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Week in Rewind: UGLY BETTY, TERMINATOR, 90210 & More!

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BETTY’s Back: Marc and Betty’s all too brief (see video above) albeit incredibly heart-warming moment at the end of Thursday’s BETTY was the highlight of what is shaping up to be an increasingly entertaining season. And no, we’re not just saying that because Michael Urie is our new Twitter BFF.

9021Oh-Oh: Here’s something for the brains behind 90210 to ponder while their show is on holiday hiatus. Thanks to Tuesday’s not-so-subtle hint at an unexpected bundle of joy for Adrianna, an absolutely ridiculous story involving Annie hiding the fact that she’s the school mascot and the truly unoriginal idea that the Wilson family’s newly discovered half-brother Sean is (surprise, surprise) up to no good, this TV Addict will be spending his holiday hiatus debating whether or not to return to the zip when 90210 returns in January.

Hasta La Vista Toby Zeigler: TERMINATOR THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES showrunner Josh Friedman may not makes thing easy with his penchant for time travel story-lines that make our head spin. But after giving us an hour of the artist formerly known as David Silver (Brian Austin Green) going manno a manno the artist formerly known as Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff) we’re willing to let it go.

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5 Mysteries Surrounding Last Night’s DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

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Cell Phone Faux Pas
When Dr. Heller’s phone call to Dave WIlliams interrupted band practice for a good three seconds of gratuitous product placement (see above photo), did anyone else take the opportunity to wonder if Sprint had any idea that their brand was quite literally being left in the hands of Wisteria Lane’s latest crazy? I mean talk about your awkward product placements.

Sibling Rivalry
And since we’re on the subject of awkwardness, it’s exactly how we imagine a family dinner at the Carver residence might feel. After real-life twins Charles and Max Carver, who play fictional Scavo hellians Porter and Preston respectively realize that one of them got the serious short-end of the stick in the story-line department!

Burnt Expectations
Now it’s possible that my expectations for a fire were a little skewed having just returned from Bond’s big blaze in the closing minutes of QUANTUM OF SOLACE. But for Marc Cherry to promise that last night’s blaze would be, “one of the biggest special-effects episodes we’ve ever done, actually more difficult than the tornado” is ridiculous. On what planet does a fire that looked like it could have been contained by a bucket of water qualify as one of the “biggest special-effects” episode DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES has ever done. And when exactly did fire become a special effect?

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Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday November 16

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  • *Series Premiere* – Into the Unknown with George Noory – SciFi @ 11/10c
  • *Sports* – Football Night In America – NBC @ 7/6c
  • *Sports* – Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – NBC @ 8:15/7:15c
  • *Special* – TRL Finale Special – MTV @ 8/7c (150-Minute Special)
  • *New* – American Dad – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – Brotherhood – Showtime @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Brothers & Sisters – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – Californication – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Cities of the Underworld – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Desperate Housewives – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Entourage – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Family Guy – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Rock of Love Girls: Charm School – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Skins – BBC America @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Summer Heights High – HBO @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – The Amazing Race – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Girls Next Door – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Life & Times of Tim – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *New* – The Pick-Up Artist – VH1 @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Unit – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New* – True Blood – HBO @ 9/8c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Tuesday November 11

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  • *Season Finale* – Lincoln Heights – ABC Family @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Series Premiere* – Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist – Lifetime @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Cha$e – SciFi @ 10/9c
  • *New* – 90210 – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Coolio’s Rules – Oxygen @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Dancing with the Stars – ABC @ 8/7c & 9/8c (1-Hour Recap Show & 1-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – Dirty Jobs – Discovery @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Eli Stone – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Frank TV – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Fringe – FOX @ 9:01/8:01c
  • *New* – House – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Law & Order: SVU – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Living with the Wolfman – Animal Planet @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New* – NCIS – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Paris Hilton’s My New BFF – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Privileged – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rita Rocks – Lifetime @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – The Biggest Loser – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Mentalist – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of Atlanta – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Rookies – A&E @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – The Shield – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Without a Trace – CBS @ 10/9c

Good News, Bad News: THE CLEVELAND SHOW, HEROES & Tori Spelling

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Good News: THE CLEVELAND SHOW has officially gotten picked up for an entire season proving, as creator Seth MacFarlane so accurately put it, “that an African-American can make it in this country!” Bad News: Fans will have to wait until Fall 2009 for the show to premiere. [Source]

Good News: Bryan Fuller, the man who many (including this TV Addict) believe was responsible for the high quality of HEROES first season is getting set to re-join the show. Bad News: When PUSHING DAISIES finishes shooting its final episode this week. [Source]

Good News: Tori Spelling is getting set to return to the CW. Bad News: On SMALLVILLE, not 90210 (yet!) [Source]

Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday November 9

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  • *Series Premiere* – Summer Heights High – HBO @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Sports* – Football Night In America – NBC @ 7/6c
  • *Sports* – Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – NBC @ 8:15/7:15c
  • *New* – American Dad – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New* – Brotherhood – Showtime @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Brothers & Sisters – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – Californication – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Cities of the Underworld – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Desperate Housewives – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Entourage – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Family Guy – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Rock of Love Girls: Charm School – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Skins – BBC America @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Amazing Race – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Girls Next Door – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Life & Times of Tim – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *New* – The Pick-Up Artist – VH1 @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Unit – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New* – True Blood – HBO @ 9/8c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday November 2

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  • *Season Finale* – Army Wives – Lifetime @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale* – Little Britain – HBO @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Season Premiere* – Brotherhood – Showtime @ 8/7c
  • *Sports* – Football Night In America – NBC @ 7/6c
  • *Sports* – Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts – NBC @ 8:15/7:15c
  • *New* – American Dad – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New* – Brothers & Sisters – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – Californication – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Cities of the Underworld – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Cold Case – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Desperate Housewives – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dexter – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Easy Money – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Entourage – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Family Guy – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – In Harm’s Way – CW @ 7/6c
  • *New* – King of the Hill – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Rock of Love Girls: Charm School – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Skins – BBC America @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Amazing Race – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Life & Times of Tim – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *New* – The Pick-Up Artist – VH1 @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Simpsons – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – The Unit – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New* – True Blood – HBO @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Valentine – CW @ 8/7c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Tuesday October 28

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  • *Series Premiere* – Coolio’s Rules – Oxygen @ 10/9c
  • *New* – 90210 – CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Dancing With the Stars – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dirty Jobs – Discovery @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Eli Stone – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New* – Frank TV – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Greek – ABC Family @ 9/8c (Fall Finale)
  • *New* – House – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Lincoln Heights – ABC Family @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Living with the Wolfman – Animal Planet @ 10:30/9:30c (Renamed from Mr & Mrs Wolf)
  • *New* – NCIS – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Paris Hilton’s My New BFF – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Privileged – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rita Rocks – Lifetime @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Scare Tactics – SciFi @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Biggest Loser – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – The Mentalist – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of Atlanta – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Rookies – A&E @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – The Shield – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod – Discovery @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Without a Trace – CBS @ 10/9c

Jenny’s TV Guide: Tuesday October 21

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  • *Season Finale* – General Hospital: Night Shift – SoapNet @ 11/10c
  • *Season Finale* – The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency – Oxygen @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere* – Mr & Mrs Wolf – Animal Planet @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Series Premiere)
  • *Series Premiere* – The Rookies – A&E @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Series Premiere)
  • *Special* – Dancing With the Stars – ABC @ 8/7c (1-Hour Recap Special)
  • *New* – Dancing With the Stars – ABC @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Dirty Jobs – Discovery @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Eli Stone – ABC @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New* – Frank TV – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Fringe – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Greek – ABC Family @ 9/8c
  • *New* – House – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Lincoln Heights – ABC Family @ 8/7c
  • *New* – NCIS – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Paris Hilton’s My New BFF – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Privileged – CW @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Rita Rocks – Lifetime @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New* – Scare Tactics – SciFi @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Biggest Loser – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New* – The Mentalist – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New* – The Real Housewives of Atlanta – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Shield – FX @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod – Discovery @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Without a Trace – CBS @ 10/9c

Exclusive Interview: PRIVILEGED Showrunner Rina Mimoun

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By: Amrie Cunningham, My Take on TV

We’ve all heard it said a million times before, every TV season. There is that awesome show that no one is watching. The show that you immediately hook onto, and can’t stand the thought of losing it because people are just not paying attention, and it makes you sad when people don’t catch on. For me, this season, it’s PRIVILEGED on The CW.

Based on the book “How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls,” the show is about Megan Smith (Joanna Garcia, REBA), a recent college graduate who, through a comedy of errors including fluorescent red hair, and a slight house fire, ends up in Palm Beach as the tutor to two heiresses, Rose (Lucy Hale) and Sage Baker (Ashley Newbrough). Her mission is to help the two underachievers get college-worthy grades. Along the way, while she meets hot guy after hot guy, she wades the treacherous waters of her terribly embarrassing family and she tries to figure out who she really is.

PRIVILEGED harkens back to the days of The WB glory when DAWSON’S CREEK, GILMORE GIRLS, EVERWOOD, JACK AND JILL were all on. They were these glossy romantic worlds that you could fall into every week. The reason it resembles those shows so much is that the creator and executive producer of the show is none other than the brilliant, and funny, and charming Rina Mimoun, who had more than a little something to do with all of the above (not to mention writing the script for my favorite season 1 PUSHING DAISIES episode, “Pigeon”).

We had the chance to spend some quality time with Rina last week on a very small conference call to celebrate the brand new episode of PRIVILEGED airing Tuesday. Among the things we discussed – how the show got started, where it’s going next and what other EVERWOOD alum (Sarah Drew is guesting in one episode this November) we should expect to see if the ratings perk up and they get their back nine!

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