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Five fabulous flicks (plus two!) to watch Sept. 11-17

September 11, 2009 StayTuned Staff

It’s unfortunate that for the anniversary of September 11, none of the networks is airing United 93 or anything close to it to honor the events of that day. (We did a pretty thorough combing of the schedules, just to make sure, even checking for possible late updates.) Failing a more appropriate title, recommending Tropic Thunder or something similar just didn’t seem right, so we kept tonight’s recommendation a family event before moving on to the remainder of the week’s movie highlights. Let’s proceed. As always, all times listed are ET: Sept. 11 Ratatouille (2007) One of the most delightful […]

“Psych” Recap: The devil’s in the details … and in the bedroom upstairs

September 8, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Dizzy Miss Lizzy With Psych taking a week off, this was a perfect opportunity for recap catch-up. When a good-girl college student unexpectedly commits suicide on campus, Shawn and Gus join the investigation to help an old friend, a priest from their childhood. Father Westley, now a professor on the campus, believes that the girl was, in fact, possessed. Shawn the skeptic refuses to acknowledge that possibility and looks for any earthly reasons why the girl may have gone off the deep end — mental instability, drugs, bad breakup, Grand Theft Auto …

“Hung” Recap: This Is America; Fifty Bucks

August 30, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Ray is lecturing some detention students on making wrong choices in life (“detention now leads to jail later”) when in walks Damon looking extra goth and with a friend looking the same. Ray asks him out in the hall to see what’s going on and learns that Damon didn’t actually do anything to deserve detention. He just wanted to hang out with his friend, Powell. Ray is unnerved, wondering what’s going on with the Dame-ster, when the kid pops off and asks his dad if he’s homophobic. That pretty much ends the discussion. Later, Damon and Darby […]

Larry David spills about a “Seinfeld” reunion on “Curb”

August 26, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Emily Mitchell When Seinfeld ended in 1998, it was a gateway for executive producer and cowriter Larry David to venture out onto his own project: the sagacious Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show documents his fictionalized life post-Seinfeld. It’s a loosely scripted half-hour comedy about his awkward social and cultural interactions with his friends and neighbors. The show begins its seventh season September 20 after a two-year hiatus, and promises to be possibly its best with a story arc that centers around a Seinfeld reunion. Despite saying in the past that a Seinfeld reunion would never happen, David had the […]

“Psych” Recap: High Noon-ish

August 25, 2009 StayTuned Staff

by Dizzy Miss Lizzy Lassiter asks Shawn and Gus to investigate a series of strange occurrences at Old Sonora, an Old West tourist attraction located well out of his jurisdiction. Sheriff Hank Mendel (James Brolin) explains some of the mysterious things that have been happening — stolen wood, poisoned water and a stench in the air that reminds Gus of cat urine. If the vandalism doesn’t stop, the old mining town will have to shut down. Lassiter is determined not to let that happen to the beloved place he visited every weekend as a child. The Psych guys spend the […]

“Hung” recap: Thith Ith a Prothetic; You C… Just Right

August 23, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Ray is slow to take the hint that Jemma isn’t really interested in a non-financial relationship, calling her several times from the dock before deciding to leave. But the second his cell phone rings, he runs to get a reception, only to have her say they should slow down. Again, he doesn’t take the hint. Feeling bummed, he decides to take Jessica up on her offer to host him for dinner. Just Ray, his ex-wife and her new husband, his ex-mother-in-law and his two kids smack dab in the middle of adolescent madness. Should go swimmingly, eh? […]

“Hung” Recap: The Rita Flower; The Indelible Stench

August 16, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Ray takes Jemma (I know, I’ve been spelling it wrong) to see his tent. She seems a bit confused at first, but is soon making out with him by the lantern light. Then they’re doing a lot more. It all feels very real to Ray, not just a business transaction, but the pile of cash on the sleeping bag in the morning says otherwise. Tanya is soaking her sorrows at a bar, still incredulous at Floyd’s rejection of her nonexistent advances. At her lowest point, a nearby patron notices her Proust tattoo. He then comes over to […]

“Psych” Recap: Extradition: British Columbia

August 13, 2009 StayTuned Staff

by Dizzy Miss Lizzy Shawn and Gus kick off the new season of Psych with a celebratory ski trip to British Columbia. Since the show is actually filmed in Vancouver, the destination seems an appropriate shout out. On the slopes, Shawn spots an international art thief. Never caught, never enough evidence to accuse, Pierre Despereaux has a special place on Lassiter’s wall of suspects.

“Hung” Recap: Doris is dead; Are we rich or are we poor

August 9, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Gemma is back, amping up the crazy. She has Ray (Jim) meet her for a session with her therapist. She begins railing at him about what he did to her, and how his father’s money is like vomit in his throat. Ray tries to play along, giving as good as he gets, and Gemma storms out, pays him a nice bit of cash and goes on her way. Ray’s pretty happy with the arrangement, but Tanya feels there must be a protocol here. Against Ray’s advice — he’s all for letting a good thing alone — Tanya […]

“Hung” Recap: Do It, Monkey

August 2, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison So sorry for missing last week’s recap. I was preoccupied covering a minor pop-culture confab out on the West Coast and had to miss one. Long story short: Ray was given a pickle jar full of cash from his supportive student body, but it wasn’t enough to get him the support beam he needed to start repairing his house. He also got a cold from sleeping out in his back yard and used it as an excuse not to sleep with an overweight client. But he sucked it up and did his job, accepting his role as […]