GILMORE GIRLS (8PM CW, Returns Sept. 26) The opinionated and articulate Amy Sherman-Palladino isn’t know for restraint. So when she decided to leave the GILMORE GIRLS, following a difficult contract negotiation with Warner Bros, odds were that she wasn’t going to go quietly. That ‘gasp’ you heard during last May’s fifth season finale was the [...]

As a general rule, television executives are not the most forward-thinking people on the planet. So when an idea connects with the public, they remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Thus, the success of FRIENDS begat a seemingly endless stream of series in which attractive 20-somethings exchanged banter at their local hangout, [...]

THE CLASS (8PM CBS, Debuts Sept. 18) The co-creator of FRIENDS (David Crane) returns to TV with THE CLASS, a comedy that follows a third-grade class reuniting after 20 years. Blessed with a talented cast, including Jason Ritter (JOAN OF ARCADIA), Lizzy Caplan (MEAN GIRLS), and Andrea Anders (JOEY), THE CLASS looks like it may [...]

Leading up to the new Fall Season, theTVaddict.com will be posting the new TV schedule. Including the TV addict’s picks for MUST SEE TV (and yes, I realize that term is ‘so 1995′). THE SIMPSONS (8PM FOX, Returns Sept. 10): Heading into its 18th season, expect the usual parade of celebrity and high brow literary [...]

You know you’re a little to addicted to TV when…. you purchase a copy of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S FALL TV PREVIEW even though you know you’ll be getting it in the mail within the next day or two. In my defence, not only is EW’s FALL TV PREVIEW one of my favourite issues (other favourites include [...]

PRISON BREAKS NEW GROUND Last season, PRISON BREAK kept viewers on the edge of their seat as the characters executed the most intriguing and complex escape plan ever hatched. But at the time, the show seemed like something of a one-trick pony. And in retrospect, the season-ending cliffhanger seemed like something of a let-down. After [...]

Today’s NYTIMES has a great article that reveals how hit TV shows are predicted, by measuring media and internet buzz. The Consumer Experience Practice, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies has been putting out a report for the past three years that previews more than two dozen new series being aired this fall, helping [...]

The Fall Season is just around the corner. How can I tell — How about the flood of new episode promos on youTube. Makes me really wonder, how on earth did we procrastonate from work before youTube came along? Check out this preview for the new season of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. After detesting last season, I’m [...]

I should first clarify, American TV Guide Rocks. The dreadful Canadian version that I’m subjected to each and every week is awful. Apparently, certain lucky subscribers to TV GUIDE (US edition) will be receiving a special FOX DVD with their issue this week. The DVD contains the season premieres of some of FOX’s returning hit [...]

My Fall TV schedule is so jam packed that I’m afraid my DVRs are going to be splitting at the seams! As you can see from my last This Week on TV post, I watch almost everything! Thank goodness for working from home! Ok, will give you a bit of info. I am a Database [...]