TV News, Previews, Spoilers and Reviews
Calling all Cars TV Addicts! On June 24, ABC (and Global in Canada) will unveil ROOKIE BLUE, a high-stakes drama that follows the lives of five young, ambitious and let’s face it, easy-on-the-eyes cops fresh out of the academy. On the off chance you’re still debating whether or not you’ll be signing up your DVR/PVR for recording duty? We’ve uncovered some evidence, in the form of first look photos, that might sway your opinion. See for yourself after the jump. 
• Not Spotted: Taylor Momsen on the set of GOSSIP GIRL.
• Brad Ellis: Meet the man behind the GLEEKS.
• More Sex, less City: Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are off to Abu Dhabi in this just released trailer for SEX AND THE CITY 2.
• Good News! Charlie Sheen may have taped his last episode of TWO AND HALF MEN last night.
• From the department of super cool, THE SIMPSONS graffiti from around the world.
If the name Jason Dolley isn’t a household name, odds are that your household does not include a bunch of rugrats running around. For if it did, we have a feeling you’d be more than familiar with the affable young actor who has been a staple on the Disney Channel since breaking onto the scene in Saving Shiloh.
Now all grown up, well almost, Dolley will next be seen in tonight’s Disney Channel premiere of GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. A family comedy reminiscent of ABC’s TGIF friday lineup where he’ll play oldest brother P.J. who alongside his two siblings must care for their baby sister Charlotte (“Charlie”) when their parents return to work. And why we’re proud to present five things you didn’t know about the him.
He doesn’t want to grow up, he’s a Disney kid!
Unlike some other Disney actors who shall remain nameless, Dolley is in absolutely no rush to move on to more adult roles. “Oh my gosh, really, being part of the Disney family has been an incredible experience,” explained Dolley, as we quickly glanced through his imdb profile to realize just how much he has to be thankful for. “Even before CORY IN THE HOUSE, I did a part in a Disney Channel original movie, then I got CORY after which they basically gave me MINUTEMEN, I didn’t even have to read for it, same thing for HATCHING PETE. Disney loves to do thing in the family, and it’s been awesome.”
Photo Credit: @ninadobrev
Nina Dobrev continues to make Canada proud.
Unlike some other DEGRASSI grads who shall remain nameless, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES star Nina Dobrev has not forgotten her roots. As evidence by her tweet over the weekend that had her spending Saturday night with former fictional classmates Paula Brancati (Jane), Charlotte Arnold (Holly J) and Landon Liboiron (Declan) in the Big Apple. Where Dobrev spent the weekend shooting the upcoming cover of Seventeen magazine and the DNG crew were busy with the season finale that we really hope will expect hope will be titled DEGRASSI TAKES MANHATTAN.
Shonda Rhimes hearts Calizona
Shonda Rhimes may be a spoiler-phobe offline, but on twitter she inexplicably is a veritable wealth of information. Last week, aside from clarifying some of your favorite doctor’s living arrangements (Turns out, Mark and Lexie live across the hall from Callie and Christina, anyone else smell a spin-off sitcom!?), Rhimes took time to assuage the fears of those invested in the Callie and Arizona (or Calizona) pairing by revealing that, “I just watched some very cute Callie Arizona kissing in a cut of an upcoming episode…”
No news is good news. Or at least that’s the story we’re sticking with after NBC unveiled a CHUCK-free Fall 2009 schedule to advertisers at their annual InFront presentation in New York City this morning.
Joining NBC’s already renewed crop of shows including 30 ROCK, THE BIGGEST LOSER, CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, HEROES, LAW & ORDER: SVU, THE OFFICE, PARKS AND RECREATION, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, SNL WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY and SOUTHLAND will be new dramas TRAUMA, PARENTHOOD, MERCY and DAY ONE and comedies COMMUNITY and 100 QUESTIONS.
As for CHUCK, LAW & ORDER, MEDIUM and MY NAME IS EARL, Michael Ausiello claims via proverbial ‘inside sources’ at the Peacock Network that, “a final ruling on the fate of all four shows will come on May 19 [when NBC unveils its official Fall schedule.]”
Until then, feel free to entertain yourself with our first look videos and uninformed snap judgements of NBC’s new offerings.
Dear LOSTerminds Cuse and Lindeloff,
Here stands a TV Addict divided.
On the one hand, I would like to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly applaud you guys for sticking to your creative vision and seeing it through to the end.
On the other hand, I’d like to remind the two of you that you are not running BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. You don not have a mere 10 episodes remaining to wrap up your story (you’ve got 30.) And more importantly, not everybody who watches your show shares Jeff Jensen or Dr. Artz’s encyclopedic level of knowledge when it comes to everything Dharma.
8:59PM: Let’s get ready to live blog…
9:10PM: Eleven minutes in and this TV Addict’s mind is already officially blown! The entire island went back to the future?! Holy Frak!
9:15PM: As the island goes, so to does Sawyer’s six pack. Awkward pause as I reflect on the fact that Sawyer has really let himself go!
9:21PM: Three quick questions to ponder over the commercial break. Is Lock in the same time period as the rest of the islanders? Is that Ethan who just pulled a gun on Locke? And on a far less serious note, did Canadian Geese just cause another plane crash?
9:28PM: Hurley to Sayid after he was kind enough to break him out of the mental institution, “Maybe if you eat more comfort food, you wouldn’t have to go around shooting people.”
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE (8PM CBS)
Special guest star Megan Mullally drops by to inform Christine and Barb that they may lose their gym franchise while at the same time reminding viewers how much we miss WILL & GRACE.
GARY UNMARRIED (8:30PM CBS)
Gary wants to have “firsts” with his kids. Hilarity no doubt ensues.
