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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder ventures out on his own with a new album, Ukulele Songs.

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It’s good, and for now, good enough Robert Redford: The Biography by Michael Feeney Callan, Knopf, 2011; 468 pages, $28.95.

channeled his energies into acting. The profession—like the country—was, at the

By Seven Whitton time, undergoing Special to The Star far-reaching changes, and Redford It could be argued that the career of was in New York actor Robert Redford mirrors the path of to be touched by the American Dream during the last half those changes. of the 20th century. Redford realized the Ever independream in an almost Horatio Alger-esque dent, Redford pattern of hard work and single-mindedexplored the ness. When he arrived at the pinnacle, various techRedford felt an emptiness of spirit and a niques and need to restructure his forward trajectory forged an into a more satisfying pattern for artistic intimate, endeavor. profesAll of this is chronicled in Michael Fee- sional style ney Callan’s exhaustive biography. Over that saw the 14 years he took to research and to him rise write the book, Callan vowed to interview quickly in the anyone who had known Redford. He New York theatre and telepretty near managed that, with Redford’s vision, eventually receiving raves on blessing. Apparently Redford encouraged stage in Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park. his friends and colleagues to speak freely He found his way to Hollywood, evento his biographer. tually making major films that in their What results is an open, honest own ways were also politically charged appraisal of a true motion picture star. comments on America at the time: Butch Shown to be an egotist, to be sure, Redford Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jeremiah is also portrayed as a selfless father (one Johnson, The Candidate, The Way We who left other obligations to care for an ail- Were, and All the President’s Men. He ing adult son) and a loyal friend (one who directed important films like Ordinary People, A River Runs Through It, and Quiz always remembered those who helped Show. him in his climb).

His first marriage bore the brunt of After a restive adolescence, Redford

his career focus (there’s more commentary from his children than from his first wife, Lola). Yet there were solid friendships within the film industry, especially with director Sidney Pollack and actor Paul Newman. And there is his ongoing political activism and his dedication to Sundance, whose institute and festival became a major forum for independent filmmaking.

So, is Michael Feeney Callan’s biography the fully drawn portrait of an American icon in the midst of his country’s restlessness? Maybe not, despite its author’s access to Redford’s papers, its extensive notes and its exhaustive filmography. Early on Callan identifies a “significant pattern” in Robert Redford, that “with every peak of achievement came an act of withdrawal.” So, for now, Robert Redford: The Biography is the best we have: a welldocumented, well-written, non-sensationalistic portrait of a public figure known best from a collection of iconic films and from public endeavors.

The private man is still to be revealed.

Steven Whitton is a Professor of English at Jacksonville State University, where he teaches a number of courses in film studies.

A short story collection in ‘Pulse’ Pulse by Julian Barnes, Knopf, 2011; 240 pages, $25.

By CHARLEE HARRIS Special to The Star

Pulse is a collection of 14 short stories by Julian Barnes, whose reputation as a great storyteller is esteemed more in France than in his own county.

That may seem like a strange misnomer, but the truth nevertheless. Pulse is humorous, compelling, dark, and there are moments of boundless despairs. Books that can make you run the gambit between laughter and tears has all the earmarks of good reading.

The opening story, “East Winds,” is a tale about a newly

divorced real estate agent searching for love in all the wrong places. As he stumbles and fumbles his way through a new love affair, he soon learns curiosity most certainly does kill the cat. Also in the first half of Pulse is a sequence where Phil and Joanna’s seated you at the dinner table of several married couples in their middle age. Those are humorous and more contemporary.

“Gardener’s World” is closer to our contemporary world as we know it today, as a childless couple, reconciliations are symbolized through their

kitchen garden.

There is a host of symbolism through-out the entire book you must look for to get to the real mixture of each story. Every character will question, beg, or pray for more understanding of each given situation.

Through Barnes’ bio it is learned several of these stories were written before the death of his wife. You can read about the devastation in “Marriage Lines.”

The only problem it seems is its lack of substance and in the

narration. It is difficult at times to identify the narrator or even distinguish the conversations between various people.

Yet, while some stories are difficult, some are just the opposite. Some do not finish with a wrap-up that pulls away from the characters. There are a lot of ineffective moments.

“Pulse,” the short story, is the conclusion to this particular piece of work. It is a contrast of an unhappy marriage versus a solid one.

Pulse for all its assets is still roughly related. Barnes’ The Lemon Table is one of his best.

There is a diversity of short tales anyone could relate to. It is just a matter of personal taste …short stories versus the novel.

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NEW YORK — In their own style, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina are the newest duo on the country scene.

Just a week following the season finale of American Idol, the teenagers are together doing press like a team — and this team doesn’t roll alone: They’re equipped with publicists, security guards, managers, record label extras and their real bosses — their mothers.

McCreery beat Alaina to become the season 10 champ, but the fact that they are both young country singers with similar goals puts them on the same career track.

Ahead of their Idol Top 11 tour — which starts next month — they will visit Nashville to begin prep on their debut albums.

“We’re going to work with the record people down there and get some songs straightened out and hopefully I’ll get to listen to them, get to learn them,” McCreery said.

American Idol — the No. 1 rated show on TV — can make you a star, but not all of the show’s winners actually come out on top. Remember Taylor Hicks? What about Ruben Studdard?

Alaina, 16, thinks country music fans are what kept her and McCreery in the running.

“Well, country fans are really loyal, so I think that’s why Scotty and I did so good,” she said. “We’re young and so we appeal to a younger crowd, and I think that the combination of those two things really helped us out.”

McCreery, a 17-year-old from Garner, N.C., said growing up his friends listened to Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, while he jammed to Elvis and Johnny Cash.

“I guess you could say I was the weird one. But, no, I was the one who listened to good music,” he said. McCreery says that uniqueness — along with his baritone-styled voice — is what led to his victory.

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Scotty McCreery, left, winner of ‘American Idol,’ and runner-up Lauren Alaina will begin work on their debut albums in Nashville.

McCreery and Alaina are also on same page about recording pop music: While there’s interest, staying true to their country roots is their top priority.

Alaina wants to follow in Carrie Underwood’s footsteps, while McCreery is hoping to maintain a classic country sound with a “contemporary twist to keep it up-todate.”

“With the album I just want to establish myself as an artist and put my stamp on that album,” he said.

“My main focus is going to be country music, that’s what I grew up with and what I love.”

So far, the country world has been accepting: McCreery and Alaina’s first singles have hit the Top 40 on the country charts and the Top 20 on the pop charts. Their label, Mercury Nashville, ran an ad in the Billboard Country Update, a web newsletter, welcoming the singers and thanking “Country Radio for a great start.”

But McCreery may already be on

the pop route: His song, “I Love You This Big,” was co-written by Ester Dean, who’s writing credits include No. 1 hits for Rihanna (“S&M,” “Rude Boy,” “What’s My Name?”) and Katy Perry (“Firework”). Dean has also written for Nicki Minaj and Usher. “(Dean has) written a lot of other pop and R&B songs as well so ... if we can get that kind of flavor in my songs and make it country and still make it current, then that would be fine with me,” McCreery said.

When asked if he felt pressure to match the success of Carrie Underwood — or surpass the disappointing sales from albums by Lee DeWyze and Kris Allen — the teen seems unfazed.

“I wouldn’t call it pressure,” he said. “I want to go out there and make the best record that I can, and I think if I do that people will buy it.

It’s just up to me to put good songs on the album and get songs on that thing that people want to hear.”

Then he paused, and said: “I guess that’s kind of pressure.”

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Knox workers meet for luncheon

Christa Fair’s annual events celebrate the efforts of volunteers The inspiration begins here. It begins in the elegant living room of a two-story Victorian-style home on Leighton Avenue — one that has seen nearly 100 years of life. It begins with a discussion of the next concert season, with enthusiastic music lovHervey ers seated around Folsom an ivory-colored Artists in Action piano that was custom made for the owner of the house.

And, above all, it begins with live music.

Preparing for the coming Knox Concert season is hard work, but Christa Fair’s annual May musical luncheons keep volunteers up to the challenge. Ticket sales, ad sales, artist hospitality plans, and more committee work must be complete by autumn, but the effort is more fun when volunteers can enjoy the camaraderie of others who are determined to bring world-class music to the area.

These gatherings accomplish that kind of motivation, thanks to Fair, who has planned and hosted the event for 30 years now. On the agenda each year is a performance by area musicians, a short business meeting, and a luncheon buffet prepared by Flora Ballard, an artist in her own right. Ballard has catered the luncheons for Knox since 1987.

This year’s event on May 19 featured Abigail Acker, harpist, and violinist Laura Wall in a program titled, “Favorite Art Songs.” The pieces, famous and familiar, drew intense focus from the small audience. Ave Maria, (Meditation on the First Prelude by Bach) arranged by French composer Charles Gounod, was first, followed by Meditation from the opera Thais by French composer Jules Massenet. Thais is a romantic tragedy that has seen periodic revivals. British-American composer Felix Borowski’s Adoration was next, a composition heard occasionally in senior violin recitals; and finally, The Swan, a serene melody from French composer Camille Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals. It was inspiring to hear such a high-caliber

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From left to right: Abigail Acker, harpist, Christa Fair, hostess for the event, Laura Wall, violinist, and Mandi King, president of the Knox Concert Series Board of Directors, talk during the Knox Concert Auxillary meeting on May 19. performance by young musicians.

Red roses for both leading ladies of the event served as a “Bravo!” from Knox.

Abigail, the daughter of Aaron and Debbie Acker of Saks, is a homeschooled high school senior. This is her fourth year of playing the harp.

Her teacher is Judy Hicks, who is the principal harpist for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Acker has played with the Atlanta Youth Harp Ensemble and is currently the principal harpist for the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra in Birmingham.

The daughter of Bill and Jennie Wall of Anniston, Laura is a junior at Florida State University. She is involved with orchestra and several chamber groups there and has played the violin for 11 years. In high school, she studied with Jeff Flannagan at Samford University and currently studies with Corinne Stillwell at Florida State. Laura comes from a musical family; the Wall family members are often seen on stage

and in the orchestra in CAST Theatre productions.

Both girls have participated in the Knox student outreach program, the arm of the organization that goes into classrooms and introduces different forms of music featured at the concerts. “This is where I started thinking about music education as a major,” Abigail said. About playing the harp, she commented, “I chose the harp because it is so unique. It takes time to practice and to transport it to different locations. But it’s worth it.”

Knox is looking at mid-October as the opening of the Knox season.

Two of the four concerts have been scheduled : the musical My Fair Lady will be Nov. 17, 2011, and the St. Petersburg State Orchestra will be Jan. 20, 2012. The venue is the Anniston Performing Arts Center.

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‘Immediate gratif ication’ with a ukulele After 20 years fronting Pearl Jam, Vedder comes with a new collaboration

By Nicole Brodeur

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SEATTLE — Your heart is hurting. So the last thing you need is to listen to sad songs of love lost, played on a plaintive little ukulele by none other than Eddie Vedder. Has he no mercy?

Still, you take in every note, every word on his new album, Ukulele Songs, and then settle in to talk with Vedder, admitting you’re a bit of a mess.

“You really heard the record then,” Vedder says, kindly, and then suggests you buy a ukulele and try to strum the soreness out of your soul.

That’s what Vedder did with this, his second solo album, which was released Tuesday.

Ukulele Songs is a collection of originals, one Pearl Jam song (“Can’t Keep”) and covers of the 1926 ditty “Tonight You Belong to Me” and the 1931 standard “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” Cat Power and The Swell Season’s Glen Hansard turn up for cameos. But for the most part, it is just Vedder and his uke, a collaboration that seems to be just what he needed after 20 years of fronting the rock powerhouse Pearl Jam. “How important that little instrument became to me,” he said. “It was beyond a little batch of songs or how to express yourself.”

On June 15, Vedder will kick off a 19-date tour in support of Ukulele Songs.

Tickets sold out in minutes — seconds, in some places.

June 15: Providence, R.I. (Providence Performing Arts Center) June 16: Boston, Mass. (The Wang Theatre) June 18: Hartford, Conn. (The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts) June 21: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre) June 22: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre) June 25: Philadelphia, Pa. (Tower Theatre) June 26: Detroit, Mich. (Fox Theatre) June 28: Chicago, Ill. (The Chicago Theatre) July 1: St. Louis, Mo. (Fox Theatre) July 2: Minneapolis, Minn. (Orpheum Theatre ) July 5: San Diego, Calif. (Copley Symphony Hall) July 6: Long Beach, Calif. (Terrace Theater) July 8: Los Angeles (The Wiltern) July 9: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl) July 11: Oakland, Calif. (The Paramount Theatre) July 14: Portland, Ore. (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall) July 15: Seattle, Wash. (Benaroya Hall)

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To promote his new album ‘Ukulele Songs,’ Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder will soon launch a 19-date tour, which sold out in minutes in some places.

“My humility remains intact, even through hearing the shows sold out quickly,” Vedder said. “I was also aware that Charlie Sheen’s shows sold out in similar fashion.

“I am not puffed up about it.”

Maybe the ukulele keeps him humble.

A few years ago, Vedder was on a surfing trip in Hawaii with a friend. His friend went to buy fish, and Vedder, two cases of beer. He was sitting on them outside some stores when he noticed a Kamaka tenor ukulele, displayed in a drugstore window.

“I went in and picked it up and it sounded great,” Vedder said. “And I must have had the cash on hand because I walked out with it.”

He sat back down on the beer, took the ukulele out of the box and started fooling around.

“Immediately, a melody came out,” he said. “It must have sounded like something.”

Must have; passers-by tossed money into the open case.

First a dollar, then 50 cents.

“It was immediate grati-

fication that maybe I could go places with this thing,” he said. “That’s just the nature of that instrument.

“This little four-string songwriting tool started changing the way I brought songs to the group.”

Over time, that little uke would become Vedder’s constant companion.

On airplanes, where he would carry it on — once getting stopped by a flight attendant because it had (presumably dangerous) strings. Into the studio, to record his soundtrack to the 2007 film Into the Wild.

“As far as inanimate objects being friends goes,” Vedder said, “I think that is right on the list. My Martin ukulele is a work of art. It’s going to live long after me.”

At times on the record, the ukulele seems to speak for Vedder, who sounds vulnerable yet hopeful, like a suitor standing on the porch with a fistful of daisies. Other times, the strings are trying to cajole him, cheer him, like a child dancing around him as he plays.

“If these songs were written on a conventional guitar with drop-D tuning, it

would send you off a cliff,” he said. “So I feel like writing sad songs on a happy instrument is what keeps it in the realm.”

The LP version of Ukelele Songs will include a songbook — Vedder encouraging people to play for themselves.

“Things like guitars and ukuleles, you should never part with it,” he said, “because there will probably be good, healthy times spent, just playing and writing.”

Speaking of writing: Pearl Jam is currently working on its 10th studio album.

“We’re arranging the songs right now,” Vedder said. “It’s not my favorite part, not anybody’s favorite part. But when the work gets done, we can get excited about how we work together, the new plateaus of communication and understanding each other.”

Indeed, this summer, Pearl Jam will celebrate its 20th anniversary by headlining a two-day festival in Wisconsin and launching a Canadian tour.

September will see the release of Pearl Jam Twenty, a documentary made by friend and director Cameron Crowe.

The film will have an accompanying soundtrack album and book.

“We are each happily part of a gang,” Vedder said of the band. “Let’s plug in and play loud and fast and hard, and that will keep us from getting old and boring.”

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Austin returns to soul/R&B roots on new album

By Charles J. Gans

engaging in spirited interplay mate, restrained side on several with her backup vocalists, and acoustic “unplugged” arrangeon Bill ments on which she’s Withers’ accompanied by Patti Austin has spent much “Lean pianist Shelly Berg, of the past decade successfully including a touchrecasting herself as a jazz singer, on Me,” she starts ing rendition of Don winning her first-ever Grammy softly and McLean’s “Vincent” for her 2007 CD, Avant Gershends with and an understated, win. But her new CD, Sound reflective “My Way” Advice — mostly covers of tunes a soaring climax. without the Frank Sinaby Bob Dylan, Brenda Russell, tra swagger. the Jacksons and others — finds The 62year-old Austin returning to her soul, CHECK OUT THIS R&B and pop roots with an assist singer’s TRACK: Amid the covstill Patti Austin, from producer-arranger Greg ers, Austin’s original powerful gospel anthem, “By the Phillinganes (Stevie Wonder, “Sound Advice” vocals Grace of God,” adopted Michael Jackson, Toto).

