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Link Tank: TV Blog Coalition Roundup for March 13-15

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.

Missing Lost this week? I might not have a new episode of the ABC drama to tide you over until your latest fix but I did offer video of my interviews with showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and series stars Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, and Michael Emerson... along with a few spoilers.

This week, I also had advance reviews of ABC's Castle, the next two episodes of Gossip Girl, NBC's Kings and Chopping Block, as well as an exclusive interview with Big Love actress Mireille Enos, who plays Kathy and Jodean Marquart.

All this and discussions on the latest episodes of HBO's Big Love, NBC's Chuck, BBC America's Last Restaurant Standing, FX's Damages, and NBC's 30 Rock.

Plus, Televisionary's Twitter feed was named one of "20 Entertainment News Twitter Feeds Worth Following" by Business Insider.

Elsewhere in the sophisticated TV-obsessed section of the blogosphere, members of the TV Blog Coalition were discussing the following items...
  • With news of Leighton Meester landing a film role, Buzz wondered which TV actors could shine on the big screen. (BuzzSugar)
  • This week, Sandie shared the first pictures of Alex O'Loughlin in Criminal Minds (Daemon's TV)
  • Yeah we have seen this story before, but Castle just may turn out to be watchable. (Scooter McGavin's 9th Green)
  • Vance is loving the new Degrassi kids, meanwhile, some of the old ones are going to Hollywood, while a few in real life are starring in a play in Toronto! (Tapeworthy)
  • Although not usually one to pick a fight, Dan expressed some annoyance with the portrayal of gay folks on SNL and Bromance. (TiFaux)
  • Jennifer pondered why there are no big stars on Dancing With the Stars and who will die on Smallville, while Ashley took a swing at TV's best musical moments(Tube Talk)
  • Raoul talked to Kris and Amanda from The Amazing Race. (TV Filter)
  • This week, we listed 5 reasons why KINGS could help rebuild NBC's empire (the TV Addict)

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