The summer of 2011 will be remembered for its successful launch of several fun television shows, but queen of them all is the MTV comedy series AWKWARD. Premised on a young teen who gets an anonymous letter on her 16th birthday, which leads to a series of comedic errors as friends and family believe she tried to commit suicide after receiving it, the show is a delicious blend of teenage angst wrapped in a colorful ensemble of characters and cheeky humor. In fact, the entire series feels like a “love letter” to modern high school life. [Read more…]
Archives for June 2012
Dispatches From the Couch: Life’s A Beach!
Turns out, I was wrong.
As someone wildly addicted to television — the good, the bad and even, more often than I’d like to admit — the reality, I’ve long assumed that if my ability to channel surf was taken away, I would, in short order, suffer a slow, horrible, painful demise. (To be fair, I also assumed that the only scenarios in which I could be kept from enjoying my brain-numbing pastime involved kidnapping, extended comas and/or apocalyptic conditions.
Yet for a week now, I’ve been happily ensconced in a gorgeous beach house at the Delaware shore, blissfully unaware of all things television related. The closest I’ve come was a marathon viewing of KIPPER, via Netflix, with a 3-year-old that some clearly ill-advised parent left in my care for 48-hours. (For the uninitiated, KIPPER is an adorable animated series following the misadventures of the titular pup and his friends, all of whom are made about 100 times more precious by the fact that they have British accents.)
Turns out, much to my surprise, I have neither gone into a state of shock nor, truth to be told, missed my shows very much.
What I have missed is the interaction that now comes as a part of television viewing thanks to the communal water cooler that is Twitter. [Read more…]
Morning Static: COMMUNITY, FIREFLY, THE OFFICE & More!
• Trailer Park: BREAKING BAD Season 5.
• No Laughing Matter, B.J. Novak takes an OFFICE breather.
• Chase 1, Harmon 0: Entire COMMUNITY cast coming back.
• The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow, TODAY co-host Ann Curry will bid farwell today.
• Spotlight: Kevin Porter’s ‘Sorkinisms’ video is a tribute to the television writer.
• Nerdgasm! Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion set for FIREFLY anniversary panel.
Summer Scoop: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS Star Evan Handler on Playing the Omnipresent Marshall Pittman
Last season on NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, there was one name whose very mention was guaranteed to illicit a simultaneous reaction of awe and trepidation. That name was of New York Hawks omnipresent owner Marshall Pittman. This season, Marshall Pittman was finally given an identity, that of guest star Evan Handler, who we recently caught up with on a recent conference call in an attempt to get the skinny on what fans can expect from the often talked about yet little seen character. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Wednesday June 27, 2012
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | The Middle (R) | Suburgatory (R) | Modern Family (R) | Modern Family (R) | Final Witness | |
CBS | Dogs in the City | Criminal Minds (R) | CSI (R) | |||
CW | America’s Next Top Model (R) | America’s Next Top Model (R) | ||||
FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | |||||
NBC | U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming | American’s Got Talent | ||||
MISC | Melissa & Joey (ABC Family) | Baby Daddy (ABC Family) | Dallas (TNT, Bravo in Canada) | Futurama (Comedy) The Soup (E!) The Soul Man/The Exes (TVLand) Around the World in 80 Plates (Bravo) | ||
USA | Royal Pains | Necessary Roughness |
Emmy Nominations Made Easy: Outstanding Comedy Series
With the June 28th deadline to return Emmy nominee ballots fast approaching, many of your favorite television web sites have begun to make their case for a handful of worthy 2012 nominees. Not to be outdone, we here at theTVaddict.com have decided — as we are wont to do — to take things one step further. Which is to say, in a completely altruistic effort to simplify things for the voting body that is the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, your friendly neighborhood TV Addict has decided to save those lucky enough to call themselves “Emmy Voters” from countless hours spent needlessly scrolling through a seemingly never ending PDF of worthy performers by presenting our “Emmy Nominations Made Easy!” With today’s focus being on our picks for Outstanding Comedy Series. [Read more…]
Red Carpet Redux: Greer Grammer Talks AWKWARD Season 2
On Thursday June 21st, The Paley Center for Media celebrated the upcoming second season premiere of MTV’s AWKWARD with a preview screening and a panel discussion with the show’s cast and creative team. Thankfully for fans of the fantastic freshman series, theTVaddict.com’s very own Senior West Coast Correspondent extraordinaire Tiffany Vogt was on hand to snag a little one-on-one time with some of your favorites. Favorites like Greer Grammer, who not only was one of the few AWKWARD actors to take a serious stand in terms of who Jenna should be with, but dropped a doozy of a spoiler with regards to her character’s upcoming relationship status. [Read more…]
Morning Static: ROOKIE BLUE, SMASH, GENERAL HOSPITAL & More!
• Oh Canada! ABC renews ROOKIE BLUE for a fourth season.
• Must Read TV: Behind-the-scenes look at The CW’s social TV strategy.
• Amy Poehler Answers Tumblr’s Questions, Reveals the easiest way to make Will Arnett cry.
• Mark Your Calendars: GENERAL HOSPITAL changing timeslots on September 10th.
• The Write Stuff? SMASH adds Andy Mientus for its upcoming second season.
• The Business of Show: NBC News is in talks with Savannah Guthrie for TODAY job.
• TV Saves Lives! Hugh Dillon humbled by FLASHPOINT connection to Eaton Centre shooting victim.
Wicked News: Kristin Chenoweth Books a Multi-Episode Arc on THE GOOD WIFE
When the TV Gods close a door, they really do open a window. Case in point, this afternoon’s late-breaking news that has Kristin Chenoweth making the most out of the unfortunate demise of her most recent ABC series PUSHING DAISIES GCB by jumping on board THE GOOD WIFE for what is being billed as a recurring role. [Read more…]
Summer Scoop: Erica Dasher Dishes On Her Magical JANE BY DESIGN Journey
The first season of the new ABC Family series JANE BY DESIGN has taken Jane Quimby down a fabulous “rabbit hole” into the world of high fashion while living a double-life: one where she is an everyday young adult navigating the trials of teen life, and the other where she glamorously lives out her dreams at a prominent design firm and juggles more romantic interests than she can keep track of on any given day. In a recent press conference call, star Erica Dasher candidly shared what she loves about Jane and who she might be tempted to choose as a romantic interest if she were in Jane’s shoes. [Read more…]