Catching up on the first season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager on dvd, I had some reservations about the show. I liked Amy, Ben, and their friends and family. I pretty much disliked the rest of the cast though. As a matter of fact, Amy and Ben were one of the only [...]

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eric on January 5th, 2009

If you read my article 10 Shows that Need a Jumpstart in 2009, you probably saw that I thought Gossip Girl needed to step it up in the second half of this season. While the season has been far from bad, Gossip Girl really hasn’t stood out in any way so far this season. Something [...]

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eric on January 5th, 2009

One thing I have always loved about being a TV critics is the perks including being able to see shows and episodes before the general public gets to see them. Well today everyone can feel like a critic since if you are a fan of Kyle XY it’s your lucky day. If it is too [...]

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Mort on January 5th, 2009

USA Network has ordered 11 hourlong episodes (plus the two-hour pilot) of “Royal Pains,” which stars Mark Feuerstein (”3 Lbs.”) as an on-call doctor for the Hamptons’ elite. The show will more than likely begin airing in the summer, probably as a companion piece to repeats of “House.” “Pains” also stars Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint, [...]

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eric on January 5th, 2009

Missed Last Night’s Episode: ABC.com
As evidenced by my shows that needed a jumpstart article, I thought Brothers and Sisters was going down the wrong path and really needed to turn things around the second half of the season. I actually wrote that article over the weekend before I was actually able to see last night’s [...]

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Bree and Andrew: With Andrew and Alex’s wedding approaching, Bree gets to meet Alex’s mother Melina, a beer-drinking, undignified woman who tries to steal as much time with the boys as possible. Bree quickly becomes irritated with her, especially when she starts “calling” holidays. While Bree has had many of these episodes where she faces [...]

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eric on January 5th, 2009

While there were several shows that had outstanding seasons in 2008, some shows hit a slump and kind of skidded through 2008. Everyone talks about the former but very few talk about the latter. So I have decided to create a list of 10 shows that could use a jumpstart in 2008. By jumpstart I [...]

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Starting today ABC is bringing back most of their returning shows in what they are calling “Bring in the New Week”. I  don’t know what ABC’s obsession lately is with naming weeks. In the fall their season premieres were part of “Stay At Home Week”. Now we have “Bring in the New Week”. Maybe ABC [...]

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Mort on January 4th, 2009

Show Name: Treasure Quest
When and Where Does It Air?: Thursday at 10/9c on Discovery Channel (premieres January 15, 2009)
Genre: Reality
What’s It About?: “Treasure Quest” follows the Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME), a publicly-traded company that searches for treasure in the deep sea.

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Mort on January 3rd, 2009

Mandy Quigley (Case #16):

#20-$75,000
#4-$5
#9-$300
#17-$750
#26-$100
#11-$200,000
Offer #1-$89,000, No Deal
#8-$0.01
#19-$500
#22-$50,000
#18-$100,000
#21-$750,000
Offer #2-$71,000, No Deal
#3-$1,000,000
#24-$400
#15-$10
#25-$400,000
Offer #3-$28,000, No Deal
#7-$1,000
#13-$10,000
#23-$1
Offer #4-$49,000, No Deal. Also, since she is afraid of heights the banker gives her a heights-based challenge which she easily beats for an additional $16,000 (added to whatever deal she takes).
#10-$500,000
#5-$75
Offer #5-$22,000, No Deal
#6-$200
Offer #6-$35,000 + $15,000 from the challenge, Deal
Her case, [...]

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