Rapid Recaps & TV Web-bits From Last Week (Sep 12 - Sep 18, 2010)
Abe Fried-Tanzer - September 19, 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
| True Blood – "Evil is Going On" (9/12/10) | ||||
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Godric appears to Eric and tells him not to kill Russell. Eric obliges, but opts to bury him in cement instead against Godric's wishes. Bill appeals to Sookie after betraying her, but Eric drops a bombshell that permanently separates them. Sam finds out that his brother has robbed him. Lafayette learns that Jesus is a witch. Jason stands up for a community, and Sookie joins her kind.
Next new episode: In 2011. |
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Hung – "Even Steven or Luckiest Kid in Detroit" (9/12/10) |
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Tanya confronts Frances to try to rectify the damage she did. Ray asks his neighbor if he's still interested in buying his house. Ronnie has an interesting encounter when a friend gives him a ride home. Jessica decides to leave Ronnie and take some time for herself away from both of her ex-lovers. Tanya and Ray reconcile, and Ray has a barbecue with his kids.
Next new episode: In 2011. |
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Entourage – "Lose Yourself" (9/12/10) |
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Drama, Turtle, and Eric scramble to find Vince after they discover his cocaine. Ari puts together a surprise party for his wife to make up for his misdeeds but learns that it may be too late to save his marriage. Turtle talks to numerous potential investors and tries to convince Mark Cuban to let Carlos run his own business. The guys try to stage an intervention once they find Vince, but he's in no mood to listen.
Next new episode: In 2011. |
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Sons of Anarchy – "Oiled" (9/14/10) |
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SAMCRO tries to deduce who ordered the hit on the funeral and link it to a possible gang initiation. Cameron goes to confess his sins and Jimmy debates what to do about him while SAMCRO continues to search for the missing Abel. Tara decides to take a leave of absence from the hospital. Gemma's stay at her father's home proves problematic for both herself and Tig.
Next new episode: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 10pm on FX. |
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TV Web-bits From Last Week
- LIVE with Regis and Kelly is gearing up for the 2010 High Heel-a-thon on Sept. 22nd; so get a step ahead and play their online game called LIVE’S High Heel Dash!
- TV Squad says Happy Grandparents Day 2010: Our Favorite TV Grandmothers and Grandfathers.
- The Telefile bets Seven Reasons You Should Be Watching THE LEAGUE and Five Reasons LIFE UNEXPECTED Might Suck Less This Season.
- The Cornell Daily Sun previews TV's Fall Top 10 to Watch.
- The Telefile prepares for the Top 10 Most Anticipated Reality Moments of the Fall.
- TV Squad spies The Fall TV Battles: Five Time Slots to Keep an Eye On.
- The TV Addict ponders the Top 5 Things That Make Us Go "Hmmmmmm…"
- SPIKE tackles the Top Eight Unanswered Questions in Television.
- Blastr travels to 10 of the Best Science Fiction TV Episodes that Ever Aired.
- The Telefile spotlights the Top 10 Supporting Characters Who Should Be the Stars.
- Flavorwire harks back to the Top 10 Celebrity GHOSTWRITER Appearances.
- TV Squad celebrates THE GOLDEN GIRLS 25th Anniversary with 11 Fun Facts.
- In anticipation of the Lone Star premiere, TVGuide.com remembers Favorite Prime Time Soaps.
- A few news-tweets from the TV Tango Twitter Feed over the past week:
- Fri (9/17): Andy Whitfield of SPARTACUS: BLOOD & SAND must immediately resume treatment for recurrence of cancer, not returning for series 2nd season.
- Fri (9/17): ABC gets in the spy game. Network adapting James Cameron's 1994 action comedy TRUE LIES for series. Cameron is exec. producing the project.
- Fri (9/17): TNT will air a 20-hour marathon of SUPERNATURAL episodes on Thurs., Sept. 23, at midnight (ET/PT) through Friday, Sept. 24, at 8p. (ET/PT)
- Fri (9/17): Candice Bergen cast in multiple-episode guest role on FOX's HOUSE playing Cuddy's mother. Her first appearance is scheduled for January.
- Thu (9/16): Exculsive! LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES - Rachel Ticotin cast as Lt. Arleen Gonzales, replacing Wanda DeJesus. #LOLA
- Thu (9/16): WTF? E! new series BRIDALPLASTY- Brides-to-Be compete in challenges collecting extreme plastic surgery procedures and win dream wedding.
- Thu (9/16): Comedy Central's NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: OVERBOOKED CONCERT FOR AUTISM EDUCATION tapes Beacon Theater NYC Oct. 2- Tix: http://bit.ly/afzRsl
- Wed (9/15): Exclusive! LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES casts Peter Coyote as DA Jerry Hardin, possibly a recurring character. His 1st episode is "Echo Park"
- Wed (9/15): Paramount Pictures to do a big-screen adaptation of Spike TV's original series DEADLIEST WARRIOR.
- Wed (9/15): THE MARTHA STEWART SHOW attracted cumulative audience of only 394,000 in debut Hallmark Ch. down 50% from TV repeats same period last year.
- Wed (9/15): 60 MINUTES will have its own Web site, 60 Minutes Overtime with originally produced content. Launches on Sept. 26 http://bit.ly/98sdrI
- Wed (9/15): TLC renews new series SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATLANTA for a second season slated to premiere summer 2011 with 18 half-hour episodes.
- Tue (9/14): Canceled: TBS sitcom MY BOYS starring Jordana Spiro will NOT be returning for a fifth season.
- Tue (9/14): Deadline Hollywood reports TNT is renewing HAWTHORNE for a third season. Stars Jada Pinkett Smith.
- Tue (9/14): SESAME STREET returns for 41st season Mon. Sept. 27 PBS Guests: Amy Poehler, Will.i.am, Jude Law, Jennifer Garner, Katy Perry, Wanda Sykes
- Tue (9/14): Encore premieres the original documentary “Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible” narrated by Tom Cruise on Nov. 14, 8pm
- Mon (9/13): Former DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN stars Jane Seymour, Joe Lando reunite for Hallmark Channel movie, AT HOME WITH PRUDENCE. Debut spring 2011
- Mon (9/13): Martha Stewart on Lady Gaga's VMA outfit: "We found out she's a not vegetarian. Was it beef or pork? I would have grilled the whole thing"
- Mon (9/13): Paula Abdul when asked about GLEE: "I love it! I was a gleek. I was a geek without knowing there was an “L” you could put before it."
- Mon (9/13): Hey HOUSE fans... Interactive game, HOUSE M.D. launches online today (http://bit.ly/d7rK1j). Nintendo DS version hits stores this Oct.
- Mon (9/13): A&E greenlights THE GLADES w/ Matt Passmore for 2nd season.
- Mon (9/13): CBS renews deal with the Broadway League and the American Theater Wing to air the annual TONY AWARDS for three more years-- through 2013.
- Mon (9/13): Lifetime orders original TV movie UNANSWERED PRAYERS based on the Garth Brooks song. Starring Eric Close, Samantha Mathis, Mädchen Amick.
- Mon (9/13): CBS announced other companies participating in second season of UNDERCOVER BOSS: Frontier Airlines, Lucky Strike Lanes and the Chicago Cubs
- HBO pays tribute to all the deaths on TRUE BLOOD with the video embedded below (thanks to the TV Addict)
Abe Fried-Tanzer is a recent graduate from New York University, where he majored 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 at Movies with Abe and TV with Abe.
