How I Met Your Mother Casting Announcement

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CBS today made a “How I Met Your Mother” casting announcement for its upcoming February 4th episode.

Since it’s slightly spoilery, find out who will be joining the cast after the link.

The Good Wife – Recap & Review – Boom De Yah Da

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The Good Wife
Boom De Yah Da

Original Air Date: Jan 6, 2013

Patricia Morris Buckley — Sr. Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

This episode felt as though we’d hit the pause button during the holidays and now we’ve hit play again. Nothing has happened since the last episode, but plenty happened in this one.

A few highlights from the episode: the return of Wendy Scott-Carr, the introduction of TR Knight’s new political operator, Alicia and Kalinda finally get their friendship back on track and Alicia beats Louis Canning (Michael J. Fox) – no, make that trounces him.

But it’s not all smooth sailing. Not on the Good Wife.

American Dad – Recap & Review – Finger Lenting Good

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American Dad
Finger Lenting Good

Original Air Date: Jan 6, 2013

Kym – Senior Reviewer
kym@thetwocentscorp.com

Steve comes rushing into the kitchen wailing this week. Devon’s retiring! Who’s Devon you ask – why the mailman – the only one Steve has ever known and who’s shorts were the harbinger of summer. This sets Francine into a tirade on how they never follow through on anything. None of them have stuck with their New Year’s resolutions. But Roger comes in and reminds them all it’s Mardi Gras – meaning that the next day is the beginning of Lent and another opportunity to do it right.

And so, a deal is struck – they can all get rip-roaring drunk at Roger’s party that night if they agree to try their resolutions again for Lent.

Family Guy – Recap & Review – Space Cadet

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Family Guy
Space Cadet

Original Air Date: Jan 6, 2013

Kym – Senior Reviewer
kym@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome to Monty Python’s Family Guy. I love it! The intro was done so perfectly!

We segue from there into Chris doing an oral presentation of his report “Following Mrs. Donovan”. I’m not sure which is more upsetting – Chris stalking his teacher or that his teacher seems to be clinically depressed. I will agree though, Nathaniel Hawthorne was a party to ruining the 9th Grade for everyone.

USA Network Renews Necessary Roughness for Season 3

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USA Network today officially renewed Necessary Roughness for a 10-episode season three.

“Necessary Roughness is an important page in our network playbook,” the cabler’s co-presidents Jeff Wachtel and Chris McCumber said in a joint statement. “With a standout team of actors and writers playing at the top of their game, the upcoming seasons promise to deliver high-impact and creative storytelling.”

Necessary Roughness second season resumes Wednesday, January 23 at 10pm.

Season 3 of “Pioneers of Television” Premieres January 15

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Emmy Award-winning radio personality, television host and producer Ryan Seacrest has signed on to narrate the third season of Pioneers of Television, PBS’ Emmy-nominated series that brings to life the stories of television’s most beloved stars. PIONEERS OF TELEVISION returns to PBS on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 8:00 p.m. ET and runs through February 5. The new season’s four episodes are “Funny Ladies” (January 15), “Primetime Soaps” (January 22), “Superheroes” (January 29), and “Miniseries” (February 5).

Stars featured in PIONEERS include Carol Burnett, Lynda Carter, Joan Collins, Diahann Carroll, Richard Chamberlain, Patrick Duffy, Lou Ferrigno, Tina Fey, Louis Gossett Jr., Larry Hagman, Cloris Leachman, Joan Rivers, Leslie Uggams, Rachel Ward, Adam West and Betty White, among many others.

Revenge – Recap & Review – Power

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Revenge
Power

Original Air Date: Jan 06, 2013

Keith G – TwoCents Reviewer
keithg@thetwocentscorp.com

During the last episode, Daniel became CEO of Grayson Global after successfully convincing the board to vote against Conrad. Daniel dumped Ashley after finding her with another man (which was actually a Victoria setup). Marco joined ranks with Daniel as NolCorp was absorbed by Grayson Global. Victoria called Emily, asking her for help with Daniel.

This week, Daniel is falling into his new job as CEO. He is approached by Helen Crowley (the creepy woman from the Initiative) and is encouraged to dig closer to home to find out secrets that will help him and Grayson Global become more powerful. Daniels follows her suggestion, and enlists Nolan to help him build a program to search through the Grayson Global computers for some of these secrets.

Happy Endings – Recap & Review – Foul Play/Date

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Happy Endings
Foul Play/Date

Original Air Date: Jan 6, 2013

Dennis – Senior Reviewer
dennis@thetwocentscorp.com

ABC has decided to air new episodes of Happy Endings in the Sunday 10:00 slot, while also airing new episodes at its regular time, Tuesday at 9. Even though this is probably happening because of a combo of low ratings for the show and nothing else being ready to air, I love that we’re getting 2 episodes a week of this amazing show.

In last night’s fantastic episode, Brad & Penny accidentally kill Alex’s racist parrot, while Jane & Dave set Max up on 2 different dates that seem very familiar. Read on for the recap!

TwoCents and Five Questions with Sutton Foster and Amy Sherman-Palladino (Bunheads)

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Amy Sherman-Palladino, Executive Producer
Sutton Foster, Actor

Last summer, ABC Family aired Bunheads, a show by executive producer Amy Sherman-Palladino, who also created the well-loved Gilmore Girls. Bunheads is the story of a dancer named Michelle (Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster) who is stuck in Las Vegas until a nice man named Hubbell (Alan Ruck), whom she does not love, entices her to marry him and move to Paradise, Calif. Unfortunately, he forgot to mention that he lives with his mother Fanny (Kelly Bishop), who runs a ballet school. Then he dies at the end of the first episode, leaving her his estate — and his hostile mother.

The show, which features ballet dancers and dance numbers, has been given a 10-episode winter season. We pick up after Michelle, who ruined the school’s production of “Nutcracker,” has moved back to Las Vegas. The first new episode airs tonight at 9 p.m.

TheTwoCents: So much of the first season was about the character of Michelle struggling to adjust to life in Paradise, but when she returns are we going to see more of the same sort of fish out of water issues, or is she going to get more settled in?

Once Upon a Time – Recap & Review – The Cricket Game

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Once Upon a Time
The Cricket Game

Original Air Date: Jan 6, 2013

Wyner C – Senior Reviewer
wyner@thetwocentscorp.com

What’s in a New Year’s resolution? It’s a reminder to ourselves to do better; a goal to strive towards; a change that we think is needed. For us mere mortals, a resolution is going to the gym (not for the bathroom or a tour). For Queen Regina in post-curse Storybrooke? Not using magic. I say gym, she says magic – I’m weak sauce, I know.

In pre-curse Fairytale, King George’s kingdom has fallen to Charming and Snow. Queen Regina is next but she’s not out to save her kingdom – she wants Snow dead. Regina corners Snow solo. Pixie gives Regina one more chance to surrender – to change. Obviously, Regina politely declines the proposal.