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Losing Momentum Can Be Detrimental to Television Shows: How to Stop the Hemorrhaging

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A funny thing happens this time of year on television:  ratings go down. With primetime shows wrapping up for the season and on hiatus until Fall, one would think that TV viewers would be flocking to the TV’s and making sure to savor every last bit of their favorite shows.  But this is just not the [...]

15 Posted in Featured, Hellcats, Nikita, The Vampire Diaries

Ask the Addict: Spoilers for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, PRIVATE PRACTICE, NIKITA, GREY’S ANATOMY, DEGRASSI & More!

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Your recent streak of DEGRASSI scoop has been nothing short of astounding. Care to keep the streak alive? — Mandy The TV Addict: Despite the fact that we would very much prefer you characterize our recent streak of DEGRASSI scoop as “remarkable” rather than “astounding,” we are more than happy to oblige. If only to [...]

1 Posted in Ask the Addict, Degrassi The Next Generation, Entourage, Featured, Grey's Anatomy, Hellcats, Nikita, Parenthood, Private Practice, The Vampire Diaries

A Delightful Surprise: The Intersection of HELLCATS and Plato

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  In last week’s episode of HELLCATS “Remember When” (written by James Eagan), the show highlighted a powerful message by tapping into a particularly haunting quote from the ancient philosopher Plato.  The quote was so unexpected that I actually had to re-watch the entire scene to fully appreciate how beautifully the quote was used.   [...]

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Good News, Bad News: CW PICK-UPS, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA & THE WHOLE TRUTH

Good News: The CW has given full-season orders to freshman dramas NIKITA and HELLCATS as well as veteran sudser ONE TREE HILL. Bad News: For LIFE UNEXPECTED, which was conspicuously absent from the network’s plethora of pick-ups despite a recent order for two additional scripts. [Source: Ausiello]

4 Posted in Battlestar Galactica, Hellcats, Life Unexpected, Nikita, One Tree Hill

An Apology From the TV Addict (Re: Last Night’s TV Recommendations)

Dear Readers, Yesterday, in our nightly roundup of “Watch, PVR, Pass,” we recommended giving the second episode of HELLCATS and the first episode of OUTLAW a try. This morning, we’d like to take this opportunity to apologize. We’re sorry. Really sorry.

6 Posted in Hellcats, Random Musings

Reviewapalooza! A look at HELLCATS, TERRIERS & THE LEAGUE

HELLCATS Airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST on The CW After losing her scholarship to budget cuts, Marti (Alyson Michalka) is forced to join her university’s competitive cheerleading program, the Hellcats, to pay her way to law school. She makes quick frenemies with Hellcat captain Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) and ice queen Alice (Heather Hemmens), and [...]

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FALL TV Preview ‘10: HELLCATS

After losing her scholarship, Marti (Alyson Michalka) is forced to join the competitive cheer-leading program at the fictional Lansing University, where she quickly butts heads with captain Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) and resident queen bee Alice (Heather Hemmens). Clichéd and seeming cribbed from every dance/sports movie ever (Marti even pops in a DVD of Bring It [...]

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