In addition to the regular Warner Bros Comic Con 2010 bags to be handed out to all attendees (take a look at all 11 bags here). Warner Bros has also created a limited-edition Smallville/Supernatural combo bag that will be distributed exclusively at the Warner Bros. booth on the convention floor #4545. Take a closer look at both sides of the bag below. Click Any Photo Below To Enlarge More at Daemon's TV...

Good news for fans of those great oversize canvas tote bags from Warner Bros, this year, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Comic-Con have teamed up to provide one to every Comic Con 2010 attendee. Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Marketing (WWTVM) unit has created 11 unique designs for the bags, with one side featuring the official Comic-Con 2010 artwork designed by WWTVM and the other side representing titles from across a number of WBE divisions. The bags will be distributed to attendees when they check in at Comic-Con throughout the five days of the convention, including Preview Night. The 11 design will feature: “The Big Bang Theory,” “Chuck,” “Fringe,” “Human Target,” “Nikita,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated,” “The Looney Tunes Show,” “Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame,” “Brightest Daym” “Clash of the Titans.” Check out all the bags below. Which one are you hoping you get? I have [...] More at Daemon's TV...

No one can deny that Alex Debogorski is a nice guy.  He's the type who would give you the shirt off of his back if you needed it and I love him for that, but this week, he might have been a little too nice.  I remember my dad hitchhiking after our family car broke down when I was very young, but that was 20 + years ago, and let's face it, the world is a different place.  Thankfully, his hitchhiker was a bit strange, but harmless.  After that entire bizarre exchange, I was left wondering just one little thing: Why in the world was he hitchhiking on the Dalton in 55-below temperatures??!!  Yikes!  The hitchhiker incident wasn't the only strange occurrence in this week's episode, though.  In fact, the entire hour was a different sort of outing all together.  But there was one part that was more cool than strange and it had nothing to do with hitchhikers.


The treacherous Dalton Highway winds its way through the stunning mountains of the Brooks Range as it heads north into the Arctic Circle ending at Prudhoe Bay.  The infamous Atigun Pass is over 4600 feet in elevation and more often than not, proves to be a difficult foe for more than one truck driver.  But there is one element of the Pass that we have not had to encounter in the two seasons since the show moved to the Alaskan haul road: AVALANCHES!  The mighty (and extremely dangerous) force of nature has been a non-player, and more than likely, that's thanks to an avalanche technician by the name of Reid Bahnson with the Alaska Department of Transportation.  We watched him test the snow last week, but this week we got to see him do the coolest part of his job.  He and his crew took some canons up to the Pass, closed it down to traffic, and shot the canons at the mountains to cause the snow to slide down in a controlled action.  The idea is to do this periodically so the snow doesn't pile up and eventually buckle under the heavy weight and tumble down the hillside into the road taking whatever objects are in its path (including picking up multi-ton big rigs like they're toys).  It was so much fun to watch Reid blast that snow!  I even contemplated a career change until the little graphic popped up and reminded me that it was -55 degrees out!

Meanwhile, Lisa spent most of the episode sidelined thanks to some DOT violations and an about-to-expire health card.  On her way back to Fairbanks, she was hoping to get another load and get back on the road after falling behind thanks to last week's wicked weather.  Apparently, the state DOT had a different idea in mind.  She stopped at the weigh station, but had to undergo a full inspection since she hadn't had one in 2 months.  The inspector found a missing hazard triangle, straps that were too far apart and a few other minor violations.  When it was all said in done, she had a $160 citation and an appointment at the local health center for her routine physical.  After paying her fine and getting a clean bill of health, she was finally ready get back on the road and start making money to pay for the day's unexpected expenditures.

