Escapes for May 18, 2012

May 18-24, 2012

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Hollywood’s box office $uperheroes

Music Bobby Brown says new album represents healing.

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By Rafer Guzman

A new billion-dollar club member

Newsday

Movies ‘Battleship’ loud, dumb but stays afloat.

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Movies ‘Dictator’ falls between ‘Borat’ and ‘Bruno.’

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TV Mark Curry curries laughs on the road.

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This week’s movie releases: “Battleship,” “The Dictator,” “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”

NEW YORK — In the lunchrooms of elementary schools and office parks alike, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is prompting a classic argument: Who’s your favorite superhero?

In the lunchrooms of Hollywood, however, that discussion goes a little differently. It’s not about who’s the strongest, fastest or coolest, it’s about who brings in the most money. “The Avengers” may have rocketed past the $1 billion mark worldwide, but the team of Thor, Iron Man, Hulk and Captain America (not to mention Black Widow and Hawkeye) is still straggling domestically behind several superpowered super-grossers.

Here’s how the recent wave of movie crusaders stacks up, according to domestic figures from BoxOfficeMojo.

GREEN LANTERN — Ryan Reynolds, the sexiest man alive, made his debut as this ring-bearing space crusader last year, but “Green Lantern” became perhaps the worst-reviewed superhero film of the past 10 years.

Total North American gross: $116 million.

CAPTAIN AMERICA — “The First Avenger,” as he was called last year, earned $176 million, a good showing for a long-shelved hero from World War II. THOR — Critics hammered the Norse god, but fans backed him up by shelling out $181 mil-

“The Avengers” has quickly joined the elite $1 billion dollar global box office club, tying the record-breaking pace of “Avatar” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” and becoming Disney’s fifth billion-dollar movie. (Other Disney movies shown in bold.)

NOTE: Figures are not adjusted for inflation

Rank Title 1 “Avatar”

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lion for his debut last summer.

HULK — Strange that this super-strong behemoth is such a weak performer. Eric Bana’s 2003 film and Edward Norton’s 2008 reboot pulled in less than $267 million combined.

IRON MAN — Powered by pure snark, Robert Downey Jr.’s metal-clad hero has become a top earner with $630 million after only two films.

BATMAN — Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins” earned $205 million in 2005, but it was “The Dark Knight” that became the top-grossing superhero film of all time with $533 million.

Grand total: $738 million, which spells high hopes for the upcoming finale, “The Dark Knight

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Rises.”

X-MEN — More popular than Batman (at least “The Dark Knight” series)? Yes, though the mutant team has made twice as many movies. The franchise has earned nearly $753 million with four films since 2000 (and that’s not counting Hugh Jackman’s 2009 solo flight, “Wolverine,” which pulled in $179 million).

SPIDER-MAN — With great power comes great responsibility: When Andrew Garfield inherits Tobey Maguire’s role in the upcoming reboot, he’ll be taking on the most successful superhero franchise in history. The three movies, all directed by Sam Raimi, have earned more than $1.1 billion.

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May 18-24, 2012

‘You gotta see it to believe it’ Third annual Celebration of Dance set for Sunday at the McClellan Theater

By Brett Buckner

is a natural high.”

While he dances with a group called Elevation here will be magic at his church in Gadsden, on Sunday.

Sunday’s Celebration of From the stage Dance will be the first time of the McClellan Theater, if Spears has performed in a all goes according to plan, festival-type setting — not a community will come that he’s especially nertogether — unified by the vous about performing. power and splendid beauty “I’m excited to show of dance. Even those in the people what I can do,” he audience suffering with said. “This is something two left feet will be moved totally new for me, but by the rhythmic skills to it’ll be something new for the point of living vicari(the audience), too. I bet ously through and being they’ve never seen anyuplifted by the numerous thing like this.” dancers whose talents will Bauer would agree, not inspire beneath the spotonly about Spears’ gifts lights glare. but about the variety of the That’s the hope of Robin skill levels of the dancers Bauer, chairman of the who will be performing Cheaha Dance Alliance during the Celebration. and organizer of the third “I was surprised at all annual Celebration of the different kinds of dance Dance. Billed as “The Nut- that was going on around cracker meets Juneteenth,” here,” said Bauer, who put this year’s festival of move- out a free, open call to parment will feature a variety ticipate in the show. “And of dancers and styles rang- we’re honestly just scratching from hip-hop to coun- ing the surface.” try line dance, zumba to Shae Gilbert heard jazz, belly dancers to inter- about the show by “word pretive and everything in of mouth” and wanted to between. get involved. A graduate of “Our message is simJacksonville State Univerple,” Bauer says, “we just sity, Gilbert’s been dancing want to see people coming for 11 years and joined In together, to see the comHis Steps Dance Studio in munity come together and 2001 where she studied a appreciate the amazing variety of styles, including amount of talent we’ve got ballet, modern, liturgical, in the area.” jazz and hip hop.

That talent includes the “It’s the experience of likes of 17-year-old Keoni dance that brings all peoSpears, aka iFloBot, whose ple together,” said the 34blend of hip-hop/house year-old Gilbert. “Whether dance styles defies written it’s hip-hop or jazz, dance explanation. can be a ministry. It’s a “You gotta see it to place for all of us to combelieve it,” said the Saks mune together.”

High School student. “God The audience — whethgave me this talent as a way er they can dance or not to keep out of trouble, to — will be swept up in the deal with the frustrations movement that will stir in my life. Dancing for me both the body and spirit, Special to The Star

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Celebration of Dance When: Sunday, 5 p.m.

Where: McClellan Theater, McClellan Cost: $5 for individuals, $10 per family Contact: 256-7820822

Gilbert says.

“It’ll be so exciting,” she said. “It’ll put those who’ve had the desire, the dream to dance in the place of those on stage. Even if they think they can’t dance, they’ll share in the joy that comes from dancing.”

But the Celebration won’t always be such a cerebral atmosphere, not with the Lawn Chair Drill Team from Pell City there to provide a bit of comic relief. Consisting of roughly seven veterans, the Lawn Chair Drill Team will perform exactly what their name suggests — a military-style show of arms, but rather than rifles, they’ll be presenting folding lawn chairs. And their uniforms will include “loud” clothes, Lake Martin T-shirts, high socks with sandals and “outrageous” ball caps, explains Drill Team leader Joe Johnson.

