Innholdsfortegnelse for July 23, 2018 i TV Guide Magazine

GAME OF THRONES Returns 2019, HBO THE END IS coming. Shooting has wrapped on the eighth and final season of the HBO cultural phenom Game of Thrones. Alas, we’ll have to wait months to see the ultimate showdown between the backstabbing ruling families of Westeros and the Night King’s ghoulish army. But one thing’s for sure: The alliance between noble Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and regal Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), who became lovers in the Season 7 finale, could tip the scales—and not just because of her dragons. “Jon’s a leader people like to follow,” Harington says. “And he’ll do the best with whatever he’s got. Face it, he would fight the approaching Army of the Dead with a group of 10 men if that’s what he had.” Dany is…

Great White Abyss 9/8c, Discovery Beachgoers are wary of sharks near the surface, but Great White Abyss executive producer Michael Sorensen is interested in the ones lurking down below. “Sharks are known as coastal surface predators, but only because it’s the easiest place to observe them,” he says. In this Shark Week entry, diving expert Jimi Partington, animal expert Brandon McMillan and Dr. Mauricio Hoyos (who caught footage of the largest great white to date, a female named Deep Blue) travel to Guadalupe in search of megasharks near the ocean floor. “It’s kind of like walking on the moon for the first time,” notes McMillan during the special. The effort required a modified deep-sea cage and a pressurized submarine that can dive 1,500 feet. In one terrifying moment, the sub…

Match Game SEASON FINALE 9/8c, ABC It’s the worst of puns to say we have burning questions about Match Game…but we do! Are the drinks legit? Are jokes prewritten? Can we touch the skinny mic? Frequent guest Jane Krakowski (below, with host Alec Baldwin) agreed to fill us in. First, I have to say: Is anyone in the world asking, “What is it like to be a panelist on Match Game?” Believe it or not, this is a real game show, with rules and judges and everything! So we don’t see any of the questions or fill-in-the-blanks ahead of time. The off-the-wall answers just come naturally off the top of our heads. Some answer cards are immediately torn up and gone forever. Some are still stuck in the rafters, where…

Hard to Kill SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, Discovery TRIGGERING AVALANCHES WITH explosives, running interference with a two-ton bull, piloting a plane in the bush…it’s all in a day’s work. On this new Discovery reality series, Tim Kennedy tries some of the most dangerous jobs in America—and tries to stay alive in the process! The onetime Special Forces sniper and former MMA pro shares his adventures. What’s the toughest job you tackled? All of them were difficult and humiliating in their own way. Whether it was freezing my butt off or failing a [physical training] test, it was all just a big kick in the ego. Did you uncover any surprising skills? Not a single damn job was within my realm of specialty. The closest that I came to being decent at…

LATENIGHT PICK Animals. SEASON PREMIERE 11:30/10:30c, HBO New York City is such a zoo! Season 3 of this wacky animated and live-action comedy for adults picks up a few years after a toxic bomb blast wiped out all of the Big apple’s human residents. now the various talking cartoon creatures (rats, cats, dogs, etc.) must fend for themselves. “We see what the animals’ lives are like inside this manmade city and how they’ve made it on their own,” explains executive producer Mike Luciano, who plays a government employee and voices an animated rat, both named Mike. Keeping tabs on the furry ones: the tough-as-nails General (new recurring star Demi Moore, above), who’s trying to combat the effects of the deadly gases from the safety of an army base in new…

IN JUNE 2013, America watched as the town of Chester’s Mill was trapped inside an invisible bubble—and CBS’s Under the Dome led a new push for broadcast networks to capture viewers with scripted fare during the summer (typically, they would use the season to run repeats or burn off failed shows). The big-budget production from executive producer Steven Spielberg, based on the book by Stephen king, made a splash—13.5 million viewers tuned in to the premiere, making it the most-watched summer show since 2000’s Big Brother. in 2015, CBS launched another hit with the animals-run-amok thriller Zoo, which debuted with 8.2 million viewers. (Subsequent seasons were not as strong, and both were canceled after three years.) Currently, reality series like America’s Got Talent, The Bachelorette, Big Brother and ABC’s Sunday-night…

