To help you get through that final grueling hour at the office, we at theTVaddict.com thought we’d offer up some highly-anticipated TV previews. Enjoy, and remember. Keep a spreadsheet a click away just in case your boss walks by!
Dying to see if Mary-Kate Olsen actually has acting chops outside of ten years on FULL HOUSE? Enjoy this first look of some of her work on WEEDS. Oh, and we should mention — enjoy this forty second preview while you can. Having seen the first four episodes of the season, we can assure you, Olsen doesn’t show up. Unless of course she was standing sideways (zing!) [click here]
Sark! Veronica Mars! Greg Grunberg! Could we BE anymore excited for season two of HEROES? Probably not. That said, here’s a sneak peak to help you pass the time. Save The Cheerleader… oh wait, that was last year. [click here]
Remember Betty? The slightly ugly girl with oh so much inner beauty. ABC certainly hope so! But just in case you forgot, check out this new music video featuring MIKA. [click here]
Mandy Moore on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Kristen Bell on HEROES and now this fantastic new DEXTER poster courtesy of our friends at Showtime. Seriously folks, can fall get here any sooner? (Where are my Hiro-esque time travelling abilities when I need them?)
TheTVaddict.com is thrilled to introduce the return of America’s Favorite Sweetheart Serial Killer. DEXTER officially kicks of season two on September 30 on Showtime and having already seen the first two episodes, this TV Addict assures you, you won’t be disappointed. There’s More Blood! More Mystery! And More Michael C Hall! Isn’t it time you discovered television’s most gripping new drama?
Miss DEXTER’S incredible first season? You can catch it for free, courtesty of Showtime on Demand (TMN in Canada), on iTunes, or better yet — pick up the affordably priced DVD on Amazon for a mere $27.99. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, BROTHERS & SISTERS has the TV Addict ever steered you wrong?
There’s only two things you need to know about Showtime’s new series CALIFORNICATION. David Duchovny completely steps out of Fox Mulder’s shadow, and the show itself is straight from the HBO playbook (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
Duchovny’s return to television has everything we’ve come to expect from a cable series. A dysfunctional family, gratuitous nudity, an endless supply of drugs and alcohol and what’s now become the obligatory casting of a SEX IN THE CITY alumni — in this case, Evan Handler who plays Duchovny’s literary agent.
Yet after watching the series premiere, one can’t exactly fault Duchovny’s character Hank Moody for having somewhat of a personal meltdown. After-all, how else would you respond if you just just discovered that your ex-wife (Natascha McElhone) was getting remarried, your career options have whittled down to an offer to write a blog and your one hit novel God Hates Us All has been unceremoniously adapted into a insipid Hollywood romance starring none other than ‘Tom and Katie’?
Sounds depressing, sure — but rest assured CALIFORNICATION is no JOHN FROM CINCINNATI. Duchovny perfectly encapsulates the down-on-his-luck Hollywood writer, quite possibly because he knows the feeling. It’s been years since his own hit show was cancelled, yet with CALIFORNICATION, he’s just now stepping out of the shadow of his most infamous alter-ego Fox Mulder.
The question of course remains, will Hank Moody be able to do the same? Get both his life and career back on track. Honestly, we have no idea — but we’re certainly going to enjoy watching him try.
CALIFORNICATION premieres tonight on Showtime at 10:30PM (est). Canadians can catch it on TMN at 9PM.
The good news — last week the TV Addict received his first ever opening night party invitation. The bad — I simply couldn’t extend my LA/San Diego/Comic Con trip any longer. Even if it was to spend an entire evening with Mary-Louise Parker, David Duchovny and some of Showtime’s biggest stars.
Luckily my friends at Showtime were kind enough to send me a few photos to share with you. Rest assured I won’t miss next year’s party.
If the TCA Press Tour proved anything, it’s that the cast of WEEDS seems to be having as much fun filming the show as we do watching it. Click the link below for some fatastic candid photos from last week’s WEEDS panel at the TCA press tour and for more WEEDS fun, be sure to tune into the third season premiere this August 13 at 10PM on Showtime.
Special thanks to my friends at Showtime for all the great pics. Does anyone else wonder if Ashley is jealous of Mary-Kate’s newest starring role?
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Frequent visitors to theTVaddict.com know how excited we are about the upcoming season of DEXTER. For some very revealing (and somewhat gruesome) second season photos, click the link below.
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From mobsters (THE SOPRANOS) to power-hungry families (THE TUDORS, ROME), television has seen its fare share of dysfunctional families. Yet no family puts the fun into dysfunctional like the cast of WEEDS. Showtime’s most buzzed about series returns to TV this August 13 at 10PM and theTVaddict.com is thrilled to give you a first look at the returning cast.
New additions include half an Olsen twin (Mary-Kate plays a new love interest for Silas) and Matthew Modine (as Sullivan Groff, a mysterious land developer for Majestic, a new Christian, mega-church development being built right near Agrestic).
“WEEDS isn’t your eight-o’-clock family fare. It’s an adult show with adult subject matter and we’re confident Mary-Kate is right for the role,” says WEEDS creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan. “She came in and read with Hunter (Parrish) and was absolutely charming and real and seemed like a great fit. Audiences have seen only one side of Mary-Kate but here, we’ll see her in a whole new light.”
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Okay, so David Duchovny doesn’t exactly look happy to be back on television. But as a former X-FILES addict, do we really care?
Sophisticated and unique, CALIFORNICATION centers on novelist Hank Moody (Duchovny) who struggles to raise his 13-year-old daughter (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend Karen (McElhone). His obsession with truth-telling and self-destructive behavior — drinks, drugs and relationships — are both destroying and enriching his career.
While we have yet to see the pilot, of this we’re sure. Watching David Duchovny stare at a blank screen for an hour will be more entertaining [and far less confusing] than HBO’S train-wreck of a series JOHN FROM CINCINNATI. All together now — they cancelled DEADWOOD for this? CALIFORNICATION premieres this August on Showtime, stay tuned for details.
With THE SOPRANOS reaching its conclusion (Tony’s Dead. Deal with it.) and SEX AND THE CITY a distant memory, this TV Addict thought he’d end the week off by giving you one question to ponder over what will no doubt be a gorgeous June weekend.
QUESTION: There’s only enough money in your household budget for one additional speciality channel. HBO or SHOWTIME, which channel do you choose?
Post away with your answers — answers which I imagine will give executives of both networks something interesting to read all weekend long.
Once again, theTVaddict.com is thrilled to let YOU be the critic. Readers can now check out a special sneak peak of Showtime’s latest dramatic offering MEADOWLANDS by clicking here. The password is ’secret’. And don’t forget to return to theTVaddict.com to let us know what you think of Showtime’s latest offering.
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