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Tonight’s TV Addictions: Saturday January 31, 2009

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (11:30PM NBC, Global in Canada) Taking a break from over 202 plays on our iPhone, Jason Mraz stops by SNL with Steve Martin returning for his 15th time as host. NEW & NOTABLE: ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (8PM ABC) Like many Will Ferrell flicks, you’ll either love [...]

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This Week on the Addict Network™

On the TV Addict: We interviewed DOLLHOUSE mastermind Joss Whedon, asked whether or not the return of George Clooney and Anthony Edwards to the ER is a slap in the face to the current crop of docs and wondered if things are getting UGLY for BETTY. On the REEL Addict: We warned you about Renee [...]

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First Look: A Very Pregnant Alyson Hannigan on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

On HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s February 9th episode, the bar cheers Lily on as she competes against herself in a hot dog eating contest. Meanwhile this TV Addict cheers executive producers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for finding a hilarious and creative way in which to poke fun at Alyson Hannigan’s real-life baby bump. [...]

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Tonight’s TV Addictions: Friday January 30, 2009

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (9PM NBC, GlobalTV in Canada) One of the things we’ve always loved about this show is the sense one gets that these are, for the most part, real people in the real world. Tonight’s a great example, as Smash worries how his mom is going to pay for college. [...]

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Exclusive Interview: Will Joss Whedon Survive the DOLLHOUSE?

Attention Fans: It’s officially time to cut Joss Whedon a little slack Because as it turns out, there is an incredibly high price to pay for having a track record of culturally relevant television, millions of passionate followers, and Summer Glau on your speed dial. That price: An almost inhumane level of self-inflicted pressure and [...]

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Ask the Addict: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA & HOUSE Spoilers, CHUCK 3D and More!

Where the Frak have you been? Do you think you can just throw up an “Ask the Addict” anytime you damn well feel like it? I have needs you know! — TVLover28 The TV Addict: Look people, “Ask the Addict” is a two way street. One that only works when you actually take the time [...]

13 Posted in Arrested Development, Ask the Addict, Battlestar Galactica, Friday Night Lights, House, Pushing Daisies

Tonight’s TV Addictions: Thursday January 29, 2009

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: PRIVATE PRACTICE (10:02PM ABC) Now that SWINGTOWN is officially dead (as opposed to all those months when it was unofficial dead), Grant Show is free to join the cast as Addison’s brother, Archer. SUPERNATURAL (9PM CW, CityTV in Canada) Think hell is tough? That’s nothing compared to high school, as Sam and [...]

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Ji Whiz: Chef Says “To Hell’s Kitchen With It!”

When the fifth season of FOX’s HELL’S KITCHEN kicks off tonight, keep your eye on Chef Ji. Even in casual conversation, you can tell that the native New Yorker – who’s cooked side by side with everyone from Emeril Lagasse to Julia Child – is as cool, calm and collected as Gordon Ramsay is hot-tempered. [...]

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We Uncover a Problem in the ER

It turns out that wrapping up a long-running television show isn’t nearly as hard as one might expect. “You want to find the thing that people actually identify with in the series and do something that leaves them feeling satisfied for having spent X number of hours of their lives devoted to watching your ongoing [...]

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You Be the Critic: LOST, LIE TO ME & LIFE ON MARS

Since this TV Addict has yet to catch up with all of last night’s television, I thought I’d open up the floor to you, my far smarter and better looking reading by posing the following questions three. (1) Did last night’s jaw-dropping reveals on LOST live up to the hype (also known as serious blogger-overhyped-eritis)? [...]

7 Posted in Lie to Me, Life on Mars, Lost, You Be the Critic