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Has the Phrase “Game Changer” Jumped the Shark?

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“Game changer” just does not mean what it used to.  In fact, it means virtually nothing these days simply because the over-use of the term has diluted the very meaning of it.  When did the phrase “game changer” turn into such a snooze-fest? Back in the good ole days, when you heard that a television [...]

10 Posted in 24, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Featured, Fringe, Lost, NO ORDINARY FAMILY, Smallville, Stargate, The Cape

When the World Cracks: The cancellation of STARGATE: UNIVERSE has left a fan-base reeling in after-shock

By: Tiffany Vogt   On the fateful day that it was announced the Syfy had canceled STARGATE: UNIVERSE the sci-fi fans rose up in anger and the sleeping horde of sci-fi fans let their voices be heard. It was the second time in as many months that a beloved sci-fi series had been canceled – [...]

12 Posted in Stargate

The Year Round Programming Debate: Do We Want Our Summer Shows in Winter?

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By: Tiffany Vogt   This Fall brought an interesting phenomena to television: For the first time summer shows were returning in November and December, after only a short 2-3 month hiatus. Just when viewers were adjusting to summer shows returning in January and February, the television networks had the bright idea of mixing it up [...]

7 Posted in Burn Notice, Featured, Stargate, Syfy, USA Network

Today’s TV Addict Top 5: TV Plots That We’re Not Buyin’

When it comes to our favorite fictional serial killer, suspension of disbelief is pretty much par for the course. Which is why we’ve gladly put aside our question as to how on earth Dexter Morgan’s employer, the Miami PD has yet to clue into his extra-curricular activities in lieu of a far bigger mystery: Just [...]

9 Posted in Brothers & Sisters, Dexter, Glee, Melrose Place, Stargate

Good News, Bad News: STARGATE UNIVERSE, DOLLHOUSE, SNL & BONES

Good News: Sci-fi is thriving on Friday nights. Bad News: Make that Syfy, with the network’s launch of STARGATE UNIVERSE attracting 2.3 million viewers, as SyFy was only-to-quick to point out via press release, bested FOX’s DOLLHOUSE by 200,000 viewers. Ouch! [io9] Good News: Proving that no politician on either side of the aisle is [...]

4 Posted in Bones, dollhouse, Saturday Night Live, Stargate

You Be the Critic: STARGATE UNIVERSE

Thanks to the void left by BATTLESTAR GALCATICA ending its run combined with our rejuvenated interest in all things space courtesy of JJ. Abrams successful STAR TREK re-boot, Sy Fy’s third incarnation of the STARGATE universe, appropriately titled just that, could not have arrived at a better time. Which is why last night, this TV [...]

26 Posted in Stargate

TCA Live Blog Day 3: STARGATE UNIVERSE

2:57PM: “Something new and different,” is the theme of the panel and what co-creator Brad Wright promises STARGATE: UNIVERSE [SGU] is all about. “Other than the ‘Stargate,’ which is very much at the core of the show, a whole lot is different from the original series.” 2:59PM: David Blue comes out of the closet… as [...]

7 Posted in Stargate, TCA Press Tour

First Look: STARGATE UNIVERSE Trailer

Direct from Comic Con comes a gritty, dark and exciting new look at STARGATE UNIVERSE. Or with apologies to CAPRICA fans, what SyFy is definitely hoping is BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Version 2.0.

4 Posted in San Diego Comic Con, Stargate

First Look: STARGATE UNIVERSE

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6 Posted in David Blue, Stargate

David Blue Joins STARGATE UNIVERSE

Now far be it from theTVaddict.com to toot our own horn (Oh who are we kidding, did you see our inclusion in Rick Ellis’ 30 Essential Twitter Feeds for TV Fans?) But we just wanted to take a moment to congratulate one of the nicest guys in Hollywood: David Blue. Who as reported first by [...]

5 Posted in David Blue, Stargate