http://www.tvequals.com Every Opinion Matters Sat, 26 May 2012 07:01:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/16/new-seasons-announced-for-covert-affairs-royal-pains-and-necessary-roughness/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/16/new-seasons-announced-for-covert-affairs-royal-pains-and-necessary-roughness/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:44:54 +0000 Sarah Luoma http://www.tvequals.com/?p=170739 After entertaining millions of fans all summer long with a remarkable line-up, the USA Netowrk has announced the renewal of COVERT AFFAIRS, ROYAL PAINS,and the “breakout series” NECESSARY ROUGHNESS. Ecstatic by the results of viwership this summer, co-presidents of USA, Chris McCumber and Jeff Wachtel, shared their excitement of the pick-ups and quality progrmming. “USA’s [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/16/new-seasons-announced-for-covert-affairs-royal-pains-and-necessary-roughness/feed/ 1 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/15/necessary-roughness-goal-line-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/15/necessary-roughness-goal-line-review/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:04:35 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=170652 NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Goal Line” Season 1 Episode 12 – I can honestly say that I was shocked by “Goal Line,” the finale of the first season of Necessary Roughness and that hasn’t happened to me since…well…since Brennan told Booth she was pregnant at the end of last season’s Bones. But before we get to the [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/15/necessary-roughness-goal-line-review/feed/ 4 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/14/necessary-roughness-season-finale-goal-line-episode-12/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/14/necessary-roughness-season-finale-goal-line-episode-12/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:03:14 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/14/necessary-roughness-season-finale-goal-line-episode-12/ NECESSARY ROUGHNESS Season Finale “Goal Line” Episode 12 airs Wednesday September 14 at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: As the Hawks head into the playoffs, Dani takes on an unexpected new client and TK must face his biggest rival. Meanwhile, Nico has to decide where his loyalties lie.Terrell Owens guest stars in the Necessary [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/14/necessary-roughness-season-finale-goal-line-episode-12/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/08/necessary-roughness-baggage-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/08/necessary-roughness-baggage-review/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:52:59 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=169229 NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Baggage Claim” Season 1 Episode 11 – Secrets are like baggage, according to Dani, and in “Baggage Claim,” this week’s Necessary Roughness, everyone’s hauling around their own personalized set. But no one has more has more stuff weighing them down than Dani’s latest client, Anne Marie (Gail O’Grady), a home-decorating media mogul/obvious homage [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/08/necessary-roughness-baggage-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/07/giveaway-necessary-roughness-prize-pack/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/07/giveaway-necessary-roughness-prize-pack/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:05:36 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=169104 GIVEAWAY OVER   Congratulations to: Jonathan G. _______________________________________ In celebration of the Summer finale for NECESSARY ROUGHNESS airing next Wednesday September 14th at 10pm on US, Daemon’s TV was provided with one great prize pack to give away to one lucky winner. Necessary Roughness prize pack (approximate retail value of $185) includes: - (1) Custom [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/07/giveaway-necessary-roughness-prize-pack/feed/ 4 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/07/necessary-roughness-baggage-claim-episode-11/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/07/necessary-roughness-baggage-claim-episode-11/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:05:54 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/07/necessary-roughness-baggage-claim-episode-11/ Watch a preview and check out photos of the upcoming episode of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Baggage Claim” Episode 11 which airs Wednesday September 7 at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Baggage Claim” Episode 11 – A lifestyle media mogul’s own lifestyle threatens her empire. Meanwhile, Dani faces her first anniversary since the divorce, [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/07/necessary-roughness-baggage-claim-episode-11/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/01/necessary-roughness-a-wing-and-a-player-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/01/necessary-roughness-a-wing-and-a-player-review/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:07:24 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=168181 NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “A Wing and a Player” Season 1 Episode 10 – Do you believe in curses? In “A Wing and a Player,” this week’s Necessary Roughness, we find out that athletes sure do and they’re willing to ruin a man’s life over a case of bad luck. 