"Sons of Anarchy" season finale features many hints about next season. --- The Paley Center has events this week for fans of classic TV. --- David Wain's show on MyDamnChannel has a new season. --- More TV news & the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Kurt Sutter's "Sons of Anarchy" begins its season finale wind-down tonight and it's a lot different than last year's finale: whether that's good or bad, you make the call. Hopefully #SOA will get the recognition it deserves in '12. --- More news & The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

DirecTV & Fox make a deal, tonight's "Sons of Anarchy" is saved but what happens next year? --- "Rock Center" debuts but could be better. --- Podcast roundup includes new Channel Zero episode with Josh Malina. --- News items + The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

After last week's set-up episode tonight's "Sons of Anarchy" promises to be over the top. --- Funny things are happening on "Conan" and he's bringing the funny back to NYC for a week in November. --- Check out our Podcast Roundup and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

It's Tuesday which means it's #SOA day - our ode to the series. --- Give us your feedback on "Terra Nova" premiere. --- Mike Royce's new Fox TV project unveiled. --- "The Big C" finale bitch session. --- Tons of news items + The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more ›

"Sons of Anarchy" is back tonight with a 90-minute premiere - it's a must-watch! --- Eddie Murphy is going to be hosting the Oscars? That's cool and all, but how the heck did it happen? --- David Cross to be on 'Modern Family' --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

"Louie" (and "Wilfred") are back tonight along with "Childrens Hospital" - also check out late night in the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. --- James Spader will be joining "The Office" next season, it's official, and we're psyched. --- David Hasselhoff will be joining "Sons of Anarchy" and we're scared (but in a good way.) --- More in the full post. more ›

We looked at our tally sheet after the Golden Globes last night and we didn't do so well again this year. This probably means we need to drink more Campari or Lillet Blanc so we can be on the same page with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Read our anecdotes from last night and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more ›

Tonight marks the season finale of FX's "Sons of Anarchy" with a special 90 minute episode. We complained at the beginning of November about the show getting a little off course with SAMCRO's bizarre jaunt to Ireland, a multi-episode arc that probably went 2 episodes too-long. Still, the final episode in Ireland a couple weeks ago showed that series creator Kurt Sutter and his writing team is one of the most capable working today. more ›

We haven't hidden the fact that for the past month or so we've been a little disappointed with the direction that FX's "Sons of Anarchy" took for most of November. What we thought might be a quick jaunt to Ireland took up far too many episodes with one completely unrealistic scene surmounting another: SAMCRO and all their guns and gear mysteriously teleporting from one continent to another, surviving a truck bomb without any police investigation, conducting multiple tortures and killings, etc. more ›

Elijah Wood will star in his first TV series as part of FX's "Wilfred" - an adaptation of an Australian series. From the press release: Wood stars as "Ryan" an introvert who struggles to find social and professional happiness, until he meets "Wilfred" (played by Jason Gann), who is described as part Australian Shepherd, part Russell Crowe on a bender. The world sees Wilfred as a dog; Ryan sees Wilfred as a man dressed in a dog suit." The series will air on FX sometime in the next 18 months. We have to admire FX just "going for it" by buying 13 episodes of this show without doing tons of market research, screenings, or tweaking of the show. Generally we see this faith in artistry on the premium networks like HBO. more ›

Tonight Fox debuts the very original "Raising Hope", and the "Arrested Development"-derived "Running Wilde" but if you're a big Will Arnett & David Cross fan, you'll want to check out "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" on IFC. Also - do not miss Stephen King riding a Harley on "Sons of Anarchy" tonight at 10pm on FX! more ›

Speaking of Emmys we've taken the sad tally of our picks for the Emmys and compared them to the winners: we scored 6 out of 19 but the Academy surprised us and picked 3 of _our_ preferred picks so can we add these to our Win column? That would make our success rate a much-preferred 50%. The big upsets were Kyra Sedgwick and Edie Falco winning. Even hardcore fans of Sedgwick and "The Closer" would have to admit that she's done much better performances in better-written seasons of that series. Our amusing anecdote about that win was that her husband, Kevin Bacon, told us to keep an eye on her statuette while I was washing up in the men's room - he placed it next to my sink. more ›

On Monday evening we went to the ArcLight to see the premiere of the third season of FX's "Sons of Anarchy". While we were there we got the chance to speak with series stars: Charlie Hunnam aka Jackson "Jax" Teller, Theo Rossi aka Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, Ron Perlman aka Clarence "Clay" Morrow, Kim Coates aka Alex "Tig" Trager, Jamie McShane aka Cameron Hayes, and Kristen Renton aka Ima, who all gave us insight into how they develop their characters as well as hints of what will develop in season three. more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: "Air Jaws II: Even Higher" (SHARK WEEK!), "The Fabulous Beekman Boys", "Man Shops Globe", "Tosh.0", "Chelsea Lately", Leno (Gordon Ramsay, Sofýa Vergara), Fallon (Will Ferrell, Tim DeKay) more ›

Today was FX day at the Television Critics Association and other than a cancelled "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" table read (Charlie Day is off doing a movie and couldn't make it) the most anticipated half hour was the "Sons of Anarchy" panel which was composed of creator/showrunner Kurt Sutter, and most of the cast: Charlie Hunnam (Jax), Ron Perlman (Clay), Katey Sagal (Gemma), Tommy Flanagan (Chibs), Maggie Siff (Tara), Mark Boone Junior (Bobby), Dayton Callie (Chief Wayne), and Theo Rossi (Juice). more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: "Community", "Parks & Rec", "The Office", "30 Rock", "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia", "The League", Colbert, Kimmel. more ›

