Boomerang to Celebrate Scooby-Doo’s 40th Birthday Sept. 5 & 6

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When Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? premiered on broadcast television (CBS) Saturday morning, Sept. 13, 1969, television audiences took their first journey on what would become literally hundreds of mystery-solving comedy capers featuring a teenage gang of amateur detectives and their cowardly, yet beloved great Dane. Today, having recruited generations of fans young and old across the globe, Scooby-Doo will celebrate his milestone 40th birthday over Labor Day Weekend on the commercial-free Boomerang network with two seven-hour marathons, 2-9 p.m. (ET), Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept. 6.

True Blood – Recap & Review – Frenzy

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True Blood
Frenzy

Original Air Date: August 30, 2009

Andi – Associate Staff Writer
andi@thetwocents.com

It’s all theoretical this week in Bon Temps, as we find out the underwhelming secret to Maryann’s undoing. Plus, Sophie-Anne reveals that The Secret is fact, almost everyone continues to act idiotic, Sam actually smarts up, and Hoyt does the unthinkable!

Watch And Tweet With Glee And Fringe

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In a broadcast first, FOX is hosting two nights of on-screen Twitter updates with talent during special “tweet-peats” of FRINGE on Thursday, Sept. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and GLEE on Friday, Sept. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). During the episodes, viewers will have the opportunity to follow the cast and producers’ tweets – both online via Twitter and on-air via a lower-third scroll. They will provide commentary about the episode, answer fan questions, reveal behind-the-scenes secrets and offer exclusive insights on the upcoming season.

Chuck Shorter And Happy About It

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From SciFi Wire:

“To be perfectly honest, I think 13 episodes is a great season,” Levi said in an exclusive interview on Aug. 5 in Pasadena, Calif. as part of the Television Critics Association fall press tour. “I think that cable does it right. They’ve always done it right. I think that network television has done 22 for a long time and sometimes more. That’s the tradition, but I feel like [in] 22 episodes, even the best shows end up with a few episodes that are a little soft around the middle. They’re not what the fans would really want to chomp into, so I say 13, rock ‘n’ roll, make it lean and mean.”

Read the entire article here…

Glee CD Whee!!

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On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television will release “Glee: The Music, Volume 1,” the first in a series of soundtracks that feature some of the music heard in the first season of the critically acclaimed series premiering Wednesday, Sept. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

“Glee: The Music, Volume 1” will feature spectacular renditions of several chart-topping hits, including Queen’s “Somebody to Love” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.” (See below for full track listing).

Drop Dead Diva – Recap & Review – Crazy

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Drop Dead Diva
Crazy

Original Air Date: August 30, 2009

Theresa – Staff Writer
theresa@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s time for Jane’s 15-year high school reunion, and a gentleman named Brian Young seems pretty interested in seeing her. But first, she has to defend an eccentric client who may not be as crazy as he seems.

Brandon Tharp, CEO of a multimillion dollar lawnmower company, is fighting to keep his company from being sold by his estranged surfer son, who owns 10% of the shares.

Design Star – Recap & Review – The Longest Yard

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Design Star
The Longest Yard

Original Air Date: Aug. 30, 2009

Patricia Morris Buckley — Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

Oh Dan, how could you be such a fool? You may be the best combination of design and hosting abilities on this season, but you really, really blew it this time. Luckily (whew!), you didn’t get thrown off because of it. (Although if this had been a game show alone, you should have.)

I’ve seen a few posters saying that Dan lied about the amount he had to spend and caused them to go over budget on purpose. But you know who I think was the real troublemaker? Antonio. And I’ll get to why I think that in a few paragraphs.

Mad Men – Recap & Review – My Old Kentucky Home

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Mad Men
My Old Kentucky Home

Original Air Date: August 30, 2009

Brittany – Staff Writer
brittany@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome back for another week of martini’s and mayhem! A lot went on this week, and luckily I managed to stay (mostly) spoiler free. This episode, in case you hadn’t heard, was leaked early due to an iTunes mishap. So whether you saw it early or enjoyed for the first time tonight, let’s recap the highlights!

2009 Fall Preview – Nighy By Night Show Descriptions

So, with the hundreds of programming decisions to make, the hours of DVR programming to endure, and the nightly viewing schedules to hash out – how does one know what’s going on?

That’s what were here to help with! The 2009 version of TheTwoCents’ Fall Preview Guide is in progress!

JUST ADDED!!
Night By Night Program Descriptions:
Sundays: ABC – CBS – CW – FOX – NBC – SHO
Mondays: ABC – CBS – CW – FOX – NBC
Tuesdays: ABC – CBS – CW – FOX – NBC
Wednesdays: ABC – CBS – CW – FOX – NBC
Thursdays: ABC – CBS – CW – FOX – NBC
Fridays: ABC – CBS – CW – FOX – NBC

Throughout the end of August and into September we will be sharing all the information we have on the shows coming to TV – new and old – all to make sure that our readers are as informed as possible. Interviews, show descriptions, day by day programming grids and of course our own TwoCents!

Keep checking back as more and more information is released here at TheTwoCents.com!

2009 Fall Preview – NBC – Fridays

One show has been on FOREVER, the other is a sophomore sensation – a fun filled evening of cop drama on NBC’s Friday nights.

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Law & Order
Premiere Date: September 25
Time: 8:00 EST
TwoCents Reviewer: OPEN
Starring: Jeremy Sisto as Cyrus Lupo, Sam Waterson as Jack McCoy, Anthony Anderson as Kevin Bernard, S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren, and Alana De La Garza as Connie Rubirosa.
Program Description: Really? This is the longest running crime-drama in television history, and we’re convinced that everyone has seen at least one episode. At the very least you know that DOINK DOINK noise.
Where We Left Off: Another crime, another day. In the season finale, a prominent charity exec was murdered and the wife of the Governor was a strong suspect.

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