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2013
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The good news: Katey Sagal, from Sons of Anarchy and Married with Children, guest stars in this new episode as the mother of Artie (Kevin McHale). The bad news: She doesn’t sing, even though Sagal once was one of the Harlettes, the trio of backup singers for Bette Midler. Bring Sagal back — and let her sing next time.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
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The May ratings sweeps have begun, ushering in a bumper crop of season finales. The Good Wife, The Following and The Americans just presented theirs, with varying results…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
1
 
 
This new documentary looks at the sort of lengthy, patient, ongoing investigative work that led to the identification of the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. Its narrative begins well before that of Zero Dark Thirty, and its female protagonists are a bit different than Jessica Chastain’s character in that film, but this is the real deal. For more on Manhunt, see Eric Gould's Cold Light Reader.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
1
 
 
It’s been 30 years now since Tom Cruise slid across that floor in his stocking feet — but this movie still has charm and energy to spare, and makes it clear why Cruise cruised to stardom so quickly, and has stayed there ever since. Rebecca De Mornay co-stars, as the female escort who complicates his life, and jeopardizes his college admission status.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
1
 
 
There’s a Career Day exhibition at school in tonight’s new episode, but there’s a lot of show and tell at home, as well. For example, Mitchell and Cam enlist a visiting Haley (Sarah Hyland) to play the role of the Tooth Fairy – a role she really takes to heart.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
1
 
 
Among the reports shown tonight, in this new Showtime edition of this 60 Minutes spinoff, are an entertaining Lesley Shahl profile of R.A. Dickey – and a piece on a usually ignored sport, big in the U.K. but not so much here. Namely, darts.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
1
 
 
SEASON FINALE: The entire season has been building, cleverly, to tonight’s season finale, with agents from both sides of the Iron Curtain circling each other and getting ever closer to discovering each other’s identities. Stan (Noah Emmerich) has commissioned arists sketches that may help him get closer to Elizabeth (Keri Russell, pictured) and Phillip (Matthew Rhys) – even though they could hardly be closer, since they live across the street.