Criminal Minds Chaos: Cook returns, Bernaro leaves, and Brewster, Gibson, and Moore’s Fates Still In The Air

The casting news in Criminal Minds Land has been crazy since last summer. First we learned AJ Cook would not be coming back to the show except for the first two episodes. Then we were told Paget Brewster would have a reduced role, and it would be her last season. Then Rachel Nichols was reportedly hired on for a three episode arc, but added later as a full time cast member. Then we heard that CBS was offering Paget her full contract back, but she was going to keep her options open… It’s getting dizzying!

I thought maybe that was the end of it. There couldn’t possibly be more casting drama within the course of a year, right? Wrong. Apparently not only did CBS see the error of their ways in letting Brewster go, they have now realized that letting Cook go was a bad idea too. You would think the fan uproar last summer would have clued them in to this, but apparently they had to be stubborn.

Justified – Recap & Review – Debts and Accounts

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Justified
Debts and Accounts

Original Air Date: Apr 13, 2011

Lyssa G – Reviewer
Lyssa@thetwocentscorp.com

After last week, this episode has a lot to live up to with this week. There are only four episodes left in this season and they will have to keep up with everything that they have set up. There is something about the intelligence within this show that makes it even more compelling to watch it each week.

Art and Raylan this week has been a problem. Another AUSA meeting about Raylan’s shooting. Art is so funny this week. Raylan thought that Art knew about Winona stealing the money. When Art just bluntly comes out and tells Raylan that he is a bad law man, we have to wonder what or why he is doing that.

American Idol — Recap & Review — Top 8

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American Idol
Top 8

Original Air Date: Apr 13, 2011

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

My husband has a theory that because the judges aren’t providing much drama, the producers are using the vocal coaching sessions to provide a little sturm und drang.

We had two times that the singers disagreed, quite vocally, with the judges trying to change their song choice. When a third singer (Jacob) is asked to changed his song, he agrees, but the coaches verbally lambast him for talking down the audience (a deserved talking down, I might add).

Biggest Loser – Recap & Review – Season 11, Episode 15

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Biggest Loser
Season 11, Episode 15

Original Air Date: Apr 12, 2011

Anne – Associate Editor
anne@thetwocentscorp.com

Tonight our gang is off on a Biggest Loser trip! The trainers always hate these trips because their infamous for bad numbers and breakdowns. Who will gain weight? Who will lose the most? Where are they going? What surprises are in store?

Keep reading to find out!

The Middle – Recap & Review – The Legacy

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The Middle
The Legacy

Original Air Date: Apr 13, 2011

Will – Sr. Reviewer
will@thetwocentscorp.com

After a short hiatus, The Middle is back with a hilarious episode! The episode is all about winning.

Everybody wants to make a legend of themselves so you know it is going to be a good one.

Modern Family – Recap & Review – The Musical Man

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Modern Family
The Musical Man

Original Air Date: Apr 13, 2011

Karen Belgrad – Associate Editor
karenbelgrad
@thetwocentscorp.com

Modern Family returned after a brief absence tonight with a new episode that ran the gamut of subjects from advertising to middle school productions to … cancer.

The show isn’t quite in the dreaded sophomore slump, but it is walking along the edge of it. So let’s recap and review what went on tonight and discuss what the show can do to right itself.

The Good Wife – Recap & Review – Foreign Affairs

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The Good Wife
Foreign Affairs

Original Air Date: Apr 12, 2011

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

Could you follow the case this week? I sure didn’t. It felt as if the writers took every plot line, sub plot and character in show and shoehorned them all into one episode.

It starts off with the firm representing a contractor (who we don’t see) who built an oil well in a South American company and now the parent company doesn’t want to pay for the well.

Cougar Town Wants You to Give Them a Call

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At long last, for “Cougar Town” devotees in need of their weekly fix of the cul-de-sac crew, the wait is almost over as ABC’s “Cougar Town” returns with a special episode on MONDAY, APRIL 18 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) following “Dancing with the Stars,” before settling into its regular timeslot on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET).

To celebrate and engage fans, executive producers Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel have a special treat for viewers who tune-in to Monday’s episode where Bobby (Brian Van Holt) and Laurie (Busy Philipps) partner up in a business venture to bring the gang’s favorite game, “Penny Can,” to the masses.

TBS Celebrates Dunder Mifflin’s Departing Manager

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TBS will celebrate the “World’s Best Boss” with a night devoted to Dunder Mifflin’s Michael Scott on Tuesday, April 26, two days before his departure from the company.

See attached Dunder Mifflin memo for details.

BTJA Announces Details for Inaugural Critics’ Choice Television Awards

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The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), a new offshoot of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, today announced categories and voting procedures for the inaugural Critics’ Choice Television Awards.

Best known for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, going into its 17th year and televised live on VH1, the Broadcast Film Critics Association has established a new organization and awards show on behalf of television journalists working in electronic media. BTJA will present the Critics’ Choice Television Awards at a luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 20.