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More than a year after a racist tweet triggered the firing of the original show’s star and namesake, Roseanne Barr, the latest iteration of the show, “The Conners,” is well into its second season on ABC, and it’s achieving both critical and rat ings success. These would be goldstar results for any show on the air, but given the history and circumstances of this particular series, these achievements come as a pleasant surprise for both reviewers and audiences. You can watch a new episode of “The Conners” on Tuesday, Nov. 26, on ABC.
One of America’s favorite families is carrying on without its matri
arch, and viewers are all in. It seemed impossible to do, but “The Conners” has continued to deliver the familiar highs and lows of bluecollar family life, and is doing so just as well as it did before Barr’s departure. Its success is due to a combination of factors: top-notch writing, the familiar, talented cast, fan loyalty and even the current political climate. But overall, it’s the ability of “The Conners” to deliver touching, relatable episodes that don’t shy
family getting the news of Roseanne’s death, followed by the shocking revelation that she died of an opioid overdose. She’d been scoring pills from multiple sources and hiding her addiction from her family — certainly a timely storyline considering the opioid crisis that continues to plague our society. Roseanne’s sister, Jackie (Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird,” 2018), her husband, Dan (John Goodman, “The Righteous Gemstones”), and their children, Darlene (Sara Gilbert,
Helford said, “These characters needed to be allowed to move on and grow,” and that’s what they’re doing. The show takes the daily struggles of Middle America and puts them on screen, managing to both show respect and make it funny — a delicate balancing act. In an interview with Parade, Sara Gilbert said, “Our show has never really been overtly political in that we never take an issue in the news and hit it head-on. It’s more: How do the things that are happening in our country affect our family? What happens if you don’t have great health care? What happens if you can’t break the cycle of poverty? What happens if you get pregnant too young?”
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“The Conners” continues to illustrate the debates and conversations happening across America in a personal and accessible way, and Season 2 is just as topical, touching and hilarious as the first. For instance, we’ve seen Dan try to move past the death of his spouse with the help of potential partner and childhood friend Louise (Katey Segal, “Sons of Anarchy”). All the while, he struggles to reconcile his conservative views with the deep love he has for his Ziggy Stardust-loving, gay grandson Mark (Ames McNamara, “At Home With Amy Sedaris”), and tries to give fatherly advice to Darlene, who is trying to juggle two romantic relationships at the same time. It really is the beautiful mess we’ve always known the Conner family to be, in all its sitcom glory.
The road from “Roseanne” to “The Conners” seems like a messy one, but if you push all the media mess aside, it’s really just the story of a complicated woman and the difficult, relatable road her family must now travel without her. “The Conners” doesn’t feel less full or less familiar without Barr. If anything, the sitcom that has always been both scrutinized and celebrated for its ability to push tough conversations has now stumbled into more material. “The Conners” is what it is because the showrunners and the cast were smart enough to harness that energy and successfully apply it in a new way, one that plays as honestly and imperfectly as any other situation the Conner family has been confronted with. A new episode of “The Conners” airs Tuesday, Nov. 26, on ABC.
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Romany Malco (“A Million Little Things”) stars as radio DJ Rashon “Rush” Williams in this new holiday film premiering Thursday, Nov. 28. As a single father of four, Rush is providing a very comfortable life for his family, but when he loses his job right before Christmas, things get complicated. In an effort to help him stay on the air, his producer, Roxy (Sonequa Martin-Green, “The Walking Dead”), and his Aunt Jo (Darlene Love, “Lethal Weapon,” 1987) agree to help him buy another radio station with one condition: his family must drastically downsize. Christmas is coming, and Rush’s children have just shared their extravagant wish lists with him, so changing everything isn’t easy, but it does help them realize what’s really important in life.
