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FOX Sourcies Weep for These Moments!

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:38:51 -0600

The Sourcies are sobbing quietly as we contemplate this year's most heartbreaking moments on FOX. There were plenty of three-hankie episodes throughout the network this year -- we're almost wondering if the writers all have stockin antidepressants! Here's what we picked as the best sob-inducing moments:

Kutner's suicide House Kutner's suicide was so traumatic that it even spawned a memorial website. There was no explanation for his death, which makes it all the more painful for us - and House. In fact, House is so discombobulated by the death that he starts crying homicide - until he finds a candid picture in Kutner's apartment of Kutner looking away from the camera, showing a side of him that perhaps no one else saw.		Derek's death Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Derek lived through Judgment Day, a computer-controlled nation and multiple travels through time, all in an attempt to keep humanity alive. He grew into a man living in old nuclear fallout tunnels, and when he returned to 2007 he got to watch over his family, knowing that they were destined to die once Skynet took over. And after all of that, he still got killed by a terminator and was buried in an anonymous grave.

Michael's death Prison Break As if Michael's life wasn't dramatic enough, his death was a real kick in the gut. He survived multiple prisons, countless close calls, a whole bunch of escapes, and a worldwide conspiracy bent on bringing him down... but he couldn't survive the ticking time bomb in his head. He accomplished his goals -- he saved his brother, took down The Company, and convinced Sara that he loved her - but he didn't get to enjoy the fruits of those labors. Sob!		Jack's coma 24 Jack faces death all the time... so his being exposed to a brain-eating bioweapon that will kill him in a matter of days is sad, but we're sort of prepared. What we weren't prepared for was Jack (1) refusing to let Kim contribute the stem cells that may save him, and (2) seeing Jack agree to be put into a morphine-induced coma - before Kim can tell him that he has a granddaughter. He may die without ever having met her.

Adam's defeat
American Idol
Those screams of anguish you heard on May 20? Those were the heartbroken wails of countless Glambert fans reacting to Kris Allen winning the American Idol title over their beloved Adam. YouTube was awash with screaming, crying and otherwise agog fans who couldn't believe their man had been denied. Was it because of questions (now resoled) about Adam's sexuality? Was he too cool for the show? Did the voting public just feel more comfortable with Kris? Or did Kris win on his own merits? We don't know - but we do know a whole bunch of Idol fans who are still nursing their broken hearts.

Polls are open until August 6, so get voting!

Congratulations to Bones, which won the Best Plot Twist category with Brennan's Baby Business! Bones is the show to beat -- are any other shows up to the challenge? Talk about it in the comments!

FOX Sourcies Are Hanging Off a Cliff!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:14:22 -0600

We're back with an exciting, nail-biting cliffhanger in the Sourcies... which we're not going to tell you about right now. First, we're going to give mad props to Ryan O'Neal, who won the Best Villain competition with a commanding lead. Congrats, Ryan!

Now we're heading into the Best Cliffhanger competition. Which of these nerve-wracking unanswered questions are you most eager to see resolved? Polls are open until August 4, so get voting!

House
House checks himself into the loony bin
We were thrilled when Cuddy and House finally got together - and got it on - but of course, all was not as it seemed. House hallucinated that particular pairing, and that was the evidence he need to prove that yes, something is seriously wrong, and yes, he needs help. House does the unthinkable: he checks himself into a psychiatric ward with Wilson's help. No one else knows what he's done, and no one can tell how it will change him. Will he be cured next season? Happy? Nice? Or will he still be seeing Amber, spitting venom, and being the House we know so well? And if he is cured, what will that do to the show? We're just going to have to wait and see...

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Back to the Future
Here's a cliffhanger that will just keep us dangling, since the show was (sob!) cancelled. We've got various alternate futures in play - one where Derek is alive, where John's father is alive, where everything we think we know is actually in flux. What kind of world is John in now? Can he get back to our world - and should he? What's going on with Allison and Cameron? So many questions - and, in the ultimate cliffhanger they're never going to get answered.

Dollhouse
Everything changes
Here's another show that left us with loads of questions - but in this case, we have a shot at finding out the answers. How will Echo deal with having multiple personalities in her head - and how is she able to resist her programming? What kind of havoc will Alpha wreak now that he's on the loose and Echo has rejected him? How will Paul Ballard fit into all of this - has he really bought into the Dollhouse's plan? So many questions -- and we're looking forward to some mind-blowing answers!