Hugh was busy dealing with some hostilities from his fellow drivers.  Apparently, there's some resentment on the Dalton for those who come over from Canada.  The American drivers see it as the Canadiens stealing their jobs, and in a tougher economy, the tension seems to have risen.  He received some nasty radio chatter that had him feeling a little hot under the collar.  Of course, that changed when he found out that rival (and fellow Canadian) Alex was having some problems of the mechanical kind.  Alex made it to Coldfoot, but switched his load with a Fairbanks-bound driver because he wanted to get the steering wheel in his rig checked.  This left him grounded in Fairbanks for the time being.  Elsewhere, rookie Ray reached Prudhoe and got some good news.  He was assigned a load that was bound for the river ice and the native village of Nuiqsut.  He was a bit nervous to drive on the slick ice, but made it to the village without any problems.  And speaking of remote villages, Merv was finally able to get across the frozen river to bring much-needed fuel and supplies to the town of Bettles!  Jack Jesse was busy dealing with a rookie pilot driver as he hauled another oversized load to Deadhorse.  The rookie made a big mistake when she radioed on the wrong frequency, but overall, it seemed that she got the thumbs up for the Dalton Ace.  This episode may have been less intense than others, but it looks like it was merely the calm before the storm.  Next week looks INTENSE!

Ice Road Truckers airs Sunday nights on History. To catch up on this season, click on over to History.com where you'll also get more information, trucker bios, and an IRT app for your iPhone.          More at Pass The Remote...

Next to wicked weather, my second favorite type of episodes of Ice Road Truckers are the ones where Lisa gets heavy hauls.  The oversized loads give her cred and help her build up her resume as one of the most dependable drivers on the Dalton.  Plus, she just gets so darn excited about getting the confidence-building assignments!  With heavy hauls, virtually everything becomes a difficult obstacle and that's before the truck even leaves the town of Fairbanks.  Plus, heavy hauls lead to some of the most intense non-weather moments on the show.  This week, however, the scariest and biggest edge-of-your-seat scene was courtesy of a very surprising source.


Jack Jesse had a relatively routine load of diesel fuel that he had to get to the remote native village of Nuiqsut.  They were running dangerously low and had been waiting for the river to freeze enough to safely support a heavy truck loaded down with heavy diesel fuel.  So, Jack was off on his way to Deadhorse and then across the river ice to Nuiqsut.  Things were going along just fine until he started ascending Atigun Pass.  As he was climbing the steep 4800-foot mountain, we were getting a lesson on the danger of diesel loads.  And then, as if on cue, the hypothetical danger started to become a reality.  The problem with the liquid load is its constant state of movement.  It sloshes around as the truck travels, but becomes especially hazardous during an incline.  The fuel sloshes back and forth and the motion can throw a trucker off the side of the pass if he/she isn't experienced enough to compensate for the movement.  Of course, Jack is very experienced, so no worries.  Yeah, not quite.  As he was climbing the hill, his tires lost traction and the slipping caused the fuel to rock in the tank.  The truck veered toward the edge of the road and all but went off the side.  Jack "Dalton Ace" Jesse was worried.  You know things are about to go seriously wrong when something rattles him.  Thankfully his cool, calm demeanor kept the situation under control and the truck stayed on the road.  Later, he had to stop on the river ice after blowing snow conditions made travel near impossible.  He hoped the conditions would get better, but after sitting still over bowing ice for too long, he decided to press on despite the worsening blowing snow.  He went to Nuiqsut and got there safely with the much-needed fuel.

Meanwhile, Lisa got an extra wide/extra-extra tall load to haul to Prudhoe.  Things got hairy as she navigated through the city streets of Fairbanks and came this close to not clearing a traffic light pole overhead.  Seriously, the side view of that clearance was unbelievable!  After encountering a fast-moving truck who got a little too close for comfort, she seemed to be home free.  The drive was going along uneventfully, and she was closing in on Prudhoe when she faced a new obstacle: the local law enforcement.  Apparently, North Slope police do more than issue speeding tickets.  They also pull over truckers randomly to make sure their log books and paperwork are in compliance.  Lisa saw the cop pull out after she passed, and she knew she was about to get a spot check.  She was concerned, but the cop drove right by her pulled-over rig.  She breathed a sigh of relief as she pulled into Prudhoe and set a new goal for herself this season: to not get pulled over by the cops!

Alex and Hugh kicked their rivalry into high gear as they pulled out of Fairbanks within a few hours of each other.  Alex got the jump, but Hugh planned to pass his rival in Coldfoot.  He figured Alex would sleep in and this would allow Hugh to get up early and on the Dalton before Alex even knew he had been in Coldfoot.  Hugh purposely parked his truck close to Alex's to block him in so he couldn't beat him out of Coldfoot the next morning.  But Alex found a way to get his truck out anyway -- by hitting the mirror on the SUV parked near him!  Don't worry, though, he left a note (or at least he started to until the driver came out and told him not to worry about it since his other mirror was already broken).  Hugh woke up to find a broken mirror and no Alex.  After having a good chuckle at his frienemy's driving skills, he got on the road.  He eventually caught Alex just outside Prudhoe, but took advantage of Alex's wrong turn and beat him with the off-load.

