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With only three specials remaining before David Tennant hangs up his Chuck Taylors on Doctor Who, anticipation is running rampant for the upcoming Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars," slated to run this autumn before "The End of Time," the final two-parter in which Tennant's Tenth Doctor will bid adieu to the series. (You can read my exclusive interview with Tennant here .) I had the fantastic opportunity to sit down with outbound Doctor Who executive producer/head writer Russell T. Davies and director Euros Lyn, who directed "The End of Time" (as well as the entirety of Torchwood: Children of Earth ) to find out what they had to say about the end of Tennant's run on the series, which also marks Davies' departure from Doctor Who as well. "The end is on its way now," Davies told me. "There's a darkness descending." Among the topics of conversation: why Davies is leaving the series, what's coming up on Doctor W...

Wow. That was my immediate reaction upon seeing the most recent episode of True Blood ("Release Me"), written by Raelle Tucker and directed by Michael Ruscio, which I was lucky enough to snag an advance screener for about a week ago. (I teased my reaction to this shocking and visceral episode on Twitter here .) This week's episode offered a major turning point in the second season of True Blood , fracturing some alliances (possibly forever), revealing a traitor, and solving one of the season's most enduring mysteries. All while things heat up in a major way in Bon Temps and Tara begins to see things more clearly than she has in a long time. So just what did I think about this week's installment? Pop open a Tru Blood from the mini-bar, grab yourself a telepath, put on the Victrola, and let's discuss "Release Me." Need a refresher before we dive in? Here's a video recap for "Release Me": I really do think that Maryann ...

The bad news is that David Tennant is still leaving Doctor Who in a few months' time. The good news for American viewers, however, is that digital cabler BBC America will be airing Tennant's final three Doctor Who specials--beginning with this autumn's Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars --as "quickly behind" the UK airdates as possible... and said that they will be airing the full, uncut UK episodes, even if they spill over into the next timeslot, at least in their premiere outings. The statements were made by BBC America's Garth Ancier at last week's Television Critics Association session for BBC America in Pasadena; Ancier also told reporters that the channel would have aired Torchwood: Children of Earth day and date with BBC One but there were scheduling issues with BBC One. Ancier moderated a packed session that included Doctor Who star David Tennant, head writer/executive producer Russell T. Davies, executive producer Julie Gardner, and director Euros...

Welcome to your Monday morning television briefing. Torchwood star John Barrowman has told BBC1 Radio host Chris Moyle that he is meeting with the producers of ABC's Desperate Housewives about a possible role on the series next season. "I'm off to Los Angeles on Sunday again," said Barrowman on the air. "I probably shouldn't say this but I've got a meeting with the execs of Desperate Housewives ; can you believe it, I'm going to be a Desperate Housewife!" No word yet on what role Barrowman could be playing or if a deal is in place for the actor to come on board the long-running drama. ( Guardian 's Media Monkey ) The Chicago Tribune 's Maureen Ryan is reporting that former Battlestar Galactica co-star Michael Hogan will be guest starring in an upcoming episode of FOX's Dollhouse this fall. Hogan, set to appear in the second episode of the sophomore season, will play "a customer of the Dollhouse who has used the services of the...

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 had an exclusive interview with Doctor Who 's David Tennant , who talked about his legacy to the Doctor Who franchise, the upcoming "End of Time" Christmas Special, and the Doctor's sartorial choices. I also had Part Two of my interview with Torchwood: Children of Earth executive producer Julie Gardner , write-ups on such Comic-Con panels as Lost , Doctor Who , Torchwood , 24 , True Blood , Eureka , Caprica/BSG , Bones , Chuck , Fringe , The Prisoner , and Stargate Universe . (And quotes from the 24 press room !) I reported from the Television Critics Association session for HBO, where they announced renewals for True Blood, Hung , and Entourage and offered details about the upcoming Seinfeld reunion season of Curb Your Enthusiasm . All this, plus news about Ben Silverman leaving N...