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Video Games ‘Portal 2,’ ‘Skyrim’ top the year’s video games.

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Music Adele tops the AP’s list of best albums.

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FICTION 1. (3) 11/22/63 by Stephen King (Scribner, $35) 2. (4) best of me by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, $25.99) 3. (5) the litigators by John Grisham (Doubleday, $28.95) 4. (6) KILL ALEX CROSS by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $28.99) 5. (8) LOCKED ON by Tom Clancy (Putnam, $28.95) NONFICTION 1. (1) KILLING LINCOLN by Bill O’Reilly (Holt, $28) 2. (2) STEVE JOBS by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster, $35) 3. (7) BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON by Glenn Beck (Threshold, $26) 4. (9) NEARING HOME by Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson, $19.99) 5. (11) THROUGH MY EYES by Tim Tebow (Harper, $26.99)

10 best books of 2011

By By David L. Ulin Los Angeles Times (MCT)

❱ Word of the week adventive \ad-VEN-tiv\, adjective; 1. Not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals. noun: 1. A not native and usually not yet well established plant or animal.

Quotes: I’m sure it’s hard to be adventive, temporarily naturalized, that is.

— Gish Jen, World and Town Carrion beetles usually avoid competition with blowflies by visiting the carcasses at a later, dried stage of decomposition. Next come the omnivores, such as wasps and ants, and finally there are the adventive insects, like spiders.

— David Shobin, The Provider Origin: Adventive, like adventure, is derived from the Latin word adventus meaning “an advance.” The suffix -ive denotes a noun that comes from an adjective, like detective or active.

Of all the books I read this year, here — alphabetically by title — are my 10 favorites, those that most stuck with me, that reframed how I think about the world.

1. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (Alfred A. Knopf, $30.50). Murakami’s magnum opus more than lives up to its billing, immersing us in a slightly altered universe to tell what is, in the end, the most traditional of stories: Boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.

2. Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories by Edith Pearlman (Lookout Books, $18.95 paper). How could I have not known of Edith Pearlman? The author of three previous books of short fiction, she writes like the literary love child of Alice Munro and Deborah Eisenberg: piercing, subtle, and so pointed that every one of the 34 stories in this collection cannot help but break your heart.

3. The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc. by Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday, $27.95). Inspired by Norman Mailer’s Advertisements for Myself, this is Lethem’s homage to the inner life. Intentionally baggy, moving back and forth from subject to subject, time period to time period, it works because of its relentless sense of influence, its understanding that the art and literature and music we love not only inspire us but in a very real way make us who we are.

4. The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick (Pantheon, $29.95). The information age, Gleick tells us in this magnificent history of data and how we interact with it, did not begin with the computer; rather, it started the first time we sought to interpret our world. Connecting a dizzying array of topics, from the telegraph to talking drums, theoretical mathematics to the library of Alexandria, this elegant, insightful study reminds us that we have always been adrift in an incomprehensible universe.

5. Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews

by Geoff Dyer (Graywolf, $18 paper).

Perhaps the finest critical essayist working, Dyer takes us on a tour of his enthusiasms: jazz, literature, photography, house music, history. What links this material? Nothing, except for his erudite and idiosyncratic intelligence, and a voice as smooth as any that’s in print.

6. Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music, edited by Nona Willis Aronowitz (University of Minnesota Press, $22.95 paper). Willis — who died in 2006 at age 64 — was a trailblazer, one of the early female rock writers and the first pop music critic at the New Yorker.

This collection, which gathers 59 of her pieces, showcases her fierce intelligence and her political and cultural engagement as well as her recognition of the abiding contradictions of the music that she loved.

7. Stone Arabia by Dana Spiotta (Scribner, $24). On the surface, this novel — which revolves around a middleaged wannabe rocker and his fantasies of stardom — appears to be about the lies we tell ourselves. Its genius, though, resides in the way Spiotta turns that idea around on us, revealing her protagonist’s dreams as more authentic than his daily existence, highlighting the at-times unbridgeable gap between imagination and reality.

8. Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (FSG, $18). A nearly perfect short novel from the most essential writer of his generation: the story of a laborer in the rural West, and his journey — physical, emotional, spiritual and even mystical — through the first half of the 20th century.

9. A Widow’s Story: A Memoir by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco, $27.99). I’ve never been an Oates fan particularly, but this memoir — a close, almost claustrophobic portrait of the months after her husband’s sudden death from pneumonia — is exquisite, expertly and desperately parsing grief and loss, while never once flinching or looking away.

10. You Think That’s Bad: Stories by Jim Shepard (Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95).

Shepard is a short-fiction master, and here he pushes into new territory, giving us 11 stories about characters at the end of their endurance: contradictory, foolishly brave (or bravely foolish), clinging to hope beyond the point that hope is any longer a reasonable alternative.

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In this video game image released by Supergiant Games, a scene is shown from ‘Bastion,’ chosen as one of the top games of 2011.

‘Portal 2,’ ‘Skyrim’ top a thrilling year in games

By Lou Kesten Associated Press

It’s a good time to be a gamer, as studios continue to release thrilling adventures with clever stories, tight gameplay and spectacular production values. So many fine games have been released in 2011 — particularly in the last few months — that you’d need to use up a lot of sick days to catch up to them all.

But there’s a downside to the quality glut: The big video-game companies are taking fewer chances. The business has become less about innovation, more about iteration, that is, improving upon previous successes. I enjoyed many of these sequels, which make up 90 percent of my top 10, but if publishers aren’t careful they’ll run out of fresh intellectual properties to sequelize.

Fortunately, smaller studios are picking up the slack, delivering fresh ideas to the PC market, the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and Apple’s App Store.

And the creators of some of this year’s blockbusters, including “Uncharted 3” and “Gears of War 3,” have announced entirely original franchises for the new year and beyond. As much fun as I had in 2011, I’m hoping to see more fresh faces in my 2012 top 10.

1. “Portal 2” (Valve, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC): It’s based on a simple game mechanic: blasting holes and jumping through them. Its three main characters are mostly disembodied voices. It’s essentially a series of abstract puzzles, and yet, “Portal 2” delivers one of the year’s most satisfying — and malevolently funny — stories.

2. “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” (Bethesda Softworks, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC): This sprawling roleplaying epic is all about choice. Wizard or warrior? Hero or jerk? Vampire or werewolf? The possibilities seem endless, and after more than 100 hours I’m still discovering dazzling new areas to explore.

3. “Deus Ex: Human Revolution”

(Square Enix, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC): The Eidos Montreal studio revives a beloved, long-dormant series with this cyberpunkish tale of corporate intrigue. Fans of classic stealth games such as “Thief” and “Splinter Cell” will adore it.

4. “Bastion” (Supergiant Games, for the Xbox 360): The setup is nothing new: A boy hacks and slashes his way through a post-apocalyptic landscape. But droll narration and a mournful soundtrack hint at something deeper, and “Bastion” builds to an emotionally haunting climax.

5. “Batman: Arkham City” (Warner, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC): The Dark Knight returns, along with just about every criminal mastermind in the DC Comics universe. Soaring among the skyscrapers of Gotham is awe-inspiring — plus, you get to punch a shark in the face.

6. “InFamous 2” (Sony, for the PlayStation 3): Once-reluctant superhero (or is it supervillain?) Cole McGrath has developed quite the skill set: He can skitter up

tall buildings and shock enemies from a distance. Sucker Punch’s loose-limbed open-world sequel is electrifying.

7. “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” (Nintendo, for the Wii): Twentyfive years in, the “Zelda” team is still creating the most diabolically clever puzzles in video gaming.

8. “Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception” (Sony, for the PlayStation 3): Nathan Drake, the Indiana Jones of the PlayStation, climbs, brawls and shoots his way through another breathless, globetrotting adventure.

9. “Rayman Origins” (Ubisoft, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii): French designer Michel Ancel livens up the 2-D running-and-jumping genre with exuberant weirdness.

10. “Dead Space 2” (Electronic Arts, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC): Monsters lurk around every corner of an abandoned outer-space facility. Don’t forget to breathe.

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The year in music: The odds and ends of 2011

By Mesfin Fekadu

filmed on a snowy, deserted island. It’s cinematic, dramatic and classic, and by Sure, everyone has their far the best music video of list of top albums. But how 2011. do you rank the things BEST COMEBACK: that really resonated in While some people were pop music this year — like impressed with Chris Nicki Minaj’s ubiquity, the Brown’s rap on “Look at best song you were embarMe Now,” it was Busta rassed to sing out loud, and Rhymes who stole the the top return of the year? show with his fantastic We try to put a spotlight flow. Did I just rhyme? on some of music’s other Oh snap! Anyway, it was highlights here. a tease and has everyone BEST HOOK: The chowondering: When is that rus of Rihanna’s “S&M” album coming out, Busta?!! is downright nasty, so we BEST REMIX: Adele can’t repeat it here, but it’s and reggae? No way! But downright catchy, too. Na, Jamie xx’s remix of the Britna, na, na, c’mon! ish singer’s “Rolling In the BEST GUILTY PLEADeep” — dubbed “Rolling SURE SONG: “Tonight, In the Heat” — is fun, epic Tonight” AND “I Like It Like and sweat-inducing.

That” by Hot Chelle Rae. BEST MIXTAPE: EthioBEST USE OF NICKI pian-born R&B singer The MINAJ: Last year, Nicki Weeknd, who is based in Minaj costarred on many Canada, is one of the year’s songs, but this year she brightest newcomers, and focused more on her solo his mixtape House of Balefforts. Her best guest loons is just as great as appearance is on David Drake’s first mainstream Guetta’s “Turn Me On,” a offering, “So Far Gone.” future hit that highlights Must be something in the rapper’s singing chops.

Canada’s water.

BEST AWARD SHOW BEST ALBUM UNREMatt Sayles/Associated Press PERFORMANCE: Kelly LEASED IN AMERICA: Trey Songz, left, and Kelly Rowland perform at the 2011 marked the death of Rowland’s live rendition BET Awards on Sunday, June 26 in Los Angeles. of “Motivation” at the BET Amy Winehouse, one of Awards reminded viewmusic’s best singers. It was album and it was never slew of No.1 hits, but her ers that training alongside also a year that birthed supposed to be a single. best song this year was Beyonce for years has a a new star: Winehouse’s the Ke$ha-sounding party plus-side: Rowland’s vocals He recorded a demo of 15-year-old goddaughter the song for singer Bridget jam “Last Friday Night were crisp and her sexy Dionne Bromfield. Her Kelly, but his version is (T.G.I.F.)” It’s hard not to dance moves helped her sophomore album Good personal and perfect, with love lyrics like: “Think I come off like a contempofor the Soul is a flawless colits Maxwell-esque falsetto need a Ginger Ale/that was lection of songs that bump rary version of Janet Jackbreakdown. such an epic fail.” son. with soul and pop flavors.

BEST INANE LYRIC: BEST MUSIC VIDEO: BEST UNRELEASED And it rivals Adele’s 21 for Insert LMFAO song here.

Swedish singer Lykke Li is TRACK: Frank Ocean’s top album of the year.

BEST KATY PERRY hauntingly amazing in her “Thinking About You” BEST GLEE COVER: SINGLE: Katy Perry has a video for “I Follow Rivers,” did not appear on his free The songs covered on Glee Associated Press

are often current hits on the music charts, and that can get annoying. So it was refreshing to hear a cover of k.d. lang’s “Constant Craving,” and there should be more like it.

BEST ALBUM THAT (ALMOST) NO ONE BOUGHT: I got it for free, so technically I didn’t buy it either, but Panic! at the Disco’s Vices & Virtues is an excellent CD filled with uptempo gems that are addictive, layered and theatrical. You should listen to the album, which has sold 148,000 copies since March. (Runner-ups:

Ellie Goulding’s Lights and Charity Starts at Home by Phonte, formerly of Little Brother).

BEST BEYONCE VIDEO: This diva released a whopping seven music videos in six months, and honestly, most of them are average. But Beyonce is a killer on the dance floor, and in the “Run the World (Girls)” clip, her moves are infectious and mind-blowing. She still does run the music world.

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No surprise: Adele tops AP’s list of best albums

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody Associated Press

Here’s the AP’s list of the best albums of 2011: 1. 21, Adele: A predictable choice, to be sure.

But when an artist has delivered an album that is as close to perfection as 21, where else would it fall? Inspired by heartbreak, Adele’s sophomore album stirs more than just melancholy: Songs such as “Someone Like You” and “Don’t You Remember” will make you want to weep at their beauty.

On 21, Adele comes of age as an artist, a songwriter and one of music’s great voices.

2. Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars: Joy Williams and John Paul White aren’t a couple, but they radiate passion and chemistry on their debut album — all through a batch of understated, mellow tunes that blend country with folk, acoustic pop and whatever else that gives them their intangible appeal.

Their songs about aching love and broken dreams catch your ear, but it’s their irresistible harmonies that will make your heart leap.

3. 4, Beyonce: On paper, some may look at 4 as a disappointment; it had no big smash singles compared with Beyonce’s past albums, and underperformed commercially.

Artistically, though, it was a triumph. While she still had pulsating beats on songs like “Countdown” and “End of Time,” Beyonce dialed down her typical bombast for ballads, and midtempo grooves still smoldered as

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Singer Adele performs on stage during the Brit Awards 2011 at The O2 Arena in London, Feb. 15. Adele’s album ‘21’ was chosen by the Associated Press as the best album of the year. she relied more on passion than girl power.

4. Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West: While the first single, “Otis,” suggested an album full of “how rich am I” rhymes from rap’s most outsized figures, the album provided a much deeper narrative, as Kanye and Jay-Z mused on racism, black-on-black crime, fatherhood and other issues for an excellent album that was so much more than another vanity collaboration.

