Good News: ELI STONE should get a much needed ratings boost when it returns to TV this fall. Bad News: Courtesy of Mrs. Tom Cruise Katie Holmes. Or as I like to call her, the artist formerly known as Joey Potter. Who is said to be reuniting with DAWSON’S CREEK executive producer and ELI STONE co-creator Greg Berlanti for a one-off guest appearance this fall. Or as this TV Addict is now calling it: “A Britney” [Source]
Good News: The hilarious and radiant Amy Poehler is rumoured to be in top-secret negotiations to head up the highly anticipated and incredibly secretive spin-off of THE OFFICE. Bad News: Which means, if it’s possible, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE just became even less funny. [Source]
Good News: At yesterday’s Television Critics Association Press Tour, THE SHIELD creative team and cast promise a more satisfying ending than THE SOPRANOS. Bad News: THE SHIELD is ending. [Source]
Good News: Hayden Panettiere returns to the small screen. Bad News: With a music video. [Source]
It certainly says a lot about NBC’s lineup of summer programming when this two minute sneak peak of THE OFFICE webisodes [premiering July 10th on NBC.com] is the most entertaining thing the Peacock Network has produced all summer. Agreed? 
Good News: Oscar Winner Jon Voight has signed onto the upcoming seventh season of 24 to play Jack Bauer’s latest nemesis. Bad News: One might argue that Jon Voight’s track record as the ultimate baddie was somewhat tarnished when he failed to defeat a bunch of toddlers in SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2. [Source]
Good News:CHUCK isn’t taking any chances when it returns this fall, snagging high profile guest stars Melinda Clarke [THE OC], John Larroquette [BOSTON LEGAL] and Michael Clarke Duncan [THE GREEN MILE] for its first two episodes. Bad News: Its first two episode are still three months away! [Source]
Good News: The brains behind the 90210 re-boot have written a role for everybody’s favorite fictional father figure/burger flipper Nat. Bad News: Actor Joe E. Tata has gone M.I.A. No really. If you’ve seen him please contact Kroeger/Rapaport Casting at 310.836.1523. [Source]
Good News: THE OFFICE spin-off has officially announced its first office worker, HUMAN GIANT’S Aziz Ansari. Bad News: It’s not Lauren Graham. [Source]
The TV Addict hangs with Rashida Jones
With E! Online reporting today that Rashida Jones may be in not-so-secret negotiations to star in the highly anticipated OFFICE spin-off. This TV Addict thought he’d take this opportunity to ask two obvious questions. 1) Does Karen Filippelli really have what it takes to headline her own show? And more importantly (2) is a carbon copy or photocopy if you will of THE OFFICE: Dunder Mifflin Edition really going to work?
First off, the Filippelli equation. Nothing against Rashida Jones, who is pretty much one of the most adorable women on the planet [see above photo]. But aside from doing a remarkable job of playing a stumbling block between Jim, Pam and happily ever after, did Karen Filippelli really have fans rolling off the couch in laughter? Didn’t think so.
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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
With thirteen episodes remaining, serious kudos must go to the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA creative team for not only continuing to deliver one helluva final season, but forgoing all pretense of keeping the show accessible for new fans. Stand alone episodes, tedious exposition, who needs it? Certainly not when we’re this close to reaching earth!
GREY’S ANATOMY
Sloan’s new leaf! Callie and Hahn! Christina Cleaning! The Chief’s intern! Mer and Der! The only thing we’re not loving about the phenomenal string of post—WGA strike GREY’S ANATOMY episodes is that they’re coming to an end this Thursday.
AMY RYAN
Proving her Academy Award Nominated turn in GONE BABY GONE was no accident, we’ve got two words for Thursday’s remarkable guest starring turn by Amy Ryan — Emmy Nomination. In fact, Ryan’s stint as the ‘new Toby’ was so stellar that this TV Addict is going to offer up three more words on the off chance the proverbial Powers That Be are reading this. Spin—off potential.
ALIENS IN AMERICA
While the majority of the net is up in arms this week thanks to Mick St. John’s untimely stake to the heart and ABC taking the ax to MEN IN TREES. This TV Addict wanted to offer up one final shout out to last Sunday’s penultimate installment of ALIENS IN AMERICA. From heart to hilarity, there was absolutely nothing alien about the CW’s comedic hidden gem, except of course for viewers. Which is unfortunate, because surely I’m not the only one who is going to miss his weekly fix of Tolchuk adventure?
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Since frequent theTVaddict.com contributer ‘C.T.’ took the words right out of my mouth by saying that last night’s episode of “LOST Rocked,” I’m going to move on and simply mindlessly ramble about some of my other Thursday favorites.
UGLY BETTY finally brought the funny back by reuniting Marc and Amanda (”Marc and Amanda! We’re so funny together; everyone says so.”), putting Christina/Willi’s baby on the back-burner and having Gio step up and tell Betty, “I don’t want to be the rebound guy. I want to be THE guy.” Needless to say, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. No, we don’t want to be Betty’s guy, but we’re more than happy to never see the borefest that is Henry again. To paraphrase one of our generations great thinkers Paris Hilton [remember her?], Betty & Gio HOT, Henry NOT! In fact, here’s hoping that when UGLY BETTY moves to New York next season, the production ‘forget’ to tell Henry. Who’s with me?
