Innholdsfortegnelse for October 15, 2018 i TV Guide Magazine

SPINE-CHILLING SPECIALS ● Enjoy your candy corn during the classic It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Thursday, Oct. 18, and Friday, Oct. 26, both 8/7c, ABC) while trick-or-treater Chuck laments, “I got a rock.” ● Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel defy gravity again in A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway (Monday, Oct. 29, 10/9c, NBC). ● For four hours of Ghost Adventures Live (Wednesday, Oct. 31, 8/7c, Travel Channel), Zak Bagans & Co. inspect haunted items in his Las Vegas museum. EEK! EPISODES ● Speechless (Friday, Oct. 19, 8:30/7:30c, ABC) Maya (Minnie Driver) experiences night terrors when son JJ (Micah Fowler) attends a rave in the woods. ● Good Witch: Tale of Two Hearts (Sunday, Oct. 21, 8/7c, Hallmark Channel) In the Catherine Bell drama’s one-night return,…

10/9c, NBC What’s next for one of fall’s first success stories? Flight 828’s survivors adjust to life after losing five and a half years in the plane’s unexplained disappearance. And as siblings Ben (Josh Dallas) and Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) seek answers, they find forces looking to keep things quiet. “The threat to the passengers is not just the blocking of information,” says executive producer Jeff Rake, “but the active search for the most vulnerable among them.” As the drama unfolds—and invites comparisons to survivor classic Lost—watch for these key elements: 1 Father and daughter dynamics Flight aside, Ben faces a challenge getting his family on track and connecting with daughter Olive (Luna Blaise), now 16. Rake says, “Ben has to learn to parent a child with decidedly more complicated problems…

TODAY’S SPORTS PICK NBA BASKETBALL 10:30/9:30c, TNT Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers King James is ready to claim La La Land as his own. Four-time MVP and three-time champion LeBron James (above) plays his first regular-season game as a Laker when the team visits the Trail Blazers. James and the Lakers are a match made in Hollywood, with James needing a big-market change of scenery and the Lakers needing to get back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. The storied franchise had fallen on hard times since their last championship in 2010, and executives Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka acquired a star who gives the team the chance to compete with the likes of Golden State and Houston in the West. James knows…

“I look like a hot mess for most of this”—KATEY SAGAL Shameless MIDSEASON FINALE 9/8c, Showtime The scrappy Gallagher family has a perfect new foil (and love interest) for William H. Macy’s boozy patriarch, Frank: psychiatric patient Ingrid Jones (Katey Sagal of Married…With Children fame). The actress, who’ll be back for four more episodes after tonight’s midseason ender, shares why she’s crazy about the dysfunction junction that is Shameless. What does Ingrid see in Frank? When Frank met her, she was having a psychotic break. He loves that she’s crazy, so she finally feels like somebody accepts the real her. She doesn’t like to stay on [her meds] because they dull everything. And she and Frank are having a blast! Can anything harsh their high? She has a long-standing desire…

NEW RELEASES Monday, Oct. 15 Birthday Girl (2002) Hulu Surprise! A bank clerk (Ben Chaplin) gets fleeced by his mail-order bride (Nicole Kidman). Next Stop Wonderland (1998) Hulu A nurse’s (Hope Davis) love life turns absurd thanks to a personal ad (think: 1990s Tinder). Tuesday, Oct. 16 Devil (2010) Amazon Prime Video Four people get stuck in an elevator with Satan in a shockingly scary film. Wednesday, Oct. 17 The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won’t You Be Our Neighbor? (2018) Amazon Prime Video Daniel meets platypuses in the Mister Rogers spinoff’s first film. Thursday, Oct. 18 Slice (2018) Amazon Prime Video A pizza parlor hides the portal to hell. Saturday, Oct. 20 Black Water (2018) Amazon Prime Video A spy (Jean-Claude Van Damme) must escape from a CIA submarine. Monday, Oct. 22 Results (2015) Hulu A slob (Kevin Corrigan)…

