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2007 TV Year in Review (Part II)

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Most baffling show on television:  So TWO AND A HALF MEN has filmed 100 episodes, is constantly nominated for awards and has devoted viewers who swear it’s the best thing since Skinemax. Seriously?

They cancelled EVERWOOD and now VERONICA MARS for this: Sadly, the list gets longer every year. CROWNED, LIFE IS WILD, REAPER. Yup, still bitter.

Why God invented the PVR: Thursday nights. UGLY BETTY, GREY’S ANATOMY, SUPERNATURAL, SMALLVILLE, 30 ROCK, THE OFFICE, SCRUBS. Thanks to TiVo and its imitators, we can make the good times last well into Friday night.

Why God invented the PVR, Part II: ACCORDING TO JIM… heheheh… just a little holiday humor from your slightly-drunk-on-egg-not TV Addict. Hic-cup.

Most anticipated showdown of 2008: Sarah Connor vs. Killer Terminator Robots.

Second most anticipated showdown of 2008: The ladies of CASHMERE MAFIA vs. those residing in the LIPSTICK JUNGLE. Our money’s on the mob.

One showdown we’re not looking forward to: WGA vs. AMPTP, Month 7.

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Channel Surfing with C.T.

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I caught the special Christmas episode of SUPERNATURAL the other night and… brace yourselves… I really liked it. What can I say? I’m a sucker for little old people who happen to be demon-worshipping pagans. Is it just me, or does this show — which, as many C.T. haters out there know, I’ve only see a few times — love to play with the homoeroticism between the brothers? When Sam and Dean tried to buy a wreath, the guy selling them obviously thought they were a couple and they played it up, very tongue in cheek. What? Is it just me? I know this isn’t the first time I’ve seen that kind of exchange played. Meanwhile, for those who recommended episodes for me to check out after my confession to, um, not liking (to say the least) this show, you might be interested to know that I’ve been doing just that and will be offering up a new piece in the next couple weeks which will… um… well, let’s just see how my viewings go, shall we?

Is it time for season three of DEXTER yet? I seriously love that show. Yes, I’d be a tad happier if they didn’t write every season-concluding episode as if it were a series finale. Would it kill them to give a guy a cliffhanger?

Am I the only one who fast-forwards through SURVIVOR’s “remember your fallen tribe mates” crap each and every season? I suppose if you’re going to do a three-hour episode, it’s good to have a block of time in which everyone can go make snacks, phone loved ones, check their e-mail. And if there’s one thing I never, ever want to hear another contestant on this show say it’s, “I’m not ready to go home yet.” I’d rather listen to them whine and complain about wanting to go home than have the final four using the worst line in the book instead of just being honest and saying, “You know something? I worked every bit as hard as you did, and I want that cold, cool million bucks. So hell no, I don’t want you voting my butt out.”

Before the new season of BIG BROTHER begins in February, Julie Chen should be forced to watch Jeff Probst whether he’s hosting tribal council or a reunion show. This guy is both entertaining and asks the hard questions. He calls people on their moronic moves, and finds out what we all want to know. “Courtney, are you anorexic, bulemic or delusional?” or “James, you had two hidden immunity idols and didn’t use either. Are you a moron?” Okay, so I’m paraphrasing.

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A TV Addict First Look: CROWNED

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How much does the TV Addict appreciate the support of SUPERNATURAL fans? So much so that I made a deal with the devil.

Okay, so the CW’s publicity department isn’t necessarily in league with satan (although they do get paid to promote REAPER, on which he’s a featured player), and I didn’t exactly sell my soul for a sneak peek at Thursday’s very special Christmas installment of SUPERNATURAL (which I’ll be previewing later today), but I did feel the flames of hell licking at my feet as I watched the premiere episode of the network’s latest reality offering, CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS.

All I can say is that if you’re a fan of reality’s darker side, this might very well be the show you’ve waited your whole life for. (I’d be willing to bet that C.T. is looking forward to this one the way beezlebub’s servants thirst for water.)

Premiering Wednesday December 12 at 9PM, CROWNED takes one of life’s most emotional and volatile relationships — that of a mother and daughter — and puts it literally center stage by having teams sharing this fragile familial tie compete against others sharing the same bond. The notion here seems to be, “If you can’t stand the heat, get outta the spotlight!”

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Jenny’s This Week on TV

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Welcome to a new week for This Week on TV! Weeee! Only a few weeks til Christmas. I’m so excited! Christmas takes on a whole different feel when you have kids. For me, I enjoy giving my son gifts so much more than I enjoy getting them myself. We have some BIG gifts for him this year so I can’t wait to see his face when he opens up the boxes on Christmas day. Speaking of Christmas, let’s see what’s on the plate for this week on TV because new episodes of my favorite shows are just like gifts to me!

