MODERN FAMILY Recap: ‘Good Cop, Bad Dog’

We’re so close to the end of the season of MODERN FAMILY, I feel like every episode should be knocking it out of the park at this point and I just wasn’t in love with this one. This season has been so up and down for me, so maybe y’all can convince me at the end of this recap that I’m crazy and this episode was better than I’m thinking, OK? Let’s get to it!

The majority of this episode was concentrated on Claire and Phil, so I think that may be why it wasn’t my favorite. The two of them are so neurotic and anxious, they make me nervous watching them, which in turn makes them my least favorite couple on the show. I guess that’s a testament to the actors’ ability to portray them, because every interview I’ve seen with Ty Burrell (Phil) and Julie Bowen (Claire), they seem like lovely people.

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Thursday, May 12, 2011

Can you believe tonight is not only the season finale of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, but of COMMUNITY, CSI, NIKITA and OUTSOURCED as well? I don’t know what I’m going to do with so many shows gone! Luckily it’s not the finale for many other shows, so check them out now while you still can.

American Idol | 8pm on Fox
“1 of 4 Voted Off”
Tune in to find out who makes it to the Top 3 after America’s vote is revealed LIVE. Former AMERICAN IDOL winner Jordin Sparks will be performing.

Community | 8pm on NBC | Season Finale
“For a Few Paintballs More”
As the Greendale year-end paintball extravaganza continues, the game takes a dramatic turn with new intruders arriving on the scene. The study group battles it out on various fronts and despite their arguments over strategy, they are all in agreement that they must unite to defeat the enemy.

The Big Bang Theory | 8pm on CBS
“The Engagement Reaction”
When Howard finally breaks the news to his mom that he’s engaged to Bernadette, the announcement lands her in the hospital.

The Vampire Diaries | 8pm on The CW | Season Finale
“As I Lay Dying”
While Mystic Falls presents a screening of “Gone with The Wind” in the town square, Damon’s memories of Katherine in 1864 mix with the reality of Elena in the present day. Stefan pays a terrible personal price for his attempt to prevent a tragedy, and Sheriff Forbes makes a deadly mistake while trying to keep everyone safe. More than one life hangs in the balance as the consequences of the sacrifice ritual play out to a horrifying conclusion.

Rules of Engagement | 8:30pm on CBS
“The Power Couple”
Jeff is threatened when Audrey gets a raise and makes almost as much as he does. Meanwhile, Russell enlists Timmy to find out what Liz sees in another man.

SO MUCH MORE. Keep reading…

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The Vampire Diaries | 8pm on The CW

Season 2 Finale: As Mystic Falls presents a screening of “Gone with The Wind” in the town square, Damon’s memories of Katherine in 1864 mix with the reality of Elena in the present day; Stefan pays a terrible price for his attempt to prevent a tragedy; The consequences of the sacrifice ritual play out to a horrifying conclusion.

AMERICAN IDOL Highlights: Scotty Sings ‘Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)’ and Haley Performs ‘I Who Have Nothing’

Hey, hey, AMERICAN IDOL fans!

It’s getting down to the wire, and while Fox itself has been making cuts left and right this week, we already know that tomorrow, this quartet of IDOL hopefuls will be down to three.

Each singer had to choose one song that inspired him or her. But the real question is…were you inspired? Based on tonight’s Lady Gaga-coached performances, who is in your top three spots?

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BONES’ Stephen Nathan: ‘The Hole in the Heart’ is a ‘Very Difficult Episode For Us’

While there has been plenty of hype around Thursday’s brand new episode of BONES, executive producer Stephen Nathan assured me “The Hole in the Heart” is indeed “a wonderful episode.”

That’s not to say the hour is necessarily a happy one. In the video below, Nathan mentioned shedding a few tears and I can definitely vouch that a few people around me at the Paley Center screening of “The Hole in the Heart” cried a bit during certain scenes.

So what else can fans expect? Nathan teased bringing things to a head (without resolving them), losing one of their own, what Cam and Sweets will be up to in the last few episodes, and whether we’ll see more of Michelle next year. Plus, BONES creator Hart Hanson decided he wanted to make a cameo during Nathan’s interview…

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Report: NBC Picks Up SMASH, PRIME SUSPECT and Two New Comedies

According to multiple reports, NBC has made their first series orders for the new television season.

As expected, the network has picked up Maria Bello-led PRIME SUSPECT, an adaption of the popular British miniseries. Also scoring a spot on the lineup is SMASH, a musical drama about the makings of a Broadway show, starring Debra Messing, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Anjelica Huston. Adding more cred to SMASH? Steven Spielberg produced it.

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TOP CHEF MASTERS Preview

Bravo really is loving the cross-promotion with NBC shows this year, huh? But if that means double the Adam Levine on my TV this week, that’s fine by me.

Yes, THE VOICE mentor and Maroon 5 lead singer is judging tonight’s Elimination Challenge along with his bandmates. The chefs must prepare the meal at a surprise location and with the knowledge that some band members are vegan or vegetarian.

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BONES: Tina Majorino Teases ‘The Hole in the Heart’

When Booth sets off to take down Broadsky during Thursday’s episode of BONES, he’s going to need a little additional, non-squints help. Luckily for him, Special Agent Genny Shaw (Tina Majorino) is there to assist.

I caught up with Majorino during some downtime from her Fox animated series NAPOLEON DYNAMITE — where she will reprise her 2004 movie role as Deb — and we talked about “The Hole in the Heart,” why the role of Shaw was a bit different for her and if she’d be game to return to BONES…

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Wednesday’s SNAP JUDGMENT – COUGAR TOWN

Another day, another SNAP JUDGMENT!

What is SNAP JUDGMENT, you ask?

