Perfectly timed to coincide with the current economic crisis and the start of the holiday shopping season comes this TV Addict’s Deal of the Day. For 24 hours only, Amazon.com is offering up THE WEST WING Complete Series on DVD for a mere $114.99. That amounts to a whopping 62% off the regular price of $299.99 for what is quite possibly this TV Addict’s all-time favorite television show. Well, with of course the notable exception of that snooze-inducing episode where we got to spend an hour with C.J. and her Dad back in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio.
Simply click here to check it out and get ready to enjoy over 154 hours of how we wish our elected officials conducted themselves.
On the TV Addict:
We offered up a very special message from Eric Kripke that had the SUPERNATURAL fandom up-in-arms, took a closer look at Simon Baker’s THE MENTALIST and talked to PRIVILEGED showrunner Rina Mimoun.
On the REEL Addict:
We reviewedHIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3, in light of EbertGate — asked if you have ever given up on a movie, and re-visitedINDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL on Blu-ray.
In a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, THE MENTALIST creator Bruno Heller proudly proclaimed that he’d “much rather please 10 old ladies in Iowa than one hipster in New York.”
Well, this TV Addict would like to take this opportunity to pass along a message to Mr. Heller: Mission Accomplished.
Call me a glutton for punishment — or at least someone who refuses to judge a book by it’s terribly predictible cover — but after reading Alynda Wheat’s article chronicling CBS’ unstoppable lineup of crime dramas, this TV Addict found himself oddly compelled to give THE MENTALIST the old college try. After-all, 15 million viewers a week can’t all be wrong, can they?
Surprisingly enough, the answer isn’t nearly as cut and dry as I thought.
As much as this TV Addict would like to agree with Maureen Ryan’s assertion that the only reason NBC President Ben Silverman picked up KNIGHT RIDER for the entire season is because “KITT has taken over NBC!” I can’t help but feel that a car running a major television network is somewhat ridiculous. Which is why I’d like to take this opportunity to post theTVaddict.com’s very own theory that let’s face it, makes way more sense. Brace yourself… because Ben Silverman is obviously a Cylon and renewing KNIGHT RIDER is all a part of his secret pro-machine agenda.
Flipping through this week’s fantastic issue of Entertainment Weekly featuring a sneak peak of J.J. Abrams STAR TREK re-boot, this TV Addict couldn’t help but notice an advertisement for Lifetime’s SEX AND LIES IN SIN CITY, starring Mena Suvari. Begging the question: What happened to the young actress who broke onto the scene with scene-stealing turns in AMERICAN PIE and AMERICAN BEAUTY? And more to the point, how sad is it that Mena Suvari is now seemingly relegated to C-list Lifetime Movies of the Week that we’re fairly sure Tori Spelling passed on?
Was anyone else surprised, nay, disappointed as to how fast Robin returned from her stint in Japan on last night’s installment of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER? I mean don’t get me wrong, this TV Addict is all for the further development of Robin and Barney. I was just hoping that Barney would be the one to literally suit up and bring Robin back from the Land of the Rising Sun himself. For some inexplicable reason, I can’t help but smile every time I imagine Barney surrounded by millions of dark-suited Japanese people.
Sleepy enough to tune into tonight’s brand new episodes of CHUCK featuring a butt-kicking guest spot by Nicole Richie [8PM, NBC] and TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES with BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’s Stephanie Jacobsen [8PM, FOX].
[8:30PM UPDATE] Just wondering if my nifty little hypnotic image is working?
Is anyone else still scratching their head over NBC’s decision to offer up a FREE iTunes download of 30 ROCK’s season premiere a week early when you purchase the October 27th issue of TV Guide Magazine? I mean don’t get me wrong, this TV Addict is all for free iTunes downloads, after-all, who doesn’t love free stuff [see today’s previous post.] I’m just not so sure that TV Guide was the right strategic partner considering that the once mighty guide now finds itself in such dire financial straits that it was recently sold for $1 [no really, one dollar!] That and, I’d hazard to guess that the people who still use TV Guide as a “Guide to What’s On” include some of the few remaining folks who are old enough to remember when 30 Rockefeller Center was built. Not exactly NBC’s desired demographic. Paging Entertainment Weekly… anyone?
With the one caveat being Michael wanting a “Golden Shower” of his very own, was I the only TV Addict who found last night’s episode of THE OFFICE quite possibly the least funny of the entire series?
Now that 90210 has dropped Jessica Walter as a series regular and with her, the impetus for the Mills family move to West Beverly — this TV Addict can’t help but wonder how long until showrunners Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah and newcomer Rebecca Kirshner decide to take the next logical step, send the rest of the Mills family back to Kansas and refocus the show on the only family anybody cares about — The Taylors [Jackie, Kelly and Silver].
On the TV Addict
We interviewed BONES Star John Francis Daley, announced why we’re done with HEROES and offered up a phenomenal STARTER WIFE prize pack to help you solve YOUR Ecomomic crisis.
If you’re curious as to what is up with the uncharacteristic lack of updates on theTVaddict.com this past weekend. Blame America.
In fact, between the endless parade of shows, which in case you’re wondering have been a mixed bag of excruciating boredom [EQUUS] and exhilarating stand-up-and-cheer brilliance [BILLY ELLIOT], the amazing food and the endless excitement offered up by the city that [quite literally] never sleeps, there hasn’t been nearly enough time to dedicate to updating the site.
Made worse is the fact that in the few minutes I have found to sit in front of my laptop, I can’t seem to focus thanks to theWB.com’s free streaming of JACK & BOBBY [Think EVERWOOD meets THE WEST WING] and the ridiculous plethora of far too many TV options that are simply a click away.
I mean seriously. How do American TV Addicts get anything done with theWB.com, HULU, FOX, CBS and ABC.com mere clicks away?
Want to know where this TV Addict is supposed to be right now? New York City, touring the Showtime house, enjoying Central Park and stalking the casts of GOSSIP GIRL, UGLY BETTY and 30 ROCK. Instead, thanks to some unforeseen mechanical failures and one really dumb bird [long story] I’m stuck in Toronto until 4:15PM when, finger’s crossed, my flight is due to take off. Did I mention I’ve been here since 7AM?
Seriously, worst day ever.
Thankfully, in the Maple Leaf Lounge where Air Canada was kind enough to bump me to in an effort to make up for their inexcusable incompetence, there is free WiFi. Which means I now have the abilitty to fire off a few random thoughts on what little TV I was able to watch last night. So let the ‘time killing’ commence….
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