenn Close and the rest of the top-notch cast make the same case that they did the previous two seasons -- this is must see, can't miss television.

Continue Reading]]> attorneysCampbell ScottDamagesDaniel ZelmanEarly LookEllen ParsonsfeaturedFXGlenn CloseGlenn KesslerKeith CarradinelawlawyersLily TomlinMartin ShortPatty HewesRose Byrneseason premiereTate DonovanTodd A. KesslerTom Shayes Jonathan Toomey 2010-01-21T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/14/24-season-eight-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/14/24-season-eight-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/14/24-season-eight-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: OpEd, 24, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews, Recaps

"WHERE CAN I BUY A METROCARD?!?!"

Though it's not something you'd expect to hear an angry Jack Bauer scream at an unsuspecting tourist, people familiar with New York City are going to be amazed that he doesn't need to.

Season eight of the real-time drama drops Bauer into the borough of Manhattan and when 24 returns in just a few days (it premieres this Sunday January 17 at 9 p.m. ET and Monday January 18 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX), it's almost comical how easy Bauer seems to get around the city. That's half the fun of it though -- eight seasons in and haven't the terrorists learned their lesson yet? Jack Bauer will always find you.

However, that doesn't mean Jack's alone in this. As many of the previews for the new season have pointed out, Bauer is a retired man, a grandfather to boot, and there's a whole new crop of CTUers ready to pick up the torch.

Details and spoilers on the new season after the jump.

Continue Reading]]> 24Anil KapoorAnnie WerschingArlo GlassBob GuntonBrian HastingsCherry JonesChloe OBrianChris DiamantopoulosCole OrtizCTUDana WalshDay 8Early LookElisha CuthbertEthan KaninFOXFreddie Prinze Jr.Howard GordonJack BauerJoel SurnowJohn BoydKatee SackhoffKiefer SutherlandKim BauerMary Lynn RajskubMykelti WilliamsonNew York CityOmar HassanPresident Allison Taylorreal timeRenee WalkerRob WeissSeason 8season premiere Jonathan Toomey 2010-01-14T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/13/archer-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/13/archer-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/13/archer-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: OpEd, Animation, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

There is only one really bad thing about Archer, and that's the fact it's going to make my Thursday viewing line-up very, very full. Way to not anticipate my needs, FX. Geez.

I just sampled five episodes of FX's new animated offering, including the pilot that quietly aired a few months ago (reviewed by Jonathan Toomey here), and I already love it. There are a lot of appealing things about Archer: It's 60s-style super-spy adventures plus hilarious writing that maintains a great pace for the entire half-hour. Oh, and puns. Lots of puns.

Continue Reading]]> adult swimAdultSwimaisha tylerAishaTyleranimationarcherchris parnellChrisParnellfeaturedfrisky dingoFriskyDingofxh jon benjaminH. Jon BenjaminH.JonBenjaminHJonBenjaminjessica walterJessicaWalterjudy greerJudyGreer Annie Wu 2010-01-13T11:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/08/how-i-met-your-mothers-100th-episode-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/08/how-i-met-your-mothers-100th-episode-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/08/how-i-met-your-mothers-100th-episode-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: How I Met Your Mother, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

If you're a fan of How I Met Your Mother -- and if you're reading this, you likely are -- the video preview of Monday's episode probably got you pretty excited. After all, it's Neil Patrick Harris and the cast, singing and dancing about Barney Stinson's love of suits. What's not to like, right? If you were wondering, though, how the rest of the episode was, I'm here to tell you that it's the best episode of the season, and maybe the best episode we've seen in a couple of years.

Come with me after the jump and I'll explain. No worries; there won't be any spoilers in this post.

Continue Reading]]> 100th episode100thEpisodealyson hanniganAlysonHannigancarter baysCarterBayscobie smuldersCobieSmulderscraig thomasCraigThomasearly lookEarlyLookfeaturegirls vs. suitsGirlsVs.Suitshow i met your motherHowIMetYourMotherjosh radnorJoshRadnormusicalneil patrick harrisNeilPatrickHarrisNPH Joel Keller 2010-01-08T11:06:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/07/chuck-season-three-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/07/chuck-season-three-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/01/07/chuck-season-three-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Programming, Ratings, Early Looks, Chuck, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews, TV Schedules, TV News

This Sunday night, Chuck returns to NBC for a special two-episode, two hour jump start into season three. Expect to be dazzled. NBC was good enough to send an impressive press kit for Chuck's new season, including five episodes.

