Escapes for March 16, 2012

March 16–22, 2012

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’80s cult TV series gets reinvented on big screen

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Black Keys and their ‘rocketship to the moon’

By Greg Kot

their touring audience and are headlining arenas in America for the first time. Auerbach isn’t CHICAGO — “You guys are apologizing for graduating from on a rocketship to the moon,” the clubs into a realm where comedy-show host Stephen Col- some of the band’s original fans bert recently told his guests, Pat- might have trouble recognizing rick Carney and Dan Auerbach them. of the Black Keys. Carney was “You get to bring your own stunned into silence, Auerbach sound system when you play an laughed. For the boyhood friends arena, all the lights and visual from Akron, Ohio, it was a surreal stuff, which I think is really cool,” punctuation point to a decadehe says. “There’s something long rise out of Midwestern about those old arenas, where obscurity into an international it feels larger than life. It’s like arena act. walking into a (big-league) base“Colbert was telling us before- ball or basketball game, it’s on a hand just to be ourselves,” Auerdifferent level, and I love that.” bach says. “’Don’t try to be funny.

He remembers vividly his first You’ll never be funnier than my arena show as a teen. “It was the character.’ But it was still pretty Grateful Dead at Richfield Colioverwhelming. Pat was so nerseum (outside Cleveland) and I vous he couldn’t even speak. Our had no idea what was going on. first on-air TV interview was Col- I didn’t know about drugs, the bert — that’s just not fair, really.” whole culture, the Deadhead If not quite a “rocketship to thing — my eyes were wide open the moon,” the Black Keys’ career for four hours.” has certainly hit a new gear in When he and Carney started recent years. Carney and Auerplaying music together, they had bach were packing large clubs no aspirations to get popular and small theaters even before enough to ever play an arena, let they had a song in regular rotaalone get played on commercial tion on commercial radio. After radio. their single “Tighten Up” broke “We were so far removed through in 2010, they’ve doubled from the music and entertainChicago Tribune

ment industry,” Auerbach says.

“The idea of making something ‘catchy’ enough was just not in our vocabulary. We were just trying to please ourselves. We’d make 10 or 12 songs, put them together and there’s an album.

It gave us a reason to go out and play more shows.”

For their 2010 album, “Brothers,” their attitude changed, in large part due to the influence of producer Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, with whom they recorded their breakthrough hit, “Tighten Up.” “Before ‘Brothers’ we were playing to 15,000 people in New York City, we’d built ourselves up as big as you could without having a radio hit,” Auerbach says.

“So the next logical step was to push ourselves to see if we could write a catchy song, and we did.

And we did it without compromising.”

On the band’s seventh and latest studio album, “El Camino” (Nonesuch), Auerbach and Carney tightened their relationship with Burton, bringing the producer into the songwriting process. It was a major departure Please see Keys ❙ Page 3

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Guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys performs at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2012, in New York.

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March 16-22, 2012

‘Luck’ runs out after deaths of three horses

By Scott Collins And Patrick Kevin Day Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — HBO’s “Luck” didn’t have much of it.

The low-rated drama, which is set at a racetrack and stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, was abruptly canceled Wednesday after the injury and subsequent euthanasia of a horse used in the production led to widespread criticism. The show already was facing intense criticism from animalrights activists, who were investigating two previous horse deaths connected to the series last year.

The cancellation comes just days after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent HBO a letter charging that “Luck’s” producers ignored advice from animalsafety experts and created conditions that posed “unacceptable” risks to equine performers.

“It is with heartbreak that executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann together with HBO have decided to cease all future production on the series ‘Luck,’” HBO wrote in a statement late Wednesday afternoon.

Milch — creator of HBO’s “Deadwood” — and film director Mann are known for hard-charging and somewhat obsessive work habits as well as an uncompromising creative style.

Initially, HBO agreed to halt the filming of scenes involving horses pending an investigation into the latest animal death and sought to refute the accusations of poor work conditions: “Recent assertions of lax attitudes or negligence could not be further from the truth.” The network said it partnered with the American Humane Association, as well as with racing experts, “to implement safety protocols that go above and beyond typical film and TV industry standards and practices.”

In making the cancellation decision, however, the network bowed to the uncertainty inherent in working with live animals — especially when a safety record is already under scrutiny. “While we maintained the highest safety standards possible,” HBO said in a statement, “accidents unfortunately happen and it is impossible to guarantee they won’t in the future.”

Animals are becoming more common in TV and movie productions, a trend that many activists deplore. The AHA, which monitors animal safety in filmed entertainment, kept track of more than 2,000 productions using non-human performers in 2011 — 100 more than in the previous year.

In this week’s “Luck” incident, the horse

HBO via Associated Press

Nick Nolte is shown in a scene from the series ‘Luck,’ which was canceled Wednesday after a third horse died during filming. had just passed an inspection by Dr. Gary Beck, a veterinarian for the California Horse Racing Board, according to the AHA. The horse was being walked back to its barn at Santa Anita Park when it “reared up, fell backwards and was injured.”

“We see several of those injuries in the stable area every year,” Dr. Rick Arthur, equine medical director at the racing board, said in a statement supplied by HBO. “They are more common than people realize.”

Even so, after it was determined that the horse could not recover from its injuries and needed to be euthanized, the AHA demanded a stop to filming involving horses pending an investigation.

HBO said it was “deeply saddened” by the Tuesday incident and that “an American Humane Association Certified Safety Representative was on the premises when the accident occurred, and as always, all safety precautions were in place.”

However, PETA was already moving forward with a complaint about the deaths of two horses, Outlaw Yodeler and Marc’s Shadow, during filming of the drama’s first season last year.

According to a necropsy report, those animals had been in severe pain and were under heavy medication at the time of their deaths.

In a letter dated March 6 to Michael Lombardo, the HBO president of programming, and Bruce Richmond, a vice president of production, Kathy Guillermo, PETA’s vice president of laboratory inves-

tigations, warned: “We are hearing from multiple credible sources that horses are once again at risk on the set of ‘Luck.’

“We understand that there are currently no licensed humane officers on the set.

This is inexplicable, unacceptable, and dangerous. While the American Humane Association may have a representative present for filming, this is inadequate. We ask you to return at least one, and preferably more, California licensed humane officers to the set....

“During the filming of the first season, there were reportedly four humane officers monitoring the use of horses. We are told that the production company, to its shame, did not always follow their advice, and this accounts, at least in part, for the two deaths during filming. These officers had rejected as unfit a number of horses who, we are now told, have been returned to the ‘Luck’ set for the filming of the second season.”

The animal rights organization has forwarded its original complaint about the two horses in 2010 and 2011 to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Although the first season of “Luck” had only nine episodes, the second season was scheduled to shoot 10. The show’s season — now series — finale will air Sunday, March 25.

The show has performed poorly, even by the standards of premium cable. Despite its lofty creative pedigree and all-star cast, the premiere attracted just 1.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen. Subsequent episodes have struggled to hit the 500,000 mark.

keys Continued from Page 2 for the duo, who had previously kept the songwriting completely in-house.

“It was difficult at times,” Auerbach says. “Some days it worked great. Some days it was just infuriating. You gotta lose any kind of insecurity. It was a totally different way of thinking for me. This record was way more about melody and less about lyrical content. The lyrics had to fit into the little square we created for the melody. We didn’t want to take a year making it, so I was coming up with lyrics that fit into the melody and doing it fast. For ‘Brothers’ (the band’s previous album), all the lyrics were written ahead of time, It was more free flowing, not so strict on the melody side. This was a different challenge. In a way, it was like Motown: How many different ways can you say, ‘Oh, baby, baby’? It was all about the catchiness of the tunes.”

Auerbach says he’s not concerned if some fans miss the looser, more expansive sound of the band’s earlier albums.

“I never gave a (expletive) about solos,” he says. “Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it’s not about the solos they play, it’s about the grooves they create. I’m really not worried about what fans think. We love them, but we don’t make records for them.”

Similarly, Auerbach explains, the band decided to license some of its music to television commercials and other media over the years regardless of any negative feedback they might receive from outsiders.

“We made money and become a bigger band” through licensing, Auerbach says. “It gave us the freedom to make more music. When we heard our songs on TV, we thought, ‘This must be what it’s like to have your song on the radio.’ The shows were getting bigger for what seemed like no reason. But it was because of the licensing.”

He and Carney were choosy about which products got their songs, the guitarist adds. “We turned down a bunch of stuff. We’ll license to something that’s not nauseating. The whole bad stigma attached to it is a very ‘90s thing, all that indie-rock bull. I’m not part of that world. Hiphop guys license, R&B people, country people. It’s just intellectuals, trustfund babies who take issue with it.”

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get out and do something: Music, theater, art and more in calhoun county

16 friDAY

MUSIC Robert Turner and the Hilltoppers What: Country, bluegrass, old-timey When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Golden Saw Music Hall, Williams Community, Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-435-4696 DJ and Karaoke When: 7 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free and open to the public (ages 21+) Contact: 256-238-8047 DJ Rockin’ Roger When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-832-5000 Bobby Thomas What: Country, rock, blues When: 8 p.m.

Where: F&W Bar and Grille, 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193 Line dancing, 10/55 What: Line dancing lesson with Tammy and Terry from 7-9. Country, rock music after.

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 Daniel Hughes What: Alt-country When: 9:30 p.m.

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

If Looks Could Kill When: 10 p.m.

Where: Brother’s Bar, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville Cost: $5 for under 21, $3 for 21 and up Contact: 256-435-6090

McPherson Struts

St. Paddy’s Day Blowout!!!

with special guest KILL, BABY ...KILL!

event Wine Tasting When: 1-6 p.m.

Where: White Oak Vineyards, 1484 Dry Hollow Road, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-231-7998

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17saturDAY

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MUSIC Dixie Thunder What: Country When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Rabbittown Café and Fiddlers Hall, 900 Rabbittown Road, Piedmont Cost: $5 Contact: 256-435-8008 St. Patrick’s Day Party What: Irish food, bag pipes, When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Solid Rock Café, 105 N. Center Ave., Piedmont Cost: Free to attend Contact: 256-447-1960 Full Circle Band What: Country, pop.

When: 7-11 p.m.

Where: American Legion Post 19, Heflin Cost: $5 Contact: 256-236-0340 DJ Rockin’ Roger When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-832-5000 Larry Keel & Friends What: Easy listening When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-235-0613 Bobby Thomas What: Country, rock, blues

3 cover: 21 & UP $ 5 cover: UNDER 21 $

Saturday, MARCH 17th 9:30 PM

When: 8 p.m.

Where: F&W Bar and Grille, 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193 Southern Nites What: Rock, country, blues When: 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: $5, public welcome (ages 21+) Contact: 256-238-8047

St. Patty’s Day Party with Matt Carroll What: Indie rock, pop. Green beer, corned beef and cabbage served.

When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grill, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-405-4366

August Ashe What: Country, pop When: 10 p.m.

St. Patty’s Day Party with 10/55 Where: Brother’s Bar, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville What: Rock, country Cost: $5 for under 21, $3 for 21 When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: The loft of The Smok- and up Contact: 256-435-6090 ing Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston St. Patty’s Day Party with Cost: Free McPherson Struts and Kill, Contact: 256-741-9300 Baby ... Kill!

What: Rock Revive Saturday with DJ When: 10 p.m.

Daddy Where: The Crimson Tiger, When: 9 p.m.

1003 Noble St., Anniston Where: Downstairs of The Cost: $5 for under 21, $3 for 21 Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble and up St., Anniston Contact: 931-624-7975 Cost: TBD Contact: 256-741-9300 St. Patty’s Day Party with Jerry on the Moon, Preston DJ Shon Don Summerville Band What: Playing your favorite When: 10 p.m.

Irish mixes Where: Pelham’s, 116 Ladiga When: 9:30 p.m.

St. SW, Jacksonville Where: Peerless Saloon, Cost: Free 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Contact: 256-435-7455 Cost: Free www.bamaescapes.com Contact: 256-237-1899

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

18 sunDAY

Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-5996 events Kids’ Story Time When: 10:30 a.m.

Where: Children’s room of the Public Library of AnnistonCalhoun County, 108 E. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-8501

MUSIC A Cappella and Chamber Singers Spring Concert When: 3 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 1701 Henry Road, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-782-5544

Trivia Night When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Mellow Mushroom, 33 Industrial Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-835-1444

Karaoke with DJ Ken When: 8 p.m.

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

MUSIC Bobby Thomas What: Country, rock, blues When: 7-11 p.m.

Where: F&W Bar and Grille, 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln (Embry/Lincoln exit on I-20) Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193

Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

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

19 monDAY MUSIC Karaoke by Mossburg When: 8-11 p.m.

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

20tuesDAY

MUSIC Karaoke with DJ Ken When: 8 p.m.

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

21wednesDAY

Karaoke by Mossburg When: 9 p.m.

Where: Applebee’s, 612 E. Hamric Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-835-2434 events Shuffleboard Tournament When: 7 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free and open to the public (ages 21+) Contact: 256-238-8047 Texas Hold ‘Em When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 To contribute to the free calendar, contact Deirdre Long at dlong@annistonstar.com or 256-235-3580.

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March 16-22, 2012

CBS renews 18 prime-time shows, including ‘NCIS’

By David Bauder

ment also is aimed at advertisers who will be Associated Press making decisions this NEW YORK — CBS on spring about where to Wednesday announced spend billions of dollars to the renewal of a staggering hawk their wares.

18 prime-time series for “When you’re the top next season, making the network and have been the annual May announcetop network for seven or ment of its fall schedule eight seasons, you can do almost moot and sending a this,” Adgate said. message of stability.

