Rapid Recaps & TV Web-bits From Last Week (Nov. 8 - 14, 2009)
Abe Fried-Tanzer - November 15, 2009
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Rapid Recaps From Last Week
| Curb Your Enthusiasm – "Officer Krupke" (11/8/2009) | |||
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The fire alarm goes off while Larry is trying on pants at a store, and he is too impatient to wait around and switch the pair he's wearing for the one he owns. While he's outside, he meets a police officer with a familiar name who hasn't heard of the famous musical. Cheryl vies for the role of George's ex-wife, and finds her competition ineligible due to a suspicious neck injury. Jeff calls on Larry for help with an alibi after Susie finds women's underwear in the glove compartment of his car. | ||
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Dexter – "Slack Tide" (11/8/2009) |
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Dexter makes an effort to act like a father and find something for Astor and Cody to do, and ends up going along with Cody as a chaperone on a boating trip. Dexter multitasks and sneaks away from the trip to off an abusive, chauvinistic photographer. Quinn takes a troubling interest in Dexter's behavior. Deb continues her search for her father's mistress and gets the okay from LaGuerta to start her own investigation to find the Trinity Killer. | ||
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Mad Men – "Shut The Door, Have A Seat" (11/8/2009) |
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Conrad Hilton breaks the news to Don that Sterling Cooper is being sold, and the two end their professional relationship. Don, Bert, and Roger come to Lane with a plan to get fired so that they can start their own independent company. Betty breaks the news to Don that she wants a divorce, and they inform their children that Don will be moving out. The new Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce agency sets up temporary shop with a skeleton staff in a hotel room. | ||
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Californication – "So Here's The Thing" (11/8/2009) |
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Hank tries to break off his three relationships with little success. Jackie doesn't take the news seriously, Jill runs into an ex who is now engaged, and Felicia changes Hank's mind about having an affair with her. The rapport between Hank and Becca continues to devolve. Sue and Charlie go to convince a longtime client (Peter Fonda, pictured) that he shouldn't leave Sue for a different agency. | ||
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NCIS: Los Angeles – "Pushback" (11/10/2009) |
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The investigation of a death leads the team back to the day Callen was nearly killed six months earlier. Callen tries to figure out who was looking to kill him, and he and Kensi pose as inspectors to find a suspect. Nate is troubled by holes and redactions in Callen's file and considers recommending that he be removed from active duty. Hetty tries to share her love of tea with Sam. | ||
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The Good Wife – "Unorthodox" (11/10/2009) |
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The firm struggles with the need to make cutbacks and layoffs. Alicia joins another defense attorney to work on the case of a religious Jewish couple being sued for not reporting a downed wire on the Sabbath. Alicia learns disconcerting information about the firm's practices from her co-counsel and begins to question her greater role within the firm. | ||
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Sons of Anarchy – "Balm" (11/10/2009) |
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Jax asks the members of SAMCRO to vote on whether he will be allowed to join the Nomad chapter while the club considers expanding its business. Agent Stahl goes after Chibs and tries to get him to turn informant. Tara finds herself suspended from work as a result of her extralegal affiliations with the club. As Jax and Clay continue to grow apart, Gemma comes clean about her sexual assault. | ||
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Glee – "Wheels" (11/11/2009) |
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When Will discovers that the budget for a handicapped-accessible ride for Artie (pictured) to Sectionals is too high, he pitches the idea of a bake sale to the glee club. To teach them a lesson about appreciating disabilities, Will has the club members go around school in wheelchairs. Kurt and Rachel vie for the solo in "Defying Gravity," and Sue considers new members for the cheerleading squad. | ||
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Modern Family – no episode last week |
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Returns this Wednesday (November 18, 2009) with a new episode. | ||
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FlashForward – "Rules of the Game" (11/12/2009) |
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In the aftermath of Gough's death, people begin to experience hope about the possibility of their flash forwards not coming true. Simon shows up to try and convince Lloyd to keep quiet about what they did, and the two play cards to determine if they'll go public. Aaron (pictured) struggles with his daughter's paranoia, and Mark takes action to get to the men who tried to kill him in his flash forward before they get to him. | ||
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The Office – "Murder" (11/12/2009) |
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Oscar finds a report that Dunder-Mifflin is preparing to declare bankruptcy and panic breaks out in the office. In an effort to distract from the real problems at the office, Michael convinces everyone to role play and find the murderer among them. Jim can't believe that Michael won't take the situation seriously and tries to contact David Wallace for more information. | ||
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30 Rock – "The Problem Solvers" (11/12/2009) |
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The new cast member arrives, and his friendly, unassuming nature causes everyone to question their function at TGS. Tracy and Jenna decide that they should be known as the Problem Solvers and try to meddle in other people's affairs, while Kenneth is put off by the new cast member's ability to do everything for himself. Liz questions whether she should agree to Jack's offer to host a Dealbreaker talk show. | ||
TV Web-bits From Last Week
- Zap2it celebrates Sesame Street and what it has taught us over the past 40 years.
- Paste Magazine cooks up the 10 Best Food TV Shows of the Decade.
- Interesting Pile travels to another dimension with Listverse’s Top 10 Must-See Episodes of the Twilight Zone.
- Television Without Pity comes up with TV Sex Changes They'd Like to See.
- Lists Galore! marks Friday the 13th with Comedy.com's 13 Most Ridiculous Very Special Episodes of TV Sitcoms.
- Zap2it mashes up shows and imagines East Coast crossovers, Midwest hybrids, and Southern/Tropical hybrids.
- TVGuide.com asks you to choose your favorite show of 2009.
- Television Without Pity finds somewhere for the cast of the cancelled Dollhouse to go next.
- Get ready for NBC’s Green Week, beginning today.
- Watch an extended preview of The CW’s Life UneXpected, premiering January 18th.
Abe Fried-Tanzer is a student at New York University majoring in cinema studies and journalism. He makes it his priority each year to see every Oscar-nominated film and watch every new television pilot, and writes reviews and awards predictions on his personal movie and TV blogs.
