Michael Varrati

Actor, writer and pop culture enthusiast

This year, the crown jewel of the BBC turns a remarkable 50 years old. While the program's actual anniversary date isn't until November, the entirety of the Who-universe is rolling out the carpet in year-long celebration.

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Watchers of Good TV

Here's a guide for the amount of pain you're about to experience when in the, um, "care" of each of these sometimes certified physicians. Basically, just avoid Dr. Nick.

Bryan Cain-Jackson

Writer/Assistant Editor, Technorati

Sullivan and Son on TBS can be added to the list of shows that take us back to simplicity, not everything has to appear to be so damn realistic.

Ilana Rapp

Writer, NYCastings, "V" fanatic

We all knew that underwear model / actor Justin Deeley would be back on our screens in no time. Now, Justin plays a hunky guardian angel on the recently revived fifth season of Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.

Maureen Ryan

TV critic, The Huffington Post

It's not just that Gandolfini was transfixing as Tony Soprano -- he was transfixing in so many ways.

The 420 Times

Medical marijuana and natural healing magazine, the420times.com

Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker of such films at Super Size Me and the television series 30 Days, has now entered into America's own green zone, medical marijuana, with his new show on CNN, Inside Man, premiering this Sunday.

Dawn Moore

Writer, designer and marketing consultant

Thirteen years after my father's passing, I continue to receive fan letters -- not just from the United States, but from all over the world.

Binky Philips

Music aficionado

I will never have any idea what weird bravado came over me, but, I stepped right up to James Gandolfini, draped my arm over his shoulder (What!?), he looked at me like "This better be good!" and I said, with all the Mafia Tony arrogance I could muster...

Turk Pipkin

Writer, filmmaker, co-founder of The Nobelity Project

I was just a tiny cog in the great wheel that was The Sopranos, just one of thousands who James Gandolfini treated with kindness and respect. There are few so great who remain so humble, who are able to grasp their own incredible abilities and still recognize them as a gift.

Rep. Steve Israel

Congressman from New York's 3rd Congressional District

I'm proud to represent an area of Long Island that has been the location for many famous movies and TV shows. Shamefully, it's also now the location for a show whose characters are disgraceful, misleading, and fuel anti-Semitic stereotypes: Princesses: Long Island.

Greg Archer

Author, journalist, TV host, and professional mood-swinger

If anybody can heat up summer programming, it's Heather Locklear. The famous Melrose Place and Spin City grad enters the fold of TNT's playful legal romp Franklin & Bash premiering June 19.

Mark Rubinstein

Author, 'Mad Dog House & Love Gone Mad' (due September 1st) www.markrubinstein-author.com

We crave real portrayals of people like ourselves: people who can be confused, get angry, celebrate joyous moments and sometimes feel rejected and unloved. James Gandolfini made Tony Soprano, the Jersey mob boss, one of us.

Alexandra Roxo

Filmmaker, Knockout Pictures

As two queer female filmmakers, we were interested in doing a series of interviews with queer women in the TV world. Over the next month we will be chatting with amazing women who have penned and directed your favorite shows. We decided to start with writer/director Jamie Babbit.

Daniel Sunjata

Actor, Graceland

If I've learned anything from my experience shooting our show, it is that I much prefer the retouched facsimile to the unvarnished original. I could never do their job in real life; tight-rope walking on a razor's edge of endless moral ambiguity.

Denette Wilford

TV Blogger

Devious Maids has been compared to Desperate Housewives, but after watching the first two episodes of Marc Cherry's latest primetime soap, it's distinctive enough to stand out from the former ABC hit.

Isaac Zablocki

Director of Film Programs, ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival

While most people were ready to commit to TV shows and loved them no matter what they did, I was breaking up with TV shows like a serial dater on JDate. Arrested Development was the one show that did not disappoint.

Susie Essman

Actress, Curb Your Enthusiasm

My husband doesn't hate Mad Men. He likes it a lot. Not as much as I do because my like borders on obsession and fixation. But he likes it. What my husband hates, is me, after I watch Mad Men.

Faisal Al-Juburi

First Generation Iraqi-American; Strategic Communications Consultant

If people begin to understand through a certain amount of media osmosis that a person of Arab lineage can be one of two personality types on either end of the spectrum, then the hope is that they will also be able to fill in the rest.

William Bradley

Political Analyst, NewWestNotes.com

One of the greatest TV series of all time has just one episode to go in its divisive sixth season, and just one season left after that in this epic novel for television.