Damages – Recap & Review – Don’t Throw That At The Chicken

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Damages
Don’t Throw That at the Chicken

Original Air Date: Feb 15, 2010

Tom R. – Sr. Staff Writer
tom@thetwocents.com

First off … favorite title ever.

The advice is given from Joe Tobin to his son Kevin. The scene reflects his promise to his wife to make things right. His time with Kevin seems to capture something that Joe never had with his own father.

In fact, parenting comes into play quite a bit this week, as Michael resurfaces for lunch with Patty. He paints his mom a rosy picture of a new job and a new life without Jill, the older woman Patty had disapproved of. But when he returns home, we see that not only is he still living with Jill, he is a starving artist, and Jill is expecting their child. Of course, it’s up for grabs whether Patty believed him in the first place.

CW Gives Early Pick Ups To 5 Shows Including Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and Gossip Girl

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All you fans of models, vampires, spooky stories and saying OMG – no worries. Your shows are coming back!

The CW Network has given early pickups to five series for next season, including four signature dramas and the reality hit AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL. All five shows will return in Fall 2010.

The series receiving early renewals include this season’s breakout hit THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, The CW’s most-watched show (4.6 million viewers) and the network’s number one show among adults 18-34 (2.5/8). THE VAMPIRE DIARIES premiere generated the largest audience in network history for a series debut (5.7 million total viewers). THE VAMPIRE DIARIES has improved The CW’s performance Thursday at 8:00 p.m. by 114% among women 18-34 this season.

24 – Recap & Review – 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM

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24
11:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M.

Original Air Date: Feb 15, 2010

Brittany Frederick – Staff Writer
brittanyfrederick @thetwocentscorp.com

Remember that episode a few seasons ago where pretty much the entire hour was naked Jack getting tortured? My first thought this week was “I hope this episode isn’t like that one, because I lost my appetite after that one.”

Yet the episode leads with more dramatics involving Dana, Kevin and creepy crush boy Arlo, and I tune out for the next seven minutes. At least until we find Jack, who is – you guessed it – being interrogated and tortured by the Russians. He gets tortured at least once a season.

TwoCents and Five Questions With…

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…Tom Everett Scott, actor (Detective Clarke)

When Southland was given the ax by NBC to make room for The Jay Leno Show, fans were in an uproar. There were only six episodes in and they wanted more. Thanks to petitions and message boards and letters to anyone who would listen, nitty-gritty TNT picked up the cop drama.

The show got a new life, with TNT airing the original six episodes, as well as the remaining that had been shot. These made up season one, which will be wrapping up next week. New episodes will begin to air on March 2nd and will be the official season two. To promote the new season, some of the actors of the show were nice enough to sit down with TheTwoCents to answer some questions about the show and more.

Family Guy – Recap & Review – Extra-Large Medium

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Family Guy
Extra-Large Medium

Original Air Date: Feb 14, 2010

Thomas Nikl – Staff Writer
thomas@thetwocentscorps.com

The Griffins go camping but Stewie and Chris get lost when Chris chases a butterfly. Pretty soon everyone is assuming the worst so Lois’ father convinces her to go see a psychic (a Medium) to get answers. She assures Lois that her babies will be found. Meanwhile, the ridiculously overly gay character stumbles onto Chris and Stewie in the woods and reunites them with Lois and Peter.

Big Love – Recap & Review – Under One Roof

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Big Love
Under One Roof

Original Air Date: Feb 14, 2010

Thomas Nikl – Staff Writer
thomas@thetwocentscorps.com

Bill and Barb are at dinner with their brother and sister in law (I think that’s who they are, technically) and Barb spots Anna- who is now pregnant. She alludes to the point that it’s Bill’s baby but she didnt want to burden them with that information. Interesting. Bill has been wanting more kids. Lots more kids. Crazy man! But wasn’t Anna like a million years ago? His campaign is in it’s final weeks and he’s also trying to expand the casino business. The tribal leader guy (Tommy’s Dad) is bringing in Marilyn to hear her official pitch.

The Amazing Race – Recap & Review – Nanna Is Kickin’ Your Butt

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The Amazing Race
Nanna Is Kickin’ Your Butt

Original Air Date: Feb 14, 2010

Farrah Kaye – Associate Editor
farrah@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome to another wonderful season of The Amazing Race! I’m sorry Rachel isn’t here, but I am hoping you will still stick around and read my reviews of the show. I have promised Rachel I will keep her format (and try to be as witty and funny) and this first post is dedicated to her. 🙂

Cold Case – Recap & Review – Bombers

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Cold Case
Bombers

Original Air Date: Feb 14, 2010

Amanda-Senior Reviewer
amanda@thetwocentscorp.com

It seems like it’s been forever since we had a new Cold Case, but this one more than made up for the wait. In “Bombers,” we explore graffiti-art culture (and here I was thinking it was plain old vandalism!) in investigating the 1982 death of a young painter. “Bombing,” it turns out, is slang for graffiti…but some of our detectives got bombed with some pretty heavy personal stuff, too.

Private Practice – Recap & Review – Love Bites

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Private Practice
Love Bites

Original Air Date: Feb 11, 2010

Farrah Kaye – Associate Editor
farrah@thetwocentscorp.com

This week has been filled with Valentine’s Day episodes. And I’m over it. This is the fourth (I think?) recap I’ve written about the corporate holiday and I’m done. With that being said, I’m also over vampires. So, if I get a bit snarky during this recap, it’s because V-day and vampire-related movies/TV shows are two things I hate the most and that is what tonight’s show is all about. You might enjoy it, so feel free to argue against me below. 🙂

Grey’s Anatomy – Recap & Review – Valentine’s Day Massacre

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Grey’s Anatomy
Valentine’s Day Massacre

Original Air Date: Feb 11, 2010

Farrah Kaye – Associate Editor
farrah@thetwocentscorp.com

Hey guys and gals. Tom is busy this week being a big important business guy, so I’m here again. As has been the same with every other show this week, it’s Valentine’s Day at Seattle Grace. As we saw in the previews though, nothing is lovely about it. Lexie went blond and has McSteamy up in arms about it and a roof collapsed at a restaurant on the busiest day of their year. What will this bring to our doctors? Surely not chocolate and roses, although we all know this stuff makes Cristina happy!