By: Aleks Chan As someone who reviews TV, I find myself talking more about what’s wrong with shows as opposed to what’s great about them. Lest anyone think I hate all TV, allow me to share my current race-home-to-watch shows. BORED TO DEATH So Brooklyn it doesn’t know what to do with itself. Jonathan Ames [...]
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Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Shows That Actually Live Up to the “Must See TV” Moniker
By theTVaddict on November 5th, 2010 at November 5th, 2010

Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Reasons Why We Hope You Have HBO Tonight!
By theTVaddict on June 13th, 2010 at June 13th, 2010
The Wait is Over! Fans who have been counting down the days until they could sink their teeth into a fresh batch of TRUE BLOOD episodes will be thrilled to discover that they weren’t the only ones who thought waiting sucked. As luck would have it, executive producer Alan Ball concurred. Which is probably why [...]
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Reasons to Stay Home on a Saturday Night!
By theTVaddict on April 24th, 2010 at April 24th, 2010
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (11:30PM NBC, Global in Canada) If the above preview is any indication — tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE hosted by Gabourey Sidibe, breakout star of last year’s Oscar darling Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire — might actually be worth staying up for. And not just because there is something oddly [...]
Good News, Bad News: CURB, CHUCK, Chandler & More!
By theTVaddict on April 20th, 2010 at April 20th, 2010
Good News: The Peacock Network has finally has something to crow about, picking up our favorite new series of 2010, PARENTHOOD, for a second season. Bad News: For CHUCK and HEROES fans, whose wait until NBC’s May 17 UpFront just became that much more nerve-wracking. [Source] Good News: HBO and Larry David have agreed to [...]
Review: HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA
By theTVaddict on February 14th, 2010 at February 14th, 2010
Had you asked us just yesterday whether or not we were planning on watching HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA — a little-hyped new offering from HBO that at first glance looked to us like nothing more than a desperate attempt to ensure we held onto our HBO subscription until TRUE BLOOD returns in the [...]
Good News, Bad News: David Cook, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, SPORTS NIGHT & More!
By theTVaddict on September 24th, 2008 at September 24th, 2008
Good News: AMERICAN IDOL winner David Cook released his first single. Bad News: It sounds like this. [Click here to listen] Good News: Not only will DIRECTV subscribers get exclusive access to FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS starting October 1st, they’ll get to watch the episodes commercial-free and in HD. Bad News: This TV Addict can’t subscribe [...]
Comic Con Live Blog: TRUE BLOOD
By theTVaddict on July 24th, 2008 at July 24th, 2008
4:26PM: T-Minus four, wait, now three minutes until HBO’s TRUE BLOOD panel. Or as I like to call it, the only way to guarantee our seats for the DEXTER panel that follows immediately thereafter. 4:32PM: Since theTVaddict.com doesn’t endorse illegal downloading, I finally got a first look at TRUE BLOOD courtesy of a trailer HBO [...]
TCA 2008: TRUE BLOOD
By theTVaddict on July 11th, 2008 at July 11th, 2008
By: Kevin Kelly, Special TCA Correspondent Well, it’s Friday night, and you know what that means. A fresh episode of MOONLIGHT! Sorry, was that a bit too cruel? It would have been a reality if bone-headed CBS hadn’t cancelled the show, which was pretty damned fang-tastic. But I know, I’m preaching to the choir here. [...]
The TV Addict Takes a Detour on 12 MILES OF BAD ROAD
By theTVaddict on June 18th, 2008 at June 18th, 2008
One of the perks of running theTVaddict.com, aside from the millions thousands hundreds tens of fans and the occasional trip to Hollywood, are all the interesting things I get in the mail. For instance, yesterday I received the first six episodes of the recently cancelled HBO series 12 MILES OF BAD ROAD accompanied by a [...]
HBO Shows Now Available for Download on iTunes
By theTVaddict on May 14th, 2008 at May 14th, 2008
As exciting as it is that HBO has finally stopped pretending the internet is a just ‘passing fad’ by making available some of their most popular shows for download on iTunes. At first glance, this TV Addict can’t help but be a tad underwhelmed. Where is CARNIVALE, SIX FEET UNDER, THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW and [...]



