TwoCents & Five Questions With…

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… Joel McHale, Actor and Dan Harmon, Producer

Community premieres on NBC tonight as a part of their Thursday night comedy block joining The Office, Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock. The show will start off at 9:30pm while the Saturday Night Live Weekday Specials air and will move to the 8:00pm slot after that. Recently, the TwoCents had the opportunity to sit down with the star of Community, Joel McHale, and the creator/executive producer, Dan Harmon.

TTC: NBC has been talked about as kind of a sinking ship with the ratings and tsuch. They’ve been really hyping up Community. Does that put more pressure on you guys to really deliver?

People Never Truly Die On Lost

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Two of the show’s popular characters seem to be coming back to LOST for the final season.

From EW: “Ian Somerhalder [Boone] phoned EW this morning to chat about his role as Damon on The CW hit The Vampire Diaries (look for his answers to reader questions on Thursday), but thanks to his apology for calling 25 minutes late due to the security at an airport in Atlanta, where the show films, being very, very thorough, we found out that he’s about to shoot Boone’s final-season return to ABC’s Lost. “I’m literally getting on a plane in 45 minutes to fly to Hawaii,” he said. “The only thing I can say is that I’m going back for several episodes….I have a script that weighs like 200 pounds, but I don’t really know what’s happening.”

From ScifiWire: Dominic Monaghan, who played the ill-fated but fan-beloved bassist Charlie Pace on ABC’s Lost, confirmed that he’s talked with series co-creator Damon Lindelof about returning for the show’s sixth and final season, which kicks off in early 2010.

Devil In The Dollhouse

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Ray Wise, the best part of “Reaper” as the Devil, is joining the cast of “Dollhouse” according to EW’s Ausiello:

“Dollhouse has tapped spooky-cool Ray Wise to join the cast in the potentially recurring role of Howard, an intelligent higher-up in the Dollhouse who has huge presence and humor.

Wise is coming off of a two-year stint as Lucifer on The CW’s Reaper. Of course, to me, he’ll forever be the dude who offed Laura Palmer.

Dollhouse, which kicks off season 2 a week from Friday, is amassing quite the impressive talent roster this season. In addition to Wise, upcoming guest stars include Jamie Bamber, Keith Carradine, Alexis Denisoff, and Summer Glau.”

Bruce, U2, Sting, Clapton, Aretha, Metallica and More To Play HBO

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The unique four-hour music event THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME CONCERT will be presented Thanksgiving weekend, SUNDAY, NOV. 29, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, it was announced today by Nancy Geller, senior vice president, HBO Entertainment. Featuring performances from two groundbreaking concerts to be held this October at Madison Square Garden , the special will be anchored by iconic musicians that include Eric Clapton, Crosby , Stills, Nash & Friends, Aretha Franklin, Metallica, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, U2 and Stevie Wonder, among others.

“The live concerts promise to be the biggest collection of rock and roll talent at one time ever, and we’re honored to be able to share this magical happening with our subscribers,” noted Geller.

Screen Actors Guild To Honor Betty White

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Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced today beloved comedienne, pioneering television producer, host, author and animal advocate Betty White, will receive the Guild’s most prestigious accolade—the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. White will be presented the Award, given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” at the “16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®”, which premieres live on TNT and TBS Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and 6 p.m. MT.

In making today’s announcement, Screen Actors Guild National President Alan Rosenberg said, “Whether creating some of television’s most indelible characters, plunging into film roles with joyous gusto or perfecting the art of the quip as a television panelist and host, Betty White has entertained audiences with her impeccable comic timing and remarkable wit for more than sixty years. Her lifelong devotion to the welfare of animals, manifest in her work as an author, producer and philanthropist, is further evidence of her tremendous humanity and meaningful contributions in so many important areas. Screen Actors Guild is honored to celebrate Betty White’s extraordinary achievements over the course of an exemplary life.”

Farewell…

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… Henry Gibson, Actor

From THR: Henry Gibson, a wry comic character actor whose career included “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” “Nashville” and “Boston Legal,” died Monday at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73.

Gibson’s breakthrough came in 1968 when he was cast as a member of the original ensemble of NBC’s top-rated “Laugh-In,” on which he performed for three seasons. Each week, a giant flower in his hand, he recited a signature poem, introducing them with the catchphrase that became his signature: “A Poem, by Henry Gibson.”

Man Vs. Wild – Recap & Review – Bear’s Ultimate Survival Guide

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Man Vs. Wild
Bear’s Ultimate Survival Guide

Original Air Date: September 16, 2009

Jeff P. – Sr. Staff Writer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

Tonight we have the newest medley of Bear Grylls’ adventures taken from newer episodes. But the rules of survival never change.

90210 – Recap & Review – To Sext or Not to Sext

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90210
To Sext or Not to Sext

Original Air Date: Sept 15, 2009

Meg – TwoCents Reviewer
meg@thetwocentscorp.com

Naomi gets a hold of a naked text or “sext” of Annie and debates whether or not to destroy her nemesis once and for all. In other news, Navid gets insecure about his girlfriend’s dreamy ex-boyfriend and acts like a complete jackass.

TwoCents & Five Questions With…

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… Jane Lynch, Actress

Jane Lynch plays the egotistical, hyper-competitive and abrasive Sue Sylvester, coach of the Cheerios, on Glee. Her lines are often the funniest and most shocking, as Sue looks down on everyone, but especially on the Glee Club.

Recently TheTwoCents caught up with Jane.

TTC: Your character gets to say some truly awful, awful things. How important is trust for you as an actor with the writers and producers that everything that you say will end up looking okay? How much do you have to trust the people on the show?

Sons Of Anarchy – Recap & Review – Small Tears

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Sons of Anarchy
Small Tears

Original Air Date: 15 Sept 2009

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

That’s tears, as in rips or lacerations, not fits of crying. Funny, though, how the episode is just as much about people coming together as it is about those barely noticeable rips in the fabric of family and loyalty.

The small town feel is captured beautifully by this show’s writing. Just as they do in small towns, people come together in Charming out of need, even when there is no logical reason for them to even be in the same room. We saw it in last season’s finale, where Hale and Jax talked about growing up together while delving into Opie’s innocence and Donna’s real killer.