By Kat Mulligan TV Media
Long before the trends of grandes, macchiatos and pumpkin spice lattes, neighborhoods were graced with unique little treasures: independent doughnut shops. Variety wasn’t necessarily found in a coffee cup — typically your two choices were caff or decaf — but it did abound in the delicious rotating selections of doughnuts, be they glazed, iced, filled or something in between. The magic of these locally owned establishments is wonderfully captured in “Superior Donuts,” a comedy series based on a play by the same name, returning Monday, Oct. 30, on CBS.
Nestled in the busy streets of Chicago, 75-year-old Arthur Przybyszewski (Judd Hirsch, “Taxi”) struggles to keep his beloved doughnut shop afloat. The shop, open since 1969, means everything to Arthur, but his initial resistance to change and evolving to compete with larger franchises puts the business in jeopardy.
Thankfully, Franco Wicks (Jermaine Fowler, “Friends of the People”) notices that Arthur’s looking for a new employee, and brings to the business a youthful energy that sees the shop’s popularity start to return. While Franco can, at times, seem a bit too optimistic and carefree, his passion to see Superior Donuts succeed reignites Arthur’s own entrepreneurial fire. Their
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growing relationship is at once humorous and endearing, blossoming alongside the shop as it continues to draw new faces in, while never losing sight of its regulars.
The quick wit and bold approach to discussing modern issues make it unsurprising that the series is back for a second season.
“Superior Donuts” never shies away from confronting topics such as gentrification, the corporation creep into small neighborhoods and the death of the small business owner. Rather than succumbing to what seems an inevitability, Arthur and Franco work together to inspire social change, all while figuring out how to incorporate modern tastes into classic, momand-pop-style dining. Additionally, much emphasis is placed on the welcoming environment created by small businesses, where acceptance of all is readily en-
borhoods and main streets, season 2 looks to pit small business against small business, providing Arthur with a brand-new challenge. The new season introduces viewers to Sofia (Diane Guerrero, “Orange Is the New Black”), a young food truck owner who takes up shop directly outside of Arthur’s Superior Donuts. Her plan: to provide customers with healthier breakfast alternatives, keeping in mind social and ethical principles. The discussions surrounding millennials aren’t new for “Superior Donuts,” but the addition of Sofia provides yet another outlet for Arthur’s reluctance to change, as her healthy alternatives food truck threatens to take away some of the fresh clientele Franco and Arthur worked so hard to acquire.
The show’s success is largely due to the dynamic between Arthur and Franco, whose relation-
roles. Hirsch is no stranger to television viewers, particularly those who were around in the late ‘70s to
mid-’80s to enjoy “Taxi.” Since then, Hirsch continues to be a beacon of comedy, though “Superior Donuts” marks his long-awaited return to the world of sitcoms. For Hirsch, the series is an excellent example of how comedy operates in the everyday, as “humor is based on the worst of things and the best of things,” as he told CBS Chicago.
In contrast to Hirsch’s lengthy and legendary career, Fowler is a relatively fresh face in the comedic world. With less than a decade of professional experience, the actor remains bold and relevant in his humor. As Fowler told the hosts of Good Day Sacramento, the series “[talks] about a lot of the topical things going on in the world right now,” which allows for an elevated kind of humor, challenging social norms while simultaneously knocking down worn-out stereotypes. This pairing of experience and youthful passion provides the series with the ideal means to inspire change and to challenge perspectives, all with a side order of laughs. Viewers may think twice before reaching for that blended frappuccino, inspired to take a chance on the sweet, little independent shop instead.
In preparation for the premiere of season 2, four of “Superior Donuts’s” most hilarious standup comedians hit the road for a five-city, seven-day comedy tour. Fowler, David Koechner (“Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” 2013), Maz Jobrani (“The Interpreter,” 2005) and Rell Battle (“Key and Peele”) are stopping in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles to bring the laughs and hype for the new season of the series. Fittingly, the Chicago stop of the tour takes place the same evening of the premiere: Oct. 30. The comedic power within the core cast brings a heightened level of wit to the show, which no doubt echoes throughout the tour’s performances.
The dough will rise, cinnamonsprinkled, deliciously glazed and just in time for a fresh batch of episodes in a new season of “Superior Donuts.” Check out your own local mom-and-pop doughnut shop and settle in with a baker’s dozen to catch the season 2 premiere of the comedy when it airs Monday, Oct. 30, on CBS.
