Good News: BREAKING BAD’s Bryan Cranston is returning to his comedic MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-esque roots. Bad News: By stepping behind rather than in front of the camera to direct an upcoming episode of MODERN FAMILY. [Source]

Good News: HBO renewed the Alan Ball Vampire series TRUE BLOOD after only two episodes. Bad News: The renewal comes from the network that green-lit a second season of IN TREATMENT and a DEADWOOD wrap-up movie. And how are those projects going… oh wait… [Source] Good News: In related Vampire news, MOONLIGHT fans will finally [...]

According to our friends over at BuzzSugar, the third season premiere of WEEDS attracted a record 824,000 viewers on Monday night, up a staggering 43% over last season’s premiere. Anyone in Hollywood still want to argue against leaking shows early on BitTorrent? Anyone… Bueller… Billboard is reporting that in an effort to promote the fall [...]

In a recent interview with the MTV Movies Blog, VERONICA MARS herself, Kristen Bell pretty much put to rest a possible MARS movie saying, “There’s [rumored] talk of a movie one day. Maybe. Who knows? [But] we haven’t even discussed it.” To that I say, thank you Mrs. Bell for providing the TV Addict with [...]

AMC’s fantastic new scripted drama MAD MEN is so realistic that it should come with a Surgeon’s General Warning. Is anyone else completely amazed at how much smoking went on amongst the mad men of madison avenue in the 1960′s? For a break from the endless tedium that is summer reality TV, tune into a [...]

Rumour’s are running rampant that Veronica Mars herself Kristen Bell may be joining the cast of LOST this upcoming season. Great news, yes — but while we’re dreaming of things, I’d like EVERWOOD to return, a 90210 reunion movie and for TBS to give me back the half hour of my life that I spent [...]

ET Online is reporting that Mandy Moore has signed on to guest star as Ted’s first post-Robin girlfriend on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. Or as co-creator Carter Bays puts it, “the ultimate bad decision.” First, Robin Sparkles, now Mandy Moore — who knew ‘guy-next-door’ architect Ted Mosby had it in him. Or as Barney [...]

Proving yet again that SMALLVILLE’S officially run out of ideas. SCI FI Wire is reporting that former SuperGirl Helen Slater has signed on to appear in the sixth episode of SMALLVILLE’S upcoming season. We think it goes without saying that if Krypto (the SuperDog) gets anywhere near the Kent farm, this TV Addict’s officially done [...]

Yesterday, The Television Critics Association unveiled its 2007 TCA Award nominations. Unlike that other organization that will remain nameless (rhymes with ‘semis’), the television critics do it right. Check out the nominees below (the TV Addict’s favourites are in bold). PROGRAM OF THE YEAR “American Idol” (Fox) “Friday Night Lights” (NBC) “Heroes” (NBC) “Planet Earth” [...]

File this under “we sure didn’t see that coming!” When nominations for the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy awards were announced this morning, CBS’s long-struggling GUIDING LIGHT — which has spent the past few years fighting premature rumors of its demise — walked away the big winner with 17 nominations. The news was a fitting tribute [...]