Labor Day Marathons

Here is a list of Labor Day Marathons for Sunday and Monday:

Sunday
Arrested Development IFC 6 AM - 3 PM
House Cloo 6 AM - 6 AM (Monday)
Law & Order SVU USA 11 AM - 2 AM (Monday)
Property Virgins HGTV 1 PM - 6 PM
Ray Donovan Showtime 1 PM - 10 PM

Monday
Ghost Whisperer Chiller 6 AM - 6 AM (Tuesday)
Law & Order Criminal Intent Oxygen 6 AM - 6 PM
SpongeBob Squarepants Nick 6 AM - 8 PM

Parks and Recreation FXX 7 AM - 12 AM
Two and a Half Men FX 7 AM - 5:30 PM
NCIS USA 8 AM - 8 PM
Stargate Atlantis Syfy 8 AM - 4 AM (Tuesday)
Fast N' Loud Discovery 9 AM - 10 PM
Castle TNT 10 AM - 10 PM
Roseanne WEtv 10 AM - 8 PM
Criminal Minds Ion 11 AM - 3 AM (Tuesday)
Melissa & Joey ABC Famiy 12 PM - 4:30 PM
Dexter Showtime 1 PM - 10 PM
Love It or List It HGTV 1 PM - 8 PM
Animaniacs The Hub 3 PM - 8 PM

TV Actor Profile: Kaitlin Olson

Name: Kaitlin Olson
Date of Birth: August 18, 1975
Age: 38
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Height: 5'8"
Education: University of Oregon graduate
Spouse: Rob McElhenney since September 27, 2008
Children: 2 sons, Axel (2) and Leo (1)
Where You Know Her: As Sweet Dee on the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia since 2005
First Role: Horror movie Eyes of Heaven in 2000
Just Starred In: As Tatiana in The Heat
Next Project: The comedy Late Bloomer and season 9 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Fun Fact: Starred in the final two seasons of The Drew Carey Show

Fall 2013 TV Best Bet: #1

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 Title: The Crazy Ones

Airs: Thursdays at 9 PM on CBS beginning September 26^th

Stars: Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar

Premise: This single-camera sitcom is set at an advertising agency in Chicago.  Williams and Gellar play the father daughter duo that owns the company.  The two are polar opposites but agree that they need to go to any means possible to win over their clients.

Why You Should Watch: Robin Williams has proven himself to be a King of Comedy while Sarah Michelle Gellar has been a fan favorite since her days on All My Children and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The two together should be comedy gold.

Flashback Friday

Show: Desperate Housewives
Run: 2004-2012
Seasons: 8
Episode Count: 180
Clip Stars: Marcia Cross as Bree and Eva Longoria as Gaby
Episode Title: "Witch's Lament"
Original Airdate: October 30, 2011
Fun Fact: Courteney Cox was considered for the role of Susan, but was pregnant at the time the pilot was being shot. She had expressed the want to take time off to be with her new family.

Tim's Best Bets: Thursday

8 PM Motive ABC
The season one finale finds Flynn and Vega identifying a suspect in the death of an assistant, but there is no motive.

10 PM Panic 9-1-1 A&E
A cab drive sees a horrendous crime, a teenage boy is home alone when an intruder enters, and a woman is trapped in a burning building.

"The Office" Clip of the Week

Cool down by driving into a lake!

Fall 2013 TV Best Bets: #2

1       Title: Mom

Airs: Mondays at 9:30 PM on CBS beginning September 23^rd

Stars: Anna Faris and Allison Janney

Premise:  Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, Mike and Molly) produces this half-hour sitcom about a newly sober single mom (Faris) who moves in with her mother.  She tries to get put her life back together but must also deal with her son’s father and her daughter’s loser boyfriend.

Why You Should Watch: Anna Faris is one of the funniest actresses of her generation.  She has shined on the big screen (Scary Movie, The House Bunny) and now she can bring you laughter right in the comfort of your own home for roughly 22 weeks a year.\

Tim's Best Bets: Wednesday

8 PM Melissa and Joey ABC Family
Mel must pose as Joe's ex-wife while visiting his family in New Jersey. Joe's nephew has a crush on Lennox.

8:30 PM Baby Daddy ABC Family
Ben and Tucker start a playgroup for Emma after she is excluded from the neighborhood one.

9 PM Paranormal Witness Syfy
A property developer turns a lakeside mansion that was once inhabited by tuberculosis suffers into an apartment complex.

10 PM Hot in Cleveland TV Land
Victoria reaches out to all of her ex-husbands and Joy and Melanie fall for a guy in a coma while stuck at the hospital.

