True Blood – Recap & Review – We’ll Meet Again

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True Blood
We’ll Meet Again

Original Air Date: Jul 1, 2012

Meg – Staff Writer
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On tonight’s True Blood, Pam (finally) gets maternal, the murder of Debbie Pelt is resolved, the Authority finds its traitor (one of them, at least), and we patient viewers spend some time at the Moulin Fae. Yep, a murderous ancient vampire is on the loose, Bill and Eric are an i-phone app away from getting slaughtered, Sookie is thisclose to finally getting somewhere with Alcide and somehow True Blood feels this is a good moment to introduce us to a bunch of fairy hookers? Oh, show…. Well, despite the pixie burlesque, tonight’s episode does give us some good moments, including one extremely satisfying death.

Weeds – Recap & Review – Messy

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Weeds
Messy

Original Air Date: Jul 1, 2012

Melanie – TwoCents Reviewer
melanie@thetwocentscorp.com

The Botwins are back for their final season! At the end of last season, Nancy, Jill, all their children and Doug were settling in for an attempt at their kind of normal in a home in Connecticut. Shane was secretly in the police academy, then their little outdoor family dinner got interrupted by a gunshot.

Who was shot? Who did the shooting? Finally we get some answers!

Falling Skies – Recap & Review – Young Bloods

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Falling Skies
Young Bloods

Original Air Date: Jul 1, 2012

Wyner C – TwoCents Reviewer
wyner@thetwocentscorp.com

Your regular recapper is heading to Charleston on a recon mission. You’ll hear back next recap on the findings – temporary shoddy government or a Skitter trap. What a TwoCents recapper will do for their readers….

The takeaway from this episode is: parenting is hard work; more so in a post-invasion world. Children are growing up too fast and parents are fruitlessly trying to preserve their innocence. Aliens are the cure for innocence – time to grow up and pick up a rifle ‘cause the resistance needs you!

Food Network Star – Recap & Review – Dean Family Beach Party

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Food Network Star
Dean Family Beach Party

Original Air Date: Jul 1, 2012

Melanie – TwoCents Reviewer
melanie@thetwocentscorp.com

Our finalists leave New York to head for beautiful South Beach, and the Wine and Food Festival. These events are a huge deal for culinary professionals and foodies. It also gets the finalists access to one of the best loved faces of the Food Network, Miss Paula Dean herself!

As the competition grows and tighter and tighter, any little error or lack of expertise can send you home. Who will come all the way to Miami just to be sent packing?

New Shows 2012/2013 – Alphabetical Listings

New Fall Shows!

It’s simple. Click on the show and see the description! Let us know what looks good in the comments below.

• 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
• 1600 Penn (NBC)
• Animal Practice (NBC)
• Arrow (CW)
• Beauty & the Beast (CW)
• Ben & Kate (FOX)
• Chicago Fire (NBC)
• Crossbones (NBC)
• Cult (CW)
• Do No Harm (NBC)
• Elementary (CBS)
• Emily Owens, M.D. (CW)
• Friend Me (CBS)
• Golden Boy (CBS)
• Go On (NBC)
• Guys With Kids (NBC)
• How to Live with Your Parents (ABC)
• Infamous (NBC)
• Last Resort (ABC)
• Made in Jersey (CBS)
• Malibu Country (ABC)
• Mistresses (ABC)
• Nashville (ABC)
• Next Caller (NBC)
• Partners (CBS)
• The Carrie Diaries (CW)
• The Family Tools (ABC)
• The Following (FOX)
• The Goodwin Games (FOX)
• The Job (CBS)
• The Mindy Project (FOX)
• The Mob Doctor (FOX)
• The Neighbors (ABC)
• The New Normal (NBC)
• Red Widow (ABC)
• Revolution (NBC)
• Save Me (NBC)
• Vegas (CBS)
• Zero Hour (ABC)

2011/2012 Canceled Shows

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Here’s your list of shows that didn’t make it out of the 2011/2012 season with pick-ups for the following year. Some were favorites, some we never even got to know and some… well, some…. those deserved to be gone for good! We’re talking to you, Free Agents! Tell us what show’s you’re going to miss the most in the comments below!!

To keep up to date on all the current renewal and cancellation news, keep an eye on our 2012/2013 Scorecard here. We update it as often as we can to keep you informed! On to the list…

New Upcoming Show Descriptions – The CW

Arrow
CW
Wednesday, 8PM

After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.

The series stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Colin Donnell as Tommy, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, with Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen and Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance.

