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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for Sept. 5-7

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 less than thrilled with the CW's relaunch of 90210, complete with overplayed songs, one-dimensional characterization, and found it to be much less fun overall than Gossip Girl, The O.C., or Skins. I also took an advance look at the first two episodes of Season Five of HBO's Entourage, offered an advance review of the season opener of the CW's latest cycle of America's Next Top Model, and was super-excited about the casting of Jennifer Aniston on NBC's 30 Rock this season, among other things.

Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items...

  • Buzz launched a printable night-by-night TV calendar so you can know when your favorites are on. Pretty! (BuzzSugar)
  • This week, Joshua Jackson and J.J. Abrams talked about their new show Fringe. (Daemon's TV)
  • With everyone complaining about how terrible the new 90210 is, Marcia made the point that the old one was pretty damn awful when it started, too. (Pop Vultures)
  • WWE Diva Mickie James makes a guest appearance as a derby girl on this week's Psych and we spent some time chatting with her about the experience. (RTVW)
  • How can a show like Raising the Bar be bad when it features not one but two Bayside alumni. Now if they can bring back Mr. Belding. (Scooter McGavin's 9th Green)
  • Vance finally has time to start posting about the Fall TV Preview (Tapeworthy)
  • TiFaux never got around to watching TNT's premiere of Raising the Bar, but Dan had some very important things to say about Mark-Paul Gosselaar's new shaggy mane. (TiFaux)
  • Never miss your favorite show this fall! Download and print theTVaddict.com's Ultimate Fall 2008 Season Premiere Calendar (The TV Addict)
  • We gave you our take on summer's TV landscape -- and it wasn't pretty. (TV Filter)

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