5. Nostalgia, Ultra, Frank Ocean: Although

Frank Ocean may be one of the most buzzed about new artists of 2011, you won’t find his debut album in the stores, on iTunes or Amazon.com. He released it on the Internet out of frustration that it wasn’t getting any traction at his label, Def Jam. We’re hoping the label dragged its feet on this brilliant debut because of valid issues (maybe they were waiting on that “Hotel California” sample clearance). But it’s a sad commentary on the failing label system that the young Ocean crafted a sonically rich

album that shows him as hilarious, heartfelt, cocky, insecure and most important, thoughtful — and it apparently fell on deaf ears.

6. The Movie, Betty Wright and the Roots: This soul veteran showed how real R&B should be done with her first album in 10 years. The Movie plays more like a lesson in music-making, celebrating classic soul with songs that are unapologetically “grown-folks music.” Yet, she smartly utilizes The Roots, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and other young

stars (and even raps a little herself), hopefully showing that generation that great music doesn’t have to be disposable — and can be timeless.

7. Hell on Heels, Pistol Annies: Country music hasn’t had a trio of chicks this raucous since, well, the Dixie Chicks — and the Pistol Annies delivered a well-needed dose of bad attitude. The trio of Miranda Lambert and friends Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe were the anti-Taylor Swift, with songs about pill-popping, man-stealing, family

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feuds and other sordid tales, told with a sharp tongue and witty tone. We hope Lambert’s side project grows into something more regular.

8. Undun, The Roots: The hip-hop band has always had more goals than just making good music, and fresh off last year’s activist album Wake Up! with John Legend, they bring us Undun, the story of a drug dealer whose fate is already sealed: The album just gives us a three-dimensional portrait of him and why he ended up where he did. The grooves veer from frenetic to poignant, and the album is another example of why The Roots remain among music’s most innovative storytellers.

9. Own the Night, Lady Antebellum: They may not have come up with another song that resonated quite like 2010’s Need You Now, but Lady Antebellum still has plenty of musical magic left. Their harmonies are as smooth as ever, and the tales behind the tunes are just as captivating.

10. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, Beastie Boys: The future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are still serving up funky hip-hop grooves with the right blend of wackiness, and Hot Sauce Committee, Part II is the best example of that in years, with songs like “Funky Donkey” and “Lee Majors Come Again.”

Honorable mentions: Metals, Feist; El Camino, The Black Keys; Paper Airplane, Alison Krauss and Union Station; Got to Get Back! the Bo-Keys; Break of Dawn, Goapele.

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Country stars reveal their New Year’s resolutions

By Caitlin R. King Associated Press

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Nicki Minaj performs at the 39th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Nov. 20. According to Yahoo!, the lyrics to Minaj’s song ‘Super Bass’ were the most searched in 2011.

Top 10 tunes most searched in 2011

By Kevin Amorim

— we were drawn to this category: Top Music Lyric Search.

Newsday So without further ado, here’s It’s that most wonderful time of the top 10 searches that defined the year. No, no — not that. the soundtrack of 2011: Yahoo! has announced its 10. “Just the Way You Are” by annual Year in Review, and the top Bruno Mars search term of 2011 didn’t go to a 9. “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster person, place or event. It went to the People a thing. “The iPhone transcended 8. “You Belong With Me” by gadget status,” Vera Chan, senior Taylor Swift editor and Web trend analyst at 7. “Born This Way” by Lady Yahoo!, said in a statement. “The Gaga device helped facilitate political 6. “Look at Me Now” by Chris movements around the world, and Brown embodied the vision of Apple co5. “Someone Like You” by Adele founder Steve Jobs.”

4. “Rolling in the Deep” by That’s nice, but here we are all Adele about entertainment. So besides 3. “Grenade” by Bruno Mars the top search terms for the big 2. “The Lazy Song” by Bruno and small screens — movies (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal- Mars And the No. 1 top lyric search lows — Part 2), TV (American Idol) and celebrity (Kim Kardashian) was ... “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Like the rest of us, celebrities are thinking about their goals for next year.

Taylor Swift is looking to change things up.

“I think my goal for the next couple of years would be to make departures in little ways and do things a little differently,” said the Grammy-winning singer, “and try to maintain a balance between always providing your fans with what they’ve always liked from you and continuing to write all my own songs, but I’d love to make collaborations in different directions that aren’t exactly expected.”

The three members of country group Lady Antebellum are resolving to find balance in their personal and professional lives. It will be more of a challenge than ever with their first headlining tour resuming in January and two weddings to plan. Dave Haywood proposed to girlfriend Kelli Cashiola, 29, by hanging Christmas lights on her house that spelled out “Will You Marry Me?” Singer Hillary Scott got engaged in July and is planning to marry fiance Chris Tyrell in the spring. Singer

Charles Kelley is already married.

“Next year we’ve got a pretty heavy touring schedule, but we’ve learned this fall how to balance that, how to have a good time at home,” said Haywood. “All of us are good and cognizant about having our loved ones out with us when we can and being able to get home when we can. So I think continuing to find the balance, which is where we get our inspiration and where our songs come from, is this personal life.”

Miranda Lambert wants to focus on songwriting. Her Grammy-winning hit “The House That Built Me” was a game-changer in her career. The problem? She didn’t write it.

“I’d love to actually write a song that was nominated for song of the year. That would be a huge thing to me,” said Lambert, who is kicking off her “On Fire” tour Jan. 12 in Rockford, Ill. “Eventually over the next five years I’d maybe like to win entertainer of the year — when I’ve earned it.”

The resolutions Lambert’s husband, Blake Shelton, is making have nothing to do with self-improvement. He has high hopes for other people in his life, including two of the singers he mentored as a judge on

NBC’s The Voice, Dia Frampton and Xenia Martinez.

“I really would like to see Dia’s record take off and do well, and Xenia has made a great record. My heart is there for them,” he said.

Perhaps more than anything, Shelton said he hopes his wife’s new single, “Over You,” makes an impact on fans and country radio. The couple wrote the song together about the death of Shelton’s older brother, Richie, who died in a car accident in 1990.

Brad Paisley’s goal is to set new ones. He spent 2011 on tour as the reigning Country Music Association entertainer of the year. He reunited country supergroup Alabama for his song “Old Alabama,” and he wrote a book. He said he has some ideas “to reinvent” and “have some fun with the success” he’s had, but he’s also learned a lot about himself along the way.

“I have a career that’s on a bit of autopilot in the sense that I feel I can rest easy a little bit more. ... I don’t feel that people are just going to leave me.

They’re not going to just move on. We do well, and it’s a great feeling,” said Paisley. “I guess I’ve just learned to be a little more comfortable with who I am.”

iTunes Top 10 selling singles and albums of 2011 Singles 1. “Rolling in the Deep,” ADELE 2. “Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock),” LMFAO 3. “Firework,” Katy Perry 4. “Grenade,” Bruno Mars 5. “Forget You,” Cee-Lo Green 6. “Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer),” Pitbull 7. “E.T. (feat. Kanye West),” Katy Perry 8. “Moves Like Jagger (Studio Recording from The Voice feat. Christina Aguilera),” Maroon 5 9. “Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster the People 10. “Super Bass,” Nicki Minaj

Albums 1. 21, ADELE 2. Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 3. Tha Carter IV (Deluxe Edition), Lil Wayne 4. Watch the Throne (Deluxe Edition), Kanye West, JAY Z 5. Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay 6. Born This Way (Bonus Track Version), Lady Gaga 7. Loud, Rihanna 8. Take Care (Deluxe Version), Drake 9. Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 10. Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Deluxe Version), Bruno Mars — Compiled by the Associated Press

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‘The Descendants’ tops 2011 best f ilms list

By By Rick Bentley McClatchy Newspapers

Human dramas dominated this year’s movie releases, ranging from a husband struggling with his dying wife to a woman who disguises herself so she can work in a man’s world. It was also a year of amazing animation, first-rate finales and soaring sci-fi.

Here are the best of what 2011 had to offer at the movies.

1. The Descendants: No other film in 2011 so brilliantly combined dark and light moments.

The movie has an Oscar-worthy performance by George Clooney, great supporting work by Shailene Woodley and a powerful script by director Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The writing is almost flawless in the use of comedy to buffer the dramatic parts. And drama gives an edge to the comedy.

2. Rango: The film’s as visually stunning as it is well written.

Rango (voiced by Johnny Depp) is a chameleon that discovers a town that resonates so loudly of the Old West it should be called Zane Grey. Director Gore Verbinski’s first venture into animation is a rootin’, tootin’ good time. It combines the cheesiness of spaghetti Westerns with the offbeat attitude of Blazing Saddles — and delivers it all in a spectacular computergenerated form.

3. Tree of Life: Few films were as polarizing as Terrence Malick’s free flowing visual bonanza that manages to be both a grand look at the beginning of life and an intimate tale of family. No other film invited us to think more about our place in the universe or at the dinner table. There are moments where it goes from compelling to confusing, but it’s the most fascinating filmmaking of the year.

4. The Girl With the Dragon

Tattoo: Director David Fincher’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s book is compelling both as a chilling mystery and a brutal look at humanity. It works so well because he gets an Oscarworthy performance out of Rooney Mara as the title character.

5. Super 8: Writer/director J.J. Abrams has culled the best paranoia-creating moments from the ’50s sci-fi movies and mixed them with a strong family story that swirls around Joe (Joel Courtney), a teen trying to deal with the loss of his mother.

All of the sci-fi elements create a metaphor for the emotional beast that dominates the young man’s life. It’s the best blend of sci-fi and family drama since E.T. called home.

6. Beginners: Director/writer Mike Mills’ script doesn’t attempt to answer all the questions that come with love. But it is a smart look at relationships. It shows how love can bring comfort to a person facing his own mortality, or how it becomes a curse when two people begin to drift apart. The story works because of Ewan McGregor’s boyish charms. He goes from being the most interesting person at a party to someone who jets across the country for a chance at some insight about his future.

7. Hugo: This is the kind of movie that reminds us that the best movies are the ones that take us on a journey. This journey is pure magic. Martin Scorsese makes us believe that magic still does exist in films. From its spectacular look to unforgettable performances, Hugo is spellbinding.

8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2): The long-running franchise got a proper ending because Director David Yates created a film finale that embraced deep emotions with the same passion that it celebrated huge action sequences.

That combination made the final offering magical.

9. Martha Marcy May Marlene: Elizabeth Olsen turns in a powerful performance as a woman who escapes a cult only to return to a world that in its own way is just as controlling and scary. Director T. Sean Durkin magnifies the emotional conflict through a film stripped of all trappings from credits to music. He just lets raw emotions carry the scenes.

10. Albert Nobbs: Glenn Close turns in the performance of her career as a 19th Century woman who pretends to be a man to get work. Under that awkward wardrobe is an emotionally tortured soul looking to find a way to love and be loved without giving away her precious secret.

Honorable mention: Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Way, One Day, Horrible Bosses, The Help, 50/50, X-Men: First Class.

What was your favorite movie of the year?

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TOP: Beau Bridges, left, and George Clooney are shown in a scene from ‘The Descendants.’

ABOVE: John Hawkes, left, and Elizabeth Olsen are shown in a scene from ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene.’

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A group of talking chipmunks and their human companions get shipwrecked on a remote island. With Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate and the voice of Justin Long. Written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Directed by Mike Mitchell. arthur Christmas

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In this animated film, the son of Santa Claus must complete an urgent mission before Christmas morning dawns.

With James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL

HHH, 2:07, PG-13

After being blamed for a terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, a secret agent and his team must clear their organization’s name and prevent another attack. With Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Paula Patton.

New Year’s Eve

HH, 1:57, PG-13

On the last night of the year, the lives of people searching for love, hope, forgiveness and second chances intertwine in New York City. With Halle Berry, Josh Duhamel, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. Written by Katherine Fugate. Directed by Garry Marshall. sherlock holmes: a game of shadows

HH1/2, 2:09, PG-13

The famous detective Sherlock Holmes meets his match in the criminal mastermind known as Professor

Moriarty in this sequel to the 2009 film. With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Jared Harris. Written by Michele Mulroney and Kieren Mulroney. Directed by Guy Ritchie.

The Adventures of Tintin (IN 2-D and 3-d)

HHH1/2, 1:44, PG

When an intrepid young reporter purchases a model ship that holds the key to a mystery, he and his dog embark on a globe-trotting adventure. With the voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig and Simon Pegg.

Written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish. Directed by Steven Spielberg. In Imax 3-D. The darkest hour (in 2-d and 3-d)

NR, 1:29, PG-13

Five young people stranded in Moscow fight to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. With Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella and Rachael Taylor. Written

by Jon Spaihts. Directed

by Chris Gorak.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

ter takes three out-ofcontrol kids on a wild adventure through the streets of New York City.

With Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove and Sam Rockwell. Written by Brian T. Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. Directed by David Gordon Green.

THE Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

H1/2, 1:57, PG-13

In the first half of the conclusion to the Twilight series, human Bella and vampire Edward wed and conceive a child, with dangerous unforeseen consequences. With Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Written

by Melissa Rosenberg.

Directed by Bill Condon. war horse

HHH, 2:26, PG-13 During World War I, a horse is separated from the young man who tamed and trained him, threatening their special bond and sending the animal on an extraordinary journey. With Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and David Thewlis.

Written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis. Directed

by Steven Spielberg.

HHH1/2, 2:38, R

WE BOUGHT A ZOO

A journalist and a hacker search for a woman who has been missing for decades in this adaptation of the novel by Stieg Larsson. With Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer and Stellan Skarsgard. Written by Steven Zaillian. Directed

by David Fincher.

A single father moves his family into a house situated in the middle of a run-down zoo, which they try to restore. With Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church. Written

by Aline Brosh McKenna and Cameron Crowe.

Directed by Crowe.

The Sitter

H1/2, 1:21, R

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RATING: H poor, HH

fair, HHH good, HHHH excellent, NR: not rated

TV’s ‘Shameless’ among top releases this week

By By Rick Bentley McClatchy Newspapers

The pickings are a little slim among DVD releases this week.

Looney Tunes Super Stars: Pepe Le Pew, Grade A-minus: This collection of 17 shorts is for those who love first-rate animation.

The suave, smooth-talking French skunk’s powerful scent and penchant for romance puts him in very funny situations.

Included in this collection of cartoons created by animation legend Chuck Jones is the Academy Award winning “For Scentimental Reasons.” Pepe Le Pew tries to seduce a reluctant feline in an upscale French perfume shop.

This is one tale of the skunk that doesn’t stink.

Shameless, Grade Aminus: William H. Macy is one of the few actors who makes a project better just by being a part of it.

He gets a great role as an alcoholic father whose kids are raising themselves.

This cable offering — while hard to watch at times — is one of the better new series of the year. Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky co-star.

If you haven’t been watching the Showtime series, pick up the first season so you will be ready when Season Two debuts Jan. 8.

The Borgias: The First Season, Grade C-plus: Showtime’s big-budget series digs into the sex and scandal that surrounded Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons), the scheming, sexcrazed patriarch of the Borgia family who built an empire through corrup-

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Emmy Rossum portrays Fiona Gallagher in a scene from ‘Shameless.’ The first season of the show was released this week on DVD. tion of the Roman Catholic Church.

The series opens with Rodrigo using bribery to become Pope Alexander VI. It isn’t long before he uses his position to bed lost souls and increase his control.

Academy Award-winning director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) wrote all nine episodes in the first season and directed the first two. His efforts are surprisingly weak. The Borgias is little more than a paintby-the-numbers tale.

Also new on DVD this week: Hostel: Part III: Human torture is turned into a high-stakes gambling opportunity.

The Pool Boys: A pool boy decides to turn an empty mansion into a home for Beverly Hills escorts. Matthew Lillard stars.

Final Destination 5: Another group of young people try to cheat death.

Apollo 18: A secret mission to the moon proves deadly.

Dora the Explorer: Dora

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The worst: 2011 had its share of bad movies

By By Rick Bentley

amateurish acting and leadfooted pacing, but it’s also an insult to the memory of So many bad movies, so Dudley Moore, who starred little space. This year’s colin the 1981 version. Russell lection of stinkers proves Brand firmly establishes Adam Sandler can be count- himself as a contender for ed on to make at least one Adam Sandler’s bad acting monumentally bad film, not crown with a performance all comic book movies are that is about as entertaining good and there are times as sticking a ferret in your when there’s nothing funny ear. about a comedy.

5. No Strings Attached: Here’s the worst of the Natalie Portman and Ashton worst of 2011.

Kutcher play bank robbers 1. Jack and Jill: It should ... oops .. that’s wrong. They have been called “Dreck and merely steal the money Swill.” Adam Sandler nailed they got paid for this film down the worst actor award because they did no acting. for 2011 with a performance They play a couple who so rancid it couldn’t be agree to be intimate without contained by one characobligations—and who manter. Sandler plays a brother age to make sex look boring. and sister who are the most 6. Sanctum: There’s no torturous thing since water- sense of time or tension. In boarding was invented. As between deaths, director Director Dennis Dugan Alister Grierson focuses proves it’s possible for a tal- his cameras on the actors entless hack to still get work walking or swimming from in Hollywood. cave to cave. Ioan Gruffudd 2. Green Hornet: Comic — cinemas’ answer to trypbooks fans expressed tophan — headlines the film concern when it was where bad acting, a predictannounced that Seth Rogen able script and worthless was going to star in the film 3-D effects make this tale of version of the comic book. the great cave escape a real Those worries weren’t spe-clunker. unfounded. Rogen bungles 7. Don’t Be Afraid of the his way through a script that Dark: Just be afraid of this couldn’t have been more movie. This insult to movieinane had one of the Jersey making is a sadistic and vile Shore cast written it. The film that tries to pass off the film was the biggest crime emotional and physical torcommitted in Hollywood ture of a young girl as enterthis year. tainment. Putting children 3. Hall Pass: What do in peril in horror films is one the careers of Bobby Farof the easiest way to engage relly and Peter Farrelly have an audience. But there is a in common with an old line between the entertainwoman in a TV commerment value of seeing somecial? Both have fallen and one in danger and the sick they can’t get up. Old jokes depiction of abuse. This film and lame performances obliterates that line. abound as Owen Wilson 8. Just Go With It: It’s and Jason Sudeikis play two a twin killing for Adam guys given a pass from their Sandler as another of his marriages for a week to do movies makes this year’s anything they want. They hall of shame. When it should buy disguises and comes to mindless comeleave the country. dies, you expect poop jokes.

4. Arthur: This feeble But this movie is relentless, remake is not just repugincluding a scene where a young boy goes to the bathnant for its lack of humor, McClatchy Newspapers

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room on an adult male’s hand. There’s just a point where the bathroom humor stinks.

9. Limitless: A drug makes a man smart. That same drug makes this movie stupid. The potential of Limitless was just that. It fails. Under Neil Burger’s disjointed direction and Bradley Cooper’s cold performance, the movie should be called “Hapless.”

10. Immortals: The muse that was behind this script should be tossed off Mt. Olympus. We will never know what it’s like to live forever, but we can at least get a taste of what eternity feels like with Immortals.

The last time something this big and bloated moved this slowly there was an Ice Age going on.

Dishonorable mentions: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Something Borrowed, Happy Feet 2, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Bridesmaids.

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TOP: Adam Sandler portrays both Jill, left, and Jack in a scene from ‘Jack & Jill.’ ABOVE: Helen Mirren, right, and Russell Brand are shown in a scene from ‘Arthur.’

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‘Forrest Gump’ to be preserved in U.S. film registry

By Ben Nuckols

List of 25 films chosen for National Registry

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Bambi, Forrest Gump and Hannibal Lecter have at least one thing in common: Their cinematic adventures were chosen by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the world’s largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991), a disturbing psychological thriller about the cannibalistic serial killer Lecter, and Forrest Gump (1994), starring Tom Hanks as the simple-minded hero who thinks “life is like a box of chocolates,” were critical and commercial successes that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The animated Disney classic Bambi is among the most beloved movies ever made.

A majority of the titles chosen this year for inclusion in the National Film Registry are lesserknown — including silent films, documentaries, avant-garde cinema and even home movies. The Library of Congress announced the selections Tuesday.

The registry began in 1989 under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act and includes 575 films. Its aim is not to identify the best movies ever made but to preserve films with artistic, cultural or historical significance.

Forrest Gump has its critical detractors but was praised for its technical achievements, including the seamless incorporation of the title character into historical footage.

More than 2,200 films were nominated for the registry this year. The National Film Preservation Board pares them down before Librarian of Congress James H. Billington makes the final selections.

“Each year, we do try to pick one of the titles that the public nominated the most, and Forrest Gump was way up there on that list,” said Stephen Leggett, program coordinator for the National Film Preservation Board.

“Everything on the list is subject to dissenting opinion.”

Here are the 25 films selected in 2011 by the Library of Congress to be preserved as part of the National Film Registry: n Allures (1961) n Bambi (1942) n The Big Heat (1953) n A Computer Animated Hand (1972) n Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment (1963) n The Cry of the Children (1912) n A Cure for Pokeritis (1912) n El Mariachi (1992) n Faces (1968) n Fake Fruit Factory (1986) n Forrest Gump (1994) n Growing Up Female (1971) n Hester Street (1975) n I, an Actress (1977) n The Iron Horse (1924) n The Kid (1921) n The Lost Weekend (1945) n The Negro Soldier (1944) n Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1930s-40s) n Norma Rae (1979) n Porgy and Bess (1959) n The Silence of the Lambs (1991) n Stand and Deliver (1988) n Twentieth Century (1934) n War of the Worlds (1953) — Compiled by The Associated Press

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(1921), was also chosen for the registry.

It was a big year for actress Sally Field, who co-starred in Forrest Gump. Norma Rae (1979), featuring her Oscar-winFor each title, the Library old to be considered. ning performance as a single of Congress Packard Campus The oldest movies selected mother who fought to unionize a for Audio Visual Conservation are both from 1912. The Cry of Southern textile mill, also made works to ensure that the film the Children is about the prethis year’s list. is preserved for future generaWorld War I child labor reform Among the other titles chotions. That comes either by the movement, and A Cure for sen: The Big Heat, a 1953 film Library’s massive motion-picPokeritis features John Bunny, ture preservation program or who is regarded as the American noir starring Glenn Ford; The Lost Weekend, Billy Wilder’s through collaborating with other film industry’s earliest comic Oscar-winning alcoholism archives, motion-picture studios superstar. drama; Porgy and Bess, starring and independent filmmakers.

“A lot of people would argue “These films are selected that the humor is kind of dated,” Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge; and John Ford’s epic 1924 because of their enduring sigLeggett said of Bunny’s films nificance to American culture,” — mostly domestic comedies in Western The Iron Horse.

Lesser-known films were Billington said in a statement. which he played a henpecked “Our film heritage must be prohusband. “He really was a major chosen for their significance to tected because these cinematic figure at the time. It doesn’t help the art.

A Computer Animated Hand treasures document our history your reputation when people from 1972 is by Pixar Animation and culture and reflect our hopes like Charlie Chaplin and Buster and dreams.”

Keaton come after you.”

Studios co-founder Ed Catmull.

Films must be at least 10 years Chaplin’s first feature, The Kid The one-minute film that is one Charlie Chaplin, left, and Jackie Coogan are seen in Chaplin’s 1921 silent film, ‘The Kid.’ The film was chosen by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry.

of the earliest examples of 3D computer animation displays the hand turning, opening and closing, pointing at the viewer and flexing its fingers.

Also making the list were notable documentaries.

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment, focuses on Gov. George Wallace’s attempt to prevent two African-American students from enrolling in the University of Alabama and the response of President John F. Kennedy. Growing Up Female from 1971 was one of the first films to come from the women’s liberation movement.

Also included was The Negro Soldier, produced by Frank Capra. It showed the heroism of blacks in the nation’s wars and became mandatory viewing for all soldiers from spring 1944 until World War II’s end.

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Where: Our Place, 407 Hunter St., Anniston Cost: Free 10/55 What: Rock, country When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: Upstairs in loft, The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 DJ What: Dance music When: 9 p.m.

Where: Downstairs of The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Matt Carroll What: Acoustic When: 9 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-405-4366 event Wine Tasting When: 1-6 p.m.

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When: 7 p.m.-6 a.m.

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Contact: 256-741-9300 New Year’s Eve Party with Southern Nites What: Rock, Motown; includes food buffet, party supplies, champagne. Tickets should be reserved in advance.

When: 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (band starts at 8:30 p.m.)

Where: Heroes American Grill, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Anniston Cost: $30 single, $50 couple Contact: 256-405-4366 New Year’s Eve Party When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: $10, call for reservations Contact: 256-832-5000 New Year’s Eve Party with Larry Keel & Friends What: Breakfast, party favors and champagne included.

When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: $10 Contact: 256-235-0613 New Year’s Eve Party with Full Circle Band What: Food (bring covered dish) and party favors included. No reservations needed.

When: 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Where: American Legion Post 19, Heflin Cost: $10 single, $20 couple Contact: 256-579-2402

New Year’s Eve Party with Common Stock What: Rock, country. Champagne included.

When: 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: $15, reservations must be made in advance at post.

Contact: 256-238-8047 New Year’s Eve Party with Fun Thyme Band What: Country, western When: 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Where: Munford Senior Center (old Munford High School), 115 Lions Road, Munford Cost: $5 Contact: 256-238-9258 New Year’s Eve Party with Rodney Noffsinger and Rosewood What: Rock, pop. Party favors and champagne included. Also, a dinner buffet at the Peerless Grille for $20 per person, children 12 and under eat free.

When: 9 p.m.

Where: The Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Cost: $5 Contact: 256-237-1899 New Year’s Eve Party with Drake White and Riley Greene What: Rock, country When: 10 p.m.

Where: Brother’s Bar, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville Cost: $10 for 21 and up, $12 for under 21 Contact: 256-435-6090 eVENTs Wine Tasting When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: White Oak Vineyards, 1484 Dry Hollow Road, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-231-7998 Wine Tasting When: 4-6 p.m.

Where: Wine Cellar, 309 Quintard Ave., Anniston Cost: $5 Contact: 256-237-5996

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MUSIC Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

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

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

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-235-0613 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Bring Your Own Vinyl Records What: Featuring DJ Shon Don When: 9 p.m.

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

RAZR has great camera, impressive speed use. The construction is firm where it needs to be and everything falls into place.

I also focused my time on playing with the phone’s camera. It features an 8-megapixel still camera and can also shoot up to 1080p video. Everything works as advertised, and the experience remains very similar to other Motorola Android handsets.

The speed of the actual phone is also very impressive. Swiping between menus happens instantaneously for the most part. The lag that can be found in earlier Droid phones is nonexistent.

The addition of LTE Internet speeds is something most Verizon phones can boast about now. Unfortunately, I was unable to test this aspect of the phone because the area currently lacks support for 4G. I was pleased with my limited time using Motorola’s Droid RAZR. I’d say it compares favorably to the Droid Bionic, another phone that I’ve used only briefly. The experience will only improve when the upgrade to the newest Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich, hits early next year.

DJ Sky When: 10 p.m.

Where: Brother’s Bar, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville Cost: $3, women free Contact: 256-435-6090 EVENT Wine Tasting When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Open Mic with Riley Green When: 9:30 p.m.

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Droid RAZR — Motorola - $199 with 2-year contract One of the more iconic phones of the mobile era was Motorola’s RAZR. The slick, colorful phone could be seen almost everywhere you went.

The company is looking to bring their phone back to dominance with a new Android compatible handset.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get much time with the latest GinChris gerbread-enabled Pittman phone. I’ll hit the iSpy high points of my testing.

First of all, the RAZR is extremely comfortable to hold. This is a big deal considering the longer real estate needed to complement the phone’s 4-inch screen.

Speaking of which, hard-to-penetrate Gorilla Glass is used to cover the display.

The slim body may worry some in terms of build, but lay those worries aside. The RAZR is one of the bestbuilt phones I’ve had the pleasure to

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‘Fast Five’ tops list of most-pirated f ilms of the year

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The Motorola Droid RAZR smartphone, sold by Verizon Wireless, is comfortable to hold and use.

LOS ANGELES — Fast Five, The Hangover Part II and Thor were the year’s most pirated movies, topping a list that contained some surprising differences from the most popular movies at the box office.

The fifth and most successful installment in Universal Pictures’ high-octane The Fast and the Furious action series, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, was downloaded 9.3 million times worldwide in 2011 through BitTorrent Inc.’s file-sharing technology.

The data was compiled by the BitTorrentfocused website TorrentFreak.

The top-10 list for the year included several movies that did little business at the box office but were particularly popular among tech-savvy young males, including the Jake Gyllenhaal science fiction film Source Code and the Zach Snyder-directed Sucker Punch An unexpected No. 7 was the James Franco drama 127 Hours, which came out in late 2010 but gained more attention early this year because of its multiple Oscar nominations.

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Wacky and tacky in 2011 How we lost by following celebrities

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By Nekesa Mumbi Moody Associated Press

Historians are usually able to look back and pinpoint the factors that caused the greatest of nations to fall into decline. If it ever comes time to dissect what happened to the United States, they will likely boil it down to one word: WINNING. Yes, folks — when a Charlie Sheen manic outburst becomes an inspirational motto for a nation, it’s the beginning of the end. Sadly, historians will likely have other moments to illustrate our cultural collapse, including Kim Kardashian’s blink-and-you-missed-it marriage, which generated more money than some cities’ annual budgets, and the fact that some people took Donald Trump’s possible presidential candidacy seriously.

No wonder the Occupy Wall Street protest avoided the 1 percent’s crazy sibling — Hollywood.

1. KEEPING IT KLASSY: Some things are meant to

3 last one season: bright pink flip-flops, a relationship with George Clooney, the McRib at McDonald’s. But not marriage. And while celebrity marriages can flame out quickly, the implosion of Kim Kardashian’s 72-day union with Kris Humphries was all the more spectacular because of the hype that preceded it: the 20.5-carat diamond engagement ring, the engagement party, the three wedding-day gowns, the two-part TV special — even Kate Middleton would have said, “Enough already!” It was more distasteful because it was filmed for her reality show, garnering her more cash than gifts.

By the end of the year, the backlash was so strong, she headed to Haiti for charity work, looking to improve her bruised image. Or, perhaps, hubby No. 3.

2. IF THIS IS WINNING, LOSING MUST REALLY SUCK: Celebrities have meltdowns in public all the time, yet we hadn’t had a really epic breakdown since Britney Spears shaved her head bald. Maybe that’s what made Charlie Sheen’s collapse so transfixing. He gave us everything we expected in a train wreck — and

4 more: Custody battles! Jittery interviews! Goddesses!

And of course, “WINNING!” Watching his daily dose of acting crazy was more entertaining — and addictive — than any episode of Two and a Half Men. But we overdosed when Sheen went on his stand-up tour, which basically gave him a pass to go on rambling diatribes on foolish people’s dimes. Sadly, even as pathetic as it was, it still had more live vocals than a Britney tour.

3. TODAY’S WORD OF THE DAY IS “EWWWWWWW”: We didn’t realize Justin Bieber had reached puberty, so it came as a shock when Mariah Yeater claimed he was the baby daddy to her months-old son following an alleged romp after one of his concerts — when she was 19, and he was just 16. A paternity suit was filed, DNA tests were bandied about, all while Maury Povich salivated from the sidelines. But, alas, we never got a chance to see Bieber do the customary pimp-walk strut to the phrase “You are NOT the father!”

Yeater withdrew her paternity claim as her story started to collapse and Bieber took a paternity test. We would

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have preferred that Biebs prove his manhood with a passable mustache.

4. THE DONALD WOULD RATHER BE EMPEROR: Donald Trump got the media buzzing when he announced his intention to run for president — maybe.

To burnish his credentials as a conservative Republican, he seized on the so-called “birther” bandwagon by stoking doubt about President Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship. In the end, Obama released his Hawaiian “long form” birth certificate proving he is indeed a “natural-born citizen,” as the Constitution requires.

And, unfortunately, so is Trump.

5. WHY CELEBS SHOULD FLY IN PRIVATE JETS: because they cannot behave themselves on commercial flights. Alec Baldwin was kicked off a flight for refusing to stop playing a cellphone game while the plane was parked at the gate. Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong was denied a seat because of his sagging pants, and Gerard Depardieu urinated on a plane ahead of takeoff, apparently unable and/or unwilling

9 to hold his bladder until he got the OK to move about the cabin. Next time you see a celebrity on your plane, instead of asking for an autograph, ask for a seat far, far away.

6. PROOF THERE ARE NO SURPRISES IN LIFE: Kat Von D broke up with Jesse James, saying she was shocked — yes shocked! — that James, who was unfaithful to Sandra Bullock during her Oscar campaign, had also allegedly cheated on her — with 19 women.

7. TONE DEAF: At just 13, Rebecca Black became a sensation — and laughingstock — of the Internet, thanks to her hard-on-the-ears tune, “Friday,” which her parents paid producers to make, along with the now infamous video on YouTube. Seemingly oblivious to the wonders of Auto-Tune, Black’s nasally warbling became embedded in the brain like a bad virus. And yet she sounded better than any LMFAO tune.

8. LOOK, IT’S CHRIS BROWN — DUCK!: Chris Brown’s star, seemingly forever tarnished after beat-

ing then-girlfriend Rihanna, was on the rise when he decided to go on Good Morning America to perform and talk to host Robin Roberts. But Roberts’ decision to ask about the Rihanna incident got under Brown’s skin.

After the interview, he trashed his dressing room, even breaking a window. Yet people continued to buy copies of his comeback album. Apparently, fear is the best motivator.

9. WAS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SEQUEL TO THE FILM “TWINS”? When Maria Shriver announced that she was divorcing Arnold Schwarzenegger after 25 of marriage and a stint in the California governor’s mansion, we thought it was because she’d finally seen those tiny Speedo pictures. But then we learned that not only did he cheat on her with the family housekeeper, but he and the housekeeper had a son together around the time Maria gave birth to their child, also a boy. Guess it wasn’t the wisest decision to let Schwarzenegger be in charge of giving out the employee bonuses.

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By Nekesa Mumbi Moody Associated Press

Historians are usually able to look back and pinpoint the factors that caused the greatest of nations to fall into decline. If it ever comes time to dissect what happened to the United States, they will likely boil it down to one word: WINNING. Yes, folks — when a Charlie Sheen manic outburst becomes an inspirational motto for a nation, it’s the beginning of the end. Sadly, historians will likely have other moments to illustrate our cultural collapse, including Kim Kardashian’s blink-and-you-missed-it marriage, which generated more money than some cities’ annual budgets, and the fact that some people took Donald Trump’s possible presidential candidacy seriously.

No wonder the Occupy Wall Street protest avoided the 1 percent’s crazy sibling — Hollywood.

1. KEEPING IT KLASSY: Some things are meant to

3 last one season: bright pink flip-flops, a relationship with George Clooney, the McRib at McDonald’s. But not marriage. And while celebrity marriages can flame out quickly, the implosion of Kim Kardashian’s 72-day union with Kris Humphries was all the more spectacular because of the hype that preceded it: the 20.5-carat diamond engagement ring, the engagement party, the three wedding-day gowns, the two-part TV special — even Kate Middleton would have said, “Enough already!” It was more distasteful because it was filmed for her reality show, garnering her more cash than gifts.

By the end of the year, the backlash was so strong, she headed to Haiti for charity work, looking to improve her bruised image. Or, perhaps, hubby No. 3.

2. IF THIS IS WINNING, LOSING MUST REALLY SUCK: Celebrities have meltdowns in public all the time, yet we hadn’t had a really epic breakdown since Britney Spears shaved her head bald. Maybe that’s what made Charlie Sheen’s collapse so transfixing. He gave us everything we expected in a train wreck — and

4 more: Custody battles! Jittery interviews! Goddesses!

And of course, “WINNING!” Watching his daily dose of acting crazy was more entertaining — and addictive — than any episode of Two and a Half Men. But we overdosed when Sheen went on his stand-up tour, which basically gave him a pass to go on rambling diatribes on foolish people’s dimes. Sadly, even as pathetic as it was, it still had more live vocals than a Britney tour.

3. TODAY’S WORD OF THE DAY IS “EWWWWWWW”: We didn’t realize Justin Bieber had reached puberty, so it came as a shock when Mariah Yeater claimed he was the baby daddy to her months-old son following an alleged romp after one of his concerts — when she was 19, and he was just 16. A paternity suit was filed, DNA tests were bandied about, all while Maury Povich salivated from the sidelines. But, alas, we never got a chance to see Bieber do the customary pimp-walk strut to the phrase “You are NOT the father!”

Yeater withdrew her paternity claim as her story started to collapse and Bieber took a paternity test. We would

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have preferred that Biebs prove his manhood with a passable mustache.

4. THE DONALD WOULD RATHER BE EMPEROR: Donald Trump got the media buzzing when he announced his intention to run for president — maybe.

To burnish his credentials as a conservative Republican, he seized on the so-called “birther” bandwagon by stoking doubt about President Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship. In the end, Obama released his Hawaiian “long form” birth certificate proving he is indeed a “natural-born citizen,” as the Constitution requires.

And, unfortunately, so is Trump.

5. WHY CELEBS SHOULD FLY IN PRIVATE JETS: because they cannot behave themselves on commercial flights. Alec Baldwin was kicked off a flight for refusing to stop playing a cellphone game while the plane was parked at the gate. Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong was denied a seat because of his sagging pants, and Gerard Depardieu urinated on a plane ahead of takeoff, apparently unable and/or unwilling

9 to hold his bladder until he got the OK to move about the cabin. Next time you see a celebrity on your plane, instead of asking for an autograph, ask for a seat far, far away.

6. PROOF THERE ARE NO SURPRISES IN LIFE: Kat Von D broke up with Jesse James, saying she was shocked — yes shocked! — that James, who was unfaithful to Sandra Bullock during her Oscar campaign, had also allegedly cheated on her — with 19 women.

7. TONE DEAF: At just 13, Rebecca Black became a sensation — and laughingstock — of the Internet, thanks to her hard-on-the-ears tune, “Friday,” which her parents paid producers to make, along with the now infamous video on YouTube. Seemingly oblivious to the wonders of Auto-Tune, Black’s nasally warbling became embedded in the brain like a bad virus. And yet she sounded better than any LMFAO tune.

8. LOOK, IT’S CHRIS BROWN — DUCK!: Chris Brown’s star, seemingly forever tarnished after beat-

ing then-girlfriend Rihanna, was on the rise when he decided to go on Good Morning America to perform and talk to host Robin Roberts. But Roberts’ decision to ask about the Rihanna incident got under Brown’s skin.

After the interview, he trashed his dressing room, even breaking a window. Yet people continued to buy copies of his comeback album. Apparently, fear is the best motivator.

9. WAS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SEQUEL TO THE FILM “TWINS”? When Maria Shriver announced that she was divorcing Arnold Schwarzenegger after 25 of marriage and a stint in the California governor’s mansion, we thought it was because she’d finally seen those tiny Speedo pictures. But then we learned that not only did he cheat on her with the family housekeeper, but he and the housekeeper had a son together around the time Maria gave birth to their child, also a boy. Guess it wasn’t the wisest decision to let Schwarzenegger be in charge of giving out the employee bonuses.

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Discover Etowah County Can-U-Relate Show Wheel of Fortune Las Ve- New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: The 40th Anniversary Party Memorable moments from past years. (N) ’ Å Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Dick Clark’s New Year’s gas. Å Ryan Seacrest 2012 (N) ’ (Live) Å Rockin’ Eve - 2012 Jeopardy! Å How I Met Your Mother ››› “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007, Action) Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen. Jason Bourne continues to look for clues to unravel his Inside Sports ’ NUMB3RS A secret will “Last Words” ’ Å true identity. Å change the FBI team. ’ ››› “Lethal Weapon 3” (1992, Action) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. ’ Psych Shawn and Gus search for a daughter. Å Psych Lassiter and Gus work together. ’ Å Psych A lawyer’s assistant was abducted. ’ Å ●Titans All Access Ring of Honor › “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever” (2002, Action) Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry.

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Tanked “Good Karma” America’s Cutest Pet ’ Å Too Cute! Kittens ’ Å Too Cute! Puppies Three puppy litters. ’ Å Too Cute! Kittens ’ Å Top Gear “Top 40” Å Top Gear “Top 40” Challenges 15-11. Å Top Gear “Top 40” Challenges 10-6. Å Top Gear “Top 40” Challenges 5-1. Å Notarized 2011 (N) Å 106 & Party 2011 (N) Å My Ghost Story Å My Ghost Story The ghostly “man on the stairs.”

