Those serious ladies of Battlestar Galactica are playing it for laughs in November when both Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackoff guest star on two CBS sitcoms.
First up it’s Tricia Helfer on the November 16th episode of Two and a Half Men.

In “The Moustache Attachment,”  Chelsea (Jennifer Taylor) invites her beautiful college roommate, Gail (Tricia Helfer) to stay at the house while she gets over a bad breakup and Charlie (Charlie Sheen) dreams of threesomes. (Photo: Greg Gayne/WB ©2009 Warner Bros. Television. All Rights Reserved.)
Next, on November 23, Katee Sackoff plays herself on The Big Bang Theory’s “The Vengeance Formulation.”

STARGATE UNIVERSE :  EARTH
Air Date: November 6 on Syfy

With the situation on board the Destiny dire, General O’Neill (RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON) and Home World Command orders Col. Young (LOUIS FERREIRA) to execute a high risk plan concocted by the IOA scientists which, in theory, could return the crew to earth. Col. Young tries to buy more time so that he can consult those on the ship whose lives are at stake. While using the communication stones, Camile Wray (MING-NA) is approached by IOA representative Dale Strom (CARLO ROTA) who suggests that she steer opinion on the ship in favor …read more

Fringe: Earthling
Air Date: November 5 at 9:00 on Fox.

Directed by Emmy Award winner Jon Cassar (24), this episode follows the Fringe Division as they take on a puzzling investigation where victims are inexplicably disintegrating into ash. The shadowy case casts light on Special Agent Phillip Broyles’ past and leads the team to the possibility of foreign Fringe Science. Emotions run high as the alarming events stack up and revealing personal details emerge about the leader of the Fringe Division in the all-new “Earthling” episode of FRINGE airing Thursday, Nov. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FR-206) (TV-14 V)
CR: Marcel …read more

Happy birthday to you takes on all new meaning when you’ve had more than 162 of them. Stefan’s got a surprise coming his way in the form of Arielle Kebbel who played Jared Padalecki’s young wife Lindsay on Gilmore Girls.
The Vampire Diaries: 162 Candles
Air Date: November 5 at 8:00 on The CW
STEFAN GETS A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY VISIT FROM AN OLD FRIEND

On his birthday, Stefan (Paul Wesley) is surprised by a visit from Lexi, (guest star Arielle Kebble, “Gilmore Girls”), one of his oldest friends. Still upset by the events at the Halloween haunted house, Elena (Nina Dobrev) does her …read more

You’re either going to love it or hate it — it’s the newest Supernatural spoof episode and I think it’s brilliant. You can read my full review right here. Or just skim the episode synopsis from The CW.
Supernatural: Changing Channels
Air Date: November 5 at 9:00 on The CW
SAM AND DEAN GET STUCK IN TV HELL
(more photos here)

The Trickster (guest star Richard Speight Jr.) throws Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) into an alternate universe where they are characters in different television series, including a sexy medical show, a Japanese game show, a forensics show and a sitcom. The …read more

Star Wars: The Clone Wars “The Landing at Point Rain”
Air Date: Wednesday, November 4 at 8:00 on Cartoon Network
Impossible odds. An impregnable fortress. A battle like nothing you’ve ever seen.

It’s the start of a four-part story arc when Anakin, Ahsoka and Ki-Adi-Mundi lead a landing party to destroy a droid factory that Poggle the Lesser has rebuilt on Geonosis, but things go terribly awry when Separatist gunners shoot down the Republic ships. Despite heavy losses, Anakin and Ki-Adi-Mundi must rendezvous in time to destroy the enemy factory before it can begin production.
Featuring far more intensity than has been …read more

Look who’s tagging along on tonight’s ghost hunt!
Ghost Hunters: Ghost of Buffalo Bill
Air Date: November 4 on Syfy
The West is about to get a whole lot wilder.
Warehouse 13’s Eddie McClintock dons Ghost Hunters gear for a special TAPS investigation. Today, the team tackles the haunted gravesite of the legendary Buffalo Bill.
Violent, invisible forces are believed to haunt the area. The mysterious specter of a cowboy has been spotted in the neighboring museum. Spooky whispers echo through the building’s empty halls.
Could TAPS have a close encounter with our nation’s greatest showman? Or will they run into more hostile spirits?
“Oakland Hall” – …read more

Tonight is the premiere of the new ABC reboot of V! You can click here to read my early review. And remember, they’re only airing four episodes in November and then the show will be on hiatus until after the Olympics this spring.
V: Pilot
Air date: November 3 at 8:00 on ABC.
An image of Anna (Morena Baccarin), the leader of the V’s, is projected worldwide as she speaks about everyone joining together and no longer being divided by country or separated by fear. She wants us all to unite, and is counting on a very important component of human nature — …read more

Stargate Universe: Water
Air Date: October 30, 2009 on Syfy
Despite severe rationing and around the clock security, the water reserves on board the Destiny continue to drop. Dr. Nicholas Rush (ROBERT CARLYLE) has no explanation for this latest setback but, if they are to survive, they must find a new water source soon. The only planet within range is a frozen wasteland surrounded by a thin and poisonous atmosphere.

Big night for Supernatural fans, a new episode,  my review of “Changing Channels,” and now here are pics from the next episode up after that – can I rescind my “In Kripke We Trust?”
Supernatural: “The Real Ghostbusters”
Air Date: November 12 on The CW

IT’S A SUPERNATURAL CONVENTION! — Super fan Becky (guest star Emily Perkins) uses Chuck’s (guest star Chuck Benedict) phone to trick Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) into attending a Supernatural fan convention, complete with fans dressed up as Sam and Dean. One of the activities is a live action role playing game, but things quickly …read more