“We look like a bunch of crazy old men, which is the whole idea,” he said. “The more we mess up, the more the crowd loves it. They think the screw-ups are part of the act, but that’s not the case. You can’t fake this stuff.”

They’ll open with the theme music from “Bridge of the River Kwai,” before settling into a surprisingly

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This dance troupe from Sacred Heart is one of many that will perform at the Celebration of Dance Sunday at the McClellan Theater. well-rehearsed routine that runs about three minutes.

“We’re the clown act,” Johnson said. “And we’re fine with that. We just want to help show everyone a good time.”

With so much variety, the Celebration of Dance is

also meant to be a celebration of the joy that comes from different people learning to live in harmony with one another, Bauer says.

“We want to have as much variety as possible, to have as many segments of the community repre-

sented as possible,” she said. “Our dance world is too often segregated — not necessarily along racial lines, but also social lines, age lines and economic lines. We want to move beyond that.”

Contact Brett Buckner at brettbuckner@ymail.com.

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

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MUSIC Tony Yardley, Randy Wood, Lloyd Andrews, Summer Hullander What: Live TV taping of bluegrass music When: Doors open at 5 p.m., music starts at 6 p.m.

Where: Dugger Mountain Music Hall, 15081 Highway 9, Piedmont Cost: Free, donations accepted Contact: 256-453-2504 Dr. J. Fred Williams and the Medicine Show What: Country, bluegrass When: 6:30 p.m.

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

Where: American Legion Post 155, 1780 Beck Road, Bynum Cost: Free. Members and guests welcome Contact: 256-238-8644 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 Line Dancing, 10/55, DJ Tommy What: Line dancing lesson from 7-9; country, rock band after Where: Upstairs, The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Gypsy Begonias What: Acoustic rock When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Mellow Mushroom patio, 33 Industrial Drive, Oxford Cost: Free

Contact: 256-835-1444 Riley Green What: Acoustic country rock When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-235-0613 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 Mossburg Karaoke When: 8-11 p.m.

Where: Red Pepper Grill, Quintard Mall, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-835-4667 Infuse Fridays with Double Wide Soul What: Blues When: 9 p.m.

Where: Downstairs, The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Keitha Willams What: Acoustic rock When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-1899 27 South When: 10 p.m.

Where: Pelham’s, 116 Ladiga St., SW, Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-435-7455 Strange Heirs feat. Nathaniel and Ashton What: Rock

Saloon and

Monday through Saturday

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13 and 15 West 10th Street Historic Downtown Anniston (256) 238-1899 When: 10 p.m.

Where: The Crimson Tiger, 1003 Noble St., Anniston Cost: $5 for 19-20, $3 for 21 and up after 9 p.m.

Contact: 256-237-2522 event Wine Tasting When: 1-6 p.m.

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

19saturDAY MUSIC Rabbittown Ramblers What: Country When: 6 p.m.

Where: Rabbittown Café and Fiddlers Hall, 900 Rabbittown Road, Piedmont Cost: $5 Contact: 256-435-8008

Kelli Johnson, Michelle Cone and Bryan Ryan What: Live TV taping of bluegrass gospel music When: Doors open at 5 p.m., music starts at 6 p.m.

Where: Dugger Mountain Music Hall, 15081 Highway 9, Piedmont Cost: Free, donations accepted Contact: 256-453-2504

Karaoke When: 7 p.m.

Where: American Legion Post 155, 1780 Beck Road, Bynum Cost: Free. Members and guests welcome Contact: 256-238-8644 Full Circle Band 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 When: 8 p.m.

Where: F&W Bar and Grille, 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193

Jim Parks Band What: Rock, blues When: 8:30 p.m.

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

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

Revive Saturday with David Savor and DJ Daddy What: Dance music When: 9 p.m.

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

Wine Tasting When: 4-6 p.m.

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

Southern Nites What: Rock, country, blues When: 8:30 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: $5, public welcome Contact: 256-238-8047 Keitha Willams What: Acoustic rock When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-1899 Blake Cloud When: 10 p.m.

Where: Pelham’s, 116 Ladiga St., SW, Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-435-7455 Lynam What: Rock When: 10 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grill, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Anniston Cost: $8 Contact: 256-405-4366 Chaotic Theory What: Metal When: 10 p.m.

Where: The Crimson Tiger, 1003 Noble St., Anniston Cost: $5 for 19-20, $3 for 21 and up after 9 p.m.

Contact: 256-237-2522

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MUSIC Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-5996 event Celebration of Dance When: 5 p.m.

Where: McClellan Theater, McClellan Cost: $5 individual, $10 per family Contact: 256-782-0822

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MUSIC Open Mic and Jam Night with John Smith When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Karaoke by Mossburg When: 8-11 p.m.

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

To contribute to the free calendar, contact Deirdre Long at 256-235-3580 or dlong@annistonstar.com. Listings must be received at least seven days in advance of event.

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May 18-24, 2012

Chuck Brown, pioneer of ‘go-go’ funk music, dies

By Brett Zongker

Gary Stephenson confirmed Brown had died WASHINGTON — Chuck after a hospital Brown, who styled a unique mix stay that began of funk, soul and Latin party April 18. sounds to create go-go music in Thanks to the nation’s capital, has died after Brown and suffering from pneumonia. He his deep, was 75. gravelly voice, Brown Brown, widely acclaimed as the go-go music “Godfather of go-go” for his piowas uniquely neering sound, died Wednesday at identified with Washington. That’s Johns Hopkins University Hospital where he continued to play the in Baltimore. Hospital spokesman city’s club circuit to a loyal audiAssociated Press

world over.”

In 2007, Brown told The Associated Press that go-go was influenced by sounds and fast beats he heard early in life, growing up in North Carolina and Virginia, combined with his experience later, playing with a Latin band.

“Go-go is a music that continues on and on, and it’s a call and response communication with the audience,” Brown said.

Go-go was heavy on percussion with drummers as lead players, accented by guitar riffs, key-

boards and horns. Sometimes the musicians would play for two or three hours without stopping. In between tunes, Brown would keep the thunk of percussion going and talk to the crowd.

Brown’s hit “Bustin’ Loose” with his group, the Soul Searchers, helped define go-go’s sound.

