Crystal ball for anxious TV fans

For some, television is an addiction. And many who need a fix between new episodes of their favorite shows are turning to www.spoilerfix.com.

The website tracks the plot twists, cast updates and the behind-the-scenes happenings of nine television shows (“Alias,” “Charmed,” “24,” “Tru Calling,” “Smallville,” “JAG,” “ER” and, for a moment longer, “Angel” and “Friends”). The site also issues a weekly brief to answer fan questions and provide hints for other shows it can’t cover in-depth.

“If you visit bulletin boards and websites, you’ll see people love to know what will happen next,” writes the site’s creator, Izzy, during an e-mail interview. The twentysomething Canadian says that she and the three volunteer staff members chose the site’s nine shows for a simple reason: They’re the ones they enjoy watching. “It’s important we at least watch the shows we cover,” she notes. “That way we ensure that the spoilers we post could come true and are not just pure fan fiction.”

Visitors to the site contribute episode and cast information, while Izzy and staff glean spoilers from other fan sites, entertainment reports, network sites and from audience members who attend show tapings. But spoilerfix.com understands just how much is too much information. The staff reveals just enough to pique audience interest -- with no actual spoilers.

“Charmed” fans are the most zealous about sleuthing for cast information, Izzy says, and episode clues, but “Friends” fans aren’t far behind.

With the May sweeps coming up around the corner, spoilerfix.com is becoming another necessary habit for those who just can’t get enough.

-- Christine N. Ziemba