Modern Family season 2 Wikipedia. The second season of the comedytelevision series, Modern Family premiered September 2. May 2. 5, 2. 01. 1, on the American Broadcasting Company in the United States. The series is produced by Lloyd Levitan Productions in association with 2. Century Fox Television, with creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as show runners. On January 1. 2, 2. Watch Life-Size Online Hitfix' title='Watch Life-Size Online Hitfix' />Modern Family was renewed for a second season by ABC. Season two of Modern Family aired Wednesdays in the United States at 9 p. Top Gear Season 21 Episode 1 Full here. The season received positive reviews from most critics, with many naming it the among the best series of 2. Despite this, the season received criticism for a sophomore slump, most notably from Alan Sepinwall. Despite the criticism, the ratings for the series rose from the previous season due to the series winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. The series became the highest rated scripted program in the 1. ABC program. The series has also been nominated and won several awards including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, the second year in a row. Club Winx Season 2 Episode 19. ProductioneditThe second season of the show was produced by Lloyd Levitan Productions in association with 2. Century Fox Television and airs on the American Broadcasting Company ABC. Modern Family is produced by co creators Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan who serve as executive producers and show runners with Bill Wrubel as co executive producer. Despite being produced by Lloyd Levitan Productions, Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd dissolved their four year business partnership. Watch The Italian Job Online Facebook. Returning writers from the first season included Paul Corrigan, Joe Lawson, Levitan, Lloyd, Dan OShannon, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Wrubel, and Danny Zuker. Joining the writing staff during the second season were Jerry Collins, Alex Herschlag, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Jeffrey Richman. Higginbotham had previously worked with Jesse Tyler Ferguson on the short lived Fox sitcom, Do Not Disturb. Returning directors are Michael Spiller and Chris Koch while new directors are Gail Mancuso, Scott Ellis and Beth Mc. Carthy Miller. Jason Winer, who directed 1. Arthur. 8Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The series focuses on Jay Pritchett Ed ONeill, his daughter Claire Dunphy Julie Bowen, and his son Mitchell Pritchett Jesse Tyler Ferguson who live in Los Angeles. Claire is a homemaker mom married to Phil Dunphy Ty Burrell they have three children, Haley Sarah Hyland, the typical teenager,9 Alex Ariel Winter, the smart middle child,1. Luke Nolan Gould, the offbeat only son. Jay is married to a much younger Colombian woman, Gloria Sofa Vergara, and is helping her raise her pre teen son, Manny Rico Rodriguez. Watch Life-Size Online Hitfix' title='Watch Life-Size Online Hitfix' />Well guys since the last one hit 12K in posts I thought I better close it and start a new one before the internet fucking collapses in on itself In finance, an exchange rate also known as a foreignexchange rate, forex rate, ER, FX rate or Agio between two currencies is the rate at which one currency will be. Mitchell and his partner Cameron Tucker Eric Stonestreet have adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily twins Ella Hiller and Jaden Hiller. The child actors were only obligated to appear in 2. Several notable actors made guest appearances throughout the second season of Modern Family. The season featured the return of Shelley Long as De. De Pritchett who brought a new boyfriend, Claires ex boyfriend who was played by Matt Dillon. Another ex partner that appeared on the show is Mitchells ex girlfriend who was played by Mary Lynn Rajskub in the twelfth episode. Celia Weston also made her first appearance as Camerons mother, Barb Tucker in the ninth episode. Nathan Lane appeared as ultra flamboyant friend of Mitchell Cameron, Pepper Saltsman. In the episode, Earthquake, it is revealed Pepper is Camerons ex boyfriend. Other guest appearances included Danny Trejo played a janitor at Manny and Lukes school who is feared by many students and adds tension to Claires relationship with Gloria in the tenth episode. James Marsden played Mitchell and Camerons new shirtless neighbor in the eleventh episode. Fred Willard was originally set to return this season, but didnt for unknown reasons. Writingedit. The second season saw the development of Julie Bowens character Claire Dunphy. Much like the first season, much of story lines featured in episodes were based on true events that happened to the writers. For example, Phil and Claires storyline in Manny Get Your Gun was based on a personal experience of executive producer Steven Levitans in which he and his wife would debate on which way was the fastest to go home from a restaurant. The first part of the season also saw the development of Claire Dunphy, most notably in The Old Wagon, Halloween and Dance Dance Revelation. The writers also sought to respond to criticisms of the first season. Near the end of the first season, Modern Family drew criticism from some quarters for