The TV Addict 

In an effort to get this TV Addict up to speed on what I should be watching first upon my return home from New York, please take a moment to post away with your [spoiler free!] thoughts on last night’s DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, BROTHERS & SISTERS & DEXTER.

After spending all summer hearing about a twist so huge it would be like “throwing a pebble on a mountain, only to have it turn into an avalanche that can’t be stopped.” This TV Addict couldn’t help but feel slightly let down by last night’s supposedly shocking ending to DEXTER’s third season opener. I mean seriously, Dexter is a daddy? Isn’t that type of predictable plot contrivance usually reserved for DEXTER’s time-slot competitor DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES?

Which bring us to the ladies of Wisteria Lane. Who in a word, I LOVED! As expected. the five year flash forward was the exact ingredient DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES needed to completely reinvigorate the show. Not only do we now get to spend an hour a week filling in the blanks as to what happened to our fab five over the course of the past five years, we get an even funnier Gabby, a far less annoying Susan, a vindictive Edie, the seemingly never-ending one-upmanship of Bree vs. Katherine and the ups and downs that is the Scavo Family.

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The TV Addict has just learned that Canadian actress Jane McLean [THE DRESDEN FILES] will be joining the cast of DEXTER in a recurring role this season. Not surprisingly, sources are tight-lipped on what exactly that role will be. But seriously, when has that ever stopped the readers of theTVaddict.com from rampant and irresponsible speculation. A lover for Deb? A victim for Dexter? Post away with your theories.

Can’t wait until September 28th to find out what happens next to America’s Favorite Serial Killer? Simply click here to watch the third season premiere of DEXTER right now. The password is: lady killer.

More importantly, don’t forget to return to theTVaddict.com immediately after watching to let us all know if you were as disappointed with the premiere’s shocking, predictable, classic jump the shark moment as this TV Addict was.

Oh, and it should go without saying, there are serious spoilers in the comments below. So proceed with caution

Thanks to DuckyDoesTV for the Tip!

With the third season of Showtime’s critically acclaimed series [not to mention TV Addict favorite] DEXTER set to bow exactly three Sundays from today, theTVaddict.com thought we’d help get one lucky TV Addict caught up by giving away the entire second season on DVD.

To enter to win, simply post in the comments below your best guess as to which DEXTER character will have the unfortunate luck of getting up close and personal with Dexter’s ’special brand of justice’ this upcoming season.

One winner will be chosen at random and notified via email on September 28th, which is coincidentally the day DEXTER’s third season premieres. So be sure to enter using a valid email address.

For more info on the DVD and to discover if you have the ‘killer instinct’ check out dextertherapy.com

With the third season premiere of DEXTER now exactly one month away, theTVaddict.com is thrilled to be able to finally unveil all four DEXTER parody covers that Showtime is rolling out in order to promote the return of America’s favorite serial killer this fall.

For more Dexter Morgan on the cover of ‘The New Yorker,’ ‘Wired,’ and ‘Rolling Stone’ simply click the link below and enjoy.

More importantly, don’t you dare risk the wrath of Dexter, not to mention an angry TV Addict by missing the season premiere on September 28 at 9PM on Showtime [TMN in Canada]. Because in case you haven’t heard, something so big, so intense and so secretive occurs within the season opener’s final few minutes that it will change Dexter’s life forever. Or as Michael C. Hall put it during the recent panel at Comic Con, “Dexter alongside Jimmy Smits’ new District Attorney will set into motion a plan that they won’t ever be able to come back from.”

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Good News: Turns out ,there are enough fans of SWINGTOWN within CBS that the show might survive to see a second season. Bad News: On cable. [Source]

Good News: THE OC’s Benjamin Mackenzie is in talks with John Wells to join the NBC ensemble drama LAPD. Bad News: Putting to rest any hope that he will be joining the Walker clan on BROTHERS & SISTERS this fall. [Source]

Good News: Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke have been tapped to host the Emmys this fall. Bad News: And by Emmys, we mean the non-televised Creative Arts Emmys that we’ll be wishing we were at as we suffer through one-liners courtesy of Howie Mandel and Jeff Probst. [Source]

Good News: The TV Addict just completed DEXTER’S Psycho Therapy Test. Bad News: Turns out I may have some ‘issues’! [Find out if you need Therapy by clicking here.]

At the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour, DEXTER star Michael C. Hall was kind enough to take a few minutes out of his busy schedule to discuss the upcoming third season of Showtime’s critically acclaimed thriller DEXTER.

On the books: “I read the first book as the first season was based on it. But I haven’t read subsequent books because seasons two and three have all been based on what the writers have been able to come up with.”

On portraying America’s favorite serial killer: “I was making a joke earlier [at the DEXTER TCA Panel], but I must say that certain members of my family seem to be more comfortable with me simulating serial murder than simulating a gay relationship with a black man [on SIX FEET UNDER].”

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WINNER: The TV Addict! Not only was this TV Addict the only reporter in the TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES press room with the cajones to ask Brian Austin Green about 90210, theTVaddict.com got a very nice shout out from star Thomas Dekker [audio coming soon!]

LOSER: The TV Addict! Who apparently isn’t quite the Hollywood Power Player he wishes he were. How else to explain not being able to bypass around one thousand or so attendees to make it into the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA panel? But on the plus side, Ronald D. Moore [see picture above] and HEROES star Zachary Quinto did walk by whilst I waited in line. Oh the glamour of Comic Con!

WINNER: Showtime’s critically acclaimed series DEXTER played to a packed crowd of almost five thousand strong.

LOSER: Anyone who doesn’t own an iPhone or an iPod Touch. Since it was revealed, much to the disappointment of fans in the audience, that the upcoming DEXTER video game will only be available on the popular Apple devices.

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Simply follow theTVaddict on Twitter. I’ll be randomly posting codes throughout the Comic Con weekend for free downloads of DEXTER and CALIFORNICATION via iTunes.