Innholdsfortegnelse for March 18, 2019 i TV Guide Magazine

LUKE PERRY WAS as cool onscreen as he was kind off. The Ohio native, born Coy Luther Perry III, rocketed to megafame in 1990 as Beverly Hills, 90210’s Byron-reading alcoholic bad boy, Dylan McKay, helping to turn the fledgling Fox network into the epicenter of a pop-culture phenomenon. Trading cards, magazine covers, pillowcases—you name it and Perry’s face was probably on it. Fans freaked out over his effortless sex appeal and sideburns, and his on-camera chemistry with Shannen Doherty’s Brenda gave 90210 a Richard Burton–Elizabeth Taylor heat that still has a generation divided over whether Dylan belonged with Brenda or Kelly (Jennie Garth). He remained with the primetime soap through Season 6, then returned in 1998 for its last two years. Perry—who died surrounded by loved ones on March 4…

The Masked Singer Rules The finale of Fox’s freshman singing competition The Masked Singer, featuring stars disguised in elaborate costumes, topped the charts. The episode—which crowned monster, aka rapper T-Pain (above left, with Nick Cannon), the winner—reached a series high. Plus, it gave Fox the highest-rated night of the 2018–19 season by any broadcast network (excluding sports and award shows). No wonder the kooky title has been renewed. Hallmark’s Hearty Hit Hallmark Channel’s early-1900s drama When Calls the Heart (with Lori Loughlin, above) is hitting all the right beats with its audience. The February 24 Season 6 premiere was Heart’s biggest opener to date, nabbing 2.5 million viewers; the March 3 installment reached 2.4 million. This puts the wholesome fare behind only AMC’s The Walking Dead (which drew 4.4 million…

Bob Newhart “He was wonderfully written,” Newhart says of Arthur Jeffries, aka kids’ science-show host Professor Proton. After Arthur’s passing, he often appeared to Sheldon via dreams to offer advice. Christine Baranski Of her favorite moments as Beverly, Leonard’s frosty psychiatrist mother, Baranski lists “singing rock with Sheldon, getting drunk with Penny and expressing anything maternal with Leonard.” Regina King Janine Davis, a human resources administrator at Caltech, where the guys work, is “more of a straight face,” says the Oscar winner, who adds that being part of the show “makes my heart giggle.” Sara Gilbert Leslie Winkle, Leonard’s snarky ex-girlfriend, “could talk down to [the guys] and the audience didn’t think less of her,” says Johnny Galecki. “Sara’s one of the few guest stars to pull that off.” Stephen…

Raise your hand if you hate entering passwords and search terms into, say, Netflix, using the arrows on your smart TV’s remote. Raise your other hand if new voice-controlled devices can be just as tedious (ask Amazon’s Alexa for L.A. Confidential and you could get a milkshake recipe). Now put both your hands down on either side of Logitech’s K600 TV Keyboard ($70), which lets you type on your smart TV just like your computer. It’s full service, controlling volume, pause, play, etc. The K600 also includes a touch pad for even easier navigation, works wirelessly (up to 49 feet from the TV) and runs for a year on AAA batteries. Plus, it’s easy to hook up. The keyboard’s drawback: It’s currently only fully compatible with brands like Samsung, LG…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Major League Baseball Thursday, March 28, 1/noon c, ESPN AMERICA’S FAVORITE PASTIME is back! Major League Baseball’s regular season opened last week in Japan, but all 30 clubs are in action on U.S. Soil today. ESPN has a triple-header with the Baltimore Orioles at the New York Yankees, the Arizona Diamondbacks at the defending NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers and 2018 World Series winners Boston Red Sox at the Seattle Mariners. There wasn’t much fire in the hot stove offseason of trading: The market was tough for veteran free agents, and premium prizes like infielder Manny Machado, who signed with the San Diego Padres, remained on the shelf longer than expected. But a new season always brings new hope and, for a handful of teams, some…

“Jane is… dumbstruck and completely in shock”—GINA RODRIGUEZ Jane the Virgin SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, The CW TRUE TO TELENOVELA form, Jane the Virgin has put its protagonist (Gina Rodriguez) through some huge plot twists over the course of four seasons. (The show did kick off with her being unwittingly impregnated via artificial insemination.) But nothing compares to last April’s finale, in which Jane discovered that Michael (Brett Dier)—her supposedly dead husband—was alive. As the action picks up for the series’ final chapter, Rodriguez explains how she’ll navigate this humdinger—and eventually say adios. How do we know that Michael is really Michael? What’s wonderful about our show is that, by now, everyone understands the games we play. We left off on that cliffhanger, and we’ll come right back to that moment…

