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Friday TV Quiz: Who Said That Line?

Happy Friday, everyone! Were you paying attention to this week's TV? Test your IQ with my TV Quote Quiz, and see if you can match up these lines from my favorite shows with the character that said them.

Bad Lieutenant: Good Cop Gone Nuts

Nicolas Cage has said, "There's a very fine line between Method actor and schizophrenic." In Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, he teeters that line maniacally, with an ever-increasing slur and crooked swagger. Cage plays Terence McDonagh, a detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating a drug-related murder and his personal threshold for cocaine and heroin.

Link Time! New Moon Breaks Midnight Sales Records

  • New Moon tops Harry Potter and The Dark Knight for its midnight showing ticket sales — PopSugar
  • Is Taylor Kitsch taking an early departure from Friday Night Lights? — Ausiello Files
  • Top 10 star-crossed lovers in film — Rotten Tomatoes
  • 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander talks about his hat collection and his plans to save NBC — TV.com
  • Steven Spielberg and Stephen King team up to frighten the bejesus out of us with Under the Dome — MTV Movies Blog
  • Vampire Weekend debut their new video for "Cousins" — Stereogum
  • Jason Segel sings about how he wants to give you his phone number — and bed you — TresSugar
  • Imogen Heap writes songs for Zach Braff — Spinner
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Buzz-Worthy Video: Sneak Peek at Chuck Season 3!

I was so excited yesterday to learn that Chuck's third season premiere has been scheduled — and it's less than two months away. Still, the big two-hour kickoff can't come soon enough for me, especially after last year's epic finale. If you feel my pain, then you need to check out this sneak peek at the upcoming season.

FlashForward Breakdown, "Believe"

The most central characters of FlashForward take a backseat this week, letting Bryce and Aaron take the spotlight. It's a nice relief from Mark and Demetri's constant agonizing over their own fates (though we still get a dose of that, too). We learn that Bryce has been keeping a big secret, and Aaron's reunion with his daughter isn't all he had expected it to be.

The Blind Side: An Unexpected Delight

It's not that the trailer for The Blind Side isn't compelling; the problem is that it combines Sandra Bullock's twangiest, most-over-the top lines with a heartrending song, which makes it seem schlocky. That's exactly what I expected from the movie, but I have to admit that I was wrong — to my surprise, I found it to be a sentimental gem that's actually quite restrained. The Blind Side is the true story (based on Michael Lewis's book) of NFL player Michael Oher, who grew up in Memphis's projects with his drug-addicted mother and landed in and out of foster homes.

The Office, "Shareholder Meeting": Best Lines of the Night

Looks like The Office is trying for a little economic relevance. While it sort of knocks you over the head this week — e.g. showing the Dow Jones sign — you can't blame the writers for making the story timely.

Robert Pattinson's Next Leading Lady Is Uma Thurman

New Moon hits the theaters today, and with it comes even more news about the future of Robert Pattinson's career: Uma Thurman has signed on to star opposite the heartthrob in the upcoming Bel Ami. Pattinson is George Duroy, a poor journalist who sleeps his way to the top in Paris, and Thurman will play the woman who eventually becomes his wife. Kristin Scott Thomas has also just signed on for the film.

The Vampire Diaries "The Turning Point": The Good, The Bad and The Bloody

I was already bummed knowing this was the last week of new episodes of The Vampire Diaries until January; and now, having seen it, I'm freaking out a little bit. I knew there was going to be an epic cliffhanger, I just didn't know how epic! With new vampires, violence and passion come "The Turning Point" — a title that would apply to many things that happened this week.