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, The CW The Arrowverse’s group of misfits head into Season 4 with a new member—Constantine (Matt Ryan), the demon hunter fans first met as the star of his own short-lived NBC drama—and a magical mess to clean up. Having softened the barrier between worlds during their battle with demonic Mallus, the Legends may have also freed a slew of mythical creatures. But when the show picks up, “everything’s good. We’re finally winners,” offers Caity Lotz (below, with Ryan), whose Sara Lance leads the squad. “Of course, it doesn’t take long for reality to set in.” And since Legends “is all about fun,” adds Lotz, the show plays around with the idea of these escaped enchanted beasts. “You’ve heard about them from fables or…

@TVGMMattRoush On my TV’s information screen, the reboots of Murphy Brown, Will & Grace and formerly Roseanne appeared as Seasons 10 or 11—in other words, as continuations of the original series. But Hawaii Five-0 and the new Magnum P.I. are listed as brand-new series. When the inevitable Law & Order reboot happens, would it become the longest-running drama (21 seasons, if SVU hasn’t surpassed it), or will it have to run another 21 years? —Rick MATT ROUSH: let’s be precise about the wording of these comebacks. Revivals—shows returning with their original casts (like Murphy Brown)—are a different breed from reboots, which update a series’ premise and characters with new stars (Magnum P.I.). if Dick Wolf does ever revive Law & Order, it might bridge these worlds, since the show was…

New Amsterdam Tuesdays, 10/9c, NBC New Amsterdam’s Real-Life Doc MEDICAL DIRECTOR DR. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold) is on a mission—to put patients before budget reports at NYC’s oldest public hospital on NBC’s freshman drama New Amsterdam. The character is based on Dr. Eric Manheimer, whose 2012 memoir, Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital, laid the foundation for the series. in the premiere, Goodwin helps care for a patient who might have Ebola; in the October 16 episode, he volunteers his staff to help out at a neighboring facility. But first, Dr. Manheimer, now a clinical professor at New York university, chats about bringing his out-of-the-box insights to TV. What did you do before becoming the medical director at Bellevue? I was a professor of medicine at [New Hampshire’s]…

MONDAY, OCT. 15 Poltergeist (1982) 10:30am/9:30c, AMC TUESDAY, OCT. 16 Zombies (2018) 4/3c, Disney Channel WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17 Don’t Breathe (2016) 8/7c, FX THURSDAY, OCT. 18 Maggie (2015) midnight/11c, Freeform SATURDAY, OCT. 20 The Blair Witch Project (1999) 9/8c, HDNet Movies Killer High (2018) 9/8c, Syfy SUNDAY, OCT. 21 Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) 2:30/1:30c, BBC America MONDAY, OCT. 22 The Witches of Eastwick (1987) 8:20/7:20c, Freeform TUESDAY, OCT. 23 Get Out (2017) 4:25/3:25c, Cinemax WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24 The Purge: Election Year (2016) 7:30/6:30c, FX Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) 8/7c, AMC FRIDAY, OCT. 26 The Evil Dead (1981) 9/8c, HDNet Movies See No Evil (1971) midnight/11c, Movies! SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Splice (2010) 11am/10c, Cinemax MONDAY, OCT. 29 Evil Dead (2013) 7/6c, FXM The Conjuring 2 (2016) 8/7c, TNT The Nightmare…

Last Man Standing 8/7c, Fox What a comeback! Last Man Standing attracted an eye-popping 8 million viewers when Season 7 debuted on Fox September 28. The sitcom—starring comedian Tim Allen (below) as Mike Baxter, a curmudgeonly conservative, loyal husband and father of three grown girls—had been off the air for a year and a half after ABC canceled it in 2017. The high ratings made the return even sweeter for the joyfully reunited cast. “I’m over the moon that people cared enough to watch it,” Allen told us enthusiastically after the numbers came in. “We got a second chance, and we’re eager to make everybody laugh. We really do this for the fans.” (When the first episode aired, Allen was at a 90th birthday party for his mother, prompting him…