So what did you think about the "Sons of Anarchy" finale? We thought it was very well played and fully occupied the 90-minute slot but a few of the setups for next season were a little too obvious. [Caution: Spoiler] So they let Ethan Zobelle live and he will undoubtedly seek vengeance on SAMCRO for the death of his daughter; the neo-Nazis are after SAMCRO for the execution of AJ Weston (Henry Rollins); the Mayans are pissed at SAMCRO for the loss of several of their members; and the Irish have taken off with Jax's son; ATF Agent June Stahl really threw the cat among the pigeons in the final half our but the pigeons flew into predictable trajectories. This doesn't detract from what was an excellent season other than a couple slow episodes, but hey, you need to catch your breath every now and then. We look forward to next year! more ›

We made it to the 37th International Emmys last night and got a quick word with Sir David Frost, who has interviewed every US president since 1969: looks like he'll be interviewing President Obama in the next six months. The host of the event was the perpetually cheerful and energetic Graham Norton whose "The Graham Norton Show" can be found on BBC America every Saturday night. Also, Dr. Henry Kissinger was there to present an award to Germany's ZDF TV for actively broadcasting western programming into East Germany during the Cold War. more ›

Tonight brings the return of "V" and we'll be on it this time since the episodes don't appear on Hulu until Saturday. "Sons of Anarchy" will have be a 1.5 hour special and series guest star Adam Arkin will be on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson". At the end of our post check out the in-production "Pacific" promo from HBO featuring the commentary of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. more ›

Has anyone been watching "Sons of Anarchy" and "Nip/Tuck" on FX? The motorcycle gang drama (see our interview with series creator Kurt Sutter and series star Katey Sagal) seemed to get back on track last night after last week's somewhat scatter-brained and ridiculous plot turns (gang members riding around as back up for the deputy police chief? Randomly shooting up cars without repercussions? etc.). Tonight we have another round of the pseudo-pornographic "Nip/Tuck" which can range from being a pointed indictment of our superficial culture to being an overwrought train wreck of excess. We admit to being a rubbernecker that just can't not watch it. At least FX is presenting some non-pedestrian series and it appears that it's getting viewership as a reward with these programs earning impressive ratings for scripted programming. more ›

While we applauded the addition of a couple more female players to SNL, it has meant the departure of two: Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson. We met Wilson right after she joined SNL a year and a half ago and she was very sweet and we always thought she was great on the show. Lucky for LA, she will be joining the Hollywood Upright Citizens Brigade on September 24. We hope to see them on TV again very soon. more ›

The TV Junkie braved the stunning heat last Sunday to put on a monkey suit and attend the red carpet ceremonies at the Gibson Amphitheater for the 2009 TV Land Awards. This event is a favorite of TV fans as it's an opportunity to see the creators and talent of some of the best TV from ages past, most of whom are also involved in current TV projects as well. more ›

While we're still recovering from last night's fantastic series finale of "The Shield" we can still open our eyes to the fact that this extended weekend stinks in terms of TV (unless you love football). more ›

When watching local programming, like the news for example, did you notice how many ads there are for cars and trucks? One's mind easily cuts these ads out, with the exception of Cal Worthington and His Dog Spot, but the problem is that these ads contribute a huge amount of money towards the production of local programming raising the specter of local TV becoming a thing of the past if the big automakers go under. When one reads articles about a potential $25 billion bailout the possibility of local TV going under seems a little more real. Not that we are in support of the bailout of automakers - this is an industry that lobbied against reforms that would have resulted in more responsible products that people would actually want to buy. Our opinion is that local broadcasters need to find alternative sources of advertising dollars as soon as possible. more ›

Despite how much some people might despise the show, "American Idol" has organized a very capable charity with its "Idol Gives Back" event. The event, which was held in April, resulted in the donation of over $64 million to six domestic and international charities including The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Malaria No More; Children's Health Fund; U.S. programs of Save the Children; Children's Defense Fund; and Make It Right, Brad Pitt's campaign to help New Orleans recover from Hurricane Katrina. more ›

In the viewing wars of election night, evidently ABC came out on top - a network we never even considered viewing - so tell us, did you watch ABC last night and why? While ABC scored 65 million viewers vs CNN's 12.3 million, CNN tells TechCrunch that they had record web traffic of over 27 million unique visitors and over 276 million page views. more ›

Just read this post at Nikki Finke's "Deadline Hollywood Daily" about AMC potentially giving "Mad Men" creator, Matt Weiner, the boot. This would be a terrible tragedy for the series and network but it appears that Weiner's representation, CAA, overstepped and demanded too much money from the basic cable channel - essentially demanding compensation more in line with what a HBO or Showtime might be able to afford. more ›

Be sure to "Hack the Debate" tonight (check out today's LAist interview with Current TV about this Twitter partnership) while watching McCain and Obama slug/slog it out (again). more ›

Do you remember a lot of car commercials at the last Academy Awards? There's always lots of car commercials, right? But they've been GM commercials for the last 11 years but now Hyundai is taking them over for 2009 (and perhaps beyond). That's $13+ million in ads for the night and supposedly Hyundai has eyes for Super Bowl slots as well. more ›