It spent several weeks atop the R&B chart in 1979. Rapper Nelly later sampled Brown’s “Bustin’ Loose” in 2002 for his massive hit “Hot in Herre,” which won Nelly a Grammy.

get out and do something Open Mic with Derrick Pardue When: 9 p.m.

Where: The Crimson Tiger, 1003 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-2522 events Trivia When: 7 p.m.

Where: Struts of Jacksonville, 500 Forney Ave., Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-782-0106 Trivia When: 7 p.m.

Where: Struts of Oxford, 88 Ali Way, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-835-8102

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ence late in life.

Mayor Vincent Gray said the nation’s capital will be a different place without him. Mournful admirers of the musician were called Wednesday evening to an impromptu candlelight vigil in Washington, where a sound truck was to blast a special Chuck Brown music mix to the crowd before a prayer session for him.

“Go-go is D.C.’s very own unique contribution to the world of pop music,” he said. “Today is a very sad day for music lovers the

tuesDAY

Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

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

When: 9 p.m.

Where: The Crimson Tiger, 1003 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-2522 event Trivia Night When: 7-10 p.m.

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

Karaoke by Mossburg When: 9 p.m.

Where: Applebee’s, 612 E. Hamric Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-835-2434 Unplugged with Matt Nelson When: 9 p.m.

Where: The Crimson Tiger, 1003 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-2522

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events Lunch and Learn wednesDAY What: Topic is “Land ConserMUSIC vation in Alabama” by Josh Open Mic Night Holmes, Alabama Land Trust What: All musicians welcome When: Noon-1 p.m.

When: 5:30-7 p.m.

Where: Cane Creek CommuWhere: American Legion nity Gardens, McClellan Post 26, 515 E. 18th St., Annis- Cost: Free, bring your own ton lunch Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-1621 Contact: 256-236-9314 after 2 p.m.

Shuffleboard Tournament When: 7 p.m.

Bobby Thomas Where: VFW Post 924, 100 What: Country, rock, blues U.S. Highway 431, Anniston When: 7-11 p.m.

Cost: Free and open to the Where: F&W Bar and Grille, public (ages 21+) 12175 Stemley Road, Lincoln Contact: 256-238-8047 (Embry/Lincoln exit on I-20) Cost: Free Contact: 256-294-2193 thursDAY DJ What: Dance music When: 8 p.m.

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

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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 Karaoke When: 7 p.m.

Where: American Legion Post 155, 1780 Beck Road, Bynum (behind the post office) Cost: Free. Members and guests welcome.

Contact: 256-238-8644 Mossburg Karaoke When: 7-10 p.m.

Where: Mellow Mushroom patio, 33 Industrial Drive, Oxford Cost: Free Contact: 256-831-1444 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Smoking Moose, 1214 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-741-9300 Karaoke When: 8 p.m.

Where: AJ’s Sunset Bar and Grill, 1500 Hillyer Robinson Pkwy., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-5996 Karaoke with John Shaver When: 8 p.m.

Where: Blu’s Bar, 1013 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-235-0613 Jam Night with Francis and

Kira What: Open mic night When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Peerless Saloon, 13 W. 10th St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-1899 Karaoke with Bret When: 9 p.m.

Where: The Crimson Tiger, 1003 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-2522 Open Mic with Riley Green When: 9 p.m.

Where: Heroes American Grille, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Jacksonville Cost: Free Contact: 256-405-4366 events Wine Tasting When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Tyson Art & Frame, 3326 Henry Road, Anniston Cost: $5 Contact: 256-236-9910 Darts When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: VFW Post 924, 100 U.S. Highway 431, Anniston Cost: Free. Public welcome.

Contact: 256-238-8047 ★★★ Exhibits Art exhibit What: Ongoing exhibit by East Alabama Artistis Inc.

and other gallery artists including oil and acrylic paintings, works on paper, pottery, gourds, jewelry and fiber arts.

When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday Where: Noble Gallery inside Nunnally’s Custom Framing, 1014 Noble St., Anniston Cost: Free Contact: 256-237-5921 Out of the Vault: Selections from The Illustrated History of Weaponry What: Berman Museum of World History unfurls the first in a new series of changing exhibitions set to feature rare and unique collections items, not on permanent display.

When: 10 a.m.-5 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday Where: Berman Museum of World History, 840 Museum Drive, Anniston Cost: $5 per adult; $ 4.50 per senior (age 60+); $4 per child (ages 4-17); children under 3 are free Contact: 256-237-6261 or www.bermmanmuseum.org

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Brown says his new album represents healing

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody Associated Press

NEW YORK — Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he’s spent so much time trying to get his life on track.

Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he’s ready to return to his solo career with the album “Masterpiece,” due out June 5.

“It’s what I’ve been through throughout my life, and just trying to heal myself through my music,” the 43-year-old singer said in a recent interview.

“Masterpiece” is Brown’s first album in 14 years. He was a multiplatinum star with New Edition and later developed his solo career.

But his well-documented battle with drugs and his legal woes led to his musical decline.

His turbulent marriage to Whitney Houston further eroded his image.

In a recent interview with the “Today” show’s Matt Lauer, Brown denied that he got his late ex-wife addicted to drugs. Houston’s career was derailed by her drug use, which came to the public’s attention during her marriage to Brown. The superstar drowned in February in Beverly Hills, Calif.; her death was complicated by heart disease and cocaine use, according to authorities.

“The Matt Lauer interview was just for me to clear the air about what everyone was feeling about my ex-wife’s death,” Brown said.

Although he was arrested for DUI in March, Brown insists he has been drugfree for more than seven years. He said his attempt to get his life in order is part of the reason why the album took so long to make.

“When you’re working on yourself, you have to really concentrate on working on yourself and it takes a back seat to what you want to do and what I’m gonna do,” he said.

Brown says “Masterpiece,” which he started working on last year, is “the best album I’ve done so far.

“But I’m going to do better in the near future,” he said. “I just want to get back to what I do, which is entertainment, and this is the start to me getting back to what I want to do.”

Brown is engaged to his manager, Alicia Etheridge, with whom he has a young son.

He also has other older children, including 19-year-old Bobbi Kristina, his only child with Houston.

Brown said he and Etheridge plan a private wedding, and described his life as content.

“I’m happy right now in my life, I’m comfortable with who I am,” he said. “It’s just better.”

