The TV Addict 

I think it was my generations Plato, Homer Simpson who said it best. When he summed up his feelings in one succinctly brilliant word. “D’OH!”

Can someone tell me why exactly your very own TV Addict didn’t throw caution/responsibility/financial security to the wind and shell out the bucks to head to Los Angeles for last night’s FOX SUMMER TCA PARTY? I mean talk about your hindsight is 20/20. A mortgage payment would have been a small price to pay to spend the night hobnobbing with the likes of J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Lena Heady, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Hugh Laurie, Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Wentworth Miller, Brian Austin Green, Olivia Wilde… well you get the idea.

So a quick heads up friends. If you notice anything ‘wonky’ on theTVaddict.com throughout the day. And by ‘wonky’ I mean spelling and grammar mistakes above the usual levels. Please keep in mind that they’re simply a bi-product of the incredibly large amount of tears that are pouring down on my keyboard at this very moment.

Seriously, how did I NOT attend this party. I mean click the link below for more of what I missed.

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The reviews are in. FRINGE is officially the must see new show of the fall.

In fact, with over two months until the series’ September 9th premiere on FOX, Televisionary has already proclaimed that FRINGE is, “THE X-FILES for the new millennium.” With Ramblings of a TV Whore’s Rae chiming in via Twitter that, “I’m so in love with FRINGE that the thought of it makes me smile at random moments throughout the day.” Heck, even frequent TV Addict reader Tim G. reported via text message that “627 is the new 815!” But since I have yet to go the BitTorrent route and download the ‘leaked’ pilot, I’m going to have to take his word for it.

You see, this TV Addict is taking a stand.

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At Thursday’s FOX upfront presentation, the network announced it will air two new drama series — J.J. Abrams’ FRINGE and Joss Whedon’s DOLLHOUSE — with dramatically reduced commercial breaks.

“It’s a simple concept and potentially revolutionary,” Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Liguori said. “We’re going to have less commercials, less promotional time, and less reason for viewers to use the remote. We’re going to redefine the viewing experience.”

And while this TV Addict applauds Liguori’s attempt to ‘redefine the viewing experience’ for FOX viewers, there’s just one problem. The TV Addict, for the most part, doesn’t watch commercials.

Yet I’m a realist, and in the interest of ensuring the television industry’s survival, I thought I’d offer up three easy tips for advertisers hoping to keep my hand off the fast forward button.

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Don’t get me wrong, I worship the ground J.J. Abrams walks on and have the utmost respect for writers Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci. But is ‘from the writers of TRANSFORMERS” really the way FOX wants to promote FRINGE — their most buzzed about new fall show? I mean we all saw TRANSFORMERS and let’s face it, I’m not so sure the writing was the film’s selling point.

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MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
9:00-10:00 PM PRISON BREAK

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM HOUSE
9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-9:30 PM ‘TIL DEATH
9:30-10:00 PM DO NOT DISTURB (wt)

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
9:00-10:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
9:00-10:00 PM DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS!

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM COPS
8:30-9:00 PM COPS
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA’S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
11:00 PM-Midnight MADtv
Midnight-12:30 AM TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM THE OT (NFL post-game)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM KING OF THE HILL
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD

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Sitting on my couch, as I’m one to do on a Monday night, this TV Addict thought he’d ask the one question FOX executives probably don’t want to hear. When’s REUNION coming back? What’s more repetetive: FOX using HOUSE to fill holes in their schedule a minimum of three times a week, or the formulaic nature of HOUSE itself?

As excited as we were for last night’s premiere of the new Juliana Margulies vehicle CANTERBURY’S LAW and as appreciative we are of FOX for seriously helping us [courtesy of TERMINATOR and AMERICAN IDOL] survive the WGA strike, this TV Addict can’t help but notice a pattern to the recent slew of FOX premieres.

So without further ado, theTVaddict.com presents your childhood favorite, MADLIBS: FOX PILOT EDITION Now you to can write your very own FOX Pilot!

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I have lucked out in the past few months with some really great interviews, talking to some great down to earth people who are just trying to make a living doing the job that they love. Today’s interview is no different – Alexie Gilmore, from FOX’s intriguing NEW AMSTERDAM, had a few minutes to chat with me about her character and the show.

I had the opportunity to watch the first two episodes of the show, and I’m completely drawn in!
Alexie Gilmore: Oh good, it gets juicier and juicier.

We don’t get to see your character much in the beginning, but obviously we’ll see more as it goes.
Yeah, by the third episode, he finally finds me. So it’s interesting to see how that all plays out. Basically, the last time I saw him, he was dead so he has a lot of explaining to do.
When you first heard about the character of Sara, why did you want to play her?
I liked her because she’s very different from myself. She’s much more logical, and kind of thinks with her head, more than her heart. Actually, that kind of changes as the story goes along. I like that she’s smart and sassy and she’s very complicated. As the story goes on you find out that she has her own baggage, like everybody else. She’s not immortal or anything, but she’s got her own stuff she’s working through. I think a lot of women will be able to relate to her as well, as a single lady in New York.

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Good News: NBC has revealed that they’ve ordered an unheard of thirty episodes of THE OFFICE for next season. Bad News: Which may sound great now, but think back to September. Do you remember how underwhelmed fans all were with four consecutive super-sized episodes?

Good News: The mildly intriguing NEW AMSTERDAM premieres tonight on FOX. Bad News: It premieres on FOX. See the network’s previous attempts at March Success: DRIVE, THE WINNER, THE LOOP and FREE RIDE. Well, you get the idea.

Good News: My Name is Earl nabs a high profile guest star. Bad News: The guest ’star’ is Paris Hilton. Need we remind you Hollywood: Her fifteen minutes of fame will never run out if you continue to put her on TV. [Source]

Remember SEINFELD? That little show where three guys and a girl sat around and mercilessly dissected every flaw in their significant other’s lives? Well apparently you’re not the only one.

Executive produced by the Farrelly Brothers and featuring an incredibly like-able cast including Craig Bierko [BOSTON LEGAL], Rashida Jones [THE OFFICE], Johnny Sneed and Shaun Majumder. Fox’s new comedy UNHITCHED is pretty much what one imagines you’d get when you combine the likes of SEINFELD with THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY.

Groundbreaking it’s not, but as long as you’re not expecting ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT levels of comedic brilliance and are prepared for some slightly off color humor [see: one very horny monkey] than UNHITCHED might be for you. At the very least, it’s far more entertaining than its former FAMILY GUY time slot companion AMERICAN DAD.

To talk about the show, this TV Addict had the fantastic opportunity to sit down with the incredibly tall series star Craig Bierko last month in Hollywood. Here’s what he had to say about UNHITCHED, everyone’s favorite Dunder Mifflin regional manager Rashida Jones and bathing John Malkovich.

The TV Addict: You look a lot bigger in person!
Craig Bierko: I’m a big man. I’m a close up of myself.

So what can you tell us about the show?
It’s about three divorced guys who are getting back into the dating world. We’re all in our late 30’s to early 40’s and as pathetic as it sounds, we’re looking for love. Rashida Jones plays our divorce lawyer who lives next door.

On camera you and Rashida look pretty similar height wise. Yet having met her in person [at last Fall’s FOX Fall Launch] I know she’s quite petite.
She’s only about seven inches tall, the size of a Bic pen. She actually has a handle on her back and can fit in my pocket!

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