By John Keegan and Gregg Wright
"Body swapping episode". The mere thought of the concept sends shivers down my spine. And these are not shivers of excitement, but of dread. Often, I wonder if there's been some sort of edict set down by the gods of television, decreeing that all sci-fi shows must, at some point, do a body-swap episode. It's one of the most popularly-utilized tropes in sci-fi television, but not only am I sick and tired of it, I'm not convinced that it ever really worked. Maybe there are rare exceptions were uncannily good acting results in a truly convincing body-swap, but in almost every case, it's impossible to see the exercise as anything other than the actors mimicking each other, to the best of their abilities. Suspension of disbelief just isn't there.
"Body swapping episode". The mere thought of the concept sends shivers down my spine. And these are not shivers of excitement, but of dread. Often, I wonder if there's been some sort of edict set down by the gods of television, decreeing that all sci-fi shows must, at some point, do a body-swap episode. It's one of the most popularly-utilized tropes in sci-fi television, but not only am I sick and tired of it, I'm not convinced that it ever really worked. Maybe there are rare exceptions were uncannily good acting results in a truly convincing body-swap, but in almost every case, it's impossible to see the exercise as anything other than the actors mimicking each other, to the best of their abilities. Suspension of disbelief just isn't there.
Last week the top four contestants of American Idol competed for the coveted top three spots. The top three will get to travel back to their hometowns to perform. Hollie Cavanagh, who is from McKinney, Texas and only 18, will unfortunately not be sharing that part of the journey as she was voted off on Thursday.
Love in the Wild returns to NBC on June 7 with a new location, a new crop of singles, and a new host: Jenny McCarthy. The former “Singled Out” star is taking charge of 14 young men and women looking for love in the Dominican Republic. 
Last week on The Celebrity Apprentice, the contestants were cut down from five to three. Two out of the three will be chosen to move onto the final round, where they must create, host, and sell tickets to a celebrity charity event. The winner of the title of The Celebrity Apprentice will be announced next week on the season finale.
Many of my annoyances with "Grimm" have centered around the too-obvious construction of the season arc. Relatively early in the season, it was clear that the writers were going to toss up artificial barriers to ensure that Hank and Juliette didn't suspect the existence of the Wesen until the season finale. This has led, especially in Juliette's case, to some character assassination, as some have termed it.
It's almost hard to believe, but there are only three episodes remaining in the season. By this point in the first season, King Robert had died, Joffrey had taken the throne, and Ned was betrayed and taken prisoner. It's not quite as clear, now, that we're hurtling toward climactic events, but one might suspect that this is all building up to a battle for King's Landing. I've just been surprised to find that this show has once again seemingly failed to conform to my expectations for how a serialized drama would be structured. Season 1 turned out to be more of a prologue. And season 2, which has been surprisingly low-key, could so far be described as an extension of the prologue.
After eight seasons, the five time Emmy Award winning series, House, is saying good bye. Tonight Fox airs the all-new episode "Holding On," followed next week by the two-hour special event which kicks off with the retrospectrive special "Swan Song," followed by the series finale "Everybody Dies."
NBC's top rated summer reality series America's Got Talent returns tonight for its seventh season. This season the judges Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne are joined by radio personality Howard Stern, who promises to bring a unique perspective and brutal honesty to the show.
The hunt is on for the weapons needed to take down Dick Roman and the Leviathans, and the Brothers Winchester follow the fetch quest to one of the few remaining Alphas, once Crowley makes it clear that he's not getting involved until the Winchesters prove they can get the job done by collecting the rest of the pieces of the puzzle. Which, of course, is easier said than done.