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December of 2009

 

Rate Lifetime, you should be pushing Josh Hopkins more in your '12 Men of Christmas ...

Original at Entertainment Weekly external link    Fri, Dec 4

I'll admit that I only knew Hopkins as “Grayson on Cougar Town, who used to be on Swingtown” until he made our recent list of TV's Best Bitches. ...

Rate Kristin Chenoweth's Christmas movie and Promises, Promises, too - TV Squad

Original at TV Squad external link    Fri, Dec 4

Kristin Chenoweth's Christmas movie and Promises, Promises, too blog) Josh Hopkins from Swingtown. How bad could that be? That's not all the Kristin news, by the by. In addition to her promised return to Glee in 2010, ...

Rate Production Under Way on Shattered

Original at World Screen News external link    Tue, Dec 1

Parker (The Road, Deadwood, Swingtown) will play Rennie's wife, Ella. The series has started shooting in and around Vancouver, and E1, which is handling the ... and more »

November of 2009

 

Rate Shor - Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 6-23-08

Original at automotivenews.tv external link    Sat, Nov 28

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Rate Shor - Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 6-23-08

Original at utube.magnify.net external link    Tue, Nov 24

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Rate All you hear is… 'Pirate Radio'

Original at UW Badger Herald external link    Mon, Nov 16

The interactions aboard the ship between Branagh's Dormandy and his associate, Twatt (Jack Davenport, TV's “Swingtown” and “FlashForward”) back in England ... and more »

Rate Never mind the length, feel the quality

Original at Tonight external link    Mon, Nov 9

Swingtown, for example, was a frank look back at sexual liberation in 1970s suburbia, of spouse-swapping, open marriages and key parties, and as such seemed ...

Rate “Twilight Saga: New Moon” actress Rachelle Lefevre campaigning for animal adoption

Original at NewsOK.com external link    Sat, Nov 7

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She went on to appear in multiple episodes of acclaimed series “Boston Legal” and “Swingtown.” On the big screen, she appeared in a diverse range of roles ...

Year 2009

 

Rate ABC Spoilers: The Ides Of March!

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Mon, Feb 23

By Dustin “March Sweeps” are in full effect with these spoilers, as evident by the large amount of guest stars. Swoosie Kurtz on Housewives, Josh Hopkins (Swingtown) on “Practive” and Loretta Divine returning as Adele on “Grey’s.” Also Ralph Machio returns on “Betty!”

Rate ‘Swingtown’ is a disappointing bummer

Original at Examiner.com external link    Mon, Feb 16

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by John Stahl, TV on DVD Examiner Having Carol Barbee of “Jericho” and the interesting concepts of the Bicentennial and spouse swapping behind the summer of 2008 drama “Swingtown,” which was released on DVD in December, should have made “Swingtown” a ...

Year 2008

 

Rate DVD Review: Swingtown - Season One

Original at Blogcritics external link    Mon, Dec 22

 OH - Dec 22, 2008 You have the Deckers, played by Grant Show (Melrose Place) and Lana Parrilla, who are not creepy or sleazy with their open marriage. ...

Rate Movie Review – Swingtown – The First Season

Original at Blogger News Network external link    Fri, Dec 19

 - This show stars, among many others, Josh Hopkins, Miriam Shor, Grant Show, Lana Parrilla, Jack Davenport and Molly Parker. The special features included in ...

Rate VIDEO: Swingtown's Grant Show (Interview)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Televisionista external link    Fri, Dec 19

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By valium_darling@hotmail.com (Valium Darling) Ex-Melrose Place hunk Grant Show whose horny pilot Thomas Dekker of porn-moustached species gets to do a bit of wife-swapping every Thursday night at 10pm (and not many CBS characters can say that!) recently sat down with TV Guide to talk about his adult summer drama "Swingtown". Plus my t...

Rate Swingtown: The Best Hidden Gem on TV

Original at TV Cocktail Blog external link    Wed, Dec 10

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By Jaclyn Garfinkel And the characters... oh the characters! Swingtown focuses on three couples: Trina and Tom Decker (the swingers), Susan and Bruce Miller (the in-transition duo) and Roger and Janet Thompson (the proper ones). Their relationships are explored, and it creates really provocative storylin...

Rate DVD review: Swingtown: The Complete First Season

Original at A.V. Club external link    Tue, Dec 9

CBS seems like the last place to harbor a show about sexually liberated couples in the ‘70s. Consider it a happy mistake.