CBS could probably put Fans of television’s topthe same lineup on next rated network won’t have fall and do well but doesn’t to worry about whether old want to run the risk of getfavorites such as “NCIS,” ting stale, he said.

“CSI: Crime Scene InvestiBesides “NCIS,” CBS gation” and “Survivor” are has already committed coming back in the fall. to bringing back its Los The Monday comedy Angeles spinoff. Other lineup of “How I Met Your dramas that will return are Mother,” “2 Broke Girls” CBS via Associated Press “Hawaii Five-0,” “Crimiand “Mike & Molly” will return intact, and CBS said Mark Harmon, center, and Cote de Pablo, Sean Murray, Michael Weatherly, and Daivd McCallum, in a scene nal Minds,” “Person of Interest,” “The Mentalist,” it is negotiating to bring from ‘NCIS.’ The series was renewed on Wednesday for another season.

“Blue Bloods” and “The the Ashton Kutcher-led “Two and a Half Men” diverse roster of top-rated include the New York and This doesn’t necessarclear message to producers Good Wife.”

“The Amazing Race” back. Thursday’s “The Big programming,” said Nina Miami spinoffs of “CSI,” ily mean those series will of new series being conBang Theory” also will Tassler, CBS entertainthe new dramas “Unforbe canceled. They’ll likely sidered by CBS: Raise your and “Undercover Boss” will join “Survivor” as CBS return, CBS said. ment president. gettable” and “A Gifted compete with potential game because competi“This large-scale A handful of series did Man,” the sixth-season new series for spots in the tion for space is fierce, said reality shows to return. renewal is testimony to not get renewals, immedi- comedy “Rules of Engage- lineup.

Brad Adgate, an analyst for The newsmagazines “60 Minutes” and “48 Hours ately putting them on the ment” and the new comWednesday’s Horizon Media. the strength, stability bubble for return. These edy “Rob.” announcement sends a The CBS announceMystery” will be back. and success of a deep and

22thursday MUSIC Scott Grant What: Easy listening, jazz, blues When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Garfrerick’s Cafe, 655 Creekside Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-831-0044 Mossburg Karaoke When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Mellow Mushroom patio, 33 Industrial Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-831-1444 Steel Band Concert When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Mason Hall Performance Center, Jacksonville

get out and do something State University campus Cost: Free Contact: 256-782-5878

Contact: 256-235-0613

Contact: 256-435-7455

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

DJ Sky When: 10 p.m.

Where: Brothers, 206 Pelham Road S., Jacksonville Cost: $5 for under 21, $3 for 21 and up, women free Contact: 256-435-6090

Karaoke with DJ Ken When: 8 p.m.

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

Open Mic with Riley Green When: 10 p.m.

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

event Wine Tasting When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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

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

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free

The Sloppymen When: 9 p.m.

Where: Pelham’s, 116 Ladiga St. SW, Jacksonville Cost: Free

Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

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

Darts When: 6:30 p.m.

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Questlove on Roots, Philly, Fallon and Winehouse

By Mesfin Fekadu Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Roots aren’t known for selling records. While the hip-hop band has released 14 albums — mostly to critical acclaim — only two have managed to crack gold status.

But even though bandleader Questlove might have enjoyed the money that comes along with multiplatinum records, he wouldn’t trade the group’s rarified position in the music world for it.

“Mostly for black artists, we’re really not afforded — unless you’re a jazz artist — you’re really not afforded the luxury of making an art record, or a concept record, or a passion project,” said Questlove, born Ahmir Thompson. “For some strange, odd reason, and I’m not ever going to argue it, The Roots have always (had that luxury).”

And The Roots, the house band for “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” since 2009, have had support from high places to maintain that luxury.

When Jay-Z was president of Def Jam, he signed The Roots to the label and told them to maintain their sound and integrity, even if it meant fewer sales. “(Jay-Z) didn’t want to be known as the bad guy that killed The Roots,” Questlove said.

The Roots put out two CDs last year with the Betty Wright-assisted “Betty Wright: The Movie” and “undun,” which debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard charts. Both landed on several critics’ best-of-the-year lists.

In a recent interview, Questlove talked more about the band, his rela-

Carol Allegri/Associated Press file

Musician Questlove from the band The Roots, poses for a portrait in New York. The Roots has released 14 albums, most to critical acclaim, but only two have managed to crack gold status. Though bandleader Questlove might have enjoyed the money that comes along with multiplatinum records, he wouldn’t trade the group’s rarified position in the music world for it. tionship with Amy Winehouse and life on “Late Night.” ★★★

The Associated Press: Jay-Z gave you guys some good advice.

Questlove: I told Jay, “Like man, that would be nice to have all my records debut at No. 1 and stuff.”

But he’s like, “Yeah, but you’re just looking at that.

I got to deal with beef with this cat and that cat. Every year some rapper’s going to take a potshot and I got to take the gloves out the closet and start training.” ... And (Jay-Z) sees me as an artist making my dream come true. Like, he wants to be seen as a true artist, not the richest guy

in hip-hop. Meanwhile, I would like 13 zeros in my account.

AP: “Undun” is about the death of fictional drug dealer Redford Stevens, but the story is told from beginning to end. How did the concept come about?

Questlove: We wanted to tell his story because we’ve known a billion Redford Stevens in Philadelphia. Philadelphia has been sort of mired and drenched into a lot of random acts of crime, very un-brotherly like in the last decade or so, and we wanted to show the direct result.

AP: You recorded an album with Betty Wright

at the same time. What was that like?

Questlove: I figured I wanted to dedicate the rest of my existence (to) creating source material so that someone else can have something to sample in 2040 once this becomes a dated record.

I’m just trying to create the soulful records that will still be used. And it’s funny because Betty never understood why I wanted to put a drum break at the beginning, she just start wanted to sing. I’m like, “No. No. No. Drum break.

Trust me on this one.

You’ll thank me 30 years from now when you get your publishing checks.”

AP: You were close to

Amy Winehouse. What was your relationship like with her?

Questlove: She’s such a jazz snob. I couldn’t stand it, but I was obsessed with it because once we exchanged information, she would always be on her computer sending me MP3s (like), “Listen to this.” ... We spent a lot of time on Skype talking about crazy ideas and she schooled me about Sarah Vaughan. I schooled her about J Dilla. And she was like, “All right, we’re going to start a super group. You, me, Mos (Def ) and Raphael Saadiq.” I was like, “OK.” And she assigned homework: “All right, study this record.”

... I really miss not having her here to school me on jazz; I thought I was a music snob, and I thought I had my doctorate in jazz, but no. There’s so much more I could have learned. She’s a teacher.

AP: Before moving to New York, you used to travel daily from Philly to do Fallon’s show?

Questlove: At first it seemed easy: Get up at 4, 5 a.m.; get on the tour bus, two hours to New York, tour bus, two hours back.

It was really hard though.

I’d get home at 10 p.m.; work out with my trainer and then 11 p.m., getting dinner. There’s really not much you can do between the hours of 1 and 5 a.m.

My social life was pretty much null and void, you know, because any selfrespecting woman I see has a job the next morning that she has to be ready (for).

AP: How has the band grown from being on the show?

Questlove: Being on the Jimmy Fallon show has introduced a word that has never been in our vocabulary. We’ve never, ever rehearsed as a band. We never practiced. Shockers, I know. ...So once we come to Fallon, we’re now confined to a very tight space, and it’s just the eight of us looking at each other, and it’s very awkward. ... It’s like we didn’t know how to play. ... Once we got in a groove, we just practiced a lot. And now we’re better musicians, we’re better songwriters, we’re better engineers, we’re better producers. We’re just more focused on our songwriting than ever. I wish we had this type of discipline and preparation at the beginning of our career. So I feel like now we’re just on our second album.

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Reviews | Music

iTunes Top 10 selling singles and albums Songs 1. “We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae),” Fun. 2. “Glad You Came,” The Wanted 3. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Kelly Clarkson 4. “Starships,” Nicki Minaj 5. “Wild Ones (feat. Sia),” Flo Rida 6. “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye 7. “Part of Me,” Katy Perry 8. “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen 9. “Set Fire to the Rain,” ADELE 10. “Drive By,” Train

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The Decemberists perform during the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn., June 10, 2011. From left: Nate Query, Colin Meloy and Chris Funk.

The Decemberists’ live CD a mixed bag

By Steven Wine Associated Press

The Decemberists, “We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11)” (EMI) If anyone ever needed proof that live albums have worth, they should check the marketplace: The Who’s “Live at Leeds (Super Deluxe Edition)” now fetches $300 on the Internet. Still, despite the many classic live albums that have been released, they’re often a mixed bag, and that’s the case with the Decemberists’ new 20-track collection from their 2011 tour.

PRO: The performances showcase a band with a remarkably broad vocabulary, even on stage. Arrangements include brass, saxes, guitars, organ, electric piano, pedal steel, violin, accordion, mandolin, harmonica and bouzouki. Lyrics include the words parapet, penitent, palanquin, moribund, rhapsodical and fontanelle.

CON: With nearly every song, the studio version is superior.

PRO: Frontman Colin Meloy makes amusing references to Keith Urban and Christopher Cross.

CON: He also indulges in you-had-tobe-there patter.

PRO: There are no drum solos.

CON: There’s a glockenspiel solo.

PRO: It lasts only eight bars.

CON: Meloy invites audience participation. Then he does it again. And again.

PRO: The album ends on a good note — actually all 12 notes — as the band concludes “I Was Meant for the Stage” with blatty, squealing, liberating cacophony.

CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: The Decemberists aren’t much for jamming, but on “All Arise!” they do get loose, with several band members swapping solos.

These cerebral chamber rockers also enjoy a good hoedown.

One Direction the new British boy band craze

By Glenn Gamboa Newsday

One Direction, “Up All Night” (Columbia) It’s been about a decade since the last boy-band pop craze fizzled out, so we’re overdue for a new crop.

Cue One Direction. The quintet of 18-to-20-year-old guys brought together for the British version of “X Factor” in 2010 is prepped to lead the charge with its new single

“What Makes You Beautiful” and its debut album, “Up All Night.”

Like their boy-band contemporaries Americans Big Time Rush and the Irish sensations The Wanted, One Direction (or “1D,” as they’re known to the kids) make pleasant pop.

Their songs are upbeat, danceable and devoid of anything troubling, aside from the teenage hormones they tend to set a-ragin’. “What Makes

You Beautiful” shows off the formula perfectly, as the guys trade off flirty but nonthreatening lines like “The way you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed, but when you smile at the ground it ain’t hard to tell you don’t know-oh-oh, you don’t know you’re beautiful.” The music is super sweet and danceable, but cut slightly with a rock guitar riff here and there.

“One Thing” is even more direct, blending the best bits

of Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” with Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone.”

One Direction also handles ballads, with the ‘N Sync-y “More Than This” and The Script-like “Same Mistakes.”

With Simon Cowell steering their ship, One Direction is focused, competent and (scream!) ready to dote on tween girls with the force of five Justin Biebers. No wonder the frenzy is building.

Albums 1. “Wrecking Ball,” Bruce Springsteen 2. “21,” ADELE 3.”Spring Break 4....Suntan City,” Luke Bryan 4. “Project X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Various Artists 5. “Some Nights,” Fun. 6. “Making Mirrors,” Gotye 7. “Break It Yourself,” Andrew Bird 8. “Careless World - Rise of the Last King,” Tyga 9. “Up All Night,” One Direction 10. “Footloose (Music from the Motion Picture),” Various Artists

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Channing Tatum, left, and Jonah Hill are surprisingly amusing together in the film ‘21 Jump Street.’

‘21 Jump Street’ update manages some laughs

By David Germain Associated Press

The TV show that made Johnny Depp a star is little more than a jumping-off point for the big-screen “21 Jump Street,” a rowdy, raunchy update that aims for laughs over action and delivers them intermittently.

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are surprisingly amusing together in a mismatched pairing of newbie cops sent undercover as high school kids to root out a drug ring. A couple of guest appearances from the TV show almost make the movie worth seeing on their own (the identity of the cameo perps has been widely reported, but we won’t name names here; even if you’ve read about them, the way they pop up will be a nice surprise).

The R-rated gross-out humor,

language and violence don’t add up to the “21 Jump Street” you might fondly remember. But then, other than for Depp’s presence, how many people fondly remember the show, anyway?

This is not a property requiring respect and devotion to the source material to satisfy longtime fans, so the filmmakers wisely make a “21 Jump Street” all their own. They dump the idea on its head, poke not-so-polite fun at the original and offer a spot-on summation of Hollywood’s vapid approach to remakes, couching the commentary in cop jabber about reviving LA’s moribund program that places youthfullooking police moles in high schools.

Two of the recruits are Hill’s Morton Schmidt and Tatum’s Greg Jenko. A brisk, clever prologue spells out their back-story,

Schmidt as a high school ubergeek, Jenko as a dopey stud, with the two becoming unlikely best buddies years later at the police academy.

Sent back to school as undercover brothers, the two flash back on old teen anxieties and encounter plenty of new ones as they struggle to fit in while tracing the source of a dangerous new hallucinogen that erodes users’ inhibitions in insanely comical fashion.

Hill shares story credit with screenwriter Michael Bacall, but what little actual story is here serves only as the setup for an anything-goes approach by the cast and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (making their live-action debut after collaborating on the animated hit “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”).

Everything about the movie

21 JUMP STREET HH1/2 rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, teen drinking and some violence Running time: 1:49 Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson and Ice Cube — the car chases, the shootouts, the teen kegger, the goofy idiocy of the characters — is pushed to the extreme. Some of the absurd violence is funny, some is pointlessly mean and nasty enough to jar viewers out of the action now and then.

