NCIS – Recap & Review – Berlin

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NCIS
Berlin

Original Air Date: Apr 23, 2013

Maria – Associate Staff Writer
maria@thetwocentscorp.com

Previously on NCIS: Ziva went back to Israel to bury her father, but his killer Ilan Bodnar is still free and on the move. The NCIS team was unofficially able to track him to Rome, and Gibbs gave her his blessing to take DiNozzo and go get closure. This week Ziva realizes that every agency will be going to Rome, but Bodnar was trained like Ziva was, and she realizes that in his position she would be heading to Berlin.

A Mossad agent has been murdered on US soil and new Mossad Director Orli Elbaz (Marina Sirtis) goes to NCIS for help. Elbaz claims Mossad Officer Mantel was killed by someone working with Bodnar whilst he was in Virginia “off the books”, but Ziva doesn’t trust her, so should we?

TBS Conducts Crowd-Sourced Casting Call to Find “The People’s Nerd”

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Calling all nerds: TBS is adding a twist to the hit competition series King of the Nerds. For the show’s second season, TBS is going to give fans the chance to cast one of the competitors as “The People’s Nerd.” The competitor will be chosen through a special crowd-sourced casting call conducted through the show’s Facebook page. Once chosen, “The People’s Nerd” will compete on King of the Nerds as the champion of the masses.

Hosted by actors Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds, The Long Riders) and Curtis Armstrong (Revenge of the Nerds, Ray), King of the Nerds features competitors from across the nerd spectrum facing challenges that test their intellect, ingenuity, skills and pop-culture prowess. The nerds live together in “Nerdvana,” competing first as teams before moving on to individual challenges. In the end, only one competitor will be named the quintessential master of all things nerdy, winning the $100,000 prize.

The Arsenio Hall Show to Shoot at Hollywood’s Sunset Bronson Studios

The newest late-night talk show THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW will shoot at Hollywood’s famed Sunset Bronson Studios located on Sunset Boulevard, giving Hollywood another must-stop location on the talk show circuit.

THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW, which debuts on September 9, 2013, in national syndication, will be produced on Stage 19. Sunset Bronson Studios was home to the first-ever talking feature-length motion picture, The Jazz Singer, which was filmed in 1927. Other notable productions include Golden Girls, Married With Children, Who’s the Boss, Days of Our Lives and Judge Judy. It is also home to KTLA, which is the Los Angeles affiliate of THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW.

“Sunset Bronson Studios is Hollywood, and there’s no better place for THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW to call home. I can’t wait to get started and become a part of the history of this famous location,” said Host and Executive Producer Arsenio Hall.

THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW is produced by Eye Productions Inc., in association with Arsenio Hall Communications Ltd. and Octagon Entertainment Productions, and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Arsenio Hall, Neal Kendall and John Ferriter are executive producers.

New HBO Comedy Series “Family Tree” Debuts May 12

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Down on his luck in love and life, having recently lost his job and girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has an unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his entire family are. FAMILY TREE kicks off its eight-episode season SUNDAY, MAY 12 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Sundays at the same time.

Written and created by Christopher Guest & Jim Piddock, the new comedy series is a single-camera, documentary-style show in the manner of Guest’s acclaimed feature films (such as “Best in Show,” “Waiting for Guffman” and “A Mighty Wind”). Chris O’Dowd (“Bridesmaids”) stars as Tom Chadwick in the HBO presentation, along with Tom Bennett and Nina Conti. The series also features appearances by Carrie Aizley, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Maria Blasucci, Matt Griesser, Christopher Guest, Don Lake, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey, Jim Piddock, Kevin Pollak, Amy Seimetz, Meera Syal, Ashley Walters and Fred Willard.

Dancing With The Stars – Recap & Review – Week Six Results

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Dancing With The Stars
Week Six Results

Original Air Date: Apr 23, 2013

JD – Sr. Staff Writer
jd@thetwocentscorp.com

Last night we had a hit or miss night. The women, generally speaking, did a great job, while the men, generally speaking, floundered. The first team dances of the season followed, in which were treated to a mostly mediocre paso doble, followed by an enjoyable, fun samba. The only really consistant thing last night was the music, as we enjoyed Stevie Wonder songs all night long.

