Archive for February, 2010
Wednesday Night Recaps: “Modern Family”
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Episode Recaps on February 11th, 2010
This week some of our favorite TV shows are highlighting the joys of romance in their storylines.
Leave it to “Modern Family” to deftly illustrate all the hilarious ways that love, American style, can go awry. We adore this show.
Read on for the recap of “Modern Family’s” viewer Valentine as well as our other Wednesday night faves:
“Modern Family”: My Funky Valentine
“American Idol”: Hollywood Round: Part 2
“Criminal Minds”: Public Enemy
“Cougar Town”: When a Kid Goes Bad
“Leverage”: The Three Strikes Job
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Monday Night Recaps: The “Chuckopalypse,” and Other TV Faves
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Commentary, Episode Recaps on February 9th, 2010
Chuck and Sarah: A couple worth (show)killing for?
Those who keep up with the daily happenings in TV Land are likely aware of the “Chuckopalypse.” If you’re not, check out our recap of the episode (“Chuck vs. the Mask“) or continue reading after the jump for a brief explanation.
The rest of our Monday night recaps are linked at the end of this post if you’d rather skip the conversation about the “Chuckopalypse.” And you can always find the IMDb’s round-up of TV recaps the day after an episode airs by scrolling about midway down the IMDb homepage.
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“Supernatural” Blasts to the Past! Again!
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Commentary, Tune In Info on February 4th, 2010
The frenzy of anticipation surrounding the return of “Lost” has been so enormous that I decided to wait until things calmed down again to call attention to one of my favorite series, and certainly a popular one among IMDb users: “Supernatural.”
Different as “Lost” and “Supernatural” may seem to most, there are actually a number of thematic parallels — as our good friend Mo Ryan, aka The Watcher, points out in this post.
There’s really no excuse for any genre fan not to have seen at least one episode of this show. Honestly, folks, it’s on TNT every weekday. In fact, the only thing that gets me to the gym in the morning is knowing I can switch on those “Supernatural” repeats while I do my cardio. Gotta prepare for the coming zombie apocalypse, right? Next goal: Limber up!
But this is not a discussion about “The End.” Rather, it is a short take on what to expect from this week’s episode “The Song Remains the Same,” previously titled “Back to the Future II.”
The new episode (airing Thursday at 9 ET/PT) marks the return of Anna Milton (Julie McNiven), the fallen angel who recovered her grace with the Winchesters’ help. As part of the adventure, Dean and Anna had a “last night on Earth” romantic encounter that was scored to a rock ballad so awful it could peel paint. Anyway, Anna evaded capture for several episodes but sadly, she was being hauled heavenward last time we saw her.
This time, according to the official episode summary, Anna jumps through time to Sam and Dean’s past. Her purpose: to hunt down the young versions of the boys’ parents, John Winchester (Matt Cohen) and his wife Mary (Amy Gumenick), and make sure Sam never comes into existence. Let’s see, time travel and seeking to change the past in order to alter the present. Hmm — are we sure this isn’t “Lost”?
Click on the photo at left to see a tasty video clip from tonight’s episode, or go here.
We have plenty of photos from “The Song Remains the Same” available here, and check IMDb’s homepage on Friday for the recap.
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Don’t Tell TV to Get Lost, Matthew Fox
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Commentary, TV News on February 3rd, 2010
Matthew Fox. Photo courtesy of ABC.
Dear Mr. Fox: First off, congratulations to you and the rest of the “Lost” cast and crew for making six seasons of a drama that will leave the TV landscape noticeably poorer when it ends. Not every actor can say he was part of such a revolutionary experience.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, can we talk about this “I’m done with TV” business?
Granted, any person can understand your desire to take a break from the TV industry. The production schedule is grueling. The publicity merry-go-round, probably quite draining. We know you appreciate your fans, but you seem like a guy who dreams of the day he can peacefully enjoy a meal at a diner somewhere in Oregon. We’d want to pull out of the Hollywood scene too if we were as famous as you are.
But publicly declaring that you’re done with TV and ready to try films? Please. One would think you would have learned from the walking lesson in hubris that is David Caruso.
Here’s the thing, Matt: We get the sense that the movie cameras won’t appreciate you in the same loving way that the small screen does. Your career was born on TV and, provided you want to stay in the entertainment industry after this, you will likely hear the boob tube jungle calling to you once more someday. When that happens you should turn to your loved ones, tears in your red-rimmed eyes and yell, “I gotta go baaaack!”
Of course, this all depends on what you mean by trying films.
Are you hoping to become the next George Clooney or Bruce Willis? Nope. Not going to happen overnight. Might not ever happen. Keep reading for a few reasons why:
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Tuesday Night Recaps: What Kate Does on “Lost”
Posted by Melanie McFarland in Commentary, Episode Recaps on February 10th, 2010
(If you haven’t seen last night’s “Lost” episode, please stop reading now. Really. We mean it.)
Confession time: I am not one of those people who scours each “Lost” episode for hidden meanings, Easter eggs and the rest of that frimfram sauce. I would rather munch on cookies and watch it in peace, then read all the various comb-throughs of said episode the next morning.
Lots of people have been thinking deep thoughts about this show for several seasons now and frankly, they’re much better at spotting the hidden meanings and symbolism and frimfram sauce ingredients than I am. So if that’s the kind of “Lost” post you’re looking for, I recommend reading this column, or this blog post, or this one. Or read this one for the entertainment value.
I will say this, however: “What Kate Does” was an interesting episode not because of the action between Kate and Claire in the parallel universe, or the idea that Claire has assumed Rousseau’s role on the island.
(Keep reading, or scroll to the bottom to go straight to our recaps.)
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