SMALLVILLE: Michael Rosenbaum Returning for the Finale!

Lex Luthor is returning!

Give Me My Remote has confirmed that original series star Michael Rosenbaum (Lex) will return to SMALLVILLE for the show’s final episode later this year.

“I’m delighted to return for the series finale,” Rosenbaum told TVLine.com, who first reported the news. “I’m simply doing it for all of the fans out there who made SMALLVILLE the great success it is. I appreciate all of their passion, their relentlessness, and even their threats. Ha ha.”

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FRINGE Recap: ‘Immortality’

par·a·site
–noun
1. an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
2. a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful.

When FRINGE executive producer Jeff Pinkner teased that tonight’s episode was about parasites — only one of which is a bug — he wasn’t kidding, was he?

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Friday, February 11, 2011

TGIF, friends. TGIF.

Check out the highlights and talk to us… what will YOU be watching?

The Defenders | 8pm on CBS
“Nevada v. Doug the Mule”
When a young man is pulled over carrying 30 bricks of cocaine, Nick and Pete look to prove their client was duped by a girl he met on spring break. Dan Aykroyd guest stars as Max Hunter, a judge who irritates Nick during a court hearing.

Who Do You Think You Are? | 8pm on NBC
“Tim McGraw”
Tim McGraw started his life with no idea who his father was, but later found and forged a close bond with his biological father, baseball player Tug McGraw, before his death. Determined to learn more about his paternal line, Tim’s journey leads him to descendants who were among the first settlers in the United States. In his search he discovers an industrious ancestor with a link to George Washington.

Smallville | 8pm on The CW
“Beacon”
Clark is surprised to see Martha Kent (Annette O’Toole) on the news speaking at a pro-vigilante rally. However, surprise quickly turns to horror when he and Lois watch as Martha is injured in an attack on national television. Meanwhile, Lionel (John Glover) reveals himself to the world and reclaims LuthorCorp from Tess and Oliver . Lois and Chloe decide to cheer Clark up by showing him videos from thousands of vigilante supporters professing their support for The Blur.

SO MUCH MORE. KEEP READING…
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FRINGE: Jasika Nicole and Jeff Pinkner Tease ‘Immortality’

FRINGE fans, it’s fair to say you won’t want to miss tonight’s episode.

Reporters were asked to avoid revealing any of the major plot points of “Immortality,” so when I participated in a conference call with FRINGE executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman earlier this week, I asked them how they would tease the episode.

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GREY’S ANATOMY Recap: ‘P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)’

Well hello, GREY’S ANATOMY fans! This week’s episode wasn’t the most exciting – in fact, several characters were either barely in it or altogether absent – but there was still plenty to recap, so here goes…

First up, we have Callie, poor pregnant Callie, who wants nothing in the world except a cup of coffee. Mark and Arizona have other ideas though, like healthy dinners and green smoothies that taste as bad as they look…and a complete ban on coffee. They battle it out with Callie the entire episode until finally she gets fed up and gives a big long speech in which the phrase “vagina vote” gets used more than once, and basically states that she’s going to eat whatever she damn well pleases since she’s the one who has to pop out a baby. Mark and Arizona back down, because really, how can you argue with someone saying “vagina vote”? Callie makes a small compromise to at least eat the broccoli that Arizona made – as long as it’s accompanied by a peanut butter sandwich.

In addition to taking care of Callie, Mark is also trying to reconcile things with Lexie. Since Lexie isn’t as interested in talking to him as, say, blowing him off, he resorts to other measures…like bribing Jackson with cool surgeries in exchange for finding out whatever he can about her. This may be an idea Mark will live to regret. Lexie opens up to Jackson over peanut butter cups because Mark told Jackson she loves peanut butter cups and holy crap why is there so much peanut butter in this episode??? Related question: why is there NO peanut butter in my apartment to fulfill my sudden craving? Really, GREY’S, what are you trying to do to me here?