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Singer Bobby Brown performs with New Edition at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Brown’s new solo album ‘Masterpiece’ is due out on June 5.

Gregg Allman bears and shares in new memoir

By Melissa Ruggieri Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATLANTA — It’s fitting that Gregg Allman had to alter some dates on his book signing tour because of a health scare.

After experiencing arrhythmia, he was cleared recently by the Mayo Clinic to embark on the book outing and a summer Allman Brothers tour.

In the just-released “My Cross to Bear” (William Morrow/HarperCollins, $27.99), Allman’s autobiography written with music journalist Alan Light, Allman digs back to his earliest days in Daytona, Fla., when racism was prevalent and he and brother Duane learned their first guitar licks, to the recent years with a new liver and,

last fall, playing at the Country Music Association Awards with the Zac Brown Band.

The pages in between are filled with breezy anecdotes recounted with surprising clarity for someone who ingested massive amounts of drugs and alcohol, as Allman, 64, admits to not so much with shame, but with the wisdom of someone who now knows better.

There is much for Georgians to relish — Macon natives especially — but there are other tidbits such as Allman’s mention of Atlanta promoter Toby Gunn, who booked the band’s first tour (when they were known as the Allman Joys) for $440 a week, to

reminiscing about the Allman Brothers’ first gig at Piedmont Park in the spring of 1969.

“From the very beginning, we were too loud. I was always saying, ‘Guys, it’s just too damn loud,’ but the only one who would pay any attention was (drummer) Jaimoe (Johanson),” Allman writes about the concert.

Allman shows much affection for Johanson, even stating that he loves the drummer as much as he did brother Duane.

As for the mythical guitar hero of the band, he is always, seemingly, at the forefront of Allman’s thoughts.

How did Allman deal with his grief after Duane’s fatal motorcycle accident?

For the first 10 years, by reliving his death every day.

Allman still carries the guilt of his last conversation with Duane: a lie he told his brother about

stealing some of his cocaine.

But, as he is apt to do, Allman wades through the muck to find the glint of hope.

“Do I believe in reincarnation? After seeing Derek Trucks, how could I not?” he asks rhetorically, talking about the young ace guitarist nephew of original Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks.

Duane stories aside, there are also finally answers to trivia that has been subject to years of rumors and incorrectly repeated stories.

Where did the title of “Melissa” come from? When Allman, needing a three-syllable name for the song, overheard a woman in a grocery store calling to her granddaughter, “No, wait, Melissa.”

What was it like being married to Cher? It wasn’t the worst thing in the world, Allman decides.

“We had our good times, we had our bad times. We were just different in a whole bunch of ways,” he says in a chapter that traces their fast, passionate union and its equally abrupt dissolution.

Allman spends a bit of time explaining the discovery of his liver condition, which he blames primarily on the unsanitary conditions of needles used for his first tattoos, inked when he was 20, and his eventual transplant.

It’s a startling brush with mortality that leads to him pondering his good fortunes over the years as well as the turmoil.

But, he determines in the closing paragraphs, if he died today, “I have had me a blast.”

However, his decision as to whether he’d like to relive those experiences just might come as a surprise.

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Review | Music

New Willie Nelson album lacks focus

By Michael Mccall

also the bevy of collaborators, from familiar partners like Ray Associated Press Price to newer buddies like Snoop Willie Nelson, “Heroes” (Sony Dogg (who croons tunelessly on Legacy) “Roll Me Up,” Nelson’s latest ode Willie Nelson returns to the to pot, which also includes vocal Sony label family, home to his contributions from Jamey greatest commercial triumphs, Johnson and Kris Kristofincluding “Red Headed ferson).

Stranger” and The most frequent “Stardust.” As duet partner is his son prolific as anyLukas Nelson, who one of his time, joins nine of the 14 Nelson recordings songs. It’s admirable fly with a frequency for a father to want to that speaks of his boost his son’s fledgmusical spontaneity ling career, but it and his willingness to does the music no favors. record with whomever His son’s voice has Willie’s reedy he desires. Therefore, his tone, but little of its musicality or albums sometime get lost from range, making this collection less sheer volume — and a lack of heroic than it could have been. focus and consistency.

CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: Sony Legacy respectfully Nelson has cut the Wayne Carpositions “Heroes” as more artson song “A Horse Called Music” fully considered, but other than before, even making it the title a remarkable take on Coldplay’s cut of a 1989 album. But he’s “The Scientist,” there’s little that never conveyed its message about separates the album from Nelson’s devoting yourself to your art more avalanche of releases. There’s the sympathetically. He’s joined by all-over-the-map covers, from old friend Merle Haggard, who Pearl Jam to Bob Wills. There’s certainly rises to the occasion.

It kicks off with a roar on the title track, co-written with Pharrell Williams of The Adam Lambert “Trespass- Neptunes. “Trespassing” ing” (RCA/19) employs a drill team stompOn his debut album three and-clap intro backing years ago, Adam Lambert was up chanting lyrfresh off a runner-up “Ameriics, propelled can Idol” finish, and eager to by a booming show off his amazing vocal bass line and range. The result was an alldrum beat very things-to-everyone album reminiscent of Queen’s “Anothranging from classic rock er One Bites crunch to hip-hop heat, with an over-the-top ballad or two The Dust.” That’s entirely appropriate thrown in. as Lambert may or On “Trespassing,” his secmay not still wind up succeedond studio album, Lambert narrows the focus to profitable ing Freddy Mercury in the dance pop (though the hyper- 1970s and '80s supergroup.

“Cuckoo” leans heavily on emotional ballads still force synthesizer and a pounding their way in). The result is a more consistent but less-grati- beat, and seems destined to become a dance club favorfying sophomore offering.

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Songs 1. “Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa),” Maroon 5 2. “Somebody That I Used to Know,“ Gotye 3. “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen 4. “Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber 5. “We Are Young,” Fun. 6. “Wild Ones (feat. Sia),” Flo Rida 7. “Starships,” Nicki Minaj 8. “What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction 9. “Dance Again (feat. Pitbull),” Jennifer Lopez 10. “No Lie (feat. Drake),” 2 Chainz Albums 1. “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood 2. “Neck of the Woods,” Silversun Pickups 3. “21,” Adele 4. “Strange Clouds,” B.o.B 5. “Up All Night,” One Direction 6. “Hello,” Karmin 7. “Strangeland,” Keane 8. “Making Mirrors,” Gotye 9. “Blunderbuss,” Jack White 10. “Little Broken Hearts,” Norah Jones

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Willie Nelson performs at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., May 11.

