Lelia Nebeker

Now that I've finished dancing around the house singing "We Are the Champions" and openly weeping with joy, I can finally begin to put into words how excited, relieved, and overjoyed I am to hear that Fringe has been renewed for a fifth season. In terms of numbers, in terms...

If you're a fan of NBC's cult comedy Community, then last night was a big night for you, not just because it was the 84th Annual Academy Awards, but because Community's own eccentric dean (played by Jim Rash) accept an Oscar for screenwriting (while paying tribute to Angelina...

No sooner had Jeff announced to the new crop of survivors that they would be divided into tribes of men and women than the entire group devolved into grade school boys-versus-girls rivalry. Survivor has done men versus women in the past, but this is the first time they've shared the...

Whenever I meet someone new, the second question I ask (after "What's your name?" and before "Are you going to finish those fries?") is usually, "Do you watch Cougar Town?" And you would be surprised how few people say yes. It is really hard to find other fans of the...

I was flipping channels last night while I was waiting for Top Chef to come on when I stumbled on the last five minutes of ABC's comedy Happy Endings. I'd seen the show before and thought it was funny, but it had never really gripped me. It appeared to be...

• Ricky Gervais kicks things off, poking fun at host network NBC, reading the rules he'll be ignoring, and sharing too much information about his penis.
• Ricky insults Helen Mirren. (Is that legal? Can you do that as a British citizen?)
• Johnny Depp inspects Ricky's beer....

By now I'm sure you've all heard the news that there's going to be a movie version of the Starz comedy Party Down, and if you're 97% of America, you're thinking, "What is Party Down?" I'll tell you, America: Party Down was a hilarious but under-viewed series about...

On New Year's Day, So You Think You Can Dance executive producer Nigel Lythgoe (you know, the one who looks like Michael Caine in Austin Powers, but more orange) announced via Twitter that Fox has canceled the results show portion of his reality dance competition show. To be honest, I...

Anyone who watches reality TV knows that the inevitable all-star season of every show is always better than your average run-of-the-mill non-all-star season. (Hence the exciting name.) But at what price? Sure, everyone loves to watch their favorites come back for a second chance to win it all and finally...

After perusing the SAG and Golden Globe nominations for this year, I was struck once again by how the categories of drama and comedy seem to divide themselves into "cable" and "network" TV series. Just like last year, The Good Wife is the only network drama to get a SAG...

It's almost 2012, and I for one am really looking forward to some wild off-road RV-driving with John Cusack as we try to outrun the apocalypse. You're probably asking yourself, "What's the point of making New Year's resolutions if the world is just going to end?" That's a...

Any devoted TV fan has probably experienced the heartbreak of seeing a beloved show get canceled. I myself have had my heart broken a time or two (or 12). I fell in love with Firefly, only to have it leave me after less than one season. Then Veronica Mars came...