Archives for July 2010
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Reasons to tune into DEGRASSI: THE HEAT IS ON
OMFG!
Since its groundbreaking introduction on the Canadian airwaves over twenty years ago, DEGRASSI has never shied away from touchy subjects and tonight’s movie event is no exception. Seriously. If you thought abortion, date rape and school shootings were risqué, just wait until you get a load of what Declan’s sister Fiona is struggling with. In a word, “Ewwwwwwwww!”
The Hangover.
Luckily for fans of two of DEGRASSI’s most iconic characters, what happens in Niagara Falls doesn’t stay in Niagara Falls. Particularly when a night of drunken debauchery culminates in one of the most random weddings in the show’s history complete with a very SAVED BY THE BELL: WEDDING IN LAS VEGAS-esque cameo by a much beloved character who we haven’t seen in years.
First Look: WEEDS Season 6 Trailer
TV Ratings: Sunday July 18, 2010
Time | Network | Show | Viewers | 18-49 |
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8PM | CBS | Big Brother | 6.98 | 2.3/8 |
ABC | Extreme Makeover: HE (R) | 4.54 | 1.1/4 | |
NBC | Law & Order: CI (R) | 4.54 | 0.8/3 | |
FOX | The Simpsons (R) | 3.56 | 1.5/5 | |
8:30PM | FOX | Cleveland Show (R) | 3.81 | 1.7/5 |
9PM | CBS | CSI (R) | 5.05 | 1.0/3 |
NBC | America’s Got Talent (R) | 4.53 | 1.2/4 | |
FOX | Family Guy (R) | 4.24 | 2.0/6 | |
ABC | Scoundrels | 3.16 | 0.7/2 | |
9:30PM | FOX | Family Guy (R) | 4.44 | 2.1/6 |
10PM | CBS | Cold Case (R) | 5.79 | 1.1/3 |
NBC | America’s Got Talent (R) | 4.79 | 1.5/4 | |
ABC | The Gates | 2.97 | 0.9/3 |
Review: THE CLIENT LIST
The Pitch: Jennifer Love Hewitt plays a hooker with a heart of gold.
The Plot: Inspired by a true story, this Lifetime Original Movie tells the tale of Samantha Horton (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a former Texas homecoming queen and physical therapist who — in order to keep her family clothed, fed and sheltered — has no choice but to take a job at a massage studio in a nearby town. Unfortunately for Sam (and somewhat fortunate for those in the audience who enjoy watching actress Jennifer Love Hewitt traipse around in really skimpy outfits), the ideal job turns out to be a little less so when our heroine discovers that a little more than simply massage goes on at the nondescript studio located in a strip mall (Sacre bleu!). Suffice to say, after quickly realizing that it “beats the hell out of waitressin’,” it doesn’t take Sam long to succumb to the world’s oldest profession. Particularly upon discovering that as a result of her photographic memory and gift for gab, she’s quite adept at making lonely men part with money. Lots of money! Allowing for the family to keep the house, son Brady to play football and her overbearing mother (played by Lifetime staple) Cybill Shepherd to cut her a little slack.
Must Read TV: DEGRASSI, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE & More!
• First Look: MTV’s TEEN WOLF.
• School’s in for summer, DEGRASSI goes telenovela!
• ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT reunion alert, David Cross joins Will Arnett’s upcoming fall series RUNNING WILDE for a multi-episode arc.
• Discover where 97.5% of today’s television and movie stars got their start, FREAKS AND GEEKS: THE COMPLETE SERIES is on sale today only for $38.99 (That’s 44% off!)
• He’s Alive! Matthew Fox ends radio silence in a brief interview with The Hollywood Reporter
• Not coming to a theater near you, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: The Movie.
Sunday Silliness
While we’re hesitant to criticize anything that encourages fellow TV Addict’s to check out BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and/or FRINGE, we can’t help but wonder — after coming across this Apple iTunes Store promotion for “Great TV Sci-Fi” earlier in the day — if one of these shows doesn’t quite belong! Discuss.
Watch, PVR, Pass: Sunday July 18, 2010
Your TV Tech Fix: Hulu Plus PS3 Equals Less Free Time for TV Addicts
Whereas Netflix Instant Watch exclusively graced the XBOX 360 for some time, Playstation 3 owners are getting the last laugh now that Hulu’s giving them exclusive access to Hulu Plus streaming for the remainder of the year. That dramatically turns the tides, making the Sony’s PS3 the most streaming friendly console in the market with access to both Netflix and Hulu Plus.
Most TV addicts have probably heard about Hulu Plus by now, but if not, let’s bring you up to speed. Hulu Plus is a new subscription service from Hulu, a popular video streaming site owned by NBC, Fox, and ABC that’s been coughing up free TV content to computer screens (in the USA) for quite a while. Hulu Plus promises a whole lot more of the Hulu goodness you’ve become accustomed too, like a vastly expanded TV library of full series, advanced search, and HD quality, but with a $10 per month price tag. It also unshackles you from your computer monitor, allowing you to stream to the iPad, iPhone, and now the Playstation 3.
While many of you no doubt want to run to the Playstation Store and download the Hulu app, I’d advise you to wait a little while. Sony is leaning on the Hulu Plus frenzy to sell people on their recently announced “Playstation Plus” subscription service. Basically, if you want guaranteed access to Hulu Plus during this so-called “introductory preview period,” you need to shell out an extra fifty bucks on a Playstation Plus subscription. Without it, you have to request an invite and hope you get picked. I wouldn’t hold your breath though. My guess is that you won’t, and everyone will be let in as soon as Sony satisfies whatever goal they set for new Playstation Plus subscriptions.
So does Hulu Plus PS3 equal TV bliss? (See what I did there?). Well, almost.
Must Read TV: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, PARENTHOOD, COMMUNITY & More!
• Men at work, Conan O’Brien styles!
• It’s a full house! As PARENTHOOD’s Jasmine and Jabbar get a much-deserved promotion to series regular status.
• From the department of we’ll believe it when we see it, GQ is the latest media outlet to get our hopes up with yet another> ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT movie rumor.
• Hear Harmon Haw, about Betty White’s upcoming guest appearance on COMMUNITY.
• SEINFELD salutes Steinbrenner, with TBS announcing plans to dedicate a week of episodes to the iconic Yankee owner.