As promised, Friday’s sixth episode of DOLLHOUSE didn’t disappoint. Please tell me it wasn’t an aberration. — DrunkonDushku
The TV Addict: Rest assured, it wasn’t. With Whedon’s winning streak continuing this Friday when he reveals more of Echo’s backstory by sending her on a mission back to the very College campus that we’ve become accustomed to catching glimpses of in the mysterious ‘Caroline’ video. Fans will also learn how Sierra ended up in the Dollhouse, when she confronts the man responsible for putting her there (and trust me, it ain’t pretty.) Oh, and as for the big reveal that there are twenty or so Dollhouses strategically located around the world, Whedon joked on a recent conference call that it’s built-in franchising. In other-words, get ready for DOLLHOUSE: MIAMI!

What’s the word on tonight’s GOSSIP GIRL? — GossipGuy
The TV Addict: Does “ZZZZZZzzzzzz” count as a word? Because unfortunately, that is my reaction to tonight’s snooze-inducing Nate-centric story-line. Seriously. If the Dollhouse ever needs another pretty-boy to walk around with a vapid and emotionless expression on his face, Chace Crawford is their man. So much so that not even an inebriated and highly entertaining secret-spilling Blair could save tonight’s train-wreck of an episode.

Loved Friday’s episode of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR chronicles, how about you? — LenaLikey
The TV Addict: You mean the one where John Connor finally grew a pair. No exaggeration, scenes like John’s confrontation with Jesse are why PVR’s were invented (Well, that and because it allowed me to attend my BSG Frakkin’ Finale Party worry-free.) John’s transformation from petulant emo-boy was long overdue and I for one loved getting to see a glimpse of the young man who has finally started to demonstrate that he has what it takes to fight for humanity’s future. A fight, which by the way, just got a whole lot more interesting with Friday’s future-reveal that not all robots are on the same side.

Any scoop on Rob Thomas’ CUPID re-boot? I loved the original and am cautiously optimistic about this new version. — Neptune4Eva
The TV Addict: Having completely missed the boat on the original CUPID starring Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall I unfortunately can’t speak to how the two versions compare. What I can say, having just watched the pilot (premiering Tuesday March 31 on ABC) is that the new Bobby Cannavale and Sarah Paulson version is flirty, fun and the perfect fit on ABC, which outside of LOST is quickly becoming the CW for the older-skewing female set.

Since I’m far too lazy to read through your lengthy recap of Friday’s BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series finale, nutshell it for me: Loved it or loathed it? —HolyFrakitsOver
The TV Addict: Honestly, I’m torn. Because as much as I’m a complete sucker for a happy ending, I can’t help but feel that the one we got was an absolute betrayal of everything creator Ronald D. Moore had spent four years meticulously crafting. In one fowl swoop, the dark tone and mantra that life isn’t fair, there are no easy choices and sh*t happens was wiped away, as he took the easy way out and ended off the show with virtually every series regular alive. Joss Whedon he ain’t (and yes, we’re still reeling from [SERENITY SPOILER ALERT] Wash’s death.)

Is [you know who] really dead on BIG LOVE? — LoveAddict
The TV Addict: If this were your average run-of-the-mill television series, I would say that there is no way BIG LOVE would kill off their show’s Arvin Sloane equivalent. After-all, in television, a good guy like Bill Henrickson is only as entertaining as the villain in which he’s forced to bring down. That said, as the saying goes: it’s not TV, it’s HBO. So if I must put my money where my mouth is. Roman is 100% unequivocally dead (although I’m not about to rule out the return of Harry Dean Stanton in ghost form!)

Any word on NBC’s new Amy Poehler series PARKS & RECREATION? April 9th can’t come soon enough. — DunderMifflinDenizen
The TV Addict: Actually, it can. At least according to Nikki Finke who is reporting that a recent test screening of the pilot did not go well. With audiences characterizing the series premiere as “slow,” “tedious” and a “predictable carbon copy” of THE OFFICE. Which brings us to my completely uninformed take having not had the chance to watch the pilot: If NBC didn’t currently find itself teetering in fourth place among the major networks, PARKS & RECREATION would not have been rushed to make a spring premiere.

Obsessed Amy Acker fan here. What have you got for me? — AckerFanGirl21
The TV Addict: I’ve got good news for you because you are not alone. Turns out, Joss Whedon shares your love of both Acker and the character she plays on DOLLHOUSE. Revealing on a recent conference call that, “I love that character, not just because it’s Amy Acker, but because she wears misery and torture on her face literally. We will definitely learn how she came to this fabulous career and in the last few episodes, we get to turn the Acker up pretty hot and it’s very exciting.”

I don’t have a question, but just wanted to say how much I agree with your recent tweet that said, “Just finished watching Friday’s FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. How this isn’t the most popular show on television I’ll never understand!” — Cleareyesfullhearts
The TV Addict: I know right? Between the Taylor’s dealing with Matt and Julie’s off-the-field extra-curriculers, Tyra finally giving something back to Landry, Momma McCoy allowing J.D. to escape from under the tyrannical grasp of his overbearing father and Garitty-Gate ‘09, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS is truly firing on all cylinders. Begging the question, why aren’t you watching?

Well that about wraps it up folks for this edition of “Ask the Addict.” if you’ve got a question for the TV Addict, you can email me directly at ask@thetvaddict.com or follow me on twitter at twitter.com/thetvaddict.

KINGS (8PM NBC, CityTV in Canada)
Remember friends, if this show gets cancelled and replaced with a third hour of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, you only have yourself to blame. We’re just sayin’

BIG LOVE (9PM HBO)
In what is sure to be a BIG season finale, expect BIG surprises (courtesy of an unexpected visitor for Nicki), BIG potential cast changes (when Sarah reveals her future plans *cough*cough*movie career*cough) and a BIG cliffhanger (which may-or-may-not have to do with Bill’s plot to vanquish Roman and the Greenes once and for all.)

AMERICAN DAD (9:30PM FOX, GlobalTV in Canada)
Steve and his friends sabotage a stuck-up kid’s bar mitzvah (as this TV Addict’s inner-thirteen-year-old Jewboy cheers!)

BROTHERS & SISTERS (10PM ABC, GlobalTV in Canada)
Justin is suspicious of Ryan’s interest in Rebecca. Ditto.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
CRAIG FERGUSON: A WEE BIT O’ REVOLUTION (10PM Comedy Central)
Comic and LATE LATE SHOW host Craig Ferguson performs in Boston at the Wilbur Theater. Topics include rehab, hanging out with junkies and Bond… James Bond.

BORN WITHOUT A FACE (10PM Discovery Health)
Admit it, you’re kind of curious, aren’t you?

THE SIMPSONS (8PM FOX, GlobalTV in Canada)
After twenty seasons have THE SIMPSONS finally run out of ideas? Tune into tonight’s episode spoofing The Da Vinci Code, National Treasure and Ratatouille and decide for yourself.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (9PM ABC, CTV in Canada)
Desperate housewives take a back seat to desperate writers with tonight’s shameless sweeps stunt episode involving a teacher (Swoosie Kurtz) getting the wrong idea when Susan tried to impress her.

BROTHERS & SISTERS (10PM ABC, GlobalTV in Canada)
Forgetting that they have access to copious amounts of alcohol, Kevin and Justin decide to take Tommy on a much needed vacation to clear his head about his monumental legal problems. Again, isn’t that what alcohol is for? We’re just sayin’

BIG LOVE (9PM HBO, 10PM HBO Canada)
As if we’re not going to tune into the Endowment Ceremony that has the Mormon’s up in arms!.

NEW & NOTABLE:
AU PAIR 3: ADVENTURE IN PARADISE (8PM ABC Family)
In what gets our award for the most likely movie title to be misconstrued for a very different kind of movie, ABC Family presents the third installment based on the hit 1999 movie that we never heard of until this morning.

KING OF THE HILL (8:30PM FOX, GlobalTV in Canada)
Special guest voice Kate Walsh drops by to teach Peggy how to be cool. Suggestion #1: Change your name from Peggy, arguably the most dated name since Bertha.

ICE PRINCESS (9PM Disney)
See the failed formulaic Disney movie that had Kim Cattrall jumping back on board the SEX AND THE CITY bandwagon faster than you can say Jimmy Choo.

