Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams have both played a significant role in fandom and overall media popularity. Their creative similarities are striking enough to call for a showdown,

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Occasionally one of the compelling lead actors of a show grabs attention both in character and out of it. David Boreanaz is one of those actors.

Happy Birthday to singer Fefe Dobson (1985), operatic singer Josh Groban (1981), TLC member Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas (1971), actor Donal Logue (1966), actress Mary Frann (1943; d. 1998), consumer advocate/politician Ralph Nader (1934), prolific actress TV actor Grant Show (1962),

It's been a bumpy television season full of winners, disappointments and a lot of forgetful folks. Some shows stumbled right out of the gate while others took steady steps towards a full-season pickup.

The beauty of TV on DVD is that it lets small gems of television history continue to exist, allowing them to be found again and again. Swiftly canceled before their time, cult classics live on in DVD format for new generations of television lovers to happen upon.

The three new TV shows premiering Monday: ''Chuck'' What: A computer geek learns too much for his own good when he accidentally downloads the government's most sensitive secrets straight into his brain.

Happy Birthday to singer Fefe Dobson (1985), operatic singer Josh Groban (1981), TLC member Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas (1971), actor Donal Logue (1966), actress Mary Frann (1943; d. 1998), consumer advocate/politician Ralph Nader (1934), prolific actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932), TV actor Grant Show (1962), actor Adam Baldwin (1962), Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith (1957), Journey guitarist Neal Schon (1954), "WKRP in Cincinnati" star Howard Hesseman (1940), TV and film actress Barbara Babcock (1937), "The Green Hornet" actor Van Williams (1934), Oscar winning actress Joanne Woodward (1930), pop singer Guy Mitchell (1927; d. 1999), jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923; d. 1990), film and TV actress Joan Bennett (1910; d. 1990), singer Mildred Bailey (1907; d. 1951), 30s and 40s actor Franchot Tone (1905; d. 1968), "Of Mice and Men" author John Steinbeck (1902; d. 1968), vaudeville, Broadway and film actor William Demarest (1892; d. 1983), and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807; d. 1882).

Detective Brett Hopper is having a hellacious day; the kind of day where nothing goes his way and he just can't wait to put it behind him... only he can't, because he's living the same day over and over again. Taye Diggs stars in Day Break, an action-packed thriller that takes a bad day and multiplies it by infinity, premiering Wednesday, Nov. 15, on ABC.