Sunday

Sunday is the season premiere of The Girls Next Door on E! at 10/9c. It’s Independence Day at the mansion. What will the women get into now?

Tonight is also the series premiere of Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood on E! at 10:30/9:30c. The rapper’s family life is seriously funny business; the doors of the Dogg Pound will be thrown open wide. hah

If you were a fan of Saved By the Bell and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, check out Holiday in Handcuffs, starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez. It’s on ABC Family at 8/7c and is about a waitress that kidnaps a customer and forces him to pretend to be her beau to fool her parents. I adore both of them, so I can’t wait!

Also on tonight:

  • *Series Premiere* – Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Season Premiere* – The Girls Next Door – E! @ 10/9c
  • *Special* – Holiday in Handcuffs – ABC Family @ 8/7c (2-Hour TV Movie)
  • *Sports* – Football Night in America – NBC @ 7/6c
  • *Sports* – Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis at Baltimore – NBC @ 8:15/7:15c
  • *New* – American Dad – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New* – America’s Most Smartest Model – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c (Last New Episode of 2007)
  • *New* – CW Now – CW @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Dexter – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Life Is Wild – CW @ 8/7c (Last New Episode of 2007)
  • *New* – Shark – CBS @ 10/9c (Last New Episode of 2007)
  • *New* – The Amazing Race – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Shot – VH1 @ 10/9c

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Coming Up Next Week on theTVaddict.com

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We’ve got so many exciting things coming up for readers of theTVaddict.com we simply can’t contain our excitement! Next week, stay tuned for a WGA Strike Survival Plan that would make a Cylon proud. An exclusive new interview with a mystery BONES star. And finally, the biggest news of all: The TV Addict has sold his soul to the Yellow-Eyed Demon to bring SUPERNATURAL Fans something they’ll undoubtedly love. Stay Tuned… Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel.

Thoughts on Thursday TV… I’ve Got Time.

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The TV Addict is a creature of habit.

As is the case with most Thursday nights, I generally return home later than usual. Which means invariably staying up until at least 2AM in a desperate scrabble to watch everything. 30 ROCK, THE OFFICE, SCRUBS, GREY’S ANATOMY, UGLY BETTY and SUPERNATURAL. It’s not easy being a TV Addict. Okay it is — it just involved watching A LOT of TV!

Yet recently, I’ve been thinking — what’s the rush? With Holiday repeats upon us and a WGA strike that looks to be never-ending, I’ve got months and months of repeats and reality to fill.

So with apologies to Stephen Colbert [remember him?], I’ve been taking a page from his Number #1 nemisis — the Bear — by starting to stock up on television shows for what’s shaping up to be a long, cold and bitter winter.

In fact, my PVR is virtually full with episodes of CHUCK, JOURNEYMAN and LIFE. So much so that I had to make the difficult choice of erasing a treasured episode of EVERWOOD in order to record last night’s Comedy Night Done Right. Which thankfully turned out to be worth it. 30 ROCK was yet again laugh-out-loud hilarious [I think I’m in love with Tina Fey].

That said, this morning, I’d like to ask my far smarter and better looking readers two simple questions. 1) Have you been stocking up on shows for the boring winter ahead? And 2) What did you think of Thursday Night TV?

Jenny’s This Week on TV

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Welcome to a new week for This Week on TV! Welcome also to the first week of December! Let’s see what’s on this week, ok? (Btw, thanks to tedder for the info on the new shows I’m putting in!)

Sunday

Sunday is a night of great specials and finales. First up is a great 2-hour tv movie called Pictures of Hollis Woods on CBS at 9/8c. It’s about a 12-year-old girl who lives her life in the foster care system until she meets a former art teacher who understands her and gives her unconditional love. It stars Alfre Woodard (Betty Applewhite on Desperate Housewives), James Tupper (Jack on Men in Trees!), Sissy Spacek, Jodelle Ferland (from the movie Silent Hill and guest star on quite a few shows, such as Stargate SG-1 as Adria at age 7) & Ridge Canipe (a young Dean on Supernatural).

Next is the 1-hour Comedy Central special, Comedy Central’s Last Laugh ’07 starring Lewis Black, at 10/9c. Comics reflect on the past year; hosted by Lewis Black.

