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Amy Acker first hit the geeky pop culture radar with her role as the awkward, bookish Fred, on Joss Whedon's iconic vampire TV series, "Angel." "I would cry if I got a B on a test.

A soccer mom who turns into a deadly spider woman, seducing young men, then literally sucking the life out of them? That's a case for Nick , Hank , Monroe and the rest of the "Grimm" gang.

I watched last night's episode of Grimm surrounded by people who were going "woo!" A few early scenes of the episode were filmed in and outside of Old Town's Graeter Art Gallery , which hosted a viewing party to show off their brush with televisionary fame.

It's Friday night, so that means another evening in Portland TV Town. Kristen Wiig turns up as a crazed music fan on "Portlandia," and "Grimm" offers one of its best episodes yet.

Genre TV, the nice way of saying shows that used to appeal to audiences of a nerdy persuasion , is all over the dial this weekend.

There have been plenty of gruesome monsters on Grimm . But could there be anything more terrifying than a murderous creature with spider-like tendencies? It seems unlikely.

Even sharing its timeslot with genre favorites like " Supernatural " and " Fringe ," NBC's " Grimm " has managed to carve out a solid niche for itself on Friday nights -- and that fantasy-friendly reputation will certainly get a boost from scoring Amy Acker as a guest star this week.

When Amy Acker joins "Grimm" on Friday as Lena, a black widow spider who must kill men and devour their insides to stay young, there's a little bit of her in the role.

Angel Investigated - 5.17 Shells Posted by Jason Chamberlain on 02.02.2012 Illyria is reborn in Fred's body and begins the work of reestablishing her dominance of Earth! Illyria: My last Qwa'ha Xahn was taller.

Portland detectives Nick Burkhardt and Hank Griffin are investigating more appalling developments in Friday's episode, "Organ Grinder." We've had a week without "Grimm," and I don't know about you, but I missed spending quality time with Portland's most supernaturally gifted detective, Nick , everyone's favorite reformed wolf man, Monroe and the ... (more)

She's a serial killer with a secret. Sci-fi fave Amy Acker guest stars on the Feb.

If " Grimm " wants to continue to build its cred in the fanboy/fangirl arena, it's probably best to keep doing what they're doing.

Angel Investigated - 5.15 A Hole In The World Posted by Jason Chamberlain on 01.26.2012 A mystical sickness eats away at Fred as the gang rushes to save her in time! Spike: Harmony just pulled me out of a very promising poker game down in Accounts Receivable, so this better be good.

Angel Investigated - 5.14 Smile Time Posted by Jason Chamberlain on 01.20.2012 Angel crosses a demonic kids show, and gets turned into a puppet! Fred: Oh my God! Angel, you're...cute! Angel: Fred, don't! Fred: Oh, but the little hands! And the hair... Angel: Hey! You're fired.

Nonfiction Afghanistan Declassified: a Guide to America's Longest War by Brian Williams Nearly 100,000 U.S. soldiers are deployed in Afghanistan, fighting the longest war in the nation's history.