24
Jack is infected
While fighting terrorists, Jack defused a biological weapon that threatened to infect the Eastern Seaboard - but in the process, he himself got dosed with the toxin. The upshot? Jack is doooooooomed! Perhaps. Yes, he's infected with a variant of Mad Cow disease that takes hold quickly and has a 100 percent mortality rate, and yes, he already started showing som syptoms in the last season. But there's a chance an experimental stem-cell treatment, using Kim's genetic material, can cure him - IF Jack will let that happen. Sigh.

Fringe
Are we in for an interdimensional war?
We finally get an idea of what's causing all the scientific wonkiness in Fringe when we see Walter standing over Peter's grave. That's because our dimension's Peter died as a child, and Walter apparently snatched another dimension's Peter to take his place. Poing! Is this the start of an interdimensional war? Did Peter's absence from that dimension cause all the problems they seem to be having? Is William Bell one of the good guys, or is he scheming for our dimension's downfall? Is he even from our dimension? And what's Olivia's place in all of this? We're counting the days until we find out!

The Sourcies Do the Twist

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:11:24 -0600

We're celebrating great FOX plot twists this time in The Sourcies, but first lets take a moment to congratulate Bones for winning the Best OMG moment. Bones is on a role! Can it fend off hte competitors this time around? Your votes decide!

Dr. Saunders a Doll Dollhouse All season long, Dr. Saunders was a calming - if somewhat timid - presence on Dollhouse. But in the last few episodes, we find out that she's not what she seems: Saunders is actually Whiskey, a Doll. Alpha carved up her face because she was the number-one-requested Doll, and he preferred Echo. Then he killed the real Dr. Saunders, and Whiskey took his place. She had no idea she was an active - and neither did we.		Hallucinatory Huddy House Fox and Cuddy FINALLY give in to their attraction as Cuddy helped House detox. Squeee! One thing: It never happened. After Cuddy fires House, House discovers that his vivid recollections were just drug-induced hallucinations. That's what finally gets him to admit he needs help. We end the episode with Wilson driving House to a mental hospital while the rest of the staff is at Chase and Cameron's wedding. We never saw it coming.

Brennan's baby business Bones Brennan has never really been the warm, maternal type. Sure, we've seen her entertain the occasional tot with her "Phalanges!" trick, but she's never struck us - or anyone on the show - as mommy material. But one day, she figured out that the world deserves her spawn, and that Booth has the perfect genetic material to contribute. Where did this new baby-mania come from? Who knows - but it made Booth's amnesia all the more heartbreaking.		Peter is dead Fringe We had dark intimations that something weird happened to Peter when he was a child all season. Walter mentioned an illness, a car crash... and when he talked about the performed on children (including little Olivia), we got worried. But the reality was so much worse - Peter died as a child, but he's still here. Did Walter snatch another version of Peter from an alternate dimension? Is that what kick-started The Pattern - is it part of an inter-dimensional war? Oh, Walter, what have you done - and what's Peter going to do when he finds out?

R.I. P. Bill Buchanan
24
Tony's betrayal, rehabilitation and bigger betrayal shocked the pants off of use this season, but for our money, the bigger twist was Bill Buchanan's untimely death. Poor Bill had been a behind-the-scenes guy for so long - and he'd survived so much - that it didn't occur to us that he'd be in danger. But this IS 24, and they have a habit of killing off our favorites. So when Juma's men threatened the President in the White House, Bill made the ultimate sacrifice to help defeat him. Oh, Bill....

The Sourcies Salute the Best Guest

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:58:31 -0600

FOX knows how to get the big guns on its shows -- but who has been the best guest? Your votes decide!

24: Jon Voight as Jonas Hodges
Oscar winner JonVoight joined 24 as Jonas Hodges, the corrupt, unbalanced CEO and owner of the ficticious security firm Starkwood. Jonas was a traitor, a lunatic and a very bad man - he created a nasty biological weapon, then allied himself with an African warlord to test it on innocent civilians. He wanted to set it off on American soil so he could have an excuse to use his firm to take over the country. But all of these sins weren't what got him in the end. Instead, it was revenge for one single person that he'd killed to cover his tracks. Granted, that person was the President's son, and President Taylor's daughter/Chief of Staff, Olivia, didn't take kindly to the killing. So she hired an assassin to wreak her revenge, yet she didn't tell others in the White House about this. Jonas died in a fiery explosion at the end of the series - and while he was an evil guy, he was a fantastic character, and we were disappointed to see him go.

Bones: Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan
Ryan has been a regular guest on Bones, playing Brennan's loving father Max Keenan - who also happens to be an unrepentant killer. This year, we saw a different side of Max, as he appeared as a crime boss in the hallucinatory final episode of the season. Even in this new role, Max can't disguise his eternal charm. Everyone loves both Bones and O'Neal, making the pair an unbeatable combination.

Dollhouse: Alan Tudyk as Alpha
Alpha was a mysterious - and scary - presence throughout the season. We knew he had been an Active, and we knew something had gone terribly wrong, but that's it. So when we finally met him at the end of the season, it was a bit of a shock. First surprise: He carried the imprints of 48 people in his head, thought he was a god, and was comprised of pure insanity. Second surprise: He was played by Whedon regular Alan Tudyk - who we'd last seen as the loveable, charming, and utterly harmless Wash on Whedon's previous show, Firefly. What a change!

Family Guy: Lauren Conrad as Lauren Conrad
Even if you don't watch The Hills, you know you've got an opinion on Lauren Conrad. Well, so did Brian - but he ended up in bed with her after a drunken escapade, where he spent time mourning the marriage of his one true love, the dim but delightful Jillian (voiced by Drew Barrymore!). But Brian - and the audience - was in for a surprise - this Lauren is brainy, cultured and utterly unlike what you'd expect from someone who is famous for being famous. We loved that Lauren played against type and had fun with her image - and made herself the love interest for a dog!

Fringe: Leonard Nimoy as William Bell
Leonard Nimoy. Leonard. Freaking. Nimoy! We're talking Spock, here! So Fringe fans were all aflutter when we found out that Nimoy would be playing the mysterious William Bell, the man who may or may not have set The Pattern loose on an unsuspecting world. Because he's Nimoy, he doesn't have to say or do anything. He's just that cool. But is Bell using all of humanity as guinea pigs in his fiendish experiments, or have his ideas been corrupted? He's the lynchpin, the man in the shadows, the one who may be able to answer everything - and he's LEONARD. NIMOY! Eeeeeee!

The Sourcies Are Still Reeling from These OMG Moments!

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:35:16 -0600

We can hardly count the number of times we needed to pick our jaws off the floor this season on FOX -- there were so many OMG! moments to make us do a double-triple-quadruple take and goggle at the screen. Which was the most shocking? Well, that's for you to decide!

24: Tony Almeida is a bad guy!
In a season full of shocks and heart-breaking moments, this may have been the one that topped them all. We were worried when we saw Tony working with the bad guys, but were reassured when Chloe and Bill vouched for him. Of course! He went astray, but now he's undercover trying to bring the evildoers down! But things seemed hinky with him throughout the season. Finally, we got irrefutable evidence that Tony had crossed over to the eeeeeeevil side when he killed a helpless Agent Moss -- just as the guy was starting to grow on us! What's more, he killed Larry in them most up-close and personal way possible, looking into his eyes as he smothered him with his bare hands. We don't know if there's any way to redeem Tony now...

Bones: Booth has amnesia!
For the past four seasons, we've watched Booth and Brennan dance around their feelings for each other. This season, it started looking the they'd finally figure things out. Gordon teased us with the fact that one of the pair was keenly aware of their attraction. We assumed it was Booth. In the finale, it looked like Brennan was coming around -- the story she seemed to be writing imagined a happy relationship between the two. Then Booth woke up, apparently recovered from surgery for his benign brain tumor. The good news -- he's doing fine. The bad news? He doesn't remember Brennan at all. Poing!

Dollhouse: Alpha returns and tries to imprint Echo!
The Dollhouse was the site of all sorts of strange behavior and questionable characters -- none more so than Alpha, the Doll who was supposed to be long gone. First off, he's played by Alan Tudyk, who we still think of as lovable, goofy Wash -- so when he turned into a psycho killer with 40-odd personalities, that took us aback. Then he decided that all the people in his head made him a god -- and he wanted Echo to join him in divinity. Echo gets all the people loaded into her head, but declines to join Alpha in his craziness. She saves her personality disc and willingly goes back to the Dollhouse -- but she remembers much more than everyone thinks. All OMG worthy, but the biggest -- and most welcome --shock? That Dollhouse is coming back so we'll get to see how this all plays out!

