The Office – Recap & Review – Viewing Party

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The Office
Viewing Party

Original Air Date: Nov 11, 2010

Shannon – Associate Editor
shannon@thetwocentscorp.com

The cold open has the group watching a breaking news broadcast about the cops catching the Scranton Strangler. Gabe suggests they all get back to work but no one does. They are glued to the TV until the cops pass down the street in front of Dunder Mifflin’s building. Michael goes out to collect some of the loose asphalt so his grandchildren can sell it later to buy a spaceship.

Gabe and Erin are having a Glee viewing party at Gabe’s apartment. Everyone agrees to go and Kevin says they can’t not go to the boss’s party. Michael is miffed that everyone thinks Gabe’s the boss. Michael is clearly jealous of Gabe and his pizzas and fancy schmancy oven.

The Mentalist – Recap & Review – Ball of Fire

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The Mentalist
Ball of Fire

Original Air Date: Nov 11, 2010.

Liz – Associate Staff Writer
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It’s a slow day for the CBI. It’s so slow that Rigsby and Cho are betting over bouncing a ping pong ball into a glass, and Grace is on the phone with O’Loughlin. Jane even complains of the boredom over the phone to Lisbon, who reminds him that boredom is good for homicide detectives. But he will not be thwarted, he is at a roadside fruit stand and by golly he will return with fruit. Except he’s interrupted when a man in a hoodie shoots up the joint and tries to shove Jane into his trunk. How rude.

Jane managed to get a call out to Lisbon before being taken, so the CBI is on this case. They get pointed north as far as the direction the car with Arizona plates by a witness, Sherry Winger. Lisbon pauses and says, “If Jane were here, he’d make some snarky remark about something we missed at the crime scene.” My heart breaks a little.

Fan Site Forum – The Office Conference Room – Viewing Party

Welcome back to another meeting in The Office Conference Room, a forum where some of your favorite Office Fan Site Brain-Trusts submit their TwoCents in the days following a new Office episode.

Want to know what us Office geeks have to say about the show? Well look no further! Actually, you have to look a little further, as our opinions are farther down on this page…

And don’t forget that YOU, gentle reader, can join in on the fun as well! We have a Recap & Review of Viewing Party right here on TheTwoCents where you can give your very own spare change!

Now… on to the Conference Room and a gleeful (see what I did there?) Viewing Party!

[Last Updated: 11/12/10 at 09:11 AM]

Private Practice – Recap & Review – What Happens Next

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Private Practice
What Happens Next

Original Air Date: Nov 11, 2010

Karen Belgrad – Associate Staff Writer
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@thetwocentscorp.com

What does someone do when their entire sense of self is shattered? When a woman who prides herself on her strength and independence is violated? How can she pick up the pieces and make self whole again?

This week’s episode takes us into the aftermath of Charlotte’s brutal assault. The only person who knows the full extent of her horror is Addison, who is bound by medical ethos to silence. Will Addison be able to keep the information to herself? Will Charlotte be able to admit to others that she was raped? Keep reading to find out.

Psych – Recap & Review – Extradition II

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Psych
Extradition II

Original Air Date: Nov 10, 2010

Anne – Associate Editor
anne@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome back to another season of Psych! Tonight we have the return of Desperaux, played by the brilliant Cary Elwes. How will he outwit Shawn & Gus this time? And what will happen with Shawn & Juliet after their big kiss over the summer?

Find out all this and lots more by reading on ahead…

The Big Bang Theory – Recap & Review – The 21-Second Excitation

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The Big Bang Theory
The 21-Second Excitation

Original Air Date: Nov 11, 2010

Theresa – Staff Writer
theresa@thetwocentscorp.com

Ok, I admit it: I’ve never seen Indiana Jones. Any of them. Unlike Penny, I fell asleep when someone tried to show me Raiders of the Lost Ark (it was late!). In any event, our favorite gang of geeks is watching Raiders in preparation for the debut of a special extended cut – a whole 21 extra seconds of unseen footage!

Criminal Minds – Recap & Review – Reflection of Desire

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Criminal Minds
Reflection of Desire

Original Air Date: Nov 10, 2010

JD – Staff Writer
jd@thetwocentscorp.com

Um. Wow. That’s really all I have to say about this episode. Unfortunately, it’s not the good kind of wow. Let’s see. 1) The first secret of the season (it was announced before the season opener that all the characters would have a secret revealed this season) was pretty anti-climactic. 2) Okay, so we get that Garcia is kinda filling JJ’s role for a while, but putting her in a blonde wig in front of the press? A little bit of a slap in the face. 3) The twist to the plot was not only totally predictable, but shamelessly lifted from one of horror’s most classic films.

Color me unimpressed. If the actors in this show weren’t top notch (all the time), even when the script isn’t, this would have been almost unbearable. But let’s get on with it.

NBC Goes Green – Again

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Familiar faces from NBC Primetime shows will inform and entertain audiences about the environment during “Green Week,” which runs across the NBC Universal networks November 14-21.

Primetime shows including “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” “The Office,” “Chase,” “Community,” “The Biggest Loser,” “Parenthood” and “Outsourced” will include green references in their storylines as part of a collective effort to integrate environmental issues into the cultural dialogue.

“NBCU’s broad portfolio of media properties provides a unique opportunity to help raise environmental awareness in a fun and engaging way that fits with each show’s brand identity,” said Beth Colleton, VP of Green is Universal.

Survivor – Recap & Review – Running the Camp

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Survivor
Running the Camp

Original Air Date: Nov 10, 2010

Ryan O – Two Cents Reviewer
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The low down Jane shoots her mouth off about being Marty’s superior both physically and mentally but the episode shows she is neither. But, does it matter in the end? Who really is running the camp right now? Marty? Jane? Sash and Brenda? And please, can we have Naonka just stop talking?

Pre-credits: In the previouslies: “Everything blew up when Naonka took Alina on a food-stealing mission.” Really show? You think we’re that dumb? That we don’t remember that Naonka did that on her own and only shared the food with Alina later? Sigh.

iCarly Meets The Good Wife

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In the upcoming episode of The Good Wife entitled “Bad Girls” the star of iCarly – Miranda Cosgrove – will guest star.

In the episode Alicia is on the road to successfully arguing that her teenaged pop star client, Sloan (Cosgrove), is innocent of a DUI, until Cary (Matt Czuchry) drops a bombshell that could ruin the starlet’s career – and life.

The episode airs on Tuesday, Nov. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. Video preview after the bump!

It’s November sweeps folks, get ready for the guest stars to keep showing up. Do you have a favorite guest spot yet this season?