The TV Addict 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
24 (9PM FOX, GlobalTV in Canada)
Geeez, one would think that on President’s Day of all days, the first family could catch a little bit of a break. Unfortunately this is 24, where tonight, the first family including daughter Olivia (Sprague Grayden) face painful circumstances.

CHUCK (8PM NBC)
Chuck and Sarah go undercover as a happily married couple in suburbia to solve the biggest mystery of all. Just how exactly does new neighbor Andy Richter score a hot wife like Jenny McCarthy. Damn.

HEROES (9PM NBC, 10PM in Canada)
Proving we’re not the only ones who can’t stand Hiro and Ando, Matt’s prophetic image sends the troublesome twosome to India. ‘Prophetic image’… righttt.

NEW & NOTABLE:
KYLE XY (9PM ABC Family)
Kyle’s job working at Latnok to repay his debt sure sounds like a great idea. Especially when you factor in KYLE XY’s recent cancellation and the fact that Kyle may soon find himself working at In & Out Burger.

HOUSE (8PM FOX, GlobalTV in Canada)
For the reason why we’re not watching tonight’s installment of HOUSE, click here.

Who could have imagined that a pill-popping, insult-tossing, female-harassing, patient-loathing doc would wind up stealing the hearts of millions? Or that the wildly-intelligent Dr. Gregory House, MD would worm his way into our hearts after being paired with one of the most insipidly simple shows to come down the pike, AMERICAN IDOL?

And yet as the HOUSE prepares to air it’s 100th episode (tonight at 9PM on FOX, Global in Canada), there’s no denying that while many of us struggle to understand the medical intricacies which take center stage each week, the prickly physician who seems to lack any sort of impulse control when it comes to speaking his thoughts has wormed his way into our hearts.

As with many classic anti-heroes, behavior we inexplicably find charming on the screen would appall in real life. (Which explains why Dr. House showed up on the list of television’s rudest personas over at howrudeareyou.com … although, to his credit, he didn’t take the top slot!) His insubordination is legendary, especially where his borderline sexual harassment of hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy is concerned.

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Where the Frak have you been? Do you think you can just throw up an “Ask the Addict” anytime you damn well feel like it? I have needs you know! — TVLover28

The TV Addict: Look people, “Ask the Addict” is a two way street. One that only works when you actually take the time to you know, ASK THE ADDICT! Which is why we’re back. Because it turns out that more than a few of you have yet to discover google have some really great TV questions which I’m going to do my absolute best to help answer. Ready….

I’ve been pulling my hair out all week long trying to find a pair of 3D glasses in time for Monday’s 3D episode of CHUCK. Help me TV Addict, you’re my only hope. — DownWithFulcrum

The TV Addict: The good news is that according to our sources, and by sources I of course am referring to NBC’s official CHUCK news page, 3D glasses can be picked up for free at any of the the following retail locations: Kroger, Ralph’s, Frys, Safeway/Vons, Supervalu, Food Lion, A & P, Pathmark, Coburns, Fresh Brands, Hy Vee, Nash Finch, Roundy’s, Winn Dixie, K-Mart, Dollar General, Hess (select stores), CVS (select geographies), Meijer (on 1/31) and Target (on 1/31). CHUCK’s big news page also claims that, “Should a display’s supply of glasses run out or if a retailer near you does not carry the glasses, consumers can call 1-800-646-2904 to obtain a pair for free.”

The bad news is that if you currently reside outside the United States you’re pretty much out of luck. Unless of course you can scrounge together a cheap pair of plastic sunglasses, a red and blue permanent marker (ie. Sharpie) and a flat piece of clear plastic (ie. a transparency sheet) which combined, can easily be MacGyver’d together to create your very own pair of 3D glasses. Assuming of course you can follow these ridiculously instructions (Click for Video)

[Update] After checking in with our good friends over at NBC publicity, we’ve been informed that our attempt to MacGyver together our very own pair of 3D glasses will not work! Furthermore, viewers must use the “Color Code” glasses as the footage has been processed so it works with the Color Code technology.” D’oh!

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The TV Addict with Olivia Wilde, January 2009

We’re not going to lie. We’re wild about Olivia Wilde.

Not only was the actress, who can currently be seen starring on the hit FOX show HOUSE absolutely stunning in person. She’s funny (starting off our interview by poking fun at my Canadian accent), honest and opinionated. As evidence by the following interview, where she is only too happy to take on Thirteen’s detractors, discuss her character’s burgeoning relationship with Foreman and why she welcomes controversial roles.

Did the Thirteen/Foreman relationship take you by surprise?
Olivia Wilde: It’s pretty cool, they’re a very sexy and kind of unpredictable pair. And I say that because the characters are not very similar other then the fact that they’re both very private, very independent and very professional. So for them to come together was a shock to me. Although, when I look back now and see how the writer’s were sprinkling hints in, I’m now like …”Oh, if I had been paying more attention I would have seen that coming.”

Can you spill a little on what is in store for the twosome?
Without giving any of the good stuff away because of course people want to be surprised, the coupling ends up helping one of us and hurting the other, making things very very complicated for both of us and maybe giving House a run for his money.

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Lisa Edelstein with the TV Addict in Los Angeles, January 2009

When HOUSE returns to the airwaves this evening, Dr. Cuddy will have her hands full. Instead of one baby to soothe (House), she’ll have two! Will Cuddy be able to handle it? Will the added responsibility put the highly anticipated House/Cuddy hookup on pause?

To find out the answer to these these questions and more, we went directly to the source and are proud to present our exclusive new interview with Dr. Cuddy herself Lisa Edelstein.