Castle Rock SERIES PREMIERE Wednesday, July 25, Hulu Welcome to Castle Rock, Maine, scariest small town in the USA and the setting for a new Hulu thriller that’s got us hooked. The sleepy, creepy New England locale, a hub for supernatural goings-on, is the creation of horror writer Stephen King and the familiar backdrop to some of his most gruesome page-turners, including Needful Things (stolen souls) and Cujo (a murderous dog that put us off Saint Bernards forever). Now King has turned over the mayorship to Castle Rock creators and executive producers Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, with input from auteur of eerie J.J. Abrams (Lost). The tale centers on divorced dad and dedicated Texas death-row attorney Henry Deaver (André Holland, The Knick), who reluctantly returns to his hometown after…

Making It SERIES PREMIERE Tuesday, July 31, 10/9c, NBC IT’S CERTAINLY FITTING that during TV GUIDE MAGAZINE’s interview with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman about their new reality series, Making It, the former Parks and Recreation stars are in the midst of making stuff. Offerman, a skilled woodworker, is building a ukulele, while Poehler—who, by her own admission, is not particularly handy—is, well, making plans with friends. “I’m trying to get a Parks and Rec [reunion] dinner going,” she says. The good pals took a break from their respective activities to reveal more about hosting the series, which features eight creative types constructing handmade items in hopes of snagging a $100,000 prize. They cracked us up in the process. Amy, you’ve said you’re not a crafty person. So why do…

HOT TRANSFORMATIONS! Desert Flippers SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, HGTV THE HEAT IS on! In Desert Flippers’ third season, renovation experts Eric and Lindsey Bennett (above) restore more architectural gems in and around sizzling-hot Palm Springs, California. The desert resort town’s mid-century homes “are unlike any others in the world,” says Lindsey. One drawback to this land of cactus flowers and palm trees: “If it’s 115 degrees outside,” says Eric, “the asphalt can be 160!” Married in 2009, the parents to three boys aren’t even close to wilting. In tonight’s premiere, they bring a three-bedroom, two-bath house—marred by misguided updates like dark paneling that would be better suited to a pub—back to its airy 1959 self, complete with a revamped pool area that’s an oasis of cool (below). Later comes one of…

Suits 9/8c, USA While the staff shake-ups at Zane Specter Litt may be over for now, that doesn’t mean it’s one big happy family. “We’re all supposed to be on the same team,” says Dulé Hill, whose senior partner Alex Williams left a competitor to join the law firm last season. “But so many changes have gone on that we’re still figuring out what this team is.” Now a series regular, Hill is getting the chance to also figure out who his character is… and where he fits in with old friend Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, above left, with Hill) after the exit of wingman Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams). “There’s a lot of head-to-head,” Hill notes. “Even though Alex and Harvey know each other, they’ve not been on the…

Pink Collar Crimes 8/7c, CBS Sometimes, the bad guys turn out to be women. This true-crime docuseries highlights real stories of unlawful ladies—like tonight’s case of the minivan-driving soccer mom who robbed a bank. O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark provides commentary on the cases. Four Weddings 9/8c, TLC Here come the (ferociously competitive) brides! Tonight, a quartet of sorority sisters all rate one another’s “I do” details (food, venue and all the rest) for a chance to win a lavish honeymoon. Will Kaala’s daring trousers-and-blouse ensemble help her clinch the grand prize? HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE THE NEW QUEER EYE Queer Eye Netflix, Seasons 1 and 2 streaming now SUMMERTIME, AND THE livin’ is easy. That is, unless it’s a long, sweltering weekend and you’re desperate for entertainment while…

TOO MUCH TV, too few slots for so many shows and stars hoping for Emmy attention. while the competition is only going to get worse as the amount of content escalates, somehow new contenders did break through in this year’s nominations. (Results will be announced September 17 on NBC.) some first impressions: COMEDY With Veep out of the running, Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (14 nominations), HBO’s Barry (13) and Netflix’s GLOW (10) bring new vigor to the category, which for the first time shut out former champ Modern Family. (ABC’s black-ish is the sole broadcast nominee.) Donald Glover’s boldly experimental Atlanta, with 16 nods, is the presumed front-runner. Breaking through in acting categories: Insecure’s Issa Rae, The Good Place’s Ted Danson and, along with Bill Hader, Barry’s Henry Winkler.…

