Jul 18 2008 - 3:00pm by
Molly

Don't worry; David Duchovny isn't really flirting with that crochet bikini-ed woman, he was back to filming
Californication in Venice Beach, CA, yesterday afternoon. His on-screen daughter was looking as mini-punk as ever, but the woman in roller skates has me wondering where the show will pick up after last season's awesome finale. Before we get to catch up with Hank Moody, however, it's time to reconnect with Agent Mulder.

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and
Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, you can also pick up Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson's romcom
Fool's Gold and the
complete Jericho series on DVD.

I've saved the heavy-hitters for the very end of my
Best of 2007 poll recaps. But now, it's finally time to reveal what shows you thought were the best new network shows and best new cable series of the year. Drumroll, please .

This year saw some big stars return to TV — and some returning shows start to flail. In this
Best of 2007 recap, I'm revealing who got your votes for the best TV comeback of the year and which show most needs a makeover for 2008.
The Best Return to TV of 2007:
David Duchovny of
Californication
This poll packed a ton of star power — Courteney Cox, Ted Danson, and Mary-Kate Olsen, to name just a few.
Atonement came up big this morning when the nominations for the
Golden Globe Awards were announced in Hollywood. The film snagged seven nominations — three for the acting of stars James McAvoy,
Keira Knightley, and Saoirse Ronan and four more for Best Dramatic Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Score.
Also getting a lot of attention from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:
Charlie Wilson's War, which snagged five nominations, including Best Musical or Comedy and acting nominations for Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
TV Tonight: Season Finale of Californication One of my favorite new shows this year has been Showtime's Californication. I must admit that I started watching it mostly because it was on right after Weeds, but I ended up loving the show's inaugural season (and, as much as it pains me to admit, it's so much better than this season of Weeds, sad).
Oct 29 2007 - 7:30am by
Molly

One of my favorite new shows this year has been Showtime's
Californication. I must admit that I started watching it mostly because it was on right after
Weeds, but I ended up loving the show's inaugural season (and, as much as it pains me to admit, it's so much better than this season of Weeds, sad). The show is not the kind of thing you want to watch with your parents, just a warning, but it's hilarious and smart and sassy.

Looks like David Duchovny's return to TV is for real: Showtime
has ordered a second season of his new show,
"Californication," after just four episodes.
The first episode drew in a decent 550,000 viewers, but
the following three episodes have done better, and about 90 percent of the audience for
"Weeds" is sticking around to watch the plight of Hank Moody. Ratings data also shows the series appealing equally to both men and women.

Happy day! The return of
"Weeds" —
clearly a favorite here — is finally upon us tonight, as is the premiere of the highly anticipated David Duchovny comedy,
"Californication."
I've chosen to remain blissfully unspoiled about the goings-on in the season premiere of "Weeds." I finished season two on DVD recently enough that the crazy cliffhanger still looms large in my mind, and I wanted to wait and see the resolution when everyone else did.