@damianholbrook LOVE IT! Cheers to John Mulaney for bringing NBC’s Saturday Night Live back to life. After months of uneven hosts, the stand-up comic’s second stint helped reset the bar with hilarious sketches, plus a top-notch musical guest in country favorite Thomas Rhett and a welcome visit from alum Bill Hader. Cheers to Grey’s Anatomy for making it to puberty. Fifteen seasons ago, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo, below, with Giacomo Gianniotti) scrubbed in to her internship, and we are still picking, choosing and loving her as the ABC series becomes TV’s longest-running primetime medical drama. Cheers to USA’s Suits for its finely tailored season finale. In addition to delivering a crafty twist that showcased the always awesome Wendell Pierce (as exiting partner Robert Zane), fans also got a hookup between Donna…

@TVGMMattRoush I love Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold on CBS’s The Neighborhood, but wouldn’t it have been funnier and more interesting if they had replaced Max Greenfield’s character, Dave, with someone who could go toe to toe with Cedric? Calvin (Cedric) is supposed to be a George Jefferson for 2019, so what’s missing is an Archie Bunker–type foil, instead of the try-too-hard type we see from Greenfield, which is too safe. Instead, they had Dave’s mother (Marilu Henner) be the Archie type, but that lacks impact. —Benson MATT ROUSH: It’s an interesting point, and I do agree that the show tends to play it too safe, which is a fundamental flaw of many network comedies today. But I understand that the show’s creators were trying to flip the All…

@TVGMMattRoush What We Do in the Shadows An offbeat comedy about suburban ghouls has just the right bite SERIES PREMIERE Wednesday, March 27, 10/9c, FX I WONDER WHAT Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows infamy would make of the fussy, funky trio of Staten Island vampires who dither and bicker their way through this deliciously droll horror comedy. Rolling in his musty grave, no doubt, while we roll off our couch in delight at the antics of these goofy ancient ghouls. Adapted by Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) from their 2014 cult film, the new Shadows moves the action—and sometimes inaction—from New Zealand to the not-so-posh New York City borough. Inside a ramshackle manor resides the undead equivalent of the Three Stooges: Nandor “the Relentless”…

“Everything I do now is personal. I’ve been through a lot”—MICHAEL BUBLÉ Editors’ Choice Bublé! 10/9c, NBC With tonight’s “documentary-slash-performance,” Michael Bublé says he’s ready to tell his story: “You get to really look into the loves of my life—my family, music and [the audience].” The Grammy-winning crooner and his 36-piece orchestra deliver standards (“My Funny Valentine”), originals (“Haven’t Met You Yet”) and songs from his 10th studio album, Love (“When You’re Smiling”)—but the special also hits a somber, reflective note. “I’ve been to hell,” admits Bublé, whose son Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016. (As of late 2018, the 5-year-old is cancer-free.) “And wherever I am now is not it.” Bublé spoke to us from out on the road. This special—your seventh for NBC—has been billed as…

ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT We’re still not sure what’s more mind-blowing about this 90-minute film from 2017: the fact that an Idaho teen was kidnapped by her neighbor—twice!—during the 1970s or that both her mother and father wound up in sexual relationships with the girl’s abductor. EVIL GENIUS Subtitled “The True Story of America’s Most diabolical Bank Heist,” the four-part true-crime report, released in 2018, recounts the 2003 case of a Pennsylvania man believed to have been forced by his accomplices, including Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong (above), to rob a bank while wearing a bomb. It is, uh, explosive. FYRE: THE GREATEST PARTY THAT NEVER HAPPENED There is nothing funnier than the wide-scale display of hubris and idiocy on tap in this 2019 look at how the notorious music festival arranged by…

CATASTROPHE SEASON 4 PREMIERE FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Of all the matches made in TV rom-com heaven, Sharon and Rob (Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, above) are probably the last couple about whom sonnets would be written. Dirty limericks, maybe. Love means always having to say you’re sorry in the messy, raunchy world of Catastrophe, which is coming to an end far too soon with its fourth bitingly funny yet emotionally turbulent season. Over the years, what began as a lusty London fling between a Yank lad and an Irish lass has developed, thanks to an accidental pregnancy, into a marriage that may yet stand the test of time. If they don’t kill each other first. Rob spends the first episodes of the final season in a neck brace, an emblem…

Newly Available Apollo 13 (1995) Netflix True story of how NASA saved three astronauts after their 1970 trip to the moon went awry. Batman Begins (2005) Hulu Christian Bale’s first go in the black cape. Also out: 2008’s better sequel, The Dark Knight, featuring the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. Bruce Almighty (2003) Hulu God (Morgan Freeman) gives his powers to a self-obsessed TV anchor (Jim Carrey). A Clockwork Orange (1971) Netflix Stanley Kubrick’s masterwork about a psychotic dandy terrorizing Britain in a dystopian future. Colette (2018) Prime Video Biopic of prewar French writer Colette (Keira Knightley), whose views on sexuality were eons ahead of her time. Despicable Me (2010) HBO Now The film that began the animated franchise (and the takeover of yellow creatures in overalls). Emma (1996) Netflix Gwyneth Paltrow sparkles as Jane Austen’s…

