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Quick Take: CourtneyK is falling off the GLEE-wagon

September 27, 2011 CourtneyK

I said I’d give it one more go. I’m trying. I really am. All the elements I love are present: Idina Menzel guest starring, Kurt being super great, Brittany is being stupid, Mercedes being sassy, Artie being adorable, Sue being terrible. However along with the good, comes the very very bad. I admire Lea Michelle and her pipes, but I swear if I have to watch her “pinched-face-collapse acting” through her singing I shall be forced to fast forward through

Quick Take: A second (similar) opinion of CHARLIE’S ANGELS

September 22, 2011 CourtneyK

Within the first 10 minutes of watching ABC’s “new” show, CHARLIE’S ANGELS, one thought streaked through my head like a ticker: “They really should’ve left well enough alone.” When I first heard that CHARLIE’S ANGELS was green-lit for television again, I was excited! I was far too young (cough cough IT’S TRUE) to appreciate the first go-round and I looked forward to being on board with a fantastic new series. I was wrong. Were the original characters from CHARLIE’S ANGELS

Quick Take: WHITNEY and CHARLIE’S ANGELS are skippable, at best

September 22, 2011 Amrie

Here’s a quick look at what NOT to watch tonight – At 8PM on ABC, a reboot of the classic series CHARLIE’S ANGELS premieres. This version (which tries to combine the more big-action-movie-Drew-Barrymore-Angel with the Farrah-Fawcett-70s-Angel), stars FRIDAY NIGHT ALUM Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor (Lucy from GREY’S, who should be using her real accent for like, 10% more interest), and soap-opera star Annie Ilonzeh. The ANGELS are beyond gorgeous; there’s no hiding that. But their beauty is simply not enough

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Tuesday Quick Take: Raul loves NEW GIRL

September 20, 2011 Raul

Okay, spent some time watching and loving a whole lot of shows! But I have to say I have fallen for Zooey Deschanel in NEW GIRL! Not really being familiar with any of Zooey Deschanel’s work, I was hesitant to invest any time in Fox’s NEW GIRL. I turned it on though and decided, all right, if I can give GLEE a chance, (which I regretted), I will give NEW GIRL the same opportunity. Three words: Zooey is amazing! Where

Quick Take: Raul likes everything about THE PLAYBOY CLUB but the plot….

September 19, 2011 Raul

Raul is our latest contributor, and he spent some time checking out THE PLAYBOY CLUB over the weekend. Be warned, some spoilers are included below, so come back and read this after you watch, if you really don’t want to know! NBC’s THE PLAYBOY CLUB is definitely a show that I want to like. That’s right, WANT to like. The chemistry of this show is amazing and the actors are perfectly fitted for their parts but there’s something missing and

Monday Quick Take: Amrie and CourtneyK agree to disagree about 2 BROKE GIRLS

September 19, 2011 Amrie

2 BROKE GIRLS premieres tonight on CBS after the Ashton-Kutcher-filled TWO AND A HALF MEN premiere (the show moves to its regular timeslot following HIMYM next week). Amrie and CourtneyK both watched and found themselves possibly watching two different shows. In the Pro Corner: CourtneyK What happens when you take a cynical, busty brunette and pair her with a skinny, formerly privileged blonde in a Brooklyn diner? No, not that sitcom. No, not that one either. It’s 2 BROKE GIRLS

Quick Take: AGAINST THE WALL on Lifetime

July 31, 2011 Amrie

Lifetime’s latest hour long drama, AGAINST THE WALL, premieres tonight at 10PM (bumping THE PROTECTOR to Mondays effective tomorrow). Abby Kowalski, the only daughter in a family of cops (her father and three brothers are all on the job), takes the only available detective position in the Internal Affairs department. Almost immediately, her father turns against her; two of her brothers claim it to be “typical Abby;” and her third brother, Richie (clearly her favorite) gets involved in her new

CourtneyK’s Wednesday Quick Take: ROYAL PAINS “Traffic”

June 29, 2011 CourtneyK

The ongoing saga of disgraced heart of gold Doctor Hank in The Hamptons begins tonight. Part Dr. House, part MacGyver; the good Dr. Hank Lawson of Hank MED continues to amaze by fixing broken femurs using nothing but chewing gum and prayer (just kidding!) all the while speaking in such dulcet tones he could convince anyone that they are getting sleepy….very sleepy and count backwards from 10…(shakes head) whoa! I felt hypnotized there for a moment, I didn’t cluck like

Amrie’s Monday Quick Take: WEEDS S7 Premiere on Showtime

June 27, 2011 Amrie

Nancy Botwin and her rag tag family are back tonight on Showtime’s Season 7 premiere of WEEDS. When we left them, Nancy was confessing to murder, and Andy, Silas, Shane and Doug were off to Copenhagen. When we meet up with them all again, quite some time has passed, and Nancy’s about to get herself sprung from Federal prison. When word travels quickly back to the gang in Copenhagen that Nancy’s free as a bird, everyone decides it’s time to

CourtneyK’s Thursday Quick Take: BURN NOTICE Season 5 Premiere

June 23, 2011 CourtneyK

When we last left Michael Westen he was *this close* to finding out who burned him and working with the C.I.A. When the Season 5 premiere kicks off (tonight on USA at 9/8c before the series premiere of SUITS), he’s still there. BUT I have to tell you – I have nothing bad to say about it! Michael Westen is a badass. Plain and simple. Jeffrey Donovan was born to play burned spy Michael Westen; he’s got the hardcore dead-pan