“Merry Happy Whatever”
Family can be wonderful. Christmas can be wonderful. But put those two together and you often get a hilarious mess. Dennis Quaid (“A Dog’s Journey,” 2019) illustrates this perfectly, starring in his new comedy series “Merry Happy Whatever,” premiering Thursday, Nov. 28, on Netflix. Quaid stars as Don, whose Christmas season is upended when his youngest daughter, Emmy (Bridgit Mendler, “Good Luck Charlie”), brings home her new boyfriend, Matt (Brent Morin, “Undateable”), for the holidays. With Ashley Tisdale (“Carol’s Second Act”), Siobhan Murphy (“Murdoch Mysteries”) and Hayes MacArthur (“Angie Tribeca”) rounding out the cast as Emmy’s siblings, this somewhat dysfunctional family provides an honest and funny look at the chaos of Christmas.
“Sugar
Christmas is one of the few times of the year when it is perfectly acceptable to make and eat a ridiculous amount of bake goods. Prepare to have your inner baker inspired by this competition series, which premieres
Friday, Nov. 29. This holiday-themed take on the original series “Sugar Rush” sees teams of bakers compete in the same standard rounds — cupcake, confections and cake — for a grand prize of $10,000. The bakers aren’t just racing against each other, though. They’re racing the clock. They have only a limited amount of time to create these edible masterpieces, and the challenges get progressively harder. Host Hunter March and judges Candace Nelson and Adriano Zumbo of “Sugar Rush” perform the same duties here, and they are joined by a variety of guests from actress Tiffany Theissen (“White Collar”) to Olympian Meryl Davis.
On, Thursday, Nov. 28, director and producer M. Night Shyamalan continues to make his mark in television when this series premieres. The show follows Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose, “Six Feet Under”) and Sean Turner (Toby Kebbell, “Destroyer,” 2018), who struggle to cope after the tragic death of their baby. As a form of therapy, they use an extremely life-like doll as a replacement for their daughter and pretend she’s still alive. While Sean is on board with this method of coping, he becomes skeptical when Dorothy decides to hire a nanny, the mysterious Leanne (Nell Tiger Free,
to fight the immortal Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto, “Star Trek Beyond,” 2016). To maintain his immortality, Manx feeds on the souls of children before sending them to another realm.
“Game of Thrones”), to care for their “baby.” Tensions arise as Sean and Dorothy realize they don’t know enough about Leanne, and Leanne realizes she doesn’t know exactly how their child died. Having been described as “tragic and weird and scary,” this psychological thriller is not to be missed. Rupert Grint (“Snatch”) also stars.
WHAT’S NEW ON HULU:
“NOS4A2” Season 1
The vampire genre gets a new spin in “NOS4A2,” which begins streaming Tuesday, Nov. 26. Based on the novel of the same name by Joe Hill, the series follows Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings, “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”) as she uses her newly discovered supernatural powers
“Astronaut” (2019) Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss (“Book Club,” 2018) stars as lonely widower Angus in this heartwarming film, which you can stream starting Tuesday, Nov. 26. Angus has spent his life looking at the stars, so when billionaire Marcus Brown (Colm Feore, “The Umbrella Academy”) announces a contest for a two-week journey to space on the first commercial space plane, he sees it as his last chance to live his dream. Despite being too old and having health problems, Angus enters the competition with the help of his grandson, and wins. Watch as Angus prepares for the journey of a lifetime, proving you’re never too old to shoot for the stars and make your dreams come true.
“Low Tide” (2019) Doubling as a coming-of-age story and a crime drama, this film joins the Amazon Prime lineup on Saturday, Nov. 30. This riveting story follows Alan (Keean Johnson, “Nashville”), Smitty (Daniel Zolghadri, “Fahrenheit 451,” 2018) and Red (Alex Neustaedter, “Colony”), best friends who spend their summer wandering the Jersey Shore boardwalk and breaking into vacation houses. When Alan brings his brother, Peter (Jaeden Martell, “Masters of Sex”), on their latest escapade to an abandoned house across the bay, the brothers find a bag of real treasure. The evening quickly goes wrong, and Peter gets left behind by Red. Afraid to trust Red, Alan and Peter don’t tell him about the real treasure they found in the house. Friendships are tested as Smitty and Red find out, and Red becomes increasingly unpredictable and willing to do anything to get the money.
