Innholdsfortegnelse for March 29, 2021 i TV Guide Magazine

HEART EYES We are a mature couple (I am 73 and my husband is 86) who just love CBS’s Bob ♥ Abishola. It is funny, cute, loving and has brought us through the pandemic with smiles on our faces every week. —MaryLou & Jay CASUALTY COUNT The March 11 Grey’s Anatomy was the worst, almost as bad as when the show’s writers killed off Meredith’s [Ellen Pompeo] husband Derek [Patrick Dempsey]. Why did they write off DeLuca [Giacomo Gianniotti]? Are they just going to kill off the regulars until there are none left? —Elaine GOOD WORK! New Amsterdam’s season premiere opening scenes [March 2], set to “What a Wonderful World” by Jon Batiste, were raw, haunting, frighteningly true, poignant and made me cry for all that our healthcare workers have…

Streaming services aren’t the only television costing us money. Most of us pay between $50 and $75 a month for cable or satellite. Cutting the cord is an option, but if we want to watch broadcast TV, that could be a costly add-on to some basic streaming packages. And we still watch more broadcast and network TV than streaming! According to Nielsen, only 25 percent of our time in front of a screen is spent on streaming. So it’s worth figuring out how we can still watch our favorite shows without paying an arm and a leg. Watch Online Every network—CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, The CW and PBS—has a website where you can watch their latest episodes for no charge. The real price, though, is that you have to sit…

MOVIES 10:35am/9:35c Amélie (2001) Showtime Next 7/6c Moneyball (2011) AMC 8/7c Crazy Rich Asians (2018) TNT 8/7c The Way Back (2020) Cinemax 10:38/9:38c The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) MoreMax 11/10c Ordinary People (1980) AXS TV Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) We remember Doc Severinsen as Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show bandleader, a cool cat with a mean horn and a loud wardrobe. Nearly 30 years later, this lively American Masters profile catches up with the tireless trumpeter (above), still blasting away in his nineties. “He’s a marvel of a human being,” says fellow trumpet master Chris Botti, with Never Too Late as living proof. We learn Doc’s colorful history while watching him work out at the gym (three times a week), conduct a master class for a student band and…

AVAILABLE NOW ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES Great Scott! Expedition Unknown host Josh Gates travels with Doc Brown himself, actor Christopher Lloyd (far right, with Gates, and above, with Michael J. Fox), to track down the iconic DeLorean Time Machine from the Back to the Future trilogy. “Josh is a huge fan of the [movies],” says executive producer Joseph Boyle. “We saw the chance to use the DeLorean as a vehicle—pun intended—for a celebration of the [1980s and ’90s] franchise.” The cheeky four-part series, which Boyle calls “an homage to the films,” finds Gates recruiting Lloyd’s aid in locating and delivering the car to costar Fox for his charity, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. But since there were seven versions of the ride used in the flicks, they wind…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Rebel SERIES PREMIERE Thursday, April 8, 10/9c, ABC POWERHOUSE KATEY SAGAL (Sons of Anarchy) brings her larger-than-life energy to the role of hard-charging consumer advocate Annie “Rebel” Bello. “When she gets it in her mind that something is unfair and has to stop, she’s relentless,” Sagal says of the sexy blue-collar badass. The series is inspired by the current work of activist Erin Brockovich (whose early career was chronicled in the 2000 Julia Roberts film) and costars Andy Garcia as Julian Cruz, the lawyer for whom Rebel consults. Sagal tells us more. Most recently, you’ve been appearing on the ABC comedy The Conners. What about this character lured you back to heavy drama? Everybody knows what it means to “Erin Brockovich” something. It’s a verb. It…

Game of Thrones 10am/9c, HBO2 Winter is coming…back. This month marks 10 years since the debut of the acclaimed HBO fantasy drama. Today’s Season 1 marathon will remind you why the world fell in love with the twisty saga, based on the bestselling novels by George R.R. Martin. Set in an imaginary kingdom, Westeros, where power-hungry noble families vie for the Iron Throne, the series’ heart is loyal and honorable House Stark. In the premiere, patriarch Ned Stark (Sean Bean) is asked by his old friend King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) to become his chief adviser. The move will bring tragedy for the Stark siblings, including aspiring knight Bran, rebellious Arya and romantic Sansa (below, from left: Isaac Hempstead Wright, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner). Meanwhile, Ned’s bastard son Jon…

@damianholbrook LOVE IT! Cheers to Oprah’s royal coup. She may have abdicated her throne as Queen of Daytime, but Oprah Winfrey hailed supreme during her explosive chat with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (above, with Winfrey) that exposed more palace intrigue and colonial bias than the past four seasons of The Crown combined. Is it too much to ask for a Britney Spears sit-down next? Cheers to Walker for knocking us off our feet. All this time we thought Geri (Odette Annable, left) was just a barkeep with a heart of gold on the CW drama. We’re gonna need a stiff drink after the shocker that connects her directly to the murder of Emily Walker (Genevieve Padalecki). Cheers to New Amsterdam for tackling a weighty issue with grace. NBC’s medical…