(Shanachie) stand as a musical theme by Austin is at her best on out even The National Coalition her gospel-inspired take on though some of the song Against Domestic Violence, feaDes’ree’s “You Gotta Be” that choices are less inspiring — Paul tures a sparse arrangement with builds to a rousing call-andMcCartney’s “Let ‘Em In” and response with the Fire Choir. She Depeche Mode’s ethereal “Enjoy Berg’s piano and a background choir that highlights her inspirrocks out and adds some soul to the Silence.” ing vocals sung with heartfelt the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Austin shows a more inticonviction.

Always Get What You Want,” Associated Press

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After finding success as a jazz singer with her first Grammy, Patti Austin has returned to her roots as a soul and R&B singer.

Carter’s Chord offers beautiful harmony

By Michael Mccall

the kind of close harmonies only sibnew relationships or the difficult trials lings can create, Carter’s Chord avoid of keeping things together.

Associated Press current NashWith blues-tinged The three sisters who comprise ville trends; arrangements that Carter’s Chord carry the endorsements their lyrics don’t help create a signaof two of country music’s most macho focus on the ture sound, Carter’s figures — an ironic twist considering joys of rural life Chord reveal that the trio features delicately beautifully or on female the age-old sound harmonies and probe issues facing empowerment, of family harmony contemporary women with sensitive and they don’t can still bring fresh insight. present pounddimensions to modBecky and Joanna Robertson and ing countryern country music.

Emily Robertson Fortney first recorded rock or vocals CHECK THIS as youngsters in 1998 with the late that constantly TRACK OUT: “SimWaylon Jennings on the country music show off how ple Little Screwed outlaw’s children’s album, Cowboys, loud they can Up Life” uses a Sisters, Rascals & Dirt. Then Oklahoma sing. swampy, steamy roughneck Toby Keith signed them Instead, on arrangement to set to his record label, featured them on songs like the a scene for a young the soundtrack to his film Beer For My title cut or the Carter’s Chord, “Wild Together” woman who, amid a Horses, and now co-produces their new single, “A head-spinning first (Show Dog-Universal) second album, the six-song EP Wild Little Less Comkiss, warns the guy Together. fortable,” the falling for her that The album proves why the trio has sisters offer bold takes on how young he better prepare himself for a wild garnered such big-time support. With adults deal with the tentative steps of ride.

iTunes Top 10 selling singles and albums Singles 1. “Rolling In the Deep,” ADELE 2. “Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer),” Pitbull 3. “I Love You This Big,” Scotty McCreery 4. “The Edge of Glory,” Lady GaGa 5. “I’m On One (Edited Version) (feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wyane),” DJ Khaled 6. “Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock),” LMFAO 7. “The Lazy Song,” Bruno Mars 8. “Like My Mother Does,” Lauren Alaina 9. “Super Bass,” Nicki Minaj 10. “On the Floor (feat. Pitbull),” Jennifer Lopez Albums 1. “Born This Way,” Lady GaGa 2. “21,” ADELE 3. “This Is Country Music,” Brad Paisley 4. “American Idol Season 10: Scotty McCreery,” Scotty McCreery 5. “Torches,” Foster the People 6. “Glee: The Music, Vol. 6,” Glee Cast 7. MMG Presents: Self Made, Vol. 1, Various Artists 8. “American Idol Season 10: Lauren Alaina,” Lauren Alaina 9. “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons 10. “Blacklight,” Tedashii — Complied by the Associated Press

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Reese Witherspoon arrives for the UK film premiere of ‘Water For Elephants,’ on May 3, at London’s Westfield Centre.

Generation Award is to be given to Witherspoon

By Sandy Cohen Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Reese Witherspoon better make some room on her trophy shelf.

MTV says Witherspoon will receive its Generation Award at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards.

The 35-year-old Oscar winner is being recognized for her range as an actress and for delighting the MTV audience throughout her career. MTV President Stephen Friedman called Witherspoon “one of the most versatile and accomplished performers of her time.”

Saturday Night Live star Jason Sudeikis will host Sunday’s ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheater, where Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Steve Carell, Shia LaBeouf, Patrick Dempsey, Cameron Diaz, Selena Gomez and Nicki Minaj are among those set to present the prizes.

Fans voted online for the winners in categories such as best kiss, best villain and best line from a movie. MTV chose Witherspoon, who joins previous Generation Award winners Sandra Bullock, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Tom Cruise and Jim Carrey.

Sunday’s show will also feature a first-look at footage from the latest Twilight installment, Breaking Dawn, Part 1.

By Robert Bozeman rbozeman@annistonstar.com

After having to sit through the last couple of installments, X-Men: First Class is really quite refreshing.

It’s refreshing in a way that is reminiscent of the latest Star Trek. It’s light and fun with good energy and no major flaws.

Ultimately, First Class doesn’t really reach the level of X2 or the first Iron Man, but it makes a fair stake for itself, mainly behind the performances of James McAvoy (who plays Charles Xavier) and Michael Fassbender (Erik Lehnsherr as he makes his transformation into Magneto.)

The film starts with young Erik folding in a gate at a concentration camp after being taken from his parents. He is then taken to Nazi officer Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), who tries to activate young Erik’s magnetic powers by threatening to shoot his mother if Erik can’t move a coin with his mind. It’s almost as if Shaw is trying to create a comic book supervillain.

And then we have young Charles Xavier finding a young Mystique/ Raven, the teenage version played by

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS HHH rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some sexual content including brief partial nudity and language Running time: 2:12.

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, Kevin Bacon Jennifer Lawrence for the majority of the film, stealing food from her kitchen.

The film plays out in the backdrop of the Cold War as Charles, Raven and Erik find each other, they also find that Shaw, now teamed up with Emma Frost (January Jones) and two disposable baddies, is dead set on starting up World War III and the extinction of us lesser humans.

The good guys of course have to try and stop this, teaming up with the CIA and recruiting more mutants, Hank McCoy/Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Angel (Zoë Kravitz), Sean Cassidy/Banshee (Caleb Landry Jones), Alex Summers/ Havok (Lucas Till) and Darwin (Edi Gathegi).

All these young cast members lend

to the film a great deal of energy and charisma, which director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake,’ Kick-Ass’) uses well.

And of course, it wouldn’t be the XMen without the over-arching theme of alienated outcasts who deal with rejection, fear and hate – themes that have drawn awkward teens to their stories since the days of Stan Lee. The metaphor here extends — in some places less subtly than others — to the LGBT community and at one point when McCoy is asked why he never mentioned his mutation, he replies: “You didn’t ask, I didn’t tell.”

Despite the film being over two hours long, it’s very well-paced. The special effects are all up to par, the acting is on point most of the time – Lawrence does a great job playing the transformation from insecure to empowered — and the score is well done. Most fanboys will probably disagree with me here, but there might have been a bit too much winking and nudging with the inside jokes. Ultimately this is good summer fare, nothing here that’s breaking any genre boundaries, but you won’t be disappointed if you venture out and catch it this weekend.

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HHH, 2:05, R

As maid of honor, a single woman leads her best friend and a colorful group of bridesmaids on a wild ride. With Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne and Wendi McLendon-Covey. fast five

HH1/2, 2:10, PG-13 A motley crew of car racers try to pull off a daring last job and gain their freedom while evading a hard-nosed federal agent in this installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise. With Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Tyrese Gibson.

Jumping the Broom

H1/2, 1:52, PG-13

Two very different African-American families come together for a wedding on Martha’s Vineyard.

With Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso and Loretta Devine.

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2-D and 3-D)

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The martial artist panda Po and his friends must once again protect the Valley of Peace from a formidable villain. With the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Jackie Chan.

Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Madea’s Big Happy Family

HH1/2, 1:45, PG-13

The headstrong, wisecracking grandmother Madea tries to bring her family together with tough love, laughter and the revelation of a long-held secret. With Tyler Perry, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis and Lauren London.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2-D and 3-D)

H1/2, 2:17, PG-13

Captain Jack Sparrow returns for another swashbuckling adventure, this time searching for the Fountain of Youth and tangling with the pirate Blackbeard. With Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane and Kevin R. McNally.

Priest 3-d

H1/2, 1:28, PG-13

In a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by wars between humans and vampires, a priest goes on a quest to rescue his kidnapped niece. With Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet and Maggie Q. Directed by Scott Stewart.

The hangover part II

HHH, 1:41, R

On the heels of their wild Las Vegas bachelor party, four pals get into more trouble en route to a pre-wedding brunch in Thailand. With Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifanakis and Ed Helms. Written

by Scot Armstrong, Craig Mazin and Todd Phillips. thor (2-D and 3-D)

HHH, 1:55, PG-13

The warrior-god Thor is cast out of his magical homeland and sent to live among humans on Earth, where he becomes a hero.

With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston and Stellan Skarsgard. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.

X-men: first class

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A retreat into the comic book mythology to present the beginnings of the mutant heroes. With James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne and Kevin Bacon. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.

June 3-June 9, 2011 New on dvd

Blasts, babes and bad guys ‘Drive Angry’ a return to the days of drive-in theatres, outdoor screens

By Rick Bentley McClatchy Newspapers

This week’s new DVD releases range from the hysterical to the historical.

Drive Angry, Grade B: The film’s a throwback to when drive-in theaters were as prominent as Starbucks are today. Films that filled those outdoor screens weren’t concerned with plot and character development.

All that mattered were blasts, babes and bad guys.

The blasts are provided

by Nicolas Cage, who plays John Milton in a very obvious reference to the epic Renaissance poem Paradise Lost. When Milton’s daughter is killed by members of a cult and his granddaughter is scheduled to be sacrificed, Milton escapes the fiery pits to seek revenge.

It’ll make you nostalgic for the cheesy movies that made drive-ins so much fun.

Undertow, Grade A-: Javier Fuentes-Leon’s powerful film looks at love, loss and faith. A Peruvian fisherman (Cristian Mercado) struggles with a secret love that, if revealed, will hurt his wife. He must make a tough decision about revealing his true feelings to give the ghost of his lover (Manolo Cardona) peace.

The director blends the sweetness of the love story with the emotional turmoil the fisherman faces. It plays out against a brilliant background of the small fishing village.

Brad Meltzer’s Decoded: Season 1, Grade B: Brad Meltzer hosts the History Channel series that looks at big historical mysteries such as the first Presidential Codes, the hidden messages of the Statue of Liberty and the ciphers protecting the location of

Dan Steinberg/Associated Press/file

Nicolas Cage arrives at the premier of ‘Drive Angry’ Feb. 22 in Los Angeles. lost Confederate gold.

The series shows that when it comes to history, we may only know half the story. That may seem impossible with the explosion of information available through the Internet, but Meltzer says the Internet has made getting to the truth more difficult than before.

Also new on DVD this week: Psych: The Complete Fifth Season: Cable series about an unorthodox detective agency Rookie Blue: The Complete First Season: ABC drama about a group of young police officers.

SG-U Stargate Universe: The Complete Final Season: The final episodes of the cable series about a group of lost voyagers.

True Blood: The Complete Third Season: The drama continues in this HBO vampire series.

Biutiful: Javier Bardem stars in this story of a man struggling with good and evil.

Neil Young: Music Cares Tribute: Contains live covers of 17 of Young’s songs by Dave Matthews, Lady Antebellum, Ben Harper, Norah Jones and Elton John.

Swamp People: Season 1: Cable series about the wild life in swamps.

Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World: A five-part series that looks at the personalities of those behind some of the world’s greatest discoveries.

The Red Green Show: The Midlife Crisis Years: Canadian comedy about handyman Red and his boys.

Cross: Brian Austin Green stars in this super hero adventure.

Rio Lobo: The John Wayne classic is being released on Blu-ray.

Hijos del Carnval: Seasons One & Two: Blood ties are more blood than ties with the family in this HBO series.

Bands on the Run: Animated adventures of five rubber bands.

Savage County: Teenagers face in-bred Tennes-

see lunatics.

Kaboom: Director Gregg Araki’s film about young people find lust in the California sun.

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Good intentions aren’t enough for AMG ‘Lion’ the lion of judah H1/2 rating: PG for scary images.

Running time: 1:27 Starring: Voices of Ernest Borgnine, Scott Eastwood, Michael Madsen, Georgina Cordova and Sandi Patty.

By Rick Bentley McClatchy Newspapers

Associated Press

Chris Hemsworth, who portrays the title character in ‘Thor’ the movie, also does voiceover work in the ‘Thor’ game.

Movie heroes moving to video games

By Rick Bentley Fresno Bee

SAN FRANCISCO — Comic book companies want to make sure that when you get home from the latest superhero film you can have your own super time.

SEGA’s Thor: God of Thunder video game is already in stores and Captain America: Super Soldier will be available on July 19 in connection with the Marvel Comics-inspired movie releases.

Warner Bros. interactive will offer up Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters on June 7 to go along with the DC Comics summer movie.

Because video games have become such a big part of the comic company business plan, there’s as much time and effort put into them. It’s almost as if they were a feature film. Writers who have worked in the comic book world and actors who have helped bring the characters to life on screen are part of the process.

Marvel turned to comic writer Christos Gage for the script for Captain America: Super Soldier. Although this is Gage’s first script for a video game, he knows the Marvel universe, having written for the Avengers Academy, Invaders, World War

“In comics you have absolute freedom ...”

— Christos Gage, comic writer Hulk: X-Men and Iron Man. “I’ve written in the past for TV/film and comic books. Video games are an interesting middle ground,” says Gage.

“In comics you have absolute freedom.

Anything you can imagine you can draw.

Or someone else can draw it since I can’t.

But you don’t get to work with actors the way you do in film and TV. “With video games you have a lot of budgetary freedom. Not total, but a lot.

Plus, you get to work with voice actors. It’s an interesting middle ground.”

The video game has Captain America battling Nazis as he makes his way through enemy castles with a variety of super skills. Cage was happy when he was told the game would be in line with the movie and deal with Captain America during World War II. He feels like that’s a proper way to start a new video game franchise. Later games can take the character into modern storylines.

The other tie will be Chris Evans — who’s playing Captain America in the upcoming movie. He voices the hero in the video game.

That vocal crossover carries through the new super hero video games.

You’ll hear the voices of Thor movie stars Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston in the Thor God of Thunder video game.

The game goes deeper into the heroic tales of the Thor universe as players take on the role of Thor as he battles through numerous worlds of Norse mythology to overcome foes introduced in the comic books.

There’ll be a similar ring to the voice talent for Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters as Ryan Reynolds provides the voice of Green Lantern. Players must uses the power ring to defeat the Manhunters, an android race out to destroy the Green Lantern Corps.

All three games will be available for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation3 and Xbox 360.

Super hero video games don’t have to be tied to a film release. Games featuring Spider-Man and X-Men will be available this fall.

If films were judged solely on good intentions, The Lion of Judah would be a success. It’s an effort by AMG Films to release a family-friendly animated movie with a solid religious message.

Good intentions aren’t enough.

Except for a terrific soundtrack from Greg Sims, the film’s a mess. The writing is a jumble of Bible stories held loosely together by a group of animals so annoying you’ll wish Noah had left them off the ark.

Judah (voiced by Georgina Cordova) is a lamb with the heart of a lion. When he’s taken to Jerusalem to be sacrificed, an odd menagerie of farm animals decide to save him. Their path crosses with Jesus in his final days.

The script by Brent Dawes is so thin it barely has enough moments to qualify as a feature film. When he’s not mixing up Bible stories, he’s padding scenes long critter walks and annoying ramblings. If you boiled this movie down to its important elements, it would be shorter than a half-hour TV show.

Generally, the voice casting is solid.

Ernest Borgnine brings a fatherly feel to the role of the rat Slink and Michael Madsen has the world-weary voice needed for the raven leader Boss. But great voices don’t matter when the writing is this bad.

The script’s weaknesses are magnified by poor animation. If it had been released direct to DVD, the stiff movement of the computer-generated characters and stark backgrounds wouldn’t have seemed so juvenile. Because the film is opening in theater complexes showing the extremely polished Kung Fu Panda 2” the difference in quality is striking.

There’s an audience for this film from directors Deryck Broom and Roger Hawkins. But The Lion of Judah is so technically inferior, it fails despite its best intentions.

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FRIDAY MUSIC

Open Mic with Riley Green What: All musicians welcome When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 256-405-4366

Open Mic Night What: All musicians welcome When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Solid Rock Cafe, 105 North Center Ave., Piedmont How much: Free Contact: 256-447-1960

Herschel Keeton and the Cotton Pickin’ Chicken Pickers What: Country

When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Golden Saw Music Hall, Williams Community, 5196 Pleasant Valley Road, Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 256-435-4696

Robby Jordan When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Patio of Mellow Mushroom, 33 Industrial Drive, Oxford How much: Free Contact: 256-835-1444 Lindsey Hinkle When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-235-0613

The Wanted Band What: Classic rock, country When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston How much: $4 Contact: 256-238-8047

Steakhouse, 1503 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-835-7735 DJ Rockin’ Roger When: 9 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-832-5000 Rob Dunaway When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 256-405-4366

David and Pure Country When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble

MUSIC

Full Circle Band What: Country, pop. No drinking or smoking allowed When: 7-11 p.m.

