Innholdsfortegnelse for October 1, 2018 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush Why are they going to kill off a “significant member” of Modern Family? Why do they have to ruin this wonderful, funny comedy by bringing in tragedy? I stopped watching black-ish once they split up Dre and Bow. There is enough drama in real life. Let the comedies make us laugh! —Linda MATT ROUSH: Does it help that Dre and Bow are back together? Having grown up on Norman Lear comedies (All in the Family, etc.) and M*A*S*H, I’ve always felt the best comedies are well equipped to jerk tears when necessary, finding humor amid dark times. A highlight of Will & Grace last season was Karen tearfully laying longtime maid Rosario to rest. A death in the family, which is part of life, doesn’t have to turn a…

Fans hoping for a dead series to be resuscitated can tweet their little hearts out, but serious noise is needed to get execs’ attention. Followers of NBC’s era-hopping drama Timeless raised enough cash to rent two helicopters to fly over July’s San Diego Comic-Con, unfurling a “#SaveTimeless” banner—and a little more than a week later, NBC ordered a two-hour wrap-up movie (to air in December). Another tactic? Food. In 2007, inspired by a line uttered in Jericho’s finale, fans of the axed postapocalyptic drama sent 25 tons of nuts to CBS. The show got a second season. Star support helps too. The Voice’s Kelly Clarkson, who has more than 12 million Twitter followers, boosted the Timeless campaign with her tweet requesting more. And when Star Trek alum William Shatner (2.49…

It’s Luke Skywalker! KNIGHTFALL OUT WITH THE lightsaber, in with the sword! Star Wars icon Mark Hamill goes medieval to join the cast of the History Channel drama, returning for its sophomore season in Spring 2019. The actor, best known as Luke Skywalker, plays Talus, an initiate master responsible for training new members of the Knights Templar, a devout Christian military order that protects travelers to the Holy Land. He’s tough, wise, hardened and deeply faithful after spending 10 years as a tortured POW captured during a Crusade—which explains those scars. “He takes pride in the scars, because they made him who he is,” says new showrunner Aaron Helbing. One of Talus’s students is Landry (Tom Cullen, near right, with Hamill), once a master himself but forced to start over…

• “The cool, calm, sexy Doris Metropolitan restaurant is an oasis in the French Quarter. I’m a vegan who eats fish, so I love the tuna tartare. I sent Michael Weatherly here a few years ago to have lunch!” • “At Preservation Hall, you’re sitting on wooden benches, listening to some of the greatest musicians in town play old-school jazz. It’s like taking a leap back in time.” • “The Whitney Museum is dedicated to the slaves who worked on the plantations. It’s a beautifully conceived, deeply affecting experience.” • “We’ve shot at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 a lot. Hook up with a guided tour to understand the history of the aboveground burial ritual.” • “We love to rent bikes from Buzz Nola and take friends on guided bike tours of…

A MILLION LITTLE THINGS IF YOU LIKED: THIRTYSOMETHING WATCH: A MILLION LITTLE THINGS With a large cast tackling myriad heavy issues, ABC’s groundbreaking 1987–91 yuppie drama (above) played like an episodic extension of The Big Chill. A similarly intimate, almost voyeuristic vibe runs through the slyly comic ensemble drama Things. (More overlap: a cancer-survivor storyline and a character named Gary!) In fact, by using the series-premiere death of a loved one to explore how friends face grief as well as their own failings, ABC’s new entry (below) had us wondering what thirtysomething would have been like if it had opened with Gary’s tragic final-season car accident. A Million Little Things Wednesdays, 10/9c, ABC GOD FRIENDED ME IF YOU LIKED: KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD WATCH: GOD FRIENDED ME The superlovable…

Daytime Pick GMA Day 1/noon c, ABC Good Morning America’s third hour—a weekday afternoon edition—is just about a month old, but stars Michael Strahan and Sara Haines (above) are already passing the cohost chemistry test. And not only during their time on-air. Just take a look at how they each answered our quiz. It’s clear as Day that these two have found their groove. HE SAID Michael Strahan How did you guys meet? At Good Morning America when I started as a part-time contributor and Sara was a contributor as well. What was your first impression of Sara? Nice, sweet and very gracious. She really took time to make people feel important and valued. Since your show is called GMA Day, tell us your favorite day of the week. Thursday,…

