Grey’s Anatomy – Recap & Review – The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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Grey’s Anatomy
The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Original Air Date: Apr 5, 2012

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
karenbelgrad@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s hard to believe this is the first new episode we’ve had in nearly a month. When we last saw our doctors, our mouths were left agape at Owen’s revelation to Cristina that he had indeed been unfaithful. With the show’s time table, we’re picking up a week later, but to us viewers it seems like it’s been much longer.

Every doctor had something to do this hour, even if just for a small moment. Once again, I’m going to voice a tiny complaint that we seem to be shoving too much into every episode. Perhaps the episode didn’t need three relationship dramas, two patient stories (or four, depending on how you look at it), stem cell research, and a support group. But the theme of the hour, not to pet the lion (literally and figuratively), was woven together by… an actual lion.

Psych – Recap & Review – True Grits

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Psych
True Grits

Original Air Date: Apr 4, 2012

Anne – Associate Editor
anne@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s our second to last episode of the sixth season of Psych. We open on Lompoc Prison and a prisoner, Thane Woodson (Anthony Anderson) being released from prison after serving almost three years for a crime that he claimed he did not commit. A new group called The Innocent Project gave him the opportunity to be released so long as he could prove that someone else committed the crime. Then he would get his $100,000 restitution. His lawyer, who I never heard a name for, is played by Supernatural’s Rob Benedict.

They decide to go to Psych for help. The charges against him were burglary and armed robbery. Shawn and Gus feign being busy because they want nothing to do with this and don’t believe he’s innocent. But then Thane begins to talk about how much he’s lost and how he gave up his lady-love so she wouldn’t have to wait for him in prison. The story brings all three men to tears and they agree to help him.

ABC Announces Summer 2012 Schedule

ABC announces the following summer premieres for new series and returning favorites (all times ET).

Thursday, May 24:
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Duets” (series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Rookie Blue”

Sunday, June 3:
8:00-9:00 p.m.“Secret Millionaire”
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition”

Thursday, June 28:
9:00-10:00 p.m.“Wipeout”

Tuesday, July 10:
9:00-10:00 p.m.“Trust Us With Your Life” (series premiere, back-to-back episodes)

10:00-11:00 p.m.“Final Witness” (series premiere)

Tuesday, July 17:
9:00-9:30 p.m.“Trust Us With Your Life” (regular time period premiere)

Monday, July 23:
8:00-10:00 p.m.“Bachelor Pad”

TheTwoCents 2012 TV Tournament – Burnett & Griffith Divisions Elite 8

(round 4 voting ends 11:59pm 4/6)

(round 4 voting ends 11:59pm 4/6)

It’s time to find the favorite show on TheTwoCents!

The 64 top rated shows on TTC have been spread out into four divisions, named after TV royalty. The Carol Burnett Division, Andy Griffith Division, Bob Barker Division and the Aaron Sorkin Division.

The shows have been seeded by their popularity with readers on TheTwoCents.com (Print Entire Brackets)

The Elite 8 is here! 2 Divisions Voting at one time to get to the FINAL 4!

Vote for both after the bump!

American Idol – Recap & Review – Top 8 Perform

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American Idol
Top 8 Perform

Original Air Date: Apr 4, 2012

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

I still don’t understand why the contestants have to do music from the ‘80s. Seriously, it doesn’t show you how they will do on today’s pop charts.

But that’s what the contestants had to do, plus a girl/guy duet. Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal served as mentors, although Tony didn’t contribute much.

Here’s how they did:

Survivor: One World – Recap & Review – Just Annihilate Them

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Survivor: One World
Just Annihilate Them

Original Air Date: Apr 4, 2012

Ryan O – Senior Reviewer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

Kim continues to emerge as the player to beat. On the other hand, Chelsea continues to emerge as someone with as much game savvy as Kat.

This episode sets some things in motion, no question. Just exactly what those things are remains to be seen.

