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The Prime Times: Shelly the Nymphomaniac Edition

A hot, steaming cup of TV news, ready for you to guzzle:

The Prime Times: Figure It Out Edition

Here’s all the TV news you need to know (read: a dozen news items you don’t need to know but are fun anyway).

The Prime Times: Patriotic Housewives Edition

No need to bother reading as many television blogs as I do. Here’s the news you should know:

The Prime Times: Part Labrador, Part Russell Crowe Edition

Television news and scoop, right off the grill:

  • The next season of Dexter will feature laudable thespians Julia Stiles (Save the Last Dance) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, Eli Stone).
  • A failed FOX pilot was rescued by A&E: the cable network ordered 13 episodes of Breakout Kings, a drama about an [...]

The Prime Times: Let’s All Go to HBO Edition

You want the latest skinny? I got your latest skinny right here.

The Prime Times: Get Your Fill Edition

Yes, this installment of The Prime Times is chock-full of fortifying TV scoop. Yumm-o!

  • Steven Spielberg is in talks with FOX to develop a dinosaur drama! (That sentence begged for an exclamation point.) The project, tentatively titled Terra Nova, would see a family from the future travel to prehistoric times. But obviously, [...]

The Prime Times: Post “Lost” Edition

Lordy lordy, do I have a ton of news items to share. Let’s waste no time:

The Prime Times: Self-Potato Edition

Late-breaking news and bizarre tidbits from the TV world:
  • In today’s biggest news, ABC has announced that this season would be Ugly Betty‘s last. This is truly a loss. Ugly Betty was not only savvy and sharp, not only funny and endearing, but also insightful and surprisingly ponderous. Plus, it featured Latinos in lead roles and won both GLAAD [...]

The Prime Times: Vai Com Deus Edition

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Here are the latest news items from the idiot-box world:

  • Lost finally has a return date—the final season will premiere with a two-hour installment on Tuesday, February 2, at 9/8c on ABC.
  • Chuck‘s return date was also announced today. The action-comedy will return with two episodes on Sunday, January 10, and then another one the following [...]

The Prime Times: Peacock Overload Edition

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Here’s this week’s batch of freshly-baked television news:

  • Two big names will “sho” up on Showtime: Laura Linney will star in The C Word, a half-hour comedy series about a woman who turns her life around following a cancer diagnosis; and William H. Macy will star in Shameless, a comedic drama [...]