its portrayal of Cameron and Mitchell as not being physically affectionate with each other. The criticism spawned a Facebook campaign to demand Mitchell and Cameron be allowed to kiss. In response to the controversy, producers released a statement that a season two episode would address Mitchells discomfort with public displays of affection. Executive producer Levitan has said that it was unfortunate that the issue had arisen, since the shows writers had always planned on such a scene as part of the natural development of the show. The response episode, The Kiss was eventually written and aired during the second season and drew praise from multiple critics for the subtle nature of the kiss2. During the second season, the writers stopped using a voice over at the end of most episodes which had been criticized by some critics during the first season for being hokey. EpisodeseditReceptioneditReviewseditModern Familys outstanding cast continues to impress, and even wobbly episodes reliably supply sharp observations and goofball charm. Maureen Ryan, TV Squad5. The second season reached positive reviews much like the previous season. Maureen Ryan of TV Squad named the season along with Cougar Town and Better Off Ted one of the best shows of 2. Robert Bianco of USA Today gave the new season four stars out of four saying Not since Frasier has a sitcom offered such an ideal blend of heart and smarts, or proven itself so effortlessly adept at so many comic variations, from subtle wordplay to big laugh slapstick to everything in between. Robert Bianco in a later review stated as good as it was in its first year, is even better in its second positively comparing the characters to the characters from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Cosby Show and Friends. TV Squad writer Joel Keller praised the shows avoidance of the sophomore slump writing Steve Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, and their cast and crew havent missed a beat, churning out consistently funny episodes as if its wildly successful first season never ended. Manny Get Your Gun received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics with many of them comparing it to the quality of the first season episodes,6. TV Guide writer Matt Roush calling it comedy gold. The episode was later put in for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series along with The Old Wagon, The Kiss, Caught in the Act, Someone to Watch Over Lily and Mothers Day. Halloween also received similar reviews,2. The A. V. Club reviewer Donna Bowman comparing it to the critically acclaimed first season episode, Fizbo. The episode was also named the eleventh best episode of 2. TV Guide and was also named among the best 2. Modern Family by The A. V. Club. 6. 56. The second season of Modern Family has veered erratically from all time classics, that deserve to stand with the best episodes from season one, to deeply mediocre or even bad episodes, almost without rhyme or reason. Dollhouse TV series Wikipedia. Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 1. Fox network and was officially canceled on November 1. The final episode aired on January 2. Production wrapped in December 2. The show revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments known as Dollhouses around the globe that program individuals referred to as Actives or Dolls with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes, including heists, sexual encounters, assassinations, expert counsel, and all manner of unique experiences. The series primarily follows the Active known as Echo, played by Eliza Dushku, on her journey toward self awareness. Dushku also served as series producer. Dollhouse initially received mixed reviews and underwhelming ratings, but improved progressively enough to be renewed for a second season. After the second season finale, the series was canceled. Rossum Corporation redirects here. For other uses, see Rossum. The story follows Echo Eliza Dushku, a doll or Active for the Los Angeles Dollhouse, one of several fictional facilities, called Houses, run by a company which hires out human beings to wealthy clients. These engagements range from romantic interludes to high risk criminal enterprises. Each Active has their original memories wiped and exists in a childlike blank state until programmed via the insertion of new memories and personalities for each mission. Actives such as Echo are ostensibly volunteers who have surrendered their minds and bodies to the organization for five year stints, during which their original personalities are saved on hard drives, in exchange for vast amounts of money and a solution to any other problematic circumstances in their lives. E 1 Echo is unique, however, in that she remembers small amounts even after personality wipes, and gradually develops an increasingly cognizant self awareness and personality. This concept allows the series to examine the notions of identity and personhood. E 1. 