BROTHERS & SISTERS (9PM ABC)
In an effort to single-handedly prop up the California wine industry, tonight’s two-hour installment promises double the surprises (A Walker health crisis!? A Walker exit!?) and assuredly, double the alcohol consumption.

UNITED STATES OF TARA (9PM Showtime)
While you’ll tune in for Toni Collette’s Emmy worthy performance, you’ll stick around for the equally unique, hilarious and touching supporting cast of characters including Keir Gilchrist, Nathan Corddry and Rosemarie DeWitt. The latter of whom delivered one of the funniest monologues in recent memory during last week’s very NSFW episode.

BIG LOVE (9PM HBO, 10 HBO Canada)
In what is shaping up to be a phenomenal third season, BIG LOVE continues to give us BIG reasons to keep shelling out the BIG bucks for HBO.

NEW & NOTABLE:
THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE (9PM NBC, E! in Canada)
For continuing to milk this tired an unentertaining franchise, we’re going to borrow a line from Mr. Trump himself and say Ben Silverman: You’re Fired. Or at the very least, you should be.

FAMILY GUY (9PM FOX, GlobalTV in Canada)
Desperately in love with Joe and Bonnie’s new baby, Stewie struggles to write a love song. ‘Cause you know, crap like “I Just Called To Say I Love You” doesn’t just write itself!

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (9PM ABC, CTV in Canada)
Things I don’t care about that are involved in tonight’s episode: Susan and Mike’s relationship (which lost me when they had one second of happiness and then fell apart off screen thanks to the time-warp); the Scavo’s pizza joint (Please, God, get Lynette back into the world of advertising!); Gaby blackmailing Carlos’ boss (Has her character grown one iota over the years? No. They occasionally show us two seconds worth of growth, then next week, she’s back to her usual obnoxious self). Things I might care about: Tensions rise between Bree, Andrew and Orson (I like that family, even when they’re in boring plots). And here’s something a character and I have in common: Dave is kinda fed up with everyone int he neighborhood being suspicious of him. Me too, Dave. Do something nasty, get killed and let’s be done with this!

AMERICAN DAD (9:30PM FOX, Global in Canada)
Holy cow, Roger has two families! And has for years! You know, I don’t actually care for this show. But then again, I spent years not liking FAMILY GUY, ONE TREE HILL and SUPERNATURAL, all of which are favorites now, so maybe it’s time to give it a second look.

BIG LOVE (9PM HBO, 10PM TMN in Canada)
Things get even more crowded for Bill and his wives thanks to an unexpected arrival, and Roman makes plans for a big comeback.

BROTHERS & SISTERS (10PM ABC, Global in Canada)
Rebecca sets out to find her dad, and it may be just as well she’s out of town, because Tommy is stepping up his plan to oust Holly. Something tells me there will be alcohol consumed at some point.

NEW & NOTABLE:
AMAZING RACE (8PM CBS, CTV in Canada)
Arguably one of the better reality shows out there, the race kicks off its 14th edition. But wouldn’t it make more sense for the network to air this after the completion of the latest SURVIVOR? By running them at the same time, we suffer overkill (both just recently wrapped cycles) as opposed to alternating them and giving us time to miss both!

NADINE (8PM SOAPnet)
Seriously, SOAPnet? This is what you’re spending your money on?

KING OF THE HILL (8:30PM FOX, Global in Canada)
Hank and his boss are off to the National Propane Convention, where there’s sure to be big trouble thanks to special guest voice Diedrich Bader, who has a shocking connection to one of the men!

XIII (9PM NBC)
I’d have expected more from Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff, who probably expected more from both their agents and their careers.

UNTAMED & UNCUT (9PM Animal Planet)
This is so not what I thought it was going to be! (But if you were expecting potentially deadly encounters between man and beast, then, um, you’re not only a better person than me, but bound to be thrilled with this show!)

THE L WORD (9PM Showtime)
Despite the fact she misplaced the last one, Jenny lands another movie deal. I want her agent… as do Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff.

THETVADDICT.COM READER PICK (via Twitter): Memles: When you combine the genius of The Amazing Race with comedian Mike White, it’s like a cocktail of awesome you can’t ignore.