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Celebrity Ghost Stories Å Celebrity Ghost Stories Å Housewives/OC The Real Housewives of New Jersey “Reunion” The Real Housewives of New Jersey “Reunion” The Real Housewives of New Jersey “Reunion” The Real Housewives of New Jersey “Reunion” “Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road” ’ Ron White: They Call Me Tater Salad ’ Å Ron White’s Celebrity Salute to the Troops ’ Å Blue Collar Comedy Tour ›› “Dance Flick” (2009, Comedy) Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans Jr. Å South Park Å South Park Å South Park Å South Park “Pandemic” South Park Å South Park Å Moonshiners ’ Å Moonshiners First run of moonshine is threatened.

Moonshiners A hair-raising daytime bootlegging run. Moonshiners Tim risks moving his still site. Å Moonshiners A hair-raising daytime bootlegging run.

“Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2” (2011, Comedy) Voices ›› “Cats & Dogs” (2001, Comedy) Jeff Goldblum. Premiere. Canine agents battle ›› “G-Force” (2009, Action) Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis. Live action/animated.

Phineas and Ferb “Ferb of Odette Yustman, Madison Pettis. ’ ‘G’ Å a power-hungry puss and his minions. ’ ‘PG’ Å Rodent spies work for the U.S. government. ’ ‘PG’ Å Latin; Lotsa Latkes” ’ Kourtney and Kim Kourtney & Kim Take New York “Three’s a Crowd” Kourtney & Kim Take New York “True Colors” E! Special Recent memorable celebrity weddings.

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Archer “Movie Star” ››› “True Lies” (1994, Action) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold. Å ››› “The Abyss” (1989) Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. An oil-rig crew must search for a sunken nuclear sub. Å Family Feud Å Family Feud Å Family Feud Å Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å “Santa Jr” (2002) Lauren ››› “The Santa Clause” (1994, Comedy) Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson. An adman takes over “The Town Christmas Forgot” (2010, Drama) Lauren Holly, Rick Roberts. A family helps a small town organHolly, Judd Nelson. Å for fallen Santa. Å ize a Christmas pageant. Å Dinner for Schmucks ’ ›› “The Eagle” (2011) Channing Tatum. A Roman soldier sets out to restore his father’s honor. Å True Blood Marnie plots her next move. ’ Å True Blood “Burning Down the House” ’ Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å House Hunters Å House Hunters Å House Hunters Å House Hunters Å House Hunters Å House Hunters Å House Hunters Å Prophets of Doom Å Marijuana: A Chronic History History of the substance in America. Å Cocaine: History Between the Lines America’s second-most-used illicit drug. Å › Fool’s Gold (2008) “Maneater” (2009, Romance-Comedy) Sarah Chalke, Maria Conchita Alonso, Garcelle Beauvais. A 32-year-old Hollywood socialite hatches a plan to snare a filmmaker. Å ››› 127 Hours (2010) Strike Back Top-secret, anti-terrorist organization.

Strike Back ’ Å Strike Back Scott trades places with a hacker. ’ Strike Back Connolly plans to deliver WMD to Latif.

Strike Back ’ Å Top Tens “Helicopters” ››› “Three Kings” (1999, War) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. Four American soldiers go off in search of Gulf War gold. ’ Å ››› “Three Kings” (1999) George Clooney. ’ Jersey Shore ’ Å Jersey Shore Vinny and Pauly take a road trip. ’ Jersey Shore Mike instigates drama. ’ Å Jersey Shore One couple reaches a crossroads. ’ NYE in NYC 2012 (N) ’ (Live) 2012: Armageddon Aftermath: Population Zero Envisioning Earth without humans.

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SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Oddities ’ Å Oddities ’ Å Oddities ’ Å Oddities “Best of” (N) Oddities ’ Å Oddities “Ghost Rider” Oddities ’ Å Oddities ’ Å Oddities ’ Å ›› I Am Number Four Fight Camp 360: Boxing Showtime Sports: 2011 ››› “The Italian Job” (2003) Mark Wahlberg. iTV. A thief and his crew plan to steal back their gold.

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The Young and the Restless ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Barrett-Jackson Auction Marathon 2011 From Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona. (N) Barrett-Jackson Auction Marathon 2011 (N) ›››› “Jaws” (1975, Horror) Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. A man-eating shark terrorizes a New England resort town. ’ ›››› “Jaws” (1975, Horror) Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw. ’ ●NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Houston Rockets. From the Toyota Center in Houston. (N) (Live) ●Hawks Live! Postgame Inside the Orange: Basketball Preseason Special ●FIGHTZONE Presents The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å The Twilight Zone Å Precious Memories In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley Å Hour of Power Å One Night With the King Story of Esther, the Queen of Persia.

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Strange Sex ’ Å Strange Sex: The Year’s Best (N) ’ Å Virgin Diaries ’ Å Geek Love Å Geek Love Å Strange Sex: The Year’s Best ’ Å ››› “Transformers” (2007, Action) Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel. Two races of robots wage war on Earth. Å ››› “Training Day” (2001, Crime Drama) Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke. A rookie cop meets a corrupt Los Angeles narcotics officer. Å ›› “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over” (2003) Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino.

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Book TV Simon Sebag Montefiore. (N) Book TV: After Words (N) Book TV Henry Rollins (“Occupants.”). (N) FOX Report (N) Huckabee (N) Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) The Five An ensemble of five FNC personalities.

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Smarter GSN Whammy! Fam. Feud Newlywed Newlywed 1 vs. 100 ’ Å “Santa Jr” (2002) Lauren Holly. Santa’s fun-loving “A Christmas Wedding Tail” (2011, Romance››› “The Santa Clause” (1994) Tim Allen. An ad- “Mistletoe Over Manhattan” (2011, Drama) Tricia “Battle of the Bulbs” (2010) Daniel HALL son learns the true meaning of Christmas.

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Barrett-Jackson Auction 2011 SPEED Barrett-Jackson Auction Marathon 2011 ›››› “Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) Mark Hamill. ››› “Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi” (1983) Mark Hamill. ’ “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” (1977) SPIKE ›››› “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” (1977) Road Less My Words D. Horn College Flash Classics Future XTERRA XTERRA TEVA Mountain Games ●College Flash Classics ●College Basketball UCLA at California.

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“Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” ››› “Mean Girls” (2004) TBS ›› “She’s the Man” (2006) Amanda Bynes. ›››› “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939, Comedy-Dra- ›››› “The Searchers” (1956) John Wayne. A Civil War hero ››› “In Cold Blood” (1967) Robert Blake. Two ex-cons terror- ›››› “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” TCM ma) James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains. Å spends five years searching for his niece. Å ize and murder an innocent farm family. Å (1977) Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut. Å Half-Ton Teen ’ Å Half-Ton Dad ’ Å Half Ton Man ’ Å Half-Ton Mom ’ Å Hoarding: Buried Alive Hoarding: Buried Alive Hoarding: Buried Alive Hoarding: Buried Alive Hoarding TLC Fattest Man Law & Order “Bling” ’ Law & Order “Smoke” ’ Law & Order “Empire” ’ Law & Order “Paradigm” ›› “Four Brothers” (2005) Mark ››› “The Rock” (1996) Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage. Alcatraz ›››› “The Dark Knight” (2008) TNT Å (DVS) Å (DVS) Å (DVS) ’ Å (DVS) Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson. Å Island terrorists threaten to gas San Francisco. Å Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. Å Looney Tunes ’ Looney Looney Looney Looney Tunes ’ Looney Tunes ’ Looney Tunes ’ Looney Looney Looney ›› “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over” TOON Looney Tunes ’ Extreme Makeover Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder, She Wrote ’ Murder...

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Gold Rush The Hoffman crew finally discovers gold.

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Chopped Cupcake Wars Bakers at the opening of “Wicked.”

Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off Iron Chef America (N) Chopped Four mystery ingredients. ●The Game 365 ●UFC Unleashed (N) ●XTERRA Adventures ●The Game 365 World Poker Tour: Sea Youth Football World Poker Tour: Season 9 (Part 1 of 2) What Happens in Vegas ›› “Step Brothers” (2008) Will Ferrell. Two spoiled men become rivals when their parents marry. ›› “Step Brothers” (2008) Will Ferrell. Two spoiled men become rivals when their parents marry. ››› “Iron Man” (2008) Robert Downey Jr. Å FXM Presents Å ››› “Iron Man” (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard. A billionaire dons an armored suit to fight criminals. Å FXM Presents Å Are You Smarter?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å “Battle of the Bulbs” “A Christmas Wedding Tail” (2011, Romance-Comedy) Jennie Garth, Brad Rowe, Tom Arnold. When two “A Holiday Engagement” (2011, Comedy) Jordan Bridges, Bonnie Somerville, Shelley Long. A man is hired to HALL (2010) Daniel Stern. Å dogs fall in love, their owners find romance with each other. Å pose as a woman’s fiance. Å ›› “The Dilemma” (2011) Vince Vaughn. A man sees his best friend’s wife out with another guy. Å Angry Boys “Episode 1” Angry Boys “Episode 2” ›› “Date Night” (2010) Steve Carell. ‘PG-13’ Å HBO ›› The Eagle (2011) Extreme Homes Special (N) Å Holmes Inspection “Trouble Overhead” (N) Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G Hunters Int’l Pawn Stars A chair from Pawn Stars 19th century Pawn Stars “Poker Night” Pawn Stars Robert E. Pawn Stars 2000 Porsche Pawn Stars 2003 LamPawn Stars World War II Pawn Stars Gambler’s Pawn Stars A 1600s naval HIST the U.S. Senate floor. vampire killing kit. Å Å Lee’s silver spoon. Å Carrera engine. borghini Murcielago. bomb-sight. Å toolkit; U.S. currency. blunderbuss. Å ››› “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” (2008, Drama) Dermot Mulroney, Emily Watson. Å LIFE Did You Hear-Morgans? ›› “August Rush” (2007) Freddie Highmore. A boy uses his musical talent to find his parents. Å ›› “Clash of the Titans” (2010, Adventure) Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å MAX ›››› “Titanic” (1997, Drama) Leonardo DiCaprio. A woman falls for an artist aboard the ill-fated ship. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å World at War MacArthur and Nimitz advance. Å World at War Second bomb hits Nagasaki. ’ Å World at War Early victories by the Japanese. Å MILIT World at War “Nemesis” World at War Early victories by the Japanese. Å Teen Mom 2 Jenelle bails Kieffer out of jail. ’ Teen Mom 2 Ali must be sedated for an MRI. ’ Teen Mom 2 “Intensive Care” Kailyn moves out. ’ Teen Mom 2 Ali’s MRI is negative. ’ MTV Jersey Shore ’ Å Drugs, Inc. Crack usage fuels crime and violence.

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Alaska State Troopers “Madman Manhunt” (N) Drugs, Inc. Crack usage fuels crime and violence.

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Cyberchas NewsHour _ WCIQ Sesame Street Varied Programs News Daytime The 700 Club Days of our Lives Anderson The Doctors Ellen DeGeneres Show News NBC News News ` WVTM Today Court Court Justice Justice Millionaire Millionaire Maury Lifechangr Lifechangr Family Fd Family Fd Big Bang Two Men Two Men 5 WTTO The Nate Berkus Show The People’s Court Your Health Hillbillies Kitchen Movie Varied Programs Wretched Varied Hillbillies Varied Lucy Show 8 WJXS Varied Programs The View ABC 33/40 News The Chew One Life to Live General Hospital Dr Oz Varied Focus at 4 News ABC News News H WJSU Talk of Alabama The Price Is Right Young & Restless Insider Bold The Talk Wendy Williams Show Jeopardy! Jeopardy! Dr. Phil News CBS News CBS News J WIAT Let’s Make a Deal Varied Programs L WPXH Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. George Steve Wilkos Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The People’s Court Judge Judge Judge Mathis Maury Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Simpsons ¥ WABM Paid Prog. Love Lucy Jerry Springer CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News at Noon Local Programming News Varied Chan. 2 Action News Chan. 2 Action News Local Prog ^ TV-2 The Doctors CSI: Miami Varied Programs Intervention Criminal Minds Varied Programs A&E CSI: Miami Varied M ›› “The Fountain” ››› “Ghost” (1990, Fantasy) Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore. Å ››› “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004) George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Å CSI: Miami “Lost Son” CSI: Miami “Pro Per” CSI: Miami T ››› “Snow Angels” (2007) Å ››› “Leaving Las Vegas” (1995) Nicolas Cage. Premiere. ››› “Se7en” (1995, Suspense) Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman. Å CSI: Miami ’ Å CSI: Miami “Pirated” CSI: Miami ›› “The Recruit” (2003) Al Pacino, Colin Farrell. Å ›› “The Specialist” (1994, Action) Sylvester Stallone. Å CSI: Miami “Addiction” CSI: Miami “Shootout” CSI: Miami AMC W ››› “Se7en” (1995, Suspense) Brad Pitt. Å TH ›› “The Specialist” (1994) Å ››› “The Package” (1989, Suspense) Gene Hackman. Å ››› “The Negotiator” (1998) Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey. Å CSI: Miami ’ Å CSI: Miami “Identity” CSI: Miami F ›› “Single White Female” (1992) ›› “The Man in the Iron Mask” (1998) Leonardo DiCaprio. Å ›››› “The Untouchables” (1987) Kevin Costner. Å CSI: Miami ’ Å CSI: Miami ’ Å CSI: Miami G Ramsay’s F Word Varied Programs G Ramsay’s F Word Varied Programs Kitchen Nightmares Star Trek: Next Doctor Who Top Gear BBC Doctor Who Bernie Parkers Parkers My Wife My Wife Movie Varied Programs My Wife My Wife Parkers Parkers 106 & Park: Top 10 Varied BET Bernie Varied Programs Jewels Jewels Varied Programs Celebrity Ghost Stories Para-State Para-State City Confidential Notorious American Gangster I Survived BIO BRAVO Varied Programs Varied Programs CMTV Music Entourage RENO 911! Movie Scrubs Scrubs Comedy Futurama Futurama Tosh.0 Sunny South Park Daily Show Colbert 30 Rock COMEDY Varied Programs American Chopper LA Ink American Chopper American Chopper MythBusters Varied Programs DISC FBI: Criminal Pursuit How/Made How/Made Varied Programs Little Mickey Mickey 3rd & Bird Varied Programs Wizards Wizards Wizards Wizards Wizards DISN Little Varied Sex-City Varied Programs E! News Varied Programs E! News E! ●SportsCenter ●SportsCenter ●SportsCenter ●SportsCenter ●College Football Live ●NFL Live Varied ●SportsCenter Around Pardon Varied ESPN ●SportsCenter ●ESPN First Take ●NFL32 Varied Programs Varied Programs Best of Varied Report Numbers Le Batard Jim Rome ●SportsNation Basketball ESPN2 ●ESPN First Take Gilmore Girls Still Stand Still Stnd Grounded Grounded Grounded Grounded 8 Rules 8 Rules ’70s Show ’70s Show Varied Programs Movie Varied FAM The 700 Club Good Eats Unwrap Challenge Guy’s, Bite Giada Secrets Dinners Cooking 30-Minute Contessa Giada Paula Cooking Diners Diners Varied FOOD Cooking Flay ●College Basketball Varied Programs FOXSS ●The Dan Patrick Show Movie Varied Movie Varied Programs How I Met How I Met Two Men FX M “Heaven Knows” ››› “Conrack” (1974) Jon Voight. Å “Flicka 2” (2010, Drama) Patrick Warburton. Å ›› “Spawn” (1997, Fantasy) Å FXM Pres. ›› “Fantastic Four” (2005) Ioan Gruffudd. Å FXM Pres.