PATRIOT ACT WITH HASAN MINHAJ SERIES PREMIERE SUNDAY, OCT. 28 The former Daily Show correspondent takes a weekly comedic look at the state of the world today (which sounds a lot better than taking it seriously!). The new show will cover news and the culture at large, with plenty of time for making fun of the absurd while focusing on how the biggest headlines of the day may affect everyday citizens. MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL SEASON 3 PREMIERE FRIDAY, OCT. 19 After nearly perishing in a building collapse, broody, blind Matt Murdock claims his alter ego, Daredevil, is dead. But his resurrection is nigh with killer Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) leaving the pokey with a list of evil plans. And Daredevil’s other rival, comic fave Bullseye (Wilson Bethel, above), is finally debuting as…

SEASON 2 PREMIERE FRIDAY, OCT. 19 Spooky anthology series Lore is getting a revamp. Where the show’s first episodes borrowed from the documentary style of the podcast on which it’s based—including creator Aaron Mahnke’s narration of the history behind ghost stories and other gruesome events—Season 2 is more traditional. Each new episode dramatizes historical horrors, without Mahnke’s voice to guide us. Some are inspired by the podcast, like the story of a 16th-century Hungarian countess believed to be a killer. Others are original, including one about occultist Jack Parsons (starring Alicia Witt, below). Much of the content is still based on fact. And that, says new showrunner Sean Crouch, is what gives Lore an extra edge over the average horror story. “The closer we are to the history, the scarier…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Crikey! It’s the Irwins SERIES PREMIERE Sunday, Oct. 28, 8/7c, Animal Planet STEVE IRWIN, THE boundlessly energetic, khaki-clad star of The Crocodile Hunter, passed away at age 44 a dozen years ago. Yet the late conservationist plays a big part in Crikey! It’s the Irwins, the new reality series that follows his widow, Terri, 54, son Robert, 14, and daughter Bindi, 20 (above), as they continue his work protecting and preserving wildlife at the family-owned Australia Zoo and abroad. Archival footage of the animal lover in action is interspersed with new video of his brood caring for koalas, tigers and, yes, crocodiles at the 750-acre Queensland complex. “Dad’s spirit lives on in the park,” Bindi says. “So it felt important to show that he is still…

SEAL Team 9/8c, CBS Big Two-Parter! The bonds among tough, loyal SEAL Team leader Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz), his unit and his family are unbreakable—until something terrible happens to make Jason come unglued. “It drives him to consider leaving the team,” Boreanaz (below) says of the action-packed two-part story that starts tonight and continues next week. “He’s been striving to keep them together, but then everything falls on top of him.” Read on for more explosive developments. ● The elite military unit heads to Mumbai, India’s largest city, where terrorists have infiltrated several locations. Bravo Team works a hostage rescue operation at a large luxury hotel—and there’s a life-threatening twist. (The siege is reminiscent of the real-life 2008 attacks in Mumbai, with targets that included the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.)…

EMOTIONAL GOODBYE Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 9/8c, CNN Keep the tissues close! The penultimate episode of Anthony Bourdain’s food-and-travel series goes behind the scenes with crew members, who share their favorite memories about the late host. Ray Donovan SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Showtime Following a suicide attempt, former L.A.-based fixer Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) is bunking in Staten Island, New York, with the cop who saved him. He’s soon back to his old ways, however. The antihero gets roped into covering up a murder involving the preferred NYC mayoral candidate (Lola Glaudini) of his old boss, media mogul Sam Winslow (Susan Sarandon). You 10/9c, Lifetime As the über-creepy series nears the end of Season 1, NYC bookstore clerk (and stalker!) Joe (Penn Badgley) makes a decision about the object of his…

