Good News: Alan Sepinwall calls BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’s final season opener both “Brilliant and Devastating” Bad News: Not only is it BSG’s final FINAL SEASON OPENER, we’re still waiting for our advanced copy *cough*couch*hint*cough! [Source]

Good News: Viacom and Time Warner Cable have reached an eleventh hour deal ensuring viewers won’t lose access to the likes of Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon. Bad News: Brody Jenner’s BROMANCE lives! [Source]

Good News: Rosie quits her blog. Bad News: Now where will we look to feel good about our spelling and grammar? [Source]

iFunny: Last night’s combination of two of this TV Addict’s favorite things: THE SIMPSONS and Apple mApple (see above video) was so entertaining that we’re willing to forgive the fact that FOX can’t ever seem to air their holiday episodes remotely close to their actual dates (Christmas in November?) and intolerant Homer stopped being funny five seasons ago (Memo to writers: Think Different.)

Quantity Doesn’t Equal Quality: The following are a few lessons gleaned from Rosie’s jam-packed train-wreck of a Variety Special. Alec Baldwin minus Tina Fey isn’t funny, time has not been kind to Clay Aiken and Rosie should stick to what she does best blogging. Or really, anything that doesn’t involve singing, dancing, fat jokes or sequins.

WTF?!: ALIAS had Rambaldi, LOST has its numbers and finally, after last week’s episode of TERMINATOR, fans of THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES have their very own macguffin in the form of the mysterious three dots. Needless to say, we’re intrigued. Begging the question, would it kill you to tune in tonight?

Entertainment Twilight Weekly: Okay so it’s not exactly TV related. But if our bible/ obsession/ aspirational medium doesn’t tone down the TWILIGHT coverage, this TV Addict is going to cancel my subscription lose it! Who’s with me?

Is NIP/TUCK the new LOVE BOAT?

That’s the question you may be asking yourself when you take a first look at NIP/TUCK’s upcoming parade of season five guest stars. Click the link below for a first look at Rosie, Daphne Zuniga, Portia de Ross, Paula Marshall, Lauren Hutton and Jennifer Coolidge.

For those of you stuck in your office (without a television — paging Amnesty International), I thought I’d take a moment to update you all on this morning’s first installment of THE VIEW minus ROSIE.

Fourteen minutes in, I’m already bored. Barbara Walters is sitting in Rosie’s chair, and Whoopi Goldberg is special guest host (or is it Rosie replacement?). Not surprisingly, the opening minutes were dedicated to Barbara and Elizabeth talking about how much Rosie will be missed and that the two of them have been affectionately emailing Rosie all weekend. Translation: please don’t stop tuning in to the show because Rosie’s gone.

Not surprisingly, the Queen of Nice has a different take on the controversy. “I haven’t spoken to her [Elizabeth], and I think it’s just as well” said Rosie on her video blog at Rosie.com. “I wrote her an e-mail, and she wrote me back, and there you have it.”

What’s more, Rosie compared her stint on THE VIEW to being “just like a foster kid for a year … I didn’t really fit into the family and now it’s time for the foster kid to go back home.”

And now on to Lindsay Lohan’s ‘problems’…. cue channel change now.

Again, love her or hate her, you absolutely have to appreciate how Rosie removes the mystery around ‘celebrity’. Does anyone else think it’s simply fascinating to watch how open and honest Rosie is about everything.

Check out the video and let us know what you think. First DEBBI MATEwhatwashername? STAR JONES, now ROSIE, can anybody leave THE VIEW in one piece?

Love her or hate her, one fact is indisputable ROSIE makes great TV. In case you missed it, here’s this morning’s latest Rosie/Elizabeth Smackdown. Talk about gripping Reality TV!

Thanks to GMMR for the Tip!

TMZ is reporting that Rosie O’Donnell will announce that she’s leaving THE VIEW on this morning’s episode. While this no doubt comes as bad news for ABC execs — who’ve seen the show’s rating surge 20% thanks in no part to Rosie’s opinionated views — it’s even worse news for fans of the show. Love her or loathe her, you can’t deny the fact that Rosie transformed the one-hour borefest into the season’s most buzzed about [and TiVo-worthy] talk show.

Update: It’s Official. Rosie’s done [come June] and so is my season’s pass for THE VIEW. Watch her farewell announcement above.

Check back later today for theTVaddict.com’s full report from the NIP/TUCK panel at the Paley Festival.

“Without wishing to add to the obvious self-promotion of Ms. O’Donnell, I feel as though I must refute her absurd and ridiculous claims that AMERICAN IDOL is racist and/or weightist.

“Ms. O’Donnell has, once again, spoken without thought or knowledge. Viewers need only look at the show tonight to realize that AMERICAN IDOL constantly confirms to America that talent has nothing to do with weight or color.”
Nigel Lythgoe, Executive Producer, AMERICAN IDOL

Seriously, did you ever think you’d be this interested in THE VIEW?

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