The last special tonight is the first 2-hours of the 3-part mini-series on SciFi called Tin Man at 9/8c. From The Futon Critic: “A sometimes psychedelic, often twisted and always bizarre take on ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ SCI FI’s Tin Man is the epic tale of DG, a young woman plucked from her humdrum life and thrust into The Outer Zone (the O.Z.) – a fantastical realm rife with wonder, but oppressed by dark magic. In the adventure of a lifetime, DG discovers her true identity, battles evil winged-monkey-bats, and attempts to fulfill her destiny. Her perilous journey begins on the fabled Old Road that leads to a wizard known as the Mystic Man. Along the way, she is joined by a decidedly strange trio of companions – “Glitch,” an odd man missing half his brain; “Raw,” a quietly powerful wolverine-like creature longing for inner courage, and “Cain,” a heroic former policeman (who are known in the O.Z. as “Tin Men”) seeking vengeance for his scarred heart. Ultimately, DG’s destiny leads her to an emotional and terrifying showdown with the scintillatingly wicked sorceress Azkadellia, whose ties to DG are closer than anyone could have imagined. DG’s life, as well as the very future of the O.Z., hang in the balance.” This should be awesome. I’ve heard it described as a combination of Battlestar Galactica, Heroes and Pushing Daisies. haha Excellent!

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Brotherhood – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale* – Keeping Up with the Kardashians – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Special* – Comedy Central’s Last Laugh ’07 – Comedy Central @ 10/9c (1-Hour Special)
  • *Special* – Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project – HBO @ 8/7c (90-Minute Special)
  • *Special* – Pictures of Hollis Woods – CBS @ 9/8c (2-Hour TV Movie)
  • *Special* – Tin Man – SciFi @ 9/8c (2-Hour 1st Part of 3-Part MiniSeries)
  • *Sports* – Football Night in America – NBC @ 7/6c
  • *Sports* – Sunday Night Football: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh – NBC @ 8:15/7:15c
  • *New* – American Dad – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New* – America’s Most Smartest Model – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Brothers & Sisters – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – CW Now – CW @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Desperate Housewives – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Life Is Wild – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Amazing Race – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Shot – VH1 @ 10/9c

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A Very Long HEROES Recap

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It’s not easy being a critic.

In fact, at times, my fake job as I like to call it, is surprisingly challenging.

Every morning after walking my dog, I’m expected to have an opinion.

No really, people expect it.

Good, bad or ugly. If I neglect to comment about last night’s episodes, I get emails.

Subject lines like “What about HEROES?” or “More SUPERNATURAL” are always popping up in my inbox. “Get back to work!” is also a constant. But that’s generally from my good friend and business partner Ariel who only wants me to [as she puts it] “stop wasting time because she has a mortgage to pay.”

That said, it’s mornings like these that I dread.

HEROES was on last night and quite honestly — I think my mind has been erased by the Haitian. No joke. I’m drawing a blank. I’m not sure what to think. Or more worrisome at the moment, what to write.

Thanks to an enormous cast of characters — all of whom I enjoy to varying degrees — no show in the history of my television addiction is quite so difficult to pin down. If it’s possible to both love and hate a show simultaneously —well, to paraphrase an infamous real-life line [since my writer’s are on strike], “Houston, we’ve got a problem.”

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Jenny’s This Week on TV

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Welcome to a new week for This Week on TV! Running short on time this week (went to the library and checked out like 10 books then to the used bookstore and bought another 7. *laugh*) so will get right to it. 🙂

Sunday

Sunday is the season finale of Tell Me You Love Me on HBO at 9/8c. May receives devastating news; Jamie and Hugo reconnect; Palek has a revelation that shocks Carolyn; Dave and Katie make a breakthrough in their relationship. I quit watching after like episode 5. Anyone want to help me out with what has happened since? hah

Following that is the season finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO at 10/9c. It’s a 40-minute finale, so don’t forget to set your recorders accordingly. 😉 An upcoming bat mitzvah provides Larry with an opportunity to clear up some nasty rumors.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale* – Tell Me You Love Me – HBO @ 9/8c
  • *Sports* – Football Night in America – NBC @ 7/6c
  • *Sports* – Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis at San Diego – NBC @ 8:15/7:15c
  • *New* – American Dad – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New* – America’s Most Smartest Model – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Brotherhood – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Brothers & Sisters – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – CW Now – CW @ 7/6c
  • *New* – Desperate Housewives – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Family Guy – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Keeping Up with the Kardashians – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Life Is Wild – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Making Menudo – MTV @ 9:30AM/8:30AMc
  • *New* – Shark – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Amazing Race – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Shot – VH1 @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c
  • Aliens in America – CW @ 7:30/6:30c
  • America’s Next Top Model – CW @ 9/8c
  • Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane – E! @ 10/9c

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