Rate Swingtown - Episode 1.13 - Take it to The Limit

Original at Spoiler TV external link    Sat, Nov 1    9 related articles

By DarkUFO(noreply@blogger.com) In the season finale, all three couples, Tom and Trina, Roger and Janet and Bruce and Susan, face decisions about their respective marriages as they attend the Deckers's end of summer clambake party. Airs: 5th September 2008 Source: SpoilerTV

Rate News: One of the nicer surprises ...

Original at TV Guide external link    Sun, Oct 5

By TV Guide Question: One of the nicer surprises over the summer was Swingtown on CBS. I know you weren't a huge fan of the show, and I agree with you that the series wasn't Emmy-caliber, but as a distraction from all of the Wipeouts, Japanese Games Shows and Greatest American Dogs, Swingtown did succee...

Rate TV Review: 'Swingtown' season to re-air on Bravo

Original at EW.com external link    Fri, Sep 26

Rate Swingtown - Over and Out

Original at TV Cocktail Blog external link    Mon, Sep 8

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By Whitney First: Bruce and Susan. She is really hot under the collar at Bruce -- not because of Melinda, per se, but because Bruce lied to her about Melinda. Bruce can't understand why Susan's so upset about the lying, and that more or less confirms Susan's suspicions that they're just not connecting. W...

Rate Column: Josef Adalian on Ben Silverman, The CW and ‘Swingtown’

Original at Television Week external link    Sun, Sep 7

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SUMMER LOVIN' The 1970s-styled drama 'Swingtown' sails off into the sunset. The season finale of “Swingtown” aired Friday. I watch CBS’ sudsy “Big Brother” religiously, and if the network made any attempt to hype “Swingtown’s” swansong, I certainly missed it. How sad. CBS insiders will te...

Rate Swingtown: Season Finale

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sun, Sep 7

By Dustin Susan confronted Melinda, knowing she met with Bruce. Bruce also knew he was busted with his lame-o “briefcase at the office” excuse, as Susan caught him in it. Melinda told Susan she didn’t love Bruce, but they had a connection. She asked Susan if she felt connected to Bruce? Susan was offend...

Rate "Swingtown" producer & Sean Hayes to bring us "Bi-Coastal" drama

Original at AfterElton.com external link    Fri, Sep 5

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By snicks While we're all anxiously awaiting to see if Swingtown will be renewed by CBS (or moved to a better another network), producer/creator Mike Kelley has inked a deal to produce more shows, including a very intriguing offering that's being co-produced by Sean Hayes.

Rate Swingtown - Baby on Board

Original at TV Cocktail Blog external link    Tue, Sep 2

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By Whitney And Janet may well need a better-paying job, because her husband's A) considering a job in Cincinati and B) considering an affair with Susan. And by "considering," I mean "spending a lot of time hanging around Susan and beseeching her to have an affair with him." However, Susan takes the hig...

Rate Two Weeks Of Swingtown

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sun, Aug 31

By Dustin Trina meanwhile found out she was pregnant. Fortunately the baby is Tom’s, according to the math. As Trina put it, they closed their marriage at the right time. I was convinced it was going to end up being Bruce’s! That would have really put a twist on the story. Trina tried to tell Tom, but he thou...

Rate Swingtown: "Puzzlerama" Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Wed, Aug 13

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 CA - This was the second Swingtown episode to open with a dream sequence, and it was another amusing one – Susan dreamt about getting comfy with Tom and Trina in ...

Rate "Swingtown" Swings to Fridays

Original at Remote Access external link    Mon, Jul 28

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By Jenny Higgons Of course, we'll never know the real reason why "Swingtown" was moved to what's known as "doom night" because it's the least watched night of the week. Maybe it wasn't performing in the ratings as well as CBS hoped it would. Or, maybe, now that it's already gained an audience, the Tiffany net i...

Rate Swingtown: Puzzlerama!

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sun, Jul 27

By Dustin Janet was paired with Tom, while Roger was put with Susan. This was another not-supposed to happen pairing, all screwed up by Melinda’s arrival. Susan later in the episode asked Trina if she did this on purpose, she told her no and Roger was supposed to be with Gail.

Rate Swingtown: We’re Having A Heatwave!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Fri, Jul 18

By Dustin In the latest episode of “Swingtown” the town was hit with a heatwave! Trina responded by, of course, throwing a pool party for the neighborhood. Meanwhile, Janet bounced a check, which made her call the bank to find out why, which caused her to learn Roger hadn’t deposited a paycheck, whic...

