Today the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation released its nominees for the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Aside from the usual television nominees like The L Word and Ugly Betty, there was one atypical nominee: Supernatural.

The GLAAD Media Awards have a special category for an individual episode of a show that doesn't feature a regular gay character. Supernatural was nominated for “Ghostfacers,” the faux reality TV series episode that featured intern Corbett (current 90210 jock Dustin Milligan) who had a gay infatuation with Ed, resulting in the classic line, “Ed, you have to go be gay for that poor dead intern.”

The year is almost over, and BuddyTV wants to know which shows were your absolute favorites from 2008. We have a huge Showdown featuring 48 of the top shows of the year, from reality staples like American Idol to smash hits like CSI. You can vote for your favorite cult shows like Supernatural, or a small comedy like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.  We have shows still going strong like Grey's Anatomy and shows canceled before their time like Jericho.

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It's no secret that the third season of Torchwood is currently filming in Cardiff, Wales.  But it's also hard not to create buzz when the set involves a massive crater that's shrouding a major city in smoke.

According to WalesOnline, the Torchwood film crew spent several days transforming the area outside Wales Millennium Centre into a huge explosion crater.  With smoldering signs of smoke, fire and twisted metal, it serves up an obvious hint to what's to come for Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and the rest of the gang.

Warning: May contain spoilers.

Now that Torchwood is down by two cast members, fans are wondering how the reduced alien-catching team will manage in the upcoming third season. But fans need not worry because according to the official Torchwood Magazine from Titan Publications, the show is bringing in four new cast members to aide Captain Jack (John Barrowman) in his action-packed battle for the future of the human race against the most wicked force.

According to Torchwood producer Peter Bennett, Lucy Cohu, Susan Brown, Cush Jumbo, and Rik Makarem will take up roles in the five-episode serial called Children of the Earth, which has been shooting in Cardiff since late August.

John Barrowman is showing no signs of slowing down.  Over the next few months, the 41-year-old actor will be releasing his new album “Music Music Music,” work on another season of the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood and star in a new primetime Saturday night entertainment program, a la The Sonny and Cher Show.

Just like his Captain Jack character on Torchwood, which was created for him, Barrowman's new BBC light entertainment show is also designed around him. The pilot has already been filmed and features song, dance and some audience participation, similar to that of the Donny and Marie Osmond Show.

Torchwood fans, get ready for a money-can't-buy-experience!  Supporters of the hit series science fiction series are being offered an opportunity to go behind the scenes at the BBC studio where Torchwood is being filmed.  The once-in-a-lifetime chance has been set on Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9 as the network opens its doors just outside Cardiff to 100 lucky competition winners and their friends and families.

In addition to Torchwood, BBC is offering this rare break to fans of Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures.