BAY STARTS TO FALL FOR TY, WHILE DAPHNE TRIES TO HELP HER
BROTHER OUT, IN AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF “SWITCHED AT BIRTH,”
PREMIERING, MONDAY, JULY 4 AT 9:00 ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Austin Butler (“Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure”) Guest Stars
Burbank, CA (June 30, 2011) – Bay grows closer to Ty and Daphne tries to bond with her new brother Toby, on “Switched at Birth” on ABC Family, Monday, July 4 (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT.
In “Dogs Playing Poker,” after being caught sneaking out to be with Ty, the Kennishes force Bay to invite him over for dinner. Knowing this dinner is going to be an interrogation, Bay tries to prepare on all levels, but nothing can prepare her for the secret Ty reveals. Meanwhile, Toby recruits Daphne and Emmett to help him win a game of poker, but unbeknownst to them, this is a high stakes game and Toby may be in some serious financial trouble. With pressure to help her new brother, Daphne becomes conflicted when her morals start to outweigh her loyalty.
“Switched at Birth” is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss (“Blue Crush”), Paul Stupin (“Make It or Break It”) and John Ziffren (“Melissa & Joey,” “Make It or Break It”). The series also stars newcomer Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano (“Gilmore Girls”) as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie (“George Lopez”) as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett (“Friday Night Lights”) as John Kennish; Lea Thompson (“Back to the Future,” “Caroline in the City”) as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel (“High School Musical”) as Toby Kennish; and newcomer Sean Berdy as Emmett.
Source: ABC Family
The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Episode 4.04 - One Foot Out The Door - Press Release
RELATIONSHIPS ARE TESTED,
ON “THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER,”
MONDAY, JULY 4 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Burbank, CA (June 30, 2011) – Amy and Ricky are forced to examine their relationship during a hospital visit for John, while Ben may have found a way out of his marriage to Adrian, on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” premiering on Monday, July 4 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT).
In the one-hour episode, “One Foot Out The Door,” Amy becomes increasingly upset when Ricky insists John is not sick. Despite his feelings, Ricky agrees to take John to the hospital, where he makes the mistake of calling Amy his wife. As her emotions lean toward excitement, Ricky becomes withdrawn, causing their fight to escalate. With their arguing starting to affect their son, the two must re-examine if living together is the right thing to do. Meanwhile, Ben continues to look for a way out of his marriage, and Adrian may have just given him one. In a test to see if Ben still loves her, Adrian tells him she wants to go to cosmetology school in New York. Ben tells her to go, leaving Adrian to think of taking desperate measures to keep the marriage intact.
The series cast includes Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa with Steve Schirripa and Molly Ringwald. In “One Foot Out The Door,” the guest stars include Renee Olstead, Camille Winbush, Allen Evangelista, Amy Rider, Grant Harvey, Jared Kusnitz, Sinqua Walls, Tom Virtue and Luke Zimmerman. Special guest star include Jennifer Coolidge and Josie Bissett.
Source: ABC Family
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It's finally over (sob). A winner has been crowned, and the party is on. Join me as I break down the last performance show for The Voice and hit the red carpet as America names its favorite. (Oh, and choke on the food.)
It's really been a joy to get to cover this show every week and share the various tidbits and anecdotes with you. I hope you've enjoyed reading as much as I've loved writing about it. See you for season two.
The Nine new guests are:
* Adam Poch, 39 – Hoboken, NJ
Adam, a 39-year-old music inventory manager originally from East Brunswick, New Jersey, is one of the Houseguests on the 13th season of "Big Brother." Adam on whether or not he'd be interested in a summer showmance: "Unfortunately, not. Last year, I would have been Rachel's little b****. I would have done anything she said. She was gorgeous, until she opened her mouth. But now I have a girlfriend at home. I love her to death. She is my motivation to win this game."
* Cassi Colvin, 26 – Nashville, TN
Cassi, a 26-year-old model originally from Allen, Texas, is one of the Houseguests on the 13th season of "Big Brother." Cassi on who she prefers to hang out with, girls or guys: "I've got a couple of really great, awesome, cool, down-to-earth girlfriends that are my best friends in the world. But, generally speaking, I get along with guys. I'm not much for the drama and the backtalk … I don't necessarily prefer guys, they just tend to be more in-tune with my personality."
* Dominic Briones, 25 – San Mateo, CA
Dominic, a 25-year-old college student originally from San Mateo, California, is one of the Houseguests on the 13th season of "Big Brother." Dominic on speaking his mind: "That's going to be my weakness in the game. That's what's going to kill me. I talk too much. It's hard for me to bite my tongue; it's hard for me to hold back. And not only will I tell you if you're annoying, I'll probably tell you to shut up, eventually. It's probably gonna be my downfall."
* Jason Thomas, 26 – Los Angeles, CA
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LOOK WHO’S COMING TO DINNER,
IN AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF “PRETTY LITTLE LIARS,”
TUESDAY, JULY 26th AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Burbank, CA (Wednesday, June 29, 2011) – The Liars are ill at ease when they each have to confront complicated matters in “Surface Tension,” an all new episode of ABC Family’s hit original series, “Pretty Little Liars,” premiering Tuesday, July 26th (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT).
Its moving day for Emily, and with a new place to call home, she is feeling more like a guest than part of the family. Hanna is also feeling uneasy, but for her it is in regard to Caleb’s continued shady “business” dealings and his nonchalant attitude about it. And when Toby makes a surprising discovery, Spencer is thrown for a loop by the find and her father’s reaction to it. With the girls already on edge, could they be sitting targets for “A’s” next move? Or does “A” have bigger plans for the four and is just making them wait?
Meanwhile, Aria is put in a tricky position when both Ezra and Jason are invited to the Montgomery dinner party and vie for her attention when the soiree goes awry.
“Pretty Little Liars” is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Leslie Morgenstein. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse.
Source: ABC Family
Here is the official promo for Tuesday nights on ABC Family on 5th July 2011 with episode 204 of Pretty Little Liars at 8/7c and episode 104 of The Nine Lives of Chloe King at 9/8c.
Serve, Protect & "shots fired!"
The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Switched At Birth - Promo
Here is the official promo for Monday nights on ABC Family on the 4th July 2011 episode 404 of The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8/7c followed by episode 105 of Switched At Birth at 9/8c.
Check out my review of tonight's Leverage season premiere, "The Long Way Down Job." Where would you like to see the characters head in season four? And if you missed it earlier, here's my recent chat with star Timothy Hutton (Nate Ford).
In advance of tonight's Leverage premiere, I collared star Timothy Hutton (Nate Ford) for another chat. (Mild spoilers for upcoming episodes.) Enjoy!
USA Network's light legal drama Suits got off to a solid ratings start last night, especially on the demo side, drawing 4.6 million viewers, 2 million of them in the adults 18-49 demographic. That is only 3% down in the demo from USA's summer premiere last year of Covert Affairs. Versus USA's most recent series debut, the midseason launch of Fairly Legal, Suits was up by double digits, 47% in 18-49. Suits held onto a large chunk of its lead-in, the fifth-season premiere of Burn Notice (5.2 million, 2.3 million in 18-49), which was down from last summer's record-breaking fourth-season premiere (6.6 million, 2.6 million in 18-49) but up by double digits from the winter debut.
Source: Deadline
Black Seesaw by Lauren Alegre
No theme song will beat Little Boxes but this sounds promising.
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We're back! Check out my full recap and review of tonight's Burn Notice season premiere, "Company Man." How do you think season five will play out?
The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Episode 4.03 - When Opportunity Knocks - Press Release
AMY AND RICKY SEEK APPROVAL FROM THEIR PARENTS, WHILE BEN
MAKES A LIFE ALTERING DECISION, ON “THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER,” MONDAY, JUNE 27 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Burbank, CA (June 23, 2011) – Amy and Ricky both struggle to get approval from their parents as their relationship continues to progress, while Ben must make a life-altering decision, on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” premiering on Monday, June 27 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT).
In the episode “When Opportunity Knocks,” Amy and Ricky must face their parents who are not completely supportive of their decision to live together and not so sure this fairy-tale love can last forever. Ben is torn between feelings of obligation and happiness, but decides to face Adrian and tell her the truth about wanting out of their marriage, and Adrian falls back on her past patterns of behavior to keep him invested in the relationship. Meanwhile, Grace has returned from Africa to find herself in a love triangle, with boyfriend Grant at home and new love interest Daniel in town – but having Jack living in her house adds a whole other layer of confusion.
The series cast includes Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa with Steve Schirripa and Molly Ringwald. In “When Opportunity Knocks,” the guest stars include Anne Ramsay, Beverley Mitchell, Renee Olstead, Camille Winbush, Brando Eaton, Grant Harvey, L.Scott Caldwell, Tricia O’Kelley, Kristopher Higgins, Sinqua Walls, Brian George, Kristen Bauer van Straten, Tom Virtue and Kathy Kinnet. Special guest star includes Josie Bissett.
Source: ABC Family
AS RUMORS FLY, DECISIONS REGARDING LOYALTY ARE MADE,
IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “SWITCHED AT BIRTH,”
MONDAY, JUNE 27th AT 9:00 ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Academy Award® Winner Marlee Matlin and Austin Butler Guest Star
Lucas Grabeel Performs an Original Song in Episode
Burbank, CA (June 23, 2011) – As if sharing families hasn’t been tumultuous enough for the two girls, Bay and Daphne come to find out they are now dating guys who strictly belonged to the other in some form of their previous lives, on “Switched at Birth” on ABC Family, Monday, June 27 at 9:00PM ET/PT. Academy Award Winner Marlee Matlin and Austin Butler (“Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure“) guest star in the episode.
In “Dance Amongst Daggers,” tensions continue to grow while Kathyrn hosts the annual school benefit at the Kennish residence, where her new family becomes a spectacle for all of Mission Hills to gossip about. Toby and his friend Wilke’s (Austin Butler) band are excited to perform at the benefit, but they’re in need of a drummer – can Daphne’s deaf friend Emmett really play the drums? As the night goes on, Daphne is faced with a heartbreaking decision -- to choose between a family she barely knows and an exciting new love interest who makes her feel that being deaf is not an issue. Meanwhile, Melody (Marlee Matlin) and John appear to be establishing a bond during the benefit. As rumors fly about the family’s real situation, Kathryn has a difficult time accepting her husband’s new friend. Making matters worse, Regina accepts a dinner invitation from the ex-husband of one of Kathyrn’s best friends.
“Switched at Birth” is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss (“Blue Crush”), Paul Stupin (“Make It or Break It”) and John Ziffren (“Melissa & Joey,” “Make It or Break It”). The series also stars newcomer Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano (“Gilmore Girls”) as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie (“George Lopez”) as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett (“Friday Night Lights”) as John Kennish; Lea Thompson (“Back to the Future,” “Caroline in the City”) as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel (“High School Musical”) as Toby Kennish; and newcomer Sean Berdy as Emmett.
Source: ABC Family
Morning, Voice fans! Just one more week to go. Here's my recap and review of what went down at both Tuesday's semifinal show and Wednesday's results show, direct from the studio.
On that note, I also want to share something else with you: a column that I wrote yesterday. Something incredible happened to me on the red carpet after Tuesday's show, and it's something I want you all to see - not so much for me, but because it's the kind of good thing that's worth talking about.
Here is an official promo for Season 3 of White Collar that looks at a range of critics opinions of the show that airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on USA.
THE LIARS ARE SLAVES TO FASHION,
IN AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF “PRETTY LITTLE LIARS,”
TUESDAY, JULY 19th AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Burbank, CA (June 22, 2011) – The Liars are taken by surprise when Alison’s mother returns to Rosewood, in “Never Letting Go,” an all new episode of ABC Family’s hit original series, “Pretty Little Liars,” premiering Tuesday, July 19th (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT).
On the eve of the Rosewood Charity Fashion Show, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer are surprised with Jessica DiLaurentis’ (guest star Andrea Parker, “The Pretender”) return to town and her request that they participate in the show on Alison’s behalf. Aria takes up the opportunity to try and help jog Jason’s memory of the night Ali disappeared, as Hanna starts to get her hopes up that her father’s attendance may mean more than he’s letting on. Spencer, on the other hand, quickly learns that, while she has been dealing with larger issues, Mona has stepped in and taken charge of running the event. As the charity event gets closer, walking down a runway in a fancy gown may not seem that hard, but nothing is ever easy for four pretty little liars.
Meanwhile, Emily reevaluateS her casual dating stance when it starts to look like Samara might be dating someone else.
“Pretty Little Liars” is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Leslie Morgenstein. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse.
Source: ABC Family
Here is the official promo for Tuesday nights on ABC Family on 28th June 2011 with episode 203 of Pretty Little Liars at 8/7c and episode 103 of The Nine Lives of Chloe King at 9/8c.
Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of medieval fantasy and I had not read or even heard of the book series until I learnt that HBO was adapting it into a TV series. I was not planning on watching it, but I gave into the hype that was created around the show and watched it over the weekend. After watching the show, I can safely say that I am glad I did. Maybe the show might appeal to fans of the book series or to fans of medieval fantasy immediately, but it took me a few episodes. But it did impress me... a lot. It took a few episodes for me to fully understand the premise of the show which is quite elaborate and richly detailed. There are some really interesting stories to follow here, but it’s in the second half of the season when the shit hits the fan.
There are basically four major stories going on. Ned Stark’s departure from Winterfell to become the hand of the king and the things he does at King’s Landing; John Snow realising his dream of joining the Night’s Watch and discovering the realities of the Watch; the attempt on Bran Stark’s life and it’s repercussions; Daenerys Targaryen being married to the Khal of the Dothraki, Drogo, so that her brother Viserys Targaryen could obtain access to the Dothraki army in order to claim the Iron Throne.
Eddard “Ned” Stark is the Lord of Winterfell when we meet him at the beginning of the series. The King visits Winterfell and asks Ned to be the hand of the king, the monarch’s closest advisor. During the visit, Bran Stark, Ned’s ten year old son, discovers an incestuous relationship between the queen Cersei Lannister and her twin brother Jamie Lannister and this discovery leads Jamie to push Bran off a high window of an abandoned part of Winterfell; Bran survives but loses use of both his legs as well as the memory of the incident. After much deliberation, Stark agrees to become the hand while another attempt is made on Bran’s life, this time foiled by Bran’s wolf. Sansa Stark, Ned’s eldest daughter, is engaged to Prince Joffrey Baratheon, the next in line to become the king and Arya Stark shows penchant in archery and swordplay.
Ned travels to King’s Landing with daughters Sansa and Arya. Jon Show, Ned’s illegitimate son, joins the night guard and discovers it is filled with lowlifes and criminals. Arya gets tutored in swordplay. Catelyn Stark, Ned’s wife, finds out Lannister’s involvement in her son’s assassination attempts and travels to King’s Landing in secret, as she fears the message-carrying ravens could be intercepted. Catelyn later takes Tyrion Lannister, the dwarf, as her prisoner claiming that he was responsible for her son’s assassination attempt. She proceeds to take him to her sister Lysa where Tyrion manages to talk himself out of the charges and walks out.
Daenerys Targaryen is married to Khal Drogo by her brother Viserys in exchange for Drogo and the Dothraki’s support in getting Viserys the Iron Throne. Viserys believes that he has true claim to the throne as he is the only living descendant of the dragons. Daenerys is repulsed by the savage ways of the Dothraki initially, but later falls in love with Khal Drogo. Viserys becomes increasingly impatient and his ambition to claim the iron throne blinds him from reality of the situation and he makes constant demands and threats; he crosses the Khal when he brings a sword to their sacred place of worship and threatens Daenerys after which Khal pours molten gold on his head, killing him. Daenerys is not saddened by this as she believes that the true dragon cannot be killed by fire as she had discovered earlier that she cannot be hurt by fire. King Robert’s men try to kill Daenerys unsuccessfully and Khal Drogo decides to go to war and win the iron throne for their unborn son.
By now, word of Catelyn’s actions has reached King’s Landing. Ned Stark is trying to retrace the steps of his predecessor, days before he died. Ned believes that Jon Arryn was poisoned and Petyr Baelish helps him get to the truth. Ned finds out that Jon visited all the illegitimate children of King Robert and was reading a book “The Lineage and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms”. Soon he observes that all the Baratheons had black hair and all the illegitimate children of Robert had black hair, but all the children he had with Cersei Lannistor had golden hair and discovers that they are in fact the children of Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Ned confronts Cersei and tells her that he knows her secret; he offers her a chance to flee with her children before he informs this to the King.
The King goes on a hunting trip and returns injured and dying. He names Ned as the protector of the realm until Joffrey comes of age; Ned writes it down as “until my rightful heir comes of age”. With the King dead, Joffrey claims the throne as does Ned. In this conflict of interest, who commands more men at the given moment would come to a position of power. Petyr Baelish betrays him and Ned is captured and branded as a traitor. Ned’s capture instigates a war situation as Ned’s eldest son and now the Lord of Winterfell, Robb Stark plans an attack. The war begins and Robb Stark, who has lesser soldiers, outwits Lannisters and captures Jamie Lannister. Meanwhile, Jon Snow is not given the position of Ranger as he wanted, but takes the Night’s Watch oath anyway.
Joffrey promises to Sansa that if Ned confesses to his treason and accepts Joffrey as the rightful King, he will pardon Ned’s life and allow him to live out his days in the Night’s Watch. But when Ned does so, Joffrey goes back on his word and gets Ned killed. Everyone backing the Stark’s side in the war unanimously agree that Robb Stark has to become the new King once the war is over.
After learning about the situation, Jon decides to leave the Night’s Watch where he has not able to contribute the way he had hoped and desires to join his half-brother Robb in the war and avenge his father. Strange events unfold as a dead Ranger returns as a whit and tries to kill Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night’s watch. Jon decides to stay with the Night’s Watch and help them with the situation instead of going back.
Arya escapes with the help of her teacher and is smuggled out of the city by Yoren, a recruiter of the Night’s Watch, guising as a boy. There she meets an armourer’s apprentice, one of the illegitimate sons of King Robert.
Khal Drogo is wounded before he can invade, and the wound festers rendering Drogo unable to ride his horse. Most of the Dothraki army leave as they believe Drogo is no longer able to lead. Daenerys unwittingly sacrifices her unborn son for a spell to save Drogo, but he is left mindless after the spell. Daenerys smothers him to death out of pity. She later places three dragon eggs that was gifted to her, near Drogo’s corpse and walks into his burning pyre. She does not get burnt but instead, the dragon eggs get hatched. The remaining Dothraki who witness this accept her as their leader.
Overall, the season was very engrossing with some great characters and some interesting plot twists. The performances of Sean Bean as Eddard Stark and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister were the highlights. They have set things up very nicely for the next season, the adaptation of the second book in the series, “A Clash of Kings”. I am very interested to see how the war unfolds and how the dragons come into play.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Switched At Birth - Promo
Here is the official promo for Monday nights on ABC Family on the 27th June 2011 episode 403 of The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8/7c followed by episode 104 of Switched At Birth at 9/8c.
“Bad day” Buffy tells us “started bad, stayed that way”. She is mid fight, she is fighting Fray who wields her own Scythe, Fray runs at her and Buffy hits her in the face as they both tumble from the top of a building. As Buffy falls we see the flying cars below and we see that they both have a Scythe, Buffy questions her situation “who is this person? Where am I? Where is everyone else? And what is up with Dawn?” As Buffy and Fray fall towards the ground we flashback to the start of Buffy’s day.
Dawn (still a giant) holds her stomach and yells out in pain. Buffy Willow and Xander are discussing the trip they are about to take, Willow tells them that Saga Vasuki sent her a message through the witch from the previous story. Saga told Willow that the source power of Buffy’s scythe is linked to Manhattan and they must go there. While they are a bit sceptical about travelling so soon after the previous battle Willow points out that the message was sent for a reason, an important event is about to happen there and they should find out what it is before they “lose another…” Willow quickly adds “fight” trying to avoid that she was referring to Renee’s death. Xander tells them that its painful but he is dealing with it and he would appreciate it if they stopped walking on eggshells. One of the Slayers runs in to the three leaders and tells them that they have to come quick, Dawn is in trouble.
They run through the woods shouting Dawn’s name, she begs them not to come closer, Buffy asks if she can stand up and Dawn tells them that she is standing up, Buffy asks if she has shrunk back to normal size. They look at Dawn in surprise, Buffy says “yay” then asks if Dawn herself in appreciative of her new look “Dawnie, yay?”. “Neigh” she says as we see that she has become a centaur. 
Twilight is talking to Warren and Amy about an upcoming plan. Twilight questions the power of the weapon in front of him, Warren becomes annoyed because he and Amy have worked so hard on it. We see a huge missile with mystical writing and candles on it, the weapon seems both magical and explosive. Warren tells Twilight that it will do its job and Twilight seems satisfied. Buffy Willow and Xander are preparing a helicopter to take them to the local airport so they can go to New York, Buffy is mysteriously talking to someone on her mobile phone which she clearly does not want Xander and Willow to hear “You’ll let me know where?” she asks the person before closing the phone. Buffy apologises for leaving Xander to look after things while Buffy and Willow go to New York but Xander tells her that he fine looking after the place and if anything happens he’ll call.
Buffy and Willow are now on the plane, Willow seems to believe that Saga has sent them to New York due to a mystical event that is about to happen, Buffy asks if she has any idea where or when it will happen. Willow believes Midnight, witches love midnight. Willow tells Buffy that she has arranged a Slayer team to work with when they get there, they arrive at the airport and Kennedy is there to greet Willow, they kiss and Kennedy asks if Buffy needs any help carrying bags, she has packed half a dozen bags due to an outfit crisis. The three characters arrive at the New York Slayer building, there one of the Slayers is discussing the various mystical events happening around town, all of which are unusually high. Willow walks forward and asks if she can explain something to them, some of the Slayers get excited that the famous Willow is working with them and quickly allow her control of the board. Willow draws a line on the board, she puts a cross on the left of it and a cross on the far right, the left cross represents the present and the far right represents the future. In between these two crosses is an event so big that it is sending ripples through time “like a pebble thrown in a pond” she says as she puts a rippling circle inbetween the 'past' and 'future'. Their present is currently feeling the ripple effect of this big event.
Xander and Dawn are watching a sunset and discussing Dawn’s new body. Xander is disappointed that she isn’t more excited to be a centaur as he thinks it is “so cool” and he is actually jealous. Xander tells her Willow has studied the spell used and Dawn will have three stages before returning to normal, its only temporary and she should enjoy it as much as she can before the spell wears off. Dawn begins to complain about her situation again and Xander asks her if there is a way for Dawn to deal with it without whining. Dawn looks shocked as Xander realises he could have worded it a bit better, Dawn gallops off into the woods. Xander begins returning to the castle when he looks up into the sky in shock, he runs towards the castle yelling at people to get out. The missile from earlier is falling towards the castle, Xander doesn’t get to the castle in time and we see it explode in a green explosion as Xander is blown away. We see Xander look up in disbelief as we see him on the floor surrounded by rubble and burning grass. 
Willow and Kennedy are on top of a building as Willow reads from a magic book, Kennedy speaks out on her scepticism on the source of Willow’s information. Willow tells her that she is sure they are about to experience one of the ripples which will cause a time anomaly, possibly sending some vital information through time to them. Kennedy mentions that its supposed to be information on Buffy’s Scythe but the Scythe is with Buffy, and Buffy isn’t there with them. Buffy quickly comes through a the rooftop door in an evening dress, she explains that she was at a meeting which Willow and Kennedy both question as she is dressed so nicely. Buffy tells them that she will change and disappears in a cloud of smoke and a demon appears instead “I preferred your first look” Kennedy tells it. Buffy is seen hurtling through a wormhole and she screams out in agony, she finally lands on the other side where Fray is there. Fray tells Buffy who she thinks is the demon that it cant “spin her with a half-coi glam of a Slayer been dust more than two cen”. “You’re lower than a lurk” she tells Buffy. Buffy is still sat on the floor in absolute confusion “Uh… English?”. 
Quick recap of Fray:
Fray is a future Slayer, hundreds of years after Buffy’s lifetime. She was told that she was the first Slayer to be called after a huge battle that wiped out the need for Slayers, quite possibly this coming purge entitled Twilight. Her sister Erin is part of the police force. Her twin brother Harth received the Slayer dreams and visions while Fray received the power. Harth was turned into a vampire and has become Fray’s greatest enemy, in this time they call vampires “lurks” presumably because they lurk in the shadows of night. In the final fight of the Fray series Fray manages to stop the impending apocalypse but Harth escapes and promises to kill her later. Later on Joss Whedon revisited Fray’s world and she was lead by a mysterious four armed demon looking monkey to a library full of books, presumably the Watcher’s council library where Fray could sit and learn about her Slayer lineage and history. This is the new world of Slayers, the future of the Slayer lineage and Buffy has just mysteriously been transported there.
Questions left open by this issue:
Who or what has transported Buffy to the future?
What is happening with Dawn?
Who was Buffy talking to on the phone?
This week's TV on DVD Thursday is catching up on some of last week's titles - all the stuff I was watching while in the hospital...stay tuned for more!
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BAY QUESTIONS HER BIOLOGICAL FATHER’S IDENTITY, IN AN ALL NEW EPISODE
OF “SWITCHED AT BIRTH, MONDAY, JUNE 20th AT 9:00 ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Academy Award® Winner Marlee Matlin Guest Stars in Recurring Role
Burbank, CA (June 15, 2011) – As Bay continues to see Daphne’s relationship with her family blossom, Bay wonders about her biological father. It is soon discovered, however, that the story behind the man she’s inquiring about is more complicated than she could have imagined, on “Switched at Birth” on ABC Family, Monday, June 20 at 9:00PM ET/PT.
In “Portrait of My Father,” now that Regina and Daphne have completely moved into the Kennish’s home, many of Kathryn’s friends and neighbors have begun asking questions. Kathryn decides it’s best to keep their situation a secret and devises a lie, in an effort to protect Bay, who quickly becomes victim to town gossip. Bay asks Daphne more about her biological father, but is shut down, leaving her more determined to further investigate. Meanwhile, John gets involved in Daphne’s basketball games, and it’s there that he meets Melody (Marlee Matlin), Regina’s best friend and Emmet’s mother, who also happens to be the school counselor and fill-in coach at Daphne’s school.
Marlee Matlin will appear as a guest star throughout several episodes.
“Switched at Birth” is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss (“Blue Crush”), Paul Stupin (“Make It or Break It”) and John Ziffren (“Melissa & Joey,” “Make It or Break It”). The series also stars newcomer Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano (“Gilmore Girls”) as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie (“George Lopez”) as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett (“Friday Night Lights”) as John Kennish; Lea Thompson (“Back to the Future,” “Caroline in the City”) as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel (“High School Musical”) as Toby Kennish; and newcomer Sean Berdy as Emmett.
Source: ABC Family
The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Episode 4.02 - Another One Opens - Press Release
BEN STRUGGLES WITH THE IDEA OF STAYING
MARRIED, WHILE RICKY AND AMY MOVE IN TOGETHER,
ON “THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER,”
MONDAY, JUNE 20 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Burbank, CA (June 15, 2011) – Ben is having a hard time settling into marriage, while Ricky and Amy grow even closer, on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” premiering on Monday, June 20 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT).
In “Another One Opens,” Ben confides in his father that he’s not sure he wants to remain married to Adrian now that they don’t have a baby. Leo has a confession of his own, admitting to Ben that he’s not sure he wants to stay married to Betty. Adrian is still in a deep depression, but is cheered up a bit when Betty comes for a visit. Anne and George find themselves a little lonely with both daughters away. Meanwhile, Ricky gets upset with Amy when he finds out she lied about telling Adrian they moved in together, but will this tear them apart or bring them closer together?
The series cast includes Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa with Steve Schirripa and Molly Ringwald. In “Another One Opens,” the guest stars include Renee Olstead, Camille Winbush, Allen Evangelista, Amy Rider, Jared Kusnitz, Luke Zimmerman and Annie Tedesco. Special guest stars include Jennifer Coolidge and Josie Bissett.
Source: ABC Family
Cable Ratings - Tuesday Night
ABC Family already has what what all cable networks strive to get every summer, one breakout hit - in Switched at Birth, which launched with record-breaking 3.3 million viewers earlier this month. The network's second new drama, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, couldn't match that performance, debuting with 2.2 million viewers on Tuesday night. That was lower than other recent ABC Family premieres, including Pretty Little Liars and Make It Or Break It, which both opened with 2.5 million viewers. Nine Lives held onto 59% of the audience of its lead-in, the second season premiere of Pretty Little Liars (3.7 million), which was up from its series debut, down slightly from its record-setting winter premiere (4.2 million) and on par with its freshman season finale. Pretty Little Liars was the most watched series on cable last night.
Over at TNT, the second season premiere of Memphis Beat drew 3 million viewers, down from 4.3 million for its seson debut last summer, which followed the season opener for Hawthorne. This time, Memphis Beat led into the third season debut of Hawthorne at 10 PM, which posted 2.6 million viewers, down from 3.4 million for its second season premiere last summer.
At USA, in Week 2, Covert Affairs (3.9 million) and White Collar (3.7 million) were both down from their season premieres last week, by 15% and 8%, respectively.
On Comedy Central, the premiere of Jon Benjamin Has a Van (1.2 million) held onto less than half of its Tosh.0 lead-in (2.7 million).
Source: Deadline
It's finally here...you can check out my recap and review of this week on The Voice. Live from the studio, I dish about the songs, the style and being up close and personal with the contestants as my team battles it out!
Camelot's US ratings alone weren't good enough for renewal so they decided to delay the decision until more international ratings were in and the UK ratings seem great
Gilles Marini has signed up for a guest role on ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
The drama follows two teenage girls, Bay (Vanessa Marano) and Daphne (Katie Leclerc), who discover that they are living with the wrong families.Former Brothers & Sisters star Marini will play Angelo, Bay's birth father, in the upcoming first season finale, according to TV Line.
The actor played Luc Laurent on ABC's Brothers & Sisters until the show's cancellation last month. He has also appeared on Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds and Nip/Tuck, and played Dante in 2008's Sex and the City: The Movie.
Switched at Birth premiered earlier this month on ABC Family, attracting a record-breaking 3.3m viewers for the network. The show's season finale begins shooting next week and will air on August 8.
Source: Digital Spy
Less than a week until the new season of ABC's Rookie Blue! I sat down with two of the show's stars, Missy Peregrym (Andy McNally) and Ben Bass (Sam Swarek), to see what's in store the second time around. You can read Missy's interview here and Ben's interview here.
Memphis Beat started its second season yesterday, so to get you back in the groove, I sat down with star Sam Hennings - who plays Det. Charlie "Whitehead" White. Read my interview with Sam to find out what's in store for Whitehead and what his experiences as a screenwriter have brought to his acting.
NEWS BRINGS SOME MUCH NEEDED ANSWERS,
IN AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF “PRETTY LITTLE LIARS,”
TUESDAY, JULY 12th AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY
Burbank, CA (June 15, 2011) – Facing a known evil is much easier to deal with for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer than the unknown kind that’s only a text message away, in “The Devil You Know,” an all-new episode of ABC Family’s hit original series “Pretty Little Liars,” premiering Tuesday, July 12th (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT).
As the shocking news about Ian makes the rounds through Rosewood, Aria, Emily, Hanna, Spencer and their families all try to cope with the outcome and some much needed closure. With her home life particularly in turmoil, Spencer stays focused on her family and the surprising support she gets from her parents. Emily, on the other hand, can’t seem to find the closure that others are relishing, but rather digs her heels in to find any shred of evidence they may have over looked. And Aria looks to find comfort in Ezra, but with their relationship still new to the outside world, the couple struggles to be so public so fast. With everyone looking for comfort and sharing a huge sigh of relief, could Emily be right and the devil they think has been put to rest is nowhere near the evil that still looms out there, just waiting for the Liars to get theirs?
Meanwhile, Hanna gets a surprising look into Caleb’s life after his shady foster mother surfaces.
“Pretty Little Liars” is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Leslie Morgenstein. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse.
Source: ABC Family
