TV Recaps

The Hollywood Gossip staff spent hours last night analyzing The Bachelor and assigning points to various quotes and developments. In other words: it was a typical Monday night.

But it meant we missed out on a number of great television shows. Fortunately, our pals at TV Fanatic have us covered. Click on the following links to read all about various episodes of various programs:

• Heroes concluded its tumor storyline in a ridiculous manner.
• Renee Walker returned, in a different state than when we previously saw her, on 24.
• Brandon Routh and Angie Harmon both showed up on Chuck.
• We loved the series premiere of Life Unexpected. You should DVR it.

• There was a robbery on The Big Bang Theory.
• Amanda Peet showed up on How I Met Your Mother.
• Charlie got a colonoscopy on Two and a Half Men. Fun!

Kate Walsh pulled double on ABC last night, showing up on Grey's Anatomy and, as always, on Private Practice.

The network hyped the crossover episodes like they were more important than a Presidential summit on nuclear proliferation. Did they meet expectations? Did Eric Dane really get naked? And what as James Franco making love to on 30 Rock?

Our friends at TV Fanatic have all these answers and more in their rundown of Thursday night programming. Follow the links below to get caught up...

• Addison showed up, while a major couple broke up, on Grey's Anatomy.
• Pregnancy complications, and a really messy house, were the focus of Private Practice.
• Jack Black guest-starred on the first Community episode of 2010. So did Owen Wilson, barely.

• Gob alert! Will Arnett went on a blind date with his real-life wife on Parks and Recreation.
• Fans were treated to a double dose of 30 Rock. Sort through the episodes now.
• Parents may have felt extra emotional during last night's installment of Fringe.
• Finally, a double dose of the trashiness that is Jersey Shore ...
• ... and a late-night skewering of Jay Leno on his own show.

With hits like The Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy and FlashForward airing repeats until the new year, last night's TV offerings were somewhat limited.

But there were plenty of laughs to be had, thanks to holiday-themed episodes from NBC's roster of comedies and MTV's new, unintentionally funny hit.

Our friends at TV Fanatic have compiled some reviews of last night's viewing. Follow the links for full rundowns (and LOL-worthy quotes) from each:

• Okay, we lied. Fringe isn't a comedy. But it was solid last night, thanks to Thomas Newton's resurrection and Walter Bishop's readmission.
• Suffice it to say, everyone at Greendale celebrates religion in his or her own way, and suffice it to say, Community was hilariously un-PC.
• A Christmas scandal rocked Parks and Recreation. Well, at least as much as any political sex scandal can possibly rock Pawnee, Indiana.
• Julianne Moore guest-starred, the cast feuded, Liz acted like a bigger nerd than usual, and Tracy and Ken talked religion on 30 Rock.
• Holiday episodes often bring out The Office quotes to remember, and last night was no exception. In other news, the branch is saved!
• If you haven't seen the greatness that is Jersey Shore on MTV, you owe it to yourself to watch ... and laugh at them, not with them.

The hottest, craziest, tannest guidos housemates of the New Jersey shore.

In case you haven't heard, there's a pretty big Tiger Woods scandal burning up the Internet.

The golfer's stunning affairs have taken up most of our staff's time, as we were hunkered down in the office last night, shaking our heads in disbelief and refreshing our browsers for rumored Jaimee Grubbs nude pics.

Fortunately, our friends at TV Fanatic watched the latest episodes of Thursday night television for us and have reviewed each below. Follow the links to be take a break from coverage of Tiger's trangressions...

• We almost lost faith in the show, but FlashForward aired its best hour since the pilot this week.
• It's the second funniest new comedy on TV. Catch up on Community now!
• After last night's episode, Tom is on the market on Parks and Recreation!
• Michael Scott has always been a bumbling idiot, but his latest confession of wrongdoing was more depressing than funny. Almost worse than Jim's theory that he killed someone on The Office.
• There were TWO full hours of Private Practice!
• When Liz flounders as a fledgling talk show host, Devin Banks returns to sabotage Jack again, and Tracy decides to be a serious actor, funny 30 Rock quotes are sure to follow.

Monday nights often feature the good (How I Met Your Mother), the bad (Heroes) and the ugly (Two and a Half Men) of television.

In other words: there's something for everyone!

Because our staff is busy covering the latest New Moon gossip, as well as mourning the end of Jon & Kate Plus 8, we've left it to our friends at TV Fanatic to recap and review all new episodes from last night.

Follow the links to that site below...

• The best thing we can say about this week's Heroes: it wasn't the worst episode in show history.
• The House and Cuddy relationship is losing a bit of steam on House.
• Chris Elliot, along with a few big-time slaps, guest-starred on How I Met Your Mother.
• Katee Sackhoff graced viewers with her hot presence on The Big Bang Theory.
• Charlie learned a valuable lesson on Two and a Half Men: talking can lead to orgasms.

Hey, did you hear that Heather Locklear returned to Melrose Place last night?

For those that haven't turned to The CW or signed online over the past month, it's true. The resurrection of Amanda Woodward highlighted an eventful night on the tube, all of which our friends at TV Fanatic have recapped and reviewed.

Follow the links below to see what these critics have to say about various storylines and shows...

• It was blonde vs. blonde, as Heather butted heads with Ella on Melrose Place.
• The power went out, but the action never stopped, on a new episode of NCIS.
• 90210 featured drugs, break-ups and the death of a character that's been around since the early 1990s.
• On Sons of Anarchy, Jax and Opie made up, which is a bad sign for the white supremacists in town.
• You really should watch V.

Q: What gets more of a work out than Kellan Lutz's abs?
A: Our DVR on Thursday nights!

Every network brings its A-game to the small screen on Thursdays, which might explain why there are more typos on THG than usual today. Our fingers are tired from so much remote control work!

Therefore, we've left the recapping and reviewing of various shows and episodes to our friends at TV Fanatic. Below, we've linked to their summaries of The Vampire Diaries, The Office and more. Enjoy...

• Damon revealed his master plan, and then got his heart broken, on an incredible installment of The Vampire Diaries.
• Storylines continued to drag and characters continued to bore us to death on FlashForward.
• A virgin took so much Viagra on his wedding night that he couldn't shed his erection on Private Practice. Seriously.
• Good news: Meredith returned to work on Grey's Anatomy. Bad news: Izzie came back.

• In intentionally funny programming, The Office quotes and employees slayed us. As usual.
• We didn't follow everything that took place on Fringe, but that's often the case on this great, mysterious drama.
• Alec Baldwin was up to his usual, ridiculous, hilarious tricks on 30 Rock; but Abed and his Community quotes may soon rival Jack Donaghy's dead-pan deliveries.