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2015
Oct
5
 
 
“The Rise of the Villains” continues, and tonight there’s villainy afoot at a charity event benefiting Arkham Asylum, at which young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) stages a magic trick. But is there another trickster around, with plans to make him disappear?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
5
 
 
The marriage of Penny and Leonard has survived its first potential breakup crisis – good thing, because the ink on the Vegas wedding ceremony was still wet. But tonight, there are more crises to survive, including a belated bachelor party, some less than understanding parents… and a flat tire.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
5
 
 
This CNN special, two years in the making, is all about young teens and their use, and especially their abuse, of social media. Internet bullying is front and center, and Anderson Cooper is the host asking why it exists, and what can be done to stop this teen-on-teen psychological warfare. Also covered: How addictive social media can be to this new generation.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
5
 
 
This week, Phil Rosenthal travels to Italy – where the food he encounters is so delicious-looking, I highly recommend you not watch this on an empty stomach. The segment on gelato should get you weak in the knees no matter how much you’ve eaten – and the scene about open-flame meat grilling, and the part about how different it tastes ripping bites right off the bone, is a vegetarian’s nightmare – but a carnivore’s dream. You can read my full review, and an int
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
5
 
 
Tonight’s guest list is a charmingly eclectic one: Sen. John McCain, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and ballerina Misty Copeland (pictured).
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
4
 
 
Pro football starts very early today, at least on this continent. The 2-1 New York Jets are playing the 1-2 Miami Dolphins in Wembley Stadium in London – and with the time zone difference, that afternoon game in England is televised on the USA’s East Coast at 9:30 a.m. And while I’m a lifelong, die-hard Dolphins fan, I have an awful feeling that today, it’s the Dolphins who will die hard.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
4
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: What a strong way to start a new season. Alicia (Julianna Margulies), unfairly tainted by a political scandal, has dropped out of the State Attorney race and been forced to start over – not at either of her former law firms, but all on her own, working cases at the bottom of the Illinois legal food chain. Meanwhile, estranged husband Peter (Chris Noth) is as up as Alicia is down, and is positioned to run for an even higher political office. And that allows room for yet ano
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
4
 
 
SEASON FINALE: The central family has been torn apart in this series – not by zombies (not yet, anyway), but by outside forces, and everything’s getting tougher. One family member has been put down, like the rabid dog in Old Yeller, rather than become a danger to others. Yet many, many dangers exist, especially outside the immediate neighborhood. And since this is the final episode before this spinoff series goes on hiatus, expect a bloody good cliffhanger.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
4
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: I stopped watching this series midway through Season 1, even though one of its episodes, a self-contained intense little drama, was impressive indeed. But I just didn’t get the point of what seemed to be all the intentional pointlessness. Advance reviews for Season 2, which resets the drama in a new location, a small town in Texas, are good, and even go so far as to say that even if you disliked last season, you should return to try this new one. (Remember that when you&rs
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
4
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Like many of Sunday’s returning TV series, Homeland is giving itself a significant makeover. For Season 5, Homeland jumps ahead in its story line two full years, and follows Carrie (Claire Danes) once she’s moved to Berlin and built a cozy little domestic nest for her daughter. But current events soon encircle Carrie and place her in the middle of a new terrorist investigation – and working with, or against, such former colleagues as Quinn (Rupert Friend) and S