For those of you who were concerned about how the show would handle the many changes promulgated by the end of last season, you can relax. While it's no spoiler to reveal that Chuck now has the fully integrated Intersect 2.0 inside his head, complete with martial arts skills and other talents (Flamenco guitar?) it's also not a surprise that having all that in his brain doesn't mean that life is any easier for a simple, Burbank IT guy.

Continue Reading]]> Adam BaldwinAdamBaldwinBuy MoreBuyMoreChuckearly lookEarlyLookespionagefeaturedintersectkung fuKungFuNBCSeason ThreeSeasonThreespyThe RingTheRingTony HaleTonyHaleYvonne StrahovskiYvonneStrahovskiZachary LeviZacharyLevi Allison Waldman 2010-01-07T13:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/27/tracey-ullmans-state-of-the-union-season-three-an-early-loo/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/27/tracey-ullmans-state-of-the-union-season-three-an-early-loo/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/27/tracey-ullmans-state-of-the-union-season-three-an-early-loo/#comments Filed under: OpEd, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

British female comedy impressionists like Catherine Tate should pay royalties to Tracey Ullman for copying her schtick. Ullman was the original and still remains one of the best, if not THE best, at what she does.

As with the first two seasons of her Showtime series Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, she pretends to be, or rather becomes, different personalities across the United States over a single day with an ubiquitous announcer informing us of who she is and where in the country she is located. She even impersonates various celebrities on the way, and sometimes she is more than one of them at the same time.

Continue Reading]]> Early LookEarlyLookShowtimeState of the UnionStateOfTheUnionTracey UllmanTraceyUllmanTracy Ullmans State of the UnionTracyUllmansStateOfTheUnion Brad Trechak 2009-12-27T11:03:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/04/syfys-alice-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/04/syfys-alice-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/04/syfys-alice-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

It's hard for me to get excited about something like Alice, Syfy's twisted new take on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. NBC and Syfy seemingly produce these modern versions of classic tales for the same reason Hollywood studios push out stale remakes and sequels - because they already have a built in audience. And the producers don't have to worry about coming up with an original story. All they have to do is force some contempo quirkiness into the age-old text and be done with it. (Make the flamingos flying machines! Turn the caterpillar into a hookah-smoking Harry Dean Stanton!)

Similar to Syfy's Tin Man, its dark and tedious Wizard of Oz redo, Alice offers a bizarre retread of its classic source material. But writer-director Nick Willing (the brains behind Tin Man) smartly sets his tale in a futuristic version of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland. And he's created a brand new Alice too. She's a tough twentysomething brunette who teaches martial arts and high-kicks bad guys in the face.

Continue Reading]]> alice in wonderlandAliceInWonderlandfeaturedsyfysyfy aliceSyfyAlicesyfys aliceSyfysAliceTin ManTinMan Mike Moody 2009-12-04T17:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/04/men-of-a-certain-age-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/04/men-of-a-certain-age-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/12/04/men-of-a-certain-age-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews, TV News

If you ever watched Everybody Loves Raymond -- or currently watch the reruns -- you might wonder what would Raymond become after a while. What would happen if he didn't have Deborah yelling at him and his family keeping him from being a self-indulgent slob who only thought of himself. Men of a Certain Age shows you the dark side of Raymond, only here Ray Romano is called Joe. Joe and his college buddies, Owen and Terry, are on the wrong side of 40 and they know it.

Continue Reading]]> Andre BraugherAndreBraugherdramaearly lookEarlyLookMen of a Certain AgeMenOfACertainAgeRay RomanoRayRomanoScott BakulaScottBakulaTNT Allison Waldman 2009-12-04T14:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/30/scrubs-season-nine-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/30/scrubs-season-nine-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/30/scrubs-season-nine-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Scrubs, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

If you're a regular reader of TV Squad, you probably already know what's going on with the unexpected ninth season of Scrubs. From Bill Lawrence's statement that the eighth season might not be the final one to his detailed descriptions of how the show was going to transition to its new med school setting, you've been given a good idea of how this shift was going to happen.

But one thing we didn't know was the biggest question of all: is it going to be funny?

The answer? A qualified yes. The two episodes ABC sent for review, which air back-to-back tomorrow at 9 PM ET, were definitely funny. But most of the humor came not from the new med students we're supposed to get to know, but from the characters we've known and laughed with for eight years. And for this ninth season to succeed, that ratio will have to even out, and quickly.