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11:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker Bounty Scramble. (1:00)
NBCSN Motorclub (0:30)
11:30 p.m. NBCSN Motorclub (0:30)
Friday, Nov. 3
2:30 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (1:00)
FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN2 Intentional Talk (Live) (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. (Live) (3:00)
12:30 p.m. (7) KCCO CBS Sports Spectacular (1:00)
(11) KARE EPL Soccer Liverp’l at WHU (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup. (Live) (6:30)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP (7) KCCO ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
(7) KCCO NCAA Football Auburn vs. Texas A&M or South Carolina vs. Georgia (Live) (3:30)
(9) KAWE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)
(11) KARE NCAA Football Wake F. at N.D. (Live) (3:30)
FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
LIFE NWSL Pre-game (0:30)
3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football (Live) (3:30)
FSN Fantasy Football Hour (1:00)
3:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. (Live) (3:00)
4:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Hockey Mich. St. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
4:30 p.m. HBO Boxing Card TBA HBO After Dark. (Live) (1:15)
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)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
6:30 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Pre-game (Live) (0:07)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football (Live) (3:30)
FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
6:35 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football (Live) (3:15)
7:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Football LSU at Ala. (Live) (3:00)
8:00 a.m.
NBCSN Betting the Breeders’ Cup (0:30)
3:40 p.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 The Fantasy Show (0:30)
FSN Boondock Nation (0:30)
NBCSN Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup. (Live) (3:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
8:30 a.m. (9) KMSP Gopher Pregame (0:30)
(29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (2:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:25)
9:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
10:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Football Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (5) KSTP (9) KMSP (15)
KVRR ESPN ESPN2 FSN NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
11:30 a.m. GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Japan Classic. (3:00)
(11) KARE Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup. (Live) (1:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Chi. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. (2:30)
NBCSN Countdown to Green (Live) (0:30)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. SHOW Boxing Deontay Wilders vs. Bermane Stiverne II Showtime Championship Boxing. (3:30)
8:45 p.m. HBO Boxing Card TBA HBO After Dark. (1:15)
9:00 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)
ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
9:30 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Japan Classic. (Live) (3:00)
9:50 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Studio (Live) (0:08)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Oct 29, 2017 to Nov 4, 2017
Who doesn’t love a day at the carnival? Whether it’s a harvest festival or a summer fair, the exhibits, the rides and the shows are an annual joy in communities all across the continent, a place where the whole family can find something fun to do no matter what individual tastes may be.
Of course, there’s another attraction on offer at fairgrounds, and for me it’s one of the bigger draws: the food. Actor Noah Cappe (“Good Witch”) seems to agree; he’s already set out for another cross-continental tour of fairs and festivals far and wide in the latest season of “Carnival Eats,” which airs Thursdays on Cooking Channel.
In this week’s episode, airing Thursday, Nov. 2, Cappe is at the San Diego County Fair, where he starts his visit with the most important meal of the day. He chows down on some French toast bacon bombs, which may not be the most nutritious of breakfasts, but the explosion of flavor more than makes up for that. Then, it’s time for some flavor fusions, first with a showstopping Maui cowboy burger that he soon follows up with a hearty serving of deep fried nachos supreme.
After his California feasting, the host jaunts off to the Midwest, where the La Porte County Fair has some carnival takes on favorite foods, from deep fried lobster mac and cheese to a tasty twist on the reuben sandwich.
Never one to pass on dessert, Cappe also finds the time to try out some giant-sized cream puffs.
Over the next few weeks, Cappe treats his taste buds to churro s’mores in Michigan, captures a pineapple unicorn bomb in California, and enjoys a special pizza with his name on it in Iowa. Of course, he also takes the time to check out the attractions at the
festivals, drinking in the local culture and even taking a spin or two on some of the rides.
Carnivals of all sorts are home to some of the wildest and most creative foods around — after all, they’re places for fun, and the food should be fun, too. Hitch a ride with Noah Cappe in “Carnival Eats,” airing Thursdays on Cooking Channel.
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Noon (2) KTCA Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen (9) KAWE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA The Great British Baking Show
TRAV Food Paradise
2:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
TRAV Food Paradise
4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Oct 29, 2017 to Nov 4, 2017
Over the course of a day in Manhattan, several groups of people go about their day-to-day lives. A newspaper reporter (Cera) shows a new hire (Jacobson) the ropes as they follow the investigation surrounding a suspicious death. A group of teens skipping school begin to sort out their feelings for each other, and one begins to see her place in the world in a new light. A middle-aged man (Coopersmith) learns of a valuable vinyl record for sale, but when he shows up to buy it, he learns that the whole thing has been a scam, low the villain back to Earth, where they hope to stop him once and for all.
When 11-year-old Jake (Taylor) starts having strange visions, they lead him out of his New York City apartment and into an old abandoned building, where he finds a portal that leads to another world. There, he meets a man from his visions, a Gunslinger named Roland (Elba), who is relentlessly pursuing a darkly enigmatic figure called the Man in Black (McConaughey). Roland’s target seeks to destroy the legendary Dark Tower, the linchpin at the Centre of the universe that holds all worlds together. Together, Jake and Roland fol-
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while his roommate (Sample) deals with the potentially violent fallout of his latest breakup.
Director:NikolajArcel.Stars:Idris Elba,MatthewMcConaughey, TomTaylor.2017.95min.Action.
Director:DustinGuyDefa.Stars: AbbiJacobson,MichaelCera. 2017.84min.Comedy.
