Please submit _your_ favorite TV comedy and drama for our Reader's Choice list!! There are some late night options tonight and then things peter out over the weekend. We've got podcasts and more for you to listen to over your holiday weekend.
TV Junkie: Submit Your Fave Comedy & Drama for Reader's Choice
TV Junkie: Easter Weekend Viewing Options
There are some great shows on this weekend: tonight' premiere of Ricky Gervais' "Talking Comedy" on HBO, Saturday's premiere of "Doctor Who" & "Animals Distract Me" and Sunday's season finale of "After Lately" to name a few. Check out the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and the listings.
TV Junkie: 'Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol' Airs Tomorrow
Holiday weekends are when most TV networks punt and this weekend is no exception. We have marathons galore: TBS' 24 hours of A Christmas Story, FX's day of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and various "Dirty Jobs" and "MythBusters" marathons on Discovery among others. BBC America will be having a Doctor Who marathon on Saturday culminating in the premiere of "Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol" at 9pm. We suggest finishing off Sunday with a commercial-free viewing of The Wizard of Oz on TCM, followed by the incredible short film that you might remember from your preschool days, The Red Balloon.
TV Junkie: 'Doctor Who' on Saturday; 'LIFE' Ends... On Sunday
Weekend Edition
This weekend marks the season premiere of "Doctor Who" tomorrow night at 9pm on BBC America, so check out our interview earlier today with the series star Matt Smith and his sidekick, Karen Gillan.
TV Junkie: More 'Pain' from Perry; Wanna Be on 'Mad Men'? Weekend Summary
While we are excited to geek out with a new "Doctor Who" on Sunday, we're also looking forward to Fallon tonight which has two guests that we've interviewed for LAist: Bob Saget and John Mulaney.
TV Junkie: Michael Jackson TV Spectacle; Letterman Leads Conan; Doctor Who Returns
We have some great science fiction hitting us this weekend: tonight features "Virtuality" on FOX (by the creators of "Battlestar Galactica"), and tomorrow we have a new "Doctor Who" at 9pm on BBC America - Cybermen in Victorian England!!
TV Junkie: Thursday - It's All About Comic Con
G4's "Attack of the Show" crew is broadcasting live from Comic Con for the next couple days (see the listings below).
TV Junkie: Weekend Edition
- Unless you've got some specific sports events you want to watch this weekend, things are pretty slow on the tube - you'd better hope your Netflix came in.
TV Junkie: Weekend Edition
Hey "Gossip Girl" fans, The CW is pulling the show off of its website because too many of you are choosing to watch it online vs. TV (where its ratings are slumping). So, I get it, restrict the viewing of the content and everything will get better. What do you want to bet that this won't fix the problem?
LAist Interview: Naoko Mori from the BBC's "Torchwood"
Naoko Mori plays science technician/alien-buster Toshiko Sato on the BBC's "Torchwood", the coolest science fiction show to come out of the UK in quite a while. In fact, when put up against a lot of the other science fiction originating on cable, "Torchwood" more than holds its own against "Stargate Atlantis", "Flash Gordon", etc. The production values are great and the stories I think are a bit more unique than some of these other incredibly inbred and convoluted series.
What's Happening Around the Ist-World
How do we get an LA Mermaid Parade happening in Venice or somewhere? The one they've got rockin in Coney Island sure looks fun. Gothamist tells us that we can see more pictures at the Mermaid Parade Flickr Group and MermaidParade Flickr Tag. Warning, you might see some mermaids in their natural state if you know what i mean.

