PaleyFest 09 coming to town

One of the delights of spring in Hollywood is the Paley Festival of Television, which honors various television shows. The festival gathers cast and crew from the shows to talk about how the series came to be, what goes on behind the scenes, storyline choices, things to expect in upcoming episodes and much more.

Even better, audience members get to meet the stars of the shows and also ask questions of them. Sometimes the Paley Festival eveninigs are the first time the cast gets to interact with fans of the show en mass, especially for first year series. Many an actor has been heard saying he/she never realized how much the fans loved the show until coming to the Paley Festival.

PaleyFest 09 runs April 10 to April 24.

All screenings take place at the Cinerama Dome at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood with the exception of the closing night which is held at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills.

Here’s this year's line-up:

April 10 at 7 p.m. – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

April 11 at 7 p.m. – 90210

April 13 at 7 p.m. – True Blood

April 14 at 7 p.m. – Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog

April 15 at 7 p.m. – Dollhouse

April 16 at 7 p.m. – Big Bang Theory

April 17 at 7 p.m. – The Mentalist

April 18 at 2 p.m. – Desperate Housewives

April 19 at 1 p.m. – Pushing Daisies (screening of the three unaired episodes)

April 20 at 7 p.m. – Battlestar Galactica/Caprica

April 21 at 7 p.m. – The Hills

April 22 at 7 p.m. – Big Love

April 23 at 7 p.m. – Fringe

April 24 at 7 p.m. – Swingtown (at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills)

To buy tickets, go to the Paley Center website. The website also offers an area for people to submit questions to the panelists, which, time permitting, will be asked during the Q&A period.

Read about past Paley Festivals:
Chuck honored at the 2008 PaleyFest
Brothers & Sisters honored at the 2007 PaleyFest
Ugly Betty honored at the 2007 PaleyFest