Call Heroes the fast food of television: even through its very worst moments, it still manages to be greatly entertaining television. This label is most applicable to the second and third volumes (not seasons) of the series, which were mediocre at best, with only a few high points (puppetmaster Eric Doyle, for instance). However, I still tuned in every week — not because it was great television — but because I was entertained. Oh, and because there was always a…

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Today I had the opportunity to attend three fantastic panels at Comic-Con; below are a few details about each.

The Middleman Cast Reunion & Table Read

For those of you who missed out on the very entertaining series The Middleman when it aired on ABC Family last year, I highly recommend that you order or rent the DVD as soon as possible.

Chock full of rapid-fire, hysterical pop culture references delivered by a refreshing cast of very talented yet relatively unknown actors, this…

Read: Middleman, Dexter & EW Female Icon Panels at Comic-Con

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Now that the official Comic-Con schedule for Wednesday through Saturday has been released, I wanted to keep you updated with television panel details.

I will be attending and reporting about the panels that are denoted by an asterisk. Follow me on Twitter for frequent updates from San Diego, and stay tuned for more details!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

• Human Target, V & Vampire Diaries
  • Ballroom 20, 6pm-9pm
  • Full pilot screenings of each

THURSDAY, JULY 23

• Burn Notice*
  • Ballroom 20, 2:30pm-3:30pm
  • Guests: Bruce Campbell, creator/exec prod Matt Nix, executive producer Alfredo…

Read: Comic-Con 09 TV Panels: Friday & Saturday Schedule Update

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Get ready sci-fi fans, ABC has a special little treat for us, and its coming before the end of the summer!  ABC has just purchased 13 episodes of a new sci-fi drama called Defying Gravity that stars Ron Livingston (Office Space), Laura Harris (Dead Like Me), Christina Cox (The Chronicles of Riddick, Blood Ties), Malik Yoba (New York Undercover) and Florentine Lahme (ABC miniseries Impact).  All 13 episodes have already been shot, and will also air on Canada's CTV, Germany's…

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Comic-Con 2009 is now only three weeks away! Below is your weekly television panel schedule update, including guests for each that have been confirmed thus far.

If time permits, I will be attending the panels that are denoted by an asterisk.

Read: Comic-Con 2009: TV Panel Updates with Confirmed Guests

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Since superheroes are here to stay, and the comic book industry looking into an uncertain future, it's time for Marvel Comics to bring some new (and some old) faces to the television screen.  Here are five comic books that desperately need to be turned into television shows.

Runaways

Created by Brian K Vaughan, Runaways focuses on a group of teens and pre-teens who accidentally discover that their parents are, in fact, super-villains.  They do what any rational teenager trapped in comic book…

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I am thrilled to have the opportunity to provide exclusive, on-the-scene coverage of Comic-Con 2009 for all of you on behalf of TVOvermind.

Read: Comic-Con 2009: Confirmed & Covered!

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Sarah Palin is proving that she hasn't lost her  ability to twist the truth since the presidential campaign – which she and John McCain lost in nearly historic proportions, by the way.  Appearing on Today this morning, Palin revisited the David Letterman scandal by first trying to twist Dave's joke about how she looks like a "Slutty Flight Attendant" into a hateful generalization of Flight Attendant's in general – it wasn't, just the slutty one – and then, so…

Read: Palin To Lauer – "Agree With me, or You're Naive."

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Science Fiction is a gamble for the networks.  With pricey flops like Surface, Threshold, and Invasion in the recent past it is kind of surprising to see the three-letter-mafia going all out with yet another batch of far-out programming – but, hey, yay for us.

No doubt this latest batch will result in more impassioned “save our show” campaigns, and fierce fan scene advocacy, and the world will be better for all of it.  Such things are part of what…

Read: Fantastic Forecast – Why All Bets are On 'V'

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The Tonys – LOSERS

The annual awards show for Broadway was last night and boy was it about as boring as ever (I'm not saying Broadway is boring, just their awards show).  CBS sent out a press release today claiming victory in the fact that this year was the most watched Tonys in three years and had over 18% increases in several key demographics, but they left out the fact that only scored a 1.4 rating in the key 18-49…

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It was announced today that BBC America acquired the rights to air five Doctor Who specials.

The 2008 Christmas special, The Next Doctor, is set to air on June 27, 2009. Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead will debut in July, and Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars will be released later this year. The other two specials are slated for late 2009 or early 2010.

These specials will be the last for lead David Tennant, who will be replaced next season by Matt…

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