CBS Announces “CBS Shoot & Share Week,” April 9-15

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Stars across the CBS Television Network will participate in a week-long social media initiative, “CBS Shoot & Share Week,” April 9-15. Participating stars will shoot a variety of exclusive 15-second videos, engaging with, answering and posing questions to fans on cbs.com/ShootandShare via Tout, the leading video status update app. The videos also will be instantly shared over the Network’s Facebook, Twitter and Google+ accounts, as well.

Each day during the week beginning at 10:00 AM/PT, fans can log onto the respective show’s social media pages to see fun, unique videos posted periodically throughout the day from a star of a program airing in Primetime that night. Fans can, in turn, respond to the talent’s questions with their own Tout videos, or interact using their own preferred social media account.

“CBS Shoot & Share Week” kicks off on Monday, April 9. The full schedule follows and is available at cbs.com/ShootandShare:

Bravo Greenlights New and Returning Unscripted Series, Plans First Scripted Premiere

Powered by its high quality original programming, digital innovations and exclusive sponsorships while attracting the most engaged, upscale and educated audience in cable, Bravo Media continues to expand across every platform in 2012. Today, the network announced a 27 percent increase in original programming with 11 new and eight returning unscripted series, and two new scripted projects in development. The network plans to premiere scripted series in 2013. Committed to breakthrough programming, Bravo continues to partner with prominent producers, writers and experts including internet entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg and long-time Bravo producers, the award-winning Magical Elves. For a sneak peek at Bravo’s new series, visit: http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/season-6/videos/bravo-has-the-shows-you-love.

Bravo continues its digital focus with the introduction of a sixth passion point, Digital, to add to the brand’s existing pillars of Food, Fashion, Beauty, Design and Pop Culture. The announcement comes on the heels of Bravo’s hit transmedia initiative “Last Chance Kitchen,” which was interwoven with the Emmy award-winning series “Top Chef.” This cutting edge on-line series allowed viewers to follow storylines across multiple platforms and garnered an unprecedented eight million video streams. In addition to creating multi-screen interactivity and social experiences across all content, the Digital passion point will provide an expanded development filter for shows focused on the digital world. Bravo’s first foray into the digital programming bucket comes from internet guru Randi Zuckerberg, an executive producer on “Silicon Valley” and a second docu-series produced by RelativityREAL called “Huh?” that follows Ben Huh and his eclectic staff at icanhascheezburger.com.

Biggest Loser 13 – Recap & Review – Week 14

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Biggest Loser 13
Week 14

Original Air Date: April 3, 2012

Anne – Associate Editor
anne@thetwocentscorp.com

We have no excuses to focus on this week, because we are down to our final six and you know what that means! Makeovers! We open on Conda upset that Megan is gone because Megan was her best friend. It’s the hardest elimination she’s had to go through yet, but at least she still has her brother. They are the only pair left in the house. After that we go right into a challenge. They have to climb a cargo net, grab a baseball, run back down and put it in a slingshot to try to get it through a two pane window with their old picture on it. The first one to shoot through both panes wins a one pound advantage. The last one to get done gets a one pound disadvantage!

Oh! And Buddy finally gets to participate in this challenge as well! Which is good for him, because he finishes first and wins! Jeremy gets annoyed because he keeps missing, but he finally gets it and finishes fourth. So it comes down to either Conda or Chris. Chris gets it first, so Conda is stuck with the one pound disadvantage.

HBO Confirms Debut Dates for “True Blood,” “The Newsroom”

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The debut dates for the new seasons of the HBO series TRUE BLOOD and THE NEWSROOM have been confirmed.

The 12-episode fifth season of TRUE BLOOD will kick off SUNDAY, JUNE 10 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). 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 NEWSROOM kicks off its ten-episode season SUNDAY, JUNE 24 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). This new series 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. Aaron Sorkin created the series and executive produces along with Scott Rudin and Alan Poul.