10:30 PM The Exes TV Land
Phil and Eden realize they are falling for one another at Holly's ex-boyfriend's wedding.

"Friends" Quote of the Week

[to Ross]

Chandler: You know if your not careful, you could not get married at all this year

Top TV Best Friends: #11

The number 11 BFF's on the list may not seem like they are close, but Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy are the true definition of friendship. After working so closely together for seven years, how can you not have a special bond? Liz and Jack know so much about one another it was as if they were an old married couple. Jack was there for Lemon through boyfriend and baby woes and Liz was there for Jack through his marriage and mother woes. It takes a true friend to help you through the hard times, and that is exactly what Liz and Jack were for each other: A steady rock or should I say 30 Rock?

#11

Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy

30 Rock

Fall 2013 TV Best Bets: #3

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 Title: Betrayal

Airs: Sundays at 10 PM on ABC beginning September 29th

Stars: Stuart Townsend and Hannah Ware

Premise: A photographer (Ware) and a lawyer (Townsend), who are both married to other people, start having a tumultuous affair.  The two also find themselves on opposite sides of a high profile murder trial.  This will make it even more difficult to hide their secret love.

Why You Should Watch: Show with similar concepts (Revenge and Scandal) have proven to be must-watches for ABC.  This show shouldn't disappoint.

TV Actor Then and Now: John Stamos

We all remember John Stamos from Full House. Here is an image of him from the first season dating back to 1987:

In 2005, Stamos joined the cast of ER and stayed with the show until it ended in 2009:

Most recently, John appeared on the USA Network drama Necessary Roughness, which just ended its third season:

Mondays with Monica

Monica Bailey is here to answer another Big Brother related question!

Q. What is your greatest Big Brother memory?

A. "I have two great memories. My first was winning HOH! It took so long, but it came at the right time in the game! My second is when the people from Survivor came into the BB house and took money from us because they beat us in the competition. It was good to see some different people in the house. Two of the contestants are still my friends to this day: Alicia Calaway and Jeff Varner."

"Low Winter Sun" Review: 1.03

Here is a link to my review for the new AMC drama Low Winter Sun as featured on TV Overmind:

http://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/low-winter-sun-1-03-review-no-rounds-220814

TV Theme Song

One of my favorites!

"Grey's Anatomy" Star to Exit

It was confirmed that Sandra Oh, who plans Dr. Cristina Yang, will exit the popular ABC drama Grey's Anatomy at the end of the 10th season. Oh, 42, has been with the show since it premiered in 2005. Showrunner Shonda Rhimes says she has had an ending in mind for the character but it won't come to fruition until the end of the season. Contracts for stars Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey are also up at the end of the season. The goal of ABC is to keep the popular show on air for as long as possible with as much of the main cast still on. Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, and James Pickens Jr. have also been with the show since day 1. Pickens' character has been electrocuted at the end of the 9th season. No word has been given about his fate.

Tim's Best Bets: Sunday

8 PM Big Brother CBS
Find out if Helen, Candice, Judd, or Jessie made it back into the Big Brother house. A new head of household will be crowned and two house guests will be nominated for eviction.

9 PM MTV Video Music Awards MTV
The 30th anniversary will have performances by Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Macklemore, Drake, Bruno Mars, and Justin Timberlake.

Fall 2013 TV Best Bets: #4

1        Title: Super Fun Night

Airs: Wednesdays at 9:30 PM on ABC beginning October 2^nd

Stars: Rebel Wilson and Lisa Lapira

Premise: Kimmie (Wilson) is an attorney who celebrates Friday Night Fun Nights every week with her two best friends.  The sad thing is it is always just the three of them.  This show will take place in one evening and chronicle the girls’ adventures out on the town.

Why You Should Watch: Rebel Wilson has shown she is hilarious (Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect)and the one season/one day concept worked well for 24.

Flashback Friday

Did anyone have one of these as a kid?

Fall 2013 TV Top 5 Best Bets: #5

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Title: Hostages

Airs: Mondays at 10 PM on CBS beginning September 23^rd

Stars: Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott

Premise: This Jerry Bruckheimer produced thriller finds a surgeon (Collette) on the eve of operating on the President of the United States.  She and her family are taken hostage by a rogue FBI agent (McDermott). She must decide between killing the POTUS or watching her family die.

Why You Should Watch: There will be a continuous 15-episode first season that will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. This model is similar to cable networks and may become the trend of basic network TV, if this show is a success.

Here is a preview:

Tim's Best Bets: Thursday

8 PM This Magic Moment Hallmark
A screenwriter pretends to date an actress who wants to make her ex jealous. After awhile, the two's relationship begins to blossom.