As for GREY’S ANATOMY, I know I sound like a broken record — or busted Mp3 for all the young’ins out there — but Shonda Rhimes and Co. continue to hit it out of the park by offering up the perfect mix of hilarity and emotion. There was the absolute tear inducing story-line courtesy of brain tumor lady and her not-so-imaginary boyfriend. Hilarity thanks to the ‘new and improved’ Dr. Sloan, not to mention Christina’s continual descent into madness. Plus the obligatory Meredith/Derek melodrama allowing this TV Addict the opportunity to write the line I’ve been waiting all morning to type out, “I guess the bloom is off the rose!” (Zing!). Yes Meredith and Derek belong together, but am I the only TV Addict feeling somewhat bad for poor Rose? I mean Nurse Rose got exactly what she feared from day one — a heart broken courtesty of McDreamy. So cliché! Which is something GREY’S ANATMY usually abhors. See Dr. Hahn’s best rant of the night when the Chief tried to convince her to operate on his mentor, “I’m sorry is this going to be a story about how you were a struggling black med student who wanted to be a surgeon but no one would give you chance. And Walter Tapley gave you that chance and mentored you and without him you wouldn’t be where you are today?”
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THE GOOD: Thanks to the ideal balance of comedy, drama and intrigue, last night’s GREY’S ANATOMY continued it’s post-WGA strike string of phenomenal episodes [hence this week’s Entertainment Weekly cover story]. There was laughter thanks to George’s fake job as the ‘Chief’s Intern’ and McSteamy realizing that he’s become Seattle Grace’s equivalent of a sexual predator. Mystery, as fans were left wondering if Dr. Erica Hahn is or isn’t, umm… you know, a fan of ‘Ellen.’ And of course sadness courtesy of an emotional guest starring turn by Gay GI Joe and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS alum Benny Ciaramello [Santiago] not to mention a mother trapped in a plastic bubble and Meredith clueing into the fact that McDreamy is her constant. In other words, GREY’S ANATOMY should be required viewing for all future and current television writers. Because unlike some other shows that have returned with less than stellar stories post—WGA strike, Shonda Rhimes and Co. keep hitting it out of the park.
THE BAD: Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for UGLY BETTY. Or as I’m calling last night’s episode — Just Ugly. I mean how many times do we have to see Daniel hit rock bottom? Or Marc and Wilhemina’ scheme fail? To borrow a line from the brilliant Stephen Colbert: BETTY, you’re officially on notice. And if you don’t start to deliver the goods, it’s adios muchachos come September 2008.
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THE OFFICE
Not only was spending the full twenty-two minutes at Dunder Mifflin Scranton a welcome change of pace from the recent over-the-top zany antics of Michael Scott. It gave the Dunder Mifflin denizens a welcome opportunity to shine. Stanley’s tour-de-force performance aside, anyone else curious as to what Phyllis the delinquent teenage vandal immortalized in cement all those years ago? Because you just know she was a wild child!
HOUSE
Even with the new team and the return of Cutthroat Bitch, this TV Addict can’t seem to get excited for HOUSE anymore. Is it just me, or are we watching virtually the same show each and every week? Diagnose, Snarky Comment, Cure, Repeat.
THE BIG BANG THEORY
As a stare blankly at my ridiculously large collection of Entertainment Weekly magazines [quite literally, almost every one], this recovering eBay Addict couldn’t help but laugh sympathize with Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz and Raj’s Time Machine predicament.
SMALLVILLE
It should come as no surprise that television’s most frustratingly uneven series relied on the tired and clichéd “It’s a Wonderful Life” plot contrivance for their very special 150th episode. Talk about your super lack of creativity.
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1. Has Jim Halpert ruined engagements for all of mankind? The smile, the emotion, the fact that his proposal promises to “Kick your ass, Beasley” [in a good way we imagine]. Seriously, how do women expect the average guy to compete with that?
2. Was Pam’s reaction to Jim’s fake proposal a bad sign? Like most guys, one of this TV Addict’s shall we say ‘weaknesses’ falls in the whole ‘emotions department’. Specifically when it comes to the female persuasion. So to all the Pam Beesley’s [aka. women] out there, I pose this question. Was Pam’s reaction one of those early warning signs Jim probably should have picked up on? Does a rocky road lie ahead for America’s sweethearts?
3. Did anyone else’s heart stop for a moment when Jim got down on one knee?
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Far be it for this TV Addict to rain on the ‘Comedy Night Done Right’ parade. But SCRUBS aside, one thing was abundantly clear when it came to last night’s return of 30 ROCK and THE OFFICE. The members of the Writer’s Guild of America weren’t messing around. Pencils down meant pencils down.
When did THE OFFICE turn into CURBED YOUR ENTHUSIASM? Michael and Jan’s dinner party from hell was quite possibly one of the most horrifying, not to mention cringe-inducing half hours of comedy I’ve ever experienced. Sure, there were a few funny moments. Particularly Jan dancing to Hunter’s CD, Michael’s $200! Plasma TV, the video camera in the bedroom, Michael’s ‘bed’, Jan’s candle business, Dwight’s ‘date’… Okay, so there were more than a few funny moments. But there were also long stretches of awkwardness. And while most fans undoubtedly reveled in the awkwardness that was last night’s dinner party from hell. This TV Addict wasn’t one of them. To me ‘Comedy Night Done Right’ should have me genuinely laughing, not curled up in the fetal position, fearful of what will happen next.
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