POP TUDORS is a new blog dedicated to making the world of Showtime’s THE TUDORS funny. If you think beheading, boiling people and sickness can’t be hilarious you’ve got another thing coming.

Check out this first video from Pop Tudors resident know-it-all’s Eliza Skinner and Glennis McMurray (Upright Citizen Brigade).

GREEK Season 2.5 kicks off tonight and all of my favorite Cyprus Rhodes coeds are back! Summer has just ended which means the Greek house fighting is just about to start. What happened with Max and Casey? Is Ash settling into her duties as head of the ZBZ’s? Rebecca had to make a choice, remember? Did she decide between the ZBZ’s or Frannie’s evil off-shoot? Will Franny once again be queen of the Greek system with her new house IKI? Yup, the Iki’s. Hilarious.

What about Rusty and Dale? Will Calvin ever find comfort with himself and another hot man? Is Evan still a total douche? What about Cappy and the rest of the KT’s? Ah, I’ve missed all the drama.

Watch a sneak preview of tonight’s GREEK premiere:

Oh, and for all you tween loving Jesse McCartney fans, get ready because he’s now a freshman at CRU.

To read all about this coming season of Greek, check out my girl Amrie’s interview with star Spencer Grammer (Casey Cartwright).

GREEK premiere’s tonight at 8pm on ABC Family.

Now that it’s been a week since the demise of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, I feel emotionally ready to watch this video from the very last BSG table read through.

Series creator Ron Moore, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and Edward James Olmos were all on hand for this emotional roller coaster.

Watch the very last Battlestar Galactica Table Read Through:

You’ll notice that after last week’s BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Series Finale, I didn’t post anything. In part because I just wanted to take it all in and mourn one of the best shows to ever grace my television set and in part because I knew Kath and I would be doing a huge podcast.

Finally, we got around to talking about the highs, the lows, the good, the bad and the cylon of it all.

Head over to the new home of our podcast, TheTVTalkPodcast.com to listen to the Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Podcast.

Listen to the latest podcast on our new site: The TV Talk Podcast

We’re back and talking TV. We’re breaking down the past TV week for you and covering a lot of the week’s best shows including: Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Chuck, Gossip Girl, Castle, Idol, Better Off Ted, Damages, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, 30 Rock, Dollhouse, Friday Night Lights, Party Down, The Amazing Race, Supernatural, Kings, Brothers & Sisters, My Boys, Greek and much more!
And it wouldn’t be a TV Talk Podcast without Two Idiots Talk Lost.

Oh, if you’re wondering where the frak the Battlestar Galactica Finale talk is, hold tight. We posted a special BSG Series Finale Podcast that will be posted shortly.

Click here to listen to The TV Talk Podcast Episode #37

Housekeeping…
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Now that BATTLESTAR has retired, it’s time for it’s prequel to kick into high gear. All hail CAPRICA! The two hour premiere event aka the Caprica premiere will be released on DVD April 21st but won’t actually premiere on the Sci-Fi channel until Fall. Random, I know…

On Tuesday, March 23rd at 1pm you can chat with Exec. Producer Jane Espenson over at Boston.com

In the meantime, here are some clips to wet your appetite!

More CAPRICA clips after the jump… (more…)

If you’ve got Starz, then there is no reason for you to not watch their newest original series PARTY DOWN. Veronica Mars mastermind Rob Thomas directs, Mars’ Exec. Prod. Dan Etheridge writes and cutie patootie Paul Rudd produces the show so it can’t be that bad right?

The first episode is pretty damn funny. We’re introduced to the unfortunate cast of characters that make up the Party Down crew and their ridiculous and desperate personal lives.

Ken Marino (The State, Veronica Mars’ Vinnie Van Lowe) is the wound up so tight his ass might explode leader. Adam Scott (Party of Five, Tell Me You Love Me) is the returning vet after a failed attempt at showbiz. Lizzie Caplan (Cloverfield, The Class, True Blood) is the bad girl, always on the verge of being fired. Jane Lynch is the over-zealous lesbian that wants to put a party guest in her pocket. Ryan Hansen (Rockville,CA and Veronica Mars) is the dumb gullible aspiring actor that just wants to be party guests and Martin Starr (Bill Haverchuck from Freaks and Geeks) is the vindictive DJ.

It’s a darkly comic single camera show that thrives on inappropriate comments, situations and sight gags. In other words, just my style!

Plus, how can you fault a show that has Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars, Flashpoint) skinny dipping, full frontal and all?

Watch the Series Premiere of PARTY DOWN now! Check out the widget below…

Party Down premieres after Head Case (another hilarious show), Fridays at 10pm on Starz.

Thy Kindom Cometh Early! Hey fans of THE TUDORS, this is your chance to watch the Season 3 Premiere of THE TUDORS online, for free… right now!

Thanks to my pals at Showtime, Ducky Does TV is able to offer fans the chance to stream the show a couple weeks early! From now until it’s cable premiere on April 5th at 10pm you can watch all the glory and hotness of Henry VIII as many times as you want.

