TV News Round Up

Excited for tonight's new episode of Chuck? Get ready by reading an interview with Co-Creater Chris Fedek about season 3.2!

FOX did something smart? There's a first time for everything. The network decided to nix the order on an American adaptation of the British Doctor Who spin off Torchwood! Yes, this is a good thing, even if it turned out alright, the chances of it staying on the air more than a couple episodes were close to nil.


NPH will be appearing on Celebrity Jeopardy May 5, playing for charity, Food on Foot a Los Angeles non-profit "dedicated to providing the poor and homeless of Los Angeles with nutritious meals, clothing, and assistance in the transition to employment and life off the streets."

Also, NPH talks about his role on Glee:

First look of Neil Patrick Harris on 'Glee'

Producers have remained tight lipped about the upcoming episode entitled "Dream On" which will feature guest star, Neil Patrick Harris, but have recently divulged a choice details (and two photos!!!) for the rabid NPH fan and the Gleeks who well, just can't get enough.

Producer, Brian Falchuk, explained that the part of Bryan Adam, a former Glee Club rival of Will Schuester, and a member of anti-arts-funding board at McKinley High, was written with him in mind. He added that Neil Patrick Harris was everything they could have wanted and more. The producers are keeping their options open to have the character appear again later on in the series.

Co-producer Ian Brennan added, "I'm really excited to see the cut of that episode, because I think it's gonna be really, really good and really funny."


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Oh wait, could it get any better? This guest appearance by Neil Patrick Harris just happens to coincide with Joss Whedon taking the director's chair. Yeah I know, this is old news but every time I hear it, it feels like the first time.

It's pretty clear that Glee's strength is its musical performances (and not so much the storylines), which is why it's a perfect show for celebrity guest appearances. What are your thoughts on NPH's guest stint? Who do you think should appear next in this long line of fantastic guest stars?

Back in October 2009 when Glee was in it's early infancy I wished to see my absolute favourite (and musically inclined) actor appear on the show. I made a few guesses as to how he could appear. My wish has been granted that NPH will appear on Glee, see my earlier post to see how far off my suggestions were for his guest role.

TV News Round-Up: Tons of Exciting Casting News & More

Glee-ful Casting News Well did I call it or did I call it? Really, I think we all saw this coming (or had our fingers crossed that it would). Pending approval from CBS, Neil Patrick Harris will be scheduled for a guest appearance on Glee in a role written specifically for him! This episode will also reunite NPH with Joss Whedon, who worked together on the internet sensation Dr. Horrible. Whedon will be taking over directorial duties on this episode.
In equally exciting guest star news, creator Ryan Murphy is in talks with Jennifer Lopez who would be taking on the role of lunch lady. Plus, a certain one-named pop super star may make a cameo in an the episode dedicated to her catalog. Click here for more details.

Mad for Liz: Jon Hamm will be reprising his role as Liz's ex Drew on 30 Rock's Valentine's Day episode. Michael Sheen will also be doing a guest stint on 30 Rock attempting to woo good ol' Liz. Between sleeping with James Franco and hooking up with Danny, the new cast member, Liz has been getting some serious action this season!

Chuck Scoop- Our favourite converse-clad spy will have his Dad back in the picture. Scott Bakula will be returning as part of a major story-line towards the end of the third season.

Back for More? At the TCA press tour president of the network John Landgraf mentioned a lunch he has scheduled with Joss Whedon. This doesn't mean that a Whedon-produced show is in the works, although FX seems to be courting Whedon to produce a show for the network in the next year or two. Given the track record Whedon has with FOX with his prematurely canceled Firefly and recently axed Dollhouse, do you think Whedon will go back to do more work with FX? Or will he be given a chance this time before shuttling him off to a Friday night slot.

Caprica Countdown - The two-hour television premiere of Battlestar Galactica's prequel, Caprica will air this Friday night. In preparation for the event, Caprica star Alessandra Torresani, a self professed sci-fi nerd, talks about her role in the new show and the importance of the support of BSG fans to the new show. "We're a completely different show and we're a different style of show" she says. It wont contain the same kind of action, but it's based in the same mythology of its predecessor.


Rebuilding Torchwood Stateside In a bid to produce more sci-fi programming that they can shift to Friday nights and cancel, FOX will be producing an American version of Torchwood. There are some hopeful points in this production. The creator of the original, Russel T. Davies will remain on board, and John Barrowman may be staying on in the role of Captain Jack Harkness. I doubt anyone could carry the role like he does, Captain Jack is all about his sexuality and Barrowman has chemistry will anything (man, woman, alien) he shares a scene with.
I'm doubtful that the U.S. incarnation will carry the adult subject matter and daring edge that defines Torchwood as a program. Do you think this re-make will make it?
Click here to see TWOP's pros and cons of an American Torchwood.

Hitting the right note: Best musical moments in TV

Tonight How I Met Your Mother will celebrate it's 100th episode with at least one full musical number. It promises to be a hit with professional song and dance man Neil Patrick Harris rounding out the talented cast.

