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GOSSIP GIRL: OMFG!

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O: Overhyped, Not.
Where as most television events are overhyped to a point where fans are virtually guaranteed to be disappointed [exhibit ‘A’: Robin Sparkles, but more on that later], last night’s return of GOSSIP GIRL delivered the goods in a big way.

M: “Maybe I’m a total Bitch”
Yes Blair, you totally are. But that’s why we love you. In fact what made last night so much fun was that even whilst dolling out evil, this TV Addict wasn’t sure which team he was on — Team Jenny, Team Blair, or Team I’m Way Too Old To Be Watching This Show.

Actually, check that. I’m totally on Team Blair. When is Jenny going to clue into the fact that she doesn’t have to pretend to be rich to fit in? I mean seriously, who does she think she’s fooling? Everybody knows she’s from [gasp!] Brooklyn. And if television’s taught us anything, it’s that it’s okay if you’re poor as long as you’re good-looking and friends with the boy everybody wants to date. Jenny, do yourself a favor and shoplift pick up BEVERLY HILLS 90210 season one on DVD. I think you’ll learn a lot.

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What the TV Addict is Watching: Monday April 21

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GOSSIP GIRL, 8PM CW
OMFG! In case you’ve been living under a rock — or worse, in Brooklyn — GOSSIP GIRL returns tonight.

ONE TREE HILL, 9PM CW
Remember when the CW used to promote other shows besides GOSSIP GIRL?

BIG BANG THEORY, 8PM CBS
Unlike Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer, nerds are funny.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, 8:30PM CBS
Robin Sparkles is back. So to is an actual story-line for Cobie Smulders.

Also on tonight, courtesy of tvismypacifier.com

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The TV Addict’s TV Guide: Tuesday April 15

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AMERICAN IDOL, 8PM FOX
How many more weeks until the all-David finale?

HELL’S KITCHEN, 9PM FOX
Melanie is insisting I watch an episode of HELL’S KITCHEN in preparation for my weekly hit on FLOW 93.5

Also on tonight, courtesy of tvismypacifier.com

  • *Season Finale* – Rob & Big – MTV @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale* – The Biggest Loser – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale* – The Real Housewives of New York City – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Greenovate – TLC @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *Series Premiere* – Wasted – TLC @ 7/6c
  • *Season Premiere* – Deadliest Catch – Discovery @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere* – Work Out – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • *New* – According to Jim – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – American Idol – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Beauty and the Geek – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Boston Legal – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Dancing With the Stars – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels – A&E @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Hell’s Kitchen – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Last Restaurant Standing – BBC America @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – NCIS – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Bad Girls Club – Oxygen @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Riches – FX @ 10/9c

The TV Addict’s TV Guide

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Welcome to the first edition of the TV Addict’s TV Guide [original I know!] Or, to be more specific, what the TV Addict will be watching tonight. Or, to be even more accurate, what the TV Addict will be PVR’ing tonight since I’ll actually be spending the night cheering on the Toronto Raptors.

THE BIG BANG THEORY, 8PM CBS
Proving the theory that the rules of high school still apply today, nerds are funny.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, 8:30PM CBS
Marshall questions his recent career move. Which is fitting, because by this time next week, odds are good he’ll be a really big movie star.

BONES, 8PM FOX
As if we are really going to care about some motorcyclist found dead in a mud pit when Booth and Brennan are being forced by Dr. Sweets to go on a double date.

Also on tonight, courtesy of tvismypacifier.com

  • *Season Finale* – New Amsterdam – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere* – Can You Duet? – CMT @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Series Premiere* – The Paper – MTV @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Season Premiere* – Ego Trip’s Miss Rap Supreme – VH1 @ 10/9c
  • *Special* – 2008 CMT Music Awards – CMT @ 8/7c
  • *Special* – Discovery Special: One Way Out – Discovery @ 10/9c
  • *New* – America’s Prom Queen – ABC Family @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Bones – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Dancing with the Stars – ABC @ 8/7c (92-Minute New Episode)
  • *New* – Deal or No Deal – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Dirty Jobs – Discovery @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Flavor of Love – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Greek – ABC Family @ 8/7c
  • *New* – How I Met Your Mother – CBS @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Jon & Kate Plus 8 – TLC @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Little People, Big World – TLC @ 8/7c & 8:30/7:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Medium – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – One Tree Hill – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Paradise Hotel – My Network TV @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rules of Engagement – CBS @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – Samantha Who? – ABC @ 9:32/8:32c
  • *New* – The Bachelor – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – The Big Bang Theory – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Hills – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Top Gear – BBC America @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Two and a Half Men – CBS @ 9/8c

Casting Call: Beverly Hills 90210 Version 2.0

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Following in the illustrious footsteps of Ian Ziering, are you able to play sixteen when you’re secretly twenty-five? When your glasses come off, do you transform from a brainy newspaper nerd to a slutty vixen? Do big black guys make you weak in the knees? If so you may have what it takes to play one of the gang from 90210 THE NEXT GENERATION.

Click the link below for theTVaddict.com’s First Look at what Rob Thomas and Co. will be looking for when school starts this Fall 2008.