3 THINGS THAT SET THIS SERIES APART Jesus: His Life SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, History Though Jesus Christ is arguably the most chronicled person in history, there seems to be a never-ending hunger for new portrayals of Christianity’s seminal figure. The History channel fills that need with Jesus: His Life, an eight-part series that uses scripted drama and commentary by scholars and clergy for a more complete portrait of the man (portrayed here by Greg Barnett). Take a look at why it stands out from other biblical biopics. 1 The story is told from multiple perspectives. each episode shows Jesus from the point of view of someone pivotal to his life, such as Judas, the disciple who betrayed him, or female follower Mary Magdalene (Cassie Bradley, above center, with Barnett). “This…

Abby’s SERIES PREMIERE 9:30/8:30c, NBC Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. That sentiment from the Cheers theme song works well for NBC’s latest neighborhood bar comedy, Abby’s. The San Diego establishment, named for its no-nonsense ex-Marine owner (Natalie Morales), is also markedly different for being an outside bar, located literally in Abby’s yard. “I thought that was an interesting starting place for a show,” says executive producer Josh Malmuth. The watering hole is also unlicensed, so conflict comes quick from new by-the-book landlord Bill (Nelson Franklin), who isn’t thrilled about the illegal spot frequented by such patrons as beer-swilling Fred (Neil Flynn, left, with Morales) and married mom Beth (Jessica Chaffin). The show is a departure from traditional sitcoms in that it’s filmed in an actual…

MODIFIED TALENT I am a huge fan of America’s Got Talent and have been from the start. While I will miss Heidi [Klum], the show can only get better with the departure of Tyra Banks and Mel B [March 4 issue]. Terry Crews added sparkle to Champions. I’m glad he will be hosting regularly. I will be watching, as always. —Gary GOOD CALLS I applaud Joan Collins for considering the contents of a TV show [Hawaii Five-0, March 4 issue] before appearing as a guest. We need more actors who feel that way. —Dolores FINGERS CROSSED Lethal Weapon is lethally great! The season finale [February 26] was so good! I can’t believe I no longer miss Clayne Crawford, but I really don’t. I’m hopeful that this show returns next season.…

SHE MAY NEVER have been the boss, but when it came to comedy, Katherine Helmond commanded attention—first in the 1970s on the groundbreaking Soap, where her role as dithery socialite Jessica Tate earned her four of her seven Emmy nominations. In the ’80s, she was twice nominated over eight seasons as Mona, the man-hungry mother of Judith Light’s Angela on the hit sitcom Who’s the Boss? (Her seventh nod was for playing Patricia Heaton’s mom in a recurring role on Everybody Loves Raymond.) Helmond, who died February 23 at age 89 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, also had success in theater, with a Tony nomination, and movies, most memorably as the plastic-surgery fanatic in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. The petite redhead from Galveston, Texas, who was a vegetarian and a Buddhist,…

“I’M GONNA FIGHT THIS.” With these four words, Alex Trebek answered the question that sprang to Jeopardy! fans’ minds when the game-show host announced he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The 78-year-old posted a video March 6 revealing that “just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year,” he had been given the news of his condition and that “normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging.” But a determined Trebek said he would continue working and has faith that the support and prayers of family, friends and viewers will aid in his battle against this aggressive disease, which makes up 7 percent of cancer-related deaths. “I plan to beat the low survival-rate statistics,” he vowed. This is not Trebek’s first health scare. in 2011,…

Barry SEASON PREMIERE Sunday, March 31, 10/9c, HBO IN FEBRUARY 2018, TV GUIDE MAGAZINE sat down with Bill Hader at HBO’s New York City headquarters to discuss his series Barry, which had yet to debut. At the time, the star and executive producer, who cocreated the dark comedy along with Alec Berg (Silicon Valley), seemed to be wrestling with one major concern: Would audiences get behind the central character? That is, could they really find it in their hearts to root for this guy and invest in his ongoing plight? It wasn’t an absurd question. Barry Berkman is a bit of a tough sell, even by today’s post–Breaking Bad antihero standards. A former Marine turned methodical hitman from the Midwest, he travels to Los Angeles for his latest assassination assignment.…

