American Idol – Recap & Review – Solo Round I

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American Idol
Solo Round I

Original Air Date: Mar 5, 2013

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

Finally, the judges aren’t the ones in control anymore. For better or worse, the Idol Top 10 will be decided by America as the contestants perform over two days with a results show Thursday. Once again, the cuts will be brutal.

Tuesday it was the women’s turn for their first live show. So 10 contestants sang, but only five will go on after Thursday. Unless… the judges get their yearly wild card vote. We’ll see…

TheTwoCents 2013 TV Tournament – Dick Van Dyke Division Round 1

It’s time to fill out your brackets! No, not THAT tournament – it’s once again time to find the favorite show on TheTwoCents!

The 64 top rated shows from 2012 on TTC have been spread out into four divisions, named after TV royalty. The Lucille Ball Division, Jackie Gleason Division, Dick Van Dyke Division and Betty White Division.

The shows have been seeded by their popularity with readers on TheTwoCents.com from Jan – Dec 2012.

You Can Print Out The Brackets, Make Your Guesses and Play Along At Home!

We are having readers vote for their favorites and see if they can push them through the ranks to become THE OFFICIAL FAN FAVORITE show on TheTwoCents.com joining the 2012 winner – CHUCK!

Vote after the bump!

Justified – Recap & Review – The Hatchet Tour

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Justified
The Hatchet Tour

Original Air Date: Mar 5, 2013

Lyssa G – Reviewer
Lyssa@thetwocentscorp.com

After a sad week last week, here we are again. One of our main characters from the beginning of this show is gone… Arlo Givens. He was always a favorite of mine. From what we have seen in the previews we are finally going to find out who Drew Thompson is. This is something that has been coming for the last 8 weeks here.

Raylan is still going through a lot of changes from what we can tell. He seems to really want to be making changes in his life so that he can be around for his child. Boyd was having issues with the white collar Harlan guys last week. He managed to back them off his back by using Theo Tonin’s influence. Lets see what happens this week.

White Collar – Recap & Review – In The Wind

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White Collar
In The Wind

Original Air Date: Mar 5, 2013

Jules – News Editor
jules@thetwocentscorp.com

White Collar has done game changing finales well and the season four finale was that and much more. How the writers manage to outdo themselves every year is beyond me, but it sure keeps us entertained.

It’s time to get to Ellen’s evidence box in the Empire State Building to clear James’ name, but would you know that Pratt is on their tails! Since he entered the story, things seemed set for him to face off against James. But tonight, well, you’ll just have to read on to see what happens, how Callaway fits in and how Neal and team manage to pull off another great con.

Bones – Recap & Review – The Survivor In The Soap

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Bones
The Survivor in the Soap

Original Air Date: Mar 4, 2013

Karen – Sr Staff Writer
Karen@thetwocentscorp.com

This week’s victim is a Sierra Leone refugee that was forced to become a child soldier. The episode spends the entire hour bringing to light the atrocities that the children are subjected to. He escapes such horrors only to be killed here and it is up to Bones and the Squints to tell his story.

Arastoo is back and in a very minor story we see him and Cam deal with their relationship at work.

90210 – Recap & Review – Life’s a Beach

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90210
Life’s a Beach

Original Air Date: Mar 4, 2013

Dennis – Senior Reviewer
dennis@thetwocentscorp.com

In this week’s episode of 90210, Naomi & Annie try to convince Mark whether he should stay or leave after he gets offered a chef job at a fancy New York restaurant. Meanwhile, Liam’s figured out that he wants to open a surf shop for women and then sleeps with his only potential investor. Will he try to make the relationship strictly professional to save his store?

Also, Michaela & Silver are ready to shoot their first music videos, but problems persist on the set. Luckily, two big surprises later in the episode save the day. What were they? Read on for this week’s character breakdown!

Dallas – Recap & Review – The Furious and The Fast

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Dallas
The Furious and The Fast

Original Air Date: Mar 4, 2013

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
karenbelgrad@thetwocentscorp.com

This was a much promoted hour of Dallas. TNT hyped up Larry Hagman’s final episode, the last J.R. scenes, as if it would be a fitting tribute to his character and legacy. I’m sure they were hoping that it would help rebound the lagging winter ratings and draw in new viewers.

Unfortunately, what we actually got was some edited Larry Hagman scenes and a whole lot of the “how many times can they say methane” drinking game. I know the show’s hands were tied with the limited amount of episodes Larry Hagman filmed before his passing last fall, but certainly the show could have given us a little more J.R. related material this hour.

Switched At Birth – Recap & Review – Uprising

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Switched At Birth
Uprising

Original Air Date: Mar 4, 2013

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
karenbelgrad@thetwocentscorp.com

Before we discuss tonight’s historical, all-ASL episode, let’s start with a deaf culture history lesson that was touched upon in this hour. In March 1988, the students at Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf and hard of hearing, led a protest known as Deaf President Now. The protest came about after the board of trustees nominated a hearing person as its seventh president. The students shutdown the campus, barricaded its gates, and demanded a deaf president. The protest ended on March 13, 1988 when I. King Jordan, a deaf individual, was appointed president.

What’s truly remarkable is the way that Switched At Birth continues to draw on history and the identity of the deaf community to tell its stories. While America as a whole likes to draw attention to the history of various minorities with dedicated months, it has yet to make sure this segment of the population is given equal billing. And tonight’s episode, and the press coverage it has received, hopefully goes a long way in rectifying that.

The Good Wife – Recap & Review – Going For The Gold

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The Good Wife
Going For The Gold

Original Air Date: Mar 3, 2013

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

You almost hope that Eli’s trouble with the Department of Justice and counsel Josh Perrotti will never go away, just so we can revel in the zaniness that is Elsbeth Tascioni.

I have to say that Elsbeth’s thinking was a little more convoluted in this episode than in the past. Perhaps we can blame that on Josh Perrotti himself (the gorgeous Kyle MacLachlan), who seems to genuinely have the hots for our favorite ditsy-yet-brilliant attorney. But he’s equally determined to beat her in court, which makes their not-quite-relationship all the hotter.

Fox Renews The Following, New Girl, Mindy Project and Raising Hope

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FOX has picked up comedy series NEW GIRL, THE MINDY PROJECT and RAISING HOPE for the 2013-14 season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. FOX has also ordered a second season of the year’s most thrilling new series THE FOLLOWING. NEW GIRL was picked up for a third season, THE MINDY PROJECT received a second season order and RAISING HOPE was renewed for a fourth season.

“We love working with these talented producers and casts who, week after week, create some of the funniest work on television,” said Reilly. “These shows are creatively vibrant, they have established a loyal and passionate audience and they will continue to define and grow the FOX comedy brand next season and beyond.”