@TVGMMattRoush I thoroughly enjoyed Marvel’s Wanda-Vision on Disney+, from its throwbacks to old sitcoms to its heartbreaking ending. I thought the acting was top-notch, especially by stars Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn. I know superhero shows are typically shunned from any major awards, but do you think there is a chance that either of these talented women could be nominated for an Emmy? —Tony MATT ROUSH: A good chance, I’m hoping. Given how well another fantasy, the streamer’s The Mandalorian, did last year—seven Emmy wins in technical categories, a drama series and guest actor nomination (for Giancarlo Esposito)—I’d like to think WandaVision could do at least as well. This clever, moving and wonderfully executed series transcended genre and wasn’t an ordinary “superhero” show by any measure. Olsen was faultless, whether…

@TVGMMattRoush Hemingway DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE Monday–Wednesday, April 5–7, 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) ERNEST HEMINGWAY LIVED and loved as passionately as he wrote, becoming as famous and fabled as his Nobel Prize–winning creations. In six enlightening, often harrowing hours over three nights, Hemingway marks only the second time the prolific Ken Burns has profiled an American author (Mark Twain was the first). He and frequent directing-producing partner Lynn Novick present this towering talent with all of his flaws exposed. Fellow writers revere and fear Hemingway’s undeniable influence. “He’s so damn popular that you can’t begin to write until you try to kill his ghost in you or embrace it,” says Abraham Verghese (Cutting for Stone). Another admirer, the eloquent Irish author Edna O’Brien, laments his self-aggrandizing public persona: “He…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Major League Baseball Opening Day Thursday, April 1 The baseball season is a marathon again! After last year’s pandemic-shortened campaign, the schedule is back to a full 162 games for all 30 MLB clubs. Here are five teams with the best chances of being on top this fall. LOS ANGELES DODGERS The reigning champs are still the team to beat. Electrifying Mookie Betts (left) leads a stacked lineup. For an embarrassment of pitching riches, the Dodgers signed National League Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer to join stars Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler and David Price (who opted out last season). SAN DIEGO PADRES The Padres turned the hot stove up to 11, trading for pitcher Yu Darvish, who led the NL with eight wins in 2020,…

MOVIES 9:30am/8:30c Gone Girl (2014) FX 1:25/12:25c Giant (1956) Movies! 5:45/4:45c Hotel (1967) TCM 6/5c 1917 (2019) Showtime Next 9/8c The Hunt for Red October (1990) BBC America 10:25/9:25c The Martian (2015) FXM The Con SEASON FINALE 10/9c, ABC Tonight: a crook who impersonated female film execs in Indonesia, offering “dream jobs.” Late-Night Pick Back SEASON PREMIERE Midnight/11c, IFC This offbeat David Mitchell–Robert Webb Britcom delivers more mind games and passive-aggressive shenanigans. TODAY’S SPORTS PICKS NBA BASKETBALL 7:30/6:30c and 10/9c, ESPN Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers A star-powered doubleheader! In Boston, Luka Doncic and the Mavericks face Jaylen Brown and the Celtics. Then Giannis Antetokounmpo (right) and the Bucks are in L.A. for an MVP-caliber clash with LeBron James and the Lakers.…

MOVIES 1:30/12:30c Matilda (1996) Freeform 1:53/12:53c Terms of Endearment (1983) Starz Encore 2/1c Red Sparrow (2018) FX 4:55/3:55c All the King’s Men (1949) HDNet Movies 6:40/5:40c The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) MoreMax 8/7c The Conversation (1974) Flix 8/7c Edward Scissorhands (1990) Starz Kids & Family 8/7c The Guns of Navarone (1961) TCM 10:10/9:10c Hoosiers (1986) Showtime Family Zone 1am/midnight c The King of Staten Island (2020) HBO2 1am/midnight c Guys and Dolls (1955) TCM TODAY’S SPORTS PICK The Masters 3/2c, ESPN Golf’s first major of the year tees off today, a mere five months after world No. 1 Dustin Johnson (above) claimed his first Masters win at the pandemic-delayed tournament in November. He returns to Augusta National to defend the title against top challengers Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele as the event reclaims its traditional spring spot on the…

MOVIES 11:57am/10:57c The Professional (1994) Starz Edge 3:50/2:50c His Girl Friday (1940) Movies! 4:15/3:15c Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (1977) TNT 5/4c The Wolverine (2013) AMC 5:25/4:25c Doctor Sleep (2019) Cinemax 5:45/4:45c Imitation of Life (1959) TCM 7/6c Star Wars—Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) TNT 8/7c Half Nelson (2006) Cinemax 8/7c In Cold Blood (1967) TCM 8/7c Smokey and the Bandit (1977) SundanceTV 8:15/7:15c Alien (1979) Freeform 9:47/8:47c Star Wars—Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) TNT 10/9c American Pie (1999) IFC 10:55/9:55c Aliens (1986) Freeform 11/10c Skyfall (2012) BBC America 1:10am/12:10c Marty (1955) HDNet Movies The Nevers SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c, HBO The Victorian era gets a steampunk slap in the face with this clever, action-packed thrill ride. “It’s like Batman crossed with Sherlock Holmes,” says Outlander’s Laura Donnelly, who stars as Amalia True, a scrappy London widow struck by a cosmic event in 1896 that’s…