Going into the results show, my sights were set on Victor to go home. Sean deserved it too, in my opinion, but if you looked at the whole season and not just last night, he has at least had a few passable performances. Besides, I like Peta. Either way, I was crossing my fingers we wouldn’t lose Andy yet, bad dancer or not!

Did my hopes come true? Keep reading!

Bones – Recap & Review – The Pathos In The Pathogens

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Bones
The Pathos in the Pathogens

Original Air Date: Apr 22, 2013

Karen – Sr Staff Writer
Karen@thetwocentscorp.com

If you missed this episode, you missed a good one! The Squint Squad scrambles to get everyone out of the lab and jump into Hazmat suits, as a fast decaying body from a biohazard facility is brought in with an unknown virus. They need to know who she is and where the disease was contracted.

This has to be one of the better episodes of Bones that I’ve seen in a while and a powerful performance by Tamara Taylor as Cam; I’ll tell you why, later in the review.

Revolution – Recap & Review – The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

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Revolution
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

Original Air Date: Apr 22, 2013

Vincent C. – TwoCents Reviewer
Vincent@thetwocentscorp.com

After seeing a brief glimpse of the Georgia Federation this week, I’m beginning to wonder how the Monroe Republic has managed to repel attacks from Georgia. Georgia appears to have steam power and seems to have more resources at its disposal. The only thing I can think of is that Monroe’s generals, including former General Miles Matheson, were cleverer in their military tactics.

A messenger on a horse rides to Miles’ camp. He is mortally injured, but delivers the message before dying. Monroe’s nuclear bomb is being smuggled into Atlanta. Miles asks Nora if she is capable of disarming the bomb if they find it. Nora says maybe. Miles was hoping for a more confident response. Miles also brings Charlie and the three of them sneak into the Georgia Federation.

Dancing With The Stars – Recap & Review – Stevie Wonder Night

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Dancing With The Stars
Week Six Performance: Stevie Wonder Night

Original Air Date: Apr 22, 2013

JD – Sr. Staff Writer
jd@thetwocentscorp.com

This week we all got a great treat when the incomparable Stevie Wonder stopped by. He opened the show, got us all in the mood, and then sent us on our way to watch the pros and their celebrity partners dance it out against each other to his amazing songs.

On top of that, we got the first team challenge of the season, with Ingo, Victor, Jacoby and Zendaya doing a Paso Doble, and Sean, Kellie, Andy and Aly putting together a Samba.

90210 – Recap & Review – The Empire State Strikes Back

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90210
The Empire State Strikes Back

Original Air Date: Apr 22, 2013

Dennis – Senior Reviewer
dennis@thetwocentscorp.com

After her small scale reveal of her “Author X” status in last week’s episode, Annie is ready to reveal to the world that she is the author of Undressed. However, she starts to second guess herself when her ex Patrick comes to her home and tells her to cancel her interview. Will she decide to keep her anonymity?

Meanwhile, Naomi decides against heeding Jordan’s warning about his mom and attends a fundraiser to get her on her side. Of course, this does not go well. Read on for this week’s character breakdown!

The Good Wife – Recap & Review – A More Perfect Union

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The Good Wife
A More Perfect Union

Original Air Date: Apr 21, 2013

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

No one is playing nicely in this episode. Alicia’s mom Veronica started the ball rolling by inviting Alicia and Owen to the funeral of a friend’s husband, but what she really wants is for Alicia to represent a group of programmers who work for a company that treats them unfairly and works them overtime. Guess Alicia still can’t say no to mommy dearest, so she protects their right not to sign Blowtorch’s work agreement forcing them to continue horrible working conditions.

Welcome back Nancy Crozier, the attorney who always plays dumb in a very smart way. She gets the new judge, who asks to be called Rod, on her side — at first. Alicia decides the employees have to say they were forming a union in order to keep themselves from being fired. It’s the first time that Alicia has been shown absolutely lying in court (although she’s done a lot of white lies).