Primetime (00:04:27)

We talked about the following seven shows:

• Hart of Dixie – S.1 Ep.11, “Hell’s Belles” (00:05:49)
• Castle – S.4 Ep.13, “An Embarrassment of Bitches” (00:09:07)
• Touch – S.1 Ep.1, “Pilot” (Series Premiere) (00:12:02)
• The Finder – S.1 Ep.3, “A Cinderella Story” (00:14:49)
• Chuck – S.5 Ep.12, “Chuck Versus Sarah” & Ep.13, “Chuck Versus the Goodbye” (Series Finale) (00:17:48)
• Once Upon a Time – S.1 Ep.11, “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree” (00:27:04)
• The Good Wife – S.3 Ep.14, “Another Ham Sandwich” (00:37:26)

Amrie’s Reality Check (00:41:54)

Amrie talked about recent episodes of Top Chef: Texas, The Challenge: Battle of the Exes, Project Runway: All-Stars and the first season finale of Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cookoff.

Closing Remarks (00:44:20)

You never know what is going to come up as we close out the show.

Listen

What do you think about Once Upon a Time and the performance of Lana Parrilla? Are you loving The Good Wife as much as we are? What did you think about how Chuck ended? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:01:36)

We talked about the following news story:

• ABC has scheduled the third season premiere of Cougar Town for Tuesday, February 14th and will follow Last Man Standing.

Primetime (00:07:47)

We talked about the following five shows:

• Castle – S.4 Ep.12, “Dial M for Mayor” (00:08:24)
• White Collar – S.3 Ep.11, “Checkmate” (Winter Premiere) (00:15:06)
• Happy Endings – S.2 Ep.12, “Makin’ Changes!” (00:22:20)
• Revenge – S.1 Ep.13, “Commitment” (00:28:52)
• Chuck – S.5 Ep.11, “Chuck Versus the Bullet Train” (00:49:14)

Closing Remarks (01:01:05)

Listen

What did you think about the winter premiere of White Collar season three? Are you loving Happy Endings and Revenge as much as we are? Are you ready for Chuck to come to an end? What did you think of this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:01:28)

We talked about the following news stories:

• ABC’s cancellation of Work It! and their extension of Last Man Standing to 24 episodes for the season.
• TV Land has renewed Hot in Cleveland for a fourth season.
• USA Network has renewed Psych for a seventh season.
• Some ideas on where How I Met Your Mother may go after season eight.
• The CW ordering a “Pilot” for a series based around Green Arrow.

TV on DVD Picks for January 2012 (00:17:55)

• Amrie – An Idiot Abroad which came out on January 10th.
• Jason – Justified: The Complete Second Season which came out on January 3rd.
• Joe – Merlin: The Complete Third Season which came out January 17th.

Primetime (00:20:14)

We talked about the following seven shows:

• Revenge – S.1 Ep.11, “Duress,” & Ep.12, “Infamy” (00:20:20)
• Chuck – S.5 Ep.7, “Chuck Versus the Santa Suit,” Ep.8, “Chuck Versus the Baby,” Ep.9, “Chuck Versus the Kept Man” & Ep.10, “Chuck Versus Bo” (00:25:41)
• Grimm – S.1 Ep.8, “Game Ogre” (00:32:56)
• Fringe – S.4 Ep.8, “Back to Where You’ve Never Been” (00:38:17)
• Once Upon a Time – S.1 Ep.8, “Desperate Souls” & Ep.9, “True North” (00:42:53)
• The Good Wife – S.3 Ep.12, “Alienation of Affection” & Ep.13, “Bitcoin for Dummies” (00:48:45)
• Leverage – S.4 Ep.18, “The Last Damn Job” (Season Finale) (00:54:15) – Listen to the interview with John Rogers that was mentioned over at TVaholic.com.

Amrie & Rae’s Reality Check (01:00:25)

Amrie talked about recent episodes of Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Chef, Top Chef: Texas and America’s Next Top Model.

Closing Remarks (01:02:55)

Listen

What did you think about the season finale of Leverage season four? Are you still onboard with Grimm and Once Upon a Time? Are you ready for Chuck to come to an end? What did you think of this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:01:42)

We talked about the following news stories:

• ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition comes to an end with its 200th episode on Friday, January 13th. It will continue on with periodic specials going forward.
• Lifetime has canceled Against the Wall.
• FX has signed Russell Brand to do a six episode late night comedy series.
• FX has renewed The League for a forth season.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 (00:04:58)

• Amrie & Emma – Archer: Season 2
• Jason – Shameless: The Complete First Season

Winter TV Preview 2012 (00:08:04)

We went over the daily TV schedule from Sunday to Saturday and gave premiere and return dates for shows in January and February 2012. We also give are thoughts on the new shows we’ve seen and what we are most looking forward to for Winter TV 2012. Below are the shows that garnered the bulk of the discussion on each day.

• Sunday – Once Upon a Time, Shameless and House of Lies. (00:09:31)
• Monday – Alcatraz, Smash, Being Human and Lost Girl. (00:16:12)
• Tuesday – Work It!, The River, Switched at Birth, Jane by Design, Justified and Southland. (00:26:04)
• Wednesday – Are You There, Chelsea? and Psych. (00:32:40)
• Thursday – Rob, The Vampire Diaries, The Finder, The Firm and Archer. (00:38:21)
• Friday – Chuck, A Gifted Man, Supernatural and Spartacus. (00:44:23)
• Saturday – The Fades. (00:48:36)

Primetime (00:49:59)

We talked about the following four shows:

• Once Upon a Time – S.1 Ep.7, “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” (00:50:09)
• Chuck – S.5 Ep.6, “Chuck Versus the Curse” (00:54:54)
• Dexter – S.6 Ep.12, “This Is the Way the World Ends” (Season Finale) (00:57:00)
• Homeland – S.1 Ep.12, “Marine One” (Season Finale) (01:01:26)

Amrie & Rae’s Reality Check (01:07:32)

Amrie and Rae talked about recent episodes of The Amazing Race, Survivor, America’s Next Top Model and Top Chef: Texas.

Closing Remarks (01:09:01)

Listen

What did you think about the season finales of Dexter and Homeland? How about Chuck so far this season? What new show premiering in Winter 2012 are you most looking forward to checking out? What did you think of this weeks guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:01:33)

We talked about the following news stories:

• ABC has pulled Man Up! with five episodes left to air and has also ordered a 23rd episode for this season of Castle.
• ABC has put all the episodes thus far of Revenge and Once Upon a Time online at ABC.com until January 3rd and 7th respectively, giving potential new viewers a chance to catch-up.

Primetime (00:06:41)

We talked about the following six shows:

• Sons of Anarchy – S.4 Ep.14, “To Be, Act 2″ (00:06:58)
• Psych – S.6 Ep.8, “The Tao of Gus,” & Ep.9, “Neil Simon’s Lover’s Retreat” (Midseason Finale) (00:09:50)
• Parks & Recreation – S.4 Ep.10, “Citizen Knope” (00:18:45)
• The Office – S.8 Ep.10, “Christmas Wishes” (00:21:57)
• Community – S.3 Ep.10, “Regional Holiday Music” (00:24:14)
• Chuck – S.5 Ep.5, “Chuck Versus the Hack Off” (00:27:14)

Amrie & Rae’s Reality Check (00:36:01)

Amrie and Rae talked about recent episodes of The Amazing Race, Survivor, America’s Next Top Model and Top Chef: Texas.

Closing Remarks (00:43:15)

Listen

What did you think about the Psych midseason finale? How about the season finale of Sons of Anarchy? How do you think the seasons of Community, Parks & Recreation and The Office are going so far? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:01:08)

We talked about the following news stories:

• Life time has extended the upcoming sixth season of Army Wives from 13 to 23 episodes.
• ABC Family has renewed Pretty Little Liars for a third season.
• FOX announces midseason schedule, which includes season two of Breaking In premiering in March.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, December 13th (00:08:09)

• Amrie – Switched at Birth: Volume One
• Jason – Sledge Hammer! The Complet Series
• Kyle – Family Guy: Volume Nine

Primetime (00:12:21)

We talked about the following eight shows:

• The Walking Dead – S.2 Ep.7, “Pretty Much Dead Already” – Midseason Finale (00:12:34)
• Dexter – S.1 Ep.9, “Get Gellar” (00:18:15)
• Raising Hope – S.2 Ep.8, “Bro-gurt” (00:21:42)
• Sons of Anarchy – S.4 Ep.13, “To Be, Act 1″ (00:25:20)
• Psych – S.6 Ep.7, “In For a Penny…” (00:29:58)
• Community – S.3 Ep.9, “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism” (00:33:49)
• Parks & Recreation – S.4 Ep.9, “The Trial of Leslie Knope” (00:38:12)
• The Office – S.8 Ep.9, “Mrs. California” (00:43:13)

Amrie & Kyle’s Reality Check (00:47:33)

Amrie and Kyle talked about recent episodes of The Amazing Race, Survivor, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist and Top Chef: Texas.

Closing Remarks (00:55:00)

Listen

What did you think about the The Walking Dead midseason finale? How about the twist on Dexter? How do you think the seasons of Psych, Community, Parks & Recreation and The Office are going so far? What did you think of this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:03:30)

We talked about the following news story:

• NBC has picked up Grimm for a full season and ordered an additional two episodes of Up All Night, bringing the season up to 24 episodes.
• Elizabeth Shue will be joining the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Marg Helgenberger departs. Her first episode will be February 15th, 2012.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, December 6th (00:07:38)

• Amrie – Big Love: The Complete Series
• Jason – Portlandia: Season 1
• Liz – Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXII

Primetime (00:10:52)

We talked about the following six shows:

• Chuck – S.5 Ep.4, “Chuck Versus the Business Trip” (00:10:55)
• Castle – S.4 Ep.9, “Kill Shot” (00:13:46)
• Revenge – S.1 Ep.9, “Suspicion” (00:17:53)
• Once Upon a Time – S.1 Ep.5, “That Still Small Voice” (00:25:41)
• Homeland – S.1 Ep.8, “Achilles Heel” & Ep.9, “Crossfire” (00:31:56)
• Dexter – S.1 Ep.9, “Get Gellar” (00:34:55)

Syfy Holiday Specials 2011 (00:41:13)

• Eureka – “Do You See What I See?” (00:41:26)
• Warehouse 13 – “The Greatest Gift” (00:45:51)
• Haven – “Silent Night” (00:49:15)

Closing Remarks (00:53:51)

Listen

What do you think about Homeland? How about the twist on Dexter? What did you think of this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:02:28)

We talked about the following news story:

• Showtime has renewed Dexter for a seventh and an eighth season.
• CBS has renewed Survivor for two more seasons past the upcoming 24th that starts in February 2012 and they have also ordered three additional episodes of A Gifted Man.
• Ricky Gervais will once again host The Golden Globe Awards.
• NBC has officially shutdown production of Prime Suspect, effectively canceling the show and Community is set to go on hiatus following the Christmas episode and return sometime next year with 12 more episodes to finish out the season.
• ABC announced their midseason schedule, which didn’t include Cougar Town.
• FX has to shorten the length of the American Horror Story S.1 finale due to shooting schedules, but added an additional episode to S.4 of Sons of Anarchy to accommodate a two hour finale episode split over two weeks.
• Comedy Central has picked up South Park for two additional seasons.
• Netflix has picked up Arrested Development to begin producing new episodes.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, November 29th (00:14:46)

• Amrie – Smallville: The Complete Series
• Jason – 30 Rock: Season 5
• Rae – No pick this week.

Primetime (00:15:20)

We talked about the following five shows:

• Homeland – S.1 Ep.7, “The Weekend” (00:15:25)
• New Girl – S.1 Ep.6, “Thanksgiving” (00:18:47)
• Raising Hope – S.1 Ep.7, “Burt’s Parents” (00:23:29)
• Sons of Anarchy – S.4 Ep.11, “Call of Duty” (00:24:36)
• Psych – S.6 Ep.6, “Shawn, Interrupted” (00:28:45)

Amrie & Rae’s Reality Check (00:32:18)

Amrie and Rae talked a bit about the latest episodes of Top Chef, Survivor, The Amazing Race, and America’s Next Top Model.

Listen

What do you think about Homeland and Sons of Anarchy? How about Psych? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News (00:04:41)

We talked about the following news story:

• ABC has picked up Once Upon a Time, Happy Endings and Last Man Standing for the season.
• FOX has renewed The X Factor for a second season.
• FX has renewed Sons of Anarchy for a fifth season.
• Starz has renewed Spartacus for a third season.
• Showtime has renewed Weeds for an eighth season.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, November 15th & 22nd (00:07:43)

• Amrie – Awkward.: Season 1 (15th) & The L Word: Complete Series Pack (22nd)
• Jason – Awkward.: Season 1 (15th) & The Office: 10th Anniversary Special Edition (22nd)
• Mel – Bedlam: Season 1 (15th) & Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series (22nd)

Primetime (00:10:50)

We talked about the following seven shows:

• Once Upon a Time – S.1 Ep.3, “Snow Falls” (00:12:11)
• 2 Broke Girls – S.1 thru Ep.8, “And Hoarder Culture” (00:18:12)
• Castle – S.4 Ep.7, “Cops & Robbers” & Ep.8, “Heartbreak Hotel” (00:23:55)
• Psych – S.6 Ep.5, “Dead Man’s Curve Ball” (00:27:33)
• Bones – S.6 Ep.1, “The Memories in a Shallow Grave” & Ep.2, “The Hot Dog in the Competition” (00:30:22)
• Chuck – S.5 Ep.1, “Chuck Versus the Zoom,” Ep.2, “Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit” & Ep.3, “Chuck Versus the Frosted Tips” (00:36:28)
• Grimm – S.1 thru Ep.3, “Beeware” (00:45:35)

Amrie’s Reality Check (00:51:25)

Amrie gives her thoughts on the latest episodes of Survivor, Top Chef, The Amazing Race, and Work of Art.

Listen

What do you think about Once Upon a Time and Grimm? How about 2 Broke Girls? What did you think about this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News

We talked about the following news story:

• ABC has canceled Charlie’s Angels and picked up Suburgatory and Revenge for the season, plus some more Happy Endings scripts.
• CBS has canceled How to Be a Gentleman.
• The CW has canceled H8R and picked up Hart of Dixie, The Secret Circle and Ringer for full seasons.
• NBC has canceled The Playboy Club and Free Agents, order some more Prime Suspects scripts, and picked up Up All Night and Whitney for full seasons.
• HBO has renewed up Boardwalk Empire for a third season.
• Syfy has renewed Haven for a third season.
• TNT has canceled Memphis Beat.
• FX as renewed Sons of Anarchy for a fifth season.

Syfy Digital Press Tour 2011

We talked about hanging out in Orlando, FL for a couple days for the Syfy Digital Press Tour 2011, which included a luau, interview panels and a trip to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Topics included favorite parts of the weekend, Syfy Holiday Episodes 2011, Rae in a Total Blackout and more.