Ice Cube pops in occasionally with some foul-mouthed fun as Schmidt and Jenko’s perpetually

seething police captain, while Brie Larson is adorably fetching as the high-school hottie Schmidt might actually have a shot with this time around.

Hill and Tatum’s odd-couple act is the best thing about “21 Jump Street,” both playing the straight man yet managing to make their partnership much funnier than the hit-and-miss jokes and action really are.

The movie’s nimble pacing also helps, sneaking in some slick, wily tidbits and powering through the many gags that would fall flat if you had another second or two to think about them.

It doesn’t work all of the time, or even most of the time, but it does work enough of the time to make “21 Jump Street” more enjoyable than most of Hollywood’s unimaginative remakes and updates.

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Two young police officers and ex-classmates go undercover at a local high school to investigate a dangerous drug ring. With Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson and Dave Franco. Written by Michael Bacall. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

A thousand words

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

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A family embarks on an adventure to a mysterious island in this sequel to the 2008 film “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” With Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens. In 3-D. Project X

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A fast-talking literary agent must choose his words carefully when he finds himself bonded to a magical tree that sheds a leaf each time he speaks, with grave consequences. With Eddie Murphy, Cliff Curtis and Kerry Washington. Written by Steve Koren.

Three ordinary high school seniors attempt to make a name for themselves by throwing an unforgettable party, which spirals way out of control. With Kirby Bliss Blanton, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Oliver Cooper and Alexis Knapp.

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HHH, 1:55, R

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After the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of Navy Seals is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt to foil the attack.

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A successful businessman with a restless fiancee is jolted out of his routine after meeting a struggling single mother who works for the cleaning crew at his office building.

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John Carter (in 2-d and 3-d)

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A former military captain is mysteriously transported to Mars, where he reluctantly becomes involved in an epic conflict among planet’s inhabitants. With Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton and Mark Strong. Directed

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Safe House

A rogue CIA operative who has been on the run for a decade forms an unlikely partnership with a frustrated rookie agent. With Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga and Brendan Gleeson. silent house

HH1/2, 1:28, R

A young woman panics and tries to escape after she finds herself locked inside her family’s secluded lake house. With Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese and Eric Sheffer Stevens. Directed by Lau and Chris Kentis. the vow

HHH, 1:44, PG-13

After waking from a coma caused by a car accident, a newlywed wife copes with severe memory loss while her husband tries to win her heart again. With Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill and Scott Speedman.

This Means War

HH1/2, 1:37, PG-13

Two deadly CIA partners and best friends fall for the same woman and employ their skills and arsenals against each other to win her over. With Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy.

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From left, Tintin, voiced by Jamie Bell, Haddock, voiced by Andy Serkis, and Snowy await rescue in a scene from ‘The Adventures of Tintin.’

Spielberg’s ‘Tintin’ among top new releases this week

By Rick Bentley McClatchy Newspapers

Two Oscar-nominated films and a first-rate performance by a former Oscar winner top this week’s DVD releases.

“The Descendants,” Grade A: Simply put, this is a great movie.

George Clooney turns in an Oscar-worthy performance as Matt King, a man who too often has put work ahead of family. All his plans to make up for lost time run out when his wife is left in a coma after a speedboat accident.

King must deal with her impending death, try to reconnect with his distant daughters, face some ugly realities about his marriage and take a serious look at how much family values are really worth.

Director Alexander Payne sets a smo soth tempo for the film. Because he doesn’t rush scenes, the actors have time to play out their performance and create more texture. Payne has no problem allowing the camera to linger, a task made easier when the performances are this good.

Clooney and Shailene Woodley, who plays Matt’s

teenage daughter, are great, Charlize Theron turns in a first-rate performance creatbut their performances ing a character that you will become brilliant because of the script by Payne, Nat Faxon both love and love to hate. and Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings.

The Starlite Drive-In “The Adventures of Tintin,” FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY Grade B-minus: Not since the movie “1941” has Steven Spielberg created a movie that’s **$5 Adult, $2 Children • Show Time Approximately 8:00** so visually impressive — but a disappointment in terms of 741-1411 story and performance — as “The Adventures of Tintin.”

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JOHN CARTER (PG13) (1:05 3:55) 6:45 9:35 “Young Adult,” Grade B: JOHN CARTER IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG13) (1:35 4:25) 7:15 10:05 Director Jason Reitman and SILENT HOUSE (R) (1:10 3:40 5:45) 8:05 10:15 A THOUSAND WORDS (PG13) (12:45 3:15 5:25) writer Diablo Cody estab7:35 9:45 DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (PG) (12:55 3:05 5:20) lished themselves as creative 7:30 9:40 forces to reckon with when DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX 3D (PG) (1:25 3:35 5:50) 8:00 10:00 they made “Juno” in 2007. The PROJECT X (R) (1:00 3:05 5:15) 7:50 9:55 ACT OF VALOR (R) (1:15 4:15) 6:50 9:15 pair has reunited for “Young TYLER PERRY’S GOOD DEEDS (PG13) (12:50 3:00 5:30) 7:45 10:10 Adult,” and while their latest THIS MEANS WAR (PG13) (2:05 4:20) 7:05 9:20 effort doesn’t have the same JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 3D (PG) (1:45 PM) brass, crass or sass as their SAFE HOUSE (R) 6:55 9:25 THE VOW (PG13) (4:05 PM) first collaboration, the film is a FOLLOW US ON AND compelling look at the expecTimes subject to change tations of life and the realities H ID REQUIRED FOR R-RATED ADMISSION F of living it.

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‘Muy bueno’ Will Ferrell delivers laughs, all his lines in Spanish in ‘Casa de mi Padre’

By Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune News Service

“My woman, Senor Lopez, must love the land as much as I do!” Armando declares in “Casa de mi Padre.”

Since Armando is played by Will Ferrell, the over-the-top line is played as over-the-top as you would expect — brow furrowed, eyes looking dramatically at the horizon. And since “Casa de mi Padre” is a Spanish language comedy, a broad spoof of Mexican melodramas and “telenovelas” (soap operas), Senor Ferrell performs the line, as he does all his lines, in Spanish.

A one-joke comedy has to have a pretty good joke to come off, and Ferrell commits corazon y alma (heart and soul) to this farce. His Spanish is pretty darned good, and with every overly dramatic scowl, every “r” rolled across his tongue as if it doesn’t fear the cliff he’s rolling it off, he is a stitch in this send-up of a genre that needs no sending up.

Armando is a “hopeless romantic,” idealizing his life on the family hacienda.

But as his father (veteran Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz Jr.) tells him, “Like your mother, you are not smart ... If you were truly smart, you would realize how dumb you are.”

Diego Luna (“Y Tu Mama Tambien”) is Raul, the brother “with the brains.”

But he is a bad seed, misusing his lady love (Genesis Rodriguez of “Man on a Ledge”), getting mixed up in the drug trade.

The pistol-packing drug lord La Onza (The Ounce), played by Luna’s frequent co-star, Gael Garcia Bernal, is closing in on their land. Who will save them and their ranch from La Onza, from the meddling “let Mexicans kill Mexicans” DEA? Ferrell hurls himself into the melodra-

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Will Ferrell, portraying Armando Alvarez, is shown in a scene from ‘Casa De Mi Padre.’

casa de mi padre HHH rating: R for bloody violence, language, some sexual content and drug use Running time: 1:24 Starring: Will Ferrell, Genesis Rodriguez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna

matic, heavy-breathing telenovela style of acting. And surrounded by actors who know the genre and get the joke (Efren Ramirez from “Napoleon Dynamite” among them), this send-up works.

The costumes are too colorful and changed too often (sometimes, midscene), the sets too fake. The cast is not just playing the soap opera-cum-spaghetti Western that they’re starring in, they’re playing Mexican TV stars trapped on the set of something that’s beneath them, though they can never let on. Armando and the lovely Sonia (Rodriguez) ride the range, but their horses are wooden. They stop by “The Pond of Seven Tears,” “the most beautiful place I have ever seen,” which is plainly a puddle on a soundstage.

The close-ups are too close, the edits are sloppy, the screen compositions — it was filmed in “Mexico Scope” — goofy.

Truthfully, it’s been years since a telenovela has seemed this primitive (the movie may be set in the ‘70s, or not). But Ferrell & Co. have cooked up an affectionate homage to the genre as it once was.

They see to it that no plot twist is too far-fetched, that no emotion is played halfway. Compadres, in this casa, set in this tierra, the players are all in. Because this is Mexico, and “Mexico is no place for cowards.”

‘Casa de mi Padre’ will not open this week at the Grand Theater in Oxford.

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March 16-22, 2012

Chill and thrill to Discovery’s ‘Frozen Planet’

By Frazier Moore Associated Press

NEW YORK — “The best stories on our planet are natural ones,” says Alastair Fothergill.

But you’d expect him to say that. For two decades with the BBC, Fothergill has produced wildlife documentary series including “Planet Earth,” “Blue Planet” and, back in 1993, “Life in the Freezer,” which explored Antarctica in all its frigid wonder.

Now he’s executive producer of “Frozen Planet,” a Discovery Channel/BBC coproduction that takes a fresh look at Antarctica as well as its north-end counterpart, the Arctic, in seven gorgeous episodes premiering Sunday with the first two hours at 7 p.m. CST on Discovery.

And while you may not be ready to dismiss filmdom’s stars and screenplay writers as unnecessary, “Frozen Planet” makes a strong case that Nature — captured in the wild — can equal Hollywood for epic sweep and drama.

Comedy, too. In Sunday’s second hour, male penguins by the hundreds of thousands anticipate the spring return of the females, for whose favor each male must compete by building a swankier nest than his rivals.

In a delightful sequence, a painstaking penguin gathers stones one by one, only to have them filched, one after another, by a scheming neighbor whenever the hapless suitor’s back is turned.

These performers, with their Chaplin-esque gait and impeccable timing, would have been right at home in a 1920s two-reeler.

There’s also bittersweet romance on “Frozen Planet.” Nature’s ultimate loner, a 1400-pound male polar bear, has lumbered across the ice all winter in search of a mate come

mer” and “Winter.” (Yes, the polar regions have seasons — in fact, greater seasonal changes than anywhere else on our planet, as the series’ narrator, Alec Baldwin, reminds us.)

On April 8, viewers go behind the cameras for a “Making Of” episode, which settles many how-did-theyget-that-shot questions raised by previous installments (and helps explain how people and equipment can function in temperatures as low as minus-58 degrees).

Then, as part of the twohour finale on April 15, “On Thin Ice” investigates what climate change will mean for the people and wildlife at the poles, as well as the rest of the planet in between.

This episode charting the effect of rising temperatures is reported by British naturalist David Attenborough (who hosted “Life in the Discovery Channel/BBC via Associated Press Freezer” 19 years ago).

“The structure of our A cameraman films underwater for ‘Frozen Planet,’ a seven-part series premiering with the first two hours series,” says Fothergill, “is Sunday, March 18, at 7 p.m. CST on Discovery. to show the places. Then we engage in the animals’ spring. Picking up her scent as a CGI effect from a sci-fi months pregnant.

2,356; 11/2 years at sea; drama and lives. Then we from 10 miles away, he finds film. But it’s real.

Through it all, the filmhours trapped in blizzards: show a bit of how we went her, after which they share a “That’s the thing about makers served as passive 840. about making the series. tender interlude. Then, just the natural world: It gives observers. But they took a “The weather is often Then we let viewers learn two weeks later, their brief you amazing natural cinematic approach to plan- rubbish,” Fothergill about the environmental encounter ends as they are drama,” says Vanessa Berning multi-angle coverage acknowledges. But physireality of it all in an objecfated to part. lowitz, “Frozen Planet” of action they hoped would cal discomfort isn’t the tive, nonsensational, nonPlus, there are thrilling, series producer, “It looks unfold. real problem. “Everybody judgmental way.’” life-or-death confrontations like it’s scripted, but we “We were very keen to thinks it’s all about storms Hearing that, Berlowitz in the series. Three-ton don’t fake anything. Everystoryboard the sequences and cold — but it’s actually quotes the late ecologistelephant seals brawl over thing that we film is a combeforehand,” says Fotherabout ‘gray light,’ when the documentary superstar females. A pack of 25 wolves plete portrayal of reality. gill. “Then, when we got on ice looks really, really ugly. brings down a huge bison. A And the audience thinks, location, we would sit down You can wait for weeks, and Jacques Cousteau, who wide-eyed Weddell seal falls ‘Wow, they did that without and say, ‘Have we got all the all the while the polar bear is famously noted, “We only prey to hungry orca whales trained animals!’” angles? Let’s work it all out.’” doing his stuff, but you have protect what we love.” that, working as a team, can Berlowitz has produced Adds Berlowitz, “We to say, ‘Don’t shoot it. Wait “Our goal,” says Berlowstir up giant waves to wash and directed a score of BBC approached these holy-grail until the light is good.’” itz, “is to do films that make these frantic seals from the documentaries, including sequences thinking, ‘What This Sunday’s episodes, people fall in love with the refuge of their ice floes. two episodes of “Planet will it take?’”

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Caribbean singer Harry Belafonte performs during an appearance at a benefit for the U.S. civil rights movement, in Paris’ Palais des Sports, March 29, 1966.