Ray got an emergency load at 11 o'clock at night and headed north.  He began to get a bit sleepy and then he made a huge Dalton mistake: he took his eyes off the road for a split second.  In that split second, his truck started to go off the road and tragedy seemed inevitable.  He managed to miss becoming another statistic by the skin of his teeth.  Just another close call on the craziest road on TV!  Ice Road Truckers airs Sunday nights on History. To catch up on this season, click on over to History.com where you'll also get more information, trucker bios, and an IRT app for your iPhone.  More at Pass The Remote...

I’m easy. (Hey now!) Notoriously easy, in fact. I liked Transformers 2 for God’s sake! And you don’t have to search very hard to find out just how much I love Avatar: The Last Airbender. AND I’ve never gotten all the M. Night Shyamalan hate. If ever there was someone you’d expect to enjoy The [...] More at RTVW Online...

Apologies for the delay in getting the rest of my Covert Affairs set visit transcripts posted, sometimes life cramps my online style. But I’m back! This time with the transcript from our chat with Chris Gorham. Chris is, without a doubt, one of the reasons I was interested in this show and this set visit. [...] More at RTVW Online...

by Jennifer Squires Biller

In the shocking season finale of Brothers & Sisters, it was revealed that another Walker child exists. That William Walker sure was a busy guy who apparently never met a condom he liked.

As soon as the name Ryan Walker was mentioned, I began mentally casting the part from my living room lazy chair. I thought of Joshua Jackson, but he’s now on board as the lead in the new J.J. Abrams show Fringe.

Then, I thought about Josh Duhamel, coming off the canceled Las Vegas. But realistically, Duhamel is probably going to stick full time to films now, considering his success with Transformers and all the buzz surrounding his new movie with Kristen Bell.

I know many of you are lobbying for Gregory Smith, of Everwood fame, to snag the coveted role of Ryan Walker. But, I’m going in a different direction.

I think the role should go to…. drum roll please…Matt Long.

Beloved television star Kelsey Grammer, who made the character Frasier Crane a household name, suffered a mild heart attack during the weekend.

Grammer is recovering in a hospital in Hawaii and is expected to be released soon.

The attack occurred when Grammer was paddle boarding in Hawaii, where he lives with his wife.

We wish him a speedy recovery! More at Tube Talk...

Photo: Emmy nominee Simon Baker of the CBS drama "The Mentalist"



by Jennifer Squires Biller


If you haven’t heard, the Emmy nominations were announced on Thursday.

We have to wait until September 20 to see who takes home the naked statues known as Emmys and who shows up with their mother as their date, but meanwhile, here’s a look at the nominees.

Overall, I’m quite pleased with this year’s list. (No, I haven’t been drinking.) It seems Emmy voters may finally be getting that there is more to television than HBO.

I’m absolutely over-the-moon that Pushing Daisies’ Kristin Chenoweth, How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris, and The Mentalist’s Simon Baker scored nominations. Also, a great big high five for Boston Legal - which delivered some Emmy-worthy television in its final episodes - and for Vanessa Williams, who is always downright delicious playing a devilish diva on Ugly Betty. And I’m hoping that this is the year Chandra Wilson gets her well-deserved Emmy for her work on Grey’s Anatomy.

Oh sure, there were several snubs, but not like we usually see. Most notably, where was Josh Holloway of Lost? He has done excellent work and should be recognized. Also, there is no excuse for the complete shut out of Friday Night Lights. It’s one of the best dramas on TV! Just as disappointing, was the lack of love for Psych and its stars. Dule Hill and James Roday make me laugh out loud every week.

That’s my opinion. What do you think of this year’s nominees?

