Family Guy – Recap & Review – And I’m Joyce Kinney

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Family Guy
And I’m Joyce Kinney

Original Air Date: Jan 16, 2011

Arthur Aringdale – TwoCents Reviewer
arthur@thetwocentscorp.com

Family Guy has been having probably its strongest season since its return from cancellation, and were it not placed up against standout episodes like “Road to the North Pole” and “And Then There Were Fewer,” this week’s episode would probably rate very highly, but in the current context “And I’m Joyce Kinney” could best be described as Not Bad.

The titular Joyce Kinney is Diane Simmons’ replacement anchor on the local news. Lois runs into her in the supermarket and gushes that she is a fan (she likes her human interest stories, not to mention the fact that Kinney, unlike Simmons, had not yet tried to murder Lois), and the two wind up spending a wild night drinking together, at the apex of which Lois reveals that she starred in a porno in the early 80s in exchange for some cocaine.

Big Love – Recap & Review – Winter

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Big Love
Winter

Original Air Date: Jan 16, 2011

Thomas Nikl – Staff Writer
thomas@thetwocentscorps.com

It has been a long summer/winter, but Big Love is finally back for its final season! At the end of last season Bill has just one his campaign to be a state senator for Utah. And at his celebration speech he announces to his supporters that he is a polygamist. We should be in for another roller coaster this season so please sit back and make sure your shoulder harness is firmly in place!

Brothers And Sisters – Recap & Review – Safe At Home

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Brothers and Sisters
Safe at Home

Original Air Date: Jan 16, 2011

Farrah Kaye – Sr. Editor
farrah@thetwocentscorp.com

The time has come for one of my favorite Walker moments that happens once every year (since Balthazar Getty’s personal life went down the tubes): Tommy comes home! Call me crazy, call me sentimental, but I love Tommy. And he’s bringing a woman with him and has a surprise. Is the woman a girlfriend, fiance, wife? Is she pregnant?

And in other Walker news, Luc is back, Kevin and Scotty have Olivia for the weekend, Justin is jealous of hot Dr. Rick and Nora is still thinking back to her pre-William boyfriend days. What will this all bring? Yep, a crazy Walker family dinner.

Desperate Housewives – Recap & Review – I’m Still Here

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Desperate Housewives
I’m Still Here

Original Air Date: Jan 16, 2011

Annette – Associate Staff Writer
annette@thetwocentscorp.com

It is spring on Wisteria Lane (in January – really). Usually springtime is synonymous with happiness, but there’s not a lot of joy going around on Wisteria Lane. Instead there’s a lot of anger and regret and lying.

Each of the housewives has a separate story to tell this week and unfortunately only one of them has a somewhat happy ending. Read on to find out who.

PBS Features The Pioneers of Television

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Join PBS as PIONEERS OF TELEVISION reveals intriguing stories and uncovers fascinating facts from the early days of television, including:

— Gene Roddenberry’s first choice to play Spock in “Star Trek.”
— William Shatner’s first TV role (hint: it’s not in the “Science Fiction” episode).
— The first show to have actors use a Teleprompter instead of memorizing their lines.
— America’s biggest western movie star who turned down the starring role in “Gunsmoke.”
— Albert Einstein’s favorite TV show (hint: its stars were puppets).
— The woman and man who shared television’s first interracial kiss.
— The famous actors who started their careers as local children’s TV hosts.
* * * Answers revealed on season two of PIONEERS OF TELEVISION (and below)!

These and many other little-known facts about some of the most beloved series and stars in television history are revealed when PIONEERS OF TELEVISION returns for a second season Tuesdays, January 18 – February 8, 2011, 8-9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS. Narrated by Kelsey Grammer, this four-part series transports viewers behind the scenes for a revealing look at the inception of four of the most popular genres in television: science fiction, westerns, crime dramas and local kids’ TV.

KPonTV on The 2011 Golden Globe Nominations

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The Golden Globes air tonight!. A fun award show where they give the celebrities alcohol, you can’t lose. We’ll be updating this post live with the TV Category winners.

The are hosted in 2011 by Ricky Gervais, you can’t lose.

Movies and Television, you can’t lose.

However, these nominees – well, some of them will have to lose. Check back after the awards are handed out to see how well I was able to guess!

Let’s take a closer look at these, shall we?

Best Drama Series
‘Mad Men,’ AMC
‘The Good Wife,’ CBS
‘Boardwalk Empire,’ HBO
‘The Walking Dead,’ AMC
‘Dexter,’ Showtime

KPonTV: Boardwalk Empire is a glorious piece of filming, however the story was a bit slow. The Good Wife is a court-room drama mixed with all kinds of romantic will then/won’t they moments. It’s like The Office meets Law & Order.

KPonTV on The Ricky Gervais Show: Season 1 DVD

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January 4th of 2011 brought a little more funny into the lives of TV fans with DVD players. Warner Brothers Entertainment released The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season on DVD.

The animated series, which airs on HBO, is based on the original record-breaking podcasts of The Ricky Gervais Show. The series takes the original podcasts (Guinness Book of World Records for most downloads) and animates them for television viewing.

The voices are Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington whose offbeat musings inspire many of the storylines. The shows include the merits of 20th century inventions, Karl’s suggestion for population control, how philosophy has evolved through the ages and of course Karl’s perfectly round head!

CSI:NY – Recap & Review – Holding Cell

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CSI:NY
Holding Cell

Original Air Date: Jan 14, 2011

Maria – TwoCents Reviewer
maria@thetwocentscorp.com

Ever since that episode of “Doctor Who”, gas masks have terrified me. They are inherently scary and now CSI:NY utilizes that in the first scene. Having the audience perspective as the POV from inside the gas mask also adds to the freakiness. Then seeing a tap turn on and spray come out in slow motion… utterly creepy.

That’s where the creepiness ends though, because it’s actually a club and people are drinking the mist and licking it off of skin and thoroughly enjoying themselves. One of those people is club promoter Miguel Martinez. Then we cut to his apartment where he is dead having bled out on the floor.

Celebrity Apprentice Cast Announced

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NBC announced today the stellar celebrity lineup of candidates appearing on the next season of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” premiering on Sunday, March 6th at 9pm EST/PST.

The women include: Hope Dworaczyk, La Toya Jackson, Star Jones, NeNe Leakes, Marlee Matlin, Lisa Rinna, Niki Taylor and Dionne Warwick.

The men include: Gary Busey, Jose Canseco, David Cassidy, Richard Hatch, Lil Jon, Meat Loaf, Mark McGrath and John Rich.

Grey’s Anatomy – Recap & Review – Start Me Up

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Grey’s Anatomy
Start me up

Original Air Date: Jan 13, 2011

Angelique – Associate Staff Writer
Angelique@thetwocentscorp.com

Another year has gone by and a new group of first year med students are brought into Seattle Grace Mercy West. At one time, the doctors we know all stood in that place opposite people with a lot more experience, not knowing what’s ahead. A very uncomfortable place to be.

Webber organized a meeting for all the interns and residents and the new first years. Every resident is paired up with a newbie and they have to help them and teach them what it is they do at SGMW. As usual, it is a total meat market and the newbies are judged on their appearance. Avery and Karev both would like to have the same gorgeous girl. Much to Avery’s disgust, it is Alex who actually gets her while Avery has to settle for a very geeky and strange guy. Webber also mentions to everyone that the race for chief resident is on.