Nikita – Recap & Review – Intersection

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Nikita
Intersection

Original Air Date: Jan 18, 2013

Andrew – TwoCents Reviewer
andrew@thetwocentscorp.com

The CW’s ratings-bleeding spy drama returned tonight with a concentrated, plot heavy episode. Birkhoff spills the details of Sonya’s predicament to Nikita, Alex’s drug consumption quickly converged to the main storyline, Team Division forms a plan, and agents are being tailed everywhere!

With Sonya susceptible to death at any moment via wireless kill chip, Birkhoff is having nightmares. They revolve around missions themselves. Poor Birkhoff; I guess secret spies can’t even escape from their dangerous world in dreams. Amanda activates the chip in it, and Sonya dies. Birkhoff wakes up. Sonya’s alive.

Farewell…Robert F. Chew

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Robert F. Chew, Actor

Robert F. Chew, best known as The Wire‘s Proposition Joe, died Thursday of apparent heart failure in his sleep. He was 52.

A Baltimore actor and teacher, Chew spent five seasons playing the Eastside drug boss throughout the HBO drama. Chew also had roles in NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street and the HBO miniseries The Corner. Chew also taught and mentored young actors at Baltimore’s Arena Players.

Parks and Recreation – Recap & Review – Two Parties

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Parks and Recreation
Two Parties

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2013

Valentina D. – Senior Reviewer
valentina@thetwocentscorp.com

Leslie and Ben’s wedding is still some time down the line, but this week has them dealing with some fun stuff: the bachelor and bachelorette parties. Maid of honour Ann has planned quite the girlie shindig for Leslie, while Ben fittingly settles for a low-key guys night complete with beer, Homeland, and an intense game of Settlers of Catan. It’s very Ben, but the other guys have other plans up their sleeves.

It’s not all fun and games, though, when Councilman Jamm butts heads with Leslie, forcing her to take an extreme action and putting a bit of a damper in her party plans.

The Office – Recap & Review – Suit Warehouse

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The Office
Suit Warehouse

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2013

Shannon – Associate Editor
shannon@thetwocentscorp.com

Dwight gets a message from David Wallace that one of the local businesses, a father and son owned suit warehouse, is in the market for a paper contract. Dwight calls up Jim in Philly so they can get their salesmen brother act back on the road. Jim says he’s too busy and Dwight should take Phyllis to stand in as Dwight’s sister. Instead, Dwight enlists Clark to fill in as his son to land the Suit Warehouse contract.

Daryl is on his way to Philly to interview for his new job. Pam decides to go with him just because she can. Pam asks Erin to cover her shipment of pens. Basically, that means that Erin has to accept the delivery from the delivery guy and make sure the box contains pens. Erin has no idea how to handle that. It turns out to be just too much for her.

American Idol – Recap & Review – Chicago Auditions

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American Idol
Chicago Auditions

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2013

Patricia Morris Buckley — Sr. Staff Writer
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I don’t think that Idol has ever had a better entrance than at a planetarium in Chicago. Pulsating lights, slick surfaces, chiseled angles —very scifi. It made me almost want to be a contestant on the show so I could walk through it. Almost.

I have to say this episode was head and shoulders above the season opener. While a lot was made of the judges “feud,” we also got to see a lot of contestants. In fact, over two hours, 21 singers paraded in front of the panel to receive a life-changing yay or nay. Crazies were kept to a minimum (thank you producers!).

30 Rock – Recap & Review – Florida

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30 Rock
Florida

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2013

Valentina D. – Senior Reviewer
valentina@thetwocentscorp.com

The end: we’re almost there!

It’s fitting that with just a few weeks to go, Liz decides to make a big life change after Tracy lets her in on a little secret- she’s not very fun, and she’s never done anything spontaneous. She decides to shake things up and jumps at the chance when Jack invites her on a midweek trip to Florida, where he’ll gather the rest of Colleen’s belongings. Before he can celebrate becoming CEO, he needs to gather her belongings from her live-in nurse, Martha. How will he react when he discovers Colleen’s little secret?

With Liz gone, Tracy and Jenna are in charge over at TGS and the results are disastrous, as usual. When TGS’s lawyer, Martin Lutherking (Tim Meadows) has them take care of a legal problem plaguing the show, it’s up to Kenneth to make it go away.

Suits – Recap & Review – Blind-Sided

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Suits
Blind-Sided

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2013

Wyner C – Senior Reviewer
wyner@thetwocentscorp.com

Apparently Judgeitis is contagious. Mike must have caught it from Rachel. All that kissing – knowing Rachel had Judgeitis. Mike, I thought you were smart. Let’s see how Mike displays the symptoms of this infuriating disease where judging others becomes an obsession.

Case of the week is poor-little-rich-boy (Liam) struck a person with his car and fled. Yup, instead of stopping, idiot fled. He called 911 but fled. Really? Not the smartest thing (well, the kid did look Neanderthal-ish). Mike immediately barks questions at Liam; demanding to know if it was alcohol related (no).

Grey’s Anatomy – Recap & Review – The End is the Beginning is the End

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Grey’s Anatomy
The End is the Beginning is the End

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2013

Karen Belgrad – Senior Editor
karenbelgrad@thetwocentscorp.com

Grey’s Anatomy exists in a fascinating time line. The first three seasons were one calendar year. The post-holidays episode resumed exactly where the show had left off. And now we’re one month further down the road. I wonder if anyone has ever calculated exactly what year it is in Grey’s-land?

It’s an eclectic episode, with emotions running the gamut from lovelorn to grieving, with Callie trying to shoehorn in a celebration amongst some of the most morose millionaires ever. Because tonight, the plane crash lawsuit came to fruition and it was… fruitful!

Last Resort – Recap & Review – The Pointy End of the Spear

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Last Resort
The Pointy End of the Spear

Original Air Date: Jan 17, 2013

Vincent C. – TwoCents Reviewer
Vincent@thetwocentscorp.com

Last week, we left off wondering whether the coup in DC would succeed and whether the mutiny against Captain Marcus Chaplin would take place.

Admiral Arthur Shepard is able to get a communications link to Chaplin, with some help from the CIA. Shepard tells Chaplin about the planned coup in DC and tells him to be prepared to make a statement on tv. Cortez helped get the communications link. When Chaplin tells her he wants to speak with Sam, Cortez wonders whether Sam can be trusted. She also tells Chaplin that the CIA wanted the Colorado to be a symbol of resistance against the current president, but wanted Sam to be in charge instead of Chaplin. So, it turns out Booth’s offer to Sam was real.

TNT Orders Pilot for Untitled Bounty Hunter Drama Starring Geena Davis

TNT has ordered a pilot for an untitled bounty hunter drama starring Oscar®-winning, Emmy®-nominated actress Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist, Commander in Chief). The dramatic and quirky project casts Davis as an unconventional bail bondswoman and bounty hunter whose eccentric personality and unusual tactics give her an advantage in a tough and unpredictable business. The show is inspired by the real-life story of Mackenzie Green.

The pilot script for TNT’s bounty hunter drama was written by Scott Prendergast and Amy Berg, with Dean Devlin set to direct. Prendergast, Berg and Devlin serve as executive producers on the project along with John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Tom Lassally and Michael Rotenberg. Davis serves as co-executive producer, while Devlin and Berg are the showrunners. The project comes to TNT from Electric Entertainment, Ternion Productions and 3 Arts.

This marks Devlin’s third TNT project. He previously served as executive producer on TNT’s caper series Leverage, which ended its five-year run in December, as well as TNT’s The Librarian trio of films