NBC and CBS offer vintage TV episodes online

Source: newsday

Now you’ve got Mr. T, Mr. Spock and Kojak at your fingertips anytime. NBC and CBS have just announced free streams of vintage TV episodes on their Web sites.

Online at NBC.com, the Way Back Wednesdays page features full episodes of such NBC Universal library series as “Miami Vice,” “Emergency,” “Buck Rogers” and “The A-Team.” (Who doesn’t need to see Mr. T in “Mexican Slayride”?)

CBS.com’s new Television Classics list taps the CBS library (vintage Paramount and CBS shows) for full episodes of shows like “The Twilight Zone,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Star Trek” and “Melrose Place.”

They’re also streaming “MacGyver,” whose mechanical ingenuity was just tested on Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters.”

NBC-owned cable channel sites Sci Fi.com. ChillerTV.com and SleuthChannel.com also plan to start vintage streaming this month. Expect shows like “Tek War” and “Night Gallery” (SciFi), “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Swamp Thing” (ChillerTV) and “Kojak” and “Simon & Simon” (SleuthChannel).

But remember, though you’re watching online, you’re still watching TV – these no-cost streams are sponsored by included commercials. Nothing comes free, does it?

Lost 4×05 The Constant Preview

“What the bloody hell is going on?”

Good question…

Word has it that it will be a Desmond centered episode.

Stay tune for more…

Lost 4×04 Eggtown Recap

It was a very good episode this week.

This episode was centered around Kate for the most part.

In a flash forward scene we see Kate being tried for the crimes she committed before the crash. We learn that Kate has a son when her lawyer wants him to testify on her behalf, but she refuses to let him.

So they get Jack (who lies during his testimony) and says there were 8 who originally survived the plane crash. However there were only 6 who were rescued. Who and where are the two that are unaccounted for? Was one of those in that coffin we saw in an earlier episode? Was it Claire?

Speaking of Claire, Kate’s son is also named Aaron. Is this a coincidence or does she have Claire’s baby. Is Kate’s baby hers and Sawyers? Is that why Jack wont see him? So many questions left to ask and answer. Tune into this weekend’s podcast as we discuss and answer among other things these questions about Lost.

‘Lost’: Mind-Blowing Scoop From Its Producers

Source: ew.com
By Jeff Jensen

Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse tell Doc Jensen what they’ll answer this season, how they’re handling the time/space plot, what’s relevant (or irrelevant) to the story, and more…

THE TEASE!
If I had to sum up tonight’s episode in one word, it would be ”Kate.” If I had to choose two, it would be ”Dharma bums.” Three words? They would be ”Deals with devils.” And if I had to pick four or more, I’d say, ”Let’s just ask executive producer Damon Lindelof.”

”Remember last week when you were left wondering if Ben was a member of the Oceanic 6? Well, the last line of dialogue of this episode will cause the fans to ask a very similar question.”

Okay, since you brought it up, Damon: Is Ben a member of the Oceanic 6?

”Nothing precludes him from being a member of the Oceanic 6 — other than he wasn’t on the plane,” says Lindelof. ”But he does have a room full of documents and passports. He could have just, you know, done some research and doctored some records and adopted the identity of someone on the plane — someone with no family or friends who would know otherwise. So who’s to say he isn’t?”

So…when will we know for certain?

”By the end of the seventh episode, the audience will now know who the Oceanic 6 are.”

Well, whaddyaknow: a Doc Jensen column with some genuinely useful information for a change! And guess what?

We’re just getting started. Read More…

The Top TV Shows Return, FINALLY! [Complete Network Schedule]

According to Entertainment weekly – Now that the writers’ strike is over, see at a glance when your favorite TV shows will be back with new episodes, and how many will be produced:

ALIENS IN AMERICA (The CW)
RETURNS March 2
EPISODES TO AIR 8 (Four episodes will air through March 23; the remaining four will air from April 27 to May 18)

BACK TO YOU (Fox)
RETURNS Feb. 26
EPISODES TO AIR 11
INSIDE SCOOP Three eps were shot pre-strike; eight more will follow. An Xmas-themed script may be changed. (Santa becomes Easter Bunny?)

THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
RETURNS March 17
EPISODES TO AIR 9

BONES (Fox)
RETURNS April 14
EPISODES TO AIR 4+
INSIDE SCOOP Four eps are in the can, and Bones will shoot at least six more; the extra episodes have yet to be scheduled.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5

COLD CASE (CBS)
RETURNS March 30
EPISODES TO AIR 5

CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
RETURNS April 2
EPISODES TO AIR 7

CSI (CBS)
RETURNS April 3
EPISODES TO AIR 6

CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
RETURNS March 24
EPISODES TO AIR 8

CSI: NY (CBS)
RETURNS April 2
EPISODES TO AIR 7

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5

ER (NBC)
RETURNS April 10
EPISODES TO AIR 6

EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (The CW)
RETURNS March 3
EPISODES TO AIR 12

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC)
RETURNS Possibly in fall
EPISODES TO AIR To be determined
INSIDE SCOOP NBC is weighing whether to bring back this low-rated critics’ pick; if not, it could wind up on another network.

THE GAME (The CW)
RETURNS March 23
EPISODES TO AIR 9

GHOST WHISPERER (CBS)
RETURNS April 4
EPISODES TO AIR 6

GOSSIP GIRL (The CW)
RETURNS April 21
EPISODES TO AIR 5
INSIDE SCOOP Pssst! The CW is strongly considering running new episodes of this cult freshman serial over the summer.

GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5

HEROES (NBC)
RETURNS Fall 2008
EPISODES TO AIR 22+
INSIDE SCOOP Heroes plans to resume production in April; extra episodes could air next season. Story focus: supervillains on the loose!

HOUSE (Fox)
RETURNS April 28
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5 planned

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
RETURNS March 17
EPISODES TO AIR 9

LAW & ORDER (NBC)
RETURNS April 23
EPISODES TO AIR 6, shooting 5 more

LAW & ORDER: SVU (NBC)
RETURNS April 15
EPISODES TO AIR 5 or 6

LOST (ABC)
CURRENTLY AIRING For 10 episodes
INSIDE SCOOP Lost will take a break in mid-March before resuming the next month; the 16-episode season arc will be told in 13 episodes.

MEDIUM (NBC)
CURRENTLY AIRING For 6 episodes, shooting 7 more

MOONLIGHT (CBS)
RETURNS April 11
EPISODES TO AIR 4

MY NAME IS EARL (NBC)
RETURNS April 3
EPISODES TO AIR 8+
INSIDE SCOOP On Earl’s list: Atone for his absence. There’s talk of expanding some of these eight episodes into hour-long affairs.

NCIS (CBS)
RETURNS April 8
EPISODES TO AIR 7

NUMB3RS (CBS)
RETURNS April 4
EPISODES TO AIR 6

THE OFFICE (NBC)
RETURNS April 10
EPISODES TO AIR 5 or 6

ONE TREE HILL (The CW)
RETURNS April 14
EPISODES TO AIR 6

PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)
RETURNS Fall 2008
EPISODES TO AIR 13+

REAPER (The CW)
RETURNS April 22
EPISODES TO AIR 5

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS)
RETURNS April 14
EPISODES TO AIR 6

SAMANTHA WHO? (ABC)
RETURNS Late March
EPISODES TO AIR 6+

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)
RETURNS Feb. 23
EPISODES TO AIR To be determined

SCRUBS (NBC)
RETURNS April 10
EPISODES TO AIR 5, may shoot 4 more

SHARK (CBS)
RETURNS To be determined
EPISODES TO AIR 4

SMALLVILLE (The CW)
RETURNS April 17
EPISODES TO AIR 5

SUPERNATURAL (The CW)
RETURNS April 24
EPISODES TO AIR 4

30 ROCK (NBC)
RETURNS April 10
EPISODES TO AIR 5
INSIDE SCOOP What’s in store? Spills Tina Fey via e-mail: ”Liz has a pregnancy scare.” Even better, ”Jack may get called to serve his country.”

24 (Fox)
RETURNS Early ‘09
EPISODES TO AIR 24 (duh!)
INSIDE SCOOP For once, Jack Bauer isn’t running out of time. Eight eps are done, and production will resume soon for an uninterrupted ‘09 season.

TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
RETURNS March 17
EPISODES TO AIR 9

UGLY BETTY (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5
INSIDE SCOOP Exec producer Silvio Horta says a few plotlines will have to be tweaked. Which makes us wonder: Early labor for Wilhelmina?

WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS)
RETURNS April 3
EPISODES TO AIR 6