Rapid Recaps & TV Web-bits From Last Week (May 23 - 29, 2010)
Abe Fried-Tanzer - May 30, 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. This week at the bottom of the post, we present a special edition of Web Bits to honor the series finales of LOST and 24.
Rapid Recaps From Last Week
Chuck – "Chuck Versus the Subway" & "Chuck Versus the Ring, Part II" (5/24/2010) | ||||
Chuck sees a very much alive Shaw and follows him to what he believes is a Ring base but is in fact a CIA base. When Shaw kills Chuck’s father and discredits Chuck, Sarah, Casey, and General Beckman, it’s up to Morgan, Awesome, and Ellie to save the day. Big Mike learns that the Buy More is closing and Jeff and Lester hatch a plan for the store to go out in a blaze of glory.
Next new episode: Fall 2010 on Mondays at 8pm on NBC. |
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24 – "Day 8: 2:00PM – 3:00PM & 3:00PM-4:00PM" (5/24/2010) |
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In the series finale, Jack makes his last stand by taking Jason Pillar hostage and setting up so that he can execute President Suvarov with a sniper rifle. When Chloe and Cole discover where Jack is, Chloe goes in to try and talk him down. Dalia Hassan learns of the Russians’ involvement in her husband’s death, but President Taylor manages to convince her to sign the treaty by threatening a military strike. President Taylor approves President Logan’s plan to have Jack killed, but changes her mind about both the treaty and Jack at the last minute.
Next new episode: Check your local theaters in a year or two for the movie. |
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Glee – "Theatricality" (5/25/2010) |
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Principal Figgins tells Tina that she can no longer wear her goth clothing to school. Will assigns the club to prepare Lady Gaga songs. Rachel confronts her mother and tries to figure out what their relationship will be like. Finn expresses his true feelings about living with Kurt and comes up with a male equivalent for Lady Gaga for the guys to perform: KISS.
Next new episode: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 9pm on FOX. |
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NCIS: Los Angeles – "Callen, G" (5/25/2010) |
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When Hetty takes Callen off the case, he receives help from Sam, Eric, and Nate in continuing to stay involved and do his own investigation. The team tries to find a woman named Amy Taylor who may be Callen’s sister. The pressure is on to find her when her ex-husband is killed and the same people are after Amy. Callen struggles with accepting the possibility that he has a sister.
Next new episode: Fall 2010 on Tuesdays at 9pm on CBS. |
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The Good Wife – "Running" (5/25/2010) |
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The firm takes the testimony of an informant about a group of corrupt cops that may include Detective Burton. Cary arrives to depose witnesses in his new role working for Childs. Kurt gives Diane a preview of his ballistics testimony for the opposing legal team on the case. Eli approaches both Alicia and Peter’s mother about Peter’s decision not to run for another four years. Alicia realizes that she must choose between Peter and Will.
Next new episode: Fall 2010 on Tuesdays at 10pm on CBS. |
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FlashForward – "Future Shock" (5/27/2010) |
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As 10pm approaches, Simon and Demetri race to stop a second blackout from occurring. Mark, Gedeck, and Vreede hold off assailants at the FBI office as Mark discovers that the next blackout is going to happen at 10:14. Olivia tries desperately not to be in her bedroom with Lloyd but finds herself unable to resist. Nicole finds out that her flash forward wasn’t what she thought, and Bryce finally locates Keiko.
Next new episode: Never. Series canceled. |
TV Web-bits From Last Week
- TV Squad presents the 24 Best Quotes from 24.
- The Telefile breaks down the 24 Series Finale: Best and Worst Moments.
- The TV Addict reviews The Top 5 Highly Predictable Season Finales.
- Television Without Pity rounds up Season Finales 2010: The Best and Worst.
- TV Squad remembers Seven Satisfying Series Send-Offs.
- Metro.co.uk revisits the Top 10 TV Endings.
- Ranker chastises the Top 10 TV Shows That Overstayed Their Welcome.
- TV Squad proposes Alternate Titles CBS Could Use For $#*! MY DAD SAYS.
- The Telefile previews the Top 10 Most Promising New Summer Shows.
- TV Squad explains Why Rebooting ALIAS is a Bad Idea.
- TV Squad suggests Five Things AMERICAN IDOL Could Learn From DANCING WITH THE STARS.
- The TV Addict recaps CT’s Best Moments from THE BACHELORETTE’s Season Premiere.
- TV Squad gawks at the Four Worst Commercials on TV Right Now.
- TVGuide.com looks at The Women In Larry David’s Life.
- TV Squad tracks down The Original Cast of SURVIVOR: Where Are They Now.
- Celebrity Deaths: Gary Coleman (age 42) and Dennis Hopper (age 74).
- Is Larry David ever out of character? Check out this "behind-the-scenes" look at a recent "interview" (from FunnyOrDie.com):
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 on his personal movie and TV blogs.