9/11 – Always Remember

Television played a huge role in our viewing and remembrances of the tragic day in 2001. Here are some locations where you can view memorials, memories, and more.

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Haven – Recap & Review – Lockdown

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Haven
Lockdown

Original Air Date: Sep 9, 2011

Cheryl – TwoCents Reviewer
cheryl@thetwocentscorp.com

Nathan seems more at ease now that he’s no longer chief. He casually saunters into the police station with coffee and donuts, frees Dwight, who has been picked up by a uniform, teases Audrey about her date with Chris, and shares a donut with Duke.

It’s a whole new Nathan, until he discovers a dead body in the police station and must deal with the anti-troubles new chief who puts the station in lockdown.

KPonTV on The Big Bang Theory Complete Season 4 on DVD

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Season four brought us a full season of Amy and Bernadette. Howard went legit. Superhero costumes. Howard’s programmable hand. Priya’s appearance. Sheldon’s cats. Evil Wil Wheaton’s return. Robot Sheldon and “Shamy”.

I was very excited to receive this disc set in the mail. On September 13th, you’ll be able to purchase the set at most major retailers or by clicking HERE.

“Four seasons in, it is still laugh-out-loud funny. Every episode, every week,” USA Today’s Robert Bianco says about the hit series The Big Bang Theory. Here’s your chance to subject his conclusion to empirical analysis by watching all 24 Season 4 Episodes!

Burn Notice – Recap & Review – Dead to Rights

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Burn Notice
Dead to Rights

Original Air Date: Sep 8, 2011

Alyssa Silva – Sr Reviewer
alyssa@thetwocentscorp.com

In the movie Up! there was Dug the talking dog. Dear Dug has become a bit of a running joke in my family. In particular my sister constantly states that my inability to focus on one topic at a time is remarkably alike to Dug’s infamous “Squirrel!” line. I bring Dug up because that was what this summer finale felt like to me, and even now I’m not quite sure whether that was a good, or bad, thing.

Rescue Me – Recap & Review – Ashes (Series Finale)

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Rescue Me
Ashes (Series Finale)

Original Air Date: Sep 7, 2011

Farrah Kaye – Sr. Editor
farrah@thetwocentscorp.com

“This ain’t a job. It ain’t an occupation. It’s a calling.” – Tommy Gavin

Last week began the two-part series finale of Rescue Me. If you don’t remember “Vows,” our favorite crazy firefighters were stuck in a burning building with no way out just as it exploded.

Series finale spoilers (actually, Rescue Me spoilers in general) were hard to find. The preview last week showed coffins, Janet crying and Needles saluting his men. With all the theories of what the entire series has meant (Tommy was under the Ground Zero rubble waiting to be rescued, Tommy has been dead the whole time, etc…), this episode was going to shock the fans, no matter what.

Alphas Gets Second Season

Syfy’s new super-powered original drama series Alphas, featuring a team of superhuman investigators, will be returning for a second season, it was announced today by Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions. Syfy is ordering 13 episodes of the breakout scripted summer hit from series producers Universal Cable Productions and BermanBraun Television to air in 2012.

“Alphas’ smart, innovative approach to a superhero franchise has clearly caught on with our audience,” said Stern. “From the first-rate writing to the outstanding cast lead by David Strathairn, we’re very proud of what was achieved in its first season and look forward to seeing this series fulfill even more of its creative potential in a second season.”

HBO Picks up Untitled Aaron Sorkin Project

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Fans of The West Wing, Sports Night and Studio 60 – get excited!

HBO has picked up the Untitled Aaron Sorkin Project which is an hour-long project.

The series centers on a cable news anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), his newsroom staff (Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Jr., Olivia Munn, Dev Patel, Thomas Sadoski) 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 entanglements.

Pilot cast:
Jeff Daniels as Will McAllister
Emily Mortimer as MacKenzie
Alison Pill as Maggie

Top Chef: Just Desserts – Recap & Review – Villa Rosa

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Top Chef
Villa Rosa

Original Air Date: Sep 7, 2011

Ryan O – Senior Reviewer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

I really enjoyed most of this episode. I liked the tiny desserts made in the Quickfire. So cute! I enjoyed the idea of making a dessert table for the elimination.

But there were a few things that bugged me. First was the cross-promotion of another reality show on Bravo. No, I’m not going to mention the name of that show — I don’t get paid enough for that (I don’t get paid at all, actually). The other was the inclusion of a less-than favorite former Top Chef Masters cheftestant. Who? Keep reading.

2011/2012 Show Score Card – Canceled, In Trouble, Renewed

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For the 2012/2013 Scorecard, Click Here

Want to know how the 2011/2012 shows and beyond are doing? Want to keep track of the breaking news, rumors, hits, and misses??

As premieres come (and sometimes go), existing show news is at an all time high. Updated on a breaking news basis, use this scorecard to keep track of all of your favorite shows as news happens! See what 2011 shows are in danger of being canceled. Don’t see your show on here? Keep checking back and we’ll let you know as soon as the word comes down!

We’ll call ’em as we see ’em! Could be Status Quo (no news is good news), On The Bubble (Could go either way), In Trouble (rumors of cancellation), Renewed (full season or back-nine), Canceled, or whatever else we come up with to spread the word.

TheTwoCents is here to help! Follow along with us in this post as we keep it all up to date as the information comes in!

[Updated: 07/31/12 – 9:20 AM ET]

Sons of Anarchy – Recap & Review – Out

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Sons of Anarchy
Out

Original Air Date: Sep 6, 2011

Lyssa G – Reviewer
Lyssa@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome to season 4 of Sons of Anarchy! Last season, we left off with our favorite outlaw bikers heading to prison after flying across the world to find Jax’s son. He also had to go all over Charming to find his old lady who had been taken hostage by another biker who had been stripped of his position as president.

As we start this season off they have just finished their 14 months in prison and are heading back to Charming to their families and a lot of change!