TV Squad

• Fox's press tour continues - Family Guy turns 100 - TCA report
  

  Filed under: Gilmore Girls, House, Family Guy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, TCA Press Tour

  I can't get the theme out of my head: "Bad boys, bad boys ... whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Bad boys, bad boys..."

  Fox kicks off its second day of the press tour with a look at Cops, which is turning 20 years old. That's a lot of torn, white tank tops and name-calling, isn't it?

  After a historical look back at the real-life crime show that was ahead of its time, when you think about the amount of reality TV that's out there today, Fox will...
  




• CW - executive session, fall season preview - TCA report
  

  Filed under: Programming, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Supernatural, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, TCA Press Tour, Hidden Palms, Casting

  The CW's got some funny sitcoms both old (Everybody Hates Chris) and new (Aliens in America -- more on that later), but the network's funniest asset is Paul McGuire, executive vice president, network communications.

  Before introducing Dawn Ostroff, president entertainment, The CW, McGuire fires off some zingers to get the reporters up and running.

  Of the recycled tote bags that The CW gave to the press...
  




• TV Squad picks their choices for Emmy nominees and winners
  

  Filed under: OpEd, 24, Gilmore Girls, Law and Order, Rescue Me, Scrubs, The Shield, Grey's Anatomy, Entourage, The Office, The Sopranos, The Closer, Psych, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, 30 Rock, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Awards, The Riches

  Let me take a look at my trusty calendar. Okay, tomorrow I take the kids to the doctor. On Thursday I get that bikini wax. Friday? Well,...
  




• Here's how much money Ugly Betty makes a year
  

  Filed under: Programming, Boston Legal, Desperate Housewives, Gilmore Girls, House, Law and Order, Grey's Anatomy, Web, The Office, Ugly Betty

  I'm talking about Betty Suarez, not the actress (America Ferrera) who plays her on the hit ABC show. Every year one of the financial sites figures out how much money various TV characters make a year. Last year we discovered that Homer Simpson makes $67,422 at the power plant. This year's list comes from CareerBuilder.com.
  
  I'm not surprised to find out that Boston Legal's Denny Crane makes $210,000, but I was...
  




• Who wants to buy the Gilmore Girls Jeep?
  

  Filed under: Gilmore Girls

  Are you a fan of Gilmore Girls? Looking for a set of wheels to get you from A to B? Have at least 35 grand laying around? Then you can own one of two Jeep Wranglers used on the show.
  
  Yep, somehow a private seller has gotten a hold of one of the Jeeps Lauren Graham used to drive around as Lorelai Gilmore and has put it up for sale on eBay. How do I know it's a private seller? From the disclaimer in itty-bitty type at the bottom of the listing: "This sale is being conducted by a private seller. Time-Warner, Warner Bros., and Dorothy...
  



• The Upfronts: The CW
  

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Industry, Programming, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts

  The CW announced its 2007-08 prime-time schedule today. Just in its second year, The CW is still looking for a home run and is sticking with a programming strategy of short-run reality shows and dramas with young adult appeal.
  
  The big news is no news. Veronica Mars was not announced as part of the Fall...
  



• Gilmore Girls: Bon Voyage (series finale)
  

  Filed under: OpEd, Gilmore Girls, Episode Reviews

  
  (S07E22) This may not have been the way Gilmore Girls was originally supposed to end, but, as it turned out, it was a pretty good way for it to go out.
  
  When I think about it, ending the show in such a "rip off the Band-Aid" fashion was best for everyone, including the fans. We had only two weeks to cope with the show's departure, knowing that the finale was already shot and ready to go. Nothing we could do or say was going to change how we were going to leave Lorelai, Rory, Luke, and the rest...
  



• Scott Patterson: In the Limelight
  

  Filed under: Gilmore Girls, In the Limelight, Celebrities

  It may be unusual to devote an "In the Limelight" feature to a series regular on a popular TV show, but if you are like me, you have no idea in which TV series Scott Patterson appeared besides Gilmore Girls. You don't know if he ever was in movies or did theater work, etc.
  
  Since Gilmore Girls is ending forever (sniff), I guess it's time we get to know Patterson a bit more as it may help us prepare for what he'll do next.

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  OpEd, Gilmore Girls, Episode Reviews

  
  (S07E21) So here we are... the next-to-last (or penultimate, if you want to use SAT words) episode of Gilmore Girls. Like I said when the show's demise was first announced, it seems like the show wouldn't be able to wrap up any of their loose ends, especially because the season was already in the can when the announcement was made. But as we found out from one Ms. Lauren Graham, chances were that the show wasn't going to come back, anyway, and the last few episodes were written to function as a season and series finale.

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• Lauren Graham not sorry to see Gilmore Girls go
  

  Filed under: OpEd, Gilmore Girls, Celebrities

  One of the big reasons why Gilmore Girls is not returning for an eighth season is because Warner Brothers and the CW reportedly could not come to terms on new contracts for both Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. So, it's not a big surprise to hear that Graham is not sorry to see the show go gently into that good night.
  
  In fact, she told Newsweek as much in this week's issue. "I think it's the best decision for the show," she told the magazine. "One of the things Alexis and I wished could be different was the schedule,...