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Tonight’s TV Addictions: December 31, 2008

NEW & NOTABLE: KNIGHT RIDER (8PM NBC) The good news: There’s something new on tonight! The bad: It’s this. Given how many people we know who’ve gotten sick of late, it’s somewhat appropriate that in tonight’s episode a Y2K-like bug infects our favorite talking car. And by “favorite” we mean “by default ’cause it’s the [...]

0 Posted in This Week on TV

Win GREEK: Chapter Two on DVD

If winning more free stuff just so happened to be at the top of your New Year’s Resolution Checklist (after of course being sure to visit theTVaddict.com a minimum of twice daily!), consider this your lucky day. In celebration of GREEK: Chapter Two hitting shelves (and Amazon) this week, we’re giving away one copy of [...]

45 Posted in Greek, TV on DVD

Our Top 10 Shows of 2008: A Second Opinion

Direct from our newest correspondent Aleks Chan (or as we like to call him, our very own Ken Tucker in training) comes theTVaddict.com’s third and final Top 10 of 2008. 1. THE WIRE Some say that David Simon’s Dickensian tale ended on a weaker note compared to season’s past. They’re dead wrong. A single episode [...]

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Our Top 10 Biggest TV Letdowns of 2008

1. NBC President Ben Silverman: Call us crazy, but we expected more from the man who brought UGLY BETTY and THE OFFICE to America. 2. HEROES: Somebody please be sure to let us know when Bryan Fuller’s first episode premieres. 3. 90210: You know you’re in trouble when the show pulls out the long-lost-crazy brother [...]

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Our Top 10 Bromances of 2008

1. McDreamy & McSteamy (GREY’S ANATOMY) 2. JD & Turk (SCRUBS) 3. Bart & Milhouse (THE SIMPSONS) 4. Stewie & Brian (FAMILY GUY) 5. Barney & Ted (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER) 6. Sheldon & Leonard (THE BIG BANG THEORY) 7. Denny & Alan (BOSTON LEGAL) 8. House & Wilson (HOUSE) 9. Chuck & Morgan [...]

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Gargantuan Jaw Dropping Fifth Season LOST Spoilers…

… will not be revealed here. As this TV Addict has pledged to remain 100% spoiler free until LOST premieres in all of its high definition glory on January 21st. That said, if you’re the type who simply can’t wait to discover for whom destiny calls, click here, here, here and/or here for some early [...]

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Tonight’s TV Addictions: December 30, 2008

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: ELI STONE (10PM ABC) In tonight’s brand new episode, Taylor and Matt learn unsettling news about her pregnancy. News, from an undoubtedly compassionate ABC executive that we can only imagine sounded a little something like this, “You’ve been cancelled and we’re moving up your delivery to next month!” NEW & NOTABLE: MAN [...]

2 Posted in This Week on TV

CouchTater’s Top 10 Shows of 2008

Putting together my annual list of top 10 shows is never easy. Some years, it’s because there are just too darn many choices. Others, too few. So how did 2008 fare? Let’s just say that THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA made the list and leave it at that.   The problem isn’t necessarily that the [...]

9 Posted in TV Year in Review

Our Top 10 Favorite Personalities with “Eye Issues*” of 2008

As we take a page from virtually every media outlet across the globe, this TV Addict thought we’d end off 2008 by deluging you with an endless string of utterly pointless yet mildly entertaining Top 10 Lists. Because as we mentioned yesterday, there’s no such thing as too much of a good thing. (Just ask [...]

6 Posted in TV Year in Review

DVD Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER (Season 1)

By: Allan Tong With Juno making teen pregnancy palatable to mainstream American audiences, ABC Family’s THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER seems to have struck a chord among teens looking for a TV drama that talks about sex and parenting on their terms.  Well, they’ve found it here, though the overall show could be [...]

3 Posted in TV on DVD