Blog Posts by Dave Nemetz

For fans of "Hawaii Five-0," it's been a cruel summer indeed. CBS's sun-soaked cop show left viewers dangling at the end of Season 2 with more cliffhangers than you can shake a surfboard at. McGarrett's mom is alive? (And she's the mysterious "Shelburne" everyone's been looking for?) Did Chin make it to his wife Malia in time to save her? And will Kono survive being dumped into the ocean bound and gagged by Delano's goons?

Luckily for us, the cruelty ends this week as "Five-0" returns for Season 3… and gets right to work answering all of your burning questions. "It literally picks up exactly where we left off," promises star Alex O'Loughlin. We visited the "Five-0" set a few weeks back to chat with the cast and came away with plenty of Season 3 scoop; here's what to look for from "Five-0" this fall, straight from the stars themselves.

McGarrett, meet Mom
Season 2 ended with McGarrett (O'Loughlin) opening a door expecting to see the enigmatic super-spy known as "Shelburne" and instead

Reality TV fans need no introduction to NeNe Leakes: The statuesque Georgia native has been tossing off pithy catchphrases ("Close your legs to married men!") and calling out bad weaves on Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta" for four seasons now. But now NeNe's expanding her empire by getting into the acting game, first as Coach Roz Washington on "Glee" last season, and now on NBC's "The New Normal" as Rocky, the self-described "half-giraffe, half-drag queen" assistant to one half of the show's gay parents-to-be.

Those who assume that NeNe's acting career sprung directly from her reality TV notoriety might be surprised to learn how long she's been working as an actress. We discovered all kinds of things about Ms. Leakes when we spoke with her last week, including which leading men she'd love to have as an on-screen love interest, the great advice she got from Ryan Seacrest, and why she's relishing her new role as a "glam-mother." (Yes, you read that right.)

How did you first find out

Whether he likes it or not, Billy Burke is currently best known as Bella's protective dad Charlie Swan in the "Twilight" movies. But this fall, he's losing the mustache and picking up a sword to star in NBC's high-concept thrill ride, "Revolution."

The ambitious new drama from super-producer J.J. Abrams imagines a world 15 years after all electricity has stopped working; Burke plays Miles Matheson, a former Marine who reluctantly agrees to help rescue his nephew from a sinister militia. But the militia won't let the boy go without a fight… hence, the sword. In the premiere's climactic fight scene (which you can watch above), Miles makes his way down a marble staircase while chopping down more than a dozen baddies with his trusty blade. (Good luck topping that, Edward.) We talked with Burke and stunt coordinator Jeff Wolfe to get the inside scoop on how the key scene came together.

[Video: Watch the Full Series Premiere of NBC's 'Revolution' Right Here]

Surprisingly, as far as combat

Well, you don't have to push too hard to get a strong opinion out of Ellen Barkin. The outspoken actress, best known for her big-screen roles opposite Al Pacino ("Sea of Love") and Robert De Niro ("This Boy's Life"), co-stars on NBC's taboo-busting new comedy "The New Normal" as the wildly prejudiced Nana, who's disgusted by her granddaughter's plan to carry a baby for a gay couple. And Barkin hasn't been shy about defending the series, taking on conservative watchdog group One Million Moms ("let's say three thousand moms, maybe" she quips) for boycotting the show and accusing a Utah affiliate that refused to air the show of censorship.

We spoke with Barkin at length last week, and she had plenty to say about the controversy surrounding her new show, why she jumped at the chance to play such an unlikable character, how creator Ryan Murphy's pilot script convinced her to take a job in Los Angeles, and why she's actually not that different than the decidedly right-wing Nana.

How did you

With its high-stakes military intrigue and big-budget special effects, ABC's new submarine thriller "Last Resort" looks more like a big-screen summer blockbuster than a TV series. But you don't have to drive to the local multiplex to get a taste of this action: You can watch the full series premiere of "Last Resort" weeks before it airs, exclusively right here on Yahoo! TV.

From "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan, "Resort" stars Emmy winner Andre Braugher ("Homicide: Life on the Street") as Captain Marcus Chaplin, the commanding officer of a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine. When the sub receives a mysterious order to fire on Pakistan, Chaplin questions the authority of the order and is immediately relieved of duty. But his second-in-command, executive officer Sam Kendal ("Felicity's" Scott Speedman), refuses the order as well, turning the sub into an enemy of the state. Running for their lives, the crew sets up camp on the exotic island of Sainte Marina, where Chaplin decides to stand his

We know you can't wait for fall TV to arrive… and we've got the numbers to prove it. We here at Yahoo! TV have once again partnered up with Entertainment Weekly to conduct a poll of 2,000 TV fans to see which new shows you're planning to watch this fall. We also learned what returning shows you're dying to see come back, along with your take on some key time-slot showdowns. Here, we run down the highlights from our wide-ranging TV survey.

Returning shows: CBS dominates
Other networks may fight over the teens and tweens, but our survey says the Tiffany Network reigns supreme among grown-up TV watchers. The top three returning shows that respondents are most excited to see come back are all CBS shows: "The Big Bang Theory," "NCIS," and "Two and a Half Men." (Yes, even with Ashton.) All in all, CBS tallied six of the ten most anticipated returning shows, and as you'll see in a few paragraphs, their new shows have viewers excited, too. Say what you want about its graying audience; CBS

NBC's new fall comedy "The New Normal" is already generating plenty of press, both good and bad. But one big-time celebrity cameo has somehow managed to fly under the radar so far: An uncredited Gwyneth Paltrow pops up in the series premiere with a clever cameo -- which you can watch in the clip above.

The Goop goddess plays Abby, one of the possible egg donors that gay couple Bryan and David (Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) are considering to help them make their baby. Bryan and David are looking through video profiles when they stumble upon Abby, who admits in a dour monotone that "people say I look a lot like Gwyneth Paltrow..." Needless to say, the boys rush to the phone to call her in, determined to have a half-Gwyneth baby of their very own.

[Photos: Gwyneth Paltrow Leads Celebs Determined to 'Stand Up 2 Cancer']

It may seem strange that an Oscar winner like Paltrow would agree to a one-joke cameo on a new show, but it makes sense when you realize who's behind "The New

Heard anything about "The New Normal" yet? If you read the news, you probably have; NBC's new fall comedy has already been boycotted by One Million Moms and banned by a Utah affiliate. Well, now you can see what's causing all this controversy for yourself: NBC has posted the full series premiere of "The New Normal" online, and you can watch it right here on Yahoo! TV, two weeks before it airs.

So what's all the fuss about? "Normal" follows a committed gay couple, Bryan and David (Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha), as they set out to adopt a baby. Their search for a surrogate eventually leads them to Goldie (Georgia King), a daydreaming single mom who offers to help them start their family. But she also brings her inquisitive tween daughter (Bebe Wood) and her wildly bigoted grandma (Ellen Barkin) into their lives along with her, forming a very strange -- and very modern -- family.

[Related: Ellen Barkin Defends 'The New Normal' Against Censorship]

It may be inspiring plenty of heated