The Shield, the show that opened the door for so many of today's great basic cable TV series (Damages, Mad Men, and The Closer, to name just a few), will come to an end tonight. The Vic Mackey era closes with this 88th and final episode, "Family Meeting." The episode is being described as "brilliant," and a few writers have already called it their favorite drama series finale ever. That's a Read more

Each year, Salon gives a virtual award called the Buffy to the most underappreciated show currently airing on television. Past Buffy winners — and yes, it's named after you-know-what — have included The Wire, Friday Night Lights, and Veronica Mars, so it's an award I can generally get behind. This year, rather than acknowledge a relatively new show, Salon gave the Buffy to a veteran: The Read more

Hey everyone. BellaSugar here. Buzz has let me guest-blog because, well, I won't shut up about The Shield. I know what you're thinking: "Another cop drama? Yawn." Yeah, that's what I thought, too, but trust me: This is easily the best show on TV. The first episode of the seventh and final season airs tonight at 10 p.m. on FX, and if you aren't watching, you're missing out. The Emmy-winning acting Read more

The Shield may be ending, but its creator, Shawn Ryan, won't be winding down anytime soon. From the sounds of a story in the Hollywood Reporter, Ryan is on par to rival Rob Thomas and Josh Schwartz as one of the busiest men in television. To put it all Pushing Daisies style, the facts are these: Ryan has three shows in development right now at three different networks, and his production company Read more

FX has canceled Courteney Cox's tabloid drama Dirt, TV Guide reports. The Weinsteins have acquired the rights to adapt Allison Winn Scotch's novel Time of My Life for the big screen, writes ComingSoon. Meanwhile, Variety has the news that House executive producer Katie Jacobs has nabbed the rights to the New York Times bestseller Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon — And Read more

Need to stock up on past seasons of "The Simpsons" or finally own all of "Arrested Development" on DVD? Now's your chance to do it on the cheap. Best Buy has all of its Fox-produced series on sale for just $19.99 this week — regardless of how much the sets normally cost. Already, the "X-Files" seventh and ninth season sets have sold out (and it's no wonder, considering that Best Buy typically Read more

Scranton, PA, wants to host a convention for fans of "The Office," says Best Week Ever. Pop Candy has details on the 2007 Office Prank Awards. Idolator wrangles the tepid reviews of Timbaland's new album. Stereogum posts a version of the beloved "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" recorded by my beloved Hold Steady. The TV Addict survived a visit to the "Supernatural" set. Give Me My Remote shares Read more

I'm a latecomer to "The Shield," the FX cop drama that starts its sixth season tonight. So I'll defer to those who have been following the series from the beginning when they say it's an intense and hypnotic show. One TV Guide critic even put it on par with "The Sopranos" as some of the year's best TV. The premise of this season is strong: Tough cop Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) is driven by a Read more