Cheers: Jimmy Smits Has Dex Appeal

• Oct 20, 2008 09:39 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Jimmy Smits and Michael C. Hall

Cheers to Jimmy Smits for turning up the heat on Dexter. In his best role since NYPD Blue'sBobby Simone, the Emmy-winner smolders as Miguel Prado, an ambitious Miami DA who befriends Michael C. Hall's titular blood-spatter expert, unaware the heretofore "ethical" serial killer accidentally offed Miguel's possibly not-guilty brother, Oscar.

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Reader's Cheer of the Week: NCIS' Family Values

• Oct 17, 2008 09:21 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Ralph Waite and Mark Harmon, NCIS

From Tina Morrison in Sicklerville, N.J....

Cheers to Ralph Waite for his performance on NCIS. What a pleasant surprise to see "Pa" from The Waltons after so many years!

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Cheers: Runway to Go, LeAnne!

• Oct 16, 2008 09:03 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Heidi Klum and Leanne, Project Runway

Cheers to LeAnne Marshall for winning Project Runway — and to Project Runway for putting an end to a disappointing season.

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Cheers: SVU Is Burstyn with Talent

• Oct 15, 2008 09:34 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Ellen Burstyn in Law & Order: SVU

Cheers to Ellen Burstyn for her Emmy-worthy guest turn on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The Oscar-winner brought heart-wrenching life to the role of Bernadette Stabler, Eliot's bipolar mom. Her extended scene with her estranged son (the always-excellent Chris Meloni) was ... read more

Jeers: Sleeping with the Enemy

• Oct 13, 2008 11:00 PM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Alfre Woodard, Madchen Amick, Saffron Burrows

Jeers to My Own Worst Enemy for wasting a trio of talented actors in its pilot.

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Cheers: Mad About Peggy's New 'Do

• Oct 12, 2008 10:58 PM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Elisabeth Moss

Cheers to Mad Men for finally letting Elisabeth Moss get rid of those horrible bangs. Due to her unsightly '50s-style 'do, Moss' junior copywriter Peggy Olson has been having bad hair years ever since she started at Sterling Cooper. She briefly restyled her coif when she tried to be one of the guys at a strip club earlier this season, but it took an ill-fated date to a Bob Dylan gig with gay coworker Kurt (Edin Gali) to provide Peggy with the extreme makeover she so desperately needed. Even oily ex-lover Pete (Vincent Kartheiser) noticed there was something different about her.

Now let's hope Peggy really lets her hair down.

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Reader's Jeer of the Week: Not-So-Full House

• Oct 10, 2008 04:25 PM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Jennifer Morrison, House

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Jeers to the writers of House for failing to find any use for Cameron. It's a shame the way they've treated the character and the actress (Jennifer Morrison). They need to find a way to bring her back into the show, instead of the 30 seconds of screen time she currently gets. Shame on you all for treating a great character like this!

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Cheers: Parnell Livens Up SNL Thursday

• Oct 10, 2008 07:11 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Chris Parnell 30 Rocked SNL's debate.

Cheers to Lorne Michaels for bringing back a beloved Saturday Night Live vet for this year's Thursday-night presidential-election sketches. No, not Tina Fey — I'm talking about Chris Parnell.

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Cheers: Luke Who's a Cult Leader!

• Oct 9, 2008 08:22 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Luke Perry in Criminal Minds

Cheers to Luke Perry for his image-changing guest shot as a wacko cult leader on Criminal Minds. Ever since Dylan McKay's heyday on Beverly Hills, 90210, Perry has been trying to shed his junior-James Dean mantle by playing real bad boys — witness his term as a convict on Oz or his recent spot as a serial rapist on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His deeply creepy turn as Benjamin Cyrus, a Colorado polygamist who takes Agents Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Prentiss (Paget Brewster) hostage during a stand-off, may finally do the trick.

With juicy roles like this one, it’s no wonder Perry has so far resisted the temptation to strap on the old sideburns and return to the new-and-unimproved 90210, despite Dylan's status as Kelly’s alleged babydaddy. Stay strong, Luke!

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Cheers: Tom's Terrific at the Debate

• Oct 8, 2008 02:34 PM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Tom Brokaw

Cheers to Tom Brokaw for proving a "steady hand at the tiller" during the second presidential debate. Despite the candidates' refusal to abide by time limits, the NBC anchor emeritus expertly kept the conversation on course.

Brokaw chastised the contenders for ignoring the rules, yet was flexible enough to allow for rebuttals when both Senators requested them. And despite accusations of bias leveled at his network's cable cousin MSNBC, the moderator came across as truly fair and balanced. Somewhere, Tim Russert must be smiling.

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