Lambert goes dance pop on new album

By Wayne Parry

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ite this summer, along with “Kickin’ In,” a Prince soundalike that deals with the feeling of getting drunk.

“Shady” features assists from Nile Rodgers and Sam Sparro, and the next single, “Never Close Our Eyes” was co-written by Bruno Mars, featuring a flamenco guitar over a dance club beat.

“Pop That Lock” has a groove that would be at home on an LMFAO album, and “Outlaws Of Love” is another of Lambert’s heartfelt declarations that as long as love is real, it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks of it.

If dance music or the club

scene is your thing, then you’ll love most of this album. But if you like Adam Lambert the Renaissance Man as shown in his debut, you might be left wishing for a bit more vairiety.

CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: “Underneath” is another one of those trademark Adam Lambert performance pieces, drenched in emotion and vocal gymnastics that would be perfectly suited to the Broadway stage. But Lambert has the talent to pull it off: Simply put, this guy probably has the best voice of any pop star working today. Even on less-than-stellar material, his soaring voice that then swoops down to a whisper can take your breath away.

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Tadanobu Asano, left, and Taylor Kitsch are shown in a scene from ‘Battleship,’ open in theaters today. The alien action movie is loosely based on the board game.

‘Battleship’ loud, dumb but stays af loat

By Christy Lemire

rock anthems meant to pump up the crowd even further. (The soundtrack includes AC/DC’s “Battleship” is big, dumb fun “Thunderstruck” at one signifithat knows it’s big, dumb fun and cant moment, a song that’s seementhusiastically embraces its big, ingly been played during the final dumb, fun nature. two minutes of every NBA playoff Director Peter Berg has crafted game since the dawn of time. But an almost fetishistic homage to it is effective.) No, it’s not subtle Michael Bay — like Bay’s “Transbetween the annihilation caused formers” series, this is yet another by alien invaders and the rousing action extravaganza inspired by a sense of patriotism that’s the real Hasbro product — with its epic set weapon in this battle. pieces, swaggering bravado, panThen again, would you really oramic skies and cheesy romance. expect (or want) subtlety from It doesn’t lean all the way into this type of big-budget summer parody, but rather feels more like a escape? At least screenwriters Jon faithful and knowing approximaand Erich Hoeber showed enough tion of a very specific, muscular restraint to avoid including the genre: one of those the-world-isfamous line from game’s TV comending-we’re-all-gonna-die mov- mercials: “You sank my battleies. And because it’s a little cheeky ship!” and doesn’t seem to take itself Speaking of blockbusters, Taytotally seriously, it’s more enjoylor Kitsch gets more to work with able than one might expect from a here than he did earlier this year in movie based on a board game cre- another behemoth, “John Carter,” ated in the 1960s. as our hero, Alex Hopper. A slacker Yes, it can be deafeningly and troublemaker at the film’s noisy between the crunch and start, he joins the Navy at the insisshriek of giant metal objects fight- tence of his straight-laced older ing each other and the blaring brother, Stone (Alexander SkarsAssociated Press

gard). A certain gorgeous blonde named Sam (Brooklyn Decker) also provides some inspiration.

Flash forward and Alex is a lieutenant on one Naval destroyer while Stone is the commanding officer of another. Both answer to Admiral Shane (a withering, well-cast Liam Neeson) who happens to be Sam’s father. They’re all taking part in some international war games off the Hawaiian coast when — oops! — a friendly satellite signal sent to a newly discovered planet that looks a lot like ours in a neighboring galaxy provokes some angry extra-terrestrials.

What could these beings possibly want, besides the usual world domination? It’s never really clear and theoretically it doesn’t really matter; gawking at the ensuing spectacle is the reason we’re all here. A cluster of spaceships hurtles toward Earth, shredding sections of Hong Kong before plunging into the Pacific Ocean.

Alex and a couple other crew members — one of whom is a weapons expert played by a smart-

battleship HH1/2 rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language Running time: 2:11 Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Rihanna

alecky Rihanna in her film debut — hop in a smaller boat to have a little look-see at the strange, giant objects protruding from the water and trigger a massive, dome-like force field.

From there, “Battleship” consists of an increasingly intense but ultimately repetitive back-andforth between our military might and the aliens’ more sophisticated ships. The action sequences are impressively glossy and detailed and not inscrutable like some of the protracted “Transformers” showdowns; the bad guys’ mean, circular doo-dads that resemble giant tires with vicious metal teeth are especially cool. At the same

time, Sam, a physical therapist, finds herself trapped while hiking on Oahu with one of her patients, an Army lieutenant who lost his legs in combat. (He’s played by Gregory D. Gadson, a decorated Iraq war veteran who had both legs amputated after suffering injuries from an improvised explosive device; it’s an inspiring film debut). Of all the mountains on all the islands in all the world, they just happen to be right near the remote satellite center that the aliens want to take over to ... phone home, maybe? Again, the motives are a tad blurry. Suffice it to say, the script needed to put Alex’s girlfriend in danger. This also allows them to team up with the skittish Cal (Hamish Linklater), the scientist who ran the place that originated the transmissions, for a little nerdy comic relief.

And if nothing within this multitude of elements works for you, don’t worry. There’s surely a movie based on Connect Four in the works somewhere.

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Naval officers participate in a global effort to fight off invading aliens.

With Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna. Written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber. Directed by Peter Berg. dark shadows

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In 1772, after breaking a witch’s heart, an inveterate playboy is turned into a vampire and buried alive for 200 years, at which point he is inadvertently freed and emerges into a very different world. With Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter and Eva Green.

Written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Directed

by Tim Burton. the hunger games

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In the post-apocalyptic ruins of North America, a teenage girl competes in a nationally televised battle to the death against 23 of her peers. With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson.

The dictator

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A political strongman will stop at nothing to keep democracy out of his oppressed nation.

With Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris and John C. Reilly. Written

by Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer. Directed by Larry Charles.

