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Does Showtime’s THE BIG C Make the Grade?

Who says Cancer can’t be funny? Certainly not Showtime, who is so confident that THE BIG C, their newest series starring Laura Linney, Oliver Platt and Gabby Sidibe warrants a big “A,” that they’ve teamed up with theTVaddict.com to give viewers a sneak peak of the first episode prior to the series August 16 premiere. [...]

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You Be the Critic: NURSE JACKIE

Summer reruns and reality already getting you down? Meet NURSE JACKIE; Your guaranteed cure for the post-May season finale blues. But don’t take our word for it, you be the critic by checking out the season premiere of JACKIE prior to its June 8th bow on Showtime. (After the jump)

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First Look: WEEDS Season 5

Is Nancy Botwin really pregnant with her Mexican lover/ druglord’s baby? “Expect the unexpected,” is all star Mary Louise Parker is saying. Which is why it’s up to this TV Addict to say — well, show a little more, courtesy of these photos from the upcoming season premiere of WEEDS (June 8, 10PM on Showtime) [...]

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Review: UNITED STATES OF TARA

By: Aleks Chan UNITED STATES OF TARA opens to the title character looking somber and peeved. And in the next scene, she’s T, a rowdy, horny, and suggestive teenager who proudly wears her thong outside her jeans isn’t afraid of thrusting her hips in the air while supporting herself on the kitchen counter. Sometimes she [...]

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Dissecting DEXTER: What’s Working, What’s Not… And How To Fix

As the old saying goes; When you’re at the top of your game, there’s no where to go but down. Which is why, following two excellent seasons that culminated in a thrilling face off between Dexter Morgan and Sergeant James Doakes, the downfall of DEXTER was inevitable. Cue our painfully gruesome analysis after-the-fact. If this [...]

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Spotlight on DEXTER Star Michael C. Hall

At the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour, DEXTER star Michael C. Hall was kind enough to take a few minutes out of his busy schedule to discuss the upcoming third season of Showtime’s critically acclaimed thriller DEXTER. On the books: “I read the first book as the first season was based on it. But [...]

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TCA 2008: Showtime’s DEXTER, WEEDS, CALIFORNICATION and BROTHERHOOD

By: Kevin Kelly, Special TCA Correspondent Talk about Showtime! The little network that could, or as we around theTVaddict.com are now calling it — HBO 2.0 — decided to pull out all the stops my rolling up the WEEDS, CALIFORNICATION, DEXTER and BROTHERHOOD panel into one enormous joi…. ummm fantastic panel. Heck, even one of [...]

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First Look: DEXTER Goes to Comic Con

TheTVaddict.com is thrilled to offer up a first look at the original poster Showtime has commissioned graphic artist Shepard Fairey to create in honor of DEXTER’s first appearance at July’s upcoming San Diego Comic Con. If the style looks familiar, it’s because Fairey just so happens to be the talented artist behind this now iconic [...]

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Win THE TUDORS on DVD

In celebration of tonight’s second season premiere of THE TUDORS, theTVaddict.com is thrilled to be giving away a copy of the series first season on DVD. To enter, simply post your answer to the following question in the comments below. Question: Which premium cable show has the most historically accurate sexiest take on world history: [...]

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Win THE L WORD Season Four on DVD

In anticipation of Sunday’s L WORD finale, Showtime was kind enough send this TV Addict the complete fourth season of the L WORD to give away to one lucky reader. In order to win, all you have to do is help spread a little TV Addict love by either (a) adding theTVaddict as your friend [...]

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