2Within The House, opinions on such matters are divided. Dollhouse director Adelle De. Witt Olivia Williams sees her role as merely giving people what they need programmer Topher Brink Fran Kranz is initially entirely scientific and amoral, apart from brief flashes of moral quandary while Echos mentor in The House or handler, Boyd Langton Harry Lennix, an ex cop with an unknown past, expresses concern with the ethical and theological implications of the Dollhouses technology, using his inside role as an opportunity to limit any collateral damage. Raising intriguing questions about personality and selfhood are other dolls Victor Enver Gjokaj and Sierra Dichen Lachman, who despite being continually re wiped, begin to fall in love and retain those feelings whether wiped or imprinted with other personalities. E 8. Meanwhile, FBI agent Paul Ballard Tahmoh Penikett learns of Echos original personality, Caroline Farrell, through messages, photographs, and videos he receives anonymously. Agent Ballard becomes obsessed with rumors of the Dollhouse and risks his career trying to prove its existence. It is insinuated that Ballard has developed feelings for Echo prior to even meeting her, which leads him to continue his investigation even after being taken off the case. Meanwhile, Ballard has been casually dating his neighbor, Mellie. While discussing the investigation over takeout, Mellie corrects Ballard when he refers to bringing her in, to say them in instead. Ballard tries to explain his slip away, but Mellie does not look completely convinced. Mellies character up to this point on the show has been portrayed as the somewhat insecure neighbor with a crush on Ballard. At the end of this episode it is revealed that Mellie is a sleeper doll. She has been planted by the Dollhouse to spy on Ballard. Mellie is unaware of her role in the Dollhouse and believes herself to be a young woman falling in love with an FBI agent. She is in fact a Doll known as November. E 6. Ballard finally chases down a lead allowing him to meet CarolineEcho. During the encounter, Echo is terrified of Ballard because she believes she is the personality she has been programmed with. Echo is whisked away by her handler, leaving Ballard with only Joel Minor, the man who paid for the encounter, to question. Minor points out the apparent connection that Ballard feels for Echo and cites it as the reason that Ballard is so driven to investigate the Dollhouse. E 6. As Echo continues to evolve and learns to work beyond the limits of each temporary personality imprint or default tabula rasa programming, she runs the risk of being sent to the Attic, a permanent resting place for broken dolls and Dollhouse employees who cause problems. She is an object of fascination for the escaped doll Alpha Alan Tudyka genius and serial killer who has been driven mad by being implanted with the memories of dozens of people. Alpha, the season 1 Big Bad, returns at the end of the first season to kidnap Caroline. E 1. 1E 1. 2Epitaph One, the final episode of season one, which was not aired as part of the shows original run on US television, depicts a post apocalyptic future where the mind wiping technology of the Dollhouse has developed to the extent that vast numbers of people can be remotely wiped and have new personalities implanted, which has brought about the end of civilization. Many of the series main characters futures are shown. E 1. 3 As the second season begins, the shows focus shifts to depict the dangers of abusing the mind wiping technology. Each character in the L. A. Dollhouse is forced to confront their own moral complicity in an increasingly downward spiral from moral grey areas to the realization that what the Dollhouse is doing is ultimately immoral and extremely dangerous. The Dollhouses corporate sponsor is a medical research entity known as the Rossum Corporation, whose ultimate goal is revealed to be gaining control over national governments and even innocent people with no association with the Dollhouse. Through these abilities, the leaders of Rossum can rule the world and also be immortal, jumping from body to body at will. Attempting to stop the further spread of the mind wiping technology, the L. A. Dollhouse vows to take down Rossum and its mysterious founder, whom only Echos original personality, Caroline, has met. E 2. 5 They also learn that there is no person named Rossumthe company founder took the name from the play R. U. R., which is short for Rossums Universal Robots. This 1. 92. 1 science fiction play by Karel apek is the origin of the word robot. The final episode of the series is set in the year 2. Epitaph One. Despite its best efforts, the L. A. Dollhouse has been unsuccessful in stopping the mind wiping technology from spreading out of control. Rossum executives use multiple bodies to live in decadence while the peoples of the world are enslaved. A now mentally unstable Topher, architect of much of the technology, devises a way of restoring everyones original personalities and eliminating Rossums power, but at great sacrifice to himself and others. The series concludes with the worlds personalities restored, while the Earth still lies in ruins, and those with Active architecture sheltering inside the Dollhouse for one year in order to keep the memories they have acquired since their original personalities were restored some years ago, rather than being wiped and defaulting back to their memories from before the Dollhouse got hold of them. E 2. 6ProductioneditThe series stars Eliza Dushku, who worked with Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain were the showrunners, while Jane Espenson, Tim Minear and Steven S.