DEAD LUCKY SEASON 1 AVAILABLE NOW Sydney, Australia, is known for its sun-drenched beaches, but in murder mystery Dead Lucky, we glimpse its seedy side. Det. Grace Gibbs (Rachel Griffiths) is still scarred from a mistake that cost her partner’s life as she deals with a sexist boss (Rhys Muldoon) and distrusting fellow cops, including Anna Jamison (Anna Samson, above right, with Griffiths) and Charlie Fung (Yoson An). When we meet Gibbs, she’s in anger management, but she’ll need all the rage she can muster to take down a serial killer (Ian Meadows). Drew Proffitt says he and cocreator Ellie Beaumont had Griffiths in mind when they wrote this “smart, passionate, complex” detective to drive the story. But they used multiple perspectives “to show how crimes don’t simply occur because…

NONSTOP VIEWING Thanks for the “New Movie Releases” [see page 54]. I love having so many movies to stream. —Roy UNFAIR JEER The novel Sharp Objects does its big reveal after the book ends, in an epilogue [September 17, “Cheers & Jeers”]. HBO delighted me by honoring that and putting the reveal after the credits, which I found was a clever way to duplicate the spirit of the book. —Val BIG FAN Thank you for the photo of Alexander Skarsgård in your August 20 issue and the full-page Editors’ Pick on The Little Drummer Girl in your Fall Preview. He is my favorite actor, and I am so excited to see him in this new series, which looks like a thrill ride! —Jody SUCCESSFUL FINALE Good job to CBS and…

CODE BLACK CBS pulled the plug on the medical drama last May—and then it slew the competition during its summer run, boasting the highest ratings of the night five times. Revive it, STAT! QUANTICO Retooling ABC’s FBI drama last season didn’t help low ratings, but if star Priyanka Chopra could get her musician-actor fiancé Nick Jonas to guest, maybe he’d be a draw? GOOD BEHAVIOR Two seasons aren’t enough of the TNT drama about troubled Letty Raines (Michelle Dockery). The show’s fate is in limbo, but at the very least, that heading-to-L.A. cliffhanger warrants a finale movie. GREAT NEWS NBC’s Tina Fey–produced workplace sitcom, which featured Andrea Martin, deserves more time to build an audience. Plus, Fey already has one Netflix hit with the comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.…

@TVGMMattRoush Poldark Sundays, 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) PITY THE HORSES forever carrying Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) and his fiery spouse, Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson), back and forth across the picturesque cliffs of Cornwall, racing to one calamity or another. A mine collapse, a soldier literally dying of a broken heart, a hanging: There’s always something to wrest our swarthy hero from the heaving bosom of his beloved. He rides even farther afield in the fourth season of Masterpiece’s guilty-pleasure period melodrama, taking up the cause of the poor in Parliament while Demelza stokes the home fires with a sore, yearning heart. Both have strayed during their turbulent marriage, casting shadows of unresolved jealousy and stubborn pride over their lusty reunions. Factor in what Ross calls “the curse of…

Geoffrey Owens (right) took an interesting route from New Jersey to New Orleans: After a photo of the former Cosby Show star bagging groceries at a local Trader Joe’s generated some mean-spirited press, the ensuing groundswell of support—and Owens’s positive attitude—inspired executive producer Christopher Silber to contact him about a part. “We admired Geoffrey’s work, and we’re always on the lookout for the perfect marriage of actor and role,” he explains of Owens’s “strong, compassionate” character, Cdr. Calvin Atkins. As Pride spirals into a dark place in the aftermath of his shooting, he turns to the trusted Navy officer and doctor for spiritual and medical guidance. Owens, 57, whose credits also include Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, Divorce and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, nabbed a 10-episode commitment from OWN’s The Haves…

NCIS 8/7c, CBS If there was ever a moment for a hot tub time machine, this is it: After a Navy lieutenant croaks midsoak, the team find themselves flooded with suspects from his creepy neighborhood. Meanwhile, Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) feels the effects of a wild night out with Jimmy (Brian Dietzen). Yes, sweet, mildmannered Jimmy. VENTURING INTO NEW WATERS Below Deck SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Bravo A steward who flips out over being shushed, smitten deckhands and the promise of a dramatic “Man overboard!” moment bode well for Season 6 of the yachting reality show, now cruising Tahiti. Captain Lee and chief stew Kate are back to manage the madness. The Big Interview With Dan Rather 9/8c, AXS TV In Episode No. 100, journalist Dan Rather welcomes legend Ringo Starr (above…