Belafonte reveals troubled, but fulf illing life “My Song” by Harry Belafonte; Knopf, 2011; 443 pages; $30.50

on, Belafonte lived between Jamaica and New York until he was 13. After high school, Belafonte joined

By Deirdre Long the Navy and served during dlong@annistonstar.com World War II. He left the Navy in 1945, and began work I was introduced to Harry Belafonte as a janitor. He attended a the same way I imagine most people play at the American Negro my age were: a dance number to “The Theatre one night — the Banana Boat Song” in Tim Burton’s 1988 tickets were given to him as movie “Beetlejuice.” a tip for hanging someone’s Since then, I’ve always enjoyed Belablinds — and after that, he fonte’s music — I even have “Calypso,” began volunteering with the one of Belafonte’s best-selling albums, on company. It was there he met vinyl.

Sidney Poitier, another wanBelafonte’s memoir, “My Song,” reveals nabe actor who dreamed of a troubled life for the musician, who becoming a star. Belafonte, is widely known for his calypso music, determined to become a influenced by his Jamaican heritage. He successful actor — which he eventually was born into poverty in New York City 85 would — enrolled at the Dramatic Workyears ago; his mother, Millie, made a livshop, where he studied acting with feling cleaning and cooking, and his father, low students Walter Mathau, Bea Arthur, Harold, was an on-board cook for United Marlon Brando and Tony Curtis, among others.

Fruit Company boats — banana boats By 1948, Belafonte’s acting prospects — that traveled between New York and the Caribbean and South America. When were looking bleak, so he threw himself Harold was home, he got drunk and beat into political organizing, from fighting for equality for blacks to union hall rallies. He Millie, often until she bled. began singing in a nightclub to pay for his Belafonte was sent to live with his acting classes, and signed a contract with maternal grandmother in Jamaica when RCA Victor in 1956. Belfonte’s success he was 18 months old. It was in that time continued to grow, and by the 1960s, he that Belafonte blinded himself in one was a well-established singer and actor on eye with a pair of sewing scissors. His mother brought him back, but from then both television and the big screen. He met

Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956 and they quickly became close friends. Belafonte, who was making quite a bit of money by this time, financially supported King’s family and donated tens of thousands of dollars to civil rights organizations. Anniston even gets a mention in the book — Belafonte was one of the underwriters for the Freedom Riders. He bailed King out of jail in Birmingham, as well as many other jailed activists.

Although he had a successful career, Belafonte’s personal life was in a bit of trouble. By 1960, Belafonte had been married, divorced and remarried. Because of his political activism, he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was on the road for most of his (and his children’s) lives, either performing or helping people in need. In 2008, he would marry a third time.

Although his music career began to diminish by the mid-1960s, Belafonte continued to be an activist, from helping organize “We Are the World” in 1985 to his outspoken criticism of the Bush Administration in the 2000s.

Well-written and fascinating, “My Song” gives an honest view into Belafonte’s life. It’s a song worth listening to.

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‘Homeless Hotspot’ stunt stirs debate at SXSW

By Jake Coyle Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A charitable marketing program that paid homeless people to carry Wi-Fi signals at South By Southwest has drawn widespread debate at the annual Austin conference and around the country.

BBH Labs, a unit of the global marketing agency BBH, gave 13 people from Austin’s Front Steps Shelter mobile Wi-Fi devices and T-shirts that announced “I am a 4G Hotspot.” The company paid them $20 up front and a minimum of $50 a day for about six hours work, said Emma Cookson, chairwoman of BBH New York.

She called the experiment a modernized version of homeless selling street newspapers. All of the money paid for Wi-Fi — an often difficult thing to find at SXSW — went to the participants, who were selected in partnership with Front Steps. ($2 was

the recommended donation for 15 minutes of use.)

But many have called the program exploitive.

Wired.com wrote that it “sounds like something out of a darkly satirical sciencefiction dystopia.” Technology blog ReadWriteWeb called it a “blunt display of unselfconscious gall.” The topic became one of the most popular in the country on Twitter by Tuesday.

Critics have claimed the experiment turned homeless people into inanimate objects for the benefit of well-heeled techies. In an online op-ed, The Washington Post wondered “Have we lost our humanity?”

Cookson took pains to say BBH was listening to criticism of the experiment, which ended Monday. It had been meant to begin Friday but rain delayed its full implementation until Sunday.

“It gives a personal interaction, a connection for homeless people with regular folks with whom

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Melvin Hughes, a homeless man hired by BBH Labs to provide and promote a mobile 4G Wi-fi service during SXSW, holds the T-shirt he was given by the marketing agency in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. Hughes said he was paid $20 for each six-hour shift over four days this past weekend and that he may receive extra money if those who used the online 4G service made a donation. they don’t often connect and get walked past,” says Cookson, who declined to give financial totals but said it was “more than we anticipated.”

She said BBH doesn’t currently have plans to

continue the plan, and that “lots of lots of questions have been raised.” Still, she called it “a big success just in terms of getting attention for the issue and getting debate going.”

One of the participants,

Dusty White said that the experience of talking with SXSW attendees and earning some cash “made me feel proud.”

“I felt like it was a positive thing,” said White.

“They could have done this

with anyone.”

Mitchell Gibbs, director of development and communications at Front Steps, said he was initially skeptical after being approached

by BBH, but was won over by previous work they’ve done with the homeless. He put the offer to participants in the shelter’s Case Management Program, a stepby-step program to move people out of shelters and off the streets.

“Everybody was educated and aware about the process,” said Gibbs.

“Everybody was excited by the opportunity to make some money.”

Gibbs said the shelter’s participants roundly enjoyed the experience.

“We’ve had more community conversations about homelessness, affordable housing, employment opportunities and shelters than we’ve had in I can’t tell you when,” said Gibbs. “We count that as a win.”

Said White: “I would do it again.”

New programs aid in brainstorming, photo editing ConceptDraw Office 2.0; $499 My writing teachers always drove home the importance of brainstorming before starting a paper or project. If only I had access to ConceptDraw back in the day.

The program offers a three-headed approach to planning projects and presentations.

ConceptDraw PROJChris ECT is the ideal beginner Pittman part of the suite. You’ll be given the proper tools iSpy needed to begin a presentation. The window looks similar to Microsoft Word and is very user-friendly overall.

PROJECT’s ability to put all of your data onto a single screen makes the planning process much easier. The data is always

updating to reflect current actions and puts emphasis on areas that should be high on the adjustment priority list.

ConceptDraw MINDMAP uses brainstorming and document information you provide to turn data into a visually appealing presentation. MINDMAP can export into slideshows and checklists.

ConceptDraw PRO is the most impressive part of the software. It allows for custom drawing of schematics, flow charts and diagrams that can be tailored to fit a specific paper size when printed. Photoshop fans will feel right at home with the quality of the supplied tools. You can manipulate every aspect of your design.

One of the best features of the software is the ability to export your work to Microsoft Word and Excel. Thus people can open and view your work through the Microsoft Office tools even if they don’t have ConceptDraw on their computer.

ConceptDraw is phenomenal software for a business atmosphere. The quality of all three portions is stellar. PRO is one of the best ways to put visual data in the hands of coworkers and clients alike. The software is highly recommended for those wishing to take the clutter out of planning.

SnapHeal; $14.99 SnapHeal is one of the best values I’ve seen in a long time. This photo-editing software is easy to use and packs the punch of Adobe Photoshop for a fraction of the cost.

SnapHeal makes it easy to remove unwanted elements in photos. For example, you can quickly edit people in the background of a picture out of the photo in seconds. The process is intuitive and simply makes sense. The learning curve is short as well.

The program comes complete with

many of the Photoshop aspects you’ve come to love. You can lighten or darken images with just a few clicks. More than 20 tools are available for photo editing in all.

SnapHeal has an import tool that pulls images from iPhoto. Once you’ve made the edits, a single click takes the photos back to the original spot. An option to push photos out to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook is available.

Many photographers simply cannot afford the massive price of Photoshop.

At just $15, SnapHeal offers many of the same functions without breaking the bank. Now amateur photographers and college students can get the photo editing software they’ve always wanted.

SnapHeal is available on the Mac App Store and is worth every penny. Anyone who wants to get a little more out of his or her photos should download it immediately.

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March 16-22, 2012

Back to school

‘21 Jump Street’ reinvents the cult TV show

By Rene Rodriguez McClatchy Newspapers

MIAMI — The idea of a movie spinoff of “21 Jump Street” — the cult TV series about a group of police officers, led by Johnny Depp, who worked undercover as high schoolers — had been kicking around Hollywood for nearly five years. The late Stephen J. Cannell, one of the show’s original creators, had contemplated it. Action-picture producer Neal H. Moritz (“Fast Five,” “S.W.A.T.” and “I Am Legend”) had circled it.

But it was Jonah Hill, the star of comedies such as “Superbad” and “Get Him to the Greek,” who finally figured out the best way to transplant the admittedly preposterous premise of the series onto the big screen: Turn it into a flat-out, no-holds-barred comedy with a hard-R rating.

“All I ever saw in this project was an opportunity to make the most fun movie ever,” says Hill, who also cowrote and executive-produced the film. “I didn’t want to change people’s lives. I just wanted an hour and a half of pure fun. And I think that’s how it turned out.”

“21 Jump Street,” which opens Friday, is a rare breed of Hollywood studio comedy: One in which all the creators — both in front and behind the camera — are in perfect sync chasing after the same loopy vision. Hill and Channing Tatum star as a pair of newly minted police academy grads who are tasked to the Jump Street unit and assigned by their barkingmad captain (Ice Cube) to pose as high school students — and brothers!

— to bring down a drug ring.

That simple description does not

Photos by Columbia Pictures via Associated Press

ABOVE: Ice Cube is shown as a police captain in a scene from ‘21 Jump Street.’ LEFT: Jonah Hill, right, and Channing Tatum play cops who go undercover as high school students in ‘21 Jump Street.’ do proper justice to the insane tone and energy of the movie, which at times reaches the manic intensity of vintage Looney Tunes, but never at the expense of characters or story.

As raunchy as the film gets — and you really should take that R-rating seriously — “21 Jump Street” works because of the touching, genuinely sweet bond between Hill and Tatum, and also because the movie also has a real narrative spine, exploring how our high school years leave the kinds of marks time can never erase.

The unlikely combination of utter

lunacy and real heart began at the script level, when Hill collaborated with screenwriter Michael Bacall (“Project X,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”) on an original story treatment.

“Mike, in a nutshell, is (expletive) crazy,” Hill says of his writing partner.

“He’s so anti-authority and establishment. He and I worked well together, because he would come up with a lot of insane ideas, and I need things to be rooted in reality, so the combination really worked.”

Once the script started making the

rounds, it caught the attention of codirectors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who had made their feature film debut with the animated hit “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” but were now looking for a change of pace.

“We do love animation, and we’re working on a Lego movie right now for Warner Bros. that’s mostly animated,” Miller says. “But we didn’t want to get pigeonholed. So we thought ‘What’s the opposite of ‘Cloudy’?’ Oh yeah, a hard-R actioncomedy! But there was definitely a little bit of skepticism at first.”

But nothing in the movie would have worked if Hill hadn’t found the perfect actor to play his partner.

For Tatum (“The Vow,” “The Eagle,” “Fighting”), “21 Jump Street” was an opportunity to hit some notes he hadn’t yet played as an actor.

“I really had no intention of ever jumping this far down the comedic rabbit hole,” Tatum says. “I always knew I eventually wanted to try it, but I was always kind of apprehensive, because it’s a real skill. These guys work really hard at it. It’s not like they just show up and do their schtick and boom, the movie’s awesome. They’ve taken years to learn where the joke is and what’s funny and what isn’t.

I probably wouldn’t have done this movie without someone as experienced as Jonah. And Chris and Phil brought a unique energy to it that made me feel safe as well.”

Despite his lack of experience with the funny stuff, the actor proved to be a natural. In one scene in the film, Hill is trying to talk on the phone while Tatum pelts him with an assortment of rude gestures and objects,

including a rather impertinent stuffed giraffe.

“That scene was written as just Jonah talking to a girl on the phone,” Lord says. “We did it in rehearsal a million times. But on the set, we told Channing, ‘At a certain point, come into the room and (mess) with Jonah and do whatever you want.’ So we can’t take credit for the giraffe (sex acts) or anything else. That’s pure Channing, based on years of being a guy. Are you familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour theory? I would say that Channing has become the world’s expert at messing with your friends and doing gross things to them.”

By all accounts, the mood on the set was convivial: Everyone in “21 Jump Street” was tuned into the same frequency of funny, and the camaraderie on the set is reflected in the finished film, which has earned early raves.

“When you’re dealing with actors who are as good as Jonah and Channing and directors like Chris and Phil who know how to get the best out of everybody, it all becomes about the dance,” says Ice Cube. “First you learn your lines, and then you start to add the ad-libs and the little nips and tucks and mold it all together. If you’re just improvising on the set, it can get actorly real fast. We were trying to make this movie feel natural and real. The trick is not laugh when someone hits you with something you’re not expecting, because then you can’t use it. You gotta put it in your pocket and wait until they tell ‘Cut!’ and then laugh. I had to do a lot of that on this movie.”

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Back to school

‘21 Jump Street’ reinvents the cult TV show

By Rene Rodriguez McClatchy Newspapers

MIAMI — The idea of a movie spinoff of “21 Jump Street” — the cult TV series about a group of police officers, led by Johnny Depp, who worked undercover as high schoolers — had been kicking around Hollywood for nearly five years. The late Stephen J. Cannell, one of the show’s original creators, had contemplated it. Action-picture producer Neal H. Moritz (“Fast Five,” “S.W.A.T.” and “I Am Legend”) had circled it.

But it was Jonah Hill, the star of comedies such as “Superbad” and “Get Him to the Greek,” who finally figured out the best way to transplant the admittedly preposterous premise of the series onto the big screen: Turn it into a flat-out, no-holds-barred comedy with a hard-R rating.

