No One Keeps Jack Bauer Down – Not Even FOX – 24 is Back!

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FOX has ordered 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY, a thrilling new tent-pole event series set to restart the clock on the groundbreaking and Emmy Award-winning drama franchise starring Kiefer Sutherland. Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television and Howard Gordon’s Teakwood Lane Productions, 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY will make its historic debut in the summer of 2014 on FOX.

The announcement was made this morning by Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Fox Broadcasting Company; Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen, Twentieth Century Fox Television; and Brian Grazer, Chairman, Imagine Entertainment.

The high-octane saga will reunite showrunner Howard Gordon with Sutherland and retain the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format with split screens and complex interweaving storylines, with 12 episodes representing 24 hours. The suspenseful event series once again follows the exploits of heroic agent JACK BAUER (Sutherland), who will resume his story several years following the events of the final season.

Fox 2013-14 Schedule Announced

Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, today unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the 2013-2014 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at the Beacon Theatre.

“This season, we will strategically launch five inventive live-action comedies, four distinctive dramas, our first-ever event series, as well as some innovative new digital initiatives, across the week and throughout the year,” said Reilly. “We’re making the biggest investment in original programming in our history to ensure that FOX continues to engage viewers and move the culture more than any other entertainment brand.”

DADS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE are the two new comedies joining the Tuesday night comedy block this fall. DADS, the new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild (“Ted,” Family Guy), stars Emmy Award winner Seth Green (Family Guy) and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (“My Name is Earl,” “Ted,” “Avatar”) as two successful gaming entrepreneurs – and childhood best friends – whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs (Martin Mull, “Two and a Half Men” and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert, “The Good Wife,” “The Sopranos”) move in.

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Survivor: Caramoan – Recap & Review – Reunion

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Survivor: Caramoan
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Original Air Date: May 12, 2013

Ryan O – Staff Writer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

There are certain things you can expect from a Survivor reunion show. Jeff will spend only a little bit of time talking to the winner. He’ll fawn over his favorite alpha male. The questions you most want answered won’t even get asked.

This time, however, one of the key people wasn’t even in attendance. Wasn’t even mentioned.

Mad Men – Recap & Review – Man with a Plan

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Mad Men
Man with a Plan

Original Air Date: May 12, 2013

Ryan O – Staff Writer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

The world spun out of control in 1968. But not just the world as a whole: Don Draper’s world is out of control, too, with the SCDP and CGC merger. People lost jobs and moved offices. Don has to, and can’t, deal with Ted. Instead, he deals with Sylvia.

Meanwhile, Pete has a lot going on, Roger meets with an old friend, and Bob does something nice and makes an ally.

Once Upon a Time – Recap & Review – And Straight On ‘Til Morning

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Once Upon a Time
And Straight On ‘Til Morning

Original Air Date: May 12, 2013

Wyner C – Senior Reviewer
wyner@thetwocentscorp.com

Just when I thought this show would zig, it zagged. And zagged it did. Evil may have rehabilitated and enemies have become allies. Choices were made and it’s a shock, but a good surprise for the audience. The game has changed in a way that amazed me – in an exciting way. Plus, a new Big Bad has emerged – and you cannot believe who it is.

In Neverland (pre-curse), Hook finds out the boy he saved is Milah’s son. He tells his crew that Bae will be used to kill The Dark One but MeThinks he has a soft spot for his love’s child. He doesn’t give Bae up when The Lost Boys come to search the ship. What’s shocking is The Boys are a scary bunch – bullies. They’re not the cutesy lads flying and outwitting Hook. Hook’s the underdog, the one being intimidated. Also shocking? The Lost Boys are more like Lost Middle-Aged Men – time has not been kind to these kids.

Survivor: Caramoan – Recap & Review – “Last Push”

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Survivor: Caramoan
”Last Push

Original Air Date: May 12, 2013

Ryan O – Staff Writer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

A little of the drama is taken out of the first part of the finale by a medical evacuation, which is sad and unfortunate.

Fortunately, the drama does get cranked back up a bit during the final tribal council. Some people aren’t that happy with one person in particular. One person is asked to do something by a juror that could really humiliate that person.

Doctor Who – Recap & Review – Nightmare in Silver

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Doctor Who
Nightmare in Silver

Original Air Date: May 11, 2013

Maria – Associate Staff Writer
maria@thetwocentscorp.com

What happens when your companion looks after a couple of children, those kids realize her “boyfriend” is a time traveling alien and want a go in the magical blue box or they’ll tell on her? Well, if you’re the Doctor you give in, manufacture a “golden ticket” so you can get access to the best theme park in the universe and take little Angie and Artie along for the adventure.

But, since you’re the Doctor you land the TARDIS a few decades late and find the themepark to be mostly disused and abandoned. The emperor of the galaxy has been missing for years and there is a bumbling mix-match, odd ball, army platoon, led by the Captain (Tamzin Outhwaite), and a man called Webley (Jason Watkins) who uses little person Porridge (Warwick Davis!) to manipulate the shell of a Cyberman into playing chess with visitors. Yes, you read that right. This is the Cyberman episode.

NBC Announces 2013-14 Schedule

NBC has announced a new lineup of primetime shows for the 2013-14 season that provide a winning combination of popular returning series, fresh new comedies, compelling new dramas and the latest season of “The Voice,” the top reality program on television.

Highlights of the year-round schedule — which will be bolstered in February on the heels of the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia — include “Believe,” a new drama from J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron; the return of three-time Emmy winner James Spader in action thriller “The Blacklist”; and a comedy lineup that includes new series from “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood” executive producer Jason Katims, Will Ferrell, Bill Lawrence, Sean P. Hayes, and a return to NBC of one of the biggest TV stars of any generation, Michael J. Fox.

The new comedy additions are “Welcome to the Family,” “Sean Saves the World,” and “The Michael J. Fox Show” as well as midseason comedies “The Family Guide,” and “About A Boy.”

The new dramas are “The Blacklist,” “Ironside,” and “Dracula,” plus mid-season dramas “Believe,” “Crisis” and “Crossbones.”

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NBC Names Seth Meyers as Host of “Late Night” in 2014

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NBC names the versatile Emmy-winning writer/performer Seth Meyers as the new host of “Late Night” when Jimmy Fallon moves to “The Tonight Show” in 2014. Lorne Michaels will executive produce “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and Michael Shoemaker will remain with the franchise as producer. “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will originate from 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

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

Parks and Recreation – Recap & Review – Are You Better Off?

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Parks and Recreation
Are You Better Off?

Original Air Date: May 2, 2013

Valentina D. – Senior Reviewer
valentina@thetwocentscorp.com

I know, I know – sorry for the (extreme) lateness of this recap, folks. Though better late than never, I suppose! Let’s jump right in and see how our favorite Parks gang wrapped up season five.

Leslie celebrates one year as a councilwoman by asking Pawnee, “are you better off than you were a year ago?” Her undying passion for the Indiana town burns strong, yet with great power comes a little bit of a backlash- there’s a new movement calling for her resignation. Will Leslie succumb to the pressure?

Plus, say hello again to Bert Macklin who’s back to solve the mystery of the positive pregnancy test he found at Ron’s cabin!