Primetime

We talked about the following four shows:

• Happy Endings – S.2 Ep.3, “Yesandwitch”
• Revenge – S.1 Ep.4, “Duplicity”
• Psych – S.6 Ep.1, “Shawn Rescues Darth Vader”
• The Walking Dead – S.2 Ep.1, “What Lies Ahead”

Amrie & Rae’s Reality Check

Amrie and Rae give their thoughts on The Amazing Race, Top Chef: Just Desserts and Survivor.

Listen

Are there any shows that have been canceled so far that you wish had not been? What do you think about the second season of Happy Endings? Are you as happy as we are to have Psych back on your TV? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News

We talked about the following news story:

• Lifetime has renewed Drop Dead Diva for a fourth season.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, October 4th & 11th

• Amrie – The League: Season Two and Chuck: The Complete Fourth Season
• Jason – Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series and Being Erica – Season 3
• Memles – Call Me Fitz: The Complete First Season

Primetime

We talked about the following seven shows:

• How I Met Your Mother – S.7 Ep.1, “The Best Man,” & Ep.2, “The Naked Truth”
• Two and a Half Men – S.9 Ep.1, “Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt”
• Castle – S.3 Ep.1, “Rise”
• Glee – S.3 Ep.1, “The Purple Piano Project”
• Parenthood – S.3 thus far
• Awkward. – S.1 Finale.
• The Office – S.8 Ep.1, “The List”

Amrie’s Reality Check

Amrie gives her thoughts on The Amazing Race, Survivor, and Top Chef: Just Desserts.

Listen

How do you think the Fall 2011 season is going so far? What do you think about the first season of Awkward.? What do you think about how they’ve setup this season of Castle? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News

We talked about the following four news stories:

• ABC Family has decided not to renew The Nine Lives of Chloe King and State of Georgia for second seasons.
• CBS has picked up Big Brother for a 14th season to air next summer.
• USA Network has renewed Covert Affairs for its third, Necessary Roughness for its second and Royal Pains for its fourth season.
• A little Emmys talk.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, September 27th

• Amrie – The Middle: The Complete Second Season
• Jason & Rae – How I Met Your Mother: Season Six

Cable Fall Preview 2011

We went through the week giving premiere dates for all the returning cable series and then gave our picks for what we will be watching.

Primetime

We talked about the following five shows:

• The Closer – S.7 Ep.10, “Fresh Pursuit” (Summer Finale)
• Warehouse 13 – S.3 Ep.9, “Shadows”
• Awkward. – S.1 Ep.9, “My Super Bittersweet Sixteen”
• The Vampire Diaries – S.3 Ep.1, “The Birthday”
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – S.7 Ep.1, “Frank’s Pretty Woman”

Amrie’s Reality Check

Amrie gives her thoughts on The Great Food Truck Race, Survivor, and Top Chef: Just Desserts.

Listen

Are you looking forward to any of cable shows this fall? What do you think about the first season of Awkward.? How about the ending of summer season of The Closer? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News

We talked about the following four news stories:

• Lifetime has canceled The Protector after one season.
• Lifetime has picked up America’s Most Wanted for its 25th season.
• TNT has canceled HawthoRNe after three seasons.
• Showtime has renewed The Big C for a third season.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, September 20th

• Amrie – Modern Family: The Complete Second Season, Raising Hope: The Complete First Season, How To Make It In America: The Complete First Season, Happy Endings: The Complete First Season, Castle: The Complete Third Season, and Body of Proof: The Complete First Season.
• Jason – Raising Hope: The Complete First Season.
• Sandie – Raising Hope: The Complete First Season and Modern Family: The Complete Second Season.

NBC Fall Preview 2011

We went through the week giving premiere dates for all NBC series and then gave our impressions of their new shows: The Playboy Club, Up All Night, Free Agents, Whitney, Prime Suspect, and Grimm.

