Haven – Recap & Review – Friend or Faux

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Haven
Friend or Faux

Original Air Date: Sep 2, 2011

Cheryl – TwoCents Reviewer
cheryl@thetwocentscorp.com

Nathan, Audrey, and Duke are seeing double as they protect a young kid in danger. Killing yourself takes on a new meaning for this week’s troubled citizen of Haven.

A man comes into Duke’s bar looking for Henry, a teenage boy who works for him. Duke tries to protect the kid and gets into a shoot-out with the man. Duke is able to get the guy’s plate number as he speeds away, which he gives to Nathan and Audrey. They head out to the address where the car is registered and speak to Cornell, who acts clueless to what has just happened.

AMC Greenlights Two Shows

MjL – TwoCents News Editor
MjL@thetwocentscorp.com

AMC announced recently that the network has greenlit two new series: JJK Security, executive produced by Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver from Left/Right (This American Life, Boomtown, Mob Wives) and  the unscripted s Secret Stash executive produced by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma, Chasing Amy),  Charlie Corwin’s Original Media (LA Ink, Miami Ink, Storm Chasers and Swamp People) and Elyse Seiden (Red State).

A TTC TV Scheduling News Brief

MjL – TwoCents News Editor
MjL@thetwocentscorp.com

Lots of things are changing everyday in the TV-verse, so to continue getting news out to you in a timely fashion, here are some random scheduling additions and changes you might like to know about.

1. On Tuesday, Sept 6, Jimmy Kimmel Live will pay tribute to Uncle Frank Potenza. This show will celebrate many moments from Uncle Frank’s nine-year tenure as a security guard and on-air contributor for his nephew’s late-night show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will pay homage to Uncle Frank by highlighting his comedy pieces, notable interviews with everyone from Tom Cruise to Kermit the Frog, plus a visit from comedian and friend Don Rickles, who will reminisce with Jimmy about this kind and irreplaceable man who was indeed an Uncle to all who knew him.
2. Wipeout episode “Does This Avatar Make Me Look Fat?” will switch air dates with the episode titled “Blind Date 2.0: This Could Get Ugly”. “Wipeout” airs the first mentioned episode Tuesday, Sept 13 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) and the second mentioned episode as its season finale on Thursday, Sept 15 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET).
3. AMC’s The Walking Dead kicks-off a two week long Fearfest debuting its second season with a 90-minute premiere episode, airing at 9 PM ET on Sunday, Oct 16 and six one-hour episodes in the weeks following. The final six episodes of the season commences on Sunday, Feb 12 at 9pm ET.  The 90 minute version is also scheduled to be launched globally on all Fox International Channels, following the US premiere the week of October 17th-23rd.
4. I Hate My Teenage Daughter, the new family comedy starring Jaime Pressly and Katie Finneran as single moms, best friends – and former nerds – who fear their privileged and overly indulged daughters are turning out just like the mean girls who picked on them in high school, will now debut on Wednesday, Nov. 30 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) after The X Factor on FOX.

Burn Notice – Recap & Review – Better Halves

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Burn Notice
Better Halves

Original Air Date: Sep 1, 2011

Alyssa Silva – Sr Reviewer
alyssa@thetwocentscorp.com

Not even Charisma Carpenter could save this episode from being rather lackluster. With the summer finale just around the corner, I expected something more than what was given. If you’re a soccer fan, transfer deadline day gave me more excitement than this week’s episode. Mike and Fi are sent undercover as a married couple to Venezuela – which looks surprisingly like Miami – to extract a bioweapons dealer selling to the highest bidder. On the MacGuffin side Sam and Jesse track down Tavian Korzha (apologies for the previous wrong spelling) only for things to end in disaster.

Degrassi – Recap & Review – Dead & Gone (Part One and Two)

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Degrassi
Dead & Gone (Part One and Two)

Original Air Date: Aug 31-Sep 1, 2011

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
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thetwocentscorp.com

The summer season finale of Degrassi is finally upon us! The moments we’ve waited for have arrived. But was it truly “Now Or Never”? Was there now? Was there never?

Without further ado, let’s get down to recapping and reviewing! Be sure to leave your TwoCents and feedback, differing opinions and all!

DWTS Cast Pairings

MjL – TwoCents News Editor
MjL@thetwocentscorp.com

The season 13 star-studded cast and their professional partners get ready to break in their dancing shoes on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” for the long awaited two-hour Season Premiere, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

In alphabetical order, the 12 stars with their professional partners making their dancing debut are:

Top Chef: Just Desserts – Recap & Review – Sweet Symphony

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Top Chef
Sweet Symphony

Original Air Date: Aug 31, 2011

Ryan O – TwoCents Senior Reviewer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

Sometimes on reality shows, you go into an episode thinking one person has to be next to go but you watch the episode and someone just stumbles all the way through it and ends up being the person going home. That’s what this episode is but with cake! Lots of cake!

Rescue Me – Recap & Review – Vows

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Rescue Me
Vows

Original Air Date: Aug 31, 2011

Farrah Kaye – Sr. Editor
farrah@thetwocentscorp.com

Well, here we are. The end. Almost. We’ve lived through all the hype and buildup, we’ve gone over all our conspiracy theories and it’s all coming to an end.

Tonight, Colleen marries Shawn with everyone she loves around her. However, she still will not lte Tommy walk her down the isle since he tends to faint during significant life events.

The New Cast of the Next Amazing Race

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MjL – TwoCents News Editor
MjL@thetwocentscorp.com

Eleven teams will embark on the adventure of a lifetime on the new season of THE AMAZING RACE, premiering Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award nominee Phil Keoghan is the host.

This season, the multi-Emmy Award-winning series sends 11 new Teams on a Race around the globe, making first time visits to exotic locations such as Indonesia, Malawi, Belgium and Denmark. Along the way, Teams will travel through four continents and 20 cities and cover nearly 40,000 miles.

Life & Times of Tim Returns Along With New Show to HBO

HBO has announced the December debut dates for the new Chris Lilley series ANGRY BOYS and the returning animated series THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM.

ANGRY BOYS kicks off its 12-episode season MONDAY, DEC. 5.  This new comedy series comes from Chris Lilley, creator and star of the acclaimed series “Summer Heights High,” which debuted on HBO in 2008.  Shot in mock documentary style, the show explores the lives, dreams and aspirations of males in present-day society, spotlighting six characters, all portrayed by Lilley, from a pair of 17-year-old twin boys in Australia to a 24-year-old Los Angeles-based rapper.