Primetime Highlights – Feb 8 – 'Suburgatory', 'Happy Endings', 'Revenge'

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For Wednesday, February 8th 2012 LA TV Insider Examiner recommends:

The Middle (ABC, 8pm) – “Valentine’s Day III” – Frankie (Patricia Heaton and Mike (Neil Flynn) decide to try a fresh approach to Valentine’s Day by having dinner out with friends. but a clueless Mike angers Frankie by refusing to present her with a simple romantic gesture. meanwhile, Axl (Charlie McDermott) can’t think of a life-changing moment that’s occurred in his life when he’s assigned to write a school paper on the subject; Brick (Atticus Shaffer) is tasked with writing a report on love; and a hapless Sue (Eden Sher) doesn’t understand why her new boyfriend has suddenly turned into a bad kisser.

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Suburgatory (ABC, 8:30pm) – “Sex in the Suburbs” – Tessa (Jane Levy) enjoys rubbing it in Dalia (Carly Chaikin)’s face that Scott Strause (Thomas McDonell) chose her over Dalia. however the closer Tessa gets to Scott, the more nervous George (Jeremy Sisto) becomes. When George discovers a box of XXL condoms that Lisa (Allie Grant) has given Tessa, he becomes obsessed and starts planning game night with her friends in hopes of keeping her at home more. meanwhile Tessa soon discovers that the more time she spends with Scott, the less attracted to him she is.

Modern Family (ABC, 9pm) – “Me? Jealous?” – Phil (Ty Burrell) is so preoccupied with impressing his new business partner, Tad (guest star Greg Kinnear), that he doesn’t notice what Claire (Julie Bowen) believes is Tad being overtly inappropriate with her. meanwhile, Jay (Ed O’Neill) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) let Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) stay over while their house is fumigated, and it turns out four is a crowd.

Happy Endings (ABC, 9:30pm) – “The St. Valentine’s Day Maxssacre” – The road to romance is rocky for the gang, as Penny (Casey Wilson) has a new boyfriend she wants to dump; Dave (Zachary Knighton) is afraid his new girlfriend is about to dump him; Alex (Elisha Cuthbert), an expert on all things Valentine’s, goes looking for a party in the sketchy part of town; and Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.)’s hopes for a perfect night out for Jane (Eliza Coupe) are dashed when a dental appointment goes terribly wrong. but they don’t have anything on Max (Adam Pally), who picks up a couple with his limo only to find that one of the passengers is Grant (guest star James Wolk), the boyfriend he broke up with a year ago.

Revenge (ABC, 10pm) – “Perception” – in an atmosphere of nervous excitement for Emily (Emily VanCamp) & Daniel (Josh Bowman)’s upcoming engagement party, things quickly start to unravel: Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) tries to regain the upper hand by using Conrad (Henry Czerny)’s own father against him; Jack (Nick Wechsler) finds himself wandering deeper into the fray; the rug gets pulled out from under Charlotte (Christa B. Allen), and even more so for Emily. William Devane guest stars.

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Patricia Heaton Pens Memoriam to Andrew Breitbart

Posted by admin | Posted in patricia heaton | Posted on 07-03-2012-05-2008

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Heaton, the star of ABC's the Middle and formerly of Everybody Loves Raymond, is perhaps the highest-profile of Hollywood's known conservatives to write of her association with Breitbart in any depth since his death at age 43.

"He did everything with such aplomb, with such joie de vivre, with such a jolly chutzpah that can only come from someone who is both Jewish and Irish!" Heaton wrote in a piece published Friday.

"somehow he was able to be everywhere all at once, instantly responding to texts and emails, always ready to right a wrong, to stand up and fight for you."

By "you," Heaton meant the readers of Big Hollywood, a site Breitbart created for those in the TV and film industry who lean right politically.

Another actor weighing in at big Hollywood was Robert Davi, best known for his tough-guy roles in Die Hard, License to Kill and the Goonies.

"yes, dear friends, Andrew was a force of nature — a Navy SEAL in journalism who would dive deep into periled waters to uncover the truth and remove the minefields of lies and misinformation," Davi wrote.

Also writing a memoriam at big Hollywood was five for Fighting pop star John Andrasik, who credited Breitbart for giving him the courage to admit he is a conservative in the liberal entertainment industry.

"Andrew had the back of those who worried about a backlash to their livelihood," wroteOndrasik. "He was the bodyguard, the kid who stood up to the bullies. He was the bouncer you couldn't elbow out of the doorway."

"I loved Andrew Breitbart," Ondrasik wrote. "this is brutal."

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