Where: American Legion Post 19, Heflin How much: $5 Contact: 256-579-2402 Karaoke with Brett When: 8 p.m.

Where: Bama Lounge, 4006 Old Birmingham Highway, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-240-2922 Josh Cash When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-235-0613

St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-741-9300

10/55 What: Country, rock When: 9 p.m.

Where: Bama Cowboy Saloon and

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The Wanted Band What: Classic rock, country When: 8:30 p.m.

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{get out and do something} Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston How much: $4 Contact: 256-238-8047 Danny and David What: Rock, easy listening When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-741-9300

Jim Dawg Parks Band When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 205-405-4366

Larry Keel Band When: 9 p.m.

Where: Blue Bayou, 4250 Alabama Highway 202, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-419-4786

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Jim Dawg Parks Band

EVENT

Trade Day and Farmers Market When: 7 a.m.

Where: Nances Creek Community Center, Nances Creek Wine Tasting When: 2-6 p.m.

Where: Wine Cellar, 309 Quintard Ave., Anniston How much: $5 Contact: 256-237-5996 CAST 2011-2012 Season Auditions When: 3 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 1701 Henry Road, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-820-2278

Larry Keel Band

ExhibitS Chocolate Vessels What: Variety of vessels used to store and ship chocolate through the years.

When: Through June 5.

Museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays 1-5 p.m.

Where: Berman Museum of World History, 840 Museum

Music

Karaoke with Brett When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-741-9300

10/55 What: Country, rock When: 9 p.m.

Where: Bama Cowboy Saloon and Steakhouse, 1503 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-835-7735 DJ Rockin’ Roger When: 9 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-832-5000

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Drive, Anniston How much: $5 for adults, $4.50 for seniors (60+), $4 for children 4-17; children under 3 are free Contact: 256-237-6261 or www.bermanmuseum.org Art Exhibition What: ArtWorks Gallery has a continuing exhibition

of works by gallery artists.

Offerings include a wide variety of original art and fine craft works by 18 area artists.

When: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: ArtWorks Gallery, 921 Noble St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-237-1259

Bike Sunday What: Food, drink specials, giveaways When: 2-6 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-741-9300

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MONDAY Music

Karaoke by Mossburg When: 8-11 p.m.

Where: Jefferson’s, 407 Pelham Road N., Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 256-435-3456

EVENT

CAST 2011-2012 Season Auditions When: 7 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 1701 Henry Road, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-820-2278

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TUESDAY Music

Karaoke with Brett When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-741-9300

Karaoke by Mossburg When: 8-11 p.m.

Where: Jefferson’s, 407 Pelham Road N., Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 256-435-3456

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WEDNESDAY MUSIC

Open Mic Night with Chris and Paul When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Dance Party with Scuba Steve When: 9 p.m.

Where: Brother’s Bar, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville How much: $3 Contact: 256-435-6090 Karaoke with DJ Tay Tay When: 9 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 256-405-4366

COMEDY

Comedy Open Mic Night with Eric Swann and Kool-Aide When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-235-0613

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Karaoke with Billy 2 Bare When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-235-0613

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{get out and do something} Jam Night When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-237-1899

Greg Huff and Scott Grant When: 6 p.m.

Where: Garfrerick’s Cafe, 655 Creekside Drive, Oxford How much: Free Contact: 256-831-0044

Keitha Williams When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: The Victoria Restaurant, 1604 Quintard Ave., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-236-0503

DJ Rockin’ Roger When: 9-10 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-237-5996

Karaoke with Brett When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-741-9300

Open Mic with Riley Green What: All musicians welcome When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville How much: Free Contact: 256-405-4366

Karaoke with Chris Johns When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Mellow Mushroom patio, 33 Industrial Drive, Oxford How much: Free Contact: 256-835-1444

Line dancing lessons When: 7-8 p.m.

Where: Bama Cowboy Saloon and Steakhouse, 1503 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston How much: Free Contact: 256-835-7735

To submit to the free calendar, contact Deirdre Long at 256-2353580 or dlong@annistonstar.com.

Listings must be received at least seven days in advance.

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Disney CEO defends use of 3-D

By Ryan Nakashima

gimmick are hurting attendance domestically, an effect that may Associated Press carry over overseas, where 3-D is RANCHO PALOS VERDES, still booming.

Calif. — Disney CEO Bob Iger Iger said that 3-D technology defended the company’s producmust be used in the right way or tion of 3-D films Thursday after studios risk annoying moviegoers 3-D ticket sales for several recent who are asked to pay a few dollars movies lagged their predecessors. more for tickets.

It’s “way too early to write 3“(If) people go to a film on the D’s epitaph,” Iger said at the D: first weekend and pay the preAll Things Digital conference. “I mium that they pay for 3-D and think a lot of conclusions are being come out either not liking film or reached about a business that’s thinking it wasn’t worth it in 3-D still relatively new.”

— you can’t hide that any more.

Industry experts point out Everybody knows it,” he said. “So that The Walt Disney Co.’s fourth I think it has to be used carefully.

Pirates of the Caribbean movie and When it’s used it has to be used on the second installment of Kung Fu the right film and in the right way Panda, from DreamWorks Anima- technologically and creatively. You tion SKG Inc., generated around 40 can’t just ‘If you build it they will percent of their revenue from 3-D come.’ You can’t do that.” screenings, compared with about Hollywood has been hurt by a 60 percent from earlier films such slow start this year with revenues as Shrek Forever After and How to from U.S. and Canadian theaters Train Your Dragon. down 8 percent at $4.02 billion Some analysts trimmed estithrough the Memorial Day weekmates on DreamWorks and 3-D end, according to Hollywood.com. technology company RealD Inc. Last weekend, Warner Bros. The as a result. Shares of RealD are Hangover: Part II in 2-D debuted down about 14 percent since the at No. 1, hauling in $105.8 million weekend. over the long weekend, compared Higher ticket prices and a sense to Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3-D opening among consumers that 3-D is a with $62.2 million.

EVENT

Wine tasting When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Tyson Art & Frame, 3326 Henry Road, Anniston How much: $5 Contact: 256-236-9910

technology

IBM’s Watson named ‘person’ of the year by the Webby Awards

By Jake Coyle Associated Press

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Po, voiced by Jack Black, begins his training with Master Shifu in ‘Kung Fu Panda.’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ in 3-D opened last weekend with $62.2 million.

NEW YORK — The Jeopardy-playing IBM computer Watson has been named person of the year by the Webby Awards.

The Webbys, which honor Internet achievement, announced their special honorees Thursday.

The recently disbanded rock group LCD Soundsystem was chosen artist of the year. The band presented their final concert at Madison Square Garden in a live webcast in April.

“It Gets Better Project” founder Dan Savage will be honored for special achievement. Savage’s online video campaign has urged young people to stand up to bullying against lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender teens.

Director Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, cofounders of the comedy website Funny or Die, will be honored as film and video person of the year. In the earlier-announced Webby winners, Funny or Die led with a total of nine awards.

Martin Cooper, a former Motorola executive who’s considered the father of the mobile phone, will be given a Webby for lifetime achievement.

The 15th annual Webby Awards ceremony is June 13, hosted by Lisa Kudrow. The show will stream live on numerous outlets, including via Facebook, the Huffington Post and Funny or Die.

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All is not light and frothy on summer reading list For all of its glorious sunshine, summertime takes readers to a lot of dark places.

Writers prove that many new books go beyond light beach material.

This year’s Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, “A Visit From the Goon Squad” by Jennifer Egan, came out last June. That same month saw a big dystopian/science fiction thriller by an English professor. Justin Cronin, author of “The Passage,” doesn’t like to stereotype summer reading.

“Espionage fiction is my go-to genre that’s diverting, but my summer reading isn’t that different,” says Cronin.

In July, John Dalton will follow his literary debut, “Heaven Lake,” by delving into a creepy and dangerous Ozark summer camp.

“I did figure Scribner would want to market it in the summer because it’s set in a summer camp,” says Dalton, a professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. But

“some of the best books of the year” are released then, he says, so he doesn’t mind.

“The Inverted Forest,” which shares a title with a J.D. Salinger story, tells a tale of suspense and intricate characters.

“I wanted to write a literary novel that didn’t bore the reader,” Dalton says. “There’s always something interesting going on.”

That said, there is a reason summer books have their reputation for fun: Fewer seem to be about foreign diplomacy and more are geared toward robots (or dragons) trying to take over the world.

This season’s new books go both to the bright beach and into shadowy woods. Here is a selection of upcoming titles (publication dates are subject to change). Information is taken from publishers and Internet sources.

— Jane Henderson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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T he summer reading list Favorite series

• Jeffrey Deaver’s “Carte Blanche” (Simon and Schuster/ June 14). Deaver’s own books do well, but now he’s stepped in to contribute to a legacy spy series • that of James Bond.

• Paul Doiron’s “Trespasser” (Minotaur/June). A Maine game warden is drawn into the case of a brutalized woman that seems to echo a previous killing. Is the wrong man in jail?

• Janet Evanovich’s “Smokin’ Seventeen” (Bantam/June 21). Stephanie Plum still hasn’t solved her guy problems, but the mystery she must solve is why corpses are showing up in a construction lot.

• Tess Gerritsen’s “The Silent Girl” (Ballantine/July 5). Rizzoli and Isles solve a chilling murder in Boston’s Chinatown.

• John Hart’s “Iron House” (Thomas Dunne/July 12). A hit man tries to get away from New York, but he finds plenty of bad guys in his home state of North Carolina.

• David Ignatius’ “Bloodmoney” (Norton/June 6). A CIA-type group tries to buy off enemies in Pakistan, but it isn’t quite working as U.S. spies are getting bumped off anyway.

• John Sandford’s “Buried Prey” (Putnam/May). Long-missing girls are finally found when a house is demolished. Maybe Lucas Davenport should compare notes with Stephanie Plum.

• James Rollins’ “The Devil Colony” (William Morrow/ June 21). A skull marked with a five-pointed star and a sickle-shape moon sends a covert investigator toward secrets about the founding of America.

History

• Erik Larson’s “In the Garden of Beasts” (Crown/May).

Already a best-seller, Larson’s story concerns prewar Germany and a U.S. ambassador who decides he must get his family home.

• Charles Mann’s “1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created” (Knopf/August). The author of “1491” details the exchange of flora and fauna between America and Europe.

• Howard Markel’s “An Anatomy of Addiction” (Pantheon/July).

Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, and William Halsted, a pathfinding surgeon, were cocaine addicts who struggled to stop using what had been considered a wonder drug, medical historian Markel says.

• Richard White’s “Railroaded” (Norton, Tuesday). Rail-

road barons bribed Congress and left chaos in their wake in this lively history of the 19th-century transcontinental railroads. Publishers Weekly calls it witty and astute.

• Julie Winch’s “The Clamorgans” (Hill and Wang/May).

The history of the Clamorgan family, from Frenchman Jacques Clamorgan, who bought land in St. Louis before the Louisiana Purchase, to his mixed-race descendants, some of whom passed as white.

Here and now

• Simon BaronCohen’s “The Science of Evil” (Basic/June). British autism researcher argues that there should be a new psychological diagnosis: “empathy disorder.”

• Pamela Haag’s “Marriage Confidential” (Harper/June). Today’s marriages are more like friendships than loving unions, Haag says, with focus on the needs of children.

• Peter Tomsen’s “The Wars of Afghanistan” (PublicAffairs/July). Tomsen recounts the recent history of Afghanistan and recommends how America should handle its future with the conflict-ridden country.

Fantasy, horror & science fiction • Laurell K. Hamilton’s “Hit List” (Berkley, June 7). Can vampire hunter Anita Blake still be alive after 20 books? You bet, but hit men are headed for St. Louis.

• George R.R. Martin’s “A Dance With Dragons” (Bantam/July 12). The Seven Kingdoms still aren’t getting along in the 1,000-page fifth volume in the “A Song of Fire and Ice” series.

• Dan Simmons’ “Flashback” (Little, Brown/ July). The U.S. has reduced its nuclear arsenal, and Muslim terrorists attack Israel. The present is depressing, so Americans take drugs to relive the past instead of preparing for the future.

• Daniel H. Wilson’s “Robopocalypse” (Doubleday/June 7). In Frankenstein-meets-Jurassic Park, robots decide they want to be in charge. The novel has been optioned by director Steven Spielberg.

Sisters and girlfriends

• Cathy Holton’s “Summer in the South” (Ballantine/May). A Chicago gal, taking a chance to escape and write a novel, travels to Tennessee to stay with two aristocratic, elderly sisters.

• Lisa See’s “Dreams of Joy” (Random House/May). See continues the story of sisters Pearl and May from “Shanghai Girls,” with Pearl’s daughter Joy running away to find her birth father.

• Ann Brashares’ “Sisterhood Everlasting” (Random House/June). The sisters of the traveling pants are in their late 20s now, and Brashares gears the newest in the series for adult readers. The author will be in town June 28.

• Jennifer Weiner’s “Then Came You” (Atria/July 12). A decade after her debut novel “Good in Bed,” the popular author offers a story of four women and a baby.

An older woman, who has a stepdaughter, can’t get pregnant, so a college student donates an egg and a surrogate mother carries it.

Literary leanings

• David Anthony’s “Something for Nothing” (Algonquin/ June 7). Satirical debut novel about a businessman who has bought a few too many things (like a Tahoe cabin and a racehorse). He takes the “I’ll just sell drugs for a while” route, which, as we know from “Breaking Bad” and “Weeds,” is not usually an easy way out.

• Stefan Merrill Block’s “The Storm at the Door” (Random House/June 21). Block, praised for his debut novel “The Story of Forgetting,” again finds inspiration in his family’s past in a wrenching 1960s-era story about a depressed father who is sent to a mental • hospital.

• Bonnie Jo Campbell’s “Once Upon a River” (Norton/July). An impoverished teen, abandoned by her mother, leaves her Michigan home with a gun and struggles to survive on her own.

• Keith Donohue’s “Centuries of June” (Crown/Tuesday). The author of “The Stolen Child” uses ghost tales, history and dreams in a story told by a shooting victim (and the suspects) as his life passes before his eyes.

• Kate Christensen’s “The Astral” (Doubleday/June 14). Brooklyn poet Harry Quirk’s name alone seems to signal the novel’s focus on a group of oddball characters he deals with after his suspicious wife kicks him to the curb.

• John Dalton’s “The Inverted Forest” (Scribner/July).

Summer camp counselors are unprepared when they find out that their first campers will be disabled adults, wards of Missouri. The second novel by the author of “Heaven Lake.”

• Ron Hansen’s “A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion” (Scribner/June). Erotic tension marks a 1920s love affair that leads

to the murder of a woman’s husband. Like Hansen’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” this new novel is based on a real-life scandal.

• Bobbie Ann Mason’s “The Girl in the Blue Beret” (Random House/June). A World War II airman is shot down over France and hides in safe houses. He returns years later to find some of the people who helped him survive.

• Ann Patchett’s “State of Wonder” (Harper/June 7). A scientist for a drug company journeys to the Amazon to find a rogue researcher whose experiments suggest she may have drunk something from Joseph Conrad’s Kurtz.

• Scott Phillips’ “The Adjustment” (Counterpoint/August).

In 1950s Kansas, not every resident feels the postwar boom.

Phillips offers a noir novel of blackmail and murder.

• Sapphire’s “The Kid” (Penguin/July 5). If you felt for Precious, the sexually abused teen heroine of “Push,” you’ll find it tough to learn about her orphaned son Abdul Jones.

Bios and memoirs

• Jaycee Dugard’s “A Stolen Life” (Simon & Schuster/ July). Held captive for 18 years, Dugard tells the story of her kidnapping at age 11, bearing two children during captivity and her life with her abductors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido.

• Steve Friedman’s “Lost on Treasure Island” (Arcade/ June). The former St. Louisan heads to Manhattan’s bright lights and a job at GQ magazine and recounts in a self-deprecating memoir about crushing on celebrities and looking for dates at 12-step meetings.

• Eva Gabrielsson’s “’There Are Things I Want You to Know’ About Stieg Larsson and Me” (Seven Stories/June).

The longtime companion of the Swedish journalist gets personal about the author of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”

• Mark Seal’s “The Man in the Rockefeller Suit” (Viking/ June 2).

A German youth comes to America and passes himself off as Clark Rockefeller, gaining entrance to country clubs and financial institutions, even fooling his Harvard-educated wife into thinking she really married up.

• Miles J. Unger’s “Machiavelli” (Simon and Schuster/ June 14). The ruthless political strategist has been misunderstood, according prepublication information.

— St. Louis Post-Dispatch

June 3-June 9, 2011

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All is not light and frothy on summer reading list For all of its glorious sunshine, summertime takes readers to a lot of dark places.

Writers prove that many new books go beyond light beach material.

This year’s Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, “A Visit From the Goon Squad” by Jennifer Egan, came out last June. That same month saw a big dystopian/science fiction thriller by an English professor. Justin Cronin, author of “The Passage,” doesn’t like to stereotype summer reading.

“Espionage fiction is my go-to genre that’s diverting, but my summer reading isn’t that different,” says Cronin.

In July, John Dalton will follow his literary debut, “Heaven Lake,” by delving into a creepy and dangerous Ozark summer camp.

“I did figure Scribner would want to market it in the summer because it’s set in a summer camp,” says Dalton, a professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. But

“some of the best books of the year” are released then, he says, so he doesn’t mind.

“The Inverted Forest,” which shares a title with a J.D. Salinger story, tells a tale of suspense and intricate characters.

“I wanted to write a literary novel that didn’t bore the reader,” Dalton says. “There’s always something interesting going on.”

That said, there is a reason summer books have their reputation for fun: Fewer seem to be about foreign diplomacy and more are geared toward robots (or dragons) trying to take over the world.

This season’s new books go both to the bright beach and into shadowy woods. Here is a selection of upcoming titles (publication dates are subject to change). Information is taken from publishers and Internet sources.

— Jane Henderson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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T he summer reading list Favorite series

• Jeffrey Deaver’s “Carte Blanche” (Simon and Schuster/ June 14). Deaver’s own books do well, but now he’s stepped in to contribute to a legacy spy series • that of James Bond.

• Paul Doiron’s “Trespasser” (Minotaur/June). A Maine game warden is drawn into the case of a brutalized woman that seems to echo a previous killing. Is the wrong man in jail?

• Janet Evanovich’s “Smokin’ Seventeen” (Bantam/June 21). Stephanie Plum still hasn’t solved her guy problems, but the mystery she must solve is why corpses are showing up in a construction lot.

• Tess Gerritsen’s “The Silent Girl” (Ballantine/July 5). Rizzoli and Isles solve a chilling murder in Boston’s Chinatown.

• John Hart’s “Iron House” (Thomas Dunne/July 12). A hit man tries to get away from New York, but he finds plenty of bad guys in his home state of North Carolina.

• David Ignatius’ “Bloodmoney” (Norton/June 6). A CIA-type group tries to buy off enemies in Pakistan, but it isn’t quite working as U.S. spies are getting bumped off anyway.

• John Sandford’s “Buried Prey” (Putnam/May). Long-missing girls are finally found when a house is demolished. Maybe Lucas Davenport should compare notes with Stephanie Plum.

• James Rollins’ “The Devil Colony” (William Morrow/ June 21). A skull marked with a five-pointed star and a sickle-shape moon sends a covert investigator toward secrets about the founding of America.

History

• Erik Larson’s “In the Garden of Beasts” (Crown/May).

Already a best-seller, Larson’s story concerns prewar Germany and a U.S. ambassador who decides he must get his family home.

• Charles Mann’s “1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created” (Knopf/August). The author of “1491” details the exchange of flora and fauna between America and Europe.

• Howard Markel’s “An Anatomy of Addiction” (Pantheon/July).

Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, and William Halsted, a pathfinding surgeon, were cocaine addicts who struggled to stop using what had been considered a wonder drug, medical historian Markel says.

• Richard White’s “Railroaded” (Norton, Tuesday). Rail-

road barons bribed Congress and left chaos in their wake in this lively history of the 19th-century transcontinental railroads. Publishers Weekly calls it witty and astute.

• Julie Winch’s “The Clamorgans” (Hill and Wang/May).

The history of the Clamorgan family, from Frenchman Jacques Clamorgan, who bought land in St. Louis before the Louisiana Purchase, to his mixed-race descendants, some of whom passed as white.

Here and now

• Simon BaronCohen’s “The Science of Evil” (Basic/June). British autism researcher argues that there should be a new psychological diagnosis: “empathy disorder.”

• Pamela Haag’s “Marriage Confidential” (Harper/June). Today’s marriages are more like friendships than loving unions, Haag says, with focus on the needs of children.

• Peter Tomsen’s “The Wars of Afghanistan” (PublicAffairs/July). Tomsen recounts the recent history of Afghanistan and recommends how America should handle its future with the conflict-ridden country.

Fantasy, horror & science fiction • Laurell K. Hamilton’s “Hit List” (Berkley, June 7). Can vampire hunter Anita Blake still be alive after 20 books? You bet, but hit men are headed for St. Louis.

• George R.R. Martin’s “A Dance With Dragons” (Bantam/July 12). The Seven Kingdoms still aren’t getting along in the 1,000-page fifth volume in the “A Song of Fire and Ice” series.

• Dan Simmons’ “Flashback” (Little, Brown/ July). The U.S. has reduced its nuclear arsenal, and Muslim terrorists attack Israel. The present is depressing, so Americans take drugs to relive the past instead of preparing for the future.

• Daniel H. Wilson’s “Robopocalypse” (Doubleday/June 7). In Frankenstein-meets-Jurassic Park, robots decide they want to be in charge. The novel has been optioned by director Steven Spielberg.

Sisters and girlfriends

• Cathy Holton’s “Summer in the South” (Ballantine/May). A Chicago gal, taking a chance to escape and write a novel, travels to Tennessee to stay with two aristocratic, elderly sisters.

• Lisa See’s “Dreams of Joy” (Random House/May). See continues the story of sisters Pearl and May from “Shanghai Girls,” with Pearl’s daughter Joy running away to find her birth father.

• Ann Brashares’ “Sisterhood Everlasting” (Random House/June). The sisters of the traveling pants are in their late 20s now, and Brashares gears the newest in the series for adult readers. The author will be in town June 28.

• Jennifer Weiner’s “Then Came You” (Atria/July 12). A decade after her debut novel “Good in Bed,” the popular author offers a story of four women and a baby.

An older woman, who has a stepdaughter, can’t get pregnant, so a college student donates an egg and a surrogate mother carries it.

Literary leanings

• David Anthony’s “Something for Nothing” (Algonquin/ June 7). Satirical debut novel about a businessman who has bought a few too many things (like a Tahoe cabin and a racehorse). He takes the “I’ll just sell drugs for a while” route, which, as we know from “Breaking Bad” and “Weeds,” is not usually an easy way out.

• Stefan Merrill Block’s “The Storm at the Door” (Random House/June 21). Block, praised for his debut novel “The Story of Forgetting,” again finds inspiration in his family’s past in a wrenching 1960s-era story about a depressed father who is sent to a mental • hospital.

• Bonnie Jo Campbell’s “Once Upon a River” (Norton/July). An impoverished teen, abandoned by her mother, leaves her Michigan home with a gun and struggles to survive on her own.

• Keith Donohue’s “Centuries of June” (Crown/Tuesday). The author of “The Stolen Child” uses ghost tales, history and dreams in a story told by a shooting victim (and the suspects) as his life passes before his eyes.

• Kate Christensen’s “The Astral” (Doubleday/June 14). Brooklyn poet Harry Quirk’s name alone seems to signal the novel’s focus on a group of oddball characters he deals with after his suspicious wife kicks him to the curb.

• John Dalton’s “The Inverted Forest” (Scribner/July).

Summer camp counselors are unprepared when they find out that their first campers will be disabled adults, wards of Missouri. The second novel by the author of “Heaven Lake.”

• Ron Hansen’s “A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion” (Scribner/June). Erotic tension marks a 1920s love affair that leads

to the murder of a woman’s husband. Like Hansen’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” this new novel is based on a real-life scandal.

• Bobbie Ann Mason’s “The Girl in the Blue Beret” (Random House/June). A World War II airman is shot down over France and hides in safe houses. He returns years later to find some of the people who helped him survive.

• Ann Patchett’s “State of Wonder” (Harper/June 7). A scientist for a drug company journeys to the Amazon to find a rogue researcher whose experiments suggest she may have drunk something from Joseph Conrad’s Kurtz.

• Scott Phillips’ “The Adjustment” (Counterpoint/August).

In 1950s Kansas, not every resident feels the postwar boom.

Phillips offers a noir novel of blackmail and murder.

• Sapphire’s “The Kid” (Penguin/July 5). If you felt for Precious, the sexually abused teen heroine of “Push,” you’ll find it tough to learn about her orphaned son Abdul Jones.

Bios and memoirs

• Jaycee Dugard’s “A Stolen Life” (Simon & Schuster/ July). Held captive for 18 years, Dugard tells the story of her kidnapping at age 11, bearing two children during captivity and her life with her abductors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido.

• Steve Friedman’s “Lost on Treasure Island” (Arcade/ June). The former St. Louisan heads to Manhattan’s bright lights and a job at GQ magazine and recounts in a self-deprecating memoir about crushing on celebrities and looking for dates at 12-step meetings.

• Eva Gabrielsson’s “’There Are Things I Want You to Know’ About Stieg Larsson and Me” (Seven Stories/June).

The longtime companion of the Swedish journalist gets personal about the author of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”

• Mark Seal’s “The Man in the Rockefeller Suit” (Viking/ June 2).

A German youth comes to America and passes himself off as Clark Rockefeller, gaining entrance to country clubs and financial institutions, even fooling his Harvard-educated wife into thinking she really married up.

• Miles J. Unger’s “Machiavelli” (Simon and Schuster/ June 14). The ruthless political strategist has been misunderstood, according prepublication information.

— St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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TNT found strangled. ’ A veteran faces his longtime prejudices. Å MAD Regular Show King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON Adventure Time All in the Family All in the Family Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The Nanny Å TVLND All in the Family NCIS “Iceman” A Marine on life support. ’ Å NCIS A showdown with an arms dealer. ’ Å NCIS Ducky keeps a secret from the team. ’ Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Branded” Å USA NCIS “Driven” ’ Å 40 Funniest Fails Clips of human behaviors going wrong. ’ Storytellers My Morning Jacket. (N) ’ VH1 ››› “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986, Comedy) Matthew Broderick. ’ Å CABLE NEWS The China Question China as the world’s second superpower. (N) Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Mexico’s Drug War In the Arena (N) Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å CNN John King, USA (N) Capital News Today CSPAN Tonight From Washington Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 Close-Up on C-SPAN The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) Lockup: Raw “Doomed Decisions” Lockup: Raw No escaping the consequences.

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Animal Atl. Inside Ed. Paid Prog. King of Hill Paid Prog. MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals. (N) ’ (Live) Å America The Amen Solution -- Thinner, Smarter, Happier New Play Piano in a Flash: 3 Steps to Piano Suc- Suze Orman’s Money Class Financial strategies. ’ YogaAsk This Band With Dr. Daniel Amen ’ Å cess Three steps to playing the piano. Å Å Arthritis Old House Splash ●Rugby USA 7’s Collegiate Championship. From Magic Bus Babar (EI) Willa’s Wild Pearlie (EI) Paid Pro- ●Track and Field Nike Prefontaine 13 News at Nightly 13 News at Å Life gram Classic. From Eugene, Ore. (N) Philadelphia. (N) ’ (Live) Å 5:00pm News 6:00pm Yu-Gi-Oh! Rake The Hills The Hills ›› “Hollow Man” (2000) Kevin Bacon. ››› “Flatliners” (1990) Kiefer Sutherland.

Chris Raymond Two Men Vets Issue Pierson Lucy Show Van Dyke Rick & Bubba Å Rick & Bubba Å Auto Show Corner Paid Prog. T. Wilcox Gaither Homecoming The Cross Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Lucci Skin Paid Pro- Recession ●WNBA Basketball Phoenix Mercury at Seattle ESPN Sports Saturday Paid Pro- ABC World News at gram gram gram Care gram Profits Storm. From KeyArena in Seattle. (N) Å (N) gram News 6PM Your Side Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- ●PGA Tour Golf Memorial Tournament, Third Round. From Muirfield Village Inside Edi- CBS Evening CBS 42 gram gram gram gram gram Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. (N) (Live) Å tion News News at 6 ›› “Tango & Cash” (1989) Sylvester Stallone. ››› “The Majestic” (2001, Comedy-Drama) Jim Carrey, Martin Landau. ’ Dolittle 3 L WPXH Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. M*A*S*H Marketpl Marketpl Marketpl Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Mad About Animal Deadliest Catch Å Heartland Å ›› “Flyboys” (2006) James Franco.

Payne Payne Amer. Dad ¥ WABM Marketpl CABLE ENTERTAINMENT News Bulldogs Local Programming News Local Prog Ent ^ TV-2 Local Programming Fix-Yard Fix-Yard Fix-Yard Flip This House Å The Glades “Pilot” The Glades Å The Glades “Booty” The Glades “Exposed” The Glades Å Parking Parking Parking A&E Fix-Yard ››› “The Horse Soldiers” (1959, Action) John ››› “Chisum” (1970) John Wayne, Geoffrey Deuel. A rancher ›› “Cahill, United States Marshal” (1973) John Wayne. A law- ›››› “The Searchers” (1956) John Wayne. A Civil War hero AMC Wayne, William Holden. battles an evil land baron in 1870s New Mexico. Å man’s sons become involved in a fatal bank robbery. Å spends five years searching for his niece. Å Cats 101 ’ Å Cats 101 ’ Å Cats 101 ’ Å Cats 101 ’ Å Cats 101 ’ Å Cats 101 “Kittens” ’ My Cat From Hell Å My Cat From Hell Å Me or Dog ANPL It’s Me or the Dog ’ Doctor Who Å Doctor Who Å The X-Files ’ Å The X-Files ’ Å The X-Files “Colony” Star Trek: Next Star Trek: Next Star Trek BBC Kitchen Nightmares ’ Doctor Who ’ Å BET Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends Legends Urban The Unexplained Å Psychic Psychic Psychic Kids Haunted History Å Haunted History Å Ghost Ghostly Ghostly Ghostly Celebrity Ghost Stories Ghost BIO Top Chef “Lock Down” Top Chef Å Top Chef Masters Platinum Hit Decorators Housewives/NJ Housewives/NJ House “Epic Fail” ’ House ’ BRAVO Top Chef “Finale” MWL Top 20 Countdown ’ Å CMT Insdr 2011 CMT Music The Singing Bee Å Ctry Fried Married Married Married Married Married Son-in-Lw CMTV Kenny Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ ›› “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People” (2008) Å ›› “The Heartbreak Kid” (2007, Comedy) Ben Stiller. Å Beerfest COMEDY › “The Ladies Man” (2000) Tim Meadows.

MythBusters ’ Å Unleashed: Unleashed: Cops & Coyotes Å Cops & Coyotes Å Cops & Coyotes Å Cops & Coyotes Å Cops & Coyotes Å Texas Drug Wars Å Secrets DISC American Chopper Phineas Fish Hooks Suite Life Suite Life WizardsWizardsGood Luck Shake it Good Luck Good Luck “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure” Phineas WizardsWizardsSuite Life Suite Life Suite Life DISN and Ferb on Deck on Deck Place Place Charlie Up! Å Charlie Charlie (2011) Ashley Tisdale. ‘G’ Å and Ferb Place Place on Deck on Deck on Deck E! News (N) Khloe Khloe Khloe Khloe Khloe Khloe Khloe Khloe The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice E! ●SportsCenter (N) Å College Softball Update College Softball Soccer United States vs. Spain. (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å 30 for 30 30 for 30 30 for 30 Basketball Harlem Globetrotters.

NASCAR Racing NHRA Drag Racing Softball ESPN2 30 for 30 ››› “Jurassic Park” (1993, Science Fiction) Sam Neill, Laura Dern. ›› “Jurassic Park III” (2001) Sam Neill. ››› “The Rundown” (2003) FAM City Emb ›› “Eragon” (2006, Fantasy) Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons.

Home Secrets Dessert Contessa Giada Best in Smoke Chopped 24 Hour Rest. Battle Iron Chef America Challenge Flay FOOD 30-Minute Ingred. Fix Paula Game 365 Golf Life Action Sports Action Sports Boxing Baseball Boys in MLS Soc FOXSS ShipShape Outdoors MLS Soccer D.C. United at Los Angeles Galaxy.

“Austin Powers-Spy” › “The One” (2001) Jet Li, Carla Gugino. ›› “Kiss of the Dragon” (2001, Action) Jet Li. › “Max Payne” (2008, Action) Mark Wahlberg.

Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men X-Men FX ›› “A Life in the Balance” Å ››› “House of Strangers” (1949) Å ››› “Blood Feud” (1983, Drama) Robert Blake, Cotter Smith, Edward Albert. Å ›› “Word of Honor” (1980) FXM “The Gunfighter” Å Power of 10 ’ Å Drew Newlywed Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Newlywed Love Drew Baggage Catch 21 1 vs. 100 Password GSN Chain Rctn Fam. Feud Newlywed Catch 21 Million Dollar Pass.

Golden ››› “Pollyanna” (1960, Comedy) Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan. ›› “The Princess Diaries” (2001, Comedy) Julie Andrews. An “Ice Dreams” (2010) Jessica Cauffiel. A former ››› “Pollyanna” (1960) Hayley Mills, HALL Girls An orphan’s infectious optimism spreads throughout a town. Å awkward teenager learns that she has royal blood. Å Olympic figure skater coaches a young student.

Jane Wyman. Å Watch “How to Train Your Dragon” (2010) ›› “A Cinderella Story” (2004) Hilary Duff. ’ “Too Big to Fail” (2011) ’ Å ›› “Valentine’s Day” (2010) Jessica Alba. ’ HBO ››› “How to Die in Oregon” (2011) ’ ‘NR’ Prof.

Crashers Bath Room Cr. Block To Sell Unsellable Cash, Cari Design Buck Secrets Candice Summer Genevieve Color Spl. Favorite Designed Hunters H&G Income Ice Road Truckers Arctic Ice Road Truckers Å Ice Road Truckers “Race Ice Road Truckers “Arc- Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers Å Lee & Grant The two iconic leaders of the Civil War. Gettysburg A new look at the Civil HIST Ocean crossing. for the Finish” tic Thaw” Å “Breaking Through” Å War. Å ››› “The Last Trimester” (2006) Å “While the Children Sleep” (2007) Gail O’Grady. “Homecoming” (2009) Mischa Barton. Å And Baby LIFE No Diets! WEN Hair ›› “Baby for Sale” (2004) Dana Delany. Å ››› “The Firm” (1993, Drama) Tom Cruise. ’ ‘R’ Å ››› “Up in the Air” (2009) George Clooney. › “The Whole Ten Yards” (2004) ›› “Predators” ‘R’ MAX ››› “Avatar” (2009) Sam Worthington. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å American Arsenal ’ Doolittle Raid Missions That Missions That Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler World War MILIT Greatest Tank Battles Greatest Tank Battles World War II in Color I Was 17 10 on Top America’s Best Dance 16 and Pregnant Å 16 and Pregnant Å 16 and Pregnant Å 16 and Pregnant Å America’s Best Dance ›› “Bring It On: All or Nothing” MTV 16 and Pregnant Å Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Explorer NGEO Locked Up Abroad T.U.F.F. Power Sponge. iCarly ’ iCarly ’ Sponge.

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T.U.F.F. T.U.F.F. Victorious Victorious iCarly ’ iCarly ’ iCarly ’ NICK The Fairly OddParents T.U.F.F. Build It Bigger Å Build It Bigger Å Build It Bigger Å Build It Bigger Å Build It Bigger Å Build Big SCIENCE How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? How Do It? Build It Bigger Å › “Furry Vengeance” (2010) ‘PG’ ›› “Handsome Harry” (2009) ‘R’ ››› “World’s Greatest Dad” ‘R’ Fight Camp ›› “Leaves of Grass” (2009) ‘R’ ›› “Twilight” (2008) SHOW ›› “My One and Only” (2009) One Tree Hill ’ Å Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 ’ Gilmore Girls ’ Å Gilmore Girls ’ Å Gilmore Girls ’ Å The Young SOAP One Tree Hill ’ Å ●Rolex Sports Car Series Racing (N Same-day Tape) Garage NASCAR Racing NASCAR Racing Setup NASCAR Racing SPEED Hot Rod The Ultimate Fighter The Ultimate Fighter The Ultimate Fighter The Ultimate Fighter The Ultimate Fighter The Ultimate Fighter The Ultimate Fighter Ult. Fighter SPIKE Trucks! ’ MuscleCar Ult. Fighter Horse. ●College Baseball NCAA Division II Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. (N) Outside XTERRA ACC Phenoms 3 Wide Raceline Golf Am. XTERRA My Words ●Spotlight Pre-Game Baseball SPSO Shoot ››› “The Rocketeer” (1991, Fantasy) Bill Campbell. Å ››› “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” (1991) ››› “Total Recall” SYFY ››› “Star Runners” › “Mutant Chronicles” (2008, Action) Thomas Jane. Å Bugtime Auto B. Hopkins God Rocks Friends Ishine The Lads Hermie Caterpillr Paws Tails Heroes-Bible News “Bringing Up Bobby” (2009) Crossing Memories TBN Wonder ››› “Mean Girls” (2004) Lindsay Lohan. ›› “The House Bunny” (2008) Anna Faris.

Jim Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Seinfeld Seinfeld King TBS › “Saving Silverman” (2001) Å ››› “Scarlet Street” Buck Buck ›› “Tarzan and the Amazons” ›››› “King Kong” (1933, Adventure) Fay Wray, ›› “Quentin Durward” (1955, Historical Drama) ››› “PT 109” (1963, Drama) Cliff Robertson, Ty TCM (1945) Rogers Rogers (1945) Johnny Weissmuller.

Bruce Cabot. Å (DVS) Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall. Å Hardin, James Gregory. Å Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes TLC Spouse vs. House ’ Spouse vs. House ’ Spouse vs. House ’ Spouse vs. House ’ Say Yes Men of a Certain Age Å The Closer “Executive ››› “Presumed Innocent” (1990) Harrison Ford. A married ››› “G.I. Jane” (1997) Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen. A female ››› “The Green Mile” (1999) Tom Hanks. A condemned prisonTNT Order” Å prosecutor goes on trial for his lover’s murder. Å Navy SEALs recruit completes rigorous training. Å er possesses a miraculous healing power. Å Johnny T Johnny T Hole/Wall Hole/Wall ››› “Surf’s Up” (2007) Jeff Bridges Adventure Adventure Adventure George George ›› “George of the Jungle” (1997) Madagas TOON Wheels Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover Leave Beaver Leave Leave Griffith Griffith Griffith Griffith Griffith Sanford Sanford & Son Å Sanford TVLND Extreme Makeover Covert Affairs Å Covert Affairs Å Covert Affairs Å Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law-SVU USA Covert Affairs Å ›› “Roll Bounce” (2005) Bow Wow, Chi McBride. ’ Basketball Wives ’ Mob Wives ’ Å Saturday Night Live ’ Saturday Night Live ’ Saturday Night Live ’ SNL VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown ’ CABLE NEWS Meals! $ Secrets Paid Prog. Look Sexy Paid Prog. Paid Prog. WEN Hair Paid Prog. Summer Bodies Money in CNBC Look Sexy Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. SaladChef Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Wealth CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Your Money TBA Education CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom TBA Showbiz Situation Room TBA CNN CNN Newsroom C-SPAN Weekend President Commun. Courts CSPAN C-SPAN Weekend Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Encore Booknotes Book TV CSPAN2 Book TV Cashin’ In America’s News HQ America’s News HQ Jour.

FOX News War Stories/North America’s News HQ (N) America’s News HQ Report FNC Business Business Forbes MSNBC Live (N) The Runaways The Marrying Kind Dead Men Talking Conviction: Orchard The Confessions of a Serial Killer Lockup: Raw Lockup MSNBC MSNBC Live (N)

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Alabama’s 13 News at Saturday Night Live ’ Å 10:00pm (N) Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Andy Griffith Show Paid Program 5 WTTO Two and a Half Men ’ ●Pro Wrestling Time Machine “The Bells of Innocence” (2003) Chuck Norris. Friends face an evil being in a remote Texas town.

Paid Program Can-U-Relate Show 8 WJXS Paid Program Wheel of Fortune “Dads & The Bachelorette Ashley eliminates three suitors. ’ Å Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition “Rachel” A ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Grey’s Anatomy “All By H WJSU Grads” Å young woman tries to lose weight. ’ Å (N) Myself” ’ Å Jeopardy! Å CHAOS ’ Å NCIS: Los Angeles ’ Å (DVS) 48 Hours Mystery “My Mother’s Murder” A teenager’s Inside Sports ’ NUMB3RS A piece of J WIAT parents are killed. ’ Å equipment is stolen. ’ ›› “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1986) Whoopi Goldberg. A British spy sends an SOS to a New York computer operator’s terminal. ››› Colors (1988) L WPXH ›› “Dr. Dolittle 3” (2006, Comedy) John Amos, Kyla Pratt. Premiere. ’ ››› “Honeydripper” (2007, Drama) Danny Glover. A drifter pretends to be a famous guitar player.

The Unit Jonas runs from an assassin. Å Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris ¥ WABM American Dad ’ Å CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Hot Topics ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight Parking Wars Å Parking Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Parking Wars (N) Å Parking Wars Å Parking Wars Parking law enforcers. Å A&E Parking Wars Å ›››› “The Searchers” ››› “The Shootist” (1976, Western) John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, James Stewart. People pester old, dying ››› “El Dorado” (1967, Western) John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan. A gunfighter and a drunken AMC (1956) John Wayne. gunfighter. Å sheriff face an evil land baron. Å My Cat From Hell A cat named Bear attacks. Å Cats 101 ’ Å Dogs 101 Meet the Komondor. ’ Å My Cat From Hell A cat named Bear attacks. Å ANPL It’s Me or the Dog Å Doctor Who The Doctor must prevent civil war.

Doctor Who Work with dopplegangers. (N) Å The Graham Norton Show (N) Å Doctor Who The Doctor must prevent civil war.

BBC Star Trek: Next ››› “Ray” (2004, Biography) Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King. Premiere. Ray Charles overcomes hardships to become a legend. Å ›› Harlem Nights Å BET Girlfriends Å Celebrity Ghost Stories The uneXplained Å The uneXplained Å My Ghost Story A tourist is knifed in the back.

My Ghost Story (N) Å Celebrity Close Calls Brushes with death recalled.

BIO House A businessman’s teenage son. ’ Å House House confronts some of his ghosts. Å House Severely swollen appendages. ’ Å House “Teamwork” House treats an adult film star.

BRAVO House “The Tyrant” ’ ››› “Tombstone” (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer. Doc Holliday joins Wyatt Earp for the OK Corral showdown. ’ Å CMTV › “Son-in-Law” (1993, Comedy) Pauly Shore. A coed brings her surf-minded pal home to the farm. ’ Katt Williams: It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ Å Patrice O’Neal: Elephant in the Room Å Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 ’ Å COMEDY ›› “Beerfest” (2006, Comedy) Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan. Å Killing bin Laden ’ Å Surviving D-Day Victory at Omaha Beach changed the war. (N) ’ Å Killing bin Laden ’ Å DISC Secret Service The Suite Life on Deck Wizards of Waverly Place Good Luck Charlie “Meet Good Luck Charlie Good Luck Charlie “The The Suite Life on Deck The Suite Life on Deck The Suite Life on Deck The Suite Life on Deck DISN “Snakes on a Boat” Å the Parents” Å “Gabe’s 12-1/2 Birthday” Break Up” Å “Snakes on a Boat” “My Sister’s Keeper” “My Oh Maya” Å “Computer Date” Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å ››› “Bad Boys” (1995, Action) Martin Lawrence.

E! ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●NASCAR Countdown (N) ●NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Chicago. From Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. (N) (Live) ●College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 10: Teams TBA. From Oklahoma City. (N) (Live) Å ●ESPNU All Access (N) NCAA Champ. Update ESPN2 College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 9: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ››› “The Sixth Sense” (1999) Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment. A child psychologist counsels a boy who can see dead people. ››› “Jurassic Park” (1993, Science Fiction) Sam Neill, Laura Dern.

FAM ››› The Rundown Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Meat and Potatoes Best Thing Ate Iron Chef America “Symon vs. Mooking” FOOD Throwdown, Bobby Flay Chopped “Fired Up!” Grilling competition. ●Baseball’s Golden Age ●The Final Score (N) ●The Game 365 ●The Final Score (N) World Poker Tour: Season 9 FOXSS MLS Soccer D.C. United at Los Angeles Galaxy. (Taped) ››› “X-Men” (2000, Action) Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen. ››› “X-Men 2” (2003, Fantasy) Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen. A right-wing militarist pursues the mutants.

FX ››› “The Verdict” (1982, Drama) Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling. A lawyer’s career hinges on a controversial lawsuit. Å ›› “The Star Chamber” (1983, Drama) Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook. Å FXM ›› Word of Honor ●High Stakes Poker Å ●High Stakes Poker Å Baggage Å Love Triangle Å The Newlywed Game GSN Million Dollar Password Drew Carey ››› “Pollyanna” (1960, Comedy) Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan. An ›› “The Princess Diaries” (2001, Comedy) Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo. An awkward teenager learns that she has Frasier Frasier and Niles HALL orphan’s infectious optimism spreads throughout a town. Å royal blood. Å go on a double date. ’ ›› “Knight and Day” (2010) Tom Cruise. A woman becomes the reluctant partner of a fugitive spy.

Boxing Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik, Middleweights. (N) ’ (Live) HBO ›› Valentine’s Day ’ Sarah’s Summer House Curb Appeal: The Block Curb Appeal: The Block Antonio Treatment Å House Hunters Å House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l H&G House Hunters Å Gettysburg A new look at American Pickers “Civil War Pickings” The guys look Pawn Stars The team Pawn Stars “Broadsiding American Restoration American Restoration American Restoration American Restoration HIST the Civil War. Å for Civil War items. Å checks out a gatling gun. Lincoln” Å “Knockout” Å “Pumped Up” Å “Space Kowboy” Å “Jackpot” Å “Maternal Obsession” (2010, Suspense) Jean Louisa Kelly, Kirsten Prout, Paula Trickey. Å “Homecoming” (2009, Horror) Mischa Barton. Å LIFE “And Baby Will Fall” (2011, Drama) Anastasia Griffith, Brendan Fehr. Å ›› “Beavis and Butt-head Do America” (1996) Voices of Mike Judge. Å › “Vampires Suck” (2010, Comedy) Matt Lanter. Premiere. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Femme Fatales ’ Å MAX ›› “Predators” (2010) Adrien Brody. ’ ‘R’ Å ››› “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970) Clint Eastwood. ’ MILIT World War II in Color ’ ››› “Kelly’s Heroes” (1970, War) Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles. An American soldier hatches a plan to steal Nazi gold. ’ ›› “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish” (2009, Comedy) Christina Milian, Vanessa Born. ’ “Bring It On: In It to Win It” (2007) Ashley Benson. A high-school senior falls for a rival cheerleader.

MTV Bring It On Man-Made Disasters Witness: Tornado Swarm 2011 Witness: Caught by Disaster Man-Made Disasters NGEO Explorer Big Time Rush ’ Å Victorious ’ Å Supah Ninjas ’ Å iCarly ’ Å My Wife and Kids Å My Wife and Kids Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å NICK iCarly ’ Å Build It Bigger ’ Å Oddities ’ Å Oddities ’ Å Oddities (N) ’ Å Oddities “Piece of Mind” Build It Bigger ’ Å SCIENCE Build It Bigger ’ Å ●Boxing Carl Froch vs.Glen Johnson. Froch battles Johnson for the WBC super middleweight title, from Atlantic City, N.J. (N) ●Inside NASCAR (iTV) Fight Camp 360 SHOW ›› “Twilight” (2008) Kristen Stewart. ‘PG-13’ The Young and the Restless ’ Å The Young and the Restless Phyllis is confronted.

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SPEED ●Rolex Sports Car Series Racing ●The Ultimate Fighter (Season Finale) The MMA fighters’ battle it out for a UFC contract. (N) ’ (Live) SPIKE The Ultimate Fighter ’ The Ultimate Fighter ’ ●Braves Live! Postgame ●Braves Live! Postgame MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at New York Mets.

SPSO ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at New York Mets. From Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y. (N) (Live) “Red Faction: Origins” (2011) Brian J. Smith. A Mars militia officer must save his kidnapped sister. › “Dragon Wars” (2007, Action) Jason Behr.

SYFY ››› “Total Recall” (1990) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin. Å In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley Å Hour of Power Å Billy Graham Classic Crusades Not a Fan Travel the Road Å TBN Precious Mem. Franklin & Bash Å ››› “Fun With Dick and Jane” (1977, Comedy) TBS The King of Queens ’ ››› “I Love You, Man” (2009) Paul Rudd. A man’s new friendship threatens his upcoming wedding. ››› “PT 109” (1963) Cliff ›››› “Dodsworth” (1936, Drama) Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, David Niven. A European voyage brings ››› “Payment on Demand” (1951, Drama) Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane ››› “Faces” (1968, DraTCM Robertson. Å change to a retiree and his wife. Å Cowl. A woman’s stormy marriage bitterly moves toward divorce. ma) John Marley.

Niecy Nash’s Wedding Bash (N) ’ Å My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding “Born To Be Wed” ’ Niecy Nash’s Wedding Bash ’ Å TLC Say Yes: Bliss ››› “The Green Mile” ››› “Gran Torino” (2008, Drama) Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang. A veteran faces his longtime prejudices. Å ››› “Gran Torino” (2008, Drama) Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang.

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A veteran faces his longtime prejudices. Å The Venture Brothers King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Boondocks The Boondocks TOON ››› “Madagascar” (2005) Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock. Premiere.

All in the Family All in the Family Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond TVLND All in the Family Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Countdown” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Authority” ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Inconceivable” In Plain Sight Mary asks a witness to consult. Å USA Law & Order: SVU “Single Ladies” (2011) Stacey Dash. Three best friends philosophize about men, sex and relationships. ›› “Roll Bounce” (2005) Bow Wow. ’ VH1 Saturday Night Live ’ Basketball Wives Royce is at odds with Evelyn. ’ CABLE NEWS American Greed “Danny Pang and The Bling Ring” The Suze Orman Show “Saver or Spender?” (N) Til Debt Do Us Part (N) Til Debt Do Us Part (N) American Greed CNBC Til Debt Do Us Part ’ CNN Presents Interview with Chief Prosecutor.

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CNN Showbiz Tonight American Perspectives American Perspectives CSPAN America & the Courts Book TV Book TV Book TV: After Words Book TV CSPAN2 Book TV Huckabee (N) Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) Stossel War Stories With Oliver North FNC FOX Report (N) Lockup: Holman “Extended Stay: The Shakedown” Lockup California’s San Quentin State Prison.

Lockup “Inside Folsom” Folsom State Prison.

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House RightSide Smash Cut Smash Cut Seinfeld Seinfeld How I Met 5 WTTO Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Flat Abs Gospel Music Parker Church Corner Paid Prog. T. Wilcox ›› “That Summer of White Roses” (1989) Pierson Rick & Bubba Å Southern Gospel Music Christ 8 WJXS Crosspoint Paid Pro- Paid Pro- This Week With Chris- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Hair Loss Paid Pro- Summer Paid Pro- Shark Tank ’ Å News at ABC World Jimmy H WJSU gram gram tiane Amanpour (N) gram gram gram gram gram gram Solutions gram Salads! gram 5PM News Kimmel CBS News Face the Dawson Memorial Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- Paid Pro- ●PGA Tour Golf Memorial Tournament, Final Round. From Muirfield Village Golf Club in CBS Evening News 60 Minutes J WIAT Sunday Nation (N) Church gram gram gram gram gram Dublin, Ohio. (N) (Live) Å News (N) Å ›› “Proof of Life” (2000) Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe. ’ ›› “Lean on Me” (1989) Morgan Freeman. Premiere. ’ ›› “Tango & Cash” (1989) ’ L WPXH Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Inspiration Ministry Campmeeting ’ Faith Faith Paid Prog. Paid Prog. NewHope Paid Prog. Whacked Lopez Lopez ›› “After Alice” (1999) Kiefer Sutherland. ›› “The Fraternity” (2002) Treat Williams.

The Unit ¥ WABM Church CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming News Electric GA Lottery All Access Special Storm Local Programming Chan. 2 Action News Local Prog ^ TV-2 Chan. 2 Action News Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal A&E ›››› “GoodFellas” (1990) Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta. Å The Killing The police re- ››› “The Birdcage” (1996) Robin Williams. A son’s engage››› “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt. ›› “Flight of the Phoenix” (2004) Dennis Quaid. Plane-crash “The MumAMC group. ’ Å ment throws a kink into a gay couple’s life. Å Indebted criminals plan an elaborate heist in Europe. Å survivors endure hardships in the Gobi desert. Å my” Wild Kingdom ’ Å Wild Kingdom ’ Å Unexplained Lost Lost Maneaters ’ Å Maneaters ’ Å Maneaters ’ Å Maneaters “Sharks” Monsters ANPL Dogs 101 ’ Å Top Gear Å Top Gear “Season 16 Special” ›› “Clash of the Titans” (1981) Harry Hamlin. Å ››› “Interview With the Vampire” (1994) ››› “The Crow” (1994) Å BBC Life of Mammals Å Bernie Bernie Girlfriends Girlfriends Chris ›› “Harlem Nights” (1989, Comedy) Eddie Murphy. Å ››› “Ray” (2004, Biography) Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington. Å BET Lift Voice Video Gospel Å Look, Up in the Sky Behind the Planet of the Apes Å Biography Å Crime Stories Å Crime 360 Å American Gangster I Survived...Beyond I Survived Å I Survived BIO Housewives/NYC Housewives/OC Housewives/OC Housewives/OC Housewives/OC Housewives/OC Housewives/OC Housewives/OC OC BRAVO Housewives/NYC CMT Insdr Top 20 Countdown ’ Å MWL Ctry Fried › “Son-in-Law” (1993) Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino. ’ ››› “Tombstone” (1993) Kurt Russell. ’ CMTV 2011 CMT Music Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ Scrubs ’ ›› “The Heartbreak Kid” (2007, Comedy) Ben Stiller. Å ›› “Beerfest” (2006) Jay Chandrasekhar.

Scary 4 COMEDY ›› “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People” (2008) Å Dual Survival ’ Å MythBusters ’ Å MythBusters ’ Å Tornado 2011 Wild Animal Repo ’ Brothers Brothers Brothers Brothers Dual Survival ’ Å Survival DISC Dual Survival ’ Å Phineas Fish Hooks Suite Life Suite Life WizardsWizardsGood Luck Shake it Good Luck Good Luck SonnySonnySonnyGood Luck WizardsWizardsGood Luck Shake It Good Luck DISN and Ferb on Deck on Deck Place Place Charlie Up! Å Charlie Charlie Chance Chance Chance Charlie Place Place Charlie Up! Å Charlie ››› “Bad Boys” (1995, Action) E! Special The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice ’ Å The Voice E! ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å Baseball College Softball Update College Softball Baseball ESPN ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ●Soccer United States vs. Mexico. (N) Å ●E:60 (N) ●NHRA Drag Racing Supernationals. From Englishtown, N.J. Reporters ●Soccer Poland vs. Argentina. (N) (Live) Winners Bracket (N) Softball ESPN2 Outside ›› “Hotel for Dogs” (2009) Emma Roberts. ›› “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” (2008, Comedy) ›› “Dr. Dolittle” (1998, Comedy) FAM “Another Cinderella Story” (2008) Drew Seeley ››› “Freaky Friday” (2003) Lindsay Lohan Guy’s, Bite Barbecue Money Chopped “Gotta Grill!”

Dinner: Impossible Best Thing Best Thing Diners Diners Meat Candy Cupcake Wars Cake Food B.- Smoke FOOD Hungry ●Ball Up Streetball (N) Action Sports Car Show Garage Game 365 Stories MLS Soccer D.C. United at Los Angeles Galaxy.

World Poker Tour: Sea Baseball Boys in World FOXSS Fisherman Horse. ›› “Kiss of the Dragon” (2001) › “Max Payne” (2008, Action) Mark Wahlberg. ››› “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (2008) Ron Perlman. ››› “X-Men” (2000, Action) Hugh Jackman. ››› “X-Men 2” (2003, Fantasy) FX ›› “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” ›› “The Sandlot” (1993) Tom Guiry. Å ›› “The Jewel of the Nile” (1985) Å ››› “Hello, Dolly!” (1969) Barbra Streisand.

FXM ››› “My Friend Flicka” (1943) Power of 10 ’ Å Lingo Lingo Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Newlywed Love Drew Baggage Catch 21 1 vs. 100 Power 10 GSN Chain Rctn Fam. Feud Newlywed Catch 21 1 vs. 100 ’ Å Golden Golden Golden Golden Frasier ’ Frasier ’ Frasier Å Frasier Å The Waltons “The Liter- The Waltons “The Love The Waltons “The The Waltons “The Grad- The Waltons “The First The WalHALL Girls Girls Girls Girls Å Å ary Man” Å Story” Å Courtship” Å uation” Å Day” Å tons Å Boxing Conchords Real Time/Bill Maher › “Our Family Wedding” (2010) ‘PG-13’ Å ›› “Clash of the Titans” (2010) ‘PG-13’ Å ›› “Knight and Day” (2010) Å HBO Clash Outdoor House Hunters First Place First Place Property Property Get It Sold Get It Sold House Hunters For Rent Unsellable Designed To Sell Hunters H&G Disaster Disaster Yard Ice Road Truckers “Dan- Ice Road Truckers Ray Ice Road Truckers Å Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers “The Ice Road Truckers “A Ice Road Truckers Å Ice Road Truckers “Con- Ice Road Truckers Å Ice Road HIST ger At 55 Below” faces Dalton. Å “Blood on the Dalton” Ace vs. The Ice” Rookie’s Nightmare” voy to Hell” Å Truckers ›› “Gracie’s Choice” (2004) Anne Heche.

“Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story” ››› “Erin Brockovich” (2000) Julia Roberts, Albert Finney. Å Bringing LIFE “The Party Never Stops” (2007) Sara Paxton. › “Vampires Suck” (2010) ‘PG-13’ ›› “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” MAX/Set › “One Eight Seven” (1997) ’ ‘R’ Å ›› “The Jackal” (1997) Bruce Willis. ‘R’ Å “Cirque Du Freak” MAX ›› “Funny People” World at War ’ Å Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the Atlantic Myths of Pearl Harbor Myths of Pearl Harbor Normandy Cru. Normandy Cru. History MILIT World at War “Alone” ›› “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish” (2009) ›› “Bring It On: All or Nothing” (2006) ’ “Bring It On: In It to Win It” (2007, Comedy) ’ America’s Best Dance America’s Best Dance America’s Best Dance MTV Dance Witness: Tornado Witness: Disaster in Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up Abroad Locked Up NGEO Explorer T.U.F.F. Sponge.

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SOAP Beverly Hills, 90210 Prelude Classic Auto Rac’g Targa Newfoundland Speedmakers Speedmakers MotoGP Racing MotoGP Racing SP Center SPEED SP Center ●NASCAR RaceDay (N) (Live) Auction Xtreme Horse.

Trucks! ’ MuscleCar ›› “Eraser” (1996, Action) Arnold Schwarzenegger. ’ Jail Å Auction Auction Auction Auction Auction Auction Auction SPIKE Auction ●FIGHTZONE Presents (N) ●FIGHTZONE Presents XTERRA WNBA Basketball: Liberty at Dream College Flash Classics XTERRA Championship Baseball SPSO Paid Prog. Fast Meals Along › “In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale” Å ››› “Total Recall” (1990) Arnold Schwarzenegger. Å ››› “Serenity” Å SYFY “Children of the Corn” › “Equilibrium” (2002) Christian Bale, Emily Watson. Å Redempt Love In Touch PowerPnt Is Written B. Conley From His King Is J. Franklin John Hagee Today Rod P. Dickow Jakes J. Meyer Leading TBN K. Hagin Ed Young Miracle ›› “The Whole Nine Yards” (2000) Å MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals. (N) (Live) Å King King ››› “Fun With Dick and Jane” TBS ›› “Eurotrip” (2004) Scott Mechlowicz. ››› “Goodbye, My Fancy” (1951, Comedy-Dra- ›› “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” ››› “Arsenic and Old Lace” (1944) Cary Grant. Two elderly ››› “The Goodbye Girl” (1977, Romance-Come- ›› “The Ambassador’s Daughter” TCM ma) Joan Crawford, Robert Young.

(1949) Gene Kelly. Å ladies poison gentlemen with laced wine. Å (DVS) dy) Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason. Å (1956) Olivia de Havilland. Å Randy Randy Randy Randy Sister Wives Sister Wives Special Sister Wives ’ Å Sister Wives ’ Å Sister Sister Sister Sister Sister TLC Niecy Nash’s ›› “Ghosts of Mississippi” (1996) Alec Baldwin. A prosecutor ››› “Clear and Present Danger” (1994, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Willem ››› “Patriot Games” (1992, Suspense) Harrison Ford. A for- ››› “Collateral” (2004) Tom Cruise, TNT reopens the case against Medgar Evers’ killer. Å Dafoe. CIA chief combats Colombian drug cartels. Å mer CIA agent is stalked by a vengeful IRA terrorist. Å Jamie Foxx. Å Scooby Scooby George George Lazlo Lazlo Johnny T Johnny T ›› “Jungle 2 Jungle” (1997) Tim Allen. ››› “Madagascar” (2005) TOON ›› “The Road to El Dorado” (2000, Musical) Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover Leave Leave Leave Leave Griffith Griffith Griffith The Andy Griffith Show Griffith Sanford Sanford All-Family TVLND Extreme Makeover Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law-SVU USA In Plain Sight Å Basketball Wives ’ “Single Ladies” (2011) Stacey Dash. ’ Mob Wives ’ Å Mob Wives ’ Å Mob Wives ’ Å Mob Wives ’ Å Mob Wives ’ Å Pranks VH1 Mob Wives ’ Å CABLE NEWS Paid Prog. SaladChef Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Martin Paid Prog. WEN Hair Paid Prog. Summer Bodies Diabetes CNBC Paid Prog. Look Sexy Meaningful Paid Prog. TRIALaser Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Meals!

Reliable Sources Å State of the Union Fareed Zakaria GPS CNN Newsroom Your Money CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Newsroom CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS C-SPAN Weekend C-SPAN Weekend News American Politics CSPAN News Book TV Book TV: After Words Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV Book TV: After Words Book TV CSPAN2 Book TV America’s News HQ (N) Fox News Sunday War Stories/North America’s News HQ (N) Fox News Sunday Report FNC America’s News HQ (N) MSNBC News Live MSNBC Documentary MSNBC Documentary MSNBC Documentary MSNBC Documentary MSNBC Documentary Meet the Press Å MSNBC Documentary Doc MSNBC MSNBC News Live

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The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show Music & Spoken Word Gospel Truth Lighthouse ABC 33/40 News at 10PM The Zone (N) To Be Announced Undercover Boss “Synagro” CEO Bill Massa of Syna- CSI: Miami “Happy Birthday” A pregnant woman is as- Inside Sports ’ Criminal Minds The team gro. ’ Å saulted. ’ Å races to find the Reaper. ›› “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1986) Whoopi Goldberg. A British spy sends an SOS to a New York computer operator’s terminal. ’ ›› “Navy SEALS” (1990) Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn. Premiere. ’ ››› “Flatliners” (1990, Science Fiction) Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon.

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›› Tango & Cash ’ The Unit ’ Å ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat ●Sports Zone Sunday Criminal Minds The team profiles a child abductor.

Criminal Minds “Exit Wounds” ’ Å The Glades A mobster’s daughter is found dead.

The Glades A mobster’s daughter is found dead.

A&E Criminal Minds ’ Å ››› “The Mummy” (1999, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah. A mummy seeks revenge for a 3,000-year-old curse. The Killing “Missing” (N) ’ Å The Killing “Missing” ’ Å AMC Å Whale Wars The Sea Shepherd departs. ’ Å Man-Eating Super Snake (N) ’ Finding Bigfoot A family in northern Florida. (N) ’ Finding Bigfoot A family in northern Florida. ’ ANPL River Monsters ››› “Alien 3” (1992) Sigourney Weaver. Premiere. Lone woman finds thugs, zealots and horror on prison planet. Å ››› “The Crow” (1994, Fantasy) Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson. Å BBC ››› The Crow (1994) ››› “The Great Debaters” (2007, Docudrama) Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker. Students at a largely black college form a debate team. Å Toya: A Family Affair Toya: A Family Affair BET ››› Ray (2004) Å I Survived Å I Survived A soldier tries to kill another soldier.

I Survived Abducted; trapped; beaten and slashed.

I Survived Abducted; trapped; beaten and slashed.

I Survived...Beyond & Back Dea, Matt and Anthony.

BIO The Real Housewives of Orange County Å The Real Housewives of Orange County Å The Real Housewives of Orange County Å What Happens Housewives/OC BRAVO Housewives/OC › “Beer for My Horses” (2008) Toby Keith. A deputy and his partner go after a drug lord. ’ Å Country Fried Videos Country Fried Videos Country Fried Videos CMTV ››› “Tombstone” (1993) Kurt Russell. ’ Å ›› “Jackass: Number Two” (2006) Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera. Å Tosh.0 Å South Park “City Sushi” Workaholics Å COMEDY ›› “Scary Movie 4” (2006, Comedy) Anna Faris, Craig Bierko. Å Hogs Gone Wild A Hawaii style hog drive. ’ Å Hogs Gone Wild “Bully Boars” (N) ’ Å Hogs Gone Wild “Monster Quest” (N) ’ Å Hogs Gone Wild A Hawaii style hog drive. ’ Å DISC Dual Survival ’ Å Shake It Up! “Sweat It Up” Good Luck Charlie Travel So Random! “Cody Simp- Wizards of Waverly Place Good Luck Charlie Amy Shake It Up! “Glitz it Up” Shake It Up! “Sweat It Up” Good Luck Charlie Travel So Random! “Cody SimpDISN Å to Chicago. (N) son, June 5, 2011” Å deems the family unfit. ’Å Å to Chicago. Å son, June 5, 2011” The Voice ’ Å › “Scary Movie 2” (2001, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Anna Faris. Premiere.

Khloe and Lamar Khloe and Lamar The Soup Chelsea Lately E! ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at New York Mets. From Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●Baseball Tonight (N) ●College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 14: Teams TBA. From Oklahoma City. (If necessary). (N) NCAA Champ. Update World’s Strongest Man ESPN2 College Softball NCAA World Series, Game 13: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ››› “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993, Comedy) Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan. An estranged dad poses as a nanny to be with his children.

America’s Funniest Home Videos ’ Å FAM ›› Dr. Dolittle (1998) Challenge Designers are going back to the 1980’s.

The Next Food Network Star “Lights, Camera, Cook” A breakfast dish reflecting personality.

Cupcake Wars A golf challenge with George Lopez.

FOOD Best in Smoke ●Ball Up Streetball ●Boys in the Hall ●The Final Score (N) World Poker Tour: Season 9 FOXSS World Poker Tour: Sea World Poker Tour: Season 9 (Taped) ››› “X-Men 2” (2003, Fantasy) Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman. ›› “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006, Action) Hugh Jackman. A cure for mutations divides the X-Men. Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ FX Fox Legacy › “The Blue Bird” (1940, Fantasy) Shirley Temple, Spring Byington. Å ›› “For the Boys” (1991) Bette Midler. Two bickering USO performers share 50 years and three wars.

FXM ››› Hello, Dolly! Å Drew Carey Baggage Å Love Triangle Å The Newlywed Game Love Triangle Å Baggage Å Drew Carey Drew Carey GSN Power of 10 ’ Å The Waltons “The Job” Å The Waltons “The Sermon” The teacher and the minis- The Waltons “The Achievement” A trip to New York be- Frasier Frasier’s son ar- Frasier Frasier tries to help Frasier Martin and Sherry Frasier Martin and Sherry HALL ter suddenly decide to get married. Å comes a turning point in John-Boy’s life. rives for a visit. ’ Å Roz get show. Å end their affair. end their affair.

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NGEO Locked Up Abroad My Wife and Kids Å My Wife and Kids Å Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å NICK Victorious ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å SCIENCE How It’s Made ’ Å ›› “Letters to Juliet” (2010) Amanda Seyfried. A young woman finds an old note to someone’s lover.

The Real L Word “Fresh Start” Shameless (iTV) Fiona turns her attentions to a cop.

SHOW › The Back-up Plan General Hospital Michael receives a job offer. Å General Hospital Kristina asks Dante for a favor.

General Hospital ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å SOAP General Hospital Å ●SPEED Center Wind Tunnel With Dave Despain (N) (Live) My Classic Car (N) Car Crazy SPEED ●SPEED Center (N) (Live) ●NASCAR Victory Lane (N) Coal The miners almost flood the section. (N) ’ ›› “Walking Tall” (2004) The Rock. Premiere. A sheriff and a deputy try to rid their town of thugs. ’ ›› “Walking Tall” (2004, Action) The Rock. ’ SPIKE Auction Hunters ’ ●WNBA Basketball New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream. From Philips Arena in Atlanta.

SPSO ●College Baseball NCAA Division II Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. ››› “The Fifth Element” (1997, Science Fiction) Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman. A New York cabby tries to save Earth in 2259.

Haunted Collector SYFY ››› “Serenity” (2005, Science Fiction) Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres. Å Joel Osteen Å Taking Authority Å Kenneth Copeland Å Changing Your World › “The Bible” (1966, Drama) Michael Parks. John Huston’s epic adaptation of the book of Genesis.

TBN Jack Hayford Å ››› “I Love You, Man” (2009) Paul Rudd. A man’s new friendship threatens his upcoming wedding.

TBS Fun With Dick and Jane ››› “I Love You, Man” (2009) Paul Rudd. A man’s new friendship threatens his upcoming wedding. ›› “The Ambassador’s ›››› “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938, Adventure) Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. ››› “Le Mans” (1971, Action) Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen. A race-car driver is driven to TCM Daughter” (1956) The outlaw pits his Merry Men against the evil Prince John. Å (DVS) win an endurance course.

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Romano matures with ‘Men of a Certain Age’

By Frazier Moore Associated Press

NEW YORK — On Wednesday’s return of Men of a Certain Age, mild-mannered party-store owner Joe has a confusing brush with his ex-wife.

Terry, the failed-actor-turned-carsalesman and perennial bachelor, seems ready to settle down with his new girlfriend.

And Owen, who runs his father’s struggling car dealership, makes a pivotal decision about his career.

To put it another way: There are no murders, zombies or superhuman capers. The three lifelong pals who now are coping with mid-life are such remarkably ordinary heroes for a TV series they seem downright exotic. As played by series stars Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher, these guys are never larger-than-life, but instead recognizably true-to-life.

Men (airing at 10 p.m. EDT on TNT for this six-week mini-season) was duly rewarded for its special brand of normalness when it premiered in late 2009, winning critical praise and healthy ratings.

This year, it won a prestigious George Foster Peabody award, administered by the University of Georgia and popularly known as the Pulitzer of the electronic media. The Peabody judges hailed the series as “comical, poignant and harrowing, sometimes all at once.”

Receiving the award onstage at the annual luncheon in New York last week, Romano proudly wisecracked, “I just want to say to my wife of 23 years: Maybe NOW you’ll watch the show.”

A few hours earlier, over breakfast at their hotel, Romano and Men co-creator Mike Royce looked back on how their prize-winning show had come about.

The short answer is, naturally. A few years back, both men were feeling a bit of middle-age angst in the aftermath of Romano’s hit comedy Everybody Loves Raymond, on which Royce served as a writer and executive producer.

The CBS show’s nine-season run had concluded on a high note in 2005, Romano recalled.

“When Raymond ended, I was on the top of the world. Cloud 9, money, free time, golf, go places! And my therapist said, ‘You want to start coming twice a week?’”

“I said, ‘There are times where I don’t have enough to say coming ONCE a week,’” Romano, now 53, chortled wryly.

“Within three months, I was going twice a week.”

‘Hero pilot’ is ready for new CBS News job

By David Bauder Associated Press

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‘Men of A Certain Age’ cast members, Scott Bakula, left, Ray Ramano, center, and Andre Braugher pose together at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards in New York on May 23, 2011.

“Right after Raymond,” he explained, “I had a world-is-my-oyster attitude, but I found out I don’t like oysters. I had this existential emptiness. ‘What is my purpose? Who am I?’ I had a big identity crisis.”

“I had the same problem, but with less money,” laughed Royce, who is now 47.

So Romano and Royce began commiserating.

As Romano recalled, “I said, ‘Let’s meet. You going crazy like me?’”

“We talked about how we both felt very adrift,” Royce said.

Meanwhile, the idea for a new show began to percolate.

The character they wrote for Romano was a newly divorced father of two with a gambling problem and a job that seemed to brand him as a variation of the timeless sad clown: a man who runs a party store for whom life isn’t a party. He is also, like so many people, looking for a do-over: He wants to qualify for golfing’s senior tour, which would offer him at 50 the chance to resurrect his long-ago-abandoned dream of being a golf champ.

Romano is a lifelong golfer who, for this breakfast, happened to be sporting a well-worn Pebble Beach hoodie.

“Write what you know,” said Romano.

“That’s what we did with Raymond,” which, of course, was based on his fractious home life with a wife, kids, parents and brother under foot.

The new show, an hour drama-with-

comedy instead of a half-hour sitcom, would be more reflective, more nuanced, more bittersweet than Raymond. And, inasmuch as it focused on three nearing-50-year-old-and-beyond-the-demo chums, it should have been a hard sell at the networks.

“Thank God I didn’t think about that when we were pitching the show,” Romano said. “If there’s something to worry about, I’ll find it.”

Some networks passed — “It isn’t loud enough,” one network complained — but TNT grabbed it.

Then these partners wrote a pilot that, as Royce said, “was about as bleak as the show has ever been — which, of course, scared certain people, including TNT. But there has to be some pain before the characters can come out of it. And as we go along, we find out more and more how we can be funny without being jokey.”

As they go along, has doing the show given Romano any personal insight about navigating his own middle age?

“I don’t know,” he replied, caught short by the question. “My character is still kind of grasping. He still hasn’t gotten to a place of contentment.” A bit like Romano? “I ask my therapist, ‘Why can’t I just sit back and be happy?’ And he says, ‘Well, first of all, I need to make a living.’”

Romano wants to keep making a living, too. So don’t bet on him and Royce transforming their characters into a state of bliss.

NEW YORK — Retired pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger expects a lot more from his new job at CBS News than waiting for a plane to crash so he can be a “talking head.”

Sullenberger, who became a national hero two years ago when he landed a crippled U.S. Airways jet in the Hudson River and saved 155 lives, is the network’s on-air aviation and safety expert. He wants to keep a close eye on the industry where he worked for decades.

Sullenberger made his debut Tuesday on the CBS Evening News, talking with anchor Harry Smith about the crash into the Atlantic Ocean two years ago of an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sullenberger to Paris. Over the past week, teams have pulled 75 bodies from the 2009 crash site.

“We can’t assume that because aviation has continued to get safer — accidents are relatively rare now,” Sullenberger said in a recent interview.

Recent stories about sleeping air traffic controllers should be a warning for the industry, said Sullenberger, who retired last year as an active pilot.

If schedules continue to be built for controllers, pilots, mechanics, flight attendants that ignore the body’s need for sleep and recovery time, “then ultimately we’re going to create situations where the system will fail.”

Since retiring as an active pilot last year, Sullenberger has kept busy with public speaking, consulting and writing. He’s working on his second book, on leadership; his first, a memoir titled Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, came out last year.

His relationship with CBS News developed after giving a 60 Minutes interview about U.S. Airways Flight 1549 when the show’s executive producer, and now CBS News chairman, Jeff Fager visited his northern California home. Hiring Sullenberger was a coup for CBS, which announced it at a recent meeting with its affiliated stations.

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Chef Jamie Oliver during a scene filmed in Los Angeles from the second season of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, on the ABC Television Network.

Jamie Oliver’s show back June 3

By Rich Heldenfels Akron Beacon Journal

Q: Would you please let us know what happened to Jamie Oliver’s show that was to be filmed in California? We watched the first two episodes, then it disappeared. It was very informative. We were really looking forward to new episodes.

A: According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC pulled Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution during the competitive May sweeps because it thought that a Dancing With the Stars recap would do better in the ratings. The series is due back in ABC’s lineup on June 3.

Q: Whatever happened to Vinita Nair from the ABC early-morning news?

A: She left World News Now — and ABC News as a whole — in February and did not indicate what her next job would be. She said at the time she planned to take an extended vacation and to enjoy sleeping in.

Q: Do you have any idea when Royal Pains will return?

A: It will be back on USA Network on June 29.

Q: I saw part of this old movie a while back about the resort town right next to a volcano. It also had

a cantilever building over the rim of the volcano. There was also a elevator going down the shaft of the volcano. I think it was in the 1970s.

Can you find out what the movie was called?

A: I’m not sure. Questions that come with descriptions of single scenes or props in a movie are tricky. But I think you are remembering When Time Ran Out ..., from 1980. It has a volcano, a resort town, a building on the volcano’s lip, a pod that lowers into the volcano’s crater — and a cast that includes Paul Newman, William Holden and Jacqueline Bisset. If you want to check it against your memory, it is on DVD — and posted in pieces on YouTube.

Q: I remember a TV western series called The Outlaws or Outlaws. Rod Taylor was the star. The twist was these 1880s outlaws go through some sort of time warp and find themselves in modernday Texas. It was shown for one season sometime in the ‘80s, I believe. I have not been able to find it on DVD or tape anywhere.

Do you know if it is available, and if so, where?

A: Outlaws (no The) aired on CBS in 1986-87. Rod Taylor played a sheriff and former outlaw who,

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along with his old gang, was transported from 1899 to the present day. The cast included William Lucking, Charles Napier and Richard Roundtree. I do not know of an authorized video release and, as I said above, I do not recommend unauthorized ones. YouTube has the pilot episode posted in six parts (although the sixth part stops before the show ends).

Q: I was wondering if you could tell me how the dancers and the stars are paired on Dancing With the Stars. Do they draw straws?

A: It’s not random, because the show wants interesting combinations. DWTS pro Mark Ballas — after noting that he does not pick his partners — told me that height is a factor (so tallish, leggy Derek Hough would get tallish, leggy partners).

But personality is important, too; the show would not have paired Bristol Palin, one of Ballas’ partners, with Maks Chmerkovskiy because he would have not had the patience to work with Palin.

And age comes into play. Ballas’ father, Corky, appeared on the show with older partners Cloris Leachman and Florence Henderson.

The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle.

ACROSS 7. Erickson and Garrett 1. Actor on “Modern 8. Love in Paris Family” (2) 11. Night we watched 8. “Cast __”; Tom “Marcus Welby, M.D.”: Hanks movie abbr.

9. Frozen carbonated drink 12. “The Wizard of Oz” role 10. “__ __ __ It” 13. __ King Cole 14. “Honky __”; Clark Gable/ 14. “19 Kids and Lana Turner movie Counting” network 15. Ms. Thurman 20. American Indian 16. “__ __ Man Answers”; village of the film for Sandra Dee southwestern U.S. and Bobby Darin 21. Window covering 17. Sled competition 22. “__ Blade”; 1996 18. Concorde, for short Billy Bob Thornton film 19. Actress Summer 23. Light brown 20. “Hey, you!”

24. Capture 24. E’s partners on a vane 25. __ Michelle Gellar 27. Meredith MacRae’s 26. Actress Betty alma mater, for short 29. “... and giving __ __, 28. Ooh and __; up the chimney ...” express delight 30. Scale division: abbr.

29. “__ in the Family” 31. Sabrina __ Beauf 32. Role on “The Waltons” 34. Mary __ Summers; role 33. Actor on “Private on “Gilligan’s Island” Practice” (2) 35. Denials 36. __ __ time; never 37. Designer Cassini 38. Martin of “Off the Map” DOWN 1. Sudden, sharp pain 2. “A Connecticut __ in King Arthur’s Court”; Bing Crosby movie 3. Sch. in Provo, Utah 4. Hayworth or Moreno 5. Prefix for sphere or system 6. Jerry or Shari

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ESPN2 ●NFL Live (N) Å Switched at Birth “This Is Not a Pipe” The 700 Club Å FAM ››› “Fried Green Tomatoes” (1991, Drama) Kathy Bates. Premiere. Fannie Flagg’s tale of friendship between Alabama women.

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Diners, Drive Diners, Drive FOOD Iron Chef America ●Amazing Sports Stories ●The Final Score (N) World Poker Tour: Season 9 World Poker Tour: Season 9 World Poker Tour: Season 9 FOXSS Action Sports Two and a Half Men ’ ››› “Taken” (2008) Liam Neeson. A former spy uses his old skills to save his kidnapped daughter. ›› “Blow” (2001) Johnny Depp. Premiere. A small-time pot dealer becomes a major cocaine supplier.