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ESPN2 College Basketball Live (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker High Roller. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Orlando Invitational. (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Countdown (Live) (0:30)
FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
6:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football Ole Miss at MS St. (Live) (3:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (11) KARE Football Night in America (Live) (0:15)
FSN NCAA Hockey N. Dak. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
7:15 p.m. (11) KARE NFL Football N.O. at Atl. (Live) (3:20)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Consolation Battle 4 Atlantis. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Playing Lessons (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
8:30 p.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Hong Kong Open. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final Wooden Legacy. Pep. vs. Arz. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Hong Kong Open. (1:00)
11:30 p.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Hong Kong Open. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Golf Advisor Round Trip (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
(11) KARE NHL Hockey N.Y. R. at Bos. (Live) (3:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey N. Dak. at Min. (2:00)
GOLF Swing Expedition With Chris Como (0:30)
12:30 p.m. (7) KCCO CBS Sports Spectacular (1:00)
ESPN College Basketball Live (0:30)
ESPN2 The Greatest (0:30)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Championship Battle 4 Atlantis. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Wooden Legacy. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Golf Advisor Round Trip (0:30)
5:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball NIT Season Tip-Off. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
6:15 p.m. ESPN College Football Countdown (Live) (0:45)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Extra (Live) (0:30)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR WWE Friday Night Smackdown! (2:00)
(11) KARE The National Dog Show (2:00)
ESPN NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey N. Dak. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
8:30 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings Connected (0:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Championship NIT Season Tip-Off. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN The Fantasy Football Hour (1:00)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Semifinal Wooden Legacy. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Hong Kong Open. (Live) (4:30)
Saturday, Nov. 30
8:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
8:30 a.m. GOLF Feherty (1:00)
NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:25)
Friday, Nov. 29
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (1:30)
ESPN2 Get Up! (1:30)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Me & My Golf (0:30)
10:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Big Noon Kickoff (Live) (1:00)
GOLF Lessons With a Champion Golfer (0:30)
NBCSN Sky Sports News (2:00)
10:30 a.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Battle 4 Atlantis. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Orlando Invitational. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Golf Advisor Round Trip (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football Tex.Tech at Tex. (Live) (3:30)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
1:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Football Mo. vs. Ark. (Live) (3:30)
GOLF Golf Advisor Round Trip (0:30)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Extra (Live) (0:30)
3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football Wash.St. at Wash. (Live) (3:30)
ESPN College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:15)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
FSN NHL Hockey Ott. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
3:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Orlando Invitational. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
4:00 p.m. GOLF Pop-Up Golf Clinic (0:30)
4:30 p.m. GOLF Lessons With a Champion Golfer (0:30)
Noon (7) KCCO Off-Road Racing Lucas Oil Series Pro 4 and Pro 2 (1:00)
(29) WFTC Whacked Out Sports (0:30)
12:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
1:00 p.m. (29) WFTC Whacked Out Sports (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
1:30 p.m. (7) KCCO The Drive to Atlanta (0:30)
(11) KARE FIL Luge World Cup Women’s Singles (Live) (1:00)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Bos. at Rich. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
(7) KCCO College Football Today (0:30)
2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP (7) KCCO ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Extra (Live) (0:30)
(11) KARE FIS Alpine Skiing Women’s Giant Slalom (Live) (1:30)
GOLF Golf Men’s Round of 16 and Women’s Quarter-final World Long Drive Championship. (2:30)
3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football (Live) (3:30)
FSN NCAA Basketball Championship Las Vegas Invitational. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
4:00 p.m. (11) KARE Golf World Long Drive Championship. (1:00)
NBCSN NCAA Football S.U. vs. Gram. (Live) (4:00)
5:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Gametime With Boomer Esiason (0:30)
FSN NCAA Hockey N. Dak. at Min. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
5:30 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
9:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR (29)
WFTC Big Noon Kickoff (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
11:00 a.m. (5) KSTP ESPN ESPN2
NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football Ohio St. at Mich. (Live) (3:30)
FSN Passion for the Hunt (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:30)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPL Soccer WAT at SOU (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Football (Live) (3:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup
Women’s Giant Slalom (Live) (1:30)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
6:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football (Live) (3:30) (9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Extra (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football (Live) (3:30)
(29) WFTC NCAA Hockey MNSU vs. Mn.D (Live) (2:30)
FSN NCAA Hockey Mich. at Wis. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill (1:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN FIS Cross-country Skiing World Cup Women’s 10km (1:00)
9:30 p.m. (29) WFTC Whacked Out Sports (0:30)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
FSN Vikings Game Plan (0:30)
10:00 p.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Hong Kong Open. (Live) (4:30) Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Nov 24, 2019 to Nov 30, 2019
It’s finally here. After days — no, weeks — of meal planning and holiday scheduling, it’s time to have a seat and savor a beautifully prepared meal that celebrates the harvest season and the heartwarming ties of kinship.
