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2012
Mar
18
 
 
Last Sunday, at the same time a major character was meeting his unexpected demise in an episode of The Walking Dead, the same sudden fate was befalling poor Mike Delfino on this series. The episode ended with Mike (James Denton) being shot on his own porch, dying in the arms of loving wife Susan (Teri Hatcher). This week, the aftermath – and other things that, with only a few episodes left in this series, will make most of these housewives more desperate than ever.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
18
 
 
There are many guest stars in tonight’s episode, but let’s just give a nod to a favorite one: Michael J. Fox returns for yet another appearance as the crafty attorney Louis Canning, who once again opposes Alicia (Julianna Margulies) in court. And, once again, offers her a job outside of it.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
18
 
 
SEASON FINALE: After the previous two episodes, each of which claimed the life of a major character (and turned one of them, Jon Bernthal’s Shane, into a zombie!), who won’t be watching tonight’s season finale? There’s a zombie horde about to hit the farm – and that’s just for starters.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
18
 
 
Frozen Planet, the latest nature documentary series co-production between the BBC and Discovery Channel, premieres in the United States with a Sunday night doubleheader that is astoundingly gorgeous. But once again, at the same time Discovery rewards our intelligence by scheduling a nonfiction series this good, it also insults us -- by swapping narrators for American ears...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
17
 
 
CBS, TBS, TNT, various times ETThird-round action begins today, with CBS presenting Syracuse (ranked No. 1 in the East) vs. Kansas State (No. 8) at noon ET. Also from the East, it’s Ohio State (No.2) vs. Gonzaga (No. 7), on CBS at 2:45 p.m. ET. The same network also presents Marquette (No. 3 in the West) vs. Murray State (No. 6) at 5:15 p.m. ET, Kentucky (No. 1 in the South) vs. Iowa State (No. 8) at 7:45 p.m. ET. Other games today: On TNT, Wisconsin (No. 4 in the East) vs. Vanderbilt (No.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
17
 
 
Great movie, still as creepy as it was when it premiered in 1995. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt play detectives on the trail of a particularly vicious and showy serial killer, who thinks outside the box -- and inside it, too. David Fincher directed, and manages to make the most of every twist, turn and scare. Gwyneth Paltrow co-stars.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
17
 
 
Not a great movie – but it’s Saturday night, and it’s slow, and this is the first cable showing of this 2011 comedy starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake as casual friends who decide to have sex together on a regular basis, but keep that part of their relationship casual as well. Guess what happens.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
17
 
 
Another great movie. Orson Welles directed, and narrates, this 1942 movie, which is based on the Booth Tarkington novel and stars Joseph Cotton, Anne Baxter and Agnes Moorehead. It’s one of Welles’ most underrated films, but also one of his best. Which is saying something.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
17
 
 
Among the guests on tonight’s new installment of Norton’s outrageous talk show: Hugh Grant. Who, if anyone needs reminding, has a history of saying some wild things on TV talk shows.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Mar
17
 
 
Some long-gone shows are even better than legend has it. Here's one -- "My Living Doll", the 1964 sitcom starring Julie "Catwoman" Newmar as a robot, with Bob Cummings as her would-be minder. Newmar's deftly innocent mis-takes on human behavior prove enduringly delightful as My Living Doll hits DVD this Tuesday. - DW