@TVGMMattRoush Orange Is the New Black After last season’s riot, get ready for untruths and consequences Facing new adversaries, the ladies of Litchfield deal with betrayals and lies SEASON PREMIERE Friday, July 27, Netflix WATCHING A NETFLIX series drone on, episode after overlong episode, can sometimes feel like a life sentence. That was certainly the case a year ago with Orange Is the New Black’s fifth season, which stretched out a three-day prison riot over 13 torturous episodes. The good news—for us, if not for the long-suffering female inmates of Litchfield—is that Season 6 is a return to near-peak form for a series that helped put Netflix on the map. It’s a necessary reset, introducing new characters and adversaries, with emotional reversals and suspenseful conflicts bringing fresh dynamics to what…

What’s New Casual SEASON PREMIERE Season 4, Tuesday, July 31 The offbeat, underrated comedy about dysfunctional siblings Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Val (Michaela Watkins) returns for its farewell season. We’re eager to see how Alex will handle becoming a father, not to mention whether Val will reconcile her differences with daughter Laura (Tara Lynne Barr). Letterkenny NEW SERIES Seasons 1 and 2, Available now Welcome, eh! Meet some of our neighbors to the north in this witty import about small-town friends (above, from left) Dan (K. Trevor Wilson), Daryl (Nathan Dales) and Wayne (creator Jared Keeso), who live in rural Canada. Episodes generally focus on their everyday observations—equal parts hilarious and foul-mouthed—about life in a town of 5,000 people… many of whom drive the protagonists nuts.…

Burden of Truth SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, The CW Kristin Kreuk, of Smallville and Beauty and the Beast fame, now has a decidedly more grown-up gig—as a big-city lawyer on the Canadian import Burden of Truth. “This is not the kind of character I normally get to play,” the actress (and exec producer) admits of the “really complicated” Joanna Hanley, who’s “not the kindest person in the world.” When Joanna returns to her rural hometown to defend a powerful client linked to an illness affecting local high school girls, she realizes something is very wrong. Acting against her cutthroat instincts, she opts to work as an advocate for the ailing teens. “I love that we get to see what happens to these girls…that we get to live with them,” says Kreuk…

Love It or List It 9/8c, HGTV For 14 seasons on Love It or List It, designer Hilary Farr and real estate agent David Visentin (above) have competed to sway unhappy homeowners. She renovates their houses and tries to convince them to stay put, while he hunts for better abodes and urges them to move. Every week, we’re torn over which way the owners should go… but one thing never changes: We could list the many ways we love this bickering pair. Turns out, they can be just as snippy with each other off camera! —Damian Holbrook HE SAID David Visentin How did the two of you first meet? I was volunteering at a soup kitchen and she came in—I guess she was hungry. [Laughs] Honestly, though, we met at…

DAYTIME PICK Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club SERIES PREMIERE 4/3c, Ovation Chef Jamie Oliver’s long-running British hit is now being served Stateside! The series features Oliver and childhood buddy Jimmy Doherty, a farming expert, cooking meals with A-listers like Sienna Miller, Downton Abbey alum Hugh Bonneville and Gwyneth Paltrow (above center, with Doherty and Oliver) for lucky regular folks at a pop-up café on a public pier in Southend, England. Also on the menu are some educational moments and DIY segments where Doherty gives tips on everything from using a tandoor oven to building a hog roaster. Oliver shares some tasty behind-the-scenes morsels. Food Fight Club is pretty lively! It’s uplifting, it’s inspiring, it’s interesting. The whole point is to be happy, and we do our best to keep…

WHY I LOVE BEING A HALLMARK HEROINE BY LORI LOUGHLIN Garage Sale Mysteries: The Pandora’s Box Murders MOVIE PREMIERE 9/8c, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has cornered the market on spunky small-town sleuths. Tonight (and every Sunday in August), it features Garage Sale Mysteries’ Jennifer Shannon (Lori Loughlin), an antiques dealer with a knack for solving crimes. She’s part of a sorority that includes heroines who right wrongs while making pastries (Alison Sweeney’s Murder She Baked movies) and hosting book clubs (Candace Cameron Bure’s Aurora Teagarden Mysteries). Loughlin reveals why she’s proud to be part of the exclusive circle. I love mysteries. I grew up watching Columbo, McMillan & Wife, Murder, She Wrote, Quincy. My first thought when I got this role was, “My mom will love…