The Moodys SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Fox UH-OH. AFTER A dysfunctional family Christmas in 2019, the Moodys are together again. Grouchy Sean Sr. (Denis Leary) and neurotic wife Ann (Elizabeth Perkins) are hosting their adult kids, divorced overachiever Bridget (Chelsea Frei), love-challenged Dan (Francois Arnaud) and scheming dreamer Sean Jr. (Jay Baruchel). Perkins and Leary (right) preview Season 2’s misadventures—but just so you know, Leary quips, laughing, their onscreen chemistry exists “mostly because of me, let’s be honest.” How does this Chicago couple really feel about having everyone home again? Perkins: Ann loves them being under one roof, but it wears off pretty quickly. As I think it does for most empty nesters when their kids come back. Leary: Yep. Be careful what you wish for. Sean buys an RV, but…

MOVIES 10am/9c Dark Victory (1939) TCM 10am/9c Eighth Grade (2018) The Movie Channel 2:15/1:15c Royal Wedding (1951) Movies! 2:40/1:40c Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Epix 4:10/3:10c Toy Story (1995) Freeform 4:30/3:30c The Godfather (1972) Showtime 2 5:15/4:15c Jojo Rabbit (2019) HBO 5:45/4:45c The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) HDNet Movies 7:30/6:30c The Godfather, Part II (1974) Showtime 2 8/7c Easter Parade (1948) TCM 8/7c Field of Dreams (1989) CMT 8:15/7:15c Beauty and the Beast (2017) Freeform 9/8c Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019) Starz Edge 10/9c Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) Grit 10:30/9:30c De-Lovely (2004) This TV 11/10c The Other Guys (2010) TBS The Walking Dead SEASON FINALE 9/8c, AMC SINCE THE FOUL-MOUTHED Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) first appeared on The Walking Dead, we’ve seen him evolve from ruthless killer to imprisoned jerk to hero (kind of). In the…

MOVIES 7:45am/6:45c The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) FXM 9:30am/8:30c Foreign Correspondent (1940) TCM 1:31/12:31c Lady in White (1988) ActionMax 2/1c 42nd Street (1933) TCM 2:45/1:45c Dawn of the Dead (2004) IFC 2:50/1:50c Klute (1971) Movies! 4:45/3:45c Carrie (1976) Flix 5:16/4:16c Munich (2005) MovieMax 7:20/6:20c The Five-Year Engagement (2012) HBO2 7:30/6:30c Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) FX 8/7c Demolition Man (1993) AMC 8/7c Harriet (2019) Cinemax 8/7c Room (2015) The Movie Channel 9/8c The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) Starz Edge 10:25/9:25c Widows (2018) FXM 12:01am/11:01c Roxanne (1987) Starz Encore 12:30am/11:30c Shutter Island (2010) IFC 1am/midnight c Stalag 17 (1953) HDNet Movies Chad SERIES PREMIERE 10:30/9:30c, TBS Even though Saturday Night Live alum Nasim Pedrad (below) plays a gawky 14-year-old Persian boy in this bittersweet comedy—and does it flawlessly, by the way—man, oh man, does she know what he’s going through. “The show just could not be more personal to my own life and my…

MOVIES 10am/9c Contact (1997) AMC 2/1c Beetlejuice (1988) Freeform 8/7c Despicable Me (2010) TNT 8:23/7:23c Yellow Rose (2020) Starz Cinema Magnum P.I. 9/8c, CBS Two detectives and a baby! Private eye duo Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks) must watch an infant abandoned at the Robin’s Nest estate gate until they can find its mother. Magnum’s diapering is not to be missed. The Wolf of Snow Hollow 9:35/8:35c, Epix Movie Pick In this horror-comedy hybrid from last year, a small-town Utah cop (writer-director Jim Cummings) may have a big werewolf problem. Wynonna Earp SERIES FINALE 10/9c, Syfy Waverly (Dominique Provost-Chalkley), half sister of monster-killing hero Wynonna (Melanie Scrofano), continues to plan her wedding, but this question remains: Can Wynonna and Doc Holliday (Tim Rozon) find their own happy ending?…

ACROSS 1 Jessica Chastain movie ____ Sloane 5 Math procedure 8 Form of glass 12 ____ Upon a Time 13 Call, as a poker bet 14 Exercise target 15 Shrek is one 16 Round green veggie 17 Horse with a gray-sprinkled coat 18 Scarlett O’Hara, for one (2 wds.) 21 ____ Came You 22 Morning moisture 23 More cunning 25 Host Parseghian of Sports World 26 Family member, for short 29 Lily taught in these on How I Met Your Mother 32 Poisonous Batman villain 33 Golf ball holder 34 Blue-green colors 35 Orchestra area in a theater 36 Depletes 37 Doctor’s orders for drugstore pickups 43 Beverly Archer on Mama’s Family 44 Be mistaken 45 A state of irritation 46 A seabird 47 Friend (Fr.) 48 On the ____…