The Best of the Best

Dollhouse “Epitaph One” In this coda to season one, we start off ten years in the future and learn what effect the dollhouse technology has had on the larger world.

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Riding to the rescue

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Torchwood: Children of Earth This five-night miniseries follows as a strange event throughout the world brings society to the brink of destruction. It is a job for the Torchwood agency, Britain’s go-to force for dealing with the paranormal and extraterrestrial threats that arise.

In addition to being available on Sidereel, BBC America will be showing a marathon rebroadcast on Sunday, July 26th starting at 1 PM EST.

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Looking for an actor? This man is available, please hire him.

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Better Off Ted “Trust and Consequences” Linda is made the scapegoat when Veridian Dynamics is sued for a faulty medication.

Kings “Javelin” David is put on trial for treason by Silas.

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It’s easy to spend time with kids with cancer when you’re dead on the inside.

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Due to the Fourth of July preempting last week’s “Boob Tube,” this week’s installment will include the best television of the past two weeks.

Royal Pains “No Man is an Island” Hank and Evan spend the weekend on the private island of a wealthy family as their doctor and nanny, respectively.

Rescue Me “Torch” A gruesome death takes its toll on all the firefighters, and leaves Tommy questioning his stoicism.

Better Off Ted “Bioshuffle” The leaking of acidic goo (or “ass-goo” for short) forces a shuffling of offices that throws everyone out of their comfort zone.

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Lunch with the boss is a bold move.

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Rescue Me “Disease” Tommy continues to deceive his family about the fact that he is drinking again. Sean is recovering from the surgery to remove his cancer.*

Better Off Ted “You Are the Boss of Me” Ted’s daughter is off in New York for the week with his ex-wife, so Ted decides to bond with his employees for something to do.

Burn Notice “Fearless Leader” Michael decides to offer up a gesture of goodwill to Detective Paxson, in the hopes of getting her off his back.*

*Both Rescue Me and Burn Notice are on 8 day delays before showing up on Hulu.

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Our “living in sync practice hour” really paid off!

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Pushing Daisies “Kerplunk” The Darling Mermaid Darlings decide to return to the water in the final episode of this prematurely-killed series.

Kings “Brotherhood” A plague threatens Shiloh, and David and the Prince are trapped behind enemy lines during a mission.

Nurse Jackie “Sweet-N-All” Jackie does her best to try and make it through another grueling day at the hospital.

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Wait, you guys are still here?

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Pushing Daisies “Water and Power” Emerson finally has a chance to see his kidnapped daughter once again, if he can solve a murder.

Burn Notice “Question and Answer” A cop begins looking into Michael’s activities in Miami and the team has to recover a kidnapped child.

The Colbert Report “Monday, June 7th, 2009” Stephen has his first show from Camp Victory in Baghdad.

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I’ve got all the friends I need.

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Pushing Daisies “Window Dressed to Kill” Emerson enlists Chuck’s help in solving the murder of a window dresser and Ned and Olive pretend to be a couple.

Burn Notice “Friends and Family” Michael learns what it really means to be on his own in the third season premier.

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I’m not jealous, just curious…

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Greek “Social Studies” As midterms loom at Cyprus-Rhodes University, Rusty and Cappie must decide whether some is better than none when it comes to their lady loves.

My Boys “Spring Training” In the third season finale everyone heads to Arizona for spring training and in traditional sitcom fashion, hijinks ensue.

Rescue Me “Iceman” A twenty minute play opens up the episode, in which Tommy is forced to confront his demons that have been reawakened by Genevieve poking around the firehouse. (Sorry, no link—the episode won’t be on Hulu until Tuesday, 6/2.)

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I guess we know what happens now when you badmouth your own writers.

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The Office “Company Picnic” In the fifth season finale we see the return of Amy Ryan’s Holly and a surprising new development for Pam and Jim’s relationship.

Grey’s Anatomy “Here’s to Future Days”/”Now or Never” To cap off a resurgent end of the season, Izzie decides whether or not to go forward with dangerous brain surgery.

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