Primetime

We talked about the following five shows:

• Sons of Anarchy – S.4 Ep.1, “Out”
• Awkward. – S.1 Ep.7, “Over My Dead Body” & Ep.8, “The Adventures of Aunt Ally and the Lil’ B…”
• Suits – S.1 Ep.12, “Dog Fight” (Season Finale)
• Doctor Who – S.6 Ep.10, “The Girl Who Waited”
• Entourage – S.8 Ep.8, “The End” (Series Finale)

Amrie’s Reality Check

Amrie gives her thoughts on The Challenge, The Great Food Truck Race, Design Star, and Top Chef: Just Desserts.

Listen

Are you looking forward to any of NBC’s new Fall 2011 offerings? What do you think about the first season of Suits? How about the ending of Entourage? What did you think of this week’s guest host? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

TV News

We talked about the following two news stories:

• USA Network picked up White Collar for a fourth season.
• FOX has resurrected Breaking In for a second season.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, September 5th & 13th

• Amrie – The Office: Season Seven (Sept. 6th) & 3rd Rock From the Sun – Season 1 (Sept. 13th)
• Jason – Parks & Recreation: Season 3 (Sept. 6th) & Community: The Complete Second Season (Sept. 13th)
• Alix – No Ordinary Family: The Complete First Season (Sept. 6th) & The Good Wife: The Second Season (Sept. 13th)

The CW & FOX Fall Previews 2011

We went through the week giving premiere dates for all The CW and FOX series and then gave our impressions of their new shows: Allen Gregory, Hart of Dixie, Terra Nova, Ringer, New Girl, H8r, The X Factor, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, and The Secret Circle.

Primetime

We talked about the following four shows:

• Alphas – S.1
• Awkward. – S.1 Ep.6, “Queen Bee-atches”
• Happy Endings – S.1 Ep.13, “Why Can’t You Read Me?”
• Suits – S.1

Amrie’s Reality Check

Amrie gives her thoughts on Expedition Impossible, The Great Food Truck Race, The Challenge, and Project Runway.

Listen

Are you looking forward to any of The CW or FOX’s new Fall 2011 offerings? What do you think about Awkward. thus far? What did you think of this week’s guest host? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.

News

We talked about the following three news stories:

• Adult Swim has ordered a fourth season of Childrens Hospital.
• MTV has renewed Awkward. for a second season.
• AMC has picked up 16 more episodes of Breaking Bad.

TV on DVD Picks for Tuesday, August 30th

• Amrie – Sons of Anarchy: Season Three – Enter to win this DVD set at MyTakeonTV.com and at TVaholic.com. Three sets are being given away from each. That’s six chances to win.
• Jason – Cougar Town: The Complete Second Season
• Rae – The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Second Season

ABC Fall Preview 2011

We went through the week giving premiere dates for all ABC series and then gave our impressions of their new shows: Once Upon a Time, Pan Am, Last Man Standing, Man Up!, Apartment 23, Suburgatory, Revenge and Charlie’s Angels.

Cable Fall Preview 2011

We talked a little about the return of BBC America’s Doctor Who S.6 and the series premiere of MTV’s Death Valley.

Primetime

We talked about the following four shows:

• Alphas – S.1 Ep.6, “Bill & Gary’s Excellent Adventure”
• Teen Wolf – S.1 Ep.12, “Code Breaker” (Season Finale)
• The Nine Lives of Chloe King – S.1 Ep.10, “Beautiful Day” (Season/Series/Summer Finale?)
• Awkward. – S.1 Ep.3, “The Way We Weren’t,” Ep.4, “The Scarlet Eye,” & Ep.5, “Jenna Lives”

Amrie & Rae’s Reality Check

Amrie and Rae gives their thoughts on Expedition Impossible, The Great Food Truck Race, The Glee Project finale, and Flipping Out.

Listen

Are you looking forward to any of ABC’s new Fall 2011 offerings? What did you think about the season finale of Teen Wolf? Would you like to see more of The Nine Lives of Chloe King? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter, or Like us on Facebook.