Archives for December 2011
On TV Tonight: Monday December 19, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (R) | A Chipmunk Christmas (R) | You Deserve It | Castle (R) | ||
CBS | How I Met Your Mother (R) | 2 Broke Girls (R) | Two and a Half Men (R) | Mike & Molly (R) | Hawaii Five-0 (R) | |
CW | Hart of Dixie (R) | Hart of Dixie (R) | ||||
FOX | Terra Nova | |||||
NBC | Who’s Still Standing | Fear Factor | Rock Center with Brian Williams | |||
TNT | The Closer | Rizzoli & Isles |
We Look Back on TERRA Nova’s First Season Prior to Tonight’s Explosive Season (Yup, We Said Season!) Finale
It has been a pivotal first season of the sci-fi drama backdropped in a world where dinosaurs still roam. TERRA NOVA ambitiously set out to show us the story of a family that was willing to travel back in time in order to stay together and have a chance at a better future for humanity.
But paradise is only beautiful on the surface. There have been bumps and bruises along the way as each of the Shannon family members struggled to find their place in this new world and tried to figure out who they could really trust. Utopia is a wonderful ambition, but human beings always bring the element of surprise and unpredictability as their emotions sway their decisions — for better or worse.
For Jim Shannon (Jason O’Mara), the former police narcotics detective turned prison-escapee desperate to keep his family together and to ensure the safe-keeping of his youngest daughter, there was literally no place left on Earth to hide. Fortunately for him, he married the right woman, Dr. Elisabeth Shannon (Shelley Conn), a trauma surgeon who the government recruited for colonization in an experimental settlement comprised of scientists who would safeguard the planet 85 million years in the past. The colony of Terra Nova sounds ideal, but humans rarely can agree on how to best shape the future, let alone protect the planet.
When the Shannons arrived, they discovered that things were not as idyllic as promised and that there was a rebel force known as the Sixers who were working covertly to crack the code to open the time portal in both directions — thereby allowing an unknown faction to swoop in and exploit the resources of Terra Nova for their own nefarious purposes in the future. [Read more…]
Bazinga! We Take You Inside THE BIG BANG THEORY’s 100th Episode Celebration
Did you invitation to THE BIG BANG THEORY’s 100th episode party get, err… lost in the mail? Well, never fear, theTVaddict.com is here. Specifically here with a fantastic look inside the Thursday December 15th celebration at the California Science Center that featured your favorite stars rocking out to the Barenaked Ladies. More first look photos of which have been posted after the jump. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Sunday December 18, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Once Upon a Time (R) | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Movie) | ||||
CBS | Survivor: South Pacific | Survivor Reunion: South Pacific | ||||
FOX | The Simpsons (R) | Allen Gregory (R) | Family Guy (R) | |||
MISC | Leverage (TNT) | Hell on Wheels (AMC) | ||||
NBC | Football Night in America | Sunday Night Football: Ravens at Chargers | ||||
SHO | Dexter (TMN in Canada) | Homeland |
TV Ratings: Friday December 16, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 | VS. |
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8PM | CBS | A Gifted Man (R) | 5.17 | 0.8/3 | |
ABC | Extreme Makeover: HE | 4.76 | 1.2/4 | ||
NBC | Chuck | 3.22 | 0.9/3 | ||
FOX | Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (R) | 3.02 | 0.9/3 | ||
CW | Nikita (R) | 1.35 | 0.4/2 | ||
9PM | CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 6.40 | 0.9/3 | |
ABC | Extreme Makeover: HE | 5.17 | 1.3/4 | ||
NBC | Grimm | 5.16 | 1.5/5 | ||
FOX | Ice Age: Mammoth Christmas (R) | 3.77 | 1.2/4 | ||
CW | Supernatural (R) | 1.16 | 0.4/1 | ||
9:30PM | FOX | The Simpsons (R) | 2.95 | 1.0/3 | |
10PM | CBS | Blue Bloods (R) | 6.66 | 1.0/3 | |
NBC | Dateline NBC | 6.66 | 1.0/3 | ||
ABC | 20/20 | 3.71 | 0.9/3 |
Creator Steve Niles Shares the Scoop on Chiller TV’s New Series REMAINS and Its Preview Webisode REMAINS: ROAD TO RENO
While the holidays may seem like an unusual time of year to debut a new zombie movie, both ChillerTV and creator/executive producer Steve Niles are enthusiastically ready to unleash yet another supernatural terror onto television screens this month. In a recent conference call with press, Steve shared why he is drawn to zombies and what he sees as their universal appeal right now. [Read more…]
DEXTER! SURVIVOR! TERRA NOVA! FEAR FACTOR! The TV Addict Week in Rewind
Biggest Disappointment: Just when we thought we couldn’t get anymore disgusted with this current season of DEXTER the writers decided to show Deb fantasizing about doing WHAT with brother Dexter?
Yet Another Reason not To Watch AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: Two words… Howard Stern.
Person Who Shouldn’t Even Have To Compete: Whether it’s the Golden Globes or the Screen Actor’s Guild, Jessica Lange should just be handed the award for her work on AMERICAN HORROR STORY. Let’s face it, she’s the only reason a lot of us continue watching.
Mental Image We Could Have Lived Without: Simon Cowell told Barbara Walters that the reason he and Paula bickered so much during AMERICAN IDOL was “sexual tension… on her part” and that he considered bedding his fellow judge.
Show That Could Use A Rest: Apparently, THE AMAZING RACE will be back on February 19th, having never heard that absence makes the heart grow fonder. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Friday December 16, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 20/20 | ||||
CBS | A Gifted Man (R) | CSI: NY (R) | Blue Bloods (R) | |||
CW | Nikita (R) | Supernatural (R) | ||||
FOX | Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown | Ice Age: Mammoth Christmas (R) | The Simpsons (R) | |||
NBC | Chuck | Grimm | Dateline NBC | |||
MISC | Christmas in Washington (TNT) | The Life and Times of Time (HBO) | Sanctuary (Syfy) |
What the Success of Louis CK Might Mean for the Future of Television
When we first got wind of Louis CK’s plan to disrupt the traditional means of distributing content by offering up a brand new standup special for an affordable through his personal website louisck.net, our first thought was where do we sign-up? Our second thought — after eagerly handing over our $5 to CK via a hassle free payment system and enjoying his unique brand of self-deprecating and hilarious humor was — could this business model work for the rest of Hollywood? [Read more…]