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Stargate: Universe
Earth
Original Air Date: Nov 6, 2009
Em – TwoCents Reviewer
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Young is having a bad day. It starts out pretty good – napping and having a dream about making out with TJ – but then he has to wake up and go to a meeting with his superiors, millions of light-years away, who chew him out for being late and doing a poor job of running an alien spaceship full of a rag-tag group of survivors. I hate when that happens.
Charlie Brown and The Little Drummer Boy don’t have a monopoly on Christmas Specials – episodes of our favorite shows have their Holiday Specials this time of year too!
Here’s a listing of shows and their descriptions. We will update as more come in.
30 ROCK – NBC – THURS, DEC 10 – 9:30PM
Jack’s (Alec Baldwin) interest in a new social networking site unexpectedly reconnects him with a high school crush. Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) tries to organize a Secret Santa Fun Swap, but not without resistance from some of the staff members. Meanwhile, Liz (Tina Fey) battles the task of buying a gift that’s good enough for Jack, and Jenna (Jane Krakowski) is horrified at the prospect of sharing her annual Christmas solo.
COMMUNITY – NBC – THURS, DEC 10 – 8:00PM
Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) throws a Christmas party for the gang and much to her surprise learns her classmates come from a variety of backgrounds. Meanwhile, Jeff (Joel McHale) is challenged by the school bully (guest star Anthony Michael Hall) and faces the reality that he may fail Spanish 101.
HEROES – NBC – MONDAY, NOV 23 – 8:00PM
H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) hosts an untraditional Thanksgiving dinner. Elsewhere, the Petrelli family gets a surprise guest at their table. Meanwhile, Samuel (Robert Knepper) continues to hold Hiro (Masi Oka) hostage as Lydia (guest star Dawn Olivieri) goes in search for the truth.
PARKS AND RECREATION – NBC – THURS, DEC 10 – 8:30PM
Leslie (Amy Poehler) designs the Pawnee Winter Wonderland Festival, but has to hide from the press when a meeting with a disgraced Councilman lands her in the middle of a sex scandal. Meanwhile, Ron (Nick Offerman) offers to cover for Leslie for the day, and quickly discovers how much work she really does.
THE JAY LENO SHOW – NBC – THURS, NOV 26 – 10:00PM
“The Jay Leno Show” is all new on Thanksgiving night with guest Megan Fox. Additionally, the show is recognizing the men and women who serve in the U.S. military by inviting representatives from each branch to sit in the studio audience for the special holiday taping.
THE OFFICE – NBC – THURS, DEC 10 – 9:00PM
Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) is outraged when Jim (John Krasinski) allows Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) to be Santa at the office Christmas party. Jim and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) try to get everyone into the holiday spirit despite the uncertainty with Dunder Mifflin. Meanwhile, Oscar (Oscar Nunez) has a secret crush.
TRAUMA – NBC – MON, NOV 23 – 9:00PM
Thanksgiving travel gets dangerous when a packed commercial airliner must make an emergency landing that goes terribly wrong. Meanwhile, Nancy (Anastasia Griffith) finds herself reluctant to spend the holiday with her family. Elsewhere, Boone (Derek Luke) and Tyler (Kevin Rankin) respond to an unusually common Thanksgiving emergency. John Terry, Matt Barr, Ryan Michelle Bathe and Scottie Thompson guest-star.
We all know what Rudolph, Frosty, It’s A Wonderful Life and Elf is, but what about Snowglobe, Cranberry Christmas or Snow 2? Well, we’re here to help!
Here is a listing of program descriptions for all the Holiday Programs broadcasting in 2009. Click HERE for the list of shows by premiere date.
A CAROL CHRISTMAS – ABC Family
This holiday special puts a twist on the classic Dickens’ tale, with Tori Spelling cast as a conceited modern-day talk show host who is haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. The film also stars William Shatner, Dinah Manoff and Gary Coleman. (Live Action)
A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING – ABC
Starring an unlikely round-headed hero and a unique cast of young characters wiser and wittier than their years, Charles Schulz’s PEANUTS is not just the best-known, most-loved comic strip ever created, but a true global phenomenon. The PEANUTS characters are featured in 2200 newspapers, in classic television specials and on re-mastered DVDs, on stage, in hundreds of books and across the Internet. They have inspired every kind of consumer product from T-shirts to toothbrushes. And while translated into 25 languages, PEANUTS has introduced a vocabulary all its own: “Good grief!,” “security blanket,” “Happiness is…,” “You blockhead!” As PEANUTS approaches its 60th anniversary in 2010, “Good ol’ Charlie Brown” and his inseparable gang remain as fresh and vital as ever.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Why? Presents? Snow? Family Meals? NO!
The TV Specials! Buddy the Elf, Rudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown, HUGE Balloons, Dick Clark and even the Miser Brothers are back to make use all smile.
Here’s a listing of the specials in chronological order. We’ve listed all we feel are true holiday specials, and only listed the first airings of the shows. (i.e. Frosty is on ABC Family about 10 times). We will update this story as the season progresses.
So, here you go! Season’s Greetings!
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White Collar
The Book of Hours
Original Air Date: Nov 6, 2009
Brittany Frederick – Staff Writer
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The FBI-Team is all hanging out in a surveillance van, when a mafia henchguy comes up to the back of the van and introduces himself asking for their help. Cheeky.
tnt getting mental
THE MENTALIST will join a TNT lineup that includes many hit acquired series, along with network originals such as The Closer, Saving Grace, HawthoRNe , Leverage and the upcoming Men of a Certain Age. TNT also recently picked up Warner Bros. Television’s Southland.
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Original Air Date: Nov 6, 2009
Jeff P. – Sr. Staff Writer
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It seems that Adrian Monk will be having another shot at reinstatement to the SFPD in tonight’s episode. He’ll just have to take Natalie’s advice left on post-it notes: “Be yourself… but not TOO yourself”.
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Fringe
Earthling
Original Air Date: Nov 5, 2009
Rachel – Sr. Managing Editor
rachel@thetwocentscorp.com
A guy named Randy is about to surprise his wife for their anniversary… she thinks he’s on a plane to Hong Kong, but he’s at home making dinner. Then some very Paranormal Activity things start happening. TV turning on, shadows, things that go bump in the night… then something attacks him and, well, his wife finds him sitting in a chair all dead. Better yet, when she touches him, he turns to ash. Paging Fringe Division.
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Bones
The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken
Original Air Date: Nov. 6, 2009
Karen- Sr. Staff Writer
Karen@thetwocentscorp.com
Our episode is about a guy who looks like a chicken, and is found dead by a group of girls called Woodchucks. And two of our characters hook up, and I was not expecting it, but did like it.
A Girl Scout-like group of girls that call themselves Woodchucks find the body of a man. They are something like mini-Bones in training. They took samples of everything and made a stretcher to carry the body on. Pretty cool, if you ask me. The victim turns out to be a worker at a chicken farm, and ironically looks like a chicken. It is depressing to see how the chicken farm is run and how overcrowded the chickens are. I think maybe Hart Hanson wanted to show how disgusting the whole process is.
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Survivor: Samoa
All Hell Breaks Loose
Original Air Date: Nov 5, 2009
Rachel – Sr. Managing Editor
rachel@thetwocentscorp.com
It’s Merge time… you would think that it’s gonna be easy for the former Galu members to pick off the remaining four Foa Foa’s, right? Not so fast…
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