Every day we’ll pick our favorite promotional picture from that night’s new television episodes and we’ll showcase it here. Then you guys can speculate what goes down in the scene/what you’d like to see happen/caption the pic however you want in the comments section.

So which show made our Wednesday edition of SNAP JUDGMENT?

COUGAR TOWN!

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FRINGE Makes Seth Gabel a Series Regular

Let the speculation begin: Fox has confirmed to Give Me My Remote that Seth Gabel (Lincoln) has been promoted to a series regular on FRINGE. The news was first reported by TVLine.

But what does this mean for the show?

As fans know, the third season ended with Peter Bishop being erased from existence. (Yes, it still hurts to write that.) And since Lincoln was Fauxlivia’s partner Over There (where there was no Peter), I wonder if Peter ceasing to exist means that our version of Lincoln — whom we first met in “Stowaway” — has taken over the role of Olivia’s partner in our universe?

Let’s hear your best theories, FRINGE fans!

Related:

FRINGE: Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman Tease ‘The Day We Died’
FRINGE Trailer: ‘The Day We Died’
FRINGE: John Noble and Joshua Jackson Tease Red Herrings and a ‘Game-Changing’ Season Finale

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Travis Wall Choreographs Adele’s DANCING WITH THE STARS Performance [VIDEO]

The visual artistry of Travis Wall was on display in front of millions as the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE alum choreographed and performed alongside current “it” singer, Adele, during her appearance on last night’s DANCING WITH THE STARS. While Adele’s vocals remained center stage, Travis, Chantal Aguire, and fellow former SYTYCDancers Nick Lazzarini and Jaimie Goodwin complimented her performance with their beautiful dancing.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE returns in just a few weeks and I am giddy with anticipation. Here’s to hoping Travis is very involved with the show once again this season. The guy is seriously in demand these days, so we’ll have to wait and see.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Travis Wall’s work, spend some time on YouTube – you’ll be blown away. Here is one of my favorite piece of his, from last season of DWTS.

Cramazing!

Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Not only is ABC bringing the funny with their comedy block, but the AMERICAN IDOL Top 4 performance show is tonight (go Haley!) and BREAKING IN airs its second-to-last episode. You better watch – its going to be quite the entertaining episode!

Much more to choose from so keep reading to find out what’s up…

The Middle | 8pm on ABC
“The Prom”
After learning that Axl text-invited the wrong girl to prom and plans to solve the situation by standing her up, Frankie and Mike demand that he meet the girl face-to-face in a timely manner to gently break off the date – or face the music and take her to the big event. Meanwhile, Sue and her friend, Carly, try in earnest to fit in with the school’s “B” crowd during lunch, and after a successful first show, Brick begins to bore Frankie and Mike with his impromptu one-man plays.

American Idol | 8pm on Fox
“4 Finalists Compete”
The Top 4 finalists perform LIVE hoping to impress the judges and the nation. This week’s theme? The songbook of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Lady Gaga will be mentoring the contestants. After the performances, it is up to America to vote. Tune in to see who amazes the judges and who falls flat.

Survivor | 8pm on CBS
“Too Close for Comfort”
Andrea takes part in her first Redemption Island duel. Back at camp, one castaway plots making a big move that could prove to be costly.

Better with You | 8:30pm on ABC | Season Finale
“Better With The Baby”
While in labor, Mia and Casey decide that they should be married before baby Charlie comes into the world. The rush is on to make the wedding happen, as Casey and Ben dash to City Hall for the marriage license; Maddie puts herself in charge of finding an authorized person to perform the ceremony; and Vicky and Joel hurry to the hospital’s gift shop to find the “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” items, on the season finale.

SO MUCH MORE. KEEP READING…
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Who Went Home on DANCING WITH THE STARS?

After trying to fill an hour with some unnecessary dancing and performances, the results didn’t seem as stretched out as usual. There were only two sections for eliminations and the second one was right near the end.

The DWTS Dance Troupe was nowhere to be seen this episode, we just had the professionals that we’ve grown to love performing with the musical guests. I love how the pros can really grab the emotional strings of a performance.

But let’s get to the good stuff…

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Report: Fox Cancels LIE TO ME

It was a bad year to be a bubble show on Fox: Deadline is reporting that the network has canceled LIE TO ME.

The Tim Roth-led series had a bumpy road — often filling in when other shows went off the schedule (most recently the short-lived LONESTAR) — but fans still held out hope there would be a pickup for 2011-2012, despite the fact that Fox declined to pick up a full season order for the current batch of episodes late in 2010.

Will you miss LIE TO ME?

Related:

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Report: Fox Cancels HUMAN TARGET, BREAKING IN and THE CHICAGO CODE
Report: Fox Picks Up THE FINDER, ALCATRAZ and THE NEW GIRL

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GLEE Recap: “Prom Queen”

I get nervous making such bold statements after just one viewing, but I’m going to do it – tonight’s episode of GLEE might be my favorite episode ever! (I of course reserve the right to change my mind after you all remind me of the numerous other times I’ve made the same exact statement.) At the very least I feel confident in saying that it broke into my top five list. As up and down I’ve been with GLEE this season, I think that’s saying a lot.

GLEE often strays far from the realities of the true high school experience, but tonight it got more right than wrong. Like way too many life events, prom is centered around the unrealistic expectations of a perfect night. The perfect dress. The perfect date. All leading up to that perfect moment. Sounds easy enough, but with all that pressure it’s no wonder that prom can crash and burn, just as it did for many of our McKinley High favorites. Don’t believe me? Go to any prom and check out the girls bathroom. I guarantee you’ll find plenty of drama and tears. (On second thought, please don’t crash any high school proms or girls bathrooms for that matter. That’s just creepy. You’ll just have to trust me on this one.)

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