T ›› “Son of Fury” Å ››› “Kiss of Death” (1947) Victor Mature. Å ›› “11 Harrowhouse” (1974) Charles Grodin. › “The Wicker Man” (2006) Å FXM Pres. ››› “The Prestige” (2006) Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale. ›› “Where the Heart Is” (2000) Å ›› “Beloved” (1998) Oprah Winfrey. Å FXM Pres. ››› “The Horse Whisperer” (1998) Å FXM W “How to Steal a Million” ››› “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969) TH ››› “The Longest Day” (1962, War) John Wayne, Robert Mitchum. Å ›››› “Breaking Away” (1979) Å › “Supercross: The Movie” (2005) FXM Pres. ››› “Miracle” (2004) Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson. Å F “Young Frankenstein” ›› “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” (1993) Å ›› “Airheads” (1994) Brendan Fraser. Å › “Me, Myself & Irene” (2000) Jim Carrey. Å FXM Pres. ›› “There’s Something About Mary” (1998) Pyramid Match Gm. Match Gm. Lingo Lingo Deal or No Deal Catch 21 Deal-Deal Whammy! Lingo Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Deal or No Deal Newlywed Baggage Varied GSN Sharks Hungry Emeril Pets Martha Stewart Show Martha Stewart Show The Waltons The Waltons The Waltons Little House on Prairie Little H’se HALL Martha Stewart Show Hungry Designed House Hunters Varied Programs Hunters H&G Varied Programs M American Pickers Å American Pickers Å American Pickers Å American Pickers Å American Pickers Å American Pickers Å American Pickers Å American Pickers Å American Pickers Å Pickers T Clash of the Gods Clash of the Gods Ancient Aliens Investigating aliens. Å Journey to 10,000 BC Å Clash of the Gods Clash of the Gods Ancient Aliens Investigating aliens.

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F Jesse James’ Hidden Treasure Å American American American American Hillbilly: The Real Story Å Jesse James’ Hidden Treasure Å American American American Chris Chris Chris Desperate Housewives Grey’s Anatomy Grey’s Anatomy How I Met How I Met Varied Programs LIFE Will/Grace Will/Grace Chris MILIT Varied Programs ’70s Show ’70s Show Varied MTV Varied Programs Border Wars Varied Programs Border NGEO Varied Programs Dora...

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“Our Vines Have Tender Grapes” T Bachelor ›› “Five and Ten” (1931, Drama) › “Blondie of the Follies” (1932) Marion Davies. ›› “Peg O’ My Heart” (1933) ›› “Operator 13” (1934) Marion Davies. Å ›› “Cain and Mabel” ›› “Hearts Divided” Screen Dir. ›› “The Law and the Lady” (1951) Å Screen Dir. ›› “Cattle King” (1963, Western) Screen Dir. ›› “Traveling Husbands” (1931) Screen Dir. ››› “The Great Caruso” (1951) Mario Lanza.

TCM W Rogue’s TH ›› “The Red Danube” ›› “Ready, Willing and Able” “He Couldn’t Say No” › “Private Detective” (1939, Drama) ›› “The Doughgirls” (1944, Comedy) Ann Sheridan. Å ›› “Cheyenne” (1947) Dennis Morgan. Å F “She Had to Say Yes” ›› “The Unguarded Hour” (1936) ››› “The Bishop’s Wife” (1947) Cary Grant. ››› “The Stranger” (1946) Orson Welles ››› “Rachel and the Stranger” ›› “Key to the City” (1950) Å Say Yes Say Yes What Not to Wear Baby Story Baby Story Multiples Baby’s Not Wear Varied Programs TLC Pregnant Varied Supernatural Las Vegas Las Vegas Leverage The Closer Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order Law TNT Supernatural Squirrel Looney Tunes Jerry Varied Tom-Jerry Gumball Adventure Johnny T Johnny T Adventure Regular Varied Gumball Johnny T Johnny T TOON Codename Codename Almost Griffith Griffith Griffith Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Bonanza Bonanza Bonanza Bonanza M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H TVLND Griffith Varied Programs NCIS NCIS Varied USA Movie Varied Programs Excused Excused Varied VH1 Jump Start CABLE NEWS Fast Money Halftime Power Lunch Street Signs Closing Bell Closing Bell-Bartiromo Fast Mny Varied Mad Money Report CNBC Squawk on the Street Varied Programs CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer John King, USA OutFront CNN CNN Newsroom America Live Studio/Shepard Smith Your World W/ Cavuto The Five Special Report News FNC America’s Newsroom Happening Now MSNBC Live Alex Wagner Andrea Mitchell News Nation Martin Bashir Dylan Ratigan Hardball Matthews PoliticsNation Hardball MSNBC Jansing and Co.

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Access Hollywood Who’s Still Standing? “Look Out Below” An Internet Fear Factor “Snake Bite” The teams face stunts. (N) ’ Rock Center With Brian Williams (N) ’ Å Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With ` WVTM Celebrities’ plastic surgery. marketer competes. (N) ’ Å Å 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno ’ Å The Secret Circle Cassie wrestles with secrets. ’ Seinfeld “The Race” ’ 30 Rock “Khonani” Å The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ The Secret Circle Faye has an offer for Cassie. ’ What a Deal Dick Van Dyke Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS The Lucy Show Å Wheel of Fortune “Califor- The Bachelor (Season Premiere) First cocktail party; a septuagenarian. (N) ’ Å Celebrity Wife Swap “Tracey Gold/Carnie Wilson” ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU nia Coast” (N) Å Tracey Gold and Carnie Wilson. (N) ’ Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) How I Met Your Mother 2 Broke Girls “And the Se- Two and a Half Men (N) Mike & Molly “Carl Has Is- Hawaii Five-0 “Ka Ho’oponopono” Investigating the CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å “Tailgate” (N) ’ Å cret Ingredient” (N) ’ ’Å sues” (N) ’ Å murder of a teenager. (N) ’ Å Letterman ’ Å Criminal Minds A wealthy couple’s murder. Å Criminal Minds A serial killer kidnaps Reid. Å L WPXH ››› “Ray” (2004, Biography) Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington. Ray Charles overcomes hardships to become a legend. ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Pixies” Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Consent” Å Excused ’ Å American Dad ’ Å House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld “The Jacket” CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight Hoarders Mike’s contracted a virus from hoarding.

Hoarders A woman dies in a hoarder’s home. Å Intervention “Christina” (Season Premiere) (N) Intervention “Jeff” Å A&E Hoarders Å CSI: Miami A woman is hit CSI: Miami “Murder in a Flash” A high-school senior is CSI: Miami “Legal” A woman is murdered at a night- CSI: Miami “Hell Night” A ballplayer’s wife is found mur- The Killing “Pilot” Sarah Linden is drawn into a new AMC by a bus. ’ Å found dead. ’ Å club. ’ Å dered. ’ Å case. ’ Å Finding Bigfoot Investigation of baby bigfoot. ’ Gator Boys Paul and Jimmy argue. ’ Finding Bigfoot: Further Evidence ’ ANPL Finding Bigfoot: Further Finding Bigfoot: Further Evidence ’ Top Gear Ford GT; BMW 5-series; Porsche. Å Top Gear BMW M3; Mazda RX8. Å Top Gear VW Golf; Helen Mirren. Å Top Gear Å BBC Top Gear Å “Things Fall Apart” (2011, Drama) Ray Liotta, 50 Cent. A running back tries to make it through his senior year. Å BET ›› “Notorious” (2009) Angela Bassett. Based on the life of slain rapper Christopher Wallace. Å I Survived Å Celebrity Ghost Hunt Å Paranormal State Å Paranormal State Å Paranormal State Å Paranormal State Å The uneXplained Å The uneXplained Å BIO The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills “Uninvited” The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (N) It’s a Brad, Brad World “Haute in Hollywood” The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills BRAVO Real Housewives The Singing Bee With special guest Reba McEntire. The Singing Bee ’ Å The Singing Bee ’ Å CMTV Kitchen Nightmares ’ The Singing Bee ’ Å Workaholics Å South Park Å It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny COMEDY 30 Rock ’ Å Moonshiners “Point of No Return” ’ Å Moonshiners First run of moonshine is threatened.

Moonshiners A hair-raising daytime bootlegging run. Moonshiners First run of moonshine is threatened.

DISC Moonshiners ’ Å Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place ››› “Spy Kids” (2001, Adventure) Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega. Austin & Ally Ally loses Jessie Jessie accepts a Good Luck Charlie “Story Good Luck Charlie “Teddy DISN “Make It Happen” “My Tutor, Tutor” The children of two secret agents battle an evil madman. ’ ‘PG’ Å her top-secret diary. ’ job as a nanny. ’ Å Time” ’ Å on Ice” ’ Å Kourtney and Kim Kourtney & Kim Take New York Celebrity Slimdowns: Losing the Weight (N) Scouted Religion and a fashion lifestyle. (N) Chelsea Lately (N) After Lately E! ●2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Stanford. From Glendale, Ariz. (N) (Live) ESPN 2012 Rose Bowl Oregon vs. Wisconsin. (N) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN2 NFL32 (N) (Live) Å Pretty Little Liars The four best friends are divided.

The Lying Game “O Twin, Where Art Thou?” (N) Pretty Little Liars The four best friends are divided.

The 700 Club Å FAM Pretty Little Liars Å Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive FOOD Diners, Drive ●College Basketball UNC-Greensboro at Miami. (N) (Live) ●The Game 365 After Party Jay Glazer FOXSS ●College Basketball Wofford at Wake Forest. (N) (Live) Two and a Half Men ’ › “Wild Hogs” (2007, Comedy) Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence. Four friends take a motorcycle road trip. › “Wild Hogs” (2007) Tim Allen. Four friends take a motorcycle road trip.

FX FXM Presents Å ›› “Fantastic Four” (2005) Ioan Gruffudd. Cosmic radiation grants four people unusual powers. Å FXM Presents Å FXM ›› “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007) Ioan Gruffudd. Å Whammy! Å Whammy! Å Whammy! Å Whammy! Å Whammy! Å Whammy! Å Whammy! Å Whammy! Å GSN Whammy! Å ›› “Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “A Harvest of Friends” Frasier Niles’ newfound Frasier Broadcasters shed Frasier Fearing a lawsuit, Frasier Martin invites Frasier Roz asks Frasier Frasier Frasier’s clown outHALL Prairie” (1974) Å Charles promises to fix store roof. Å fame irks Frasier. Å pounds for charity.

Frasier takes in Ann. ’ Frasier on a getaway. ’ for tickets. ’ Å fit spooks Martin. ’ ›› “Unknown” (2011) Liam Neeson. An accident victim finds a man using his identity. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å ›› “It’s Complicated” (2009) Meryl Streep. A divorcee is caught between her ex and an architect. ‘R’ HBO 24/7 Flyers Love It or List It Separate her home from business.

Love It or List It “Milne” James and Sharon. (N) House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l HGTV Dream Home 2012 Å H&G Hunters Int’l American Pickers “Urban Pawn Stars An original Pawn Stars The original American Pickers “What Happens in Sturgis...” Mike Pawn Stars 1924 Dodge Pawn Stars “Help Wanted” American Pickers Å HIST Cowboys” Å print by Albrecht Durer.

AC motor; 1968 VW Bug. hits the roads of South Dakota. (N) Å Brothers sedan. (N) Å (N) Å ›› “A Perfect Murder” (1998) Michael Douglas. A man plots to have his wife murdered by her lover.

LIFE The Perfect Roommate “The Perfect Teacher” (2010) David Charvet. A teen’s obsession for her teacher leads to danger. Å ›› “Lottery Ticket” (2010) Bow Wow. A young man wins a multimillion-dollar prize. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å ››› “Cape Fear” (1991, Suspense) Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange. ’ ‘R’ Å MAX ›› RoboCop 2 (1990) ››› “The Big Red One” (1980) Lee Marvin. ’ MILIT W’pons of World War II ››› “The Big Red One” (1980, War) Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine. A veteran leads his battalion of young troops into battle. ’ Å Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ ›› “Jackass 3.5” (2011, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn. ’ MTV Ridiculousness ’ Gang War USA The growth of transnational gangs.

Alaska State Troopers Troopers pursue a felon.