Watch the Season 3 Premiere of The Tudors right now:

*Don’t forget you have until March 22nd to win Season 1 and 2 of The Tudors on DVD! Enter to win now!

I know LOST was only gone for a week but damn it feels like forever since we’ve seen Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Hurley and the rest of the gang. Obviously this sad feeling of abandonment means I’m way too obsessed with this show. Oh well…

Why does LOST have to have the most sensory overload plane crash sequences? Seriously, it’s enough to make me never want to fly again. Back in ‘93 when ALIVE was released, I thought I’d never witness another plane crash more terrifying but I was wrong. Oceanic 815 and Ajira 316 blow that cannibalistic mountain hike away. Frank Lapudis, glad to have you back in my life old buddy! Now let’s get everyone back in the same place and same time shall we?

I pray that people didn’t give up on LOST this season. I know its been all over the place with space and time but look how masterfully they’ve pulled it off! Patience is the key this season and it’s paying off in ways I could never have expected. Hot damn is LOST the best show on television.

If you haven’t noticed, I’m jonesing for CBS’s new murder mystery HARPER’S ISLAND. Being a genre fan and horror lover, I truly can’t wait for this show to kick off.

I’ve posted the Harper’s Island Character Bios and the Harper’s Island Promo Pics so it’s only fitting that I bring you a HARPER’S ISLAND PRIZE PACK as well!

That’s right kiddies, it’s time to win some Harper’s Island Swag! Win a Harper’s Island Prize Pack – 2 Harper’s Island T-Shirts (one men’s/one women’s) and a Harper’s Island Victims Poster.

HOW TO WIN: Watch the promo below, read the character bios linked above and tell me which character you want to see die first and how. That’s right kids, no butterflies and rainbows – just good old fashioned murder and mayhem!

Preview CBS’s Harper’s Island:

DEADLINE: You must leave your best guess in the comments section of this post by April 1st. A winner will be announced on April 2nd. You must live in the United States to receive the Harper’s Island Prize Pack. Sorry my foreign friends…

HARPER’S ISLAND Premieres April 9th and runs through July 2nd!

Few shows on television these days make me wet my pants like ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT did back in the day. 30 ROCK is the closest replacement we’ve had and it definitely took the thrown when the Bluth’s retired in 2006, but one sitcom’s worth of diaper drenching time isn’t nearly enough in my week.

While I heart BIG BANG THEORY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and their consistency, neither delivers the “more absurd the better” funny I want and need in my life at the moment.

Thankfully, all that will change when BETTER OFF TED finally airs tonight on ABC!

Better Off Ted is set in the over-zealous research and development firm Veridian, where if you dream it, they’ll build it or blow you up trying. The show was created by one of the twisted minds behind ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE, Victor Fresco, and it shows. Ted is random, zany and manic… just how I like my comedy!

Jay Harrington (the heinous US version of Coupling) stars as Ted, the main character that channels Michael Bluth and Bruce Campbell to become the Don Draper-esque straight man. Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development, Ally McBeal) once again scores comedy gold as the immoral, ambitious yet clueless boss Veronica. Andrea Anders (Joey, The Class) finally landed herself a role that’s funny, this time as the Girl Friday love interest Linda. Malcolm Barrett and Jonathan Slavin are the retarded geniuses, Lem and Phil, who suffer for their craft and the company’s betterment. Then there’s Isabella Acres as Ted’s daughter Rose (who for some reason reminds me of Curly Sue).

I’ve watched the Better Off Ted pilot episode 5x already and I laugh just as hard as I did with the first viewing. There are some one liners that will slay you and there are some sight gags (Phil’s frozen smile and subsequent flashbacks I’m talking about you) that will have you rolling on the floor. Don’t be fooled, this is not your typical sitcom. It’s a single camera comedy that moves at a breakneck pace and I guarantee that when it’s over you’ll just hit “rewind” and watch it all over again.

I love that Ted is this 50’s-ish sales man totally un-phased by the incredibly corrupt world around him. I love that Portia plays Veronica with a little bit of Lindsay Bluth (Funke) in her because that’s what she does best. I love that there are deadly pumpkins, irritating chairs and the cryogenic freezing of coworkers… I love that there’s a little bit of Andrew from BUFFY in Phil and a little Penelope from SNL in Lem.

Most of all, I love the following quotes/jokes because they’re the ones I hope everyone will be talking about tomorrow morning.

And hands down the best line of the night…

Yes, it’s finally time to start the Katrina jokes. Bravo Better Off Ted. Bravo!

Better Off Ted Promo Pics:

Please do not miss the amazing premiere of BETTER OFF TED tonight at 8:30pm on ABC!

HARPER’S ISLAND premieres April 9th on CBS. Here are some semi-spoilery promo pics to get the blood flowing (boiling, spilling and gurgling).

Harper’s Island Photo Gallery:

Interested in knowing more about the Harper’s Island characters on the chopping block? Check out their Harper’s Island Character Bios.