The lucky one

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A Marine returns home from his third tour of duty in Iraq with his good-luck charm: a found photo of a woman he’s never met but intends to find and thank. think like a man

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Four men have their love lives shaken up when the women they are pursuing read a relationship-advice book and take its lessons to heart.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting

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Five couples have their intertwined lives turned upside down by impending parenthood. With Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, the avengers Elizabeth Banks and HHH, 2:23, PG-13 Chace Crawford. WritA team of superheroes including Iron Man, ten by Shauna Cross and Heather Hach. Directed Captain America, the

by Kirk Jones.

Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris RATING: H poor, HH fair, Evans, Mark Ruffalo and HHH good, HHHH Chris Hemsworth. excellent, NR: not rated

May 18-24, 2012 NEW ON DVD and blu-ray

‘Albert Nobbs,’ ‘The Grey’ top new DVD releases

By Rick Bentley

“The Grey,” Grade B: A group of survivors of a McClatchy Newspapers plane crash must battle This week’s DVD a pack of hungry wolves. releases have a real manly Liam Neeson stars. quality.

Unlike the traditional “Albert Nobbs,” Grade horror film, “The Grey” B-plus: Some of the most doesn’t allow for passive powerful moments in films viewing. Joe Carnahan shot are those with no dialogue the film in sub-zero weathand little action. It’s in these er, giving it an authentic moments that you can tell feel. the difference between From the men strugthose hired to act in movies gling to make their way and those who really act. through waist-deep snow Oscar nominee Glenn to the dramatic curl of their Close shows in “Albert frozen breath, “The Grey” Nobbs” her superlative reaches out with icy fingers acting skills by turning to pull the viewer into the scenes where the camera ordeal. The movie also gets just lingers on her face strength from a script by into emotionally explosive Carnahan and Ian Mackenmoments. In her eyes you zie Jeffers, which sets aside see the pain, frustration, time to learn about these fear and hope that her char- men. These are not just vicacter faces as she lives her tims; they’re three-dimenlife as a lie. sional characters driven by This is a quietly powera variety of factors. ful film that works because “Hell on Wheels: The of Close’s skill. She breathes Complete First Season,” life into the character with Grade B-plus: The cable such dignity that you will series looks at the deadly hang on every word that’s and corrupt world around the construction of the not said.

transcontinental railroad following the Civil War. The show’s name comes from the tent city that moved alongside the track as the railroad was being built.

The series revolves around an anti-hero, Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount), a former Confederate soldier who joins up with the railroad crew, first as a way to get revenge for a war crime but eventually as part of the madness that creeps across the American heartland.

It’s a powerful story that looks at the people who lived and died to help make this country grow.

Also new on DVD this week: “Rampart”: A veteran police officer battles for his own survival. Woody Harrelson stars.

“Flashpoint: The Fourth Season”: An elite police team takes on the toughest assignments.

“Chronicle”: Young men struggle to deal with their superpowers.

“The War”: Ken Burns’ seven-part film that explores the history and horror of World War II. “One for the Money”: An out of work woman gets a job at a bail bonding company. Katherine Heigl stars.

“Emily’s Reasons Why Not: The Complete Series”: Heather Graham stars in the short-lived TV series.

“The Universe: The Complete Season Six”: Cable series offers look beyond the stars.

“Diana Ross — Live In Central Park”: More than a million fans attended the two concerts featured in the film.

“Hazel: The Complete Third Season”: Shirley Booth stars. “eCupid”: An overworked ad executive wants to change his life.

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Expect laughs in ‘What to Expect ’

By Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune News Service

“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” is a “Valentine’s Day” take on impending parenthood. Assorted couples cope with pregnancies, planned and unplanned, adoption and the epic change that is coming to their lives.

It’s wafer-thin, but it has plenty of laughs — a lot of them involving pregnant women’s bodily functions, the rest coming from Chris Rock, who unloads lots of daddy-to-be wisdom on one prospective father. But what’s surprising is how touching this film from the director of “Waking Ned Devine” manages to be. Kirk Jones and the screenwriters found real pathos in adapting the Heidi Murkoff self-help book, dubbed America’s “pregnancy bible.”

Elizabeth Banks plays Wendy, a selfhelp book author, a pregnancy “expert” who has never been able to get pregnant herself. Until now. She and hubby Gary (Ben Falcone) are all set to glow with the “angel’s kisses” of “this miracle.” And then her husband’s ex-race car driver dad (Dennis Quaid) and his trophy bride (Brooklyn Decker) one-up them. Father and mother-in-law are expecting twins.

Anna Kendrick is the food-truck chef whose one-night tumble with a high school flame (Chace Crawford), also a food-truck cook, put her in a family way.

Cameron Diaz is a super-fit TV fitness guru newly pregnant with her “Celebrity Dance Factor” partner (Matthew Morrison of TV’s “Glee”). Sure, she found out she was pregnant by throwing up on live TV. But she figures as fit as she is, she can do this pregnancy thing in her spare time.

And Jennifer Lopez and Rodrigo Santoro are buying the house and prepping for an adoption. Santoro’s Alex is the guy his wife sends to a “dudes group,” daddies with toddlers who trundle their kids through the parks of Los Angeles. And that’s where daddy Chris Rock presides.

“Ready? There’s no such thing as READY,” Rock’s character, Vic, bellows.

“You just jump on a moving train, and DIE.” He and his crew make a lot of death jokes about what life is like after a baby enters the house. And cracks about the man’s loss of parity when there’s an infant in tow.

“Women pretty much control the baby universe,” so yeah, you’re buying a house,

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Matthew Morrison, left, and Cameron Diaz are shown in a scene from ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting.’ yeah, you’re deferring on every major decision regarding the baby. And yeah, babies “are where happiness goes to DIE.” In montages, couples visit obstetricians or explain their state of mind to friends or colleagues. Couples bicker over matters big — circumcision, the baby’s name — and small. Couples struggle to endure, as couples, the strains of unplanned pregnancies.

Every so often, the “dudes group” (Thomas Lennon is a member, and the very funny Joe Manganiello is the single, womanizing photographer-jock they idolize) gathers to dispense more warnings to Alex.

And then we return to Wendy, who has built a career out of romanticizing this experience, but who has no more clue about what she’s facing than her daft assistant (Australian comic Rebel Wilson,

who is OUT there). If Rock is the voice of comic wisdom in “What to Expect,” Banks is its heart. She brings pathos and humor to a character who is hell-bent on loving this circle of life thing, until she’s overwhelmed.