10 PM Graceland USA
Charlie discovers a secret about Briggs and tries to get to the bottom of it. Also, Mike finds out that Briggs is a suspect in the disappearance of Juan.

"The Office" Clip of the Week

For all the Kelly and Ryan fans out there:

TV Actor Salaries

Curious to know what your favorite TV actors make per episode? Here is a list of how much some of your favorite performers are making:

*Ashton Kutcher, Two and a Half Men - $750,000 per episode
*Mark Harmon, NCIS - $525,000 per episode plus incentives
*Jason Segel, How I Met Your Mother - $225,000 per episode
*Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation - $200,000 per episode
*Robin Williams, The Crazy Ones - $165,000 per episode
*Max Greenfield, New Girl - $75,000 per episode

*Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, and Kaley Cuoco of The Big Bang Theory are currently working out deals that could give them each $1 million per episode.

"Friends" Quote of the Week

Joey: Hey, I got something for you.

Chandler: What's this?

Joey: Eight hundred and twelve bucks.

Chandler: Well, I don't know what Big Leon told you but it's an even thousand if you want me for the whole night.

TV Spoilers

Expect a family member of Hodgins to appear within the first half of Season 9 of Bones. The new family member could stir things up in Hodgins and Angela's relationship.

The Good Wife's Josh Charles is the only cast member that singed just a one year contract. This means this season could be the last for Will Gardener.

Cam's very unglamorous sister will appear in the fourth episode of this season's Modern Family.

Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones announced their exits from Parks and Recreation earlier this summer. We will find out what will be happening to the characters Chris and Ann in the third episode.

Ashley will NOT be killed off when Revenge returns next month. However, we will have to say our good-byes to her during the season opener, as she will be leaving in that episode. However, it may not be for good.

TV Actor Then and Now: Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart has a career that has spanned over four different decades. Here is an image of her when she starred on the Nickelodeon show Clarissa Explains it All:

A few years after Clarissa end, Hart starred on the TGIF sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch for seven seasons:

Today, Hart can be seen on the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey alongside longtime pal Joey Lawrence. The show premiered in 2010.

Tim's Best Bets: Tuesday

8 PM Hollywood Game Night NBC
The celebrities featured tonight are: Felicity Huffman, Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon, Wilmer Valdarama, Kristin Chenoweth, and Dominic Monaghan. Contestants will showcase their music styles.

9 PM Amish Mafia Discovery Channel
Merlin gets Alan to go after Levi while Jolin decided to rejoin Levi's gang.

10 PM Suits USA
Cameron's tactics on Ava's case causes Havey to remember why he left the DA's office.  Plus, Mike ponders what caused him not to graduate college while Rachel visits law schools.

Demi Lovato heads to "Glee"

The X-Factor's Demi Lovato is making a return to acting. The young starlet will be appearing on FOX's Glee this coming season. She will play Dani, a close friend of Rachel and Santana. Lovato will also be interacting with Adam Lambert's character and the two will have several musical performances together. Lovato, who turns 21 today, will appear in at least six episodes.  This marks Lovato's first regular acting gig since starring on the Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance. The show ended when Lovato was checked into rehab.

Mondays with Monica

Here is our favorite past Big Brother contestant, Monica Bailey, with another answer to a question related to her time in the Big Brother house.

Q: How exciting was it to be considered an "All-Star" and almost get to play the game a second time?

A: "To be considered for All-Stars was awesome. I got robbed by not being selected and that's all I am going to say about that! It was so cool to meet former BB players. I wanted to meet them, but come to find out, everybody wanted to meet me. That was an honor."

Tim's Best Bets: Monday

8 PM Basketball Wives VH1
The season five premiere starts with Evelyn facing the media after an altercation with her husband. Plus, Tami offers advice on relationships.

9 PM Man with the 132-lb. Scrotum TLC
A Las Vegas man has a condition called scrotal lymphedema that causes his scrotum to swell a huge amount.

10 PM Under the Dome CBS
Barbie and Big Jim discover their lives are connected when a mysterious woman shows up in Chester's Mill.

"Rizzoli & Isles" Star Found Dead

Lee Thompson Young, 29, was found dead in his home Monday morning after failing to show up for work on the hit TNT series Rizzoli & Isles. It has been confirmed the star, who played Barry Frost, committed suicide. This tragic news comes a week after the show, that stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander, had been renewed for a fifth season. Production on the crime drama has been shut down. Young began his career on the Disney show The Famous Jett Jackson, where he played the main character for three seasons. Young's other credits include: The Guardian, South Beach, and Scrubs. 

