Hell’s Kitchen – Recap & Review – 10 Chefs Compete

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Hell’s Kitchen
10 Chefs Compete

Original Air Date: Aug 25, 2009

Kara – Senior Staff Writer
kara@thetwocentscorp.com

This week, the chefs roll dice consisting of letters and have to choose an ingredient starting with that letter. Sounds simple, right? Each team has to create one dish out of those ingredients so choosing wisely is key. The women start off strong with rabbit, potatoes, green beans and garlic. The men stumble early with choices like haddock, figs, angel hair pasta, apples and tomatoes. Mm, tasty.

CW’s New Vampire Diaries Asks For Your Blood!

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In conjunction with the launch of the highly anticipated new series “The Vampire Diaries,” The CW Network, Alloy Media + Marketing and the American Red Cross are joining forces for blood drives at more than 230 high schools and college campuses across the nation.

The “Starve a Vampire. Donate Blood.” initiative, which starts today and runs for five weeks, encourages students to donate blood through the American Red Cross and help save a life. The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” premieres on Thursday, Sept. 10 (8:00-9:00p.m. ET/PT).

Who Is The Biggest “Gleek”?

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Do you feel the constant urge to sing the GLEE cast version of “Don’t Stop Believin’”? Have you rallied your friends to watch GLEE this fall? Think you’re the biggest GLEEk? If so, then prove it! GLEE, the genre-defying new comedy series premiering Wednesday, Sept. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, invites die-hard GLEEks – or fans of GLEE – to prove their GLEEkiness and vie for the title of “Biggest GLEEk” at www.fox.com/gleek.

Can you make it to No. 1 and claim bragging rights as the “Biggest GLEEk”? Sign up any time now through Sept. 24 at www.fox.com/gleek. From there you can link to your Twitter and MySpace accounts as well as install the “Biggest GLEEk” application on Facebook® Platform to link your “Biggest GLEEk” profile with your Facebook profile.

Larry Returns To Keep Curbing His Enthusiasm

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HBO’s hit comedy series CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, executive produced by and starring Larry David, kicks off its ten-episode seventh season SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), followed by the debut of the new comedy series “Bored to Death.”

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM stars “Seinfeld” co-creator David as himself in an unsparing but tongue-in-cheek depiction of his life. Featuring real-life celebrities playing themselves, the episodes are improvised by the actors. The series also stars Cheryl Hines as David’s wife Cheryl, Jeff Garlin as David’s manager Jeff and Susie Essman as Jeff’s wife Susie.

The new season finds Larry continuing

Supernatural And Smallville Previews

Tis the season for promos for the Fall TV Season!

Drop Dead Diva – Recap & Review – The Magic Bullet

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Drop Dead Diva
The Magic Bullet

Original Air Date: August 23, 2009

Theresa – Staff Writer
theresa@thetwocentscorp.com

Jane is on a complete high from last night’s (or in our world, last week’s) impromptu dinner with Grayson, and can’t wait to tell Stacy all about it, but first, she wants the gossip on Stacy’s date with Fred. Except that Stacy insists that this never happened and she doesn’t know a Fred – apparently she tries to pretend dates don’t exist when they worked out. So back to Jane, who divulges that Grayson talked all about Deb, but she couldn’t tell him who she was.

Design Star – Recap & Review – Kids’ Room

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Design Star
Kids’ Room

Original Air Date: Aug. 23, 2009

Patricia Morris Buckley —Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

This was the week for one designer to really shine and show us they were the one to watch. To prove they were the designer to beat. To make us root for them.

And no one did.

True Blood – Recap & Review – New World In My View

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True Blood
New World In My View

Original Air Date: August 23, 2009

Andi – Associate Staff Writer
andi@thetwocents.com

Everybody (except Eric) is back in Bon Temps this week and boy howdy is it a mess. Thank your deities, people, Maryann’s story line appears to be coming to an overdue close! Jason Stackhouse thinks he’s Rambo, Sookie snaps out of her love-induced coma and starts getting real (and *~magical~*), Sam avoids the mob, and Tara gets Saved! Also, your recapper returns to the linear recapping now that everyone is back in Louisiana.

Merlin – Recap & Review – Le Morte D’Arthur

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Merlin
Le Morte d’Arthur

Original Air Date: August 23, 2009

Andi – Associate Staff Writer
andi@thetwocents.com

A Questing Beast shows up and creates drama, Uther cries a little, Arthur dies a little, Gaius gets self-sacrificial a little, and Merlin shows everyone how funky strong is his fight.

Merlin – Recap & Review – To Kill The King

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Merlin
To Kill The King

Original Air Date: August 23, 2009

Andi – Associate Staff Writer
andi@thetwocents.com

This week Morgana gets in touch with her inner redheaded stepchild, Gwen’s dad proves that all dads on this show are idiots, and everybody wants somebody’s head on a platter. Also, Voldemort stops by Camelot in search of power and revenge, so nothing’s changed there.