CBS Announces Big Brother 14 Cast, Mentor Twist

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For Big Brother fans, summer officially kicks off in one week with the premiere of the competition show’s fourteenth season on CBS July 12. Today, the network posted cast pictures and bios for what they are calling the “biggest cast in Big Brother history.” CBS also announced that four players from past seasons will return to the show to serve as mentors.

Regarding the mentor twist, the network posted: “In a series first, four of the most successful players in Big Brother history will return to play their own game — for their own separate prize. The identities of the four returning players and details surrounding their mission inside the house will be revealed during the season premiere on Thursday, July 12th at 9/8c!”

The full cast list is available on the CBS website.

TwoCents and Five Questions with Louis C.K.

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Louis C.K., Actor, Comedian

Louis C.K. is a stand-up comedian who also has acted in such movies as Role Models and Pooty Tang and TV shows such as Lucky Louieon HBO and who can forget his turn on Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope’s (Amy Pohler) cop love interest. In 1997, Louis won an Emmy award for “Best Writing in A Variety or Comedy Series” for The Chris Rock Show. Also, this year he won a Grammy for his comedy album, “Hilarious”. Last week, Entertainment Weekly even called him the “World’s Best Comedian.” But for the last two years, all the buzz has been about his FX show, Louie. He created, writes, directs, and of course, stars in the show. The third season just premiered last Thursday, June 28, and he was anxious to talk about what’s to come in a recent conference call.

TheTwoCents: You write, direct, you act, you do everything on this show. Is that hard? How do you have time for all of that?

Dallas – Recap & Review – Truth And Consequences

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Dallas
Truth And Consequences

Original Air Date: Jul 4, 2011

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
karenbelgrad@thetwocentscorp.com

First and foremost, I hope all readers had a happy and safe holiday! And just like many of us spent the day visiting people, that was the prevalent them on this new episode. Seriously, I lost count of how many times people dropped in on other people tonight unannounced.

I did however count three cowboy hats in John Ross’s apartment, so there is that! I wonder about TNT’s decision to air a new episode on the holiday, but if you missed it, I’m here to fill you in with everything that went down.

MasterChef – Recap & Review – Top 12 Compete

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MasterChef
Top 12 Compete

Original Air Date: Jul 2, 2012

JD – Sr. Staff Writer
jd@thetwocentscorp.com

One of the trendiest things you can do in the food world right now is open up a food truck. It’s almost as trendy as cupcakes are, but unlike cupcakes, I’ve not become utterly sick of food trucks yet. Maybe it’s because food trucks present a large variety of foods, or because there are almost no food trucks where I live to get sick of. Or maybe it’s just my disgust at the cloying sweetness of most icings and frostings. Seriously, they make the roof of my mouth hurt, and I know that makes no sense to anyone but me, but they do.

But back to a trend I do like, this week’s MasterChef put our cooks onto some trucks to feed hungry beachgoers, and the losing team got thrown into hot water with a pasta battle pressure test.

Farewell…Andy Griffith

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Andy Griffith, Actor

TTC is sad to announce the passing of TV icon and beloved actor Andy Griffith today. He was 86.

His death was confirmed by former UNC President Bill Friday, a close friend.

Griffith will always be known as Sheriff Andy Taylor in the ’60s sitcom “The Andy Griffith Show.” He starred on other shows and in films after the show’s end, but was able to find success again as Ben Matlock, the cantankerous defense attorney on 1980s-’90s drama “Matlock.”

You will be missed Mr. Griffith.

TwoCents and Five Questions with Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs)

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Piper Perabo, Actor

Our long wait for the return of Covert Affairs is almost over and Piper Perabo was kind enough to sit and talk with the bloggers and answer some question that we have wanted to ask. Piper plays Annie Walker, a young CIA operative who is multilingual and learning the ropes as she goes. She depends on Auggie, a tech ops agent that was blinded while in Iraq. Together…they make quite a team! You may remember Piper from Coyote Ugly and Cheaper by the Dozen. The show returns one week from today (Tuesday, July 10) on the USA Network. The season looks to be off to a great start with the season 3 premiere full of action and suspense… just as I like it! Let’s get started with Piper.

TheTwoCents: Can you talk about both your character and Auggie’s character being reassigned this season?

HISTORY® Series “Great Lake Warriors” Premieres July 19

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In the heart of America, on a deadly inland sea that has claimed as many as 6000 vessels and 30,000 lives, a way of life exists that few ever witness. Men who breathe diesel fumes and watch every step they take on shifting decks. Men who battle the elements, wrestle with runaway vessels, fight fatigue and sometimes risk all in the struggle to make a living.

They are tugboat men, sailors in constant combat with the deadly storms and hazards of the Great Lakes– men who work against the clock, fighting thick ice forming in every direction under treacherous winter conditions – winds whip so fierce it could knock an entire crew off deck in the blink of an eye. A new 8-part HISTORY series,GREAT LAKE WARRIORS, premiering Thursday, July 19, 10pm ET/9C, will dive into the lives of the tough crews who call 94,000 square miles of wild blue water home.

The Newsroom – Recap & Review – News Night 2.0

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The Newsroom
News Night 2.0

Original Air Date: Jul 1, 2012

Jules – News Editor
jules@thetwocentscorp.com

Filling in for Patricia this week and like her, I’m a huge Sorkin fan. I found the pilot decent and was excited for what lay ahead. What we got was again decent, but I feel like we’re-what I’ve been saying for the past month-almost there. Maybe.

Last week we were introduced to a slew of characters and this week we have a few more to add to the lost, just to confuse us a bit more, but at least Will’s memorized everyone’s name. Or so he thinks.

HBO Renews The Newsroom and True Blood

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HBO renews freshman drama series “The Newsroom” for a second season and “True Blood” for a sixth season.

The Newsroom just aired its second episode and centers on a cable news anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), his newsroom staff (John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski, Dev Patel, Olivia Munn) and their boss (Sam Waterston). Together they set out on a patriotic and quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles and their own personal relationships.

Based on the popular Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris, this Emmy®-nominated hit drama series was created by Alan Ball, creator of HBO’s Emmy®-winning series “Six Feet Under.” The show follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and vampire Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård). The show is currently airing its fifth season.

Army Wives – Recap & Review – Tough Love

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Army Wives
Tough Love

Original Air Date: Jul 1, 2012

Will – Associate Staff Writer
will@thetwocentscorp.com

Well, this episode was emotional filled and this show reminds why I have loved this show from the beginning. Denise is having a tough time getting back to normal after she shot the man who would have probably killed her and Claudia Joy. It turns out this guy is a serial killer so she stopped this man from hurting anyone else. We also see what happens after Hector sleeps with another women and Gloria is clueless to this until the end of the show.

We also see the situation between David and Marcus heat up and Joan and Rowland are not happy. The emotions become stronger after Trevor meets with one of his old combat buddies that was injured in the line of duty. He was badly burned a couple of years ago and he is still suffering the effects of this traumatic injury.