“All I ever saw in this project was an opportunity to make the most fun movie ever,” says Hill, who also cowrote and executive-produced the film. “I didn’t want to change people’s lives. I just wanted an hour and a half of pure fun. And I think that’s how it turned out.”

“21 Jump Street,” which opens Friday, is a rare breed of Hollywood studio comedy: One in which all the creators — both in front and behind the camera — are in perfect sync chasing after the same loopy vision. Hill and Channing Tatum star as a pair of newly minted police academy grads who are tasked to the Jump Street unit and assigned by their barkingmad captain (Ice Cube) to pose as high school students — and brothers!

— to bring down a drug ring.

That simple description does not

Photos by Columbia Pictures via Associated Press

ABOVE: Ice Cube is shown as a police captain in a scene from ‘21 Jump Street.’ LEFT: Jonah Hill, right, and Channing Tatum play cops who go undercover as high school students in ‘21 Jump Street.’ do proper justice to the insane tone and energy of the movie, which at times reaches the manic intensity of vintage Looney Tunes, but never at the expense of characters or story.

As raunchy as the film gets — and you really should take that R-rating seriously — “21 Jump Street” works because of the touching, genuinely sweet bond between Hill and Tatum, and also because the movie also has a real narrative spine, exploring how our high school years leave the kinds of marks time can never erase.

The unlikely combination of utter

lunacy and real heart began at the script level, when Hill collaborated with screenwriter Michael Bacall (“Project X,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”) on an original story treatment.

“Mike, in a nutshell, is (expletive) crazy,” Hill says of his writing partner.

“He’s so anti-authority and establishment. He and I worked well together, because he would come up with a lot of insane ideas, and I need things to be rooted in reality, so the combination really worked.”

Once the script started making the

rounds, it caught the attention of codirectors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who had made their feature film debut with the animated hit “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” but were now looking for a change of pace.

“We do love animation, and we’re working on a Lego movie right now for Warner Bros. that’s mostly animated,” Miller says. “But we didn’t want to get pigeonholed. So we thought ‘What’s the opposite of ‘Cloudy’?’ Oh yeah, a hard-R actioncomedy! But there was definitely a little bit of skepticism at first.”

But nothing in the movie would have worked if Hill hadn’t found the perfect actor to play his partner.

For Tatum (“The Vow,” “The Eagle,” “Fighting”), “21 Jump Street” was an opportunity to hit some notes he hadn’t yet played as an actor.

“I really had no intention of ever jumping this far down the comedic rabbit hole,” Tatum says. “I always knew I eventually wanted to try it, but I was always kind of apprehensive, because it’s a real skill. These guys work really hard at it. It’s not like they just show up and do their schtick and boom, the movie’s awesome. They’ve taken years to learn where the joke is and what’s funny and what isn’t.

I probably wouldn’t have done this movie without someone as experienced as Jonah. And Chris and Phil brought a unique energy to it that made me feel safe as well.”

Despite his lack of experience with the funny stuff, the actor proved to be a natural. In one scene in the film, Hill is trying to talk on the phone while Tatum pelts him with an assortment of rude gestures and objects,

including a rather impertinent stuffed giraffe.

“That scene was written as just Jonah talking to a girl on the phone,” Lord says. “We did it in rehearsal a million times. But on the set, we told Channing, ‘At a certain point, come into the room and (mess) with Jonah and do whatever you want.’ So we can’t take credit for the giraffe (sex acts) or anything else. That’s pure Channing, based on years of being a guy. Are you familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour theory? I would say that Channing has become the world’s expert at messing with your friends and doing gross things to them.”

By all accounts, the mood on the set was convivial: Everyone in “21 Jump Street” was tuned into the same frequency of funny, and the camaraderie on the set is reflected in the finished film, which has earned early raves.

“When you’re dealing with actors who are as good as Jonah and Channing and directors like Chris and Phil who know how to get the best out of everybody, it all becomes about the dance,” says Ice Cube. “First you learn your lines, and then you start to add the ad-libs and the little nips and tucks and mold it all together. If you’re just improvising on the set, it can get actorly real fast. We were trying to make this movie feel natural and real. The trick is not laugh when someone hits you with something you’re not expecting, because then you can’t use it. You gotta put it in your pocket and wait until they tell ‘Cut!’ and then laugh. I had to do a lot of that on this movie.”

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Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp.’s NBC television network desperately needs more prime-time hits. But did it let one slip away?

NBC passed on current cultural favorite “Downton Abbey,” produced by NBCUniversal’s Carnival Films studio in London, believing that American audiences wouldn’t have the appetite for a very British historical drama set in a country manor in Edwardian England.

Instead, “Downton Abbey” found a grateful home on public television, as part of the “Masterpiece” lineup. Spoofed on “Saturday Night Live” this year and rated No. 2 nationally at 9 p.m. ET Feb. 5, the night of the Super Bowl (aired by NBC), “Downton” has been a stunning success for PBS. On Feb. 19, 5.4 million viewers watched the season finale, capturing a 3.5 national Nielsen rating and making it the highest-rated PBS show since the premiere of Ken Burns’ “National Parks” in September 2009, PBS says.

“They may have second thoughts about letting it go to PBS,” Brad Adgate, senior vice president of research at Horizon Media, said of NBC. “Downton Abbey” probably never would have rated No. 1 in prime time for NBC, but it could have built a solid viewership and brought other benefits to the network’s tarnished reputation.

In an era of reality shows and poorly staged TV dramas, “Downton Abbey” “gets a lot of critical acclaim, so it’s a prestigious show,” Adgate said, noting that the series appeals to a sophisticated and urban, though older, audience. Facing aging demographics, network television has been seeking shows that appeal to younger audiences.

NBC has improved its prime-time showing recently

PBS via Associated Press

Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess is shown in a scene from the second season on ‘Downton Abbey,’ which has been a stunning success for PBS. with “Sunday Night Football,” the Super Bowl and “The Voice,” Adgate said. But the network still has big holes to patch. The 10 p.m. EDT Thursday time slot is one of them. Between 1981 and 2009, NBC aired just three shows in that slot: “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law” and “ER.” By contrast, the network has carried three shows in that slot since September: “Prime Suspect,” “The Firm” and “Awake.”

An NBC official said last week that the network had been delighted at the success of “Downton Abbey” for its sister company and that the decision not to air the show in the United States was made under a previous NBC administration.

Comcast acquired control of NBC Universal Inc. in early 2011 and vowed that it would revive the sagging fortunes of the NBC TV network, which suffered under former owner General Electric Co. The Philadelphia cable company replaced many top entertainment honchos, and now former Comcast executive

Steve Burke heads the news and entertainment conglomerate. Comcast officials have said that if they can fix NBC TV, there is potential to earn hundreds of millions of dollars in profit.

But even current NBC executives could have overlooked “Downton Abbey’s” potential, NBC acknowledged. The official said it was hard to imagine any network — including PBS — thinking “Downton” would become a hit.

As a practical consideration, there seems to be doubt that “Downton Abbey” could sustain 22 episodes over a TV season, which is necessary for a U.S. network.

Seven “Downton” episodes aired on PBS this year.

That said, NBC seems to be reconsidering the accepted network-TV wisdom.

Bob Greenblatt, the new head of entertainment for NBC, developed the period dramas “The Tudors” and “The Borgias” at the cable channel Showtime. While at Showtime, Greenblatt also developed a series about the

Vanderbilts with the writer Julian Fellowes, creator of “Downton Abbey.”

NBC is experimenting with pilots for a Western, an epic pirate tale about Blackbeard, and a Dracula story set in 19th-century England.

Greenblatt, the NBC official said, knows the virtues of such shows — they just have to be broad enough to work for broadcast TV. Downton Abbey executive producer Gareth Neame said in a phone interview last month that he was filming a third season, and that though the series is a historic drama, it’s fast-paced and told in a modern way. One model for the series was “The West Wing,” he said.

Gareth Neame believes the success of “Downton Abbey” could lead to a more receptive audience for the historic-drama genre among U.S. TV executives.

As for PBS, he said, “they have always been there for British producers. They don’t have the biggest checkbook, but they are consistent.”

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Pop culture Q&A

‘Chew’ chef is the daughter of Dr. Oz, not his wife

TV CROSSWORD

By Rich Heldenfels Akron Beacon Journal

Q: Is Daphne Oz the wife or daughter of Dr. Oz? “The View” is on ABC at 1 p.m. Monday through Friday; she is one of the four chefs.

A: First of all, you are confusing “The View” with “The Chew,” the new ABC daytime show about foodrelated topics; that is what’s in that time slot and where Daphne Oz is a co-host. That said, according to her ABC bio, Daphne Oz is the daughter of Dr. Mehmet and Lisa Oz; Mehmet Oz is, of course, better known as TV’s Dr. Oz. Q: I need the name of the show where a young man was thrown out of law school when he was caught taking tests for others. He had a photographic memory. He was running away from drug dealers and walked into a lawyer’s office who was interviewing potential trainees for his law firm. He was hired even though he did not have a law degree.

Also, is it coming back?

A: Although a couple of the details differ from what you remember, you are most likely thinking of “Suits,” a USA Network series starring Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht. It will be back this summer.

Q: One of my favorite holiday movies is “A Christmas Visitor” starring Dee Wallace Stone. It is about a Christmas in Australia, and is also known by “Bushfire Moon.” I have been unable to locate it in any form.

Can you help?

A: Apparently you should look for the movie under the title “Miracle Down Under”; that is the name on a VHS version of a film set in Australia around Christmas, and featuring Dee Wallace Stone. I have seen that VHS for sale on Amazon.com. I have not found an authorized DVD. Q: I was wondering what happened to “Men of a Certain Age” on TNT. And what’s next for the three stars?

A: Since you are asking what’s next, you must suspect that the show was canceled — and it was.

ABC via Associated Press

Wellness expert Daphne Oz, new cast member of the daytime talk show ‘The Chew,’ poses with her father, Dr. Mehmet Oz, of ‘The Dr. Oz Show,’ as he appeared at the premiere of ‘The Chew’ in 2011.

Do you have a question or comment for the mailbag? Write to the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309 or rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com. Please mark the email or envelope with “mailbag.” Letters may be edited for publication. Please do not phone in questions. Individual replies cannot be guaranteed.

Ray Romano, who was also an executive producer on the series, has lent his voice to several new “Ice Age” productions and guest-starred on “The Middle,” which stars his “Everybody Loves Raymond” wife Patricia Heaton. Andre Braugher recently signed up for a pilot called “Last Resort,” about the crew of a nuclear submarine who, after defying orders, take refuge on an island and declare themselves an independent nation — with nuclear weapons. And TVLine.com recently reported that

Scott Bakula will appear on several of the remaining episodes of “Desperate Housewives,” playing Bree’s attorney.

Q: Could you please tell me if “Rubicon,” a really good series on AMC, is coming back? I hope it hasn’t been canceled.

A: It has. The series lasted just one season.

Q: I noticed in the credits for AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” that the executive producer was Jeremy Gold. Could this possibly be the same Jeremy Gold who won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker a few years ago?

A: I think you are confusing Jeremy Gold the producer with Jamie Gold the poker player, who won the Main Event in 2006. Jamie Gold has some show-business connections, but not, as far as I can tell, to “Hell on Wheels.”

Q: I would like to know if/when the Starz series “Camelot” would be returning.

A: It will not be. The series was dropped after a single season.

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

ACROSS 4. Newsman Huntley 5. “I’m With __” (2003-04) 1. Role on “Up All Night” 6. “__ Wednesday”; 2002 4. Everett, for one Brian Burns movie 8. Actor Diesel 7. Smear; apply finger paint 11. “The Sleepy Time __”; 8. Part of a baseball cap Jacqueline Bisset film 9. “What’ll __ __”; song 12. “__ __ Cockeyed written by Irving Berlin Wonder”; 1950 movie 10. Fabray, to friends for Mickey Rooney 15. “Christmas __”; 1989 13. Rhoda’s ma Chevy Chase movie 14. Actor on “Rules of 16. “__ Disturbance”; 2001 Engagement” (2) John Travolta film 17. “The __ in the Hat” 19. Grew gray 18. Yogi’s little pal, for short 20. “The __ Boat” 19. Sir __ Guinness 22. Waterston & Donaldson 21. “Me & __. __” (1986-87) 23. 2006 Paul Newman film 24. “Just __ With It”; 2011 29. Actress on “The Adam Sandler movie Cosby Show” 25. Initials for the star 31. Role on “I Love Lucy” of “MASH” 33. Dinner for Mister Ed 26. Actress Verdugo’s 34. Fraternity letters insigne 35. Late-night host 27. Actor __. T 36. Before 28. Actress Mazar 37. Charge 30. __ Harper 38. Paul’s cousin on 32. “Hollywood Squares” win “Mad About You” 34. “The __ and 39. Plumb of “The Brady Bunch” the Pendulum” 40. High-tailed it 35. “The Office” actress (2) 41. “Who Do You Think You __?”