Interestingly, the actresses involved in this movie all chose to play characters outside their own parenting experience.

Lopez has children, and plays a woman who can’t. Banks, playing a woman determined to love pregnancy, had her baby through a surrogate. Kendrick and Diaz and model-turned-actress Decker aren’t moms — yet.

That doesn’t hurt the film, which is basically a light, superficial and frothy little romp through the pregnancy experience. It’s choppy and episodic, and funny — especially when Rock, a veteran dad in real life — is holding court. But the

what to expect when you’re expecting HH1/2 rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language Running time: 1:38 Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, Chris Rock, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Kendrick, Dennis Quaid, Matthew Morrison, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker

overarching message is both moving and amusing.

Expecting a baby? You have no idea what to expect.

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‘Dictator’ falls between ‘Borat’ and ‘Bruno’

By Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune

For most of its quick and extremely dirty running time, the new Sacha Baron Cohen offender “The Dictator” wages war with itself, crude nonsense up against crude nonsense that’s really funny. Then comes the golden ticket, the speech of speeches, the scene in which the fictional North African dictator General Admiral Haffaz Aladeen addresses a gathering in New York City, recanting his barbarous ways with a heartfelt confessional.

You Americans don’t know how good you have it here, he states. Where he comes from, he says, the top 1 percent controls most of the wealth. Leaders can’t wait to wage war on the wrong country. And on and on he goes. The joke’s both predictable and familiar, yet it kills. At the “Dictator” screening the scene started out one way, but by the end, with Cohen finessing the loutish Supreme Leader’s spiel just so, the applause in

the theater sounded positively bipartisan.

This was the old “Borat” stuff! And I wish director Larry Charles’ third outing with Cohen had more of it.

It’s maddeningly uneven, though a step up from the wearying “Bruno.” Since “Borat,” something has happened to Charles’ comic technique: The way he films simple dialogue exchanges has grown weirdly artless and often mistimed, halfway to Adam Sandler territory for broadness.

This one’s plottier than “Borat” or “Bruno,” for better or worse. When one of Aladeen’s double is assassinated, the leader’s longtime adviser (Ben Kingsley, looking a little uncomfortable) hatches a scheme involving a new double (also played

by Cohen), a visit to the dreaded America and an unlikely romance with a vegan/ feminist/Rush Limbaugh nightmare, played by Anna Faris. She’s game and a strong sparring partner for Cohen’s unending misogynist wisecracks.

Like Faris, Jason Mant-

zoukas lends valuable support, in the role of Aladeen’s former nuclear physicist presumed assassinated (by Aladeen). He turns up as one of countless refugees from Aladeen’s country, Wadiya, now living in the Manhattan subsection known as Little Wadiya.

The better gags in “The Dictator” move fast and get on with it, as when we hear a news announcer intone, “He did not know his mother, who died in childbirth,” while we see two or three seconds of footage of an armed guard smothering Aladeen’s mother with a pillow. (Harsh, but amusing).

In contrast, when Aladeen’s

clueless goat-herder double-swigs urine out of a pitcher and pours it, inadvertently, on Israeli council members ... harsh but un-

amusing. It’s not filmed correctly. Re-watch “Borat” sometime to see how fearless satirists get away with murder.

This movie’s more conventional. But it’s worth catching for Cohen’s brief shining Camelot moment at the podium.

the dictator HH rating: R for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity and some violent images Running time: 1:23 Starring: Sascha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley

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Sacha Baron Cohen, portrays Admiral General Aladeen in a scene from ‘The Dictator’ open in theaters today.

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Best Sellers From Oxford Books-A-Million (Overall store ranking)

FICTION 1. (1) DEADLOCKED by Charlaine Harris (Ace, $27.95) 2. (2) 11TH hour by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $27.99) 3. (3) The WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE by Stephen King (Scribner, $27) 4. (4) INNOCENT by David Baldacci ($27.99) 5. (5) Calico joe by John Grisham (Doubleday, $24.95) NONFICTION 1. (6) AMERICAN SNIPER by Chris Kyle (Morrow, $26.99) 2. (7) KILLING LINCOLN by Bill O’Reilly (Holt, $28) 3. (8) BOMBSHELL by Suzanne Somers (Crown, $26) 4. (9) SCREWED by Dick Morris (Broadside, $27.99) 5. (10) THE BIG MISS by Hank Haney (Crown, $26)

❱ Word up spruik \sprook\, verb; 1. To make or give a speech, especially extensively; spiel.

Quotes: He started to spruik again, but I managed to get in first. ­— C.E. Murphy, “Raven Calls” Cain and Leek spruik their foul and immoral stories by the fire at night and the rest of the men grow excited and the mood of the camp becomes restless.

— Tim Winton, “Shallows” Don’t go into your spruik for me. I don’t care what words you call it.

— A. E. Martin, “The Outsiders” Origin: Spruik is Australian slang that arose in the early 1900s. It is of unknown origin.

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Former JSU professor explores definition of truth in book “Handling Truth: Navigating the RipIn the realm of logic, tides of Rhetoric, Religion, Reason and “truths are inferences, Research” by William Melvin Gardner; or proofs that have been validated with the Logica Books, 2012; 190 pages; $12.95 methods of logic.”

By Art Gould Gardner calls Special to The Star the fourth domain “Empirica.” There “What is Truth?” truths are empirical Former Jacksonville State University findings confirmed psychology professor William Melvin and documented by Gardner asks this seminal question to research. Science open his new book, “Handling Truth.” and history own What follows is not a definition of truth, the fourth domain. but a precise, readable and easily underThe assertion stood explanation of the various ways

by Gardner that people have sought truth in all its ambiwhat is true in guity. one domain may not be true in “Truth is rarely self-evident...” Gardanother is one of the most provocative ner, a long-time Anniston resident, and insightful observations in the book. writes. “And truth is not a vague term that For example, Gardner writes: “the four remains open to definition; four clear domains do not agree on what constitutes definitions are evident in the traditional a person. Is a person an individual in tests by which assertions come to be society, an immortal soul in a temporary established truths.” body, an interacting mind and body, or Gardner, currently retired from JSU an intelligent organism? What points and living in Fairhope, identifies four mark the beginning of a human life, and “domains,” or approaches to establishing when has life ended?” the truth.

