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And so The Mystery is solved. Those of you who read my advance review of this week's season premiere of Battlestar Galactica ("Sometimes a Great Notion") know that I was prohibited by the network from discussing any major plot points from the current installment, which kicks off the final batch of episodes of BSG before this gripping and intelligent series takes its final flight among the stars. But now that the episode has aired (likely to the sound of a collective gasp from fans around the country), we can get down to the business of discussing the head-trippy revelations that this week's episode of BSG , written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, unearthed. Ellen. I'm sure everyone here wants to talk about the fact that we finally learned that the Final Cylon was in fact Ellen Tigh, who was killed by her husband Saul back on New Caprica... for collaborating with the Cylons. Tigh, of course, later learned that he was a Cylon and he poisoned Ellen after she

I don't know about you but I've definitely missed HBO's Big Love , which has been missing from the airwaves for far too long. You've all had a chance to read my advance review of the third season premiere of Big Love ("Block Party") from last month, in which I tried my hardest not to give away any major spoilers. But it was definitely difficult when talking about an episode that contained as many intriguing plot twists as this one, in which murder attempts are made, boys are thrown off the compound, and a personal sacrifice is made for the greater good. (And believe me when I say that you haven't seen anything yet: the twists that are coming will blow you away.) Now that the season premiere of Big Love --written by series creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer--has aired, we can talk about the latest complications in the Henrickson clan's lives... and what these latest twists might spell out for the future of the polygamist family. Barb. I was shock

Welcome to your Monday morning television briefing. I'm still recovering from the past week and a half of Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour and Friday night's Battlestar Galactica cast & crew screening, which featured a live rendition by Bear and Brendan McCreary performing the BSG arrangement of "All Along the Watchtower," and a kick-ass afterparty thrown by director Michael Nankin, where much of the cast--including the Fifth Cylon--turned up afterward. The Chicago Tribune 's Maureen Ryan has a fantastic interview with Battlestar Galactica co-creator/executive producer Ronald D. Moore, writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, and director David Nankin about "Sometimes a Great Notion," the season premiere for the final run of BSG . Moore dishes about the reasoning behind the Fifth Cylon, Duala's fate, and shooting this episode during the writers strike. ( Chicago Tribune 's The Watcher ) The Sunday Mirror claims that Mich

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 posted an advance review of the Season Three premiere of Skins and interviewed series co-creator Jamie Brittain , posted a spoiler-free review of the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica (and then later discussed the revelations at length ), reviewed the first four episodes of Season Two of Showtime's Secret Diary of a Call Girl , reviewed the first three episodes of Flight of the Conchords and interviewed the series' Kristen Schaal (a.k.a. Mel) , shared an exclusive statement from Virtuality co-writer Michael Taylor about the FOX pilot project , and reviewed the t hird season of BBC America's Gordon Ramsay's F Word . I also reported from the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour where ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson didn't give us any news on when they m

Fans of Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money , and Eli Stone shouldn't hold their collective breath waiting for ABC to run the remaining episodes of their favorite series, all of which the Alphabet cancelled last year. Speaking at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson was maddeningly vague when questioned several times about when viewers could anticipate seeing the leftover episodes of Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money , and Eli Stone . "I wish that we had been able to give the producers really series-ending notice to some extent so they could really get that done and really have kind of a finale, if you will," said McPherson. "Because of the way the timing worked out, we didn't, and we weren't able to. But I'd love to find a way to get those out, because Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money for me -- most of the time when shows don't work, you can really, in hindsight, look back and kick you

Every now and then you do get a perfect hour of comedy on Thursday night. I haven't exactly been shy about my feelings about the post-Amy Ryan season of The Office so far this year, so I am always pleasantly surprised when an episode comes along that manages to make me remember why I once loved this series. That said, I'd be happy if co-executive producer Jennifer Celotta would write every episode of the NBC comedy; I can always tell when an episode is written by Celotta: the characters seem more grounded, more realistic, and the pacing is swift and deliberate. Last night's episode of The Office ("Duel") featured the wrap up of the season-long storyline involving the love triangle between Dwight, Angela, and Andy and had Michael heading to New York to take a meeting with David Wallace, leaving Jim in charge of the office. Perhaps proving that he is one of the most oblivious characters on television today, Andy still doesn't know that Angela has been sleeping

Weeds ' Nancy Botwin might get more press but the Showtime girl I can't get enough of is Belle. That's right, the British drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl returns to Showtime on Sunday at 10:30 pm ET/PT for a second season of secrets, lies, clients, and, well romance. Billie Piper ( Doctor Who ) returns as Hannah, a down-to-earth girl who works nights as a high-class call girl with the pseudonym of Belle du Jour. The only problem is that her family has no idea what she does for a living, a fact that Hannah goes to great lengths to maintain, including the use of two different phones, two different names, and two different halves of herself. I had the opportunity to watch the first four episodes of Season Two, kicking off later this week, and immediately fell under Piper's spell once again. As in Season One, which aired last year on Showtime, Secret Diary of a Call Girl is darkly seductive, slick, and mordantly funny. While the subject matter is salacious, it's sof