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Chuck's in, FlashForward's Out! Who Else Is in Danger?

BuzzSugar — Sat, 15 May 2010 05:50:00 PDT

The Fall TV season is finally getting fleshed out, as word is rolling in about which of your favorite shows will be coming back - and which we can give a fond farewell. In today's most recent hirings and firings, Chuck is saved! I'm so glad I continued to watch this beloved show despite it being on the bubble (I guess NBC really listened to the fans!).

But in sadder news, the original Law & Order is finally being laid to rest after 20 years on the air. In its place, NBC is reportedly picking up a West Coast version of the show, Law & Order: Los Angeles. Over at ABC, FlashForward has been canceled after being on the rocks, but V is still in.

UPDATE: NBC's Heroes has been officially canceled.

That's just a sampling, but for a full list of what's safe, what's axed, and what's still in trouble,

What's Renewed

What's Canceled

Still in Danger

Photo courtesy of NBC

Link Time!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:30:18 PST

ABC is doubling up episodes of Scrubs and Better Off Ted, which could be bad news - HitFix
Hit Girl from the upcoming Kick-Ass movie gets her own (red-band) trailer - Cinematical
Starz orders a second season of Spartacus before the first has even premiered - Coming Soon
The Sundance Film Festival adds three more movies to its lineup, including The Romantics - The Wrap
Gossip Girl spoiler alert: someone's gettin' married! - Watch With Kristin
Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz reprise "Christmas Today" with Julian Casablancas - Vulture
Director Peter Jackson's five favorite films of all time - Rotten Tomatoes
Watch the preview of Real World: DC - PopWatch
ABC orders a pilot for a new show called Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid - Inside TV
The biggest TV moments of the year -PopSugar Rush

TV Tonight: Better Off Ted's Season 2 Premiere

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:30:24 PST

ABC's quirky workplace comedy Better Off Ted has had an unusual trajectory - the show premiered last year as a midseason replacement, then took a break and showed up with new episodes this Summer, and now it's back for its official second season premiere tonight. I'm just happy to have it back - the show has some of the funniest writing on TV and Portia de Rossi kills as the titular Ted's ice queen boss.

Tonight's episode "Love Blurts" opens with Veridian Dynamics pairing its employees with their ideal genetic match so they can save on insurance (because ideal matches produce perfect children who don't get sick, see). It sounds insidious until you hear Linda's match: a guesting Taye Diggs.

To watch two preview clips of tonight's episode, just

Ted tells Veronica about a dating faux pas:

Taye Diggs on how he blows off steam:

TV Tonight: Better Off Ted

BuzzSugar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:30:59 PDT

New episodes of a network TV show that's not canceled airing in the Summer? How is that even possible? I don't know what was behind ABC's choice to air new episodes of Better Off Ted starting this week - but whatever it was, I'll take it!

Better Off Ted only aired a few episodes this Spring, but it was enough to make it qualify as one of my favorite shows of the 2008-09 season. If you haven't caught it yet, the show is a comedy set at a massive science corporation starring Jay Harrington as a manager trying to be a mostly good guy in a mostly evil company and Portia de Rossi as a buttoned-up boss with no such hang-ups about the company's morals. The fake ads aired during each episode are always a highlight for me, as are the supporting cast members, who get to do all kinds of quirky things (in tonight's episode, some turn out to be members of a basement-based medieval fight club).

Despite lackluster ratings, Better Off Ted got renewed for a second season, and it - along with Scrubs - will air at midseason between rounds of Dancing With the Stars. Airing episodes in the Summer is definitely unconventional, but I hope it'll give the show more exposure for when it returns next season. To check out a preview of the upcoming episodes, just

Buzz News Roundup, 6/1

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:30:17 PDT

Better Off Ted will be back with new episodes starting June 23. - The Futon Critic
Natalie Portman will star with Danny McBride and James Franco in the comedy Your Highness. - Variety
Live Nation will eliminate all service fees on its concert tickets for one day only on June 3. - Billboard
Michael Shannon is in negotiations to play one of the lead male roles in The Runaways, the feature take on Joan Jett's 1970s rock band. - The Hollywood Reporter
This year's Emmy Awards are moving up a week to Sept. 13. - TV Week
Halle Berry is in talks to star in director Paul Verhoeven's new thriller The Surrogate. - ComingSoon
"Octomom" Nadya Suleman has signed a reality TV deal, but the show hasn't yet been picked up by a network. - Variety
The creators behind comic strip cat Heathcliff might be bringing the feline to the big screen. - Entertainment Weekly