Once you’re done, and if you’re not dashing out to check out early Black Friday sales, gather the family and settle in for a chat, a post-turkey nap or some family-friendly TV viewing, courtesy of Food Network.
Since Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday season, Food Network is ready to slip into a
different festive mood, and it hopes you will be, too. Its newest holidaythemed tournament, “Santa’s Baking Blizzard,” will premiere Thursday, Nov. 28, which gives the fourpart event just enough time to wrap up before Christmas.
Casey Webb of “Man vs. Food” is the host of this new food art competition event. And each week viewers will watch three teams of ice sculptors and cake artists compete to create show-stopping Christmas displays that truly capture the magic of the holiday season.
Move over Yule log cake (but not too far, I want a piece) — we’re talking over-the-top creations that are, essentially, the Christmas equivalent
of what we saw on “Halloween Wars.” And they’re all competing for a spot in the finale and the chance to win the grand prize of $25,000.
The judges for this one are: food writer and cake connoisseur Jocelyn Delk Adams; chef and frequent “Chopped” judge Amanda Freitag; and pastry chef Zac Young, who helped determine the winner of another Food Network holiday series, “Halloween Baking Championship.” (Young also invented the PieCaken, a mind-blowing and diet-destroying dessert creation that warrants a mention in this column every time his name comes up.)
If you think it’s a little too soon to be talking about Christmas, keep in
mind that Thanksgiving came a little later this year (the latest was in 1865, when Andrew Johnson proclaimed the first Thursday in December as a day of thanksgiving).
And maybe you missed some of the holiday-themed shows that premiered earlier this month. “Holiday Baking Championship” and “Christmas Cookie Challenge” both premiered on Nov. 4 to (presumably) get you inspired as we head into the bake sale and holiday party season. There’s also the first-ever holiday edition of “The Great Food Truck Race,” airing Wednesday, Nov. 27. And you can expect plenty more holiday-themed programming in the weeks ahead.
Sunday, Nov. 24
Noon (2) KTCA A Chef’s Life: The Final Harvest
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Ciao Italia
2:00 p.m. (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show
5:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Confucius Was a Foodie
6:00 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special (N) (8) WDSE Surviving Thanksgiving With Sara Moulton
Monday, Nov. 25
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show
Tuesday, Nov. 26
11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Sara’s Weeknight Meals
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show
Wednesday, Nov. 27
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show
Friday, Nov. 29
12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50
Saturday, Nov. 30
6:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise
7:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Field Trip With Curtis Stone
8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jamie’s Quick and
Plates and Places
11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen (N) Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals (8) WDSE Beatrice Ojakangas: Welcome to My Kitchen
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street (N)
1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special (N)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Nov 24, 2019 to Nov 30, 2019
If you’re caught up with all 15 seasons of “Supernatural,” you’ve spent more than 300 hours with the Winchester brothers and their friends, family and associates. It may be hard to say goodbye, but no television series can last forever, and this horror/drama show has outlasted most (it’s the 18th longest-running TV series ever, in fact).