PRIVATE PRACTICE (8PM ABC, “A” in Canada)
Charlotte opens her own private practice, fingers crossed it’s more entertaining than Addisons.
NEW & NOTABLE:
TOP CHEF (10PM Bravo)
Holy bridezilla! Tonight’s challenge finds our culinary cut-ups preparing a bridal shower feast for — gulp! — judge Gail Simmons! Wonder if anyone will be brave enough to make something in the form of a penis?
WHITNEY: FROM THE HILLS TO THE CITY (10PM MTV)
We don’t have a clue who Whitney is, but apparently, she’s about to move from L.A. to New York City, where she’ll no doubt continue to enjoy the kind of faux life that Lauren, Heidi, Spencer and the rest of the HILLS gang has become famous for. But before the launch of her oh-so-cleverly (not) titled THE CITY, she’ll spend this hour dragging us through memories of her fantabulous (not) L.A. life!
THETVADDICT.COM READER PICK (via Twitter):
Kaitlin862: Going with LIFE today (9PM NBC). I’ve really been digging it since the moved to Wed. Quicky, Funny, but a great prodecure. Love it.
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The TV Addict is taking an informal poll. Not because he’s really interested, or to justify the fact that he kinda, sort of, *cough*cough* interested in seeing the SEX AND THE CITY movie *cough*…. But just out of curiosity, if you’re a guy and are planning on seeing the continuing adventures of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda [ummm… those are their names right?], it would really help me out if you took a moment to fess up in the comments below. You know, so I don’t feel like the only male TV Addict on the planet who kinda, sort of wants to see this movie. Even though there’s no way I’m going this weekend for fear of being trampled on by millions of screaming women and will probably just wait until it comes out on TMN [Canada’s HBO]. A channel that I shell out 20 bucks a month for so that I can essentially watch all the movies that I’m too embarrassed to actually see in theaters. [see also: THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2]
When CASHMERE MAFIA premiered, I commented that it felt like a show written by men about women. Well, the same can’t be said for the show its creator was attempting to rip-off before it could even air, LIPSTICK JUNGLE. Everything CASHMERE got wrong is done right on JUNGLE, especially smaller moments. Take, for example, the scene in which ticked exec Nico (Kim Raver) casually over-peppered a rival’s salad while talking to their mutual boss. Once Nico left the table, the victim of her little prank took a bite of the newly spiced salad. Where CASHMERE no doubt would have played this scene big, with a coughing fit and perhaps chugged water, JUNGLE went with a very quick, subtle reaction shot before moving on. And that’s the difference here. The leads feel like people as opposed to caricatures. I wasn’t completely sold on Lindsay Price’s Victory at first, but by the midway point, she’d grown on me. And Brooke Shields hasn’t been this appealing since… well, ever. Sure, there were credibility issues… I mean, would a woman hoping to move up the corporate ladder really allow herself to be manhandled — no matter how hot the man doing the handling — in a public bathroom during a party she was hosting? But when, after pushing the hottie away by proclaiming herself a married woman, Nico went home to a husband so oblivious to her as a sexual being that he failed to notice the phone number written in magic marker upon her thigh… well, you just had to cringe on her behalf. I wasn’t thrilled with Andrew McCartney, who seemed terribly miscast (although someone at NBC was definitely trying to get the most bang for their buck where he’s concerned… the night before the show debuted, LAW & ORDER CRIMINAL INTENT showed scenes for its next episode trumpeting that it starred “LIPSTICK JUNGLE’s Andrew McCartney!”). I’ve tried to get into CASHMERE, but found it tough going. I suspect JUNGLE is going to quickly become a favorite. Hey, what do you know, even with the strike, NBC has managed to turn Thursday back into Must See TV night!
Last week’s episode of LOST left me underwhelmed and convinced that it had originally been part of a two-hour offering, and after this week’s boffo installment, I’d bet cash money I was right. Given the relative debacle that unfolded after the show introduced the “tailies” last season, I was worried when upon hearing so many new people would be coming aboard in this episode. But each and every one of them were welcome additions, adding to the canvas as opposed to the tailies, who seemed designed as little more than a water-treading plot device. Heck, five minutes after we met Charlotte, I was in love with her… which was extremely important in order for the moment when Ben shot her to have an impact. Now some of the people who take LOST a whole lot more serious than I do tell me that the flashbacks in this episode don’t play be previously established “rules” regarding points of view and such, but that doesn’t bother me. I’m not one of the viewers who looks for hidden meaning or freeze-frames shots to figure out who’s hiding out in that freaky-deaky cabin. All I want is a good, exciting story, and even when I can’t necessarily remember every detail of what’s come before, LOST tends to deliver.
Answer me this, PROJECT RUNWAY fans: Was this week’s outing not the funniest ever? I swear, by the time Christian and Sweet P started arm wrestling, I was half convinced the contestants had been slipped some kind of drug. Even dour Jillian cracked a few smiles! During the runway show, it was obvious that Michael Kors and Nina Garcia had no clue what to think of the spandex numbers being worn by WWE divas. “I feel like the pope at a sex club!” said Kors at one point. Christian was obviously disappointed that his leather-and-lace outfit didn’t win, and rightly so. While he’s usually overconfident to the point of being obnoxious, this week, the kid rocked it and was — as he loves to proclaim — fierce. But I’m afraid the judges made the right call: There was no denying that Chris’ leopard-in-a-cage outfit was a total winner. By the way, is it just me, or should Chris totally be cast as Edna Turnblad the next time Broadway is looking to recast Hairspray? And that’s a compliment, people! Heck, I wish he’d played the role in the movie instead of John Rivolta.