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Guess what's back, back again. TV's back, tell a friend.

To fully appreciate this post, I'd like everyone to sing the Welcome Back, Kotter theme song. All together now: “Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out…” Hmm, too young for the Sweathogs? OK, how about Eminem's “Without Me” instead? Ready: “Guess who's back? Back again…” Look, if you're too young for that one then it's time to go back to your carpet and finish nap time, m'kay? My point -- and I just might actually have one -- is that this week it's time to officially welcome back television.

After the long winter of our discontent known as Writers Strike ‘07 (and a bit into ‘08), spring-fresh episodes of your favorite scripted shows are being served up all this month. Back Wednesday are CSI: New York and Criminal Minds. Returning Thursday are My Name Is Earl, CSI and Without a Trace. Coming Friday is Ghost Whisper. And, yes, the Earl episode is the one with Paris Hilton. But, look, Alyssa Milano will also guest star if that helps.

The rest of the happy returns this month:

April 7: Samantha Who?

April 8:  Boston Legal, NCIS

April 10: The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs, ER

April 11: Moonlight

April 13: Desperate Housewives

April 14: Rules of Engagement, One Tree Hill, Bones

April 15: Law & Order: SVU

April 16: ‘Til Death, Back to You

April 17: Smallville

April 20: Brothers and Sisters

April 21: Gossip Girl

April 22: Reaper

April 23: Law & Order, The Game

April 24: Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Supernatural

April 28: House

Clearly, April 10 fills me with glee (30 Rock! 30 Rock! 30 Rock!). Same goes for April 14 (for Bones, I've never even heard of Rules of Engagement) and April 24 (Ugly Betty, baby). But why, TV gods, why are you making us wait all the way until April 28 to find out if Thirteen's bisexuality returns along with the writers on House?

So, which shows will you welcome back with open arms? Any you've decided to drop? And, most importantly, did you manage to finally finish any books off your “Will read eventually” stack on your nightstand?

GrbgRulz's picture

i've been going mad not

i've been going mad not knowing when Bones was coming back. i'm sooo happy i have a date now!

"Life's too short to be cool" -Shirley Manson-

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MsLaughALot's picture

yay!

i can watch tv again! haha...

i'm really excited for 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy aaaaand Samantha Who?

i miss Pushing Daisies =[

itcouldbeplanes's picture

Lost

You forgot to mention Lost! Can you say hellllllloooo Evangeline Lilly?

 And I'm sooo excited for the Office and Bones and 30 Rock and...man, I just love tv too much. 

dorothy snarker's picture

Lost...

...began airing its new season in January and will be back April 24 with more new episodes.



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Faithful Chosen's picture

:O

What about Battlestar Galactica?! 

 

Who you gonna be if you can't be yourself,
you can't get it from t.v., you can't force it on
anybody else.
-- Ani Difranco

dorothy snarker's picture

TV is a Battlestar...

..on Friday again. Sorry, I was just going with broadcast network shows in my list, but what the frak, Starbuck could use a plug, too.



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Faithful Chosen's picture

YAY :D

Thanks sweety :D

I'm not american so I have no idea which are networks shows and which aren't. I'm just happy BSG is coming back! And NCIS :D Oh and OF COURSE Criminal Minds. Prrrr... 

 

Who you gonna be if you can't be yourself,
you can't get it from t.v., you can't force it on
anybody else.
-- Ani Difranco

FilmGrrl's picture

Withdrawal...

I was experiencing 30 Rock withdrawal; thank heavens it will be back shortly! There really should have been some type of support group for 30 Rock (and Tina Fey) fans during its absence. I'm also looking forward to the return of my stalwart favorites CSI and Law and Order - you can never go wrong with those two bedrock programs. And I became a quick fan of Samantha Who? (and wonder why more people--MsLaughALot being a notable exception--have not jumped on board this fun, quirky little show); therefore, I'm excited for its return as well.

I can almost hear the collective sigh of millions of television viewers welcoming back the return of quality programs and saving us from the deluge of "reality" t.v.

And now I have the Welcome Back, Kotter theme song in my head. Not that I'm complaining. Hmm, I guess I just dated myself by suggesting I know the entire song. Oh well.

 

Patient: There's like this longing ... this pull. I mean, does that make me, you know, like, some kind of...?

Maeby: Homosexual.

Tobias: Maeby, please. She's right, though, you probably are a homosexual.
endingstart's picture

Yes, so much 30 Rock

Yes, so much 30 Rock withdrawal it's unbelievable...
dopedupdawl's picture

seconded.

No joke. And the last ep before the strike was amazing too.

"i do not have many vitamins but i am 100% of the daily allowance of DELICIOUS"

Jadey1138's picture

Irish tv sucks

it will be ages before we get all this. But i can't wait for Alyssa Milano in My Name Is earl. yay
jill-bennett-fan's picture

im so ready for

im so ready for ghost whisper. jennifer love hewwitt is  just so darn cute  and  my name is earl just to  see  Alyssa Milano 

chanticorae's picture

oh man

the office, 30 rock, brothers & sisters, and ugly betty. i cannot wait.
RavenNation's picture

Finally

I've been waiting for this week all last month.

I can't wait for CSI, CSI:NY, NCIS, and Reaper.

But especially CSI...I've been going through withdrawals.  At least I got my Liz Vassey fix from 3Way.  I love her on CSI, though.  She looks sexy in that lab coat.

Mmm...Alyssa Milano.  I might watch that episode of My Name is Earl just to see her. 

 

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I'm tearing all my posters down

All of my idols are dead

Alcy's picture

SVU!

I can't wait until April the 15th for Law and Order: SVU when Benson goes undercover in prison...ahhh, I'm a simple person, simple things amuse me...and Mariska is hot!