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BONES Recap: ‘The Daredevil in the Mold’

Hey everyone! Hope you are having a great week!

You know, one of the things I’ve been thinking about this entire season is that it’s sort of Hart Hanson’s fault.

No, I’m not talking about devolution of characters; I’m not talking about significant others–I’m talking about the genuine, intense, heartfelt, slightly (um…sure!) obsessed and nitpicky way a lot of us feel about BONES. The thing is, we learned from the best: Booth and Brennan.

Talk about two people who stop at nothing until the case is solved! We want all the data and facts and we trust what our guts tell us. None of you (probably) knew me before I’d ever seen an episode of BONES, and so you don’t have all the evidence to prove how I’ve grown as a person from watching it. Brain and Heart. Intellect and Intuition. Evidence and Experience. Brennan and Booth; they’re the best. For me, they portray the way I am able to express how I feel. And so I can say that I feel no shame in now saying “I don’t know what that means,” and I’ve also learned to feel that love is worth it. As Booth would say, “I just do.”

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BONES: Where Do Booth and Brennan Go From Here?

[Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen tonight’s episode of BONES, please stop reading and go watch it. Trust me. You won’t want to read this post until after you’ve viewed “The Daredevil in the Mold” because it will spoil a very important aspect of the hour.]

Are we all good?

Okay.

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Thursday, February 10, 2011

Set your DVRs, dudes.

There is a lot of freakin’ TV in tonight’s line up…

Which shows are you going to watch live, DVR for later, or skip altogether?

American Idol | 8pm on Fox
“Auditions #8”
The auditions continue on the second part of two-night season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL as the judges continue their quest to find the next singing superstar.

Community | 8pm on NBC
“Early 21st Century Romanticism”
Troy and Abed compete for the attentions of the college librarian, while Britta strives to be progressive and befriends a fellow female student whom she believes is gay. Meanwhile, Jeff finds himself reluctantly hosting an impromptu party at his apartment when Professor Duncan (guest star John Oliver, THE DAILY SHOW) invites himself over to watch a soccer match. Andy Dick also guests.

The Big Bang Theory | 8pm on CBS
“The Benefactor Factor”
A wealthy donor to the university makes Leonard consider how far he’s willing to go for the sake of science. Jessica Walter (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) guest stars as the benefactress and Joshua Malina (THE WEST WING) guest stars as the University President.

The Vampire Diaries | 8pm on The CW
“Crying Wolf”
Stefan and Elena get away for what they hope will be a romantic weekend at the Gilbert family lake house, not realizing that they’ve been followed. Jenna starts to worry that Alaric isn’t being honest with her. Jules (guest star Michaela McManus) explains the importance of the sun and moon curse to Tyler, but leaves out an important detail. Damon attends a tea at the Historical Society in order to talk to Elijah (guest star Daniel Gillies), but Elijah isn’t giving up any secrets. With help from Caroline and Jeremy, Bonnie uses deceptive measures to get shocking new information out of Luka (guest star Bryton James). Finally, Tyler offers Matt some relationship advice.

$#*! My Dad Says | 8:30pm on CBS
“Lock and Load”
With a burglar on the loose in their neighborhood, Ed wants to use his prized gun for protection, but Rosemary shoots down the idea. Also, Vince and Bonnie look for some extra help during their trip to a fertility clinic.

Perfect Couples | 8:30pm on NBC | Series Premiere
“Perfect Jealousy”
After Julia (Christine Woods) is upset that Dave (Kyle Bornheimer) has met a woman while hiking, Dave becomes jealous when Julia thinks her co-worker is funny. Rex (Hayes MacArthur) has a difficult time telling Leigh (Olivia Munn) that he’s in financial trouble. Vance (David Walton) and Amy (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) try to make each other jealous.

Bones | 9pm on Fox
“The Daredevil in the Mold”
A BMX rider’s remains are discovered on the roof of a warehouse after a failed bike stunt. While Booth and Brennan interrogate the victim’s fellow riders, Hodgins and newly mellowed “squint” Fisher (guest star Joel David Moore) identify the numerous fractures in the victim’s skeletal structure, and Angela recreates the series of events that led to the fatal accident. Meanwhile, Sweets turns to Booth for advice about his relationship with Daisy, and Booth makes a decision about his relationship with Hannah.

SO MUCH MORE. Keep reading…

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MODERN FAMILY Recap: ‘Bixby’s Back’

Before we get started, I want to congratulate MODERN FAMILY on their recent SAG Award and Writer’s Guild Award wins! Because the show has been in repeats, I haven’t been able to mention it, but I wanted to make sure I got to it this week.

Speaking of being off the air for two weeks, I may have forgotten how to do this. Let’s get started and see how I do!

It’s Valentine’s Day and every family has a reservation at the same restaurant, Ibiza. Seems a little far-fetched to me. But whatever, it’s a TV show.

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TOP CHEF ALL STARS: Feeding Fallon

The Italian guys, Fabio and Mike, are still butt-hurt about Antonia winning the last challenge. They say her combination of mussels and fennel was definitely French and had no place winning an Italian cuisine challenge. To me, her winning with a sorta-French dish just means that it tasted amazing enough for it not to matter. No matter how you swing it, there’s no arguing against a win for the tastiest dish. I get Fabio’s frustration, having made that elaborate, traditional, chicken cacciatore, but Mike and his undercooked pasta need to take their bitching elsewhere.

The quickfire challenge – judged by fellow cheftestants (gasp!) – is to make a unique fondue. Padma says this means something more exciting than chocolate and bananas. Of course, Blais takes this as an invitation to make a chocolate and banana fondue…except, it shall be infused with awesomeness i.e. liquid nitrogen. These days, Richard’s swag is leaning a bit too far on the arrogance scale for my taste. If I need to hear about how he should have won his season one more time…

Dale’s fondue is inspired by pho, which is my favorite thing to eat when hungover … I mean… on a cold day. He calls it a pho-ndue. Love. It.

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THE BIG BANG THEORY: Mayim Bialik Teases Sheldon-Amy’s Relationship and Reveals a Superhero Dream

One of the funniest things about THE BIG BANG THEORY this season? The unexpectedly charming pairing of the socially awkward Sheldon with the equally quirky Amy Farrah Fowler.

So what’s next for the duo?

I caught up with THE BIG BANG THEORY star Mayim Bialik (Amy) at the recent Writers Guild Awards, where she weighed in on that and who she’d like the chance to work with more. Plus, she revealed her desire to dress up as a famous comic book character on the show!

Take a look…

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COMMUNITY Preview: Meet Britta’s New Friend, Paige

COMMUNITY fans, wondering how the show plans on following up last week’s epic Dungeons and Dragons episode?

Well, it appears that this week’s episode will see Troy and Abed fighting over a female paramour, and Britta making pals with a girl named Paige, who is apparently a “friend of Ellen.”

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HUMAN TARGET: Matt Miller’s Message to the Fans. Plus, What Are the Chances for Season 3?

Now that you’ve seen the second season finale of HUMAN TARGET, what did you guys think? It was pretty freaking amazing, right?

But will the show be back next year?

During my chat with showrunner Matt Miller, I got his take on whether the Fox show will get a third season, his regrets and what he has to say to the loyal HUMAN TARGET fans…

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BONES: Michaela Conlin and Hart Hanson Discuss Angela’s Pregnancy

On BONES, Angela has had a completely adorable and relatively easy pregnancy — so far.

As Give Me My Remote readers might remember, I talked with Michaela Conlin (Angela) and T.J. Thyne (Hodgins) at the beginning of season six and both stars warned the pregnancy would inevitably get rough.

So when will the drama start?

I caught up with Conlin last month and she teased the complications would start soon…

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