As in tradition of the Duking It Out, we pit two very similar shows against each other.
In right corner, we have Herman Munster and his goofball family of misfit Universal Monsters.
In the left corner, we have Gomez Addams and spooky family of…….well, spooks!
 I remember watching Nick At Nite, and if I remember right, they had […]

On the now classic sitcom Cheers, Postal worker Cliff claven always offered his co-occupants of the bar some insightful moments and was an authority on nearly every topic. At least he thought so.
I was reintroduced to this snippet of wisdom and felt I needed to share it.
‘Well you see, Norm, it’s like this . […]

Felicia Day, who plays Penny in Joss Whedon’s upcoming web series “Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”, was recently part of an interview with author Patrick Rothfuss. In the interview, she discusses Dr. Horrible.

You recently got to work with Joss Whedon on “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” What can you tell us about that?
I can tell you […]

The New York Television Festival and Fox Entertainment are hosting a screenplay contest, Variety reports:

The best half-hour pilot script will earn its writer $25,000 and a development deal with Fox.
Submissions are open as of June 2 and will continue through June 13 or until 1,500 submissions are received.
The competition focuses on comedy scripts, and is […]

The upcoming Star Wars tv series is a hot topic. Well sort of! It’s hard to discuss something when you really don’t know that much about it, and generally the conversation goes to the prequels and enters “How can Lucas screw this up more?” territory.
Many of the readers may not know that Star Wars has […]

This might sound a bit strange, but to me, the Gremlins films are guilty pleasures. I’ve watched them literally million times as a kid, and revisit that nostalgia every few months. Of course, I can see the films flaws now, but I don’t care, the puppets still work for me!
But before you ask “Josh, why […]

Every week day at 1:50, I sit in the break room at work for my ten minute break. Throughout the entire day, the television is tuned to only one channel. CBS, I think. At 9:15, we put up the horror that is the dancing yhetti on Regis. At 11:35, we watch Drew Carey as he […]

In this installment, we pit the late night comedy of Saturday Night Live up against the late night comedy of Mad TV. The entire history of both show is taken into account, so we are not just comparing the most recent seasons.
SNL, of course, has a longer history with audiences. In fact, it has about […]

We here at the TV Show Blog obviously love our Science Fiction. But what about those shows that we love too much? io9 asks what the most overrated sci-fi show of all time is:

We’ve all had the experience of looking back at a movie or TV show that rocked our worlds a few […]

I was looking forward to “New Amsterdam”. It had enough similarity to “Angel” to pique my interest. But I admit, I haven’t watched a single second of the show yet. I do have every episode sitting on my DVR, and will probably blow through them on some rainy Sunday.
What I’d like to […]

Felicia Day will shine as the lone female lead in Joss Whedon’s new web series, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog“. As you’ll find out in this inteview with DynamicForces, she’s no stranger to web content. Also, there’s some insight into Dr. Horrible:

BD: You’ve entered the big leagues of geek fandom now by being cast […]

Prime-time games shows seem to have more “specials” than standard game shows. “Deal or No Deal” is no exception, and according to The Official Star Wars Blog, it is going to the dark side.

The Banker is about to meet his match. NBC’s hit game show “Deal or No Deal” transforms itself for a special […]

Nostalgic television is very big. Evidence that we want to relive our old TV favorites are evident with the “re-imaging” of classics like Battlestar Gallactica, Dukes of Hazzard, Bionic Woman, Knight Rider and others. NBC.com is trying to fill this need for nostalgia online with “Way Back Wednesdays“. These show include:

The A-Team
Buck […]

Those who watched this weeks episode of “How I Met Your Mother” knows that Barney often uses his friend’s name, “Ted Mosby”, during his one night stands. On this past episode, one girl mentioned a website she created, TedMosbyIsAJerk.com. As usual, the site does really exist, and in the very long song that […]

More news coming for Doctor Horrible. Over at the Official Site they have a poster [right] for the show. Also, the fan site DoctorHorrible.NET has news on the casting of a “Big Bang Theory” physicist.

We can also reveal another member of the cast, Simon Helberg who plays Howard in “The Big Bang Theory”on […]

Whedon’s “Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog“ is moving fast. Another fan has posted her experiences on-set in her blog. Here is an excerpt:

I was blessed to have played a volunteer at the Homeless Shelter Soup Kitchen and another short scene where I’m (I think?) featured. I can’t divulge too much just for the sake […]

I’m not sure why I added “Miss Guided” to my DVR queue, but I’m glad I did. I finally got around to watching the 4 debut episodes this past Friday, and it was really enjoyable.
Judy Greer is a funny actress. I was leery that she could carry a shown on her own, but […]

The UK’s Empire Magazine has just released The 50 Greatest TVShows of All Time. Here’s the list:

50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex and the City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life On Mars
39. Monty Python’s Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star […]

The guy who had his apartment used as Doctor Horrible’s lair during filming of Joss Whedon’s new web series, “Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”. He posted a diary on LiveJournal:

Anyway, Joss needed a lair for his Supervillain and I happen to *live* in one.. They were incredulous when Otto told him that he knows someone […]

Joss Whendon (Buffy & Serenity) is currently developing a musical web-series called “Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”. More details have emerged over that last week, and the fan site DoctorHorrible.net has this description:

During the WGA strike Joss Whedon started writing a three part musical series for the internet. Each of the three episodes will be […]