How I Met Your Mother – Recap & Review – The Magician’s Code (Parts 1 & 2)

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How I Met Your Mother
The Magician’s Code (Parts 1 & 2)

Original Air Date: May 14, 2012

Caitlin –Staff Writer
caitlin@thetwocentscorp.com

It was about a year and a half ago when we first learned of a wedding that would involve our main characters. At that point, we didn’t even know who the groom was- though we did know Marshall and Lily were going to try to get pregnant.

Soon, we learned that Barney, of all people, was the groom, and that many things- some tragic- would get in our married couple’s way. But it’s the end of season 7 now, and a baby and a bride are both waiting to meet us.

Dancing With the Stars – Recap & Review – Semi-Finals

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Dancing With the Stars
Semi-Finals

Original Air Date: May 14, 2012

Annette – Staff Writer
annette@thetwocentscorp.com

We are down to the final four. Each couple will do two dances tonight, one ballroom and one Latin.

With such a tight competition and amazing group of dancers, the judges got really nitpicky tonight. There were little criticisms of one misstep here and there, but that’s what it comes down to when everyone is so good.

History Channel Loses “Swamp People” Star Mitchell Guist

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History Channel released a statement today about the passing of one of their show stars.

“We are extremely saddened to report that our friend and beloved member of the Swamp People family, Mitchell Guist, has passed away earlier today. Mitchell passed on the swamp, doing what he loved. We appreciate your respect for the Guist family’s privacy and hope you join us in sending our thoughts and prayers to his brother, Glenn, and the rest of the Guist family. Mitchell Guist was born on May 18, 1964.”

NBC Picks Up ‘Crossbones,’ New Series About Golden Age of Pirates

From the award-winning creator of “Luther,” Neil Cross, and successful producing team of Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald (“Gladiator,” “Men in Black,” “The Ring”) comes an extraordinary action-adventure series “Crossbones” — with an unexpected moral center where one can’t be sure whether the pirates or the British crown are the villains.
Ten episodes of “Crossbones” have been ordered and production will begin in the fall.

The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato to Join Judges’ Panel on THE X FACTOR

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Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning worldwide pop icon Britney Spears and singer, songwriter and actress Demi Lovato will join L.A. Reid and Simon Cowell as judges on THE X FACTOR, the hit singing competition series returning this fall on FOX.

Spears is one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in pop history. Her musical career boasts nearly 100 million albums sold worldwide and countless awards and accolades, including the 2011 MTV Video Vanguard Award and Billboard’s Best-Selling Female Artist of the Decade (1998-2008). Spears first captivated audiences with her first single “…Baby One More Time,” an international hit that is currently 14x Platinum in the U.S. So far, Spears has earned a total of five No.1 debut albums and 24 Top 40 songs in her career.

Food Network Star – Recap & Review – Impossible Beginnings

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Food Network Star
Impossible Beginnings

Original Air Date: May 13, 2012

Melanie – TwoCents Reviewer
melanie@thetwocentscorp.com

For Season 8, the format has changed, but the mission is the same: find the next face of the Food Network! Now popular stars Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, and Giada De Laurentiis have put together their own team of 5 hopefuls, who they will mentor through the process. Those contestants up for elimination will face the Network, represented by Bob Tuschman (General Manager of Food Network) and Susie Fogelson (Senior VP of Marketing and Branding for Food Network/Cooking Channel) with their mentor by their side.

Got that? Now lets see who we’re watching this season, and what first challenge put them right in the heat of it thanks to another popular Food Network face! Who will impress and who will fail?

Fox Cancels “Napoleon Dynamite,” Renews “Bob’s Burgers”

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Fox’s new schedule released today reveals that they have renewed Bob’s Burgers for a third season and canceled freshman animated series Napoleon Dynamite.

Check out the updated TwoCents scorecard.

NBC Cancels Five Reality Series

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With its new schedule announced today for 2012-2013, NBC has canceled the unscripted series: ‘The Marriage Ref,’ ‘Fear Factor,’ ‘Minute To Win It,’ Who Do You Think You Are?’ and ‘The Sing Off.’

Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker to Guest-Star In Fourth Season of GLEE

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To kick off GLEE’s fourth season, Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson will join the cast in a six-episode arc. Additional detailsvabout her character and storyline will be released at a later date. And In her first return to television since “Sex in the City,” Emmy Award-winning actress and fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker will guest star in the fourthvseason of GLEE. Additional details about her character and storyline will be released at a later date, as GLEE prepares to move this fall to a new night and time on Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following THE X FACTOR (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Wrapping up its third season at a special time Tuesday, May 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), GLEE GLEE is a musical comedy about a group of ambitious andtalented students who dream of stardom, but struggle with the real world. And, following graduation this spring, the show’s senior class will face new challenges and triumphs next season, as they navigate life after McKinley High.

FOX Announces Primetime Series For 2012-2013 Season

Peter Rice, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Networks Group; and Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, today unveiled the FOX primetime schedule for the 2012-2013 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at the Beacon Theatre.

“Television continues to be the most vibrant, emotionally rich platform in the world,” said Rice. “FOX has been the No. 1 network for eight seasons by delivering groundbreaking, engaging and culturally relevant shows that connect with our audience, not only on-air, but wherever they are in the digital or social space.”

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