Based on characters appearing in comic books and graphic novels published by DC Comics, ARROW is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“Green Lantern,” “Brothers & Sisters”), Marc Guggenheim (“FlashForward,” “Eli Stone”), Andrew Kreisberg (“Warehouse 13,” “The Vampire Diaries”) and David Nutter (“Smallville,” “Supernatural,” “Game of Thrones”). Melissa Kellner Berman (“Eli Stone,” “Dirty Sexy Money”) is co-executive producer. The pilot was directed by David Nutter from a teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim, story by Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim.

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New Upcoming Show Descriptions – FOX

Ben & Kate
FOX
Tuesday, 8:30PM

What happens when an exuberant dreamer who always says “yes” moves in with his overly responsible little sister to help raise her five-year-old daughter? BEN AND KATE, a new single-camera ensemble comedy, follows a pair of odd-couple siblings and their friends as they push each other out of their comfort zones and into real life.

KATE FOX (Dakota Johnson) followed the rules all her life…until she got pregnant in college and dropped out just shy of graduation. After the birth of her daughter, MADDIE (Maggie Elizabeth Jones), Kate put her 20s on hold. Now working as a bar manager to make ends meet and maximize her time with Maddie, she’s uber-prepared for every possible catastrophe – except for the arrival of her older brother, BEN FOX (Nat Faxon).

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New Upcoming Show Descriptions – NBC

1600 Penn
NBC
Midseason/Summer

The Gilchrists are just the average American family dealing with all the everyday issues, like a grown kid who’s forced to move back home, teenagers who are smarter than their teachers and a stepmom (Jenna Elfman) desperately trying to win over the kids. They’re loving, fun and a little crazy. In other words, just like everyone else – with one exception: they live in a very special house. The White House!

Whether it’s entertaining foreign dignitaries, holding secret cabinet meetings, or putting out fires – figuratively and sometimes literally – there’s never a dull moment in the Gilchrist White House. For example, the First Son (Josh Gad, star of Broadway sensation “The Book of Mormon”) is one of the administration’s biggest liabilities but also the glue that holds this family together. The President (Bill Pullman) knows too well that the only thing harder than being Head of State is being head of the family.

“Modern Family” meets “The West Wing” in this election-year comedy from Emmy-winning executive producer/director Jason Winer (“Don’t Trust the B—– in Apartment 23,” “Modern Family”).

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New Upcoming Show Descriptions – ABC

666 Park Avenue
ABC
Sunday, 10PM

What would you do to have everything you desire? Step inside 666 Park Avenue, New York’s most seductive address. We all have some burning needs, desires and ambitions. For the residents of The Drake, the premier apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, these will all be met – for a price – courtesy of the building’s mysterious owner, Gavin Doran (Terry O’Quinn). But be careful what you wish for, because the price you have to pay is your soul. ABC’s wickedly sensual, sexy and spine-tingling new drama about fulfilling our deepest desires, 666 Park Avenue, will air Sundays from 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET.

When Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, arrive in New York City, the glamorous center of industry and media, they are offered the opportunity to manage the historic Drake. Jane, a small town girl with big ambitions, always knew she wanted to be an architect. Henry, a member of the Mayor’s staff, is grounded, intelligent and tenacious. They are lured by the intoxicating lifestyle of New York’s wealthy elite.

Gavin, who has many skeletons in his own closet, is at the height of his world and commands the dark power of The Drake. Olivia (Vanessa Williams), his beautiful but enigmatic, supportive wife, wears her elegance, wealth and position in society as armor… but cracks will slowly be revealed.

Jane and Henry not only fall prey to the machinations of Gavin and Olivia, but unwittingly live in the dark embrace of the building’s supernatural forces which endanger the lives of its residents. These include Brian Leonard (Robert Buckley), a young playwright pining for his early success and promise. Brian’s wife, Louise (Mercedes Masöhn), is a rising hot star in the world of fashion photography. Alexis Blume (Helena Mattsson) is a troubled young woman who is the picture of obsession — what is her real connection to Gavin, and what part will she play in Brian and Louise’s life? Tony DeMeo (Erik Palladino), The Drake’s doorman, is the eyes and ears of the building. And then there is 14-year-old Nona Clark (Samantha Logan), who has a blossoming psychic ability, allowing her to look into the future of her fellow Drake occupants.

Sexy, enticing and captivating, home to an epic struggle of good versus evil, The Drake maintains a dark hold over all of its tenants in this new, chilling drama, tempting them through their ambitions and desires.

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