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Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “A Wing and a Player” Episode 10 – Dani helps the Hawks’ and their suicidal mascot get over the playoff [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/31/necessary-roughness-a-wing-and-a-player-episode-10/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/25/necessary-roughness-forget-me-not-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/25/necessary-roughness-forget-me-not-review/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:07:22 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=166549 NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Forget Me Not” Season 1 Episode 9 – I never imagined I would get into a show that revolves around sports, but halfway through “Forget Me Not,” this week’s Necessary Roughness, I realized that I was actually immersed in the plot and interested in the characters. And for a girl who spent four [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/25/necessary-roughness-forget-me-not-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/24/necessary-roughness-forget-me-not-episode-9/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/24/necessary-roughness-forget-me-not-episode-9/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:06:26 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/24/necessary-roughness-forget-me-not-episode-9/ Watch a preview and check out photos of the upcoming episode of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Forget Me Not” Episode 9 which airs Wednesday August 24 at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Forget Me Not” Episode 9 – Dani takes on a successful female boxer who’s inexplicably losing fights and her memory. Meanwhile, Laz [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/24/necessary-roughness-forget-me-not-episode-9/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/18/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/18/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-review/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:05:01 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/18/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-review/ NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Losing Your Swing” Episode 8 – Everyone’s got the yips in this week’s Necessary Roughness, aptly titled “Losing Your Swing.” Well, except maybe TK. Confidence is not something he lacks. After divorcing himself from Dani last week, TK shows up with a new therapist, a life coach named Lazarus who claims to be [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/18/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-review/feed/ 3 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-episode-8/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-episode-8/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:05:41 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-episode-8/ Watch a preview and check out photos of the upcoming episode of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Losing Your Swing” Episode 8 which airs Wednesday August 17 at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Losing Your Swing” Episode 8 – Dani treats a rising golf star with the “yips.” Meanwhile, TK gets a new therapist, and [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/necessary-roughness-losing-your-swing-episode-8/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/11/necessary-roughness-whose-team-are-you-on-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/11/necessary-roughness-whose-team-are-you-on-review/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:42:35 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=164283 NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Whose Team Are You On?” Season 1 Episode 7 – Let me preface this review of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, a show about a football team, by saying that I am not a football fan. Sacrilege, I know, especially considering I grew up in the South, but it’s just never really interested me. 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Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Whose Team Are You On?” Episode 7 – When infighting among the players’ wives and girlfriends goes viral, Dani must [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/10/necessary-roughness-whose-team-are-you-on-episode-7/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/03/necessary-roughness-dream-on-episode-6/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/03/necessary-roughness-dream-on-episode-6/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:07:17 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/03/necessary-roughness-dream-on-episode-6/ Watch a preview and check out photos of the upcoming episode of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Dream On” Episode 6 which airs Wednesday August 3 at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Dream On” Episode 6 – Tyler Paxton – an extreme sports star and entrepreneur – appears fearless, but recurrent nightmares are starting to [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/03/necessary-roughness-dream-on-episode-6/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/27/necessary-roughness-poker-face-episode-5/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/27/necessary-roughness-poker-face-episode-5/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:09:00 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/27/necessary-roughness-poker-face-episode-5/ Watch a preview and check out photos of the upcoming episode of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Poker Face” Episode 5 which airs Wednesday July 27 at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Poker Face” Episode 5 – Professional poker player Jason Coogan wants Dani to uncover the “tell” thats destroying his career, but theres more [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/27/necessary-roughness-poker-face-episode-5/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/20/necessary-roughness-interview-with-series-stars-callie-thorne-and-marc-blucas/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/20/necessary-roughness-interview-with-series-stars-callie-thorne-and-marc-blucas/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:48:16 +0000 Michelle Carlbert http://www.tvequals.com/?p=159689 A few weeks ago I traveled to Atlanta to visit the set and speak to the actors and creator of USA’s new series, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS. You can check out my article and photos from the set here, and my interview with series star Scott Cohen and series creator Craig Shapiro here. 