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Archives for September 2009
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: SMALLVILLE Season 9
SMALLVILLE returns tonight at 8PM on the CW:
Which we only feel the need to remind you thanks to the CW’s super-lacklustre (nonexistent?) marketing campaign for any show that isn’t a reboot of an Aaron Spelling classic or involves vampires. Oh, and no, we’re not just bitter that the network completely ignored our free and sound advertising advice. Okay fine, maybe a little.
It’s a bird.. it’s a plane… it’s not under any circumstances…
… for legal reason super-you-know-who. But that aside, in ever other sense of the word, the ninth season of SMALLVILLE truly marks the ascension of Clark to superhero status. Faster than a speeding bullet, and decked out in a black trench coat that may-or-may-not have been ‘borrowed’ from the set of TORCHWOOD comes Kal-El. Who when he’s not spending time in the fortress of solitude learning “Superhero’ing For Dummies” from his Kryptonian father Jor-El, is saving innocent Metropolis bystanders and of course Lois (who naturally can’t seem to stay out of trouble) complete with his now iconic “S” as a calling card. (Turns out, engraving ‘Red Blue Blur” not only takes way too long, it causes too much damage!)
Holy Moly! Reporter Asks David Boreanaz About ANGEL…
First Look: THE SIMPSONS “Treehouse of Horror XX”
In celebration of THE SIMPSONS 20th Anniversary, FOX is giving fans a real treat. For the first time in a decade they network is actually airing the annual “Treehouse of Horror” Halloween special before October 31. In the tradition of Halloween specials, “Treehouse of Horror XX” airing Sunday October 18 at 8PM on FOX (GlobalTV in Canada) will parody classic Hitchcock films such as “Vertigo,” “Psycho,” “North By Northwest,’ and “Spellbound,” when Lisa strikes a deal with Bart to take revenge on their teachers; Lampoon “28 Days Later,” when Krusty’s latest fast food sandwich transforms Springfield into enraged zombies; And re-imagine “Sweeney Todd” when an impaled Homer (who falls through a trapdoor in Moe’s tavern) provides Moe with an unexpectedly delicious beer flavored with Homer’s blood. More photos of which can be seen after the jump.
Our Reaction to Jennifer Morisson’s Exit
If a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears, does it still make a sound? That in a nutshell was this TV Addict’s reaction to today’s news (courtesy of super scooper Michael Ausiello) that has Jennifer Morrison scrubbing out of Princeton-Plainsboro just in time for November sweeps. Well, that and Jennifer Morrison is still on HOUSE? Seriously, with apologies to Cameron fans everywhere, news such as this would have had a far more profound affect on me had Morrison not spent the past three seasons being sidelined to make room for an entirely new team of doctors on a show that lives and dies with its leading man. Wake me up when Hugh Laurie calls it quits.
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Things You Didn’t Know About BONES Star Tamara Taylor
The path not taken:
For an actress who has fit in so well at the Jeffersonian, it may surprise fans to learn that Tamara Taylor was this close to not joining the cast of BONES. The reason, a little show you may have heard of called GREY’S ANATOMY. “It was actually down to me, fellow Canadian Sandra Oh, and one other woman [for the role of Cristina Yang] and of course we all know who got it,” recounted Taylor. “But I’m a huge believer of fate, destiny, call it what you will and when I see her [Sandra Oh] giving her Emmy speech, it’s like of course it was destined to be.” Destiny, which thankfully worked out in her favour months later when Taylor, after shooting the pilot of 3LBS (a short lived CBS medical drama starring Stanley Tucci) turned down the opportunity to move to New York when the show got picked up as a series, “My agent, friends, everybody thought I was crazy,” explained the actress. “But I said I didn’t want to go and then as soon as that happened I got the part on BONES.”
She’s a technophobe in real life:
It’s called acting! Which probably explains why Tamara Taylor — who plays the head of a highly technical forensic division on TV — has yet to jump on the twitter bandwagon like BONES boss Hart Hanson (Who can be found tweeting/procrastonating away when he should be writing at @harthanson.) “It’s funny, because my Mom actually tweets whereas I am Amish and don’t understand it,” joked the actress. “I love games on my iPhone but I’m such a technotarde, Facebook is completely lost on me and Twitter even more so.”
Watch, PVR, Pass: Thursday September 24, 2009
Win HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: SEASON 4 on DVD
In our continued effort to save you money during these tumultuous economic times comes your chance to win one of this TV Addict’s all-time favorite comedies: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: SEASON 4 on DVD.
To enter to win this Emmy-Nominated season on DVD, simply let us know in the comments what your initial reaction was when you heard the news that Neil Patrick Harris had been robbed of his much-deserved Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Emmy to (we can barely even type this) TWO AND A HALF MEN’s Jon Cryer (Oh and for the sake of the children, please keep it family friendly!)
One lucky entrant will be chosen at random and notified via email on October 1, 2009, so please be sure to enter with a valid email address. Not a winner? HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: SEASON 4 is now available on Amazon for only $24.99.
Channel Surfing: MODERN FAMILY, GLEE, MERCY & EASTWICK
From Ty Burrell’s self-proclaimed ‘hip’ dad, MARRIED… WITH CHILDREN’s Ed O’Neil playing a crotchety grandpa (albeit one who’s married to a much younger and hotter woman) and Mitchell and Cameron, who as EW’s Ken Tucker so correctly pointed our are the odd couple for our generation, is it safe to assume that MODERN FAMILY lived up to it’s billing as the funniest new show of the fall?
Question: Which show made better use of yours (okay, our) iTunes collection? Cameron’s over-the-top presentation of adoptive baby Lily to his ‘Modern Family’ with a little help from The Lion King’s “Circle of Life” or Kurt’s GLEE-ful game-winning field goal to the tune of Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies?’
And speaking of ‘Sophie’s Choice,’ can Congress not put aside the whole pesky health-care thing and get their act together crafting a bill that really matters. You know, like the one that we’d like to propose, banning networks (Yes, we’re talking to you ABC and FOX) from putting their two strongest offerings (MODERN FAMILY and GLEE) on the same night at the exact time. I mean seriously, WTF?! (Which we learned yesterday thanks to our new favorite clueless hipster dad Phil (MODERN FAMILY’s Ty Burrell) means, “Why the Face?!”)
The TV Addict Podcast: Brutal
This week, Daniel (the TV Addict) and co-host Ariel wait for it… actually talk TV. No really! With the fall season now officially upon us, we press pause on our pointless banter in order to squeeze in some genuine honest to goodness TV talk. As per usual, please don’t hesitate, and by ‘don’t hesitate,’ we of course mean… let us know what you think by leaving us a comment, reviewing us on iTunes and/or sending us an email at info@thetvaddict.com or ariel@thetvaddict.com.
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