Let me first start of by telling you that having recently put out a call for questions on my website, you’re shockingly popular in Brazil. Have you spent a lot of time there?
Lisa Edelstein: Really? I’ve never been. I’ve always wanted to go though. It’s on my list.

Moving on to what fans are dying to discover, how is motherhood treating Cuddy?
It has been rough for her and it’s going to get a lot rougher. We’re not done with the torture.

I guess a happy Cuddy doesn’t exactly make for compelling television.
Exactly. Cuddy has a hard time getting happy. There’s going to be quite the struggle in Cuddy’s future because I don’t think she was really prepared for what it meant to be a mother. She takes care of that whole hospital, she takes care of House. How? Where? When will she take care of this baby? I think at first, she’s very conflicted as to how she spends her time and she feels that she can only do one or the other. The hospital versus the baby is one of the conflicts that comes up. The other conflict that comes up is, is she capable of being a mother? Is she the kind of person that really can be a mother? Those are huge questions that Cuddy will have to deal with.

And I suppose House himself isn’t of much help.
House of course is really unsupportive and really jealous of the baby. Super jealous.

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Lisa Edelstein with the TV Addict in Los Angeles, January 2009

Simply put, we did not see this coming. When theTVaddict.com recently put out a call for questions for some of your favorite FOX stars, we never would have guessed how many Lisa Edelstein fans there were out there. The show after all is called HOUSE, not CUDDY (although judging from your reaction, perhaps a title change is in order!)

That said, after being given the fantastic opportunity to interview Edelstein face to face, you can now count your very own TV Addict among the Edelstein die-hards. Here are three reasons why.

She is a dog person: So much so that when asked whether or not she had the chance to see Marley & Me she responded, “No, no, no I won’t see the movie. I actually won’t see it. I was completely traumatized by My Dog Skip. It was a kid’s movie that I saw at a benefit. I practically crawled out of the theater, while the kids were all like “Wasn’t it funny when…” I was bawling, literally my guts on the floor. My boyfriend at the time was horribly embarrassed, I couldn’t stop sobbing.

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Over the course of the next two days, the TV Addict has once again been given the incredible opportunity to take part in a FOX Press Junket. So if you’ve got any questions for any of the following FOX stars, please post away in the comments below and I’ll endeavor to get them answered.

24’s Keifer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub. BONES’ David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel. DOLLHOUSE’s Eliza Dushku, Tahmoh Penikiett and Joss Whedon. FRINGE’s John Noble. GLEE’s Cory Monteith. HELL’S KITCHEN’s Gordon Ramsay. HOUSE’s Lisa Edelstein and Olivia Wilde. THE OSBOURNES’ Sharon, Ozzy, Kelly and Jack. TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES’ Brian Austin Green and Garret Dillahunt. And finally, LIE TO ME’s Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines and Ria Torres.

Good News: A representative from Warner Home Video finally confirmed that EVERWOOD Season 2 will finally see the light of day on DVD. Bad News: That light of day won’t arrive until sometime in 2009. [Source]*

Good News: According to the CW, last night’s ONE TREE HILL delivered its best numbers in nearly two years. Bad News: Can this show get anymore depressing? Another hour like that last nights and this TV Addict is this close to seeing if Nanny Carrie makes house calls.

Good News: HOUSE returns to TV tonight with a bang. Bad News: Cameron and Chase, not so much.

*Thanks to all the of my fellow EVERWOOD Addicts who emailed me about this story. Nice to see that while one of our favorite shows may be gone, it’s far from forgotten.

Good News: 90210 netted the CW a record 4.9 million viewers, making it the highest rated debut for a scripted series that the CW has ever had. Bad News: To quote Zap2it.com’s Daniel Fienberg, “Just as an FYI: In its final season, staring cancellation in the face, “BEVERLY HILLS 90210″ averaged nearly 8.4 million viewers per week.” [Source]

Good News: Ted Danson’s career resurgence continues having just signed on to play Jason Schwartzman’s mentor in the HBO comedy pilot BORED TO DEATH Bad News: Possibly cutting short his critically acclaimed [read: awesome] turn as the duplicitous Arthur Frobisher on FX’s addictive legal thriller DAMAGES. [Source]

Good News: The oddly addictive soundtrack to Joss Whedon’s somewhat overhyped DR. HORRIBLE SING-A-LONG BLOG is now available on iTunes. Bad News: Someone’s going to have to explain to this TV Addict why the soundtrack costs $9.99 while the three act Dr. HORRIBLE series that costs over one hundred thousand dollars to produce only costs $4.99. [iTunes Link]

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1. NEW PROMO PHOTOS: While some may argue that this TV Addict needs to get outside more, I’m just going to go ahead and say it. New promo photos make me giddy! Not only do they signify that the Fall TV Season is just around the corner. But Hello!?!? Surely I’m not the only one who’s beginning to think that the fine looking doctors of Princenton-Plainsboro are starting to give the dysfunctional gang from Seattle Grace a run for their money.

2. AN EVERWOOD REUNION: Now admittedly, Michael Ausiello totally deserves to be tied to a chair and force fed season after season of ACCORDING TO JIM for his incredibly misleading title that immeditatly got me thinking, “Gregory Smith on BROTHERS & SISTERS!” But nonetheless, in accordance with my [FOR] EVERWOOD obsession, this TV Addict is stoked that showrunner Rina Mimoun has tapped the adorable Sarah Drew [Hannah] for what will hopefully turn into a recurring guest stint on the CW’s PRIVILEGED. And while on the subject of the CW’s other new drama. You know, the one that doesn’t feature that famous zip code. You heard it here first. PRIVILEGED is going to be the CW hit that nobody saw coming.

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