MATT’S PICK The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley 9/8c, HBO Few startup bubbles burst with the ferocity of Theranos, a would-be revolution in healthcare that turned out to be the high-tech equivalent of snake oil. The P.T. Barnum of this tale, powerfully spun by Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney, is self-styled wunderkind Elizabeth Holmes (above). She dropped out of Stanford at 19 to found a company built on the dream of early detection via inexpensively analyzed blood samples obtained from a single finger-prick. One problem: it didn’t work. The Inventor artfully builds on the reportage of The Wall Street Journal’s John Carreyrou, who broke the story, and The New Yorker’s Ken Auletta, who found Holmes’s explanations of her miracle device “comically vague.” But the film is also a meditation…

Black Monday 10/9c, Showtime They’re off the market! Green turned greedy stock trader Blair Pfaff and spoiled fiancée Tiff (Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson, above) get married on the New York Stock Exchange floor tonight on the comedy Black Monday. The ostentatious, oh-so-’80s wedding is a crucial step in a scheme by Blair’s work-hard-play-harder boss, Jammer Group founder Maurice “Mo” Monroe (Don Cheadle), to get a controlling interest in Tiff’s family denim empire, Georgina Jeans. “The fate of the whole company hinges on this marriage,” Rannells says, and the two are pawns in a larger game. “Blair and Tiff are in love, but they’re feeling used,” he continues. “They’re not even sure if they should be getting married, but Blair’s trying to get ahead of [Mo’s plan and] take control.”…

Monday, March 18 Beauty and the Beast (2017) Netflix Emma Watson plays dreamer Belle and Dan Stevens is her tortured Beast in this live-action adaptation that’s almost as entertaining as the 1991 animated classic. Sunday, March 24 Knight and Day (2010) HBO Now A mechanic (Cameron Diaz) and a rogue secret agent (Tom Cruise) meet-cute on a plane—romance and adventure follow. Monday, March 25 Taken (2009) HBO Now You know the basics: Liam Neeson, kidnapped daughter and lots of dead guys in his wake. Here’s the unrated version, with bloodier dead guys. Sunday, March 31 Drive (2011) Sony Crackle A taciturn getaway driver (Ryan Gosling) falls for his neighbor (Carey Mulligan) and offers to help her ex-con husband (Oscar Isaac) rob a pawn shop. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Hulu Two showgirls (Marilyn Monroe and Jane…

MasterChef Junior 8/7c, Fox Tonight’s special: roots! The kid contestants concoct meals that reflect their heritage—a standard practice for judge Aarón Sánchez (below). “i feel such pride in my legacy,” says the chef, who infuses his own Mexican and Creole creations with freshly toasted and ground spices. This adobo is his nod to family tradition, he says. “My mom and grandma made base recipes… that gave everything flavor and depth.” AARÓN’S ADOBO Makes approximately 1½ cups Ingredients ¼ cup cumin seeds¼ cup coriander seeds¼ cup fennel seeds¼ cup yellow mustard seeds2 pasilla chiles, stemmed, seeded, deveined and torn into small pieces2 ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, deveined and torn into small pieces½ cup dried whole oregano (preferably Mexican)2 tablespoons onion powder2 tablespoons garlic powder¼ cup Spanish paprika (pimento), preferably sweet or…

The Blacklist 8/7c, NBC In the first of back-to-back episodes, Stacy Keach guest stars as real-life financier and con man Robert Vesco, who fled the U.S. in the 1970s to avoid legal trouble and supposedly passed away in a Cuban hospital in 2007. “The reports of his death are somewhat disputed,” executive producer Jon Bokenkamp explains. “We thought it would be fun to create an alternate history that comes to life in this episode.” That history involves a past connection to criminal mastermind/FBI consultant Red Reddington (James Spader, near left, with Keach), who’s out of prison and on the hunt for a lost legendary treasure. Promises Bokenkamp, “Spader and Keach together are a delight!” EXPLOSIVE ENDING Strike Back SEASON FINALE 10/9c, Cinemax The high-octane black-ops thriller was renewed for a…

ACROSS 1 An American Gladiators gladiator 5 Former CBS crime show 8 Jonah Hill on Netflix’s Maniac 12 Williams on True Blue 13 Captain Jean-____ Picard 14 To ____ & to Hold 15 Freeway entrance 16 A diamond size (2 wds.) 18 Ewan McGregor on Fargo et al. 20 The Regal Beagle was one 21 Tornquist on Hec Ramsey 22 Cleaned a VCR tape 26 Lisa of A Different World 28 Linda Evans on Dynasty 29 Say further 30 Cookie Newtons 31 Hartman of Dan August 32 Connie of The Following 35 Hiro’s home on Heroes 37 McRaney of Major Dad 38 Cry ____ 39 Lorenzo Lamas on Air America 40 Waiting to go home (2 wds.) 43 Place for takeoff and landing 47 Henry’s British housekeeper on You Again? 48 Jesse’s…