42. __ Garr 43. Mendes or Longoria 44. “Are We There __?”; 2005 Nia Long movie 45. “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven __”; 2003 film 46. Judge on “Dancing With the Stars” DOWN 1. In the past 2. Actor Kilmer 3. Sitcom set in a diner

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FX ›› “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal. Global warming leads to worldwide natural disasters. Å The Day After Tomorrow FXM ›› “Meet Dave” (2008, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks. Å Dancing With the Stars The remaining couples perform. ’ Å Dancing With the Stars ’ Å GSN Dancing With the Stars The remaining couples perform. ’ Å “Honeymoon for One” “Chasing Leprechauns” (2012, Comedy-Drama) Adrian Pasdar, Amy Huberman, Terry Byrne. Premiere. Irish “Chasing Leprechauns” (2012, Comedy-Drama) Adrian Pasdar, Amy Huberman, Terry Byrne. Irish folks who HALL (2011) Greg Wise Å folks who believe in leprechauns oppose a project. Å believe in leprechauns oppose a project. Å ›› “Green Lantern” (2011) Ryan Reynolds. A test pilot joins a band of intergalactic warriors. ‘PG-13’ Boxing Matthew Macklin vs. Sergio Martinez, Middleweights. (N) ’ (Live) Å HBO Percy Jackson Dream Home Giveaway Dear Genevieve Å Color Splash (N) Å Interiors Inc (N) Å House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G Hunters Int’l Swamp People “No Guts, Swamp People “Divide to Conquer” Troy and Junior Swamp People “Monster Marsh” Tommy goes out on Swamp People “Avenged” Troy makes a shocking dis- Swamp People “Treebreaker 2” R.J. and Jay Paul head HIST No Gator” Å use the same strategy. Å his own. Å covery. Å to the Hive. Å “Home Invasion” (2011) Haylie Duff. Premiere. A woman kills a burglar, then faces his vengeful girlfriend. ››› “Abducted” (2007) Sarah Wynter. A prison warden’s wife learns about her kidnapper’s motives.

LIFE ›› Trapped (2002) ›› “Hall Pass” (2011, Comedy) Owen Wilson. Premiere. ’ ‘R’ Å Girl’s Guide to Depravity MAX ›› Housesitter (1992) ››› “Big Stan” (2007) Rob Schneider. A con artist learns martial arts to protect himself in jail. ’ ‘R’ ›› “Ike: Countdown to D-Day” (2004) Tom Selleck. Premiere. Gen. Eisenhower prepares to invade Normandy in 1944. ’ Heroes of World War II ›› “Ike: Countdown to D-Day” (2004) ’ MILIT Surviving D-Day ’ Å Jersey Shore Deena faces a hard truth. ’ Å Jersey Shore “We Are Family” Mike starts a rumor. ›› “ATL” (2006, Comedy-Drama) Tip Harris, Lauren London. Four Atlanta teens face challenges. ’ MTV 16 and Pregnant Å Doomsday Preppers Wild Justice “Shooting Spree” Wild Justice The wardens raid a remote ranch.

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I Survived A young man has both his arms torn off.

Twisted Fate A woman’s life changes for the better.

I Survived...Beyond & Back A man is scalped. Å BIO The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta (N) Shahs of Sunset “It’s My Birthday Bitches” (N) The Real Housewives of Atlanta BRAVO Housewives/Atl. ›› “Road House” (1989, Action) Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott. A legendary bouncer agrees to tame a notorious gin mill. ’ Å ››› Tombstone ’ CMTV ››› “Tombstone” (1993) Kurt Russell. ’ Å Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity Jeff Dunham returns with new characters.

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Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●College Basketball NIT Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●College Basketball NIT Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. (N) Å ●Women’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å Wm. Basketball ESPN2 ●Women’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å Pretty Little Liars “unmAsked” (Season Finale) (N) The Secret Life of the American Teenager Å Pretty Little Liars “unmAsked” ’ Å The 700 Club Infidelity tests a couple’s faith. Å FAM Pretty Little Liars Å Heat Seekers “Dallas” Heat Seekers Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive FOOD Diners, Drive ●Under the Lights The Panel World Poker Tour: Season 10 FOXSS ●UFC Reloaded ’12 (N) ››› “Iron Man” (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow. Premiere. A billionaire dons an armored suit to fight criminals. ››› “Iron Man” (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard.

FX FXM Presents Å › “Meet the Spartans” (2008, Comedy) Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra. Å FXM Presents Å › “Meet the Spartans” (2008) Sean Maguire. Å FXM › “Date Movie” (2006) Alyson Hannigan. 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 GSN Family Feud Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “The Lord Is My ShepLittle House on the Prairie “Christmas at Plum Creek” Frasier Frasier and Niles Frasier Frasier must share Frasier Lilith asks Frasier Frasier Daphne’s dinner HALL Prairie (Part 1 of 2) Å herd” A mountain man helps Laura. Å Limited funds for Christmas gifts. Å are pampered at a spa. his radio show. ’ a shocking question. ’ party is nearly ruined. ’ ›› “Arthur” (2011) Russell Brand. An irresponsible playboy must choose between love and money. ’ Life’s Too Short Å Boxing HBO ›› The A-Team (2010) Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å Love It or List It “Shanahan” John and Cecil. (N) House Hunters Å House Hunters Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l My House, Your Money My First Place Å H&G House Hunters Å Pawn Stars Street-legal pi- Pawn Stars “Spidey Pawn Stars “Pony Up” Å American Pickers “Trading Up” An auctioneer’s collec- Pawn Stars 1924 Dodge Pawn Stars 1966 Miami American Pickers “The Elephant in the Room” The HIST rate ship parade float.

Cents” Å tion. Å Brothers sedan. Å Dolphins playbook. Å guys visit a Maine taxidermist. Å › “The Ugly Truth” (2009) Katherine Heigl. A romantically challenged woman faces outrageous tests. ›› “No Reservations” (2007, Drama) Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin. Å LIFE Medium ’ Å ›› “The Eagle” (2011) Channing Tatum. A Roman soldier sets out to restore his father’s honor. Å ››› “Boogie Nights” (1997) Mark Wahlberg. A porn star’s ego leads to his downfall. ’ ‘R’ Å MAX ››› Black Swan ‘R’ The Terror Matrix “Secrets of the IRA” ’ Å The Terror Matrix “Target Paris” ’ The Terror Matrix “Bin Laden’s First Strike” (N) ’ The Terror Matrix “Secrets of the IRA” ’ Å MILIT The Terror Matrix Å Fantasy Factory Fantasy Factory Fantasy Factory Fantasy Factory Fantasy Factory Fantasy Factory Fantasy Factory Fantasy Factory MTV Fantasy Factory Secret Service Files Agents infiltrate fraud rings.

Wild Justice “Shooting Spree” Navajo Cops “Eyes of the Howler” (N) Secret Service Files Agents infiltrate fraud rings.

NGEO Alaska State Troopers My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å SCIENCE How It’s Made ’ Å Homeland “The Vest” (iTV) Carrie is hospitalized.

Californication (iTV) ’ House of Lies (iTV) Å Shameless (iTV) Fiona begins to plan for her future. House of Lies (iTV) Å Californication (iTV) ’ SHOW › Push (2009) ‘PG-13’ Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless ●Gearz ●Gearz ●NASCAR Race Hub Two Guys Garage Two Guys Garage Hot Rod TV “Vintage” Hot Rod TV ’ 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 (N) ’ 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 ●Spotlight SPSO ●NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Being Human Aidan tries to save Henry’s life.

Being Human “Dream Reaper” (N) Lost Girl Sex-related murder case. (N) ’ Å Being Human “Dream Reaper” SYFY ›› Angels & Demons Behind the Scenes Å Creating Your World Kingdom Connection Jesse Duplantis Å Praise the Lord (Live).

TBN Spring Praise-A-Thon Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Conan Ewan McGregor; David Mizejewski. (N) TBS Seinfeld “The Gum” ’ ››› “The Doctor’s ››› “This Sporting Life” (1963, Drama) Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel. Rugby fame ruins Yorkshire coal miner. Å ››› “Billy Liar” (1963, Drama) Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles. A TCM Dilemma” (1958, Comedy) mortuary clerk retreats into a world of fantasy. Å 48 Hours: Hard Evidence “Kidnapped” ’ Å 48 Hours: Hard Evidence “Lady in the Harbor” ’ 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ Å TLC Hoarding: Buried Alive 48 Hours: Hard Evidence ’ Å ●NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets. From the Pepsi Center in Law & Order “Bodies” ’ ●NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic. From Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. (N) (Live) Å TNT Å (DVS) Denver. (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 ●WWE Monday Night RAW (N) ’ (Live) Å NCIS A Mexican drug cartel seeks revenge. Å Psych Shawn and Gus investigate. Å USA NCIS “Borderland” Å Basketball Wives Evelyn attacks Jen about loyalty.

La La’s Full Court Life Styled by June ’ Basketball Wives Evelyn attacks Jen about loyalty.

La La’s Full Court Life Styled by June ’ VH1 Basketball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS How I Made My Millions How I Made My Millions Biography on CNBC Entrepreneur Sam Walton.

Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Best Jobs Ever Victoria’s Secret photographer.

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.

The Communicators 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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Fashion Star The designers display original pieces. (N) Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno (N) ’ Å Ringer Someone tries to kill Bridget. (N) ’ Å Seinfeld ’ Å 30 Rock “Episode 210” The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ 90210 Dixon collapses at the recording studio. (N) In. Gamecock Most Wanted The Andy Griffith Show Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS The Lucy Show Å Wheel of Fortune “Week- Last Man Standing “Ani- Cougar Town “Something The River “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” (Season Finale) Body of Proof “Sympathy for the Devil” The team in- ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU end Getaways” (N) mal Wrongs” (N) Å Big” (N) ’ Å A member of the Magus crew is shot. (N) ’ vestigates a difficult case. ’ Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) NCIS “The Tell” Classified information is leaked. (N) ’ NCIS: Los Angeles “The Dragon and the Fairy” A Unforgettable “The Comeback” A case is stalled by a CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å Å (DVS) shooting outside of a consulate. (N) ’ Å (DVS) powerful family. (N) ’ Å Letterman (N) ’ Å Criminal Minds The team hunts for a serial killer. ’ Criminal Minds “Limelight” ’ Å Flashpoint A hotel explosion masks a kidnapping.

Flashpoint “Never Kissed a Girl” ’ Å L WPXH Criminal Minds ’ Å Cold Case Solving a bank teller’s murder. ’ Å Cold Case “Sanctuary” Valens’ past haunts him. ’ The King of Queens ’ 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 Texas (N) Storage Wars Texas (N) Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas A&E Storage Wars Å CSI: Miami A prostitute is ››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton. An innocent man goes to a Maine penitentiary for life in 1947. Å ››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) AMC stabbed to death. ’ Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman. Å The Secret Life of Elephants Following wild elephants in Kenya. ’ Å World’s Deadliest Towns “Killer Elephants” Å The Secret Life of Elephants ’ Å ANPL Fatal Attractions Å Kitchen Nightmares “Classic American” ’ Å Kitchen Nightmares Bad food and service. ’ Å Kitchen Nightmares “Spanish Pavillion” ’ Å BBC Kitchen Nightmares ’ Kitchen Nightmares “Spanish Pavillion” ’ Å Let’s Stay Together The Game ’ Å The Game ’ Å The Game (N) ’ Å Let’s Stay Together (N) The Game ’ Å Let’s Stay Together BET 106 & Park: Top 10 Live Let’s Stay Together Biography Billy Idol.

Biography “Aerosmith” The band Aerosmith. Å Biography “Black Sabbath” Black Sabbath. Å Biography Eighties hair metal band Motley Crue.

Biography “Metallica” The band Metallica. Å BIO The Real Housewives of Orange County Å The Real Housewives of Orange County (N) Å Tabatha Takes Over “Sweetgrass: Atlanta GA” (N) The Real Housewives of Orange County Å BRAVO Housewives/OC ››› “The Terminator” (1984, Science Fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton. ’ CMTV ››› “The Rookie” (2002, Drama) Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths. A middle-aged pitcher makes it to the Major Leagues. ’ Å Key & Peele Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 (N) Å Key & Peele (N) Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock “Season 4” ’ Deadliest Catch A storm causes multiple maydays.

Machines of Glory (N) ’ Å MythBusters ’ Å Machines of Glory ’ Å DISC Deadliest Catch ’ Å Austin & Ally “World A.N.T. Farm “some en›› “G-Force” (2009, Action) Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis. Live action/animated.

Jessie A movie star asks Shake It Up! Rocky’s dad Austin & Ally “World A.N.T. Farm “some enDISN Records & Work Wreckers” chANTed evening” Å Rodent spies work for the U.S. government. ’ ‘PG’ Å Jessie out on a date. ’ returns from his trip.

Records & Work Wreckers” chANTed evening” Å E! News (N) › “The Hot Chick” (2002) Rob Schneider. A cheerleader and a man switch bodies via magic earrings.

Khloe and Lamar Khloe and Lamar Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●College Basketball NIT Tournament, Second Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●College Basketball NIT Tournament, First Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (N) Å ●Women’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●College Basketball Live ESPN2 ●Women’s College Basketball NCAA Tournament, Second Round: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å Switched at Birth Bay discovers Emmett’s secret.

Make It or Break It Confidences are betrayed. Å Switched at Birth Bay discovers Emmett’s secret.

The 700 Club Miss America Laura Kaeppler. Å FAM Switched at Birth Å Cupcake Wars Professional Bull Rider’s Ceremony.

Chopped Eight-armed mystery ingredient.

Chopped Four firefighters battle. (N) Chopped “Spouting Off” FOOD Cupcake Wars ●The Game 365 ●State Farm 2012 Coaches’ Tournament Show World Poker Tour: Season 10 World Poker Tour: Season 10 The Panel FOXSS Hockey History ›› “I, Robot” (2004, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan. A homicide detective tracks a dangerous robot in 2035.

Justified Boyd’s Harlan election comes to a head.

Justified Boyd’s Harlan election comes to a head.

