Rapid Recaps & TV Web-bits From Last Week (June 13 - 19, 2010)
Abe Fried-Tanzer - June 20, 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 – "Bad Blood" (6/13/10) | ||||
Sookie searches for Bill without much help as he escapes the clutches of his abductors. Jessica ignores Hoyt while dealing with a more pressing problem, and Andy tells Jason that he needs to start acting normal again. Hoyt and Jason become roommates. Sam looks for his birth parents, Arlene discovers she’s pregnant and Tara struggles to cope with Eggs’ death. Eric and Queen Sophie prepare to sell off all the V when the magister launches an investigation.
Next new episode: Sunday, June 20 at 9pm on HBO. |
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The Good Guys – "Broken Door Theory" (6/14/10) |
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Dan comes down with the flu but refuses to take the day off work, and everyone he comes into contact with -- cop or criminal -- gets sick, except for Jack, who got a flu shot. A vending machine burglary turns into a much bigger prostitution case, and Dan and Jack conduct their own sting operation to catch the bad guy. Jack tries to figure out why Liz wants to set him up with a friend of hers.
Next new episode: Monday, June 21, 2010 at 9pm on FOX. |
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Hot in Cleveland – "Pilot" (6/16/10) |
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Melanie’s plans for a getaway to Paris with her best friends Joy and Victoria to escape the horrors of her pending divorce are abruptly changed when their plane is grounded in Cleveland. The three friends are delighted to discover that standards of beauty are not the same in Cleveland as they are in California. Melanie quickly buys a property after meeting a dream guy, while the other two aren’t so quickly taken with the city.
Next new episode: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 10pm on TV Land. |
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Burn Notice – "Made Man" (6/17/2010) |
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Michael, Fiona, and Sam team up with Jesse to help him figure out how he was burned by investigating a mafia arms shipping ring. Much to Michael’s chagrin, Jesse gets sidetracked when he sees a cop in trouble with the mob and decides to help him out at the same time. Sam and Jesse work to flip the mob boss to betray another boss. Madeline tries to get to know her new tenant.
Next new episode: Thursday, June 24 at 9pm on USA. |
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Royal Pains – "Keeping the Faith" (6/17/2010) |
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Hank and Evan have a chance encounter with a famously large actor who plays a villain called the Garbage Collector. Hank helps the actor determine what’s been going on with his legs, while Evan is wary of getting close to his assistant when he discovers that she is the Garbage Collector’s sister. Hank continues to doubt his father’s intentions and warns Ms. Newberg about him.
Next new episode: Thursday, June 24 at 10pm on USA. |
TV Web-bits From Last Week
- To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Father's Day, enjoy this special compilation of lists about TV dads:
- The BVX says Father Knows Best – TV’s Greatest Dads.
- TV Squad profiles The Best and Worst Single Dads on TV.
- TVOvermind salutes the Top TV Dads.
- The Art of Manliness honors The All-Time Best (And Worst) TV Dads.
- TV.com uncovers the Top 5 New TV Dads.
- StarPulse shines a light on the 10 Best TV Dads.
- The Island Packet packages the The Best -- and Worst -- TV Dads.
- ParentDish dishes its Favorite TV Dads.
- Parade Magazine marches out the 10 Best and 10 Worst TV Dads of All Time.
- WNEM.org spies 5 Sexy TV Dads Who Turn Up the Heat.
- StyleList fashions a list of the Best and Wost Dressed TV Dads of All Time.
- FlashNews.com accounts for How Much Our Favorite TV Dads Make.
- On Sunday, June 13, 2010, TV Guide Network premieresd a special, Modern TV Dads: Father Doesn't Know Best,
- The Telefile recaps Just Jack 2010! Or, The Best and Worst of This Year’s Tony Awards.
- TV Squad profiles Nate on LEVERAGE and Five Other Characters Living Dangerously.
- TheDailyContributor.com pays tribute to the Top 10 TV Nerds from the '90s.
- TV Squad presents the Top 20 of TV’s Sexiest Scenes.
- Total Sci-Fi Online remembers the Top 10 TV Spin-Offs That Never Went Beyond a Pilot.
- TV Squad looks back at Five Shows I Used to Like (But Now Can’t Watch).
- Nica’s Day Out rounds up the Top 10 Crime-Related TV Programs.
- TV Squad spotlights 10 TV Characters Who Need a Spin-off Series.
- The TV Addict suggests the Top 5 Emmy Nominations Not For Your Consideration.
- TV Squad envisions GLEE Mash-Ups: 30 ROCK, 24, GREY’S ANATOMY, and More.
- The TV Addict teases out the Top 5 Most Hysterical (For All The Wrong Reasons) Quotes from the Most Recent Episode of THE BACHELORETTE.
- Recasting news:
- Looking forward to the return of FUTURAMA this week? Watch a recap of the first five seasons in only seven minutes:
Recap-O-Rama: 5 Seasons in 7 Minutes | |
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.