APOSTLE MOVIE PREMIERE FRIDAY, OCT. 12 This gruesome horror set in the early 20th century comes from writer-director Gareth Evans (The Raid) and follows Thomas Richardson (Legion’s Dan Stevens, above) as he tries to infiltrate a creepy cult to rescue his sister, who’s been kidnapped by its maniacal leader, Prophet Malcolm (Michael Sheen), and his flock. But his rescue mission goes awry when he discovers something even more insidious than the religious sect lurking in this remote locale. This is one island getaway that’s hard to get away from. THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER MOVIE PREMIERE FRIDAY, OCT. 12 In this psychological thriller, kindergarten teacher Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a frustrated creative type obsessed with one of her students, who she thinks is a wunderkind poet. Her determination to nurture the…

Monday, Oct. 1 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Sony Crackle The silly sleuth (Jim Carrey) hunts for the Miami Dolphins’ missing mascot. Blade (1998) Netflix Human/vamp mix Blade (Wesley Snipes) crosses swords (and incisors) with bad bloodsuckers in this early Marvel hit. Bulletproof Monk (2003) Amazon Prime Video A kung-fu master (Chow Yun-Fat) and his protégé (Seann William Scott) risk life and limbs. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) Sony Crackle A hard-up WWII vet (Denzel Washington) becomes a gumshoe. Dick (1999) Sony Crackle Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst play teens who unwittingly infiltrate the Nixon White House. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) HBO Now Quirky cartoon about a fox (George Clooney) who can’t ditch his chicken-stealing ways. Field of Dreams (1989) Sony Crackle A farmer (Kevin Costner) builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield. Fifty Shades Darker (2017)…

ACROSS 1 Impress someone 5 Howard of Happy Days 8 S-shaped line 12 Charlie and ____ 13 Erin Reagan’s job (abbr.) 14 Nothing (Sp.) 15 Geoffrey of Genius 16 Sean Bean on Game of Thrones 17 Planet Ryloth ruler 18 Stored carefully 20 Portrait of a Lady hero 22 Green of Camelot 23 Oliver nickname 24 Bloom of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 27 Store on a farm 30 Iguana on Dora the Explorer 31 Bill ____, the Science Guy 32 The Dark Knight 36 Debra of The Ranch 39 Grace’s nickname on Greenleaf 40 Sue ____ Langdon 41 Call to Glory family 43 Very small dog (2 wds.) 47 Man With a ____ 48 Odd Mom ____ 50 Whisker 51 “Pretty please?” 52 New Guinea port 53 Old age, in Norse 54 Stake for Maverick 55 Drop the…

PREMIERES The Neighborhood Oct. 1, 8/7c, CBS Happy Together Oct. 1, 8:30/7:30c, CBS SEAL Team Oct. 3, 9/8c, CBS Criminal Minds Oct. 3, 10/9c, CBS Superstore Oct. 4, 8/7c, NBC Station 19 Oct. 4, 9/8c, ABC Will & Grace Oct. 4, 9/8c, NBC Into the Dark Oct. 5, Hulu The Man in the High Castle Oct. 5, Amazon Prime Video Fresh Off the Boat Oct. 5, 8/7c, ABC Speechless Oct. 5, 8:30/7:30c, ABC Child Support Oct. 5, 9/8c, ABC Z Nation Oct. 5, 9/8c, Syfy Van Helsing Oct. 5, 10/9c, Syfy Doctor Who Oct. 7, BBC America Dancing With the Stars: Juniors Oct. 7, 8/7c, ABC The Walking Dead Oct. 7, 9/8c, AMC Madam Secretary Oct. 7, 10/9c, CBS Shark Tank Oct. 7, 10/9c, ABC The Flash Oct. 9, 8/7c,…

