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Rapid Recaps & TV Web-bits From Last Week (Jan. 17 - 23, 2010)

Abe Fried-Tanzer - January 24, 2010

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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

Chuck – "Chuck Versus Operation Awesome" (1/18/2010)    

Awesome is kidnapped and mistaken for a spy by Sydney, an agent working for the Ring and trying to recruit Awesome for her organization. Chuck struggles to help Awesome keep Ellie from finding out what’s going on while trying to save Awesome, who is under constant surveillance by Sydney. Super agent Shaw is introduced, while Morgan takes over as assistant manager at the Buy More and busts a fight club.  

 

24 – "Day 8: 4:00PM – 5:00PM," "Day 8: 5:00PM – 6:00PM," "Day 8: 6:00PM – 7:00PM" & "Day 8: 7:00PM – 8:00PM" (1/18/2010)

  

Just as he is about to move to Los Angeles with Kim and her family, Jack is thrown back into action after a visit from a former informant with information about an impending assassination attempt on President Hassan, who is about to sign a peace agreement with President Taylor. Jack joins forces with Chloe but comes up against resistance from the newly reformed New York CTU. Jack helps to prove that a reporter implicated in the conspiracy was framed, but a new threat quickly emerges. Renee Walker is called in, and she and Jack go undercover to stop a dangerous arms sale from taking place.  

 

NCIS: Los Angeles – repeat last week

  

New episode on Tuesday, January 26 at 9PM  

 

The Good Wife – repeat last week

  

New episode on Tuesday, February 2 at 10PM  

 

Human Target – "Pilot" & "Rewind" (1/17/2010 & 1/20/2010)

  

Christopher Chance works as a bodyguard for those with great means who require protection. In order to save an executive who recently fired a disgruntled employee, Chance switches place with the executive and deals with the former employee himself. After saving the day and sustaining injuries, Chance returns to work and his next assignment. He and Winston head up in the air to protect a hacker from assassination, and Chance works with a flight attendant to save all the passengers when problems with the plane arise.  

 

Modern Family – "Fifteen Percent" (1/20/2010)

  

Phil buys a new entertainment system and Claire becomes frustrated when she is unable to operate it. Phil claims he can teach their dumbest child how to use it, and Claire doesn’t believe that Haley is up to the task. Mitchell becomes upset when Jay refers to Cameron as a friend of his son’s, and Jay wonders if a good friend of his is secretly gay. Manny’s internet date turns out to be a grown woman, and Gloria gives her a makeover.  

 

The Deep End – "Pilot" (1/21/2010)

  

Dylan (pictured) arrives ten days late to begin his career as a lawyer, and is given a pro bono case where he must help a mother -- whose husband recently died -- regain custody of her child from her late husband’s mother. Liam is mistaken as a Jew by an Israeli client and neglects to correct her error while Addy struggles with being bullied by her superiors. Hart Sterling returns to the firm, and Cliff tries to prove his loyalty to his wife.  

 

The Office – "The Banker" (1/21/2010)

  

With the corporate office of Dunder Mifflin dissolved by the economic failure of the company, Michael is now the highest-ranking manager in the company. In order to evaluate and assess the state of Dunder Mifflin, an investment banker visits the Scranton branch. His sit-down with Toby inspires questions which recall memorable moments at the office in this clip show.  

 

30 Rock – "Winter Madness" (1/21/2010)

  

Liz and Pete plan a road trip to boost morale for the cast and the writers to Florida, but Jack changes their destination to Boston in order to reunite with Nancy (Julianne Moore). Once in Boston, the crew is forced to share their offices with another show. Everyone blames Liz for their troubles, and she concocts a high-ranking executive to take the blame away from her. Tracy worries about his history of getting into trouble while on the road.  

 

Burn Notice – "A Dark Road" (1/21/2010)

  

After the death of Diego, Michael puts aside his efforts to become an agent once again and helps Fiona with a job. Sam finds his charms aren’t effective in coercing the cooperation of a woman crucial to the success of their case, and decides that Madeline should go undercover. Madeline develops an attachment to her new friend and is devastated to discover that she has to manipulate her further to help Michael.  

 

Caprica – "Pilot" (1/22/2010)

  

Half a century before the surprise attack by the Cylons, Zoe Graystone successfully engineers a virtual world in which to escape using advanced technology. Zoe is killed in a suicide bombing on the subway, and her family struggles to cope with her death. Her father, Daniel (pictured), is united with Joseph Adama, whose family was also killed. Daniel discovers the still living virtual Zoe, and tries to use Cylon technology to bring her back.  

 

 

TV Web-bits From Last Week

 

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.