Paula Abdul has “Got to Dance”

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Hold on to your hats, Paula’s back.

CBS has announced that Abdul has signed on to the new reality competition “Got to Dance,” based on the British show of the same name. In addition to being named executive producer and lead judge, Abdul will serve as a coach and mentor to the contestants as they perform and face the elimination process.

Got to Dance takes amateurs of any age group in from across the nation and allows them to battle audition in front Abdul and her panel of experts. The very best will then move on to the semi-finals and finals, where one will be crowned the Got to Dance champion.

Merlin – Recap & Review – Sins Of The Father

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Merlin
Sins of the Father

Original Air Date: May 21, 2010

Andi – Staff Writer
andi@thetwocentscorp.com

In which Arthur gets beaten by a girl, Merlin and Arthur both crank their mommy/daddy issues up to 11, Uther still sucks a whole lot, Morgana does not discover that she has a sister, Igraine’s totally hot for being a zombie and everyone’s generally miserable.

Sorry I’m late with this, guys. My internet decided to roll over and die all weekend. Anyway, now that I’ve appropriately explained my tardiness, on with the show!

Tudors – Recap & Review – Episode 7

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Tudors
Episode 7

Original Air Date: May 23, 2010

Thomas Nikl – Staff Writer
thomas@thetwocentscorps.com

Last week on the Tudors King Henry made a new alliance with Spain to wage war against the French, and has also decided to take a new Queen, Catherine Parr. And the clergy has begun hunting down religious heretics again within the realm. The episode begins with a very aged-looking Henry planning the invasion of France. Charles, his long-time friend, is loyal as ever and ready to fight again. And soon we see the wedding of Henry and Catherine, where Catherine seems about as eager to marry Henry as I would be to eat Asparagus (I don’t like Asparagus).

Family Guy – Recap & Review – Something, Something, Something Dark Side

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Family Guy
Something, Something, Something Dark Side

Original Air Date: May 23, 2010

Thomas Nikl – Staff Writer
thomas@thetwocentscorps.com

Well, readers, it’s that time again- the season finale of Family Guy! And they’re giving their take on the Star Wars movie “The Empire Strikes Back”. Before we get into the break down we’ll give a quick recap of the characters. Chris is Luke, Peter is Han, Lois is Leia, Quagmire is C3P0, Cleveland is R2D2, Stewie is Darth Vader, The creepy old guy is Obi Wan Kenobi, Brian is Chewbacca, Lois’ Dad is the Emperor, and Peter’s nemesis Chicken is Boba Fett.

TwoCents & Five Questions With Mary Lynn Rajskub

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…Mary Lynn Rajskub, Actor

As 24 draws to a close in a two hour season finale (airing tonight on FOX), many of us will reflect on our favorite moments during the shows long run. More than likely some of those moments will involve Chloe, played to quirky perfection by Mary Lynn Rajskub.

We had a chance to talk with Mary Lynn during a conference call, where she shared her thoughts on her favorite moments and why Chloe seemed to click with the audience. Here are some of the highlights:

TheTwoCents: Chloe O’Brian’s a very quirky character, and you’re known for injecting a lot of humor, definitely intentionally I’m sure in some cases intentionally with the character. Can you talk about how much of your own personality you put into Chloe and if you and the producers and even the writers, how do you all discuss trying to interweave Chloe’s quirky personality that creates a little bit of comedy with the serious gravity of what’s going on in the show, presidential assassinations and nuclear bombs?

LOST’s Alternative Endings

Jimmy Kimmel Live hosted an Aloha to Lost special after last night’s series finale. Part of the show were some much hyped alternate endings to the show. Many believed these were real possible endings, however, if you stopped to think about Jimmy Kimmel – you know these would be silly! Enjoy.

Lost – Recap & Review – The End (SERIES FINALE)

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Lost
The End (SERIES FINALE)

Original Air Date: May 23, 2010

Laura Kelley – Associate Staff Writer
laurakelley@thetwocentscorp.com

I will be totally honest with you guys: I’m crying right now while I’m typing this. Lost has been a hell of a ride, and it’s over, and I feel like I’ve been punched in the face with sadness as well as just plain punched in the face. But we’ll get to both of the reasons why.

I didn’t know what to expect when I sat down to watch the last episode of a show I’ve loved and hated over the past few years, and I don’t know what exactly you all were looking for, but in some ways I feel like the ending delivered and in a lot of ways I feel like this long-anticipated final episode did anything but that. Recap after the jump to avoid spoilers, but I’ll post one initial reaction in this intro: holy crap, Vincent is back!

Fox orders an early season 3 pickup for Glee

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Gleeks everywhere rejoice. (*EDIT – FOX’s official press release below.*)

TVGuide reports that the Fox Network has ordered a third season of Glee, even before the second one has begun. Glee is the number one show among the coveted 18-49 year old demographic, and has averaged 9.4 million total viewers.

“In just one year, Glee has transcended the television landscape and emerged as a global pop-culture phenomenon,” stated Peter Rice, Fox networks’ entertainment chairman, to Entertainment Weekly.

Doctor Who – Recap & Review – Vampires in Venice

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Doctor Who
Vampires In Venice

Original Air Date: May 22, 2010

Brittany Frederick – Staff Writer
brittanyfrederick @thetwocentscorp.com

I don’t know about you, but I am so, so sick of vampires. They are just completely overdone and not even well done in anything I’ve seen post-Buffy and Angel, so tell me that Doctor Who involves vampires and I’m going to roll my eyes from the start.

Especially when the episode also involves the slightly awkward subplot of Amy’s fiancee’s bachelor party. At least it’s written by the guy who created Being Human?

My Two Cents – Saying Goodbye to Lost

Before this weekend is up fans will be saying goodbye to a show that has not only spawned water-cooler conversations around the world, but also the most heated debate about romantic pairings any television show has ever seen.

Hopefully that, along with a few other key note items will be addressed before 11:30 p.m. rolls around on Sunday night. As someone who has watched this show and suffered probable brain loss because of it, I couldn’t let it go without saying a few words.

LOST is truly a show that must be viewed in its entirety. I pity the person who thinks they’ll get away with having skipped a few episodes here and there and still hope to make sense of it all in the end. (Except for the episode about Jack and his tattoos, no one needs to see that one.) I was a late bloomer, in fact I didn’t want anything to do with it because it was being spun as a sci-fi type show and that just wasn’t my thing. Then, I fell in love with another sci-fi show (Battlestar Galactica to be exact) and figured why not? If I can love robots in space, why can’t I get behind people stuck on a deserted island? The result was a very serious addiction.