TV Theme Song

This is how the theme song played out on the pilot episode of The OC:

TV Actor Birthdays!

August 18 - Revenge's Madeleine Stowe, 55

August 19 - Go On's Matthew Perry, 44

August 20 - The X-Factor's Demi Lovato, 21

August 21 - Nashville's Hayden Panettiere, 24

August 22 - Saturday Night Live's Kristen Wiig, 40

August 23 - Hawaii Five-O's Scott Caan, 37

August 24 - Hawaii Five-O's Alex O'Loughlin, 37

Tim's Best Bets: Sunday

8 PM Big Brother CBS
Aaryn will have to put up two houseguests for eviction.

9 PM Whodunnit? ABC
A winner is crowned and the killer is revealed in the season 1 finale of this murder mystery.

10 PM Devious Maids Lifetime
Evelyn blackmails Rosie in order to spend quality time with baby Tucker. Plus, Marisol discovers new information about Flora.

TV Actor Profile: Aaron Paul

Name: Aaron Paul Sturtevant
Date of Birth: August 27, 1979
Age: 33
Birthplace: Emmett, Idaho
Height: 5'8"
Spouse: Lauren Parsekian since May 26, 2013
Currently Starring: As Jesse Pinkman on the final season of Breaking Bad
Where You've Seen Him: As Scott Quittman on Big Love (2007-2011)
First Role: The TV Movie Even the Losers (1998)
Next Role: The comedy/drama A Long Way Down with Toni Collette
Awards: 2 Emmy wins for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Fun Fact: Was a contestant on The Price is Right 

Flashback Friday on Saturday

Show: The Golden Girls
Run: 1985-1992
Number of Seasons: 7
Episode Count: 177
Clip Stars: Rue McClanahan as Blanche, Betty White as Rose, and Bea Arthur as Dorothy
Episode Title: "And Ma Makes Three"
Original Airdate: February 20, 1988
Fun Fact: Estelle Getty portrayed the character of Sophia on 6 different TV shows.

"The Office" Clip of the Week

"Friends" Quote of the Week

Chandler: I'm thinking of having an affair with your wife! Oh, you know what, I just did! 

Joey: Really? 

Chandler: No, freak show! She's fictional!

"Franklin & Bash" Review

Check out my review of Franklin & Bash as it appears on TVOvermind.com

Click Below:

Season Finale Review

TV Actor Then and Now: Joey Lawrence

Here is Joey Lawrence as he appeared on the 90's sitcom Blossom:

And here he is today starring in the comedy Melissa and Joey:

Mondays with Monica

Who is your favorite player of all time?

"I must say the best players of all time are Will Kirby and Mike Boogie during All-Stars. They played the game! Those are my guys. What can I say?!"

TV Theme Song

Here is a clip of the theme song from Melissa and Joey sung by star Joey Lawrence:

TV Actor Profile: Carrie Preston

Name: Carrie Preston
Date of Birth: June 21, 1967
Age: 46
Hometown: Macon, Georgia
Height: 5'4"
Spouse: Person of Interest's Michael Emerson since September 5, 1998
Where You Know Her: As Arlene Fowler from True Blood (2008-Present) and as Elsbeth Tascioni on The Good Wife (2010-Present)
First Role: As Mint Jennifer in the Family Drama Just a Friend (1985)
Next Project: As Melissa Sweet in the Thriller Your Ass is Grass alongside True Blood co-star Chris Bauer
Awards: 2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination for True Blood and 2013 Emmy Nomination for The Good Wife
Fun Fact: Has played Felicity Huffman's sister twice: Desperate Housewives and Transamerica.

Tim's Best Bets: Sunday

8 PM Chopped Food Network
Two pairs of brothers compete to make an appetizer with falooda noodles, an entree out of steak and cinnamon rolls, and a dessert made from Japanese candy and Greek pudding.

9 PM Bar Rescue Spike TV
A bar in North Carolina is suffering due to the poor concept put forth by the family of Yankees running it.

10 PM Low Winter Sun AMC
Two Detroit detectives murder a fellow officer. Internal affairs begins to investigate the case in the pilot episode of this new series.

Summer TV Fun Facts

The Summer TV Season is winding down so here are some fun facts about your favorite Summer shows.

Rookie Blue co-stars Gregory Smith and Charlotte Sullivan previously worked together on Harriet the Spy.

Although Necessary Roughness takes place in New York City, the show is filmed in Atlanta.

Former Desperate Housewives star Mason Vale Cotton is the fourth actor to play Bobby Draper on Mad Men.

