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Just in time: My best in show in '09!

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I find myself getting crazy reflective as the year draws to a close. Maybe because I'm just that deep. Or maybe just because there is less new stuff to write about this time of year, so I need to fill this column with something. So today, I offer you my picks for the best of the best of the last 12 months. (Fyi: I tried to limit the acting categories to one winner and one runner-up, but in some cases ties were simply unavoidable.) Best Drama Series: Mad Men. Marital drama hasn't been this honestly and gut-wrenchingly depicted since Tony and Carmella came thisclose to divorcing. »


- Michael Ausiello

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First Look: 'Glee' villainess Jane Lynch gets animated

29 December 2009 10:42 AM, PST

Glee's fire-breathing badass Jane Lynch will show off a whole new side to herself on the Jan. 10 episode of The Cleveland Show when she debuts as Roberta's brusque, no-nonsense new teacher Ms. Eck. To mark her toonful new gig on the Family Guy spinoff, the Golden Globe- nominated actress graciously agreed to participate in the following mini-interrogation. Are you a fan of Family Guy? Jane Lynch: I love Family Guy. I am also appalled and shocked by Family Guy. And I am proud to say that several children in my family under the age of 10 get it and love it, »


- Michael Ausiello

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'True Blood' scoop: Will Alcide win Sookie's heart?

29 December 2009 7:17 AM, PST

Alcide is about to put a major kink in True Blood's polarizing Eric/Sookie/Bill triangle. At least that's the word from the werewolf's portrayer, Joe Manganiello, who makes a strong case for an Alcide/Sookie pairing in Part 2 of our exclusive Q&A.  (You can read Part 1 here.) The 33-year-old actor also weighs in on the length of his commitment to the show and why he isn't afraid of those crazy Team Bill and Team Eric fans. Will your Alcide be different from the Alcide in the books? Joe Manganiello: Alan Ball and I had a conversation »


- Michael Ausiello

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'True Blood' hunk on landing Alcide: 'I started crying'

28 December 2009 10:15 AM, PST

Now that you've had time to adjust to the idea of Joe Manganiello in the role of Alcide on True Blood, it's time to get to know the man behind the monster. In Part 1 of an exclusive two-part Q&A, the One Tree Hill hunk opens up about the phone call that changed his life, the childhood incident that foreshadowed his casting, and the punishing "werewolf workout" that will turn him into a half-human heartthrob. How did you find out that you won the role? Joe Manganiello: I had three meetings with Alan Ball. , I got a call from my agent and manager. »


- Michael Ausiello

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