I too would like to find out if Thirteen's rumoured bisexuality is more than just a rumour on House, I'll be so bummed if it turns out to be a load of crap.

sarrit's picture

oh yeah!

tv's back!

i can't wait for bones and 30 rock.

go TINNNNNNNAAAAAAAA!

okay, i am starting to scare myself,stopping now,

mercurychkita's picture

Women's Murder Club

And let's not forget Women's Murder Club, which returns in its new timeslot, Tuesday April 29th at 10pm.

For those who missed out on this show the first time around, the appeal is four strong, independent women, working together to solve murders (MUCH better than other shows with "strong" female leads that I won't mention...). It doesn't hurt that the subtext between at least three of these women is fantastic.

I encourage everyone to watch it - we need as many viewers as possible over the last three episodes to ensure a second season!

Save WMC

Thegirloverthere's picture

Pushing Daisies

Was Pushing Dasies canceled? I really enjoyed that show but i don't see it on the list above. ahh i'm sad. The last episode was a huge cliff hanger too. what a bummer
dorothy snarker's picture

Not pushing up daisies yet...

...Pushing Daisies had been renewed and will be back next fall. So have no fear, more cuteness awaits.



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Shalom's picture

Not til...

I believe Pushing Daisies will return in the Fall...unless something has changed and they cancelled it. I hope not though. I love Kristin Chenoweth.
poprocks's picture

House

comes on 2 days after my day of birth.

 

YESSSS UGHHHH YESSSSS.

 

 Thanks for the updates.

ClassicChic's picture

April 10th can't come any sooner...

I am absolutely OBSESSED with The Office (it's scary almost ;) ) and can not wait until April 10th!!!

Also waiting for 30 Rock and Greys...I love America's Next Top Model though so I've been filling my Office void with it.

JaxHavok69's picture

*does a dance*

30 rock is my breath of fresh air :D and actually, i DID get some reading done dorothy o.o haha i read Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult and it was nothing short of fantastic :] but i'm just glad that tina fey is coming back to my tv screeeeeen :D haha <3
4sakenshadowxsoldierlette's picture

my one and only favorite should be hetero couple!

BONES is back!!!!! i absolutely adore Booth and Bones and can't wait to see where they pick up at!!!! YAY!!!!! 

~*~"That's what we all dream about isn't it? Someone who looks so deeply into our soul that...they'd find something worth dying for."---Gabrielle~*~

Gorgeous Nerd's picture

Supernatural!

I've been waiting for Supernatural to come back since its last new episodes aired (I think that was February). I'm not just talking new episodes; I'm also talking season three reruns (which I believe restart this week) because they decided it was a good idea to air Reaper's last episodes at SPN's airtime.
LadySam's picture

Welcome back tv!

Doctor Who ! This Saturday ! [I know, I know, I'm on the wrong continent]

Can't wait to see House, because the last two episodes were really great. I'm good public and Thirteen is hot.

I'm also looking forward to see Ugly Betty, because it makes me laugh, and Scrubs because I'm still hoping season 7 will get better with time. For now, I wasn't laughing as much as before.

Just a hippie's picture

Pushing Daises Where art thou?

I'm not a huge fan of most of the shows except for Brother's and Sisters (and that's mainly my crush on Sally Fields). I kind of strayed from Ugly Betty but I'll probably end up watching it again too. Anyone else going through Olive withdrawals besides me?

Lemona's picture

Hell yes

As sad as it is, I've been going nuts without new episodes of Bones, House and 30 Rock.  I'm finally completely caught up with all the episodes of each, and despite Bones delivering a lecture on how much time she has to sift through skeletons because she doesn't watch TV, I don't feel guilty for wasting 40 minutes on an episode... probably because this Gormagon storyline is SO GOOD.  OMG.  

I'm willing to give out midseason Emmys based on my own categories:

Best creepy-ass cannibalistic conspiracy serial killer with a master-apprentice dynamic and a black motorcycle uniform: BONES! 

Best use of Will Arnett: 30 Rock, with Will Arnett as Jack's closeted gay rival TV executive at NBC, maneuvering to marry the chairman's daughter while being hilariously unable to resist Kenneth.

Best Terrorist: No, 24 can't have this category this year, although they've had some pretty sweet terrorists in the past (Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dennis F'n Hopper.)  It has to go to 30 Rock for the "Somebody To Love" episode where Liz Lemon calls Homeland Security to torture her suspicious neighbour, who turns out to be an affable "Amazing Race" wannabe, complete with audition video where he and his brother jump up and down excitably shouting "I love America!  I love America!"

 Best politics: I love how 30 Rock consistently insults all sides of the political spectrum, from Liz Lemon's guilt-ridden but frequently racist liberal, to C.C.'s activism on part of the children turned orange by NBC parent the Shinehardt Wig Compay, to Jack's slimy, corporate fat-cat caricature republican.

 Best medical: House, no question.  I don't think there's ever been a cooler and more accurate medical drama.  (Accurate in terms of the medicine.)  I love all the subtext between House and Wilson, too.  And I'm really interested in where they go with the Thirteen storyline. 

Best worst: CSI Miami... it's gone even MORE downhill this season.  It's like they've realized their full potential of awfulness.  They've pumped up the orange filter so high everyone looks like an oompa-loompa.  David Caruso fully makes up all his own lines.  The Magic Science is less realistic than ever and the exposition by the characters is even more awkward: "This spray of pixie dust emulsified in decarbonated coca-cola will create a 3-D rendition of our murder weapon.  Ah!  It's ready!"  I love it.

Dani_po's picture

Criminal Minds

Thank God!

I need my JJ/Emily fix


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