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Reporting Live from the CTV UpFronts

June 2nd, 2008

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After two years of quality television coverage begging, pleading and bribing, this TV Addict’s persistence finally paid off. CTV invited theTVaddict.com to their 2008 UpFront Presentation.

So if the site lacks its usual flurry of updates today, please know I have a good excuse. I’ll be ’stuck’ in beautiful and sunny downtown Toronto hobnobbing with FLASHPOINT stars Enrico Colantoni [VERONICA MARS] and Amy Jo Johnson [FELICITY]. For live updates direct to your cell or online, check out theTVaddict on Twitter by clicking here.

Meet New 90210 Star Shenae Grimes

May 14th, 2008

Shenae Grimes 90210

On Tuesday morning at 5:30AM your TV Addict left Toronto with a mission. Meet fellow Canadian and 90210 star Shenae Grimes and snag some pics with the cast of GOSSIP GIRL. Well, I’m happy to report — Mission Accomplished. In fact, it was almost too easy.

While the stars from established shows such as GOSSIP GIRL, AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL and ONE TREE HILL were otherwise occupied talking to reporters on the CW’s red green carpet, there they were. Unassumingly chatting it up in the middle of the tent at Lincoln Centre — television’s next ‘it’ cast — Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup, Dustin Milligan, Tristan Wilds and Michael Steger. So young and naive they didn’t even realize that they should actually be hanging out on the other side of the rope line.

My ‘reporter instincts’ quickly kicked in. I sensed I had about five minutes before the tent filled up with curious onlookers and the cast was quickly shepherded off to safety the ‘celebrity—only’ area. So in the same manner in which a Lion might approach an unsuspecting Gazelle that had separated from the pack, your TV Addict pounced!

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2008 UpFront Buzz: MOONLIGHT Cancelled, MOTHER & CHRISTINE Picked Up

May 13th, 2008

GOOD NEWS: Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that CBS is said to have picked up both HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISITINE for another season. BAD NEWS: Unfortunately, MOONLIGHT wasn’t so lucky. But to steal a quote from theTVaddict.com senior writer/superstar Amrie Cunningham, “Thinking of all the shows that Jason Dohring and Alex O’Loughlin could join now that Moonlight is gone. Silver lining, folks…”

GOOD NEWS: You can follow the ABC UpFront live, via theTVaddict.com’s Twitter account. BAD NEWS: Metrics, advertising value index formulas, marketing, commercials, demographics… ZZZzzzzzZZZzzzzz… you’re really not missing much!

ABC Unveils 2008-09 Primetime Schedule

May 13th, 2008

Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment, today outlined ABC’s plans for next season and unveiled the network’s 2008-09 fall schedule before the advertising and media communities at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.

Scheduled to debut this fall are new drama “Life on Mars,” and new alternative series “Opportunity Knocks” from executive producer Ashton Kutcher.

Returning series on the fall schedule are “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Boston Legal,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Eli Stone,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Samantha Who?,” “Supernanny,” “Ugly Betty,” “Wife Swap” and “20/20.”

In addition, “Saturday Night College Football” will return for a fourth season.

New series for midseason include “The Goode Family,” “Scrubs” and “Untitled Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks Project.”

Other returning series include “According to Jim,” “The Bachelor,” “Lost” and ABC News’ “Primetime: What Would You Do?”

“We’re returning our dominant core group of shows from last fall,” said McPherson. “The few openings we had we’ve filled with the kind of quality programming viewers have come to expect from ABC, and we have a very strong bench. As always, our focus is on delivering the best stories and most memorable characters on TV every day of the week, every week of the year.”

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Spotted: The TV Addict Covers the 2008 UpFronts

May 13th, 2008

In case you didn’t notice the enormous new ’spotted’ image above, the TV Addict is up at 5:30AM this morning because I’m getting ready to head down to New York city to cover the CW and ABC Up Front presentations live and in person.

So check back throughout the day for all the latest news, celebrity stalkings sightings and hopefully photos that include myself with the casts of GOSSIP GIRL and BEVERLY HILLS 90210: THE NEXT GENERATION. Because Hey, a TV Addict can dream can’t he?

Become my friend on Twitter and follow the adventure as it happens.

2008 UpFront Buzz: 90210, BACK TO YOU, ALIENS IN AMERICA & ELI STONE

May 10th, 2008

Since it’s way too too nice to be inside today in the TV Addict’s beautiful hometown of Toronto Canada, I’m going to make this quick. Ready… set… blog…

elly taylor jennie garth 90210 Michael Ausiello is reporting that the original bad-girl-turned-good Jennie Garth will be returning to the show that made her famous, signing on to BEVERLY HILLS 90210 Version 2.0 [this show really needs an official title] in a recurring capacity as get this — West Bev’s Guidance Counsellor. And while this TV Addict is thrilled with the news, surely I’m not the only one who finds it hard to believe that Kelly Taylor — the original Queen Bee of Beverly Hills high — is living the life she’s accustom to on a guidance counsellor salary. Unless of course she married rich. Hmmm…. Dylan McKay cameo anyone?

Two rare gems on television, smart shows that actually make this TV Addict laugh — ALIENS IN AMERICA and BACK TO YOU are both said to be on the chopping block this week. And while ALIENS axe comes as no surprise considering the CW put about $5 into marketing the show. BACK TO YOU’s sudden cancellation is quite the shock and disappointment. Especially since FOX is renewing ‘TIL DEATH [as in, what I wish for when when I’m watching the show] for a third season. Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton deserve a far better fate than this and if it helps make my argument, the epicenter of cultural cool [Entertainment Weekly] agrees.

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