TheTwoCents 2012 TV Tournament – Carol Burnett Division Round 1

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It’s time to fill out your brackets! No, not THAT tournament – 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)

We are having readers vote for your favorites and see if they can push them through the ranks to become THE OFFICIAL FAN FAVORITE show on TheTwoCents.com

Vote after the bump!

Castle – Recap & Review – A Dance With Death

Castle
A Dance With Death

Original Air Date: Mar 19, 2012

Divina F – TwoCents Reviewer
divina@thetwocentscorp.com

Yes, we’re very obviously getting this episode as an homage to the 14th season – Jesus take the wheel, 14 – of Dancing With the Stars. I must confess that I love when Castle does this with other abc shows. Parody on, Andrew Marlowe. Parody on.

We open up on a disco ball, sequins and hardwood floors. (Sitting next to me, my mother was confused. She thought DWTS was already over.) But A Night of Dance is has a unique setup. Instead of having permanent partners, dancers wiggle their hips up the ranks. After each dance, half of the pair is eliminated. And tonight, sweetheart Odette Morton has been permanently eliminated. The prime suspect is the contestant who got booted off before her, Eddie Gordon, who not only brought the drama on and off the set, but also raged about the unfairness of his exit, blaming Odette. Plus he was spotted lurking around the studio the afternoon she was shot.

2 Broke Girls – Recap & Review – And the Spring Break

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2 Broke Girls
And the Spring Break

Original Air Date: Mar 19, 2012

Dennis – TwoCents Reviewer
dennis@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s spring break time for the 2 broke girls in tonight’s episode. The girls house-sit for a couple’s dogs, take a break in a pair of portable saunas, and crash a Food Network party. There is also the issue of Oleg and Sophie having sex everywhere. Who says that only the girls can have a wild spring break? Read on for tonight’s recap.

We open at the apartment, where Max is tiredly making cupcakes at 3 in the morning. Caroline talks to Max about their cupcake website but is interrupted by Oleg, who comes down to their apartment, from Sophie’s, asking for edible sensual oils.

Dancing With the Stars – Recap & Review – Week 1

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Dancing With the Stars
Week 1

Original Air Date: Mar 19, 2012

Annette – Staff Writer
annette@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome to Season 14 of Dancing With the Stars! We’ve got your usual cast of characters: athletes, actors, singers, etc.

The dances tonight are the Fox Trot and the Cha Cha. There’s a DWTS first tonight in what was one of the best first nights that I can remember. Read on to find out how everyone did.

Hawaii Five-O – Recap & Review – Kalele

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Hawaii Five-O
Kalele

Original Air Date: Mar 19, 2012

Rachel M – Senior Staff Writer
rachelm@thetwocentscorp.com

I don’t know about you, but in the part of the world I live in I’m in dire need of some sunshine! Seeing McG and Danny coming in out from the surf makes me so jealous! Less thrilling is the return of Mary, Steve’s sister. She’s shiny and happy and a stewardess. Steve is very cautious about welcoming her in, and it looks like he has a good reason because when she returns to the hotel there’s a very scary looking bad guy waiting for her.

Steve and Danny barely have time for their banter before he gets a call that Mary has been arrested for smuggling. She being used to smuggle diamonds or the bad guys are going to kill her friend. Mary is a magnet for trouble isn’t she?

Comic Book Men – Recap & Review – Ink

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Comic Book Men
Ink

Original Air Date: Mar 18, 2012

Jeff L – Staff Writer
JeffL@thetwocentscorp.com

This week’s outing, the final issue of the too-short six-issue limited-run, finds the Comic Book Men re-living a moment from Walter’s past. He promised the guys back in 1995 that if the Devils won the Stanley Cup, he’d get their logo tattooed on his body somewhere.

He never showed up at the tattoo parlor back then and the CBM have never really let him live it down.

Army Wives – Recap & Review – Learning Curve

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Army Wives
Learning Curve

 Original Air Date: Mar 18, 2012

Will – Associate Staff Writer
will@thetwocentscorp.com

 

Wow! What an episode this was of Army Wives! This season of Army Wives started out strong and it just keeps getting better. First of all, things are getting tense between the new woman on post, Jackie and Claudia Joy. Claudia Joy is feeling very threatened by this woman because she is used to being in control and Jackie and is trying to nudge her way into everything.

We also find out from Roxy when all of the Army Wives (including Roland) that she is talking to Pamela every night and the bad news is, is that she loves California. Let me also say that I love Roxy! She is that type of person that has good common sense and she will do anything to stand up for what she believes in.

The Good Wife – Recap & Review – Gloves Come Off

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The Good Wife
Gloves Come Off

Original Air Date: Mar 18, 2012

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

If you like shows where everyone is friendly and nice to each other, this week’s episode of The Good Wife must have been a disappointment.

The action started with all the equity partners arguing over who should take Will’s place — with Will sitting right next to them. To make things worse, someone has tattled to the bar that Will has been doing a little more lawyering than his deal said he could — obviously to get him disbarred and open up a position at the firm.

ABC Family Announces Summer 2012 Premiere Dates

ABC Family sets a sizzling summer line-up with the world premiere of three new original series — the one-hour drama, “Bunheads,” the half-hour comedy series “Baby Daddy” and the one-hour docuseries “Beverly Hills Nannies.” Premiere dates have also been set for the hit ABC Family original series “Pretty Little Liars,” “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “Jane By Design” and “Melissa and Joey” to round-out the three nights of original programming line-up.

Executive-produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino (“Gilmore Girls”) and headlined by Tony® Award – winning actress Sutton Foster, ABC Family’s new original series “Bunheads” will premiere on Monday, June 11th at 9:00PM – 10:00PM ET/PT. “Bunheads” is the tale of a Las Vegas showgirl who impulsively marries a man, moves to his sleepy coastal town, and takes an uneasy role at her new mother-in-law’s dance school.

FOX Announces Spring Finale Dates

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FOX is announced 2011-12 season finale dates for AMERICAN DAD, AMERICAN IDOL, BOB’S BURGERS, BONES, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, FAMILY GUY, THE FINDER, FRINGE, GLEE, NEW GIRL, RAISING HOPE, THE SIMPSONS and the series finale of HOUSE.

AMERICAN IDOL will continue live two-hour performance shows every Wednesday (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) until the two-night grand finale celebration in May. Don’t miss the AMERICAN IDOL final performance showdown between the remaining finalists on a special night, Tuesday, May 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), followed by the season finale of GLEE at a special time (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Then, on the two-hour grand finale celebration airing Wednesday, May 23 (8:00-10:07 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), America’s final votes will be revealed and the newest IDOL will be crowned before thousands of fans and millions of television viewers.

As previously announced, GLEE returns to Tuesdays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), beginning April 10, with NEW GIRL remaining at 9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT, and RAISING HOPE returning to its regular time slot at 9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT. After HOPE’s season finale on April 17 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), BREAKING IN returns for three weeks in the time period through May 8.

Additionally, HOUSE will conclude an extraordinary eight seasons of medical mysteries and remarkable diagnosis on Monday, May 21, with a one-hour retrospective (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the can’t-miss series finale (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Following are FOX’s season finale dates for 2011-12: