Bacon Bits: DR. HORRIBLE, LOST and more

- Can’t wait for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog to go live? Dark Horse has posted a companion comic online, following the adventures of Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible’s superhero arch nemesis.
- Reruns of Lost will air on Sci Fi Channel starting Sept. 15. Speaking of, watch out Oprah, ABC has launched a Lost Book Club.
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Squee! It’s…

Squee! It’s Shareeka Epps on a new episode of Law and Order: Extra Crispy (Special Victims’ Unit) tonight. Normally, I’d warn you off Extra Crispy for an episode where Olivia goes undercover in a prison (of course she does). But Shareeka Epps! If you saw Half Nelson, you know that Ryan Gosling was typically fabulous, [...]

Picking Up the Pieces: What’s Left of the TV Season?

Assuming the outcome of today’s WGA vote is positive, we’re only hours away from an end to the strike. So, in the immortal words of President Josiah Bartlet, “What’s next?”
A number of showrunners have already gone back work, making plans for the remainder of the season and scrambling to figure out how many episodes they [...]

2007 ACE Eddies Nominations

The American Cinema Editors have announced the nominees for their annual Eddie Awards, including, for the first time, a category for reality television programs. Winners will be announced at a nontelevised ceremony Feb. 16 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
The Eddies are interesting because they separate the one-hour television nominees into separate categories for [...]

Torchwood Producer to Helm LAW & ORDER: LONDON

Torchwood writer-producer Chris Chibnall has been tapped as showrunner for the U.K. version of Law & Order being produced for ITV. Chibnall, who will serve as executive producer of the new show, has also written for Doctor Who and Life on Mars, and was the co-creator of Born and Bred.
Law & Order: London will be [...]

JERICHO, LAW & ORDER Return Dates Set

Jericho fans finally have a date to look forward to: February 12. Seven new episodes of the revived CBS show will air Tuesdays at 10 p.m., with a special winter edition of Big Brother serving as lead-in. Also returning to CBS is The New Adventures of Old Christine which, along with new comedy The Captain [...]