Alaska Wing Men The Iron Dog snowmobile race.

Gang War USA The growth of transnational gangs.

NGEO Border Wars My Wife and Kids Å That ’70s Show Å That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Wonders of the Universe With Brian Cox ’ Å Wonders of the Universe With Brian Cox ’ Å Wonders of the Universe With Brian Cox ’ Å Wonders of the Universe With Brian Cox ’ Å SCIENCE Wonders of the ›› “Freakonomics” (2010, Documentary) iTV Premiere. ‘PG-13’ ›› “Casino Jack” (2010) Kevin Spacey. Jack Abramoff amasses wealth and power before his fall. ‘R’ The Company Men ‘R’ SHOW ›› Faster (2010) ‘R’ ››› “A League of Their Own” (1992, Comedy-Drama) Tom Hanks, Geena Davis. Premiere. A women’s professional baseball league debuts in 1943.

The Young and the Restless ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless ●Monster Jam A look back at the 2011 season. (N) ●Pass Time ●Pass Time ●Monster Jam A look back at the 2011 season.

Pimp My Ride Pimp My Ride SPEED ●Pass Time 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ SPIKE 1,000 Ways to Die ’ ●Hawks Live! Postgame ●At Home ●College Basketball UT-Chattanooga at Tennessee.

SPSO ●NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat. From the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. (N) (Live) ›› “Outlander” (2008, Action) James Caviezel, Ron Perlman. An alien joins forces with Vikings to hunt his enemy. Å › Mutant Chronicles SYFY ››› “Serenity” (2005, Science Fiction) Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres. Å Behind the Scenes Å Creating Your World Kingdom Connection Jesse Duplantis Å ›› “A Walk to Remember” (2002) Shane West. A high-school delinquent courts a minister’s daughter.

TBN The Potter’s Touch Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Conan One Hour Earlier Best of Spectacular TBS Seinfeld “The Watch” ›› “Our Vines Have Ten- ››› “Portrait of Jennie” (1948, Romance) Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel ››› “The Farmer’s Daughter” (1947, Comedy) Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten. A ›› “The Steel Trap” (1952, Mystery) Joseph Cotten, TCM der Grapes” (1945) Barrymore. A chance meeting with a stranger inspires a poor artist. Å Swedish maid and her boss vie for a congressional seat. Å Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale. Premiere.

Cake Boss: Next Great Baker (N) ’ Å Candy Queen (N) Å Candy Queen ’ Å Cake Boss: Next Great Baker “Let the Sparks Fly” TLC Cake Boss: Next Baker Cake Boss: Next Great Baker “Let the Sparks Fly” Law & Order Plaintiff in The Mentalist “Bloodstream” A doctor is found dead at The Mentalist “The Red Mile” Van Pelt looks for a wed- The Closer “Silent Partner” Brenda seeks the help of a The Closer “Fresh Pursuit” The squad investigates a TNT lawsuit is killed. ’ a golf course. ’ Å ding dress. ’ Å businessman. Å death. Å Adventure Time MAD King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON World of Gumball Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The King of Queens ’ TVLND M*A*S*H “Hepatitis” ●WWE Monday Night RAW (N) ’ (Live) Å NCIS “In the Dark” A blind photographer. ’ Å ›› “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” (2009) Å USA NCIS “Cover Story” ’ Love & Hip Hop (N) ’ T.I. and Tiny Love & Hip Hop ’ T.I. and Tiny Love & Hip Hop ’ VH1 Love & Hip Hop ’ CABLE NEWS American Greed “Sholom Rubashkin” American Greed The $10 million king of counterfeit. American Greed American Greed An attorney bilks hedge funds.

CNBC American Greed Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Politics & Public Policy Today CSPAN House of Reps.

Book TV: After Words Book TV Henry Louis Gates, Jr. To Be Announced Book TV Jonathan Steele.

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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 Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) The Ed Show MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Ed Show (N)

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Flashpoint Ed is rushed into surgery. (N) ’ Å L WPXH Criminal Minds ’ Cold Case “Yo, Adrian” Boxer dies during match.

Cold Case “Time to Crime” Drive-by shooting. ’ Excused ’ Å American Dad ’ Å House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld ’ Å CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars (N) Å Storage Wars (N) Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å A&E Storage Wars Å CSI: Miami Judicial com- ››› “The Fugitive” (1993, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward. An innocent man must evade the law as he pursues a killer. Å ››› “The Fugitive” (1993, Suspense) Harrison Ford, AMC munity probed. ’ Å Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward. Å River Monsters: The Lost Reels “Amazonian Giant” Wild Amazon “Winners and Losers” ’ Wild Amazon Life in the Amazon constantly adapts.

River Monsters: The Lost Reels “Amazonian Giant” ANPL River Monsters Kitchen Nightmares A small Italian restaurant. Å Jamie’s American Road Trip “Los Angeles” Å Kitchen Nightmares “Handlebar” ’ Å BBC Kitchen Nightmares ’ Kitchen Nightmares “Handlebar” ’ Å ››› “The Brothers” (2001) Morris Chestnut. Four friends take different approaches to love and dating.

BET 106 & Park: Top 10 Live ›› “Life” (1999) Eddie Murphy. Two wrongly convicted felons make the most of life in jail. Å I Survived Å Biography Farm boy becomes Andre the Giant.

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance Access to the 35-year journey of Rocky. Å Exposed: Pro Wrestling’s Greatest Secrets Å BIO The Real Housewives of Atlanta “New Tricks” Tabatha’s Salon Takeover Newlywed salon owners. Tabatha’s Salon Takeover A woman loses passion.

BRAVO It’s a Brad, Brad World The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills World’s Strictest Parents “Moyer Family” ’ Å World’s Strictest Parents “Bledsoe Family” Å World’s Strictest Parents “Pavoni Family” ’ Å World’s Strictest Parents ’ Å CMTV Trading Spouses Futurama ’ Å Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock “Apollo, Apollo” South Park “Butt Out” Dirty Jobs Mike tries being a paleontologist. Å Dirty Jobs Water softener technician; coin washer.

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Chopped Four previously defeated competitors.

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Rock Stars Blowing up a section of a mountain.

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The 10 most fascinating television people of 2011

By Verne Gay Newsday

ABC/Associated Press

From left, Adam Pally, Elisha Cuthbert, Casey Wilson, Damon Wayans Jr., and Eliza Coupe are shown in a scene from the ABC sitcom‘Happy Endings.’

‘Happy Endings’ among year’s best

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chilling in a drama about the majesty and grubbiness of public service.

Associated Press Breaking Bad (AMC). Is there anyNEW YORK — Don’t look back. thing darker than black? If so, it was Maybe that’s one lesson to be this drama series during its fourth drawn from TV in the year past. At season. Bleak, suspenseful, shocking least, nostalgia didn’t exactly pay off and, at times, bitterly funny, Breakfor the networks. ABC’s Kennedy-era ing Bad continued to chart the dark drama Pan Am hasn’t soared in the descent of Walter White (series star ratings, and even with all the bunnies, Bryan Cranston) from a middle-class NBC’s short-lived The Playboy Club Albuquerque, N.M., milquetoast to was clearly missing a lucky rabbit’s a virtuoso of the crystal-meth trade foot, Meanwhile, ABC’s update of the as he went mano-a-mano against his 1970s hit Charlie’s Angels was instantly most formidable opponent yet, bigbedeviled by low ratings before its time drug boss Gustavo “Gus” Fring. merciful demise.

And prevailed. Outrageously.

Fear and foolishness remain plentiEnlightened (HBO) has turned ful on the TV landscape. But in 2011 loose the rapturous Laura Dern in there were also moments of excellence a comedy-drama about a damaged and crazy distinction. Here, in alphawoman who sets her sights on social betical order, are nine more examples activism, and who is alternately inspirof TV at its best in 2012. ing and cringingly pathetic to behold Boomtown (Planet Green), an as she attempts to change the world. absorbing documentary series about Happy Endings (ABC). It’s a show the people of Parshall, N.D. (populaabout six attractive 20-something pals tion: 1,073) and the oil discovered — three guys and three girls. No, it’s deep beneath their feet, making some not Friends or countless Friends copyof them rich and leaving other neighcats. By virtue of sharp writing, rapidbors stranded below the poverty line, fire pacing and a splendid ensemble of where they already had been strugsix comedic actors who appear to have gling for years. been chummy for years, Happy EndBoss (Starz) has rewarded Kelsey ings is its own hilarious thing.

Grammer with one thing his fame and Homeland (Showtime). CIA agent wealth couldn’t as the former star of Carrie Mathison is convinced that Frasier: full credibility as an actor apart Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody — rescued from that signature role as a radio from a prison in Iraq, where he had shrink. Playing Tom Kane, the fiercely been MIA since 2003 — is an instrucharismatic, ruthless mayor of Chiment of an Al-Qaida plot to be carcago, Grammer is both charming and ried out on American soil. Could this

national hero really be an Al-Qaida terrorist turncoat? Or is Carrie obsessively stalking an innocent man?

Lights Out (FX) was the best new drama of 2011. Unfortunately, not enough viewers agreed (or even gave it a look). It aired last winter without landing a punch in the ratings, then, with its season finale (a wonderful cliffhanger) it vanished forever.

Too bad. Starring Holt McCallany as prizefighter Patrick “Lights” Leary, this drama series was more than just another boxing story. It was a splendid tale about a husband and father who was torn between devotion to his family and a last-ditch try at a comeback in the ring.

Skins (MTV). It was a sexy, no-apologies slice of contemporary teen life. It was a sassy, gritty tour through a teenage wasteland. And in the words of the Parents Television Council, which successfully targeted the show, even sight unseen, for execution, it was “the most dangerous television show for children that we have ever seen.”

Sons of Anarchy (FX). It’s a brotherhood. A family. A pack of thugs. A pocket of the struggling working class.

This saga of a small-town motorcycle club is colorful, unflinching, often bloody — and oddly relatable in the age of Occupy Wall Street. Smart writing keeps this bunch routinely at the edge of oblivion, while the viewer roots for them to succeed, no matter how depraved their game plan.

Earlier this month on ABC, Barbara Walters revealed her “Ten Most Fascinating People of 2011.”

I’m now revealing my own list of 2011’s most fascinating people — television people, that is.

“Fascinating” doesn’t (necessarily) mean “good” or “wonderful” or “thank heavens this person has blessed our presence with his or her presence.” It just means that they’re interesting.

10. Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation — Sure, Ron Swanson and his mustache were interesting last season, too, but his intrigue grows. Journeyman Offerman has one of the breakout roles of TV. 9. Taissa Farmiga, American Horror Story — Who the heck is this kid? Why is she — as Violet Harmon — so good on this twisted, sicko, sadistic series so hard to stop watching?

8. Damon Wayans Jr., Happy Endings — Chipoff-the-old-block Damon was so in demand that New Girl wanted him, but he was already signed up to do Happy Endings, if it got picked up. It did, and he arguably saved the show from an early grave.

7. Lara Logan, CBS News — Brutally attacked in Tahrir Square while covering the Egyptian revolution, she returned stateside; remains CBS’ chief foreign correspondent, with less foreign travel.

6. Ralph Macchio — Karate Kid danced to near victory on Dancing With the Stars until he was judochopped by judges.

5. Scott Wilson, The Walking Dead — Classic character actor (In the Heat of the Night) who ends up on a hot zombie show as a farmer, Hershel Greene, who thinks “walkers” should almost be accorded the same dignity as the living? Now that’s nutty — but fascinating.

4. Keith Olbermann/ Glenn Beck — An ironic alignment of the stars linked the career trajectories of two of cable’s most ideologically opposed talking heads. Olbermann left MSNBC early this year, moving to Current TV in June — the same month Beck left Fox News, where he helped galvanize the tea party.

3. Ray McKinnon, Sons of Anarchy — Maybe the best actor you’ve never heard of, McKinnon has had many brilliant roles (“Deadwood”), but his turn as wiggy eccentric Linc Potter, the assistant U.S. attorney trying to bring down SAMCRO and the IRA, was just plain intriguing.

2. Claire Danes, Homeland — She was the hotheaded, neurotic, back-stabbing Carrie Mathison in this season’s breakout Showtime series. Verrrrry interesting.

1. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock — Has mused about running for New York mayor after his show ends. ...

Currently making movies with Tom Cruise, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen. ... Gets thrown off plane by a flight attendant he essentially compares to Sue Sylvester. Baldwin’s either crazy or interesting — maybe crazily interesting. Either way, he’s the most fascinating of the year.

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Pop culture Q&A

Crosby’s sons didn’t inherit his golden singing voice

By By Rich Heldenfels Akron Beacon Journal (MCT)

Q: I watched White Christmas starring Bing Crosby the other night, which prompted me to wonder what became of his four boys from his first marriage. Did one or more inherit his singing voice?

A: According to the official website bingcrosby. com, Bing had seven children: Gary, twins Dennis and Philip, and Lindsay from his first marriage to Dixie Lee Crosby (who died of cancer in 1952), and Harry, Mary and Nathaniel from his second marriage, to Kathryn Grant Crosby, still with him when Bing died in 1977.

Dixie’s four sons all tried out singing at various times, including as the Crosby Boys; Gary, later an actor on TV shows such as Adam-12, had several hit singles in the early ’50s. But none achieved the success of their father. Indeed, life proved difficult for them, with the website saying each “constantly struggled with alcoholism and had embarrassing scrapes with the law.” Gary wrote a memoir claiming that Bing had been an excessively strict parent but, according

Associated Press

Bing Crosby, singing star of screen and radio, shown with his family in Los Angeles on July 1, 1938. Children are from left: Gary; Lindsay, held by Dixie Lee Crosby, the twins, Phillip and Dennis. to the website, he did so to improve sales and later recanted “large portions” of the book. Gary was hoping to revive his career by overdubbing some of Bing’s recordings when he discovered he had cancer and died in 1995. By that time, both Lindsay and Dennis had committed suicide, in 1989 and 1991 respectively; Philip died in 2004 at the age of 69.

