Joshua Jackson, Zachary Levi
San Diego's Comic-Con 2009 is finally upon us, and the schedule is so packed, you won't be able to contain your inner geek. Check out our rundown of premieres, celebrity panels, Q&As and other nerdtastic happenings over the five day convention, which begins Wednesday and wraps up Sunday.
Wednesday, July 22
Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings
Warner Bros. Television presents pilot premiere screenings of Human Target, V and The Vampire Diaries.
Thursday, July 23
Battlestar Galactica Retrospective
Bear McCreary, Michael Taylor, Kevin Grazier and special guests ...
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Barack Obama
More than 60 percent of votes in a TVGuide.com poll are from people who say they would rather watch their regular shows in prime time than watch President Barack Obama.
The president's latest prime-time news conference is his fourth since taking office in January.
Sixty-one percent of the votes cast in our poll were from people who said "I'd rather watch my regular TV shows" than watch Obama. Thirty-nine percent were from people who...
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Ugly Betty
TV Guide Network has acquired the rights to air episodes of Ugly Betty, the first scripted series to appear on the network.
"We are thrilled to be the exclusive cable and satellite home for a show as popular as Ugly Betty, which will become a cornerstone of TV Guide Network's schedule," said Ryan O'Hara, president of TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com. "Ugly Betty is a show that both fans and critics love, and one we believe will attract new viewers and advertisers to our network and web site. This acquisition is the first step of a larger, ongoing plan to strengthen our programming schedule and redefine TV Guide Network as a place to watch great television."
TV Guide Network's deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television covers ...
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Mariska Hargitay (SVU), Thomas Gibson (Criminal Minds) and Laurence Fishburne (CSI)
Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
What's in store for Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson during the new season of SVU? — Crystal
MICKEY: Executive producer Neal Baer tells me the unofficial theme of Season 11 is "Benson and Stabler against the world." First all up in their grill is Wentworth Miller, who guest-stars as a cop with whom Benson will both clash... and make sexy eye contact! Next, Emmy winner Christine Lahti's ADA Sonya Paxton will be kickin' a-- and takin' names, which won't sit well for Stabler initially, and Benson ultimately.
I'm going crazy because there hasn't been any news on Criminal Minds. Please, tell me something about Hotch's future! — Francesca
MATT: You and many other Mega Buzz readers seem rather concerned about the gun that went off during Hotch's unexpected season-finale face-off with the serial killer known as the Reaper. Well, you should know that ...
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Eddie Cibrian and wife Brandi Glanville
Eddie Cibiran's wife, Brandi Glanville, has left the actor because he cheated on her, according to Us.
"Eddie and I have decided to ...
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90210, Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor
Jennie Garth will return to 90210 for its second season, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Garth will re-reprise the role of West Bev guidance counselor Kelly Taylor beginning with Episode 3. Now you might be thinking: Duh, of course she's back. Why wouldn't she be? Well, I'm told that one of new showrunner Rebecca Rand Kirshner Sinclair's mandates from the network was to recalibrate the show away from the old (say, Tori Spelling guest spots) and toward the new.
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