Link Time! 5/7

BuzzSugar — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:30:03 PDT

As Star Trek beams into theaters, check out five reasons to love Captain Kirk. - MTV Movies Blog
As Grey's Anatomy hits 100 episodes, what keeps you checking in? - Popwatch
Who are the sexiest and scariest movie moms? - Cinematical
Will we ever learn Cappie's real name? Greek's creator spills. - The TV Addict
How to get the natural, I'm-stuck-on-this-island look from Lost. - BellaSugar
Which upcoming season finales excite you - and which will you skip? - TV.com
What do Star Trek and The Dark Knight have in common? - The Vine: Official Rotten Tomatoes Blog
Some musings on the future of Better Off Ted. - HitFix

Photo courtesy of Paramount

TV Tonight: Better Off Ted's Finale

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:30:16 PDT

A few days back, when I asked which midseason shows you were still watching, there was an outpouring of love for Better Off Ted. The show has become a favorite of mine, too, and I hope that tonight's finale isn't the last we see of it.

"But doesn't Better Off Ted air on Wednesdays?" you might ask. Well, yes. But last week's presidential address forced ABC to move the show's finale to tonight - a move, you might have heard, that didn't exactly thrill the good folks at Veridian Dynamics. Airing your last episode on a night when most people won't be expecting to see it can't be easy for any show - much less one that's struggling in the ratings and remains borderline for a second season.

Despite the marginal ratings, though, Ted isn't necessarily a goner. It recently came up in the conversation about ABC possibly renewing Scrubs and keeping the two shows airing together next season. While that's far from a sure thing, a big turnout for tonight's finale couldn't hurt. So, a few words about tonight's episode, "Get Happy": a Veridian company survey reveals that employees are beyond miserable, so Veronica attempts to soften her image and Ted tries to win over Veridian's older male population. There's a scene with corporate-approved cubicle decorations that's hysterical; to check it out, just

Link Time! 4/30

BuzzSugar — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:30:30 PDT

The Marvel Comics movies, ranked from worst to best. - Rotten Tomatoes
Better Off Ted's Veridian Dynamics didn't appreciate being bumped for the president. - The TV Addict
White rappers: a history. - Vulture
Ten actors who could star in a US version of Doctor Who. - TV Squad
An interview with the swoon-worthy Sarah Haskins of Target: Women. - Popwatch
Speaking of swoon-worthy, I'm loving these retro-chic record players. - geeksugar
Is Robert Zemeckis serious about a Roger Rabbit sequel? - MTV Movies Blog
The top 10 British remakes on US TV. - TV.com
What could make Twilight better? Cheeseburgers. - YumSugar

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TV Tonight: Better Off Ted

BuzzSugar — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:30:55 PDT

Better Off Ted, which premieres tonight on ABC, is a smart and sarcastic comedy that I think will be a solid counterpart for Scrubs in the 8 p.m. hour. It's also very quirky, which I can imagine being interpreted as "very weird," which means I wouldn't be surprised if it struggles in the ratings and gets canceled early. But luckily, Ted is the kind of show that can make you laugh even if you don't want to get too attached.

Set at the fictional Veridian Dynamics (which makes nearly everything you buy . . . except maybe cows), the show stars Jay Harrington navigating the world of corporate politics and office romance - and doing a pretty fine job of messing up both. It's a deadpan send-up of corporate culture, especially in the science world (they freeze their coworker in the first episode!), and it features a number of fine performances.

The best of those might come from Portia de Rossi, who's absolutely perfect as Ted's buttoned-up, hysterically ruthless boss (someone at TCA actually asked de Rossi how she maintains such good posture, since her character is instantly recognizable both for her stick-straight spine and prim suits). I'm also a big fan of Andrea Anders, whose character hoards creamer and who tries (and, it seems, usually fails) to stick up for the little people at the wrong end of Veridian's experiments.

Are you interested in adding this show to your roster? To check out a couple of clips,

Which New Spring Show Are You Looking Forward to Most?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:30:37 PDT

This Spring is filled with lots of good, new, intriguing TV! Castle already got underway this week, and tons of other premieres are in the lineup for the coming weeks. So, what show are you making room for on your schedule?

Castle, Cupid, The Unusuals, Better Off Ted, and In the Motherhood photos copyright 2009 ABC, Inc.; Parks and Recreation photo courtesy of Flynet; Kings photo courtesy of NBC; Harper's Island photo courtesy of CBS; and Sit Down, Shut Up photo courtesy of Fox