*Enter to win a Harper’s Island Prize Pack!

If you’ve watched CBS at all lately, you can’t hide from their newest show and that my friends is good marketing. On April 9th at 10pm, CBS will launch its 13 week murder mystery series HARPER’S ISLAND which will air every Thursday night until the mystery is solved/killer is revealed on July 2nd!

Harper’s Island stars the j’adorable Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty, Jake 2.0, Popular) as “The Groom”, Katie Cassidy (Supernatural) as “The Bride”, Harry Hamlin as “The Uncle”, Richard Bergi as “The Father of the Bride” and guest stars Jim Beaver (Supernatural) as “The Sheriff.”

It’s a huge cast (more for the killing) and a very ambitious premise so I can’t wait to see how it all plays out.

I’ve been psyched about the show since the day they announced Gorham, Cassidy and Beaver to the cast but really, my horror loving brain wants to see this for the mystery and the gore. I can’t lie. When I watch previews or read about Harper’s, I can’t help think about APRIL FOOLS DAY or HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME and I hope it doesn’t play out in the same manner. I’m not saying I don’t love both of those films (because I do) I’m just saying its too obvious an ending if they go in either direction. None of that matters because I’m super excited to get the slashing started.

Harper’s Island Synopsis:
HARPER’S ISLAND is a 13-episode murder mystery about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They’ve come to laugh… to love… and, though they don’t know it… to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival. Abby Mills, whose mother was killed on the island by a homicidal maniac’s rampage seven years ago, journeys home for the first time since the horrific event for the wedding of her best friend, Henry Dunn. Henry, the boy next door, is marrying the woman of his dreams, Trish Wellington, a beautiful and wealthy heiress. But as the wedding week begins, people start dying. Every episode, someone is killed. Wedding guests and island locals, every person is a suspect. No one is safe. No one can be trusted. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.

Check out the Harper’s Island Picture Gallery!

*Enter to win a Harper’s Island Prize Pack!

Harper’s Island Character Bios after the jump… (more…)

Finally the Winchester Boys are back, but so are their issues! If you thought those two were “good” after that whole truthy-truth throwdown back in February, tonight proved everyone wrong. The boys could barely start their investigation of the week without Dean asking Sammy if he wants to do the job alone so he doesn’t “drag him down.” But they’re good… riiiiiight!

This week the boys head to a town where people haven’t died in a week. A cancer patient that had the plug pulled is now taking his wife out on the town for their 20th anniversary and another guy got shot point blank in the heart without even a drop of blood being spilled. Sounds like the usual! Welcome back boys. While I wasn’t sure about some of the methods the boys used this week, by the end I was sold on the fact that this was the only way to tell the story they needed to tell about Reapers and that pesky little holy war.

Here are some of my thoughts on last night’s SUPERNATURAL “Death Takes a Holiday”:

How much do I heart that the boys pretended to be bloggers? flooredbythelord.com: All God’s Glory Fit to Blog! (it’s not a real site, I checked)

Sam thinks that maybe people aren’t dying because there’s no one around to take them to out… ie, the Grim Reaper’s on vacation.

Dean: “Last I checked Huggy Bear ain’t available.”

Dean: “We’re no different than anyone else.”
Sam: “I’m infected with demon blood and you’ve been to hell. Look I know you want to think of yourself as Joe the Plumber Dean but you’re not. Neither am I. The sooner you accept that the better off you’ll be.”
Dean: “Joe the Plumber was a douche…”

Alastair returns (briefly) with a new body but the same evil bitchiness.

Alastair: “You’re stronger Sam. You been Soloflexing with that slut?”

After Sam and Alastair’s little confrontation Sammy goes lying to Dean again about what happened. I love that Dean called him out telling him he doesn’t care if he keeps his little secrets but don’t patronize him. It’s sad that this is how the boys are working lately.

Pamela Barnes is back! If you recall, for some reason I really dug her in the premiere and I was sad to think she wouldn’t be returning but here she is!

Sam: “Pamela Barnes, you’re a sight for sore eyes”
*Ducky Cringes*
Pamela: “Aww, that’s sweet Grumpy. What do you say to deaf people?”

Pamela calling Dean “Chachi” was genius! She needs to be around more often if it means more “Socs and Greaser” talk mixed in with has been groupie slut references, Ramones cd shout outs and more blind jokes than you can shake a walking stick at. She’s fun when she’s bitter. (more…)

Last night I was still in the middle of an IFFBoston meeting when THE DAILY SHOW’s Jon Stewart was handing MAD MONEY’s Jim Cramer his ass and it killed me that everyone on Twitter was talking about it and I couldn’t watch until this morning.

First thing this morning I was on that there Hulu looking for the goodies. It’s a great interview and Cramer handles it much better than I expected… he is after all Maaaaaaaaaaad!

For anyone that missed it, here is Jon Stewart with Jim Cramer in its entirety: