It’s Friday and if you’re a frequent visitor to theTVaddict.com — you know what that means! Time to post your FAVORITE TV QUOTES OF THE WEEK! New to theTVaddict.com? No idea what I’m talking about? Simply post your favorite quotes of the week in the comments below and check back Sunday to see the winners. Odds are they’ll look something like this.
Archives for November 2009
Lauren Graham Returns to Parenting in PARENTHOOD
If there is a silver-lining to be taken from yesterday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — that let’s face it — has become little more than a three-hour infomercial for Broadway musicals, has-been artists pushing CD’s (Cyndi Lauper, Katherine McPhee, the kid from Hanna Montana, Really?!) and NBC/Universal’s various movies and television shows, it’s this: A first look at GILMORE GIRLS’ Lauren Graham returning to TV in NBC’s PARENTHOOD. Something to be thankful for indeed.
Thanks to GMMR for the Tip!
Your Ultimate Guide to Black Friday TV on DVD Deals! [Updated: 9:17AM]
Since this TV Addict doesn’t wish to see any of our dear readers trampled in the pursuit of a $25 Blu-ray player, we’ll be spending the next 24 hours or so scouring the web for the latest and greatest Black Friday TV on DVD deals! So be sure to check back back regularly for some ridiculously amazing deals (like 30 ROCK for $12.99 at Amazon!) or follow theTVaddict.com on twitter.
Found a deal in one of those crazy old fashioned brick and mortar stores? Help your fellow TV Addicts out by posting away in the comments below.
INDIVIDUAL SEASONS
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: Season One
$12.99 $29.99 (Save 57%)
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: Season Three
$12.99 $29.99 (Save 57%)
30 ROCK: Season One
$12.99 $49.98 (Save 74%)
30 ROCK: Season Two
$12.99 $39.98 (Save 74%)
THE BIG BANG THEORY: The Complete First Season
$14.99 $29.98 (Save 50%)
DEXTER: The First Season
$15.99 $39.98 (Save 60%)
ENTOURAGE: The Complete First Season
$9.99 $39.98 (Save 75%)
Watch, PVR, Pass: Thursday November 26, 2009
TV Ratings: Wednesday November 25, 2009
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
---|---|---|---|---|
8PM | NBC | The Biggest Loser: Special | 7.599 | 2.5/8 |
CBS | New Adventures of Old Christine | 7.00 | 1.8/6 | |
ABC | Modern Family (R) | 5.53 | 1.6/5 | |
FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 4.69 | 1.5/5 | |
CW | Gracie (Movie) | 1.63 | 0.6/2 | |
8:30PM | CBS | Gary Unmarried | 6.79 | 1.9/6 |
ABC | The Middle | 5.99 | 1.8/6 | |
9PM | CBS | Criminal Minds | 13.17 | 3.1/9 |
NBC | The Biggest Loser: Special | 7.88 | 2.9/9 | |
ABC | Modern Family | 7.12 | 2.4/7 | |
FOX | Glee | 6.08 | 2.5/7 | |
CW | Gracie (Movie) | 1.24 | 0.4/1 | |
9:30PM | ABC | Cougar Town | 5.52 | 1.9/6 |
10PM | CBS | CSI: NY | 12.68 | 2.9/9 |
NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 4.79 | 1.5/5 | |
ABC | Eastwick | 3.41 | 1.0/3 |
Morning Static: Thanksgiving TV Marathons, BIG LOVE, Taylor Lautner
• Tired of family already? Here’s a handy list of Thanksgiving TV marathons.
• A Big Tease, courtesy of HBO’s less-than-revealing look at BIG LOVE season four.
• Nailed it! Bill O’Reilly meets his Sesame Street counterpart.
• There’s nothing funny about this, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE succumbs to Twilight-itis by snagging Taylor Lautner to host on December 12.
First Look: The Cast of 24 Season Eight
Although FOX is keeping a tight lid on what fans can expect from the upcoming eight season of 24 set to bow on January 17, this TV Addict has seen enough action-packed hours to know the following: 1) Not everyone in these just-obtained promotional photos will survive Jack Bauer’s next really bad day, (2) One or more of them is probably a mole, and (3) the apparent prerequisite for working at the new and improved CTU is supermodel-levels of hotness. But hey, don’t take our word for it, judge for yourself by checking out these first look photos after the jump.
Watch, PVR, Pass: Wednesday November 25, 2009
We Preview Tonight’s MODERN FAMILY with Funny Man Eric Stonestreet
When MODERN FAMILY’s Phil and Claire decide to throw son Luke a birthday party a boy won’t soon forget, it’s Cameron who ends up acting like a kid in a candy store. With the aforementioned birthday giving him the opportunity to come out of the closet… and show off his alter-ego Fizbo the Clown! And here to shed some light on the origins of Fizbo, how life has changed since MODERN FAMIILY premiered and who his choice of actress would be to play his fictional TV mom is none other than future Emmy nominee and current scene-stealer himself, Eric Stonestreet.
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Things We’re Thankful For [TV Edition]
Our DVR/PVR
Since the major networks inexplicably insist on scheduling many of their most popular shows at the EXACT same time (Only to then wonder, “Hmmm, why are ratings down for FRINGE?”), a PVR/DVR has quickly become the must-own accessory to any living room set-up. So much so that we’ve almost completely blocked out the dark ages of the VCR! Remember those days? When the only way to have a social life (or in our case, watch one show and record another!) was to ‘tape’ shows on ugly and inefficient video cassettes that took up ridiculous amounts of shelf space. Room that is now dedicated to the mortgage payment worth of TV on DVD.
The Current Economic Crisis
If ratings for many of television’s biggest shows are any indication (see the 20 million or so NCIS fans, big numbers for BIG BANG and ABC’s resurgent Wednesday night line-up), there is a silver-lining to the fact that many TV Addicts can no longer afford to spend $80 on a movie ticket, popcorn and dinner. Plus, as an added bonus, networks are being far more patient with high profile low rated fare such as MELROSE PLACE, THE FORGOTTEN and COMMUNITY. All of which are seeing second and third chances to prove themselves so that executives don’t have to risk being the ones responsible for draining millions from the network’s coffers on the next HANK or THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
Shonda Rhimes
When showrunner Shonda Rhimes isn’t busy lessening the blow of T.R. Knight’s surprise exit, remedying the lack of screen time for both Meredith and Izzie (Due to Ellen Pompeo’s real-life pregnancy and Katherine Heigl’s insistence on pumping out bland romantic comedies) by cleverly injecting 3 cc’s of fresh blood into Seattle Grace courtesy of the Mercy West merger, or spearheading some truly compelling story-lines for often under-utilized players such as Patrick Dempsey and James Pickens Jr, she is busily working to maintain the upward momentum of interest in her other medical drama PRIVATE PRACTICE. But what we’re most thankful for, is in what we can only assume is her only three minutes of free time a week, Rhimes never ceases to entertain us with her recent twitter addiction that has her verbally sparring with a group of crazed very passionate fans.