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For more about Bing and his family, including his other three children, see bingcrosby.com Q: I remember visiting my grandparents during holidays. Though I can’t remember a specific holiday, my grandfather always had an old black-and-white movie on about giant rabbits or bunnies destroying towns and knocking down power lines and eating people.

It looks like it might be from the ’30s, ’40s or ’50s.

Though this movie terrified me as a child, looking back now it seems kinda corny. I would like to know the name of the movie please and why anybody would find giant rabbits scary.

A: There do not appear to be many giant-rabbit

movies. In fact, the only one I could find was Night of the Lepus, a 1972 color feature starring Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh and others. If readers know of another film, let me know and I will discuss it in a later mailbag.

Q: Some years ago there was a made-for-TV movie called Pop Rocks.

Was this ever put out on DVD and if so where can I obtain a copy?

A: The movie starring Gary Cole originally aired on ABC Family in 2004. It involves a former rocker turned family man who thinks about going back onstage to earn tuition money for his kids — who don’t know about their dad’s former life. But I do not know of an authorized release of the movie on home video.

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NGEO Border Wars My Wife and Kids Å That ’70s Show “Fun It” That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ 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 SCIENCE Through the Wormhole Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Å ●Inside the NFL (iTV) (N) ’ Å ●Inside the NFL (iTV) ’ Å Patton Oswalt Finest Hour The comic performs.

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Ghost Hunters Jason’s daughter joins the team. ’ Ghost Hunters “Roasts and Ghosts” ’ Å Ghost Hunters “Stage Fright” ’ Å Ghost Hunters “Ghostly Evidence” ’ Å SYFY Ghost Hunters ’ Å Behind the Scenes Å Turning Point-Jeremiah Joseph Prince Å End of the Age Praise the Lord (Live). Å TBN Billy Graham Crusade Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy Å Family Guy Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan Actor Dave Attell. (N) TBS Seinfeld ’ Å ››› “The Great Caruso” ››› “Gaslight” (1944, Suspense) Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten. A diabolical husband tries ›››› “National Velvet” (1944, Drama) Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp. An ex-jockey coaches TCM (1951) Å to drive his wife insane. Å an English girl to the Grand National. Å (DVS) Hoarding: Buried Alive “Tiny Monsters” ’ Å Toddlers & Tiaras “Storybook Pageant” ’ Å Toddlers & Tiaras Alana; Heaven; Laci . (N) Å Toddlers & Tiaras “Storybook Pageant” ’ Å TLC Couponing All-Stars Law & Order “Chattel” ’ Law & Order “Damaged” Murder and rape occur at a Law & Order “Access Nation” Internet. ’ Å (DVS) Leverage “The Gold Job” The team targets a pair of CSI: NY “Yahrzeit” Exclusive auction ends abruptly. ’ TNT Å (DVS) high school. ’ Å (DVS) siblings. Å Å Hole in the Wall ’ Å MAD King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON To Be Announced Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Hot in Cleveland (N) The Exes (N) The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ TVLND M*A*S*H Å NCIS “Leap of Faith” A distraught naval officer. ’ NCIS “Chimera” A death aboard a top-secret ship.

NCIS “Requiem” A friend of Gibbs’ daughter. Å NCIS A missing political refugee from Africa. Å USA NCIS: Los Angeles Å Baseball Wives ’ Baseball Wives (N) ’ Love & Hip Hop ’ Baseball Wives (N) ’ VH1 Mama Drama ’ CABLE NEWS 60 Minutes on CNBC American Greed “Sholam Weiss” Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Supermarkets Inc: Inside a $500 Billion Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Capitol Hill Hearings CSPAN House of Reps.

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 Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) The Ed Show MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Ed Show (N)

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10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno ’ Å ●Sport The Secret Circle “Darkness” (N) ’ Å 30 Rock ’ Å The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ The Vampire Diaries “The New Deal” (N) ’ Å Discover Etowah County In. Gamecock Calhoun County Extention TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS John Grass Show Wheel of Fortune “Califor- Wipeout “Winter Wipeout: A Sight for Sore Ice” Obsta- Grey’s Anatomy “Suddenly” The doctors deal with car Private Practice “Are You My Mother?” Addison pre- ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU nia Coast” (N) Å cles include Snow Shovel Trouble. ’ Å crash victims. (N) ’ Å pares for a new baby. (N) ’ Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) The Big Bang Theory ’ Rules of Engagement Person of Interest “Witness” Reese and Finch try to The Mentalist “Scarlet Ribbons” Patrick must prove CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å Å “Dirty Talk” ’ Å save a teacher. ’ Å Red John’s identity. ’ Å Letterman (N) ’ Å Criminal Minds Homeless people in Kansas City. ’ Criminal Minds The BAU must profile Gideon. Å Criminal Minds “Doubt” ’ Å Criminal Minds Three of the team are missing. ’ L WPXH Ghost Whisperer Å ●High School Basketball Without a Trace Searching for a trial consultant. ’ Without a Trace “Daylight” ’ Å ¥ WABM Seinfeld ’ Å CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight The First 48 “The Ring; Last Drive” Å The First 48 A robber kills a good Samaritan. (N) Beyond Scared Straight (N) Å Beyond Scared Straight Siblings from Virginia.

A&E The First 48 Å CSI: Miami “Money Plane” ›› “Commando” (1985, Action) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya. A war vet battles an ›› “Commando” (1985, Action) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya. A war vet battles an AMC Plane crash. Å old foe to rescue his kidnapped child. Å old foe to rescue his kidnapped child. Å Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman ’ ANPL Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman ’ American Stuffers (Series Premiere) (N) ’ Top Gear A Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Å Top Gear Highlights from the season. Å Top Gear Highlights from the season. Å Top Gear Ford GT; BMW 5-series; Porsche. Å BBC Top Gear Å ›› “Lockdown” (2000) Richard T. Jones. Three friends land in prison after a wrongful conviction. Å BET ››› “Training Day” (2001) Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke. A rookie cop meets a corrupt Los Angeles narcotics officer. Å I Survived Å Biography Natalie’s outspoken choices. Å Biography Chelsea Handler, comedian. Å My Viral Video Å The Iron Lady Biography “Meryl Streep” Actress Meryl Streep.

BIO The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills “Uninvited” The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Atlanta “New Tricks” BRAVO Top Chef: Texas “Romy and Michele: In the Beginning” (2004, Comedy) Katherine Heigl, Alex Breckenridge, Paula Abdul.

CMTV World’s Strictest Parents ›› “Legally Blonde” (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair.

Futurama ’ Å Futurama ’ Å Futurama ’ Å Futurama “Benderama” Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat... I’m Fluffy Å Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock ’ Å Dual Survival Suviving on a deserted island. Å Man, Woman, Wild “Newts and Roots” (N) Å Alaska: The Last Frontier “Fueling the Fire” (N) ’ Man, Woman, Wild “Newts and Roots” ’ Å DISC Dual Survival ’ Å Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place ››› “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” (2009, Comedy) Selena Gomez. A Phineas and Ferb An an- Jessie A music producer Good Luck Charlie “Dun- Good Luck Charlie DISN “Back to Max” ’ ’Å young wizard conjures a spell that jeopardizes her family. ’ Å tique escape chamber. spots Jessie singing. ’ can’s Got Talent” Å “Dance Off” ’ Å E! News (N) The Soup Sex and the City Å Sex and the City Å Sex and the City Å Sex and the City Å Sex and the City Å Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●High School Football Under Armour All-America Game. From St. Petersburg, Fla. (N) (Live) ●College Basketball Michigan at Indiana. (N) (Live) ●NFL Live (N) Å ESPN2 ●College Basketball Pittsburgh at DePaul. (N) (Live) ››› “Remember the Titans” (2000) Denzel Washington, Will Patton. A black man coaches high-school football after integration.

The 700 Club Å FAM ››› “Remember the Titans” (2000) Will Patton Chopped Perch in the appetizer round; meatballs.

Chopped Four competitors from rival cities.

Chopped Chefs lose confidence during appetizers.

Cupcake Wars “World Series of Poker” FOOD Chopped ●Tennis Champions Series: Chicago. Agassi, McEnroe, Martin and Courier.

World Poker Tour: Season 9 (Part 1 of 2) College Basketball Arizona vs. UCLA. (N) (Live) FOXSS Wm. Basketball How I Met Your Mother Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ › “I Love You, Beth Cooper” (2009, Comedy) Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust. Premiere.

FX ›› “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004, Action) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm. Å FXM Presents Å ›› “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal. Å FXM FXM Presents Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å GSN Deal or No Deal ’ Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “The Raccoon” Laura’s Frasier Frasier’s dad Frasier Frasier throws a Frasier A caller’s ex con- Frasier Niles thinks his Frasier Frasier mulls doing Frasier Frasier causes HALL Prairie “School Mom” Å rabid raccoon bites her. Å meets a woman. Å cocktail party. ’ Å fronts Frasier. ’ Å dad had an affair. Å commercials. Å sportscaster to quit. ’ 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL HBO ›› “Robin Hood” (2010, Adventure) Russell Crowe. Robin and his men battle the Sheriff of Nottingham. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Price This Place (N) My First Place Å Selling L.A. (N) Å Selling New York (N) House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G House Hunters Å Big Shrimpin’ “First Come American Pickers “What Happens in Sturgis...” Mike Swamp People “Rising Pressure” The hunters venture Big Shrimpin’ “The Fleet’s Fortune” (Season Finale) Top Gear “Beating Tanner” Adam and Rutledge give HIST First Serve” Å hits the roads of South Dakota. Å into new grounds. Å The fleet determine their final catches. (N) Å Tanner a lesson. Å Dance Moms “There’s Only One Star” Å Project Runway All Stars “Return to the Runway” 24 Hour Catwalk “Vintage” (N) Å Project Runway All Stars “Return to the Runway” LIFE Dance Moms Å ›› “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” (2003) Antonio Banderas. ’ ‘R’ Å Zane’s Sex Chronicles MAX Love & Other Drugs ‘R’ ››› “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986, Comedy) Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å World at War MacArthur and Nimitz advance. Å World at War Second bomb hits Nagasaki. ’ Å World at War Early victories by the Japanese. Å MILIT World at War “Nemesis” World at War Early victories by the Japanese. Å Jersey Shore “Ciao, Italia” The roommates are sick of Mike’s antics. ’ Å Jersey Shore (Season Premiere) (N) ’ Å Jersey Shore ’ Å MTV Jersey Shore Deena’s trying to get with Pauly. ’ Diving Into Noah’s Flood (N) Drain the Ocean The mountains, canyons, plains and volcanos that exist below the waves.

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SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK Victorious ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How Do They Do It? (N) How Do They Do It? ’ Heavy Metal Task Force ’ Å SCIENCE How Do They Do It? ’ Heavy Metal Task Force (N) ’ Å Sebastian Maniscalco: What’s Wrong With People The comic performs. (N) Penn & Teller: Bulls...!

Beach Heat: Miami SHOW ››› Fair Game (2010) ››› “Buck” (2011, Documentary) iTV Premiere. ‘PG’ Days of our Lives ’ Å One Life to Live ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless Pimp My Ride ’ Pimp My Ride ’ Wrecked “Code Red” Wrecked “Snow Angels” American Trucker American Trucker Pimp My Ride ’ Pimp My Ride ’ SPEED Pumped ●iMPACT Wrestling (N) ’ Å Jail ’ Å Jail ’ Å MANswers ’ Å MANswers ’ Å SPIKE Jail ’ Å ●XTERRA USA Championship ●ACC All-Access (N) Future Phenoms College Flash Classics Clemson vs. Virginia.

SPSO TEVA Mountain Games ●XTERRA World Championship “Lake Placid 3” (2010, Horror) Colin Ferguson. Baby crocodiles become monstrous man-eaters. Å › “Dinocroc” (2004, Suspense) Costas Mandylor.

SYFY “Lake Placid 2” (2007, Horror) John Schneider, Sam McMurray.

Behind the Scenes Å Joel Osteen Å Joseph Prince Å Houston at Hillsong TV Praise the Lord (Live). Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan Chris Paul and comedian Tom Papa. (N) TBS Seinfeld ’ Å Now Playing “January” ››› “Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff” (2010, Documentary) Jack ››› “Wings of the Morning” (1937, Romance) Henry Fonda, Annabella, Leslie ››› “Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff” TCM Cardiff. Premiere. The career of the legendary British cinematographer.

Banks. Canadian horse trainer loves daughter of Gypsy and nobleman.

(2010) Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese.

NY Ink Ami throws a party. (N) ’ Å Hook, Line and Sisters Hook, Line and Sisters NY Ink Ami throws a party. ’ Å TLC Hook, Line and Sisters NY Ink “Kings of NY” Ami’s hard work has paid off. ●NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers. From the Rose Bones A body is found in ●NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Å TNT a crater. ’ Å Garden in Portland, Ore. (N) (Live) 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 Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ TVLND M*A*S*H Å NCIS Abby risks her career to save a dog. ’ Å ››› “Public Enemies” (2009) Johnny Depp, Christian Bale. Premiere. G-man Melvin Purvis vows to nab notorious criminal John Dillinger. Å USA NCIS “Tribes” ’ Å Mob Wives “New Year; New War” ’ Å 100 Most Shocking Music Moments “Hour 1” ’ 100 Most Shocking Music Moments “Hour 2” ’ 100 Most Shocking Music Moments “Hour 3” ’ VH1 Baseball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS Customer (Dis)Service The customer service crisis. American Greed “Funny Money” Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Capitol Hill Hearings CSPAN House of Reps.

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