Continue Reading]]> an early lookAnEarlyLookbill lawrenceBillLawrencedave francoDaveFrancodonald faisonDonaldFaisoneliza coupeElizaCoupefeaturedjohn c. mcginleyJohnC.Mcginleykerry bisheKerryBishemed schoolMedSchoolmichael mosleyMichaelMosleysacred heartSacredHeartsarah chalkeSarahChalkeScrubsscrubs med schoolScrubsMedSchoolseason nineSeasonNinewinston universityWinstonUniversityzach braffZachBraff Joel Keller 2009-11-30T15:05:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd, Video, Celebrities, Early Looks, Features, TV Previews, TV Schedules, TV News

When I heard that Steven Seagal had a new A&E series coming out called Steven Seagal: Lawman, I thought, oh great, another cop show starring an aging movie star. But that's not what it is at all! Ok, I'll qualify that. Yes, it IS a cop show starring an aging movie star, but probably not what you think.

Turns out that Steven Seagal, best known for his action movies like Above the Law, Hard to Kill, and Under Siege, has been quietly working under the radar for the past 20 years as a real-life deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana. Part of his duties there include instructing the other officers on weapons skills and martial arts.

Continue Reading]]> AEcopsreality showsRealityShowssteven seagalsteven seagal: lawmanStevenSeagalStevenSeagal:Lawman Jane Boursaw 2009-11-28T10:33:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/22/conspiracy-theory-with-jesse-ventura-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/22/conspiracy-theory-with-jesse-ventura-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/11/22/conspiracy-theory-with-jesse-ventura-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: OpEd, Early Looks, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews

Jesse Ventura has been a professional wrestler, an actor and a politician. None of these things have been as fake as the reality television show he will be hosting on truTV titled Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (premiering December 2 at 10 PM ET).

For the record, I have never met or spoken to Jesse Ventura. He would corroborate this if anybody asked. As a result, I have no idea if he actually believes the crap he says or the conspiracies he investigates on this show. From what I've read, it wouldn't surprise me.

In the series premiere, Jesse and his crew of unknowns, consisting of two young white guys and the token black British female, are investigating a U.S. government installation built in Alaska that's possibly intended to control the weather. Who makes this stuff up? Now we know where the monies saved from stopping the "bridge to nowhere" went.

Continue Reading]]> Conspiracy TheoryConspiracy Theory With Jesse VenturaConspiracyTheoryConspiracyTheoryWithJesseVenturaEarly LookEarlyLookJesse VenturaJesseVenturaTruTV Brad Trechak 2009-11-22T14:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/10/28/friday-night-lights-season-four-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/10/28/friday-night-lights-season-four-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/10/28/friday-night-lights-season-four-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: OpEd, Friday Night Lights, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews, Recaps

Entering into its fourth season (and second since the NBC/DirecTV deal), Friday Night Lights is a show in transition on numerous levels. The high school football drama returns tonight to DirecTV's 101 Network at 9 p.m. ET (NBC won't air this season until next summer) and for fans of the show, it's an episode they've long been waiting for.

Ever since the season three finale, as Coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his wife Tami (Connie Britton) stepped on to the East Dillon Lions decrepit football field, Eric's new home, the tension has been at an all time high in Dillon, Texas. How can Coach Taylor, a man whom many consider to be a high school football wunderkind, start from scratch with a team that doesn't even exist yet?

Continue Reading]]> Aimee TeegardenConnie BrittonDillonDillon PanthersDW Moffettearly lookEast Dillon LionsEast of DillonEric TaylorfootballFriday Night LightsJeremy SumpterJesse PlemonsKyle ChandlerMatt SaracenMichael B. JordanS04E01season fourseason premiereTaylor KitschTexasTim RigginsZach Gilford Jonathan Toomey 2009-10-28T12:02:00+00:00 http://www.aoltv.com/2009/10/28/the-league-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/10/28/the-league-an-early-look/ http://www.aoltv.com/2009/10/28/the-league-an-early-look/#comments Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Sports, OpEd, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Features, TV Previews, Recaps

Fantasy football is a tricky thing. You either love it or you hate it and that largely depends on whether you're good or bad at it. For the most part, the same can be said about FX's newest comedy The League. When it's good, it is good, but when it's bad... well, you get the picture.

The show, which premieres tomorrow night, Thursday 10/29, at 10:30 p.m. after It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, is FX's first solid attempt to produce a lasting companion piece to Sunny and, given some of its predecessors (like Starved or Testees), it'd be easy to write The League off. But, like a two-minute drill that gradually picks up steam, The League might actually go... all... the... way.

OK -- no more football metaphors.

Continue Reading]]> early lookfantasy footballfantasy sportsfootballFXIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaJeff SchafferJon LajoieKatie AseltonLeslie BibbMark DuplassNadine VelazquezNick KrollPaul Scheerseries premieresitcomsportsStephen RannazzisiThe League Jonathan Toomey 2009-10-28T09:01:00+00:00