Fringe: Olivia follows Bell to another dimension!
Fringe was another show full of shocking twists and turns, but one of the most visceral shocks came at the very end of the season finale. After stopping Mr. Jones, Olivia finally gets her audience with William Bell -- who, Nina Sharp keeps telling her, is out of the office. She's not kidding -- Olivia tries to meet Nina for lunch, and is stood up. She stomps to the elevator, and things... flicker. Change. People appear and disappear. The elevator doors open, and a woman ushers Olivia into an office. William Bell is waiting for her. The camera pans back from Olivia and Bell, and zooms out the window. It keeps panning back, further and further... and we realize that Bell's office is in the World Trade Center. Which is still standing. It's a classic sci-fi shock move, akin to finding the Statue of Liberty buried in the sand. Wow.

House: When is a lipstick not a lipstick?
Fans were squealing with glee when House and Cuddy hooked up at the end of the penultimate episode. But in the finale, something was off. Cuddy was seriously upset with House, and House couldn't figure out why. He kept playing with the lipstick he'd picked up at her place, worryig it in his hands, flipping it over and over. It was a talisman for what had happened -- and it wasn't real. Huddy never happened. House spat out an unforgivable insult to Cuddy and her adopted child, and she kicked him out. There was not hooking up. There was no lipstick. House has been playing with yet another Vicodin pill bottle this whole time. When he sees how far astray his mind as been leading him, House admits that something needs to be done. Wilson drives him to a mental hospital -- and House checks himself in for treatment.

So those are the choices, FOX fans. Which was the most shocking OMG moment? Your votes decide. Polls are open until July 23 -- so get to it!

FOX Sourcies Bring the Funny

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:11:41 -0600

We're back with more from the FOX Sourcies, and this time out, we're asking you to vote on who makes you laugh the most. But first, congratulations are in order to Dr. Jack Hodgins. The bug-and-slime guy from Bones took the Favorite Scientist category, narrowly edging out the eponymous House. We're sure his willingness to make things go boom -- and his propensity for proclaiming himself King of hte Lab -- helped. Chalk up another win for Bones!

But will the show continue its streak? This week, Seeley Booth is defending his show's honor against some seriously funny guys. Will House take his humorous revenge this week? Will Fringes' Walter rise to the top? Or will one of our animated urchins from Family Guy or The Simpsons steal the prize? That's up to you! Polls are open until July 21, so get to it!

Seeley Booth Bones We love a tough guy with a sense of humor -- and Seeley certainly qualifies! He brings that cocky charm to any occasion, and he's always willing to break the ice with a quip. The fact that half the time he's poking gentle fun at Brennan? Well, that makes it even better!		Greg House House House is the insult comic of medicine -- and while we fear his biting wit, we love hearing what he has to say. Just so long as he's mociing Cuddy, Wilson, his minions, his patients... and not us!

Stewie Griffin Family Guy This diabolical baby is intent on taking over the world -- and ripping through the egos of everyone he ever meets. And that's just the way we like it!		Bart Simpson The Simpsons After 20 years, you'd think that Bart would run out of quips. Nope. For his chalkboard meditations alone, he's one of the funniest guys on FOX.

Walter Bishop
Fringe
Oh, sweet, innocent, competely-without-filters Walter... We love how he's willing to say ANYTHING on his mind, no matter how inapproriate. And his paean to poor Mr. Papaya? Priceless!

The Sourcies Get Intimate With Best Couple

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:06:30 -0600

We have our first FOX Sourcies winner! Congrats to Booth and Brennan, who took the Best Crimebuster category with 46 percent of the vote. Jack Bauer made a strong stand, but he proved to be no match for the one-two punch that Booth and Brennan provide. We can just imagine how Jack will react when he hears the news...

Now we move on to one of the biggies -- best couple! Of course, this is a bittersweet category this year -- two of the grand romances were hallucinatory, and one ended in tragedy. Why do you do this to us, FOX? Why? Sob! But we hope you can pull yourselves together long enough to vote for your favorite twosome. Without further ado, your nominees are:

Booth and Brennan Bones We know these two are meant for each other -- why don't they? Intriguingly, when Gordon came ot visit, he said one member of this pair was acutely aware of the attraction - but he didn't say which one. We finally - FINALLY! - saw B&B get together in the season finale, only to find that it was all in somebody's head, and now Booth doesn't even remember Brennan. Whimper!		House and Cuddy House This was another heartbreaker. We know that House pines for Cuddy, but since he's got the emotional capabilities of a five-year-old, he shows that affection by tormenting her. Cuddy seems to understand -- she's obviously into House. We finally got the passionate clinch we were looking for - but it, too, was a hallucination. You're KILLING us, FOX!