Rate TV Junkie: Thursday - Michael Ian Black hosts "Reality Bites Back"

Original at LAist external link    Thu, Jul 17

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By Tom Lewis 10:00pm Swingtown CBS - Tom throws a pool party without conferring with Trina, who is bitter about his affair. 11:35pm The Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actor Ricky Gervais; John Mellencamp performs. 12:05am Jimmy Kimmel LIVE ABC - Musician Justin Timberlake; reality TV star Kim Ka...

Rate Review: Swingtown

Original at eXcessica external link    Tue, Jul 15

By Elizabeth Black The show opens with Bruce and Susan Miller and their daughter moving into a new neighborhood in the suburbs. Their new neighbors, Tom and Trina Decker, are swingers. So far, the show plays with the swinging idea, with the expected ...

Rate Swingtown: The Ladies Who Lunch

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sun, Jul 13

By Dustin On the Next Swingtown . . . Trina learns Tom cheated with his stewardess.Bruce’s co-worker hits on him and suggests they sleep together.Roger makes a play for Susan at the Decker’s pool!Roger tells Janet “he needs more.” She reminds him they took vows! In this episode, Trina saw Tom off at the air...

Rate Swingtown Spoilers for August 7th

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Fri, Jul 11    1 related articles

By Dustin “Running on Empty” - Bruce insists on family time with a trip to the cabin, but Laurie finds her own means to keep plans with Doug. Meanwhile, Janet and Roger see a therapist, on SWINGTOWN, Thursday, Aug. 7 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Official spoilers from CBS . . . BRUC...

Rate TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #25

Original at TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky external link    Wed, Jul 2

We threatened to never do another TV Talk Podcast if you didnât flock to iTunes and leave us commentsâ well Iâm happy to report that you love us as much as we love you! Thanks to your generosity, we are back and this weekâs podcast is a lot of fun! We revise our thoughts on Swingtown now that weâr...

Rate TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #25

Original at TV Talk Podcast with GMMR and Ducky external link    Wed, Jul 2

By dan@duckyxdale.com (Duckyxdale & GiveMeMyRemote) We threatened to never do another TV Talk Podcast if you didnât flock to iTunes and leave us commentsâ well Iâm happy to report that you love us as much as we love you! Thanks to your generosity, we are back and this weekâs podcast is a lot of fun! We revise our thoughts on Swingtown now that weâr...

Rate Swingtown: Let’s Play Twister!

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sun, Jun 29

By Dustin In this episode of “Swingtown,” Susan and Bruce were preparing for their annual weekend trip to a family cabin with Roger and Janet. However Roger, knowing what Susan and Bruce had done with the Deckers, didn’t want to go and made Janet cancel. He claimed he wasn’t feeling well. Susan and Bruc...

Rate Opinion: Swinging with the proto-feminists

Original at Lance Mannion external link    Fri, Jun 27

Swingtown isn't any more about the 70s than Mad Men is about the end of the 50s.  Both shows are set in the past for the same reason Shakespeare set so many of his comedies in Italy and France, to disguise their contemporary satirical points with fairy dust (in Mad Men the fairy dust looks like c...

Rate TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #24

Original at TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky external link    Thu, Jun 26

So You Think You Can Dance, The Closer, Big Brother, My Boys, The Mole, The Next Food Network Star, Design Star, Swingtown, Fear Itself, Army Wives, Ice Road Truckers, America's Best Dance Crew, Wipeout, Flashpoint, Psych, Monk, Mad Men, Burn Notice and more... there's no reason to be outsi...

Rate TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #24

Original at TV Talk Podcast with GMMR and Ducky external link    Thu, Jun 26

By dan@duckyxdale.com (Duckyxdale & GiveMeMyRemote) So You Think You Can Dance, The Closer, Big Brother, My Boys, The Mole, The Next Food Network Star, Design Star, Swingtown, Fear Itself, Army Wives, Ice Road Truckers, America's Best Dance Crew, Wipeout, Flashpoint, Psych, Monk, Mad Men, Burn Notice and more... there's no reason to be outsi...

Rate "Swingtown:" Has this ever happened to you? You're about to take a shower with three other people and then your uptight friends show up and say, "I don't suppose anyone took the time to wipe down the kitchen?"