Many long-running serialized shows like this one succumb to the curse of outstaying their welcome, but “Supernatural” seems to have avoided that fate. The iconic series may be halfway through its 15th and final run, but fans are being treated to a satisfying conclusion, and the showrunners have taken the time to do things right. Though the series’ viewership has never been the highest on its network, it has remained remarkably consistent across the decade and a half that it’s aired — a feat that proves how loyal and dedicated “Supernatural” fans are. The boys may be almost done with saving people, hunting things and the family business, but the Winchester brothers will be sorely missed. You can watch “Supernatural” Thursdays on CW.
I was half the age I am now when “Supernatural” premiered on Sept. 13, 2005, back when CW was still called The WB. Fifteen years is a long time to be working on a single project, and both Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester, and Jensen Ackles, who plays Dean Winchester, have dedicated their careers to the series and its fans.
Prior to “Supernatural,” Jared Padalecki was known for his role in another beloved TV classic, family drama “Gilmore Girls,” in which he played the character (ironically) named Dean. You can find some hilariously cheesy clips from Jensen Ackles’ time as a soap opera hunk on “Days of Our Lives,” but he also had roles in many early 2000s hits, including the decade-defining teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” which aired in more than 50 countries worldwide. All of the proud nerds out
there, however, know him as the voice of Batman’s second Robin, Jason Todd, in animated DC Comics films featuring Red Hood.
Though they were still young, up-and-coming actors when they started, both Padalecki and Ackles have focused solely on “Supernatural” and related projects since the first time they sat in the seats of the Winchester’s iconic ‘67 Impala (chosen because “you can fit a body in the trunk”). For 15 years, the troubled Winchester brothers have spent their lives fighting demons, ghosts and monsters, and have lost family, friends and even each other (a few times) along the way. While the show has seen some great character arcs, none but these two central characters have lasted the whole series.
Castiel was introduced in Season 4, and by the fifth, Misha Collins’ (“24”) angel character had become just as popular as Sam and Dean; the not-always-angelic angel gained such a following, in fact, that his death has been reversed five times throughout the series.
Mark Pellegrino (“13 Reasons Why”) is one of the busiest men on television, with more than 150 credits to his name, and he has starred as the tantrum-prone, wise-cracking Lucifer since Season
5. Throw in the show’s newest cast member, Alexander Calvert (“Arrow”), as Belphegor, Lucifer’s son (also known as Jack), and Samantha Smith (“Transformers,” 2007) as the recurring and compelling Mary Winchester, and you’ve got the kind of quality cast that can carry a show for 15 seasons. I’m not forgetting about Sam and Dean’s dad, played by “The Walking Dead” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, or the important role Jim Beaver (“Deadwood”) played — you would have to be a complete idjit to forget about them — but talking about John and Bobby is so darn emotional.
Now that the final season is well underway, “Supernatural” fans are twiddling their fingers à la Mr. Burns trying to figure out just how the series will end. Padalecki has his own hopes for the finale. He said he wants both Sam and Dean to die like the titular charac-
ters in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), then clarified to E!: “I want them to be at peace. Somehow, somewhere. They don’t have to be dead, but I felt for many years that they have to die to be at peace. So I’m not committing
to whether they’re dead or alive, but I feel like I want the brothers to be at some form of peace.”
If you haven’t watched “Supernatural” before, you may find it tough to jump in now. I suggest going back to the beginning, to the
Woman in White, the yellow-eyed demon and monster-of-the-week episodes. Learn how to tell what season you’re watching from the length of Padalecki’s hair, and then tune in to the finale when it airs in 2020 on CW. The ending of “Super-
natural” is a historic television event, and those who have made the journey alongside Sam and Dean are in for a satisfying conclusion.
The final season of “Supernatural” continues Thursdays on CW.
Angel Has Fallen
Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Butler) is back in the third installment of this action-packed series. While President Trumbull (Freeman) relaxes lakeside with his Secret Service detail, a terrifying cloud of drones descend on the idyllic scene and try to kill the president. Even though he manages to
save Trumbull, Banning himself is charged with orchestrating the attack and must go on the run to clear his own name and ensure the president’s safety.
Director:RicRomanWaugh.Stars: GerardButler,PiperPerabo,Jada PinkettSmith,MorganFreeman, NickNolte,FrederickSchmidt,DannyHuston.2019.121mins.Action.
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