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The Unusuals on ABC: Series Premiere

The Unusuals where the most unusual police cases are unraveled in a quirky thriller format debuted on ABC last night. The show follows the Second Squad detective unit of the NYPD where everyone has a secret. Sergeant Harvey Brown promotes Detective Casey Shraeger, played by Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia), from vice to his homicide squad ostensibly to root out corruption on his team. But the story has many more twists and turns than just that.

Det. Shraeger is partnered with Det. Jason Walsh, played by Jeremy Renner, whose partner was just found murdered in a public park. Together they uncover a few surprises about others on the squad and investigate the murder of Det. Walsh’s partner.

There are moments of levity, provided mainly by the full of himself Det. Alvarez, who sees himself on the fast track to politics, and moments of terror as detectives find themselves face to face with death at the end of a shotgun or subway train.

I think Disney/ABC has a hit here. The show is just quirky and humorous enough to be unique, but the emotions and mysteries are accessible enough that anyone can follow them. Plus, they’ve cast a lot talented actors that will help carry the show.

Learn more at the official website or watch the ‘starter kit’ below the cut. Hopefully Disney will upload the episode to the website so you can watch it online if you missed it last night.

Second Squad. Nothing is what you think it is.

I’m looking for a blogger to do episode reviews/recaps of The Unusuals for The Disney Blog. Drop me a line with a link to your blog if you’re interested.

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Dancing with the Stars: 8-5 Results

It’s that time again – reckoning time for one star who can’t keep up with the competition. Who will it be? We’ll find out soon enough.

And if the first few moments are any indication, I am going to be proved wrong time and time again. Read More »Dancing with the Stars: 8-5 Results

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Biggest Guest Star?

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in Ty Pennington and the folks with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. For myself all the shows started to run together and it became less fun looking at others getting their lives remade when so many are having the… Read More »Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Biggest Guest Star?

Dancing with the Stars 8-5: Viennese Waltz and Paso Doble

With two stars eliminated last week, we are down to 9 stars and an hour and a half. My DVR can catch a bit of a break on Monday nights. But we still have a long ways to go, so let’s get down to tonight’s action.

I do find it funny we are doing the Viennese Waltz since we did a regular Waltz in week one. I’m a little unclear about the differences between the two, so that’s part of why it seems funny to me. But, since they didn’t consult me, I guess we’ll just take what they give us.Read More »Dancing with the Stars 8-5: Viennese Waltz and Paso Doble

Dancing with the Stars: The Dreaded Double Elimination

The time has come for the dreaded double elimination. Shall we see how it all plays out?

Well, look what they brought back Read More »Dancing with the Stars: The Dreaded Double Elimination

Dancing with the Stars 8-4: Argentine Tango and Lindy Hop

Once again, they are throwing two brand new dances into the mix. This week, we’ve got the Lindy Hop and the Argentine Tango. This should challenge not only the stars but the professionals. Plus they can do lifts. I know I’ll really enjoy the Lindy Hop since it’s another high energy swing type dance, and you know how much I love those. I can’t wait to see how it all turns out.Read More »Dancing with the Stars 8-4: Argentine Tango and Lindy Hop

Disney cements deal with Google for YouTube Short Subjects

The Walt Disney Company and Google have announced a deal for putting Disney owned short clips (mostly from ABC and ESPN) and videos up on YouTube. This isn’t the same TV and Movie content deal that Disney is rumored to be negotiating with Hulu, rather… Read More »Disney cements deal with Google for YouTube Short Subjects

Disney rumored to be in talks with Hulu

PaidContent reports a rumor that Disney is back in talks with Hulu to put ABC Shows on the online video site. Hulu has quickly become the second most popular video website. As TV show delivery moves online it makes sense for Disney to want to… Read More »Disney rumored to be in talks with Hulu