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• New webisodes based on Ghost Whisperer hit CBS site today - VIDEO
  

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS

  Ghost Whisper, or as I call it, Can I Sit Through a Show I Hate For No Other Reason Than to Ogle Jennifer Love Hewitt?, now has a spin-off of sorts, an online-only series launching today on CBS' innertube broadband site. The new web series, Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side, focuses on Zach, an earthbound spirit who tries to come to terms with his death with the help of other spirits. Zach will be played by Mark Hapka, and the series will also feature Robin Hines, rapper DNA and Graham McTavish as the ghosts who try to help Zach communicate with the world...
  




• Talk Talk: Amy Poehler, Donald Trump, TV on the Radio
  

  Filed under: ABC, NBC, CBS, Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, PBS, Celebrities, Talk Show

  • Charlie Rose: TBA
  • The Late Show With David Letterman: Donald Trump and Jon Heder
  • Jay Leno: Amy Poehler and Ozomatli
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Will Arnett, Evan Ross, and TV on the Radio
  • Tavis Smiley: Kathleen Kennedy Townshend and Mo'Nique
  • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Howard Stern and Jim Gaffigan (repeat)
  • The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Chandra Wilson, Bobby Miyamoto, and Bone Thugs N Harmony
  • Last Call With Carson Daly: Rashida Jones and The Format (repeat)

  Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Survivor, Watercooler Talk

  OK, some shows have false Idols; we call him Sanjaya and admire his ability to have luscious locks or closely resemble Marvin the Martian who lives with an inexplainable immunity from getting voted off American Idol island.
  
  On other shows, false idols take a whole other meaning.
  
  On Survivor: Fiji, contestant Yao-Man scored himself the coveted immunity idol which protects him from being voted off the island. He brings to the show a brand new strategy never seen before on the...
  



• CSI: Empty Eyes
  

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, OpEd, CSI

  (S07E18) Well this wasn't the best episode of CSI, but it still had its high points. I know it's a lot to ask to have every episode tie together and not stand alone, but I was really hoping for some more stuff on The Miniature Killer.

  What we did get was a look at Sara how this job is affecting her. We've always known that she was the most emotional member of the Vegas team, but it really came through on this case. I suppose holding the hand of someone who's about to die will do that to you. However,...
  




• Shark: Backfire
  

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, OpEd, Shark

  (S01E17) Just under the wire, Shark sneaks a new episode into the vast desolation of repeats that is March. This time, the plot concerns the racially-charged shooting of a drug dealer and his honor-student cousin by two cops. As usual, the true culprit is not the person who Stark initially charges with a crime, but rather the person who years and years of TV-watching has told us to expect it will be: the allegedly least-likely (and therefore, most likely) candidate. The actual mystery here is why Isaac backed off his opportunity with Raina in San Diego some episodes...
  



• Survivor Fiji: An Evil Thought
  

  Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Survivor

  (S14E07) Tonight I learned that I am not so much cheering for any tribe as I am for two players, namely Yau-Man and Earl. In this rather lackluster season these are the ones who keep me interested in the game. Not necessarily for their shrewd playing, although they are good players, but for their ability to keep themselves and the audience entertained with their antics.

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  Permalink | ABC, NBC, CBS, Cable, Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, PBS, Celebrities, Comedy Central, Talk Show

  • Charlie Rose: Jessica Mathews, President of the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, and Kanan Makiya of Brandeis University
  • The Daily Show: Philip Zimbardo
  • The Colbert Report: Clive James
  • The Late Show With David Letterman: Rosario Dawson and Bloc Party
  • Jay Leno: Will Arnett, Campbell Brown, Johnny Mathis, and Dave Koz
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kiele Sanchez and Josh Gardner
  • Tavis Smiley: Benjamin Barber and Cyrus Chestnut
  • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Martha Stewart, Brian Poeshn,...
    
  
  
  
  • Jericho: Winter's End
    

    Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, CBS, Jericho

    (S01E16) I love any show that starts with someone burying a dead body. I especially liked the metaphor that Hawkins was digging his own hole deeper and deeper with every lie he tells. It's clear that he will have to share his secrets with the town very soon.

    This episode had so much action in the first ten minutes that I was hooked right away. Just when I think I've had enough of the end of the world, Jericho reels me back in.

    I especially liked all the technical information I learned by watching this episode. Whether it's...
    

  
  
  
  • Talk Talk: Hilary Swank, Heather Mills, Anne Lamott, The Ataris
    

    Filed under: ABC, NBC, CBS, Cable, Late Night, Programming, PBS, Comedy Central, Talk Show

    • Charlie Rose: The science of living longer
    • The Daily Show: Governor Bill Richardson
    • The Colbert Report: Jabari Asim
    • The Late Show With David Letterman: Al Franken and Isla Fisher
    • Jay Leno: Hilary Swank, Carlos Mencia, and Gym Class Heroes
    • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Heather Mills, Laura Prepon, and Young Buck
    • Tavis Smiley: Jane Arraf and Anne Lamott
    • Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Will Ferrell, Tom Everett Scott, and Death Cab For Cutie (repeat)
    • The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Sigourney Weaver, Kal...
      
    
    
    
    • Survivor heading to Canada?
      

      Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, Survivor

      Finally, one of my wishes might come true: Survivor is seriously considering moving the show to a colder climate.

      Canada, to be precise. Host Jeff Probst reveals that show creator Mark Burnett is thinking about doing the next season in Canada, because they're running out of jungle/island places to go to. They probably aren't really running out of places to go, but after a while all of these places start to look and feel the same.

      Probst is worried that a colder place would a.) be worse for the bodies of the contestants and b.) you wouldn't have chicks in bikinis. Well,...