The TV Addict has had it up to here with Twitter spoilers! For the second consecutive week in a row, an inconsiderate Twitterer (Tweeter?) has needlessly spoiled a piece of entertainment that we hadn’t yet gotten around to watching. Which naturally got us thinking: Wouldn’t it be nice if there was some sort of agreed upon Twitter etiquette (or “Twitterquette”) when it came to TV spoilers? You know, a universal unspoken gentleman’s agreement between TV Twitterati as to how one might wish to conduct themselves as a courtesy to others. We sure as heck think so. Which is why we took a few moments to scribble down four friendly guidelines that if followed, would go a long way into helping contribute to making Twitter a better place for all involved. See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
Archives for December 2011
On TV Tonight: Monday December 5, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Charlie Brown Christmas | Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice | You Deserve It | Castle | ||
CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 2 Broke Girls | Two and a Half Men | Mike & Molly | Hawaii Five-0 | |
CW | Gossip GIrl | Hart of Dixie | ||||
FOX | American Country Awards | |||||
MISC | The Closer (TNT) | Rizzoli & Isles (TNT) | ||||
NBC | The Sing-off Christmas | Rock Center with Brian Williams | ||||
Syfy | Neverland (Syfy) |
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Questions with PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY OR NICE and SUBURGATORY Star Chris Parnell
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Especially on our small screen which continues to offer up a seemingly never-ending parade of Holiday treats. Case in point, tonight at 8:30PM ABC (CTV in Canada) proudly takes the wraps off PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS NICE, the sequel to last year’s animated gem PREP & LANDING. And here to preview the show, as well as talk up his hilarious work on the hit freshman series SUBURGATORY is none other than the North Pole’s newest elf, Mr. Thistleton, voiced by SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE alum Chris Parnell.
Can you talk a little bit about what type of role you’re voicing?
Chris Parnell: I play Mr. Thistleton, who is kind of a computer genius. He runs what’s called the Database Tree Farm which is where all the information on the children around the world is kept, who’s been naughty and whose been nice. Which of course is at the heart of what Santa has to do in terms of what gets delivered to these children all over the world. He’s a really smart guy, he created this amazing system, originally called the “Winternet” and got very upset when they dropped the “W” from the name. It’s a fun character.
Your distinctive voice has warranted a lot of voice over work throughout your career. Were voiceovers something you always envisioned for your career or was it somewhat of a happy accident?
My dad is a voiceover guy, not in animation, but he’s done it my whole life and I started doing commercials and things when I was a kid with him. And when I got on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE I got to do a lot of voice stuff for the show and from that I was able to get a voice over agent, started to do commercial stuff and gradually started to audition for and occasionally be offered animated stuff. So it was something that I wanted to do for a while but it can be a difficult thing to break into and when it finally started to happen I couldn’t have been happier. [Read more…]
TV Ratings: Sunday December 4, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 | VS. |
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8PM | NBC | Football Night in America | 14.16 | 5.1/12 | |
CBS | The Amazing Race | 9.63 | 2.7/6 | ||
ABC | Once Upon a Time | 9.61 | 3.1/7 | ||
FOX | The Simpsons | 9.01 | 4.0/10 | ||
8:30PM | NBC | Sunday Night Football | 16.30 | 9.8/14 | |
FOX | Allen Gregory | 5.21 | 2.4/6 | ||
9PM | NBC | Sunday Night Football | 17.00 | 10.2/15 | |
ABC | Desperate Housewives | 8.08 | 2.6/6 | ||
CBS | The Good Wife | 9.79 | 1.9/4 | ||
FOX | Family Guy | 7.05 | 3.5/8 | ||
9:30PM | FOX | Cleveland Show | 5.43 | 2.5/6 | |
10PM | NBC | Sunday Night Football | 15.20 | 10.2/15 | |
CBS | CSI: Miami | 10.36 | 2.2/5 | ||
ABC | Pan Am | 4.63 | 1.6/4 |
Editor’s Note: Ratings for CBS are slightly skewed due to NFL overrun
The Backlot: Thank You For Being a Friend
Morning Static: HOMELAND, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, GREY’S ANATOMY & More!
• TV Saves Lives: No, Really!
• Party Like it’s 1999! Madonna to perform at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show
• Is HOMELAND an apology for 24? Discuss.
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Boss: There are more twists and turns for Robin.
• As the Executive Floor Turns: ABC Daytime President Brian Frons exits, network consolidates Daytime & Syndie Development in new division.
We Preview’s Syfy’s NEVERLAND with Stars Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Charlie Rowe & More!
Making its debut in December, the two-part Syfy mini-series NEVERLAND invites viewers into a magical and mystical world of fairies, pirates, lost boys, and crocodiles. In this new story, the adventure lies in showing how a young boy became Peter Pan (Charlie Rowe), who discovered he could fly and transport people to another world where time stands still. Joining in Peter’s amazing adventure are his wily mentor James Hook (Rhys Ifans), the devious pirate Captain Elizabeth Bonny (Anna Friel), a dainty fairy Tinker Bell, a mysterious Dr. Fludd, and Peter’s childhood friends Curly, Tootles, Fox and the Twins. In a recent conference call, stars Charlie Rowe, Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel and writer/director Nick Willing talked about what drew them to NEVERLAND and the adventures they had working on the epic project. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Sunday December 4, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Once Upon a Time | Desperate Housewives | Pan Am | |||
CBS | Amazing Race 19 | The Good Wife | CSI: Miami | |||
HBO | Boardwalk Empire | Hung | ||||
FOX | The Simpsons | Allen Gregory | Family Guy | Cleveland Show | ||
NBC | Football Night in America | Sunday Night Football: Lions at Saints | ||||
MISC | Dexter (SHO, TMN in Canada) Leverage (TNT) | Homeland (SHO) Hell on Wheels (AMC) | ||||
Syfy | Neverland |
TV Ratings: Friday December 2, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 | VS. |
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8PM | CBS | A Gifted Man | 8.00 | 1.2/4 | |
ABC | Extreme Makeover: HE | 4.62 | 1.1/4 | FOX | Pac 12 Championship: UCLA vs. Oregon | 3.96 | 1.4/4 |
NBC | Game of Your Life (Movie) | 2.20 | 0.5/2 | ||
CW | Nikita | 1.69 | 0.5/2 | ||
9PM | CBS | CSI: NY | 9.73 | 1.4/4 | |
ABC | Extreme Makeover: HE | 4.85 | 1.3/4 | ||
FOX | Pac 12 Championship: UCLA vs. Oregon | 3.96 | 1.4/4 | ||
NBC | Game of Your Life (Movie) | 2.20 | 0.5/2 | ||
CW | Supernatural | 1.86 | 0.7/2 | ||
10PM | CBS | Blue Bloods | 10.97 | 1.6/5 | |
ABC | 20/20 | 4.54 | 1.3/4 | ||
NBC | Dateline NBC | 4.06 | 1.0/3 |
Photopalooza: Go Behind the Scenes of BONES, GLEE, NEW GIRL & More!
Can’t wait for next week’s instalments of your favorite Fox shows? Neither can we! Which is why we thought now might be as good a time as any to share a handful of behind-the-scenes photos featuring a very pregnant Brennan, a very flirty NEW GIRL, and the return of a very special guest star on RAISING HOPE (Greyson Chance). See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]