FX › “Jumper” (2008, Science Fiction) Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell. Å FXM Presents Å › “Jumper” (2008, Science Fiction) Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell. Å FXM Presents Å FXM ›› Final Destination The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game GSN The Newlywed Game Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “Plague” Charles helps the Little House on the Prairie “The Circus Man” Traveling Frasier Frasier teams up Frasier Frasier tries to ride Frasier Frasier counsels Frasier Frasier and Niles HALL Prairie “Doctor’s Lady” Å townspeople. Å showman hawks a powder. Å with a gym teacher. Å a bike. ’ Å the station manager. ’ hunt for caviar. ’ Å ●REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel (N) ’ Å Eastbound & Down Å Luck Ace counters Smythe’s move with his own. ’ HBO ››› “Game Change” (2012, Docudrama) Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ed Harris. ’ Å Million Dollar Rooms Å Property Virgins Å Property Virgins (N) ’ House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Love It or List It “Milne” James and Sharon. Å H&G House Hunters Å Pawn Stars Colt .45 peace- Pawn Stars A Harry Hou- Pawn Stars “$ Equals Top Gear “Limos” The guys build their own limousine. Top Shot “Blast From the Past” A mighty 3.2 inch bag Top Shot “Blast From the Past” A mighty 3.2 inch bag HIST maker; Japanese Zero. dini straitjacket. Å MC2” Å (N) Å gun cannon. (N) Å gun cannon. Å Dance Moms Christi and Kelly continue to meddle.

Dance Moms Christi and Kelly continue to meddle.

Project Runway All Stars “Finale” Å LIFE Reba “The United Front” Dance Moms “Miami Heat Wave” Å “House of the Rising Sun” (2011, Action) Dave Bautista. ’ ‘R’ Å ››› “Red Riding Hood” (2003, Horror) Kathleen Archebald. ’ ‘R’ Å Girl’s Guide to Depravity MAX ›› “Knight and Day” (2010) Tom Cruise. ‘PG-13’ The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler Å The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler Å The Secret War “The Master of Deceit” (N) ’ The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler Å MILIT The Color of War Å 16 and Pregnant A girl disappoints her family. Å 16 and Pregnant “Kailyn” ’ Å 16 and Pregnant Catching up with cast members. (N) ’ Å 16 and Pregnant Å MTV 16 and Pregnant Å Lucky Muckers Unearthing the history of London.

Doomsday Preppers “It’s Gonna Get Worse” (N) Doomsday Preppers Doomsday Preppers “It’s Gonna Get Worse” NGEO Alaska State Troopers My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Alien Invasion: Are We Ready? ’ Å Alien Encounter “The Message” ’ Å Alien Encounter “The Arrival” (N) ’ Å Alien Invasion: Are We Ready? ’ Å SCIENCE Solar System Penn & Teller: Bulls...!

Inside Comedy (iTV) ’ Californication (iTV) ’ House of Lies (iTV) Å Shameless (iTV) Fiona begins to plan for her future.

SHOW › “The Heart Specialist” (2006, Romance-Comedy) Wood Harris. ‘R’ Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless ●NASCAR Race Hub Battle of the Supercars Battle of the Supercars Pimp My Ride Pimp My Ride My Ride Rules (N) My Ride Rules SPEED ●Pass Time ››› “The Rundown” (2003) The Rock. A bounty hunter must find his boss’ son in the Amazon. ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ SPIKE ››› “The Rundown” (2003) The Rock, Seann William Scott. Premiere. ’ ●In My Own Words ●College Baseball South Carolina at Furman.

Spotlight SPSO ●College Baseball South Carolina at Furman. (N) (Live) Ghost Hunters International ’ Å Ghost Hunters International ’ Å Ghost Hunters International ’ Å Monster Man Conjoined twins; two-headed shark.

SYFY Ghost Hunters Inter.

Behind the Scenes Å Joyce Meyer John Hagee Today Å Breakthrough W/Parsley Praise the Lord (Live).

TBN Spring Praise-A-Thon TBS Seinfeld “The Seven” ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan Steve Schirripa; Shaquille O’Neal. (N) ››› “The Moon and Six- ››› “Gold Diggers of 1933” (1933, Musical Comedy) Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell. Unemployed ››› “My Man Godfrey” (1936, Comedy) William Powell, Carole Lombard. A soci- ››› “They Drive by TCM pence” (1942, Drama) showgirls help a producer stage a show. Å ety woman picks a bum from shantytown to be a butler. Å Night” (1940) Å The Bates Family: Baby Makes 19 ’ Å 19 Kids and Counting (N) The Little Couple Å The Little Couple Å The Little Couple (N) ’ The Bates Family: Baby Makes 19 ’ Å TLC The Little Couple Å ›› “National Treasure” (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage, Hunter Gomez, Diane Kruger. A man tries to steal the Declaration of Indepen- Southland “Thursday” Ben tries to track down a prosti- CSI: NY “Crimes & Misdemeanors” A body in laundry.

TNT dence. Å tute. (N) ’ Å ’Å Level Up “Bicyclops” Adventure Time 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 Happily Divorced Å Hot in Cleveland Å TVLND M*A*S*H Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Charisma” ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Doubt” Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Haunted” Å CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ’ Å USA Law & Order: SVU La La’s Full Court Life Styled by June ’ Mob Wives The women spend a few days relaxing.

Mob Wives “Fire Away” Renee calls for back-up.

Mob Wives: Sit Stevie TV ’ VH1 Basketball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS 60 Minutes on CNBC “The American Consumer” 60 Minutes on CNBC Japan tsunami aftermath. (N) Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) BMW: A Driving Obsession 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) ` WVTM

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BROADCAST CHANNELS American Idol “11 Finalists Compete” The 11 remaining finalists perform. (N) ’ (Live) Å & WBRC Inside Edition (N) Å PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å The Big Band Years (My Music) Big Band hits. ’ Å _ WCIQ

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FOX6 News at 9:00 PM FOX6 News at 9:30 PM FOX6 News at 10:00 PM America Now ’ Å Great Performances “Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me in Concert” Singer Jackie Capitol Journal Å Evancho. Å Access Hollywood ’ Å Whitney Alex drunkenly Are You There, Chelsea? Bent “Pilot” Alex hires a Bent “Smitten” Pete rekin- Rock Center With Brian Williams (N) ’ Å Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With ` WVTM proposes to Whitney. (N) “Boots” (N) ’ Å charismatic contractor. dles a past romance.

10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno (N) ’ Å America’s Next Top Model “J. Alexander” (N) Å Seinfeld “The Couch” 30 Rock “MILF Island” The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ One Tree Hill Dan continues his search for Nathan.

Bonanza Cheers ’ Å Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS The Lucy Show Wheel of Fortune “Week- The Middle Axl eats Suburgatory George wins Modern Family “Express Happy Endings Dave gets Missing “Pilot” A former CIA operative’s son disapABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU end Getaways” (N) Brick’s school project. ’ a trip to Atlantic City. ’ Christmas” ’ Å bullied at the gym. pears. ’ Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) Survivor: One World (N) ’ Å Criminal Minds “Foundation” The team searches for a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “Malice in Wonder- CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å kidnapper. (N) ’ Å (DVS) land” Investigating a murder at a wedding. (N) ’ Letterman (N) ’ Å Cold Case Investigating the death of a prom queen.

Cold Case Valens helps Rush search for her sister.

Criminal Minds “A Higher Power” ’ Å Criminal Minds A killing spree in a Texas town. ’ L WPXH Cold Case “Free Love” Burn Notice The team must rescue a child. ’ Å Burn Notice Brennan returns and kidnaps Nate. ’ The King of Queens ’ American Dad Å House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld “The Couch” CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Dog the Bounty Hunter Dog the Bounty Hunter Duck Dynasty Å Duck Dynasty “C.E.-No” Duck Dynasty Å Duck Dynasty “C.E.-No” A&E Storage Wars Å CSI: Miami Exposure to ››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton. An innocent man goes to a Maine penitentiary for life in 1947. Å ››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) AMC radiation. ’ Å Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman. Å Rattlesnake Republic ’ Å Rattlesnake Republic “Mutiny” ’ Å Rattlesnake Republic “Deadly Surprise” ’ Å Rattlesnake Republic ’ Å ANPL Gator Boys ’ Å Top Gear BMW; Mercedes; Ford. Å Kitchen Nightmares “Spanish Pavillion” ’ Å Rude Awakening: Obesity Å The Hour The team plans to defy the government.

BBC Top Gear Å Rip the Runway 2012 (N) Å The Game ’ Å The Game ’ Å BET ›› “Meet the Browns” (2008) Tyler Perry, David Mann. A woman meets her late father’s uproarious family for the first time. Å Mobsters Å Mobsters Two cops working for the Mafia. Å Mobsters Tommy “Karate” Pitera. Å Outlaw Bikers The Halifax Hells Angels. Å Outlaw Bikers “Fallen Angels” Å BIO The Real Housewives of Orange County Å Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis (N) Million Dollar Listing New York (N) Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis BRAVO Tabatha Takes Over ›› “Kindergarten Cop” (1990, Comedy) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller. ’ Å CMTV ››› “The Terminator” (1984) Arnold Schwarzenegger. A cyborg assassin from the future comes to present-day L.A. ’ Chappelle’s Show Å Chappelle’s Show Å South Park “1 Percent” South Park Å South Park (N) Å Ugly Americans (N) Å Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock ’ Å Sons of Guns Repairing a Japanese Auto Cannon.

Sons of Guns “Behind the Scenes” (N) ’ Å Doomsday Bunkers (N) ’ Å Sons of Guns “Behind the Scenes” ’ Å DISC Sons of Guns ’ Å Austin & Ally “Deejays & A.N.T. Farm “perfor›› “Cats & Dogs” (2001, Comedy) Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins. Canine Jessie The gang ends up Shake It Up! “Split It Up” Austin & Ally “Deejays & A.N.T. Farm “perforDISN Demos” ’ Å mANTs” ’ Å agents battle a power-hungry puss and his minions. ’ ‘PG’ Å in medieval times. Å ’Å Demos” ’ Å mANTs” ’ Å E! News (N) Khloe and Lamar Khloe and Lamar The E! True Hollywood Story Stars’ fall from grace.

The Soup (N) Ice Loves Coco Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks. From American Airlines Center in Dallas. (N) (Live) ESPN ●NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers. From Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. (N) ●College Basketball NIT Tournament, Fourth Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN2 ●College Basketball NIT Tournament, Third Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (N) Å The 700 Club The Annie Moses Band performs.

FAM ››› “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (2004) ››› “Meet the Parents” (2000) Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller. A man spends a disastrous weekend with his lover’s family.

Restaurant Stakeout “Find the Leader to Follow” Restaurant: Impossible “Mamma D’s” FOOD Worst Cooks in America Restaurant: Impossible Outdated decor and menu. Restaurant: Impossible “Snooty Fox” ●Spotlight The Panel World Poker Tour: Season 10 FOXSS ●College Baseball Wofford at South Carolina. (N) (Live) Two and a Half Men ’ ›› “Twilight” (2008, Romance) Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson. A teen is caught up in an unorthodox romance with a vampire. ››› “Walk the Line” (2005) Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon.

FX FXM Presents Å ›› “Daredevil” (2003, Action) Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner. A blind attorney fights crime at night. Å FXM ›› “Daredevil” (2003, Action) Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner. A blind attorney fights crime at night. Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å Baggage Å GSN Baggage Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “Survival” A Dakota res- Little House on the Prairie “To See the World” A farm Frasier Frasier gives un- Frasier “Farewell, NerFrasier Frasier reconsiders Frasier Martin questions HALL Prairie “Money Crop” Å cues Charles. Å boy takes tales seriously. Å wanted decorating tips. vosa” Street singer. ’ his old agent. Å his link with his sons. ’ ›› “Green Lantern” (2011) Ryan Reynolds. A test pilot joins a band of intergalactic warriors. ‘PG-13’ Luck Ace counters Smythe’s move with his own. ’ Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å HBO 2 Days: Portrait Property Brothers Jose and Connie. Å Income Property Å Kitchen Cousins Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Property Brothers The perfect downtown property.

H&G House Hunters Å American Restoration American Restoration American Restoration Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy Corvette; American Restoration American Restoration Swamp People “Treebreaker 2” R.J. and Jay Paul head HIST “Rev’d Up” Å “Apples and X-Rays” “Smoking Hot” Å Louisville Slugger; Bigfoot. (N) “Tall Order” Å “Missile Impossible” to the Hive. Å Wife Swap Family of entrepreneurs and inventors.

Wife Swap Women trade homes and families. Å Wife Swap Musicians trade lives with activists. ’ Wife Swap A self-described “supermom.” ’ Å LIFE Wife Swap ’ Å ›› “Secret Window” (2004, Suspense) Johnny Depp. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Zane’s Sex Chronicles MAX ››› “Inception” (2010) Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page. A thief enters people’s dreams and steals their secrets. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World Å Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World Å Combat Tech “Bombers” (N) ’ Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World Å MILIT Greatest Tank Battles The Challenge: Battle of the Exes ’ The Challenge: Battle of the Exes (N) ’ The Challenge: Battle of the Exes ’ MTV 16 and Pregnant Catching up with cast members. ’ Å Narco Bling (N) American Weed “Buds on the Ballot” American Weed “Pot or Not” (N) Narco Bling NGEO Warrior Graveyard My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Survivorman A hunting trip goes wrong. ’ Å Survivorman The Sierra Nevada mountains. Å Survivorman “Australian Outback” ’ Å Survivorman A hunting trip goes wrong. ’ Å SCIENCE Survivorman ’ Å House of Lies (iTV) Å Californication (iTV) ’ Inside Comedy (iTV) ’ Big Money Rustlas ‘R’ SHOW All Good Things (2010) Shameless (iTV) Fiona begins to plan for her future. Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands (N) Å Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless ●NASCAR Race Hub Dumbest Stuff Dumbest Stuff Car Warriors Two teams race to rebuild a Cutlass.

