Rapid Recaps & TV Web-bits From Last Week (Jan. 3 - 9, 2010)
Abe Fried-Tanzer - January 10, 2010
Each week TV Tango takes you around the dial and across the web so you can read recaps of the hottest programs and catch up on the biggest and best TV-related lists, news stories & fun sites/links from the previous week.
Rapid Recaps From Last Week
| NCIS: Los Angeles – "Breach" (1/5/2010) | |||
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A car crashes into a nightclub and the search for those responsible leads the team to investigate a connection with a possible terrorist training group. Callen interrogates and bonds with the stripper involved in the case while Sam uses connections from his past to help draw out the culprit. Hetty begins to monitor productivity, spending, and working habits among the team members. | ||
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The Good Wife – "Infamy" (1/5/2010) |
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A grieving husband sues an obnoxious television personality touting the first amendment for slandering his wife, who was suspected to have murdered their missing child, and leading her to commit suicide. Will cozies up to the opposing counsel. Alicia finds herself pulled away to help the wife of state’s attorney Glenn Childs seek a divorce, though her involvement leads to unexpected developments in her own husband’s case. | ||
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Modern Family – "Up All Night" (1/6/2010) |
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Phil has a kidney stone, but Claire seems far more concerned with dressing up for the notoriously attractive town firemen who arrive to take him to the hospital, and Phil tries to cash in on the guilt. Cameron and Mitchell fight over Ferberizing their baby. Manny’s father Javier arrives, much to Jay’s chagrin, but as he gets to know him, he becomes just as drawn in by his charms. | ||
TV Web-bits From Last Week
- Television Without Pity declares Never Mind Jay vs. Conan: Five TV Scheduling Moves We’d Rather See.
- Buzz Focus prepares for the Top 10 TV Season Premieres for 2010. TV Guide previews New Shows in Winter TV 2010.
- Sidereel’s Kendra and Rachel offer their 2010 TV Wish List.
- The TV Addict drums up The Top 5 Reasons You Need To Start Watching Better Off Ted.
- Television Without Pity lists the Top 10 Reasons Why Ted From How I Met Your Mother Is Awesome.
- TV.com names the Top 10 Most Annoying Neighbors.
- Television Without Pity spots Familiar Faces in New TV Roles.
- Inside TV not so fondly recalls the Most Awkward Award Show Moments and the Worst TV Couples Ever.
- Television Without Pity imagines 7 TV Hook-Ups That Would Traumatize Them Even More Than Ugly Betty’s Betty and Daniel.
- IGN looks at the Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters.
- Interesting Pile links to Oddee’s 10 Most Bizarre TV Shows.
- The Futon Critic counts down the 50 Best Episodes of 2009.
- Become a fan of The CW on Facebook to get an exclusive preview of new series Life Unexpected.
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.