The show has already dipped into the genre on several occasions while exploring Robin's past as Canadian teen pop star Robin Sparkles. Jason Segal has also had a few chances to express himself via song including a very moving ode to slaps.



In honour of this very special musical episode of How I Met Your Mother both Slate and TWOP have composed lists of some great musical television moments.

Slate's video slide show "How I Serenaded Your Mother" provides four examples of television musicals at their best. One the list is; Oz, That 70s Show, Scrubs and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Click here to see the video and find out why these are the best.

TWOP lists their favourite TV musical moments to prep for tonight's How I Met Your Mother. Click here to find out their favourites and how they stood out from the many, many musical numbers to choose from.

Check out these lists then watch How I Met Your Mother's musical 100th episode tonight at 8pm on CBS and see how it stacks up!

TV News Round-Up

To follow up what promises to be a momentous 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris will perform double duties as he'll take the reigns as director as well as acting in the101st episode. Amanda Peet will be guest-starring in this episode as Marshall's co-worker.




Mary McDonnell will be reprising her role as Capt. Raydor on tomorrow night's episode of The Closer in season 5, episode 15 "Dead Man's Hand".



Can't wait for January 10th for new Chuck? Producer Josh Schwartz gives some insight into what will go down in season three. This interview contains minor spoilers, so consume at your own discretion.

Tis the season - Slate writer Torie Bosch explains how there are only three types of television Christmas plot lines. I think she's on to something. Find out what these plot lines are here!


And.... new LOST trailer here:

Maybe it's just me, but this actually made me less excited for the new season. Maybe it's the music, or the continued lack of new or provoking material, but I'm sick of this past-season nostalgia. In with the new!

Sneak Peek: How I Met Your Mother's 100th Episode "Girls versus Suits"

Take a look at the first pictures from the much anticipated HIMYM's 100th episode in the style of a musical. Included in the production will a huge musical number with 65 back up dancers and a 50 person orchestra.

The episode will feature Barney's attempts to sleep with the hot bartender who works at MacLaren's, something he strangely has yet to do.

This episode will introduce Stacy Keibler as Katrina, the hot bartender, guest stars include Tim Gunn and Rachel Bilson.

Click here for original article and more pictures!

HIMYM's 100th Episode "Girls versus Suits" will air on January 11th at 8/7c.

Getting into the inappropriate Holiday Spirit with NPH

In case you missed Neil Patrick Harris in last weekend's airing of "The Christmas Wish" (1998) on Lifetime here's a very different kind of holiday fare featuring the one and only NPH.













This new incarnation of Christmas classic "Frosty the Snowman" is a hybrid of the original with Neil Patrick Harris' character Barney from How I Met Your Mother inserted into the role of Frosty. All the quotes were lifted from "Rough Patch" (season 5 episode 7) with permission from CBS.

To check out the video click here!

This Week in TV News

ActuallyNPH - Neil Patrick Harris got twitter and his tweets are actually a pleasure to read. Better yet, he's using his 140 characters to link us to pictures of himself (yay!) with guest stars working on HIMYM. Icing on the cake; picture posted of Zach Woodlee (see photo to the right), choreographer for FOX's musical hit Glee is choreographing HIMYM's 100th episode's musical number. These guys look good together, do we see Glee in NPH's future?


Power Comedy Couple - Amy Poehler's hilarious husband Will Arnett (Arrested Development) will be guest staring on one episode of Parks and Recreation in January. (source)

Playing with Dolls - FOX has launched a Dollhouse themed web game in anticipation of the show's December 4th return. The game begins on the Rossum Corperation homepage, the mysterious entity behind the Dollhouses. Check out arg.net for more info on the game. Click on the "ditch the tech" logo to the left to receive a message, possibly from rebels attempting to prevent the post-apocalyptic future depicted in the un-aired "Epitaph One"



Kickstart my TARDIS - "Waters of Mars" the first installment in the series of specials to end the story of David Tennant's tenth Doctor aired on the BBC this past Sunday and will be appearing on BBC America (and hopefully the CBC) in December. Russel T. Davies has been quite busy stirring up new ideas for the BBC. After the devastatingly heartbreaking five-part mini-season, Davies intends on creating a re-vamped fourth season of Torchwood.

Wishful Casting - Glee

How has Neil Patrick Harris not signed up for Glee yet?

After Kristin Chenoweth's stunning one episode stint, another guest star particularly one played by the multi-talented NPH would bee perfect!

He's got the extensive Broadway background,fantastic comedic timing and all around this man is magnetic. I think he'd be an excellent (temporary) addition to the Glee cast!

I've thought of a few roles I could see him in

a) Substitute teacher with an interest in being part of the Glee Club staff - Maybe filling in for someone on mat leave or even better, filling in for Emma while she's off in Hawaii marrying Ken.

b) Substitute teacher with a romantic interest in Mr. Schuester - Maybe filling in for someone on mat leave or even better, filling in for Emma while she's off in Hawaii marrying Ken.

c) an combo of a) and b)

Would you like to see NPH on Glee? And what sort of character would you like him to play?

What other guest stars would you want to see on Glee?