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Thu, Jun 26

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So Susan (Molly Parker) and Bruce (Jack Davenport) were planning a weekend getaway to their cabin with Roger (Josh Hopkins) and Janet (Miriam Shor), but this whole swinging thing has really come between them, so Janet cancels their weekend trip together because Roger feigns illness ("...

Rate "Hopkins:" ABC's documentary series has a twist that not even "Swingtown" considered

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Thu, Jun 26

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And so, "Hopkins" (no 24/7; apparently, the camera people are getting nights and weekends off this time around). And again, some nice human drama, some dedicated doctors, some gripping and agonizing moments. Hopkins:" 10 tonight (9 Central); ABC (Channel 7).

Rate Swingtown Spoiler Update

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Thu, Jun 26

By Dustin THE MILLERS’ TWO-BEDROOM CABIN MUST SNUGLY ACCOMODATE SIX WHEN BOTH THE DECKERS AND THE THOMPSONS JOIN THE WEEKEND GETAWAY, ON “SWINGTOWN,” THURSDAY, JUNE 26 TOM IS JEALOUS WHEN TRINA “RECONNECTS” WITH HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, ON “SWINGTOWN,” THURSDAY, JULY 10

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Original at beastandbean (WordPress) external link    Tue, Jun 24

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By yeti9000 Swingtown" airs Thursday nights at 10PM, so, toss your car keys in the bowl by the door and check out this rocking good show for yourselves. Summer time on CBS has traditionally been good for exactly two things…round-the-clock repeats

Rate Swingtown Pilot Episode

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sat, Jun 14

Last night “Swingtown” premiered on CBS. Not knowing if it was something I wanted to watch or not, I decided to give it a shot as there has been almost nothing on TV the past two weeks. The following is a short blurb about what happened. Details are a bit lacking because I was doing other things as t...

Rate Swingtown Spoilers!

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sat, Jun 14

THE MILLERS AND DECKERS CELEBRATE BRUCE’S SUCCESS ON THE TRADING FLOOR WITH A NIGHT AT THE CHICAGO PLAYBOY CLUB, ON “SWINGTOWN,” THURSDAY, JUNE 12 “Love Will Find A Way” - After a monumental day for Bruce on the trading floor, Susan, in company with the Deckers, makes a surprise appearanc...

Rate Swingtown Episode 2

Original at The Primetime Dish external link    Sat, Jun 14

The show opened with Janet (the prudish character) having a fantasy that Tom and Trina Decker (the swingers) walked into her kitchen butt naked and started getting it on with her and her husband! Clearly Janet’s having some inner conflict going on. I just know by the end of this season she’s...

Rate Swingtown: "Love Will Find a Way" Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Fri, Jun 13

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 CA - Jun 13, 2008 Trina's sadness over this situation was well played by Lana Parilla, and she and Grant Show are doing good work here portraying a couple who aren't just ...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: NBA Finals, Last Comic Standing, Fear Itself & Swingtown

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Thu, Jun 5

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By Jason the TVaholic AMC has all three Missing in Action movies. Bravo has seven episodes of Top Chef. Oxygen has 16 episodes of Roseanne. Sci Fi has 16 episodes of Tales From the Darkside early. VH1 has 10 hours of The Bachelor episodes from the season with Bob Guiney.

Rate TV Review | Swingtown Smirking look at '70s one big script tease

Original at Columbus Dispatch external link    Wed, Jun 4

 OH - Jun 5, 2008 The newbies, Susan (Molly Parker) and Bruce Miller (Jack Davenport), were high-school sweethearts who became parents young and are moving to a new ...

Rate Swingtown: Reviews

Original at goodboysparky (WordPress) external link    Mon, Jun 2

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By goodboysparky Zap2It - Amy Amatangelo Sex and Drugs on CBS? Oh My! A review of 'Swingtown' Hollywood Reporter - Barry Garron Bottom Line: Into swapping? Then trade this '70s show for one with depth and heat. Here’s a selection of reviews; links will be updated as they come. Please also see the post w

Rate Sex and Drugs on CBS? Oh My! A review of 'Swingtown'

Original at From Inside the Box external link    Mon, Jun 2

 - Jun 2, 2008 They also leave their old neighbors, Susan’s best friend Janet (Miriam Shor) and her husband Roger (Josh Hopkins) behind. Shor brings Janet’s jealously and ...

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