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Jenny’s TV Guide: Tuesday April 8

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Tuesday not only offers up two one-hour specials of Deadliest Catch it also marks the premiere of Secret Talents of the Stars on CBS at 10/9c. A weekly ‘celebrity’ talent show that reveals the unknown talents of sixteen well-known personalities. Tonight also is the long-awaited [for some] return of NCIS on CBS at 8/7c.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – Just for Laughs – ABC @ 8/7c & 8:30/7:30c (2 New Episodes, Including Season Finale)
  • *Series Premiere* – Secret Talents of the Stars – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *Special* – Deadliest Catch: Best of Season 3 – Discovery @ 9/8c & 10/9c (2 Special Episodes)
  • *New* – American Idol – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Beauty and the Geek – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Big Brother – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Boston Legal – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Dancing With the Stars – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels – A&E @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – Hell’s Kitchen – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Last Restaurant Standing – BBC America @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Life of Ryan – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – NCIS – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Rob & Big – MTV @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – The Bad Girls Club – Oxygen @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Biggest Loser – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of New York City – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Riches – FX @ 10/9c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Monday April 7

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Monday marks the season finale of My Dad is Better Than Your Dad on NBC at 8/7c as well as the post-strike return of Samantha Who? on ABC at 9:32/8:32c.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale* – My Dad is Better Than Your Dad – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *Sports* – NCAA Men’s Championship – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – America’s Prom Queen – ABC Family @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dancing with the Stars – ABC @ 8/7c (92-Minute New Episode)
  • *New* – Deal or No Deal – NBC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Flavor of Love – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Greek – ABC Family @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Jon & Kate Plus 8 – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Little People, Big World – TLC @ 8/7c & 8:30/7:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Medium – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – New Amsterdam – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Paradise Hotel – My Network TV @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Samantha Who? – ABC @ 9:32/8:32c
  • *New* – The Bachelor – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – The Hills – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Soup – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Top Gear – BBC America @ 8/7c

Exclusive Interview: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Star Jamie Bamber

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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is back, and not surprisingly, better than ever. What better way to count down the minutes to the final season premiere than by spending some time learning a bit more about everyone’s favorite Viper-pilot-turned-courtroom-lawyer, Lee Adama [aka Jamie Bamber]? Jamie and I talked last week about what he hopes to see for his character, what he hopes fans take away from the show, and what he really thinks about the whole “Starbuck/Apollo/will-they/can-they/should-they-really” relationship.

BATTLESTAR is hands down one of my favorite shows on television and I’m so excited that it’s coming back tonight.
Jamie Bamber: Yeah, we all are. It’s something that’s become very precious to us, and we want to see it finished in the right way.

What attracted you to the role of Lee when the series first started.
I think his entrance into the show. The way the character arrived, as a stranger aboard this Battlestar, not wanting to be there, being forced into this sort of retirement of his dad that he doesn’t get on with. It being completely about, you know, family relationships and something that we can all relate to. And then the end of the world happening and him being stranded in this world that he didn’t really want to be in. I thought that was the most fantastic premise for a character opening. This is not his life; this is not the people he’s surrounded by, all these military guys. He was probably, in my mind, about to quit the military, and here he is stranded. With the one man he didn’t want to see forever. It was just a great set up for a character, and an unusual one. In the original series, he was the out and out hero. And in this one, he is that, but he’s also less than perfect. He was very adolescent in the original, and I think I brought an adolescence to it that made it even more the case. It was that. It was purely that. And the fact, I knew I was meant to be playing Apollo, and yet I couldn’t find the character Apollo, he was called Lee Adama and it was that, we’re trying something new, and we’re trying to get away from the curse of these names, you know, Apollo, Starbuck. The way that Ron has made the world plausible, is what struck me.

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Breaking News: CAPRICA Casting for Citizens

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Think you have what it takes to play Lee Adama’s Grandfather? Or more importantly the inner strength and fortitude to travel to nerd SCI FI Conventions for the rest of your career? Find out for yourself by checking out this just released casting breakdown for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’s highly anticipated prequel series/TV-movie CAPRICA.

Please note: By reading the following casting breakdown, you’re agreeing to fork over 10% of your earnings to theTVaddict.com as his much deserved ‘management’ fee. Remember, I made you and without this post you’d still be working at the Coffee Bean, or worse, California Pizza Kitchen!

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Ben Silverman Does Good: The TV Addict Take on NBC’s New Schedule

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It looks like television critics — including this TV Addict — might just have to search for a new whipping boy.

After all, it’s kinda hard not to feel at least a little love for NBC co-chair Ben Silverman, seeing as many of the announcements he made during Tuesday afternoon’s upfronts might well have been lifted directly from the Wish Lists of every viewer who has lamented the death of quality television over the past few years.

Yes, there will be more reality. No, Howie Mandel and his bevy of case-carrying beauties haven’t been sent to Exile Island. (Whoops, wrong network.)

But there will also be more FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.

And that right there’s gotta buy the guy a little good will, right?

Don’t worry. It’s not like Silverman didn’t make some major mistakes. (SHARK TAGGERS? Seriously? What was the pitch on this? “Now, every week can be Shark Week!”) But we’re going to focus on the positive. (At least for a few minutes… then we’ll dish the negatives.)

What were the highlights for me? So glad you asked! Here’s the top four:

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