Best Series, Drama
'Big Love'
'Breaking Bad'
'Damages'
'Dexter'
'House'
'Lost'
'Mad Men'

Best Series, Comedy
'30 Rock'
'Entourage'
'Family Guy'
'Flight Of The Conchords'
'How I Met Your Mother'
'The Office'
'Weeds'

Best Actor, Drama
Bryan Cranston 'Breaking Bad'
Michael C. Hall 'Dexter'
Hugh Laurie 'House'
Gabriel Byrne 'In Treatment'
Jon Hamm 'Mad Men'
Simon Baker 'The Mentalist'

Best Actor, Comedy
Alec Baldwin '30 Rock'
Tony Shalhoub 'Monk'
Jim Parsons 'The Big Bang Theory'
Steve Carell 'The Office'
Charlie Sheen 'Two And A Half Men'
Jemaine Clement 'Flight Of The Conchords'

Best Actress, Drama
Sally Field 'Brothers & Sisters'
Glenn Close 'Damages'
Mariska Hargitay 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
Holly Hunter 'Saving Grace'
Kyra Sedgwick 'The Closer'
Elisabeth Moss 'Mad Men'

Best Actress, Comedy
Tina Fey '30 Rock'
Christina Applegate 'Samantha Who?'
Julia Louis-Dreyfus 'The New Adventures Of Old Christine'
Sarah Silverman 'The Sarah Silverman Program'
Mary-Louise Parker 'Weeds'
Toni Collette 'United States Of Tara'

Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series
William Shatner 'Boston Legal'
Christian Clemenson 'Boston Legal'
Aaron Paul 'Breaking Bad'
Michael Emerson 'Lost'
John Slattery 'Mad Men'
William Hurt 'Damages'

Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Rose Byrne 'Damages'
Hope Davis 'In Treatment'
Chandra Wilson 'Grey's Anatomy'
Sandra Oh 'Grey's Anatomy'
Dianne Wiest 'In Treatment'
Cherry Jones '24'

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon 'Entourage'
Tracy Morgan '30 Rock'
Neil Patrick Harris 'How I Met Your Mother'
Rainn Wilson 'The Office'
Jon Cryer 'Two And A Half Men'
Jack McBrayer '30 Rock'

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth 'Pushing Daisies'
Kristen Wiig 'Saturday Night Live'
Amy Poehler 'Saturday Night Live'
Jane Krakowski '30 Rock'
Vanessa Williams 'Ugly Betty'
Elizabeth Perkins 'Weeds'

Best Reality-Competition Program'American Idol'
'Dancing With The Stars'
'Project Runway'
'The Amazing Race'
'Top Chef'

Best Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Ryan Seacrest 'American Idol'
Tom Bergeron 'Dancing With the Stars'
Phil Keoghan 'The Amazing Race'
Heidi Klum 'Project Runway'
Jeff Probst 'Survivor'
Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio 'Top Chef'

Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series
'Late Show With David Letterman'
'Real Time With Bill Maher'
'Saturday Night Live'
'The Colbert Report'
'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'

Best Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Edward Asner 'CSI: NY'
Ted Danson 'Damages'
Jimmy Smits 'Dexter'
Ernest Borgnine 'ER'
Michael J. Fox 'Rescue Me'

Best Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Sharon Lawrence 'Grey's Anatomy'
Ellen Burstyn 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
Brenda Blethyn 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
Carol Burnett 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
CCH Pounder 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'

Best Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Beau Bridges 'Desperate Housewives'
Justin Timberlake 'Saturday Night Live'
Steve Martin '30 Rock'
Jon Hamm '30 Rock'
Alan Alda '30 Rock'

Best Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Christine Baranski 'The Big Bang Theory'
Gena Rowlands 'Monk'
Betty White 'My Name Is Earl'
Tina Fey 'Saturday Night Live'
Jennifer Aniston '30 Rock'
Elaine Stritch '30 Rock'

Best Miniseries
'Generation Kill'
'Little Dorritt'

Best Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Kevin Kline 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
Brendan Gleeson 'Into The Storm'
Sir Ian McKellen 'King Lear'
Kevin Bacon 'Taking Chance'
Kiefer Sutherland '24: Redemption'
Kenneth Branagh 'Wallander: One Step Behind'

Best Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Chandra Wilson 'Accidental Friendship'
Shirley MacLaine 'Coco Chanel'
Drew Barrymore 'Grey Gardens'Jessica Lange 'Grey Gardens'
Sigourney Weaver 'Prayers For Bobby'

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by Jennifer Squires Biller