Peter and Lois Family Guy We have to admit we're confused by this, because Lois should be WAY out of Peter's league. Fortunatley for us, she doesn't agree. They make it work, and that makes them one of our favorite couples on TV.		Michael and Sara Prison Break This was a romance that nothing - not prison bars, prison breaks, shadowy conspiracies, fleeing the country, kidnapping, or even beheading - could break. We're thrilled that Michael and Sara got a taste of happness - but why did he have to die in the end? Sob!

Tabitha and Napoleon
So You Think You Can Dance
We love this couple for so many reasons. First of all, they're adorable together. Second, they channel that adorableness into kick-ass hip-hop choreography that lets dancers really show their stuff. The show wouldn't be half as fun without them!

Fox Sourcies: Who's Your Favorite Scientist? Vote Now!

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:38:35 -0600

We're back with more from the FOX Sourcies! Today, we're asking you to determine your Favorite Scientist on FOX. Will it be ther transdimmensional pioneer, the personality plumber, the bug-and-slime guy, the master diagnostician, or the human lie detector? Your votes decide!

Walter Bishop Fringe A modern-day mad scientist, Walter created a devices that bend time and space -- among other things! Plus, he can find an explanation for everything from giant cold organisms to brainwave transference. Also, he brought a cow!		Topher Brink Dollhouse OK, so he may inhabit an ethical gray area, but you can't deny his scientific chops. He's the one who oversees the personality transfers on the Dolls -- and he has a drawer of unacceptable starches!

Jack Hodgins Bones How can you not love a man who takes such pleasure in mold and bugs and ick? Plus, he's always willing to prove scientific concepts by catapulting frozen turkeys or detonating watermelon.		Gregory House House Yes, he's cranky, manipulative, socially unacceptable, and a Vicodin addict, but if you're really sick, you want House on your case. Just realize he may almost kill you a few times before he figures everything out.

Cal Lightman
Lie to Me
Lightman has developed the science of microexpressions to such an extent that a single eyebrow quirk or fleeting nose wrinkle reveals to him who is telling the truth and who has something to hide.

Voting closes on Tuesday, July 14. And don't forget to vote in the previous category -- Best Crime-Buster!

FOX Sourcies: Vote for Favorite Crime Buster!

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:14:16 -0600

It's time to kick off the FOX Sourcies! Today, we're taking on the Best Crime Buster. FOX is full of felony-fighting heroes -- both fictional folk who take down killers and real-life figures who take a bite out of crime. Which one will win the coveted Sourcie?

Jack Bauer 24 This season alone, Jack Bauer took out an African warlord, exposed a crazed security contractor, saved the President of the United States and prevented a biological weapon from killing thousands -- at the expense of his own skin.	Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan Bones Booth has the badge and the people skills, and Brennan has the scientific knowhow to find all the evidence. The two of them make a formidable crime-fighting pair!
Olivia Dunham Fringe In investigating The Pattern, Olivia has gone up against face-melting viruses, human bombs, monstrous creatures -- and even her own past.	John Walsh America's Most Wanted This season, Walsh took on cybercrime, drug-cartel violence and more. It's all part of a show that has caught more than 1,000 criminals over 22 seasons.
Homer Simpson The Simpsons Homer made the most of his time as a bounty hunter and crime buster. He even managed to take out Snake and Fat Tony-- Springfield's Most Wanted!

Welcome to the Fox Sourcies Awards!

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:44:35 -0600

Welcome to the FOX Sourcies, the online awards all about FOX! We know you're missing your favorite shows over the long, hot, rerun-studded summer, and we're here to help. All summer long, we'll be pitting your favorite FOX shows and characters against each other to see who comes out on top. Which show will take home the ultimate prize? That's up to you!

Nominations are open now. Take a look at the categories below, think back over the past season, and tell us who should compete. Leave your nominations below.

1. Best crime-buster
2. Favorite scientist
3. Best couple
4. Funniest character
5. Biggest OMG! moment
6. Best guest star
7. Best plot twist
8. Best cliffhanger
9. Most heartbreaking moment
10. Best special effects
11. Favorite villain
12. Favorite a friend indeed
moment
13. Most awkward moment

14. Best fight
15. Best finally! It's about
time! moment
16. Best kiss
17. Hottest moment
18. Funniest scene
19. Most unexpected hookup
20. Favorite fashion plate
21. Most shocking betrayal
22. Most dramatic meltdown
23. I Love to Hate You award
24. Hottest actor
25. Hottest actress

Will your favorites make the cut? Tune in soon to find out!