ACROSS 1 Lance of ’N Sync 5 Sail post 9 A sixth sense (abbr.) 12 Oil cartel (abbr.) 13 Leave ____ Beaver (2 wds.) 14 Lucy of Elementary 15 Disavow 16 ____ the Ropes 18 Left the stage 20 Reynolds of Deadpool 21 ____ Wife 23 Archie Bunker worked there 26 ____ Knight 28 Sue’s best friend on The Middle 29 Dennis the Menace type 30 Wife on All in the Family 32 He could communicate with animals on BeastMaster 33 Higher-ups 35 Monk’s nurse 37 Tom’s one-armed lackey on Invasion 38 Carroll of Palmerstown, U.S.A. 39 Ocean current 41 Tie up again 44 Butch Cassidy and the ____ Kid 47 Sailor’s hello 48 Put into service 49 Margaret’s daughter on Ponderosa 50 Stocking shade 51 Corn spike 52 ____ Kate Dillon of…

FAREWELL DONE FAIRLY I too am saddened to hear that the fourth season of Mr. Robot will be the final one [September 17, “Cheers & Jeers”]. Apparently, showrunner Sam Esmail planned the show’s arc from the outset. I applaud him (and USA Network and the production companies) for avoiding the temptation to stretch the story (Twin Peaks, anyone?). Plus, as we wait, Esmail fans will be able to revel in Amazon Prime Video’s Homecoming, which looks as weird and wonderful as Mr. Robot. —Kendall TRUE MASTERPIECE Cheers to The Miniaturist on PBS. it is gorgeous and riveting. I get so engrossed! —Aimee SVU LOVE I became a fan of Law & Order: SVU over the summer by binge-watching all of the previous seasons. I was anxious to see the new…

@TVGMMattRoush The Romanoffs Fridays, Amazon Prime Video ANY REVIEW OF an ambitious project like The Romanoffs is bound to be incomplete—in part because I’ve only seen three of the eight chapters in this deluxe and loosely linked anthology, which tells its offbeat stories in wildly varying styles, genres and locales. The very thin thematic thread: Each episode, premiering weekly in a departure from typical Amazon procedure, features at least one character who may or may not be a descendant of the doomed Russian royals. (The family’s bloody massacre in 1918 is depicted in the title credits.) But even if I’d seen more, to better assess how it works as a whole, I couldn’t say much more, given the baroquely secretive dictates of the creator-director, Mad Men wunderkind Matthew Weiner. A…

Charmed (Sarah Jeffery) Sunday, Oct. 28, 9/8c, The CW Fresh Off… (Randall Park) Friday, Oct. 19, 8/7c, ABC Superstore (America Ferrera) Thursday, Oct. 25, 8/7c, NBC The Resident (Emily Van-Camp) Monday, Oct. 29, 8/7c, Fox American Housewife (Daniel DiMaggio) Wednesday, Oct. 24, 8:30/7:30c, ABC…

Truth: Streaming makes life easier. No more rushing home to catch your favorite show live. No more kicking yourself if you forget to set your DVR. You’ll just stream it later! But for all its pluses, streaming can get overwhelming. Along with the big services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, there are a deluge of smaller ones. The cable offshoots: HBO Now, Max Go, Showtime Anytime. Love Australian and British telly? Then you need Acorn TV, which has the riveting crime series Jack Irish, starring Guy Pearce (above right). You’ll also want BritBox to get U.K. dramas, soaps and game shows just days after they air abroad. CBS has also gotten in the game with CBS All Access, offering originals like Star Trek: Discovery (with Sonequa Martin-Green, above…

@damianholbrook LOVE IT! Cheers to Last Man Standing for putting its supporters first. Tim Allen’s (left, with Nancy Travis) former ABC comedy kicked off its premiere on Fox with a joke about axed shows being saved by other networks and “loyal kickass fans.” Guess he who laughs Last really does laugh best! Cheers to Forever for being eternally lovable. A month after Amazon Prime Video bowed its soulful series about a couple’s not-always-happily ever after, we are still in heaven over the big twist and the award-winning work by stars Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph (left). Cheers to God Friended Me for its wholly good-natured spirit. CBS’s freshman series about an atheist (the fantastic Brandon Micheal Hall, right) who may or may not be getting social-media direction from above mercifully…