After far too long a hiatus, BIG LOVE returns to the airwaves tonight at 9PM on HBO (TMN in Canada). And in celebration of that fact, theTVaddict.com is thrilled to be able to give away seasons 1 and 2 on DVD to one lucky reader.

But there’s a catch. Our good friends over at HBO didn’t want us to just giveaway these DVDs. They requested that we somehow tie the contest into BIG LOVE’s third season tagline, “Everyone Has Something to Hide.” Which naturally begs the question: What are you trying to hide?

To qualify to win: Simply post away in the comments below with the most embarrassing show that you’ve got tucked away on your PVR/DVR right now (Or if you don’t have a PVR/DVR, just name the last embarrassing show you watched.) One winner will be notified via email on January 25, 2009 so be sure to enter with a valid email address.

And just to show you that this TV Addict has nothing to hide. Our current most embarrassing show currently saved on our PVR/DVR is HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2. Your turn.

Why HBO decided to post this video now, when BIG LOVE’s third season has been pushed back to September, well, we’re not exactly sure. But on the off chance you miss the Henrickson clan as much as this TV Addict does, you’ll undoubtedly enjoy this quick refresher that squeezes two seasons of BIG LOVE into four minutes.

While the focus of this site is predominantly on American television, every so often this proud-to-be-Canadian TV Addict likes to take a moment to highlight some of the must see TV that makes its way North of the 49th parallel.

When it comes to tonight’s series premiere of DAMAGES, one thing is for certain. You may inititally tune into the show for Glenn Close’s Golden Globe winning performance as morally ambiguous legal beagle Patty Hewes. But you’ll stick around thanks to a stellar supporting cast (or more specifically to watch Ted Danson prove there’s life after CHEERS) and enough twists and turns that you’ll soon be scratching your head and wondering whether you’re watching LOST in a courtroom. (DAMAGES airs on Mondays at 10PM on Showcase)\

In the wake of the writer’s strike, Global TV shrewdly made the move to prop up their shrinking schedule with the mother of all family dramas. HBO’s BIG LOVE revolves around husband Bill Henrickson and his not one, or even two, but three wives. Needless to say, it’s dysfunctional family drama at its best. (BIG LOVE airs on Thursdays at 10PM on Global TV)

Rather than take CTV to task for once again delaying the fifth season of NIP/TUCK until practically the entire season has been unintentionally spoiled online for us by our American friends. I’ll simply remind Canadians TV Addicts that McNamara/Troy’s move to Hollywood has led to one of the most twisted and funny seasons yet. (NIP/TUCK airs on Fridays at 10PM on CTV)

Raise your hand if you’re so confused by Papa Yost’s inexplicable ability to levitate himself off the ground that you may actually give this series another chance.

Raise your hand if you don’t even care what’s going on, but are now really inspired to learn how to surf.

2007 TONY AWARDS
Raise your hand if you’re annoyed that CBS didn’t pony up the money to broadcast last night’s Tony Awards in High Definition.

Raise your hand if you think SPRING AWAKENING is the most over-hyped Broadway musical ever and you don’t understand (because you’re not fourteen) why exactly watching teeangers embrace their sexuality has been hailed as the ’second-coming of the modern musical?

BIG LOVE
Raise your hand if you’re excited for tonight’s long awaited return of BIG LOVE?

Raise your hand if you actually started to raise you hand while reading this post.

Raise your hand if your co-workers are starting to stare.

Okay I’ll stop.

Bill and Joey blindside Roman at a UEB Priesthood Council meeting, turning the tables on the Prophet-but will their triumph be short-lived? Wanda’s bad habits resurface during a visit from Alby; Adaleen puts an abrupt end to Rhonda’s thespian sabbatical; Nicki’s family allegiances are put to the test; and Barb seizes the spotlight during the Mother of the Year award ceremony at the governor’s mansion.

All I know is that BIG LOVE has enthralled me since the series premiere. I love watching Bill, Margene, Nicki and Barb struggle to maintain some semblance of normalcy in their everyday lives as ’secret’ polygamists in Utah. I can’t wait to see Bill finally gain the upper hand against the incredibly evil (and fun to watch) Roman Grant.