The full name of Melissa Joan Hart's character on Melissa & Joey is actually Melanie Burke and not Melissa.

Devious Maids was originally created for ABC. When the network passed, Lifetime picked the show up.

TV Actor Birthdays

8/11 - The Mindy Project's Chris Messina, 39

8/12 - Parenthood's Peter Krause, 48

8/13 - Mad Men's John Slattery, 51

8/14 - Covert Affairs' Christopher Gorham, 39

8/15 - Smash's Debra Messing, 45

8/16 - The Office's Steve Carell, 51

8/17 - Glee's Mark Salling, 31

"Franklin & Bash" Review

Here is a link to see my latest review for Franklin & Bash as featured on TV Overmind:

http://www.tvovermind.com/franklin-bash/franklin-bash-3-09-review-shoot-to-thrill-219101

Jay Leno's Final Episode Announced

It looks like Jay Leno will be exiting his post as Tonight Show host prior to the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics.  Leno's final episode will air Thursday February 6, 2014.  The Olympics are slated to begin the following day. Jimmy Fallon will taking over hosting duties in Fall 2014.The show will be moving from LA to New York. As a result, many of the crew will be losing their jobs. Leno's contract stipulated that all employees will be paid through September 2014, which is when his contract expires with NBC.

Flashback Friday

Show: The Simpsons
Run: 1989-Present
Number of Episodes: 539 and counting
Clip Stars: Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Harry Shearer as Devil Flanders, Julie Kavner as Marge, Nancy Cartwright as Bart, and Yeardly Smith as Lisa
Episode Tite: "Treehouse of Horror IV"
Original Airdate: October 28, 1993
Fun Fact: Homer is the only character to appear and speak in every episode of The Simpsons. Lisa and Marge have been featured in every episode, but both did not speak in one. Bart was not featured in one episode.

Disney Star Comes Out

That's so Raven star Raven Symone admitted that she is gay. The 27-year-old was greeted by upset fans saying their childhood has been tarnished since the announcement of the news. Some sample tweets include:

"Raven Symone is a LESBIAN?! Childhood ruined..."
"Raven Symone has come out of the closet. CHILDHOOD RUINED ONCE AGAIN."
"Can't believe that Raven Symone is a lesbian. Childhood ruined."

Raven isn't the first star to receive backlash for coming out.  Ellen Degeneres and Lance Bass both received negative feedback from sponsors and fans. In today's age when states are legalizing gay marriage and employers are allowing benefits to same-sex partners, it is odd people are so upset about Raven's news.

Tim's Best Bets: Thursday

8 PM Wipeout ABC
Contestants that you have seen on TV including Baby Barber and Crazy Rat Lady must face the Tether Beater and the Fail Boxes.

9 PM Big Brother CBS
Find out if either Spencer, Candace, or Amanda will be going home. The HOH competition will also take place all being hosted by Julie "Chenbot" Chen.

10 PM Graceland USA
Briggs and Bello's relationship is challenged when the Caza cartel offers a deadly ultimatum. Mike must push past his comfort level to save the case.

"The Office" Clip of the Day

It is Thursday! That means time for a clip from The Office.

"Two and a Half Men" Casting News

In order to fill the void left by the Angus T. Jones, who will become a recurring character, CBS has cast Amber Tamblyn to play Charlie Harper's illegitimate daughter. The Joan of Arcadia star will play Jenny, who has moved to L.A. to pursue acting and connect with what is left of her family. Jenny is much like her father especially when it comes to her love of women. Tamblyn has been tapped to star in five episodes. If the storyline works, she could be added as a series regular alongside Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer.

More "The Mindy Project" Casting News

It is always sunny for actor Glenn Howerton.  The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star has signed on as a recurring role for the second season of Mindy Kaling's FOX sitcom The Mindy Project. Howerton will play a lawyer who starts dating Mindy after meeting her in the office building where they work. Howerton joins James Franco, Happy Endings' Adam Pally, Bill Hader, and Chloe Sevigny who have already signed on to make appearances. The second season of The Mindy Project will air Tuesday September 17th.

"Friends" Quote of the Week

I decided to go from a daily Friends quote to just a once a week Friends quote because sometimes you can have too much of a good thing.

Ross: So, uh, what did the insurance company say?

Chandler: Oh, they said uh, "You don't have insurance here so stop calling us."

TV Actor Then and Now: Kristen Johnston and Wayne Knight

Here is an image of Kristen Johnston and Wayne Knight when they starred together on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001):

And now they both star on the TV Land sitcom The Exes: