This Week in TV Blog Banter

It’s your weekly round-up of the best in TV blogs. What were bloggers bantering about last week? Check it out for yourselves and weigh in.

• With the Emmy nomination shortlists out for the comedy and drama series categories, Buzz wondered which five shows would make your ballot. (BuzzSugar)

• This week, Sandie shared her interview with Kyra Sedgwick from TNT’s The Closer. (Daemon’s TV)

• In this week’s TV Talk podcast we talk about our recent turnaround on Swingtown, what BSG’s Tricia Helfer is up to, a preview of our upcoming trip to Comic Con and our first impressions of the upcoming Fringe. (Give Me My Remote)

• Plattie reviewed the BBC’s search for the nation’s top disabled model. No, really. Britain’s Missing Top Model is an actual show. We’re not making this up. (Pop Vultures)

• While meeting Dulé Hill last week, Rae learned a little of what to expect for the upcoming third season of Psych and which of Gus’ nicknames is actually the given name of one of Dulé’s aunts. (RTVW)

• A little bit of everything on the 9th Green, from video recaps of the previous seasons of The Closer and Saving Grace, premiere dates for Stargate Atlantis and Scare Tactics, to a list of the thirteen up and coming stars most likely to get you a visit with Chris Hansen. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

• Vance celebrated Canada Day with a shout out to all our favourite Canadians on our favourite TV shows. (Tapeworthy)

• Jace returned from his honeymoon to review the disappointing botched pilot for FOX’s supernatural drama The Oaks, which he had been looking forward to after reading the script last summer. (Televisionary)

• While he’s always happy to host giveaways on TiFaux, Dan had an ugly flashback to his history as an awkward teen as he introduced a new contest for an X-Files compilation DVD. Click the link to enter! (TiFaux)

• M*A*S*H’s Alan Alda (Hawykeye) and Wayne Rogers (Trapper) reunited for an interview, and Jennifer was excited to share the video of the event. Among some of the topics covered, was the fact that M*A*S*H and The West Wing, were both recently chosen as two of the top ten smartest TV shows of all time by the chair of MENSA. (Tube Talk.)

• In place of genuine TV scoop, the TV Addict stalks TORCHWOOD star John Barrowman (the TV Addict)