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    Maggie Furlong

    Maggie Furlong

    The Show Girl

    When Maggie Furlong is not at a set visit or conducting a celebrity interview, you can find her hosting AOL TV's weekly web series, The Show Girl. A self-proclaimed TV junkie and movie fan, she frequently lends her pop culture and entertainment expertise to the TV Guide Network, the New York Daily News and Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, among other outlets.

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    The Show Girl's Got Scoop on 'Top Chef All Stars,' 'The Fran Drescher Tawk Show' & 'Glory Daze' (VIDEO)

    I seriously cannot wait for 'Top Chef All Stars.' Seeing cheftestants from seasons past, going head-to-head to prove they deserved to win is my idea of good TV. Add new judge Anthony Bourdain to that equation and I'm practically giddy. I caught up with Tony and head judge Tom Colicchio to find out who's changed the most, and who they'd want to hang out with outside of the show. Plus, fans of ...

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    'Storm Chasers' Team TVN Talks Big Storms & Keeping Things Drama-Free (VIDEO)

    'Storm Chasers' has been insane this season, hasn't it? I mean, of course a show about tracking tornadoes gets its fair share of weather issues, but it's the drama when the storms stop that really keeps people tuning in. And there's plenty of it. On tonight's episode (10PM ET on Discovery), the Twistex team tests out their new tower probe, and the results are amazing; the TIV team is in major ...

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    'How I Met Your Mother' Celebrates Blitzgiving (VIDEO)

    The 'How I Met Your Mother' gang has survived some pretty horrific holidays together -- including the epic 'Slapsgiving' episode heard round the world -- but this year's Thanksgiving is particularly jinxed. Guest star Jorge Garcia (you might remember him from a little show called 'Lost') plays the Blitz, Ted (Josh Radnor) and Marshall's (Jason Segel) old college pal who seems to be a bit cursed ...

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    The 'Glory Daze' Guys Talk Hijinks, Funny Guest Stars & Going Totally '80s (VIDEO)

    In the grand tradition of 'Animal House' and 'Revenge of the Nerds,' TBS's latest sitcom 'Glory Daze' follows four guys in their freshmen year in college, all pledging Omega Sigma fraternity ... in 1986. Yep, totally tubular on the boob tube, dude, we're flashing back to the '80s. Joel (Kelly Blatz) is your average guy, super determined and planning on pre-med ... until he meets his dream girl. ...

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    'The Big C' Star Talks About the Big Finale, Laura Linney, Season 2 & ... Bristol Palin?

    If you haven't watched 'The Big C' because you think it's just a show about someone dying of cancer, you couldn't be more wrong. It has been the biggest, most pleasant, must-watch TV surprise all year. Of course a show starring Laura Linney was going to garner some buzz, but the entire cast provides laughs, tears and genuinely touching moments every week. Recovering from a major character death ...

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    Tracy Morgan Previews His HBO Comedy Special 'Black and Blue' (VIDEO)

    Tracy Morgan is so perfect as Tracy Jordan on '30 Rock,' it's easy to forget that he's actually acting. But not in 'Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue.' The comedian's first HBO comedy special (premieres Sat., Nov. 13, 10PM ET) is all TM ... which is to say it's like TJ uncensored. Really uncensored. I caught up with the foul-mouthed funnyman to find out how he was approaching this momentous event ...

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    The Show Girl Catches Up With Jorge Garcia, 'Storm Chasers' & Tracy Morgan (VIDEO)

    It's no secret: I miss 'Lost.' A lot. So when I heard star Jorge Garcia would be visiting 'How I Met Your Mother,' I knew I had to get my fix. I hit the set to find out what he's up to with the 'HIMYM' gang, what his character has in common with Hurley and the question he's asked most often since 'Lost' ended. I also catch up with the TVN Team from 'Storm Chasers' to get up close and personal ...

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    Cobie Smulders Previews This Week's 'How I Met Your Mother' Robin Sparkles Episode (VIDEO)

    Put on your jelly bracelets, and your cool graffiti coat -- it's time for another very special Robin Sparkles episode of 'How I Met Your Mother.' Whether she's singing about going to the mall or building sandcastles (where else? In the sand people!), Robin Scherbatsky's '80s Canadian popstar self is a huge 'HIMYM' fan favorite. And how could she not be with lyrics like "You're good at pull-ups ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Details About Amy Sedaris' Guest Spot on 'Raising Hope' (VIDEO)

    Amy Sedaris is one of those rare women who can light up a room and make you laugh out loud, even when she's playing a completely horrible character. Best known as Jerri Blank, the middle-aged ex-junkie in her so-wrong-it's-hysterical 'Strangers With Candy,' Sedaris has popped up on some very fun TV shows recently, including 'The Middle,' 'The Closer' and an upcoming stint on 'Royal Pains.' ...

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    Mike Rowe Gets Animated About 'South Park' (VIDEO)

    Mike Rowe's TV aspirations reach well beyond 'Dirty Jobs' and manly voiceover work. In fact, the Discovery Channel host has been saying recently that he'd love to be on another show. That show is 'South Park.' Really. So I couldn't help but ask: why 'South Park'? Here, Mr. Rowe explains just exactly what he'd like to do on the foul-mouthed, un-PC cartoon, why he can see Cartman falling in ...

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