Psych – Recap & Review – Extradition: British Columbia

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Psych
Extradition: British Columbia

Original Air Date: 7 August 2009

Shine – TwoCents Reviewer
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It’s a new season of Psych and Shawn Spencer is back to his usual antics – trying to get out of an art assignment for school in the opening flashback, and trying to catch an international art thief in the present. All it seems to get him is a lesson from Henry that there is no such thing as a perfect crime, and a rejection from Chief Vick when he tries to get an advance on his next case.

Monk – Recap & Review – Mr. Monk’s Favorite Show

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Monk
Mr. Monk’s Favorite Show

Original Air Date: August, 7, 2009

Jeff P. – Sr. Staff Writer
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Tonight kicks off the 8th (and sadly) final season of Monk. Adrian & Natalie are waiting outside a bookstore the night before a signing by Christine Rapp. She is the star of his old favorite TV show. Later on we find out she’s not someone’s favorite though, as her car explodes when she goes to start it!

Battlestar Galactica – Summer DVD Review – Unfinished Business

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Battlestar Galactica
Unfinished Business

#1 (Top 10 Happiest Episodes)
Season 3, Episode 9

Brittany – Staff Writer
brittany@thetwocentscorp.com

Well, we’ve done it everyone. We have made it to the happiest episode of Battlestar Galactica there is. Before we get into it, I wanted to take the time to say it’s been great going back and writing about some of the episodes. I’ve missed the show a lot since March, but hey – The Plan (directed by Edward James Olmos himself) will be coming to us in November. So it seems the story isn’t over just yet.

The L Word – Summer DVD Review – Losing the Light

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The L Word
Losing the Light

Season 3, Episode 10

Angelique – Associate Staff Writer
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This is the hardest episode I have ever seen, it is emotionally so draining that even after all this time I am still dreading watching this particular episode.  Strange because I know that it is not real, but the episode is so well acted that even I can’t keep the tears away.

And if I am choosing to review the best episodes of the L word in my opinion, I should include this one because it is as far as acting goes the best episode ever.  And the credits for the best acted episode goes mostly to Erin Daniels and Leisha Hailey.

Strangers With Candy – Summer DVD Review – To Be Young, Gifted, and Blank

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Strangers With Candy
To Be Young, Gifted, and Blank

Season 1, Episode 9

Theresa – Staff Writer
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When Jerri gets kicked out of the school orchestra for wailing away on some big bongo drums that I don’t know the technical name for, she pairs up with Mr. Noblet for a different calling, as a violin prodigy.

Sports Night – Summer DVD Review – Thespis

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Sports Night
Thespis

Season 1, Episode 8

Brittany Frederick – Staff Writer
brittanyw@thetwocentscorp.com

In this episode of Sports Night, the boys try to find their friendship, a turkey falls from the sky and the ghost of an ancient actor wreaks havoc.

I’m Brittany. Those stories and more under the link.

Leverage – Recap & Review – The Fairy Godparents Job

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Leverage
The Fairy Godparents Job

Original Air Date: August 5, 2009

Brittany Frederick – Staff Writer
brittanyw@thetwocentscorp.com

**Enter our Leverage/Dark Blue Giveaway**

This week is about a corrupt investment banker under house arrest. But most importantly, Sophie has a boyfriend! Except he thinks her name is Catherine and he’s dumping her. Aw.

Anyway, back to the false investment firm and the guy running off with twenty million dollars. At least, he was until he was caught in his apartment, and Nate is convinced that the missing money is also still in the apartment. The problem is that so are the FBI, as he’s under house arrest. They deduce the best way to get him out of the house is through his kid, so…they go to steal a school. Fun times. I would love to get up and just be like “Meh, I’ll go steal a school.”

Keen Eddie – Summer DVD Review – Inciting Incident

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Keen Eddie
Inciting Incident

Season 1, Episode 9

Nicola – Associate Staff Writer
nicola@thetwocentscorp.com

There are certain jobs that demand your undivided attention. Being a television reviewer, for instance. Another good example is train conductor. So when the man in charge of switching the tracks is distracted by scandalous photos of himself with a woman not his wife, bad things happen. Bad things like train crashes. Which are pretty bad as far as bad things go.

NBC Special To Highlight 2009-2010 Fall Season

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NBC provides broadcast, NBC Universal cable entities and online audiences with an upgraded backstage pass to view the network’s new and returning series for Fall as series star Joel McHale from NBC’s new comedy “Community” hosts “The NBC Primetime Preview.”

The lively 30-minute cavalcade will feature exclusive, behind-the-scenes views to be delivered across a wide gamut of NBC Universal media platforms beginning August 8 through September 27. The program will run an estimated 306 times over broadcast and cable platforms.

A Plot To Ouster Paula From American Idol?

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Patricia Morris Buckley — Staff Writer
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Last season, many people whispered that American Idol producers had added fourth judge Kara DioGuardi to ultimately get rid of Paula Abdul. At the time, that seemed to just be another conspiracy theory. But now, it seems it could be possible.

Paula announced today via Twitter that she is really leaving American Idol, according to Entertainment Weekly. This comes a week after Kara’s contract had been renewed and a few weeks after host Ryan Seacrest landed a recorded-making deal: $45 million, making him TV’s highest paid reality host.