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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for Jan 25-27

Televisionary is proud to be a member of the TV Blog Coalition. At the end of each week, we'll feature a roundup of content from our sister sites for your delectation.

This week, I was all about British TV, from an advance look at Torchwood's second season opener to the awe-inspiring series finale of Life on Mars.

But, lest you think I abandoned US television, think again: I was enraptured by what could be the final two episodes of Chuck this season, gleeful about denim disasters on Project Runway, and pleased as punch with the winners of The Amazing Race 12.

Also, casting updates for $10 million FOX drama pilot Fringe from J.J. Abrams and NBC comedy pilot Kath & Kim.

But the biggest news of all: the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion at the Paley Festival. I am so there!

Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items...
  • Buzz shared tons of stories from the Freaks and Geeks reunion in San Francisco. (BuzzSugar)
  • Sandie interviewed Sophia Myles who plays Beth Turner on MOONLIGHT (Daemon's TV)
  • Liz watched writers from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report stage a hilarious mock debate on the strike. (Glowy Box)
  • Mikey wishes that James Marsters was in every episode of Torchwood. (Mikey Likes TV)
  • Fergus looked at five shows that never made it to the airwaves, much to our disappointment. (Pop Vultures)
  • To kick off the Adopt A Writer project Kelley interviewed Jasmine Love, a writer with credits from Moesha, The Division, and The District. (RTVW)
  • Usually the first quarter is a slow time for finding new albums, but Scooter has rounded up a list of 29 albums to check out in the next four months. Well, 28 and Ashlee Simpson. (Scooter McGavin's 9th Green)
  • Vance is going to miss Betty and Chuck during the strike hiatus. (Tapeworthy)
  • Dan had some misgivings about Carson Kressley's tepid new show How to Look Good Naked. (TiFaux)
  • Raoul interviewed Rachel and TK from The Amazing Race. (TV Filter)
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