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Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Habit Forming” Episode 4 – Fullback Randy Boozler’s rookie year will be his last if Dr. Dani can’t figure out why he [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/20/necessary-roughness-habit-forming-episode-4/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/13/necessary-roughness-set-interviews-with-series-star-scott-cohen-and-series-creator-craig-shapiro/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/13/necessary-roughness-set-interviews-with-series-star-scott-cohen-and-series-creator-craig-shapiro/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:11:04 +0000 Michelle Carlbert http://www.tvequals.com/?p=158698 A few weeks ago I traveled to Atlanta to visit the set and speak to the actors and creator of USA’s new series, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS. You can check out my article and photos from the set here. Our first interview of the day was with Scott Cohen, who plays the mysterious and very sexy – [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/13/necessary-roughness-set-interviews-with-series-star-scott-cohen-and-series-creator-craig-shapiro/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/13/necessary-roughness-spinning-out-episode-3/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/13/necessary-roughness-spinning-out-episode-3/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:07:44 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/13/necessary-roughness-spinning-out-episode-3/ Watch a sneak peek and check out photos of the upcoming episode of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Spinning Out” Episode 3 which airs Wednesday July 13at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Spinning Out” Episode 3- Dr. Dani treats a NASCAR driver who can’t get back behind the wheel after a crash. Meanwhile, TK gets [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/13/necessary-roughness-spinning-out-episode-3/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/06/necessary-roughness-anchor-management-episode-2/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/06/necessary-roughness-anchor-management-episode-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:11:08 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/06/necessary-roughness-anchor-management-episode-2/ Watch a sneak peek and check out photos of the upcoming episode of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Pilot” Episode 1 which airs Wednesday July 6th at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Anchor Management” Episode 2 – Dr. Dani treats a news anchor whose career is on the chopping block following an on-air crack up. [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/07/06/necessary-roughness-anchor-management-episode-2/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/29/necessary-roughness-pilot-advance-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/29/necessary-roughness-pilot-advance-review/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:10:55 +0000 Michelle Carlbert http://www.tvequals.com/?p=156877 NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Pilot” Episode 1 – Dani is a woman whose life is perfect. Perfect house. Perfect husband. Perfect kids. Perfect job. It really couldn’t get more perfect. That is, until it all goes to hell and a handbasket. 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Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Pilot” Episode 1 “Necessary Roughness” centers on Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) a Long Island psychotherapist whose personal life unravels when she finds [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/29/necessary-roughness-pilot-episode-1-series-premiere/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/15/necessary-roughness-set-visit-and-photos/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/15/necessary-roughness-set-visit-and-photos/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:54:35 +0000 Michelle Carlbert http://www.tvequals.com/?p=153776 The great folks over at USA Network invited Daemon’s TV to visit the set of their brand new show, Necessary Roughness, which premieres on June 29 at 10pm. Though it is set in Long Island, the drama is actually filmed in Georgia, minutes away from beautiful midtown Atlanta. Here’s some info on the show: Necessary [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/15/necessary-roughness-set-visit-and-photos/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/06/better-off-teds-andrea-anders-is-a-necessity-in-usas-necessary-roughness/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/06/better-off-teds-andrea-anders-is-a-necessity-in-usas-necessary-roughness/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:22:51 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=152750 Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted, Mr. Sunshine) will land in USA’s new original series, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, for a multiple episodes arc. For those who don’t know, Necessary Roughness follows Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne), who gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. According to TVLine, Anders [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/06/better-off-teds-andrea-anders-is-a-necessity-in-usas-necessary-roughness/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/31/necessary-roughness-pilot-season-3-episode-1-photos-with-callie-thorne/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/31/necessary-roughness-pilot-season-3-episode-1-photos-with-callie-thorne/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 22:46:47 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/?p=151970 Check out photos of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Pilot” Episode 1 which airs Wednesday June 29 at 10 pm on USA. Episode Synopsis: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS “Pilot” Episode 1 “Necessary Roughness” centers on Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) a Long Island psychotherapist whose personal life unravels when she finds her husband cheating. Diving fully into her work, she [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/31/necessary-roughness-pilot-season-3-episode-1-photos-with-callie-thorne/feed/ 4