Lost has had a pretty huge online viral campaign. And then there were the Verizon video mobisodes. Now, they have made their way into huge billboards in 8 major cities around the world. PopCrunch TV has:

Here’s a collection of just some of the “Lost” season 4 viral marketing campaign billboards — some […]

Two interesting articles about the same thing (i.e. fake cussin’). On io9.com (aka “This was the shortest, cheapest URl we could get”) we get The Best Swear Words in SF.A big shout-out to the Browncoats, as Gorram does make the list as well as two pseudo “f words” from BSG and Farscape and Red Dwarf’s […]

While most late night television is suffering from the lack of writers, Jon Steward and Stephen Colbert are actually doing very well, says Media Life:

“Daily Show with Jon Stewart” so far this month is averaging 358,000 viewers in the 18-34 demographic, up 17 percent from the same time period in 2007. It’s up 9 percent […]

CBS has another trick up their sleeve to fill out their schedules: bring shows over from Canada. According to Reuters:

CBS has agreed to import a new Canadian-produced TV police drama called “Flashpoint” in a deal that lets the network bypass the home-grown “pilot” development process shut down by the screenwriters’ strike
The show stars Enrico […]

Jon Favreau’s Dinner For Five is one of those shows that if you have any interest in the movie industry, it is a must watch. The show is coming to an end with the final episode Friday night with Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Justin Long, Keir O’Donnell, and Peter Billingsly. But for today only, […]

A week ago, I posted a suggestion for a web series that debuted last year…Sanctuary. We have news today that the SciFi Channel has picked up the series for a 13 episode run. The Hollywood Reporter has this:

Sci Fi has ordered a full 13-episode season of the new scripted drama series, which originated […]

Sarah Jessica Parker apparently enjoyed her guest judging stint on Project Runway, she’s moving to produce her own reality competition series according to Variety:

Sarah Jessica Parker’s Pretty Matches shingle is teaming with reality factory Magical Elves to create a “Project Runway”-type show for the art world.
Potential skein would pit a dozen aspiring artists against one […]

Even if you’re alone on Valentine’s Day, sometimes it’s fun to kick back and watch your favorite couple. The interesting thing is, on television, usually they aren’t actually a couple. Witness
TV Guide’s Top 10:

10. Friday Night Lights: Eric and Tami Taylor
9. Smallville: Clark and Lana
8. Chuck: Chuck and Sarah
7. Pushing Daisies: Ned and […]

Smallville and Torchwood’s James Marsters was interviewed by TVGuide. Here is a funny quote in the interview that sums up James’ attitude pretty well:

TV Guide: Is that one of the reasons you like doing sci-fi — hard work and lots of sweating?
Marsters: One of the reasons. But you know, some of the writers from […]

It looks like the brightest new series this season, Pushing Daisies, is definitely having a shortened freshman season. Even if the strike is resolved today, Daisies wont be returning. TVGuide’s Ausiello has:

I posed Donald’s strike-aftermath Q to Daisies creator Bryan Fuller, and here’s his sobering response. ” Even if the strike ends […]

As reported last week, the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is supposed to reunite for a Q&A at the Paley Festival. We now have news that other shows will be participating. AintItCool has the news:

The subjects of the 2008 Paley Fest events (held this year at the Arclight in Hollywood) have been […]

The next 2 episodes of American Chopper (01/31 and 02/07) on TLC will feature Jason Lee and the cast of My Name Is Earl. TVGuide describes the episodes:

Pt.1: Mikey heads the build on a Wolverine bike for the University of Michigan’s Mott Children’s Hospital; the cast from NBC’s “My Name Is Earl” persuades […]

Joe Tolerico, project manager of Heroes: Evolutions has hinted in the Heroes Wiki of upcoming crossovers between the TV Show and the online component. IO9.com has uncovered posts made by Tolerico in the Wiki.

What can you tell us about what to expect in the future from Heroes Evolutions?
More show integration and crossover. We’d like […]

FOX has one more Christmas episode left, catch “It’s a Wonderful Lie” tonight on House. TVGuide.com has the following description:

The episode, “It’s a Wonderful Lie,” guest-stars Janel Moloney (The West Wing) as a woman who injures her daughter because of a sudden, inexplicable paralysis; but it’s her apparent inability — or unwillingness — to […]

The water cooler talk about Survivor may have died down, but CBS is still behind the hit show. According to TV Guide:

CBS has ordered not one but two more cycles of the reality competition. “Survivor is a show that defies ratings gravity,” CBS reality boss Ghen Maynard tells Variety.
New episodes start up on February […]

On the list of terrible ideas from Disney, we have canceling Hannah Montana. Disney Society reports:

Here’s what Miley supposedly said in an interview with someone:

“…I was recently talking with the crew and they said that Hannah Montana is going off air this Spring. They believe they should make room for new shows and give […]

The odd part is, they’re not suing him for money, according to TV Guide:

NBC has sued Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, seeking no monetary damages but instead asking the Los Angeles Superior Court for an interpretation of a contract provision that both sides have been disputing since September.
I find it interesting that contract negotiations […]

Joss Whedon has some strong feelings on robots, according to a podcast interview, summarized by io9:
The GeeksOn podcast was devoted to artificial intelligence, and when the subject of Kelly LeBrock’s Weird Science came up, Joss got intense: I hate Weird Science not a little. I find it offensive. The boy fantasy of […]

ChillerTV announced that they are brining back two short lived series from the 90s. One starring Heroes’ Adrian Pasdar (Profit) and another starring Lost’s Terry O’Quinn (Millennium). Profit was a creation of Whedonverse alumn David Greenwalt, and Millennium from The X-File’s Chris Carter. The Futon Critic has the press release:

Viewers will spend […]

Premiering in the sweet spot after Lost this week is the new ABC show, Eli Stone. So far, early reviews are positive. Some have compared it to Ally McBeal, but Matt Roush of TVGuide has a different comparrison:

This is the danger of basing a first impression solely on network teasers. Yes, superficial comparisons […]