Stuntbusters Stuntbusters SPEED ●Pass Time Auction Hunters ’ Auction Hunters ’ Auction Hunters Ton and Allen try to turn a profit.

American Digger (N) ’ American Digger ’ Auction Hunters Ton and Allen try to turn a profit.

SPIKE Auction Hunters ’ ●Hawks Live! Postgame Braves Season Preview ●Volvo Ocean Race Rodeo SPSO ●NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Ghost Hunters “Urgent” ’ Å Ghost Hunters International (N) ’ Å Monster Man Unique werewolf; makeup effects. (N) Ghost Hunters International ’ Å SYFY Ghost Hunters ’ Å Behind the Scenes Å Turning Point-Jeremiah Joseph Prince Å End of the Age Praise the Lord (Live).

TBN Spring Praise-A-Thon Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan Actor Joel McHale; Sanjay Gupta; Birdy. (N) TBS Seinfeld “The Rye” ’ ›› “The Comedians” ››› “Nevada Smith” (1966, Western) Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith. Part-Indian hunts down his ››› “The Hanging Tree” (1959, Western) Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden. A frontier doctor with a seTCM (1967) Elizabeth Taylor. parents’ killers. Å cret past nurses a blind girl. Å My Crazy Obsession (N) My Crazy Obsession (N) Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ Å TLC Dr. G: Medical Examiner Hoarding: Buried Alive “Where Are They Now?” ’ Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ Å Law & Order Detectives Law & Order “Ramparts” River yields old corpse. ’ Å Law & Order “Magnet” An Hispanic student is stran- Law & Order “Marathon” Briscoe and Green feud. ’ Southland “Thursday” Ben tries to track down a prostiTNT probe random murders.

(DVS) gled. ’ Å (DVS) Å (DVS) tute. ’ Å NinjaGo: Masters Level Up “Barbarian” King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON Johnny Test (N) ’ Å Home Improvement ’ Home Improvement ’ Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Hot in Cleveland (N) Happily Divorced (N) The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ TVLND M*A*S*H Å NCIS Investigating a naval commander’s death. ’ NCIS A stolen purse with gruesome contents. Å Psych Shawn and Gus investigate a shooting. (N) Fairly Legal Kate butts heads with a trial lawyer.

USA NCIS: Los Angeles Å Couples Therapy Celebrity couples begin therapy.

House of Consignment House of Consignment Couples Therapy Celebrity couples begin therapy.

VH1 40 Greatest Feuds (N) ’ CABLE NEWS American Greed A con artists sells fake art.

American Greed (N) Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Crime Inc. Medications cause tragic outcomes.

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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FOX6 News at 10:00 PM Rick Steves’ Europe With Abandon! ’ Å Access Hollywood (N) ’ Community Jeff deals with 30 Rock ’ Å The Office Throwing a Up All Night “Daddy Awake “Kate Is Enough” Rex’s former baby sitter is a Alabama’s 13 News at Å extreme narcissism. welcome party for Nellie. Daughter Time” (N) Å suspect. (N) ’ 10:00pm (N) Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Vampire Diaries “Break on Through” (N) Å The Secret Circle “Curse” (N) ’ Å Seinfeld “The Robbery” 30 Rock “Subway Hero” The Andy Griffith Show The Lucy Show Å The Lucy Show Å In. Gamecock The Andy Griffith Show Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å Wheel of Fortune “Week- Missing “The Hard Drive” Becca makes a questionable Grey’s Anatomy “If/Then” Meredith dreams of a differ- Private Practice “It Was Inevitable” Erica’s medical ABC 33/40 News at 10PM end Getaways” (N) agreement. (N) ’ Å ent life. ’ Å condition gets worse. (N) ’ Å (N) ●2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

10:30 America Now ’ Å Capitol Journal Å The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (N) ’ Å The Andy Griffith Show Nightline (N) Å

Cold Case “Look Again” Cold Case “Gleen” Fireman’s first wife is murdered.

Cold Case Rapist announces his return. ’ Å Criminal Minds “In Heat” J.J. meets a colleague.

Criminal Minds “The Crossing” Thwarting a stalker.

Seinfeld “The Gymnast” Without a Trace “Revelations” ’ Å Without a Trace “The Bus” ’ Å The King of Queens ’ American Dad ’ Å House of Payne House of Payne ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment Tonight Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming The First 48 A gunfight at a gas station. Å The First 48 “Down in Overtown; Breaking Point” The First 48: Missing Persons (N) Å The First 48: Missing Persons Å A&E The First 48 Å CSI: Miami “Dispo Day” ’ ››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton. An innocent man goes to a Maine penitentiary for life in 1947. Å ››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) AMC Å Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman. Å Wild Amazon Life in the Amazon constantly adapts.

Wild Russia ’ Å Wild Russia The Urals, home to iconic animals. ’ Wild Amazon Life in the Amazon constantly adapts.

ANPL Wild Amazon ’ Å Top Gear Audi estate car. Å Top Gear Highlights from the season. Å Top Gear The guys test dog against machine. Å Top Gear BMW M3; Mazda RX8. Å BBC Top Gear Å › “The Cookout” (2004) Ja Rule. An athlete’s mother has a wild barbecue at his mansion. Å BET 106 & Park: Top 10 Live ›› “National Security” (2003, Comedy) Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore. Å Flip This House Å Flip This House “Pipe Dreams” Å Flipping Boston “The House That Dave Built” Å Celebrity House Hunting Celebrity House Hunting Celebrity House Hunting Celebrity House Hunting BIO The Real Housewives of Orange County Å The Real Housewives of Orange County Å To Be Announced The Real Housewives of Atlanta BRAVO The Real Housewives of Atlanta ›› “Footloose” (2011, Drama) Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough. ’ Å CMTV ›› Groundhog Day ’ ›› “Road House” (1989, Action) Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch. A legendary bouncer agrees to tame a notorious gin mill. ’ Å Futurama “Rebirth” ’ Futurama ’ Å Futurama ’ Å Futurama ’ Å South Park Å Tosh.0 Å Daily Show/Jon Stewart The Colbert Report (N) COMEDY 30 Rock ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Unchained Reaction “Heavy vs. Light” ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å DISC Auction Kings ’ Å Austin & Ally “Club Own- A.N.T. Farm Chyna gets ›››› “Beauty and the Beast” (1991, Fantasy) Voices of Paige O’Hara. Animat- Jessie “Romancing the Shake It Up! “Three’s a Austin & Ally “Club Own- A.N.T. Farm Chyna gets DISN ers & Quinceaneras” ’ the lead role. ’ Å ed. A maiden trades places with her captive father. ’ ‘G’ Å Crone” ’ Å Crowd It Up” ’ Å ers & Quinceaneras” ’ the lead role. ’ Å E! News (N) The Soup Ice Loves Coco ›› “Shallow Hal” (2001, Romance-Comedy) Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander.

Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●MLB Preseason Baseball New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox. From JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla. (N Subject to Blackout) ●Cheerleading From Orlando, Fla. (N) ●Cheerleading From Orlando, Fla. ●Cheerleading From Orlando, Fla. ●NFL Live (N) Å ESPN2 Cheerleading (N) ›› “The Pacifier” (2005, Comedy) Vin Diesel. A Navy SEAL becomes the guardian of five siblings.

The 700 Club The experience of true worship. Å FAM ››› “Meet the Parents” (2000, Comedy) Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller.

Chopped A Frenchman and an Irishman in the mix.

Chopped Tiny Indian gourds; lutefisk.

Sweet Genius Cookie and cheese in a dessert. (N) Sweet Genius Desserts with a breakfast and fall.

FOOD Chopped ●Boxing Top Rank: Roberto Marroquin vs. Carlos Valcarcel. From Thackersville, OK. ●Under the Lights The Panel UFC Bad Blood Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.

FOXSS World Poker Tour ››› “Tropic Thunder” (2008, Comedy) Ben Stiller, Jack Black. A pampered actor’s war movie turns into the real thing.

Archer “Space Race” Unsupervised Archer “Space Race” Unsupervised FX ››› “Cast Away” (2000, Drama) Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt. A courier company executive is marooned on a remote island. Å FXM Presents Å ›› “Flightplan” (2005) Jodie Foster. Å FXM ›› Living Out Loud 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 “Four Eyes” Mary’s eyes Little House on the Prairie “Haunted House” Laura Frasier Julia and Frasier Frasier Roz reconsiders Frasier Roz remains at the Frasier Daphne and Niles HALL Prairie Å bring her problems. Å finds out about a hermit. Å hide in a closet. ’ Å leaving. ’ Å radio station. Å plan a dinner party. Å › “Gulliver’s Travels” (2010, Comedy) Jack Black, Jason Segel. ’ ‘PG’ Å Life’s Too Short Å Game of Thrones “Baelor” Ned makes a decision.

Cathouse: The Musical ››› Game Change HBO Bridesmaids Property Virgins Å Property Virgins Å Selling LA (N) Å Selling New York (N) House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G House Hunters Å Swamp People “Avenged” Swamp People “Treebreaker 2” R.J. and Jay Paul head Swamp People (N) Å Mudcats “Tempting Fate” The pressure is put on the Ax Men “Down & Dirty” Shelby looks for a huge CyHIST Å to the Hive. Å teams left. (N) Å press. Å Project Runway All Stars “Finale” Å Project Runway All Stars Project Runway All Stars “Finale” Å Project Runway All Stars LIFE Project Runway All Stars Project Runway All Stars “Finale” Å ›› “Hall Pass” (2011, Comedy) Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis. ’ ‘R’ Å Dark Fantasies (2011) ’ MAX ››› “X-Men: First Class” (2011, Action) James McAvoy. The early years of Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Clash of Wings “The Fighter” ’ Å Clash of Wings “Return to the Pacific” ’ Å Clash of Wings Battle of aircraft carriers. ’ Å Clash of Wings “The Fighter” ’ Å MILIT Clash of Wings ’ Å Jersey Shore Deena faces a hard truth. ’ Å Jersey Shore “We Are Family” Mike starts a rumor.

Jersey Shore “Reunion” (N) ’ Å I Want Pants Jersey Shore “Reunion” MTV Ridiculousness ’ The Truth Behind the Lost Ark Finding the Lost Da Vinci Omens of the Apocalypse (N) The Truth Behind the Lost Ark NGEO Warrior Graveyard My Wife and Kids Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants My Wife and Kids Å Cold Diggers Drill bits are being chewed up. (N) ’ How It’s Made ’ Å How It’s Made ’ Å Inside the Design (N) ’ Inside the Design Å Cold Diggers Drill bits are being chewed up. Å SCIENCE How It’s Made ’ Å Lip Service Female comics perform.

Shameless (iTV) Fiona begins to plan for her future. Inside Comedy (iTV) (N) Girls of Sunset Place ’ SHOW ›› “The Tempest” (2010, Drama) Helen Mirren. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å General Hospital ’ Å The Young and the Restless ’ Å Days of our Lives ’ Å SOAP Young & Restless ●NASCAR Race Hub Dangerous Drives Wrecked Wrecked American Trucker American Trucker SPEED ●Pass Time ●iMPACT Wrestling (N) ’ Å ●MMA Uncensored Live American Digger ’ Jail ’ Å Jail ’ Å SPIKE Jail ’ Å ●At Home ●At Home ●In My Own Words ●ACC All-Access (N) Under the Lights Future Phenoms College Flash Classics Clemson vs. Virginia.

SPSO ●Spotlight “Red: Werewolf Hunter” (2010) Felicia Day. A descendant of Little Red Riding Hood hunts werewolves. ››› “An American Werewolf in London” (1981) SYFY ›› “The Brothers Grimm” (2005, Fantasy) Matt Damon, Heath Ledger. Å Behind the Scenes Å Joel Osteen Å Joseph Prince Å Houston at Hillsong TV Praise the Lord (Live). Å TBN Spring Praise-A-Thon ●2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) TBS ●2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) ››› “Them!” (1954) ›› “Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows” (1968, Comedy) Rosalind Russell, Stella Stevens, Binnie Barnes. A ››› “A Majority of One” (1961, Comedy-Drama) Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness, Ray Danton. Jewish widTCM James Whitmore. Å nun locks horns with her superior on a cross-country trip. Å ow from Brooklyn meets Japanese businessman on cruise.

Four Weddings Michele; Amber; Kathryn; Heidi. ’ Four Weddings Dean; Jen; Marissa; Nicole. Å Four Weddings Tulisa, Crystal, Erica and Alli. Å Four Weddings Dean; Jen; Marissa; Nicole. Å TLC Four Weddings ’ Å Bones A college-basket- Bones “The Baby in the Bough” A woman’s car is run Bones “The Verdict in the Story” Max goes on trial for ›› “Four Brothers” (2005, Crime Drama) Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin. Siblings seek reTNT ball player dies. ’ off the road. ’ Å murder. ’ Å venge for their adoptive mother’s murder. Å MAD Regular Show “Jinx” 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 “The Immortals” Officer’s sword. ’ Å NCIS “The Curse” A lieutenant’s remains are found.

In Plain Sight Mary returns from maternity leave.

USA NCIS “Hung Out to Dry” NCIS A Navy commander’s body washes ashore.

Basketball Wives Evelyn attacks Jen about loyalty.

Behind the Music “The Game” (N) ’ Å ›› “ATL” (2006, Comedy-Drama) Tip Harris, Lauren London. Four Atlanta teens face challenges. ’ VH1 Basketball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS The China Question China as the world’s second superpower.

Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) The Facebook Obsession The rise of Facebook.

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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