FX ›› “The Chase” (1994, Action) Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson. Å ››› “Working Girl” (1988) Melanie Griffith. An ambitious Staten Island secretary moves up the ranks. ›› The Chase (1994) FXM The Jewel of the Nile Lingo Å Drew Carey Love Triangle Å The Newlywed Game Family Feud Å Family Feud ’ Å Lingo Å Drew Carey GSN Baggage Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “Freedom Flight” Charles Frasier Frasier goes on Frasier Spelling-bee finals. Frasier A skull fuels over- Frasier Martin dates The Golden Girls “Beauty The Golden Girls “That’s HALL Prairie Å hides an Indian family. Å blind dates. ’ Å ’Å active imaginations. ’ neighbor’s mother. Å and the Beast” for Me to Know” Å ››› “How to Train Your Dragon” (2010) Voices of Jay Baruchel. ‘PG’ Å The Art of Getting By Game of Thrones Robb rallies his father’s allies. ’ Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å HBO ››› Temple Grandin Property Virgins Å Property Virgins Å Income Property (N) ’ Property Brothers (N) House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Income Property Å H&G House Hunters Å To Be Announced How the States Got Their Shapes “State of Rebellion” Ice Road Truckers “Pushing the Edge; Ice Road Rage” Lisa’s first run goes south in a hurry. Å Modern Marvels “Icebreakers” Icebreaker ships tackle HIST The most rebellious states take shape. Å nature’s most formidable barriers. Å The First 48 A man dies by gunshot in a van. Å The First 48 A stray bullet kills a teenager. Å Vanished With Beth Holloway Å How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother LIFE Pawn Stars Å › “Vampires Suck” (2010, Comedy) Matt Lanter. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å ›› The Losers (2010) MAX ›› “Sherlock Holmes” (2009) Robert Downey Jr. The detective and his astute partner face a strange enemy. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Killing bin Laden ’ Modern Sniper What it takes to be a Marine sniper.

Ace in the Hole Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. ’ MILIT World War II in Color ’ Ace in the Hole Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. ’ 16 and Pregnant “Kianna” ’ Å The Real World “Las Vegas” ’ Å The Real World “Las Vegas Reunion” (N) ’ Å The Electric Barbarellas The Real World ’ Å MTV 16 and Pregnant Å Locked Up Abroad “Bangkok” Locked Up Abroad “The Real Midnight Express” Locked Up Abroad “The Real Goodfella” (N) Locked Up Abroad “Bangkok” NGEO Border Wars My Wife and Kids Å Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å SCIENCE Through the ●Inside NASCAR (iTV) (N) › “The Janky Promoters” (2009, Comedy) Ice Cube. iTV. ’ ‘R’ Å ●Inside NASCAR (iTV) United States of Tara ’ Nurse Jackie (iTV) Å ›› Youth in Revolt ‘R’ SHOW ›› Letters to Juliet All My Children ’ Å One Life to Live ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless Car Warriors Two teams restore a Crown Victoria.

Car Science Car Science Car Warriors “Race Cars” Teams battle the clock.

SPEED ●NASCAR Race Hub (N) Car Warriors “Race Cars” Teams battle the clock.

Auction Hunters ’ Auction Hunters ’ Auction Hunters ’ Auction Hunters ’ Repo Games ’ UFC Unleashed ’ SPIKE ●UFC 131 Countdown (N) Auction Hunters ’ ●Braves Live! Postgame ●Braves Live! Postgame MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins.

SPSO ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins. From Sun Life Stadium in Miami. (N) (Live) Ghost Hunters “It’s Time to Get Touched” ’ Å Haunted Collector (N) Hollywood Treasure (N) Hollywood Treasure (N) Haunted Collector SYFY Ghost Hunters ’ Å Grant Jeffrey Å Just Paula Paula White. Jack Van Impe Presents Praise the Lord Å TBN Changed Lives: Miracles of the Passion ’ Meet the Browns Meet the Browns House of Payne House of Payne House of Payne House of Payne Conan Steven Ho; Peter Sarsgaard. (N) TBS Seinfeld ’ Å ››› “The Young Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way The life of the jazz musician. ››› “Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser” (1988) Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall TCM Philadelphians” (1959) Colomby. Jazz pianist profiled in footage mostly from the 1960s.

Carnegie Hall Jazz Band.

Extreme Couponing ’ Extreme Couponing ’ TLC Extreme Couponing ’ Extreme Couponing ’ Extreme Couponing ’ Extreme Couponing (N) Extreme Couponing (N) NY Ink Ami James is opening a tattoo shop. Å The Mentalist “Red Tide” The Mentalist “Ladies in Red” Wealthy investment Franklin & Bash “She Came Upstairs to Kill Me” The Men of a Certain Age “The Pickup” Joe does a favor Franklin & Bash “She Came Upstairs to Kill Me” The TNT ’ Å banker is murdered. ’ Å guys use unorthodox tactics. (N) Å for Manfro. (N) Å guys use unorthodox tactics. Å What Would Happen?

Destroy Build Destroy King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON Hole in the Wall ’ Å All in the Family All in the Family Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Hot in Cleveland Hot in Cleveland The Nanny ’ Å The Nanny ’ Å TVLND All in the Family NCIS A young sailor’s body is found. ’ Å NCIS “In the Dark” A blind photographer. ’ Å NCIS “The Curse” A lieutenant’s remains are found.

USA NCIS “Under Covers” ’ NCIS A terrorist with a chemical weapon. ’ Å Single Ladies Val tries online dating. ’ Basketball Wives ’ ››› “The Brothers” (2001) Morris Chestnut. Four friends take different approaches to love and dating.

VH1 ››› The Brothers CABLE NEWS Crime Inc. Thieves cash in on a fortune. (N) Crime Inc. Thieves cash in on a fortune.

Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) American Greed In the Arena Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å CNN John King, USA (N) Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN House of Rep. Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Coverage The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Ed Show The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) ` WVTM

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Access Hollywood (N) Å Community “Basic Rocket 30 Rock Tracy shoots a The Office Pam tries to Parks and Recreation Love Bites “How To ...” Bread intimidates a potential Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With Science” Å commercial. ’ Å change her job title. ’ “Flu Season” ’ Å suitor. (N) ’ Å 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno ’ Å The Vampire Diaries “Bad Moon Rising” ’ Å Nikita “Kill Jill” ’ Å The King of Queens ’ How I Met Your Mother The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO Two and a Half Men ’ The Rub Racket Squad The Lucy Show Å Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS Lone Ranger ●NBA Countdown (N) ●2011 NBA Finals Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks. Game 5. From American Airlines Center in Dallas. (If necessary). (N) (Live) Å Wheel of Fortune “Ameri- Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC 33/40 News at 10PM H WJSU ca’s Game” (N) Å “Game Night” (N) Å (Live) Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) The Big Bang Theory ’ Rules of Engagement CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “Cold Blooded” A col- The Mentalist “Jolly Red Elf” A Santa is murdered. ’ CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å Å “Refusing to Budget” ’ lege student dies. ’ Å (DVS) Å Letterman ’ Å Criminal Minds The mind of a psychotic killer. Å Criminal Minds A girl is abducted in broad daylight.

Criminal Minds Small-town residents poisoned. ’ Criminal Minds The team interviews serial killers.

L WPXH Without a Trace Å Without a Trace “Shattered” ’ Å The Simpsons ’ Å The Simpsons ’ Å House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld “The Doorman” Without a Trace Pregnant woman disappears. Å CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming 2011 NBA Finals Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight The First 48 A young homicide witness is shot. (N) The First 48: Missing Persons “Critical Care” (N) The First 48: Missing Persons Å A&E The First 48 “Last Wish” The First 48 “Marked for Death” Å ››› “Dirty Harry” (1971) ›› “Magnum Force” (1973, Crime Drama) Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, David Soul. “Dirty” Harry investigates gangland-style murders. Å ›› “The Enforcer” (1976, Crime Drama) Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry GuardiAMC Clint Eastwood. no. Dirty Harry and partner hunt rocket-armed radicals. Å Fatal Attractions “My Pet Python” ’ Å Confessions: Animal Hoarding ’ Å Confessions: Animal Hoarding “Too Many Pitbulls” Fatal Attractions “My Pet Python” ’ Å ANPL Life “Primates” ’ Å Top Gear Bentley Continental. Å ›› “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” (1991, Adventure) Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman. The legendary outlaw rallies villagers against tyranny. Å BBC Top Gear Å The Family Crews Å The Mo’Nique Show Wanda Sykes; Dorien Wilson.

BET 106 & Park: Top 10 Live ›› “American Violet” (2008) Nicole Beharie, Will Patton. A single mother fights to prove that she is not a drug dealer. Å Notorious Å Biography “Danny DeVito” Danny DeVito. Å Biography “Morgan Freeman” Å Biography “Jim Carrey” Jim Carrey. Å Biography The profile of the wild daredevil. Å BIO The Real Housewives of New York City Å The Real Housewives of New York City Å The Real Housewives of New York City (N) Å What Happens Housewives/NYC BRAVO Housewives/NYC CMT’s Next Superstar ’ Å CMT Music Awards 2011 Awards honoring the best songs, artists and performances in country music. ’ Å Redneck Wed CMTV Extreme Makeover South Park Å South Park Å South Park Å Futurama ’ Å Futurama ’ Å Tosh.0 Å Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY The Colbert Report Å Deadliest Catch “Sea Change” ’ Å Deadliest Catch: Greenhorns ’ Å Swords: Life on the Line “Foreign Relations” (N) Deadliest Catch “Sea Change” ’ Å DISC Deadliest Catch ’ Å Wizards of Waverly Place ›› “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl” (2005, Adventure) Taylor Laut- The Suite Life on Deck Good Luck Charlie “Char- Good Luck Charlie New Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place DISN “Zeke Finds Out” ner, Taylor Dooley. Three children try to save a distant planet. ‘PG’ Å “Love and War” Å lie Goes Viral” cell phones cause chaos. “Back to Max” “Zeke Finds Out” E! News (N) E! Special ››› “Bad Boys” (1995, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Two Miami cops attempt to recover stolen police evidence.

Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●NFL Live (N) Å ●Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å SportsNation (N) Å ESPN ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ●MLS Soccer Chicago Fire at Sporting Kansas City. (N) (Live) ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption ●WNBA Basketball Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Å › “Billy Madison” (1995) Adam Sandler. A hotel magnate’s adult son goes back to grade school.

The 700 Club Å FAM ›› “Good Burger” (1997, Comedy) Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Sinbad.

Iron Chef America “Flay vs. Black” Chefography “Guy Fieri” Guy Fieri.

24 Hour Restaurant Battle (N) Chopped Duck hearts in the second round.

FOOD Iron Chef America ●Action Sports World Tour ●Barfly ●The Final Score (N) Hooters Snow Angels Special (N) FOXSS World Poker Tour: Sea Ball Up Streetball ›› Next (2007) Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ ››› “Taken” (2008) Liam Neeson. A former spy uses his old skills to save his kidnapped daughter.

FX ››› “Panic in Needle Park” (1971, Drama) Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint. Å ››› “Strange Days” (1995) Ralph Fiennes. A black marketeer peddles other people’s experiences.

FXM ›› The Fury (1978) Lingo Å Drew Carey Love Triangle Å The Newlywed Game Family Feud Å Family Feud ’ Å Lingo Å Drew Carey GSN Baggage Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “I Remember, I Remem- Frasier Frasier reunites Frasier “Frasier Has Frasier Frasier follows Roz Frasier Niles tries to reThe Golden Girls “Date- The Golden Girls “The HALL Prairie “Whisper Country” ber” Caroline recalls first meeting Charles. Å with old friends. ’ Å Spokane” Syndication. to Wisconsin. Å unite Daphne’s parents. line: Miami” ’ Å Monkey Show” Å True Blood: Digging Up Treme Delmond discovers a new sound. ’ Å Taxicab Confessions: New York, New York Å HBO (500) Days of Summer “Too Big to Fail” (2011, Docudrama) William Hurt, Edward Asner. ’ Å My First Place Å My First Place Å Selling New York Å Selling New York Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G House Hunters Å Swamp People Å Swamp People “Full Moon Fever” Joe and Tommy look Swamp People “It’s Personal” Liz offers some hunting Mounted in Alaska “Tina’s Mounted in Alaska Russ Stan Lee’s Superhumans “Electro Man” A man’s imHIST for a new honey hole. Å ideas to Troy. (N) Å Packin’ Heat” (N) busts out an alligator. munity to electric current. Å Reba “House Rules” ’ Reba “Skating Away” ’ Reba “Proud Reba” ’ Reba ’ Å Reba ’ Å Reba “Safe Dating” ’ How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother LIFE Pawn Stars Å › “Couples Retreat” (2009) Vince Vaughn. Four Midwestern couples descend on an island resort. Å ››› “Out of Sight” (1998, Crime Drama) George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames. ’ ‘R’ Å MAX ››› Avatar (2009) ’ Secrets of World War II “Human Torpedoes” Å Hitler’s Last Deadly Secret: The Hunt for U-864 ’ Attack and Capture: The Story of U-Boat 505 Å MILIT World War II in Color ’ Attack and Capture: The Story of U-Boat 505 Å The Real World “Las Vegas Reunion” ’ Å MTV Special ’ “Jackass 3.5” (2011) Johnny Knoxville. Johnny Knoxville and gang perform crazy stunts and pranks.

MTV Teen Wolf ’ Naked Science “Tsunami From Outer Space” Known Universe “Construction Zone” (N) Grand Canyon Skywalk One-of-a-kind structure.

Naked Science “Tsunami From Outer Space” NGEO Border Wars My Wife and Kids Å Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Unearthing Ancient Secrets ’ Å Unearthing Ancient Secrets ’ Å Unearthing Ancient Secrets ’ Å Unearthing Ancient Secrets ’ Å SCIENCE How It’s Made ’ Å Scenarios USA Shorts Nurse Jackie (iTV) Å United States of Tara ’ The Real L Word “Fresh Start” (iTV) SHOW We Were Soldiers (2002) ››› “A Single Man” (2009, Drama) Colin Firth. iTV. ’ ‘R’ Å All My Children ’ Å One Life to Live ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless Speedmakers “Armet Armored Vehicle” American Trucker (N) American Trucker Dave Despain on Assignment SPEED ●NASCAR Race Hub (N) Dave Despain on Assignment (N) ●iMPACT Wrestling (N) ’ Jail ’ Å Jail ’ Å Jail ’ Å Jail ’ Å SPIKE Jail ’ Å ●Braves Live! Postgame ●Braves Live! Postgame MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins.

SPSO ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins. From Sun Life Stadium in Miami. (N) (Live) Fear Factor Public nudity. ’ Å Fear Factor Helicopter stunt; sunken car. ’ Å Chiller 13: The Decade’s Scariest Movie Moments SYFY Fear Factor Balance. ’ Fear Factor Stunts around the Big Apple. ’ Å Behind the Scenes Å Dr. David Jeremiah Å Destined to Reign This Is Your Day Å Praise the Lord Å TBN The Potter’s Touch ›› “The House Bunny” (2008) Anna Faris. A sexpot teaches misfit sorority sisters about men.

Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Conan George Lopez; Gary Dell’Abate. (N) TBS Seinfeld ’ Å ››› “Battleground” ››› “Them!” (1954, Science Fiction) James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan ›› “Cosmic Monsters” (1958, Science Fiction) Forrest Tucker, Gaby Andre, Mar- ›› “Tarantula” (1955) John Agar, Mara Corday.

TCM (1949) Van Johnson.

Weldon. Agents race to investigate reports of giant, mutated ants. Å tin Benson. A mishap unleashes a horde of alien insects on Britain.

Desert scientists lose fortified spider big as building.

Police Women of Broward County ’ Å Police Women of Broward County (N) ’ Å NY Ink (N) ’ Å Police Women of Broward County ’ Å TLC NY Ink ’ Å Bones A skull smashes Bones “The Secret in the Soil” A farmer is suspected Bones “The Bones That Weren’t” A dancer’s skull is Bones “Mummy in the Maze” A Halloween killer. ’ Å CSI: NY “Tri-Borough” Murder victims. ’ Å TNT the windshield of a car. of murder. ’ Å discovered. ’ Å Regular Show MAD King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON Adventure Time All in the Family All in the Family Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The Nanny Fran’s pen pal wants to meet her. Å TVLND All in the Family NCIS Death of a missing lance corporal. ’ Å NCIS Senator asks Gibbs for help. ’ Å NCIS Investigating a sergeant’s murder. ’ Å Covert Affairs “Begin the Begin” Ben disappears.

USA NCIS Murdered model.

40 Greatest Pranks 3 Practical jokes. ’ ›› Take the Lead ’ VH1 Saturday Night Live ’ Saturday Night Live “The Best of Mike Myers” ’ Å CABLE NEWS Marijuana USA Cannabis meets capitalism.

Porn: Business of Pleasure Pornography industry.

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