Switched At Birth – Recap & Review – The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

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Switched At Birth
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

Original Air Date: Jul 15, 2013

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
karenbelgrad@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome to the recap of the episode with a title that’s almost as long as the entire first season! And what an hour it was! They always say for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction, and with the exception of candle fires, that was certainly the case this hour.

Last week we spent time in the world of “what if”, this week we delved right back into reality. And we see how events that occur to us and around us can definitely shift our reality. Because, while we’re not in last week’s alternate universe, it is now a whole new world for John Kennish.

HGTV Star – Recap & Review – Final Four

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HGTV Star
Final Four

Original Air Date: Jul 13, 2013

Patricia Morris Buckley — Sr. Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

Brooks, Anne, Tiffany and Jerbai are the final four designers on HGTV Star. And this week, the stakes went higher than ever.

First off, they had three days and a carpenter to redesign the stripped interior of a school bus. David warned them, “Do not play it safe.” They also appeared on The Talk where they had to show the hosts an unconventional design tip. I was a little suspicious that they all had good tips and I bet they had some coaching. After all, it is national TV.

Let’s go designer by designer.

Falling Skies – Recap & Review – The Pickett Line

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Falling Skies
The Pickett Line

Original Air Date: Jul 13, 2013

Patricia Morris Buckley — Sr. Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s a rare moment when you’re watching TV and something so unexpected happens that your jaw drops and you feel like screaming. A helicopter chopping off an arm on ER. Ned’s beheading or the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones. Sunday night’s Falling Skies provided just such a moment.

But PLEASE, if you haven’t seen the show, do not read further. You do not want to ruin this Christmas gift of a moment by sneaking a peek.

True Blood – Recap & Review – F**k the Pain Away

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True Blood
F**k the Pain Away

Original Air Date: Jul 13, 2013

Patricia Morris Buckley — Sr. Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

This episode felt more like the True Blood we fell in love with. There was plenty of action, hard core sex and bloody fangs. While nothing really came together to give the season had a cohesive feel, I enjoyed that almost everyone got screen time.

Let’s start at the very beginning (a very good place to start): Remember how Sookie had seduced Barlow (Ben + Warlow) and held her ball of killing light to his head? We start right there, but when Sookie skims his skin with the light, he heals immediately. While she’s fascinated by his (very nice) chest, he tells her that she is his soul mate and he loves her. Sookie throws back if he loved her, he wouldn’t have killed her parents. Ah, he says he did it to rescue her because they were going to kill her.

The Newsroom – Recap & Review – First Thing We Do, We Kill All the Lawyers

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The Newsroom
First Thing We Do, We Kill All the Lawyers

Original Air Date: Jul 13, 2013

Patricia Morris Buckley — Sr. Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

The Newsroom opened its second season with a new opening, so you can understand my optimism that we would also get a revamped, spruced up show. But no. Half the time, I didn’t really understand everything going on. Once again, Aaron Sorkin tried to distract us with the fireworks of his rapid dialogue so we wouldn’t notice that nothing was really happening.

Remember how Will ended the season one by calling the Tea Party “the American Taliban”? This is still causing problems. Reese (owner of ACN) is shut out of a House of Representatives meeting, he believes because of the comment. This episode (and the next) are framed by the idea that ACN’s lawyer, Rebecca Halliday (Marcia Gay Harden) is taking the testimony of the staff over the issue of a story on the black-ops Genoa that somehow got everyone in deep doo-doo.

Sherri Shepherd to Guest Star on HIMYM Season 9 Premiere

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Sherri Shepherd is set to guest star in a recurring role on the ninth season premiere of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, titled “The Locket,” to be broadcast Monday, Sept. 23 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Sherri will play Daphne, a woman traveling to New York on the same flight as Marshall.

“We’re all extremely excited to have Sherri Shepherd joining HIMYM for an arc in Season 9!” said co-creator and executive producer Craig Thomas. “She is hilarious and delightful and perfect for this part – we couldn’t be more thrilled!”

HBO Renews True Blood for Season 7

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HBO has renewed the hit show TRUE BLOOD for a seventh season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. New episodes of the series will debut in summer 2014, with executive producer Brian Buckner returning as showrunner.

“TRUE BLOOD remains a signature show for HBO, and a true phenomenon with our viewers,” noted Lombardo. “Thanks to Brian Buckner and his talented team, the show continues to be a thrill ride like nothing else on TV.”

Dexter – Recap & Review – What’s Eating Dexter Morgan?

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Dexter
What’s Eating Dexter Morgan?

Original Air Date: Jul 14, 2013

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
karenbelgrad@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s interesting to wonder where exactly this final season of Dexter is headed. Because this episode was all about gently nudging characters into overlapping orbits. And the last ten minutes were pretty good. But the rest of the hour, fairly meh, don’t you think?

Are we, as viewers, supposed to recall the love story of Deb and Quinn as epic and unfinished? Because I’m going to go out on a limb, and say it was largely forgotten until the show decided to shove it down our throats these last few weeks. I’ve made no secret of my boredom with the Quinn character overall, and his sudden passion for Deb’s well-being isn’t really lighting any fireworks.

MyTwoCents – Joining Hollywood in Saying Goodbye to Cory Monteith

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When I woke up this morning, I had two CNN news alerts in my personal email inbox. One about the verdict in all too talked about court case and the other about the passing of Glee’s Cory Monteith.

I immediately jumped on Facebook and saw many sharing the same thoughts I had – way too young. It was tragic to know that poor Cory was so lost into a world of substance abuse, one that most of us can’t even fathom, that it eventually took his life.

I think it struck me a little bit more than I thought it would because I’m currently re-watching all of Glee for the purposes of writing a piece here on TwoCents about the music numbers through the years. So, I’ve been watching these ‘kids’ grow up episode by episode. You can see the kids grow and mature. I watch the Jimmy Fallon Emmy’s Opening with some of the Glee kids (including Cory) and I remember thinking – look at Cory, he just seems SO excited to be a part of this.

This past season, Cory finally looked like the 31 years he actually is. I’m going to miss seeing him continue growing into a roll that seemed to fit him. Or being able to see what was next for him. Maybe it was that he played a lovable goof of a guy that something like this just seems so unfathomable.

We here at TheTwoCents aren’t the only ones saying goodbye – the Hollywood community is as well. Just turn to twitter and you’ll see an outpouring of love.

Farewell…Cory Monteith

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Cory Monteith, Actor

According to the Vancouver, BC Police Department, Glee actor Cory Monteith died Saturday. He was 31.

Monteith is known to TV watchers as popular football jock, turned glee club singer Finn Hudson on the Fox series since its debut in 2009. For his role on the show, Monteith along with the Glee cast won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Comedy Series Ensemble in 2010. Monteith also won a 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Actor Comedy.