SEINFELD (1993) Edelstein started out on the sitcom circuit with spots on NBC’s Wings, Mad About You and Seinfeld, where she appeared in two episodes opposite Jason Alexander as George’s sexually frustrated girlfriend Karen—better known by her nickname. “When I’m in New York, I still get catcalled: ‘Yo! Risotto Girl!’” she says. “Those three roles helped me find a new agent and manager.” RELATIVITY (1996–97) ABC’s romantic dramedy lasted just 17 episodes, but Edelstein made an impact in her first regular series role. She played Rhonda Roth, a lesbian, and had a major make-out scene, rare for TV at that time. “We went in for the kiss, liked it, went in for more,” she recalls. “The network tried to cut the ‘more’ part, but the producers kept the scene intact.…

300th Episode! Criminal Minds SEASON PREMIERE 10/9c, CBS The FBI procedural takes a sentimental journey for Episode 300, which falls on the 14th season opener. In what executive producer Erica Messer calls “our love letter to the fans,” flashbacks from seasons past will spotlight the current Behavioral Analysis Unit and may bring glimpses of long-gone cast members and un-subs. Aside from pushing your nostalgia buttons, those history lessons also aid in resolving the cliffhanger abduction of the BAU’s Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness). The latter is even showing a tough new side under duress, Messer says. “Here’s who she is with a gun to her head. She’s a different Garcia.” The drama’s longevity has allowed for many character shifts, says Joe Mantegna (above), aka BAU leader David…

THE SHINING Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) and his family spend the winter inside a remote (and haunted) Colorado hotel. Available Monday, Oct. 1 TRUTH OR DARE The time-honored party game turns horrifying and deadly for a group of friends in this terrifying 2018 flick. Available Wednesday, Oct. 3 PENNY DREADFUL Gothic legends converge in this series starring Eva Green, Josh Hartnett and Helen McCrory (above). Seasons 1–3 available GLITCH In this spooky Aussie mystery, seven formerly deceased people return to life—and no one knows how or why. Seasons 1–2 available SLASHER Telling a different serialized story each season, this anthology series presents a mix of classic horror and blood-curdling suspense. Seasons 1–2 available…

TITANS SERIES PREMIERE FRIDAY, OCT. 12 DC Universe’s first original offering is a far cry from your usual superhero show. “We wanted it to not be what people expect,” says executive producer Geoff Johns. His take on the Teen Titans comic books about a team of costumed vigilantes led by Batman’s former sidekick Robin, aka Detroit police detective Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites, right), taps into the violent tone, creating a truly gritty tale. It kicks off with the cop hiding a secret life as a costumed crime fighter, while supernaturally gifted teen Raven (Teagan Croft) and alien Starfire (Anna Diop) find their own powers. What brings them together—along with partners Hawk and Dove (Alan Ritchson and Minka Kelly) and shape-shifting Beast Boy (Ryan Potter)—is a slow burn that mixes action,…

MOVIE PICKS The Legend of Tarzan 8/7c, TNT Alexander Skarsgård’s 2016 portrayal of Tarzan (left) makes an ab-tastic network television premiere tonight. The king of the jungle goes back to Africa with wife Jane (Margot Robbie) to take down a vicious killer (Christoph Waltz). Maze Runner: The Death Cure 8/7c, HBO The third film in the sci-fi trilogy closes out the postapocalyptic young-adult saga with Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his friends trying to find a cure for the virus that’s killing most of humanity. The final maze they face, in the Last City, may end up being the death of them all. COURTROOM CHAOS Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers DOCUSERIES FINALE 7/6c, Oxygen Jurors in the trial of Quinton Tellis—who pleaded not guilty to dousing Mississippi teenager Jessica…

@damianholbrook LOVE IT! Cheers to Glenn Weiss for dropping the mic by popping the question. As if earning a trophy for directing the Oscars wasn’t enough, Weiss blew the crowd’s mind when he proposed to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen (above, with Weiss), onstage! Thankfully, the orchestra didn’t play him off before she said yes. Cheers to The Americans for getting a salute. After six seasons of awesome, FX’s now-wrapped Russian spy drama was awarded an outstanding writing win for executive producers Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, while Matthew Rhys snagged lead actor. But who colluded to ice out lead actress nominee Keri Russell (left, with Rhys)? Cheers to Emmy Voters for shaking things up. Winners Darren Criss (Assassination of Gianni Versace’s limited series lead actor), Henry Winkler (Barry’s supporting actor…