The truth about personhood is Arguing among ourselves about answered in four different ways, dependwhat is true, as in courts of law, the rheing on which domain is considering the torical method in which “statements are question: opinion, religion, academia or advanced or discredited by the process science.

Each of the four domains may lay of persuasion and debate ...” Here, truth claim to the truth about an idea, event or always remains a matter of opinion.

In the theological domain, “truths are phenomena, but no two domains may make the same arguments to support articles of faith or beliefs, arising from and tested by spiritual revelations, proph- their claims.

Thus, according to Gardner, conflictecy, sacred texts, personal enlightenment ing definitions of the truth are inevitable. or other mystical processes.”

One need look no further than the current conflict between the religious domain and the scientific domain over the truth about creation and evolution.

Gardner’s other theme in the book involves the problems that will arise when one domain attempts to export its idea of truth to another domain.

For example, returning to the question of the creation of the universe and how life came to be on Earth, Gardner asserts that when the religious domain imposes its faith-based belief in creationism onto the domain of science, the result is a blurring, or outright denial of the observable truth of evolution. The same is true in reverse: Science cannot verify matters of faith and has no business trying. No formula can prove the existence of Heaven. The two views of the truth about life must learn to coexist. It is up to each person to side with faith or side with science, according to Gardner. One cannot accept both.

There is much more of interest in Gardner’s book, including a series of questions that will help determine what kind of truth-seeker you are. The author’s thoughtful, comprehensive and unbiased examination of the ways people seek the truth make this book well-worth the time to hunt it down.

For more information or to purchase the book, visit www.handlingtruth.com.

Art Gould is a former newspaper reporter and book publisher. He lives in Anniston.

Ethan Gage returns in ‘Emerald Storm’

By Jeff Ayers Associated Press

William Dietrich brings back his hero, Ethan Gage, in an early 19th-century swashbuckling adventure, “The Emerald Storm.”

Gage is married with a young son. He’s tired of the adventurous life working for Napoleon Bonaparte and wants to retire in luxury. He

has recently stumbled on a rare emerald worth a fortune, but when he tries to sell it, trouble ensues. A corrupt police commissioner believes the emerald is part of a larger treasure, so he kidnaps Gage’s son to compel Gage to find the remaining hoard.

When Gage and his wife arrive in Haiti to start their search for both their son and the riches, they soon learn

that others are looking for the lost treasure of Montezuma.

The British want it to fund a slave revolt; the French want the money to assist in funding the war with Britain. Can they rescue their son and keep their enemies at bay?

Dietrich seamlessly blends historical fact with fiction. A historical note at the end of the novel reveals the real people that Gage meets. It’s fun to

see him interact with so many familiar men and women throughout history. Dietrich also has a knack for making the world of 1803 come alive. The novel starts slowly but persistence pays off in a grand way.

Newcomers will have reminders from Gage himself about previous adventures because he likes to brag. Readers will see an obvious direction for the next Gage adventure.

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‘Starhawk’ soars, with a bumpy landing

By Lou Kesten Associated Press

Here’s the problem with science fiction video games: At some point, you know you’re going to run into some alien race that wants to crush humanity. From “Halo” to “Gears of War” to “Mass Effect,” the scenario is so familiar it’s become exhausting. One can only save the universe so many times.

So it’s refreshing to jump into “Starhawk” (Sony, $59.99, for the PlayStation 3), where the stakes are a bit more humble.

The heroes are just a bunch of working stiffs trying to make a living by mining an exotic substance called “rift energy.” The villains — well, they’re human, too, except they’ve mutated into bloodthirsty monsters after being exposed to too much of the glowing blue fuel.

The protagonist, Emmett Graves, falls somewhere in between, part human Rifter, part mutant Outcast. He’s been ostracized because of his expo-

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Space miners try to protect their claim from a mutant invasion in this scene from ‘Starhawk.’ sure to rift energy, but maintains his grip on sanity. When his hometown on the planet Dust reaches out for help, he answers the call.

“Starhawk” has the flavor of a classic Western, with the noble but tormented gunslinger defending a ramshackle frontier town from ruthless outlaws. The

twangy soundtrack reinforces the connection; sci-fi fans will be reminded of Joss Whedon’s cult space opera “Firefly.”

Emmett’s odyssey is presented as a series of set pieces broken up by comic book-like exposition. One mission may have you storming an Outcast fortress; the next may have you

defending the town of White Sands from invasion.

“Starhawk” adds a nifty strategic element: Killing Outcasts earns you rift energy, which you can spend to build offensive or defensive structures. You can build walls, watchtowers or turrets to defend your turf, or you can call up garages that squirt out land speeders or fighter jets.

Those jets — “Hawks” — are essential to the game’s best feature: its thrilling outer space combat. Much of the “Starhawk” development team worked on 2007’s flight combat simulator “Warhawk,” and their experience pays off. Three-dimensional aerial combat can be confusing, but I never felt overwhelmed in “Starhawk,” no matter how many Outcast raiders were chasing me.

Usually, when a game has so many different elements, some are less successful than others. But I was surprised by how nimbly “Starhawk” shifts among genres, from third-per-

son shooter to tower defense to dogfighting.

The single-player campaign, however, isn’t entirely satisfying. About six hours long, it’s stubbornly linear. Despite the intriguing setup, the missions never become a compelling drama. Essentially, it feels like an extended tutorial for all the cool tools you can use in multiplayer matches.

And yet, online competition isn’t thoroughly realized either.

“Starhawk” offers a basic set of familiar multiplayer modes, like deathmatch and capture-theflag, but nothing original. I’m impressed by its sprawling battlefields and 32-player matches, but it remains to be seen how well the PlayStation nation will adjust to its more strategic elements.

As a complete package, “Starhawk” feels somewhat undercooked. But when you’re soaring through space in your Hawk, it’s exhilarating. Two-and-a-half stars out of four.

Nintendo’s new console will steal spotlight at E3 It was recently annouced that the release of the first-person shooter game “BioShock Infinite” will be delayed until February 2013 to allow the developer more time to polish the title. I’m all for that, but “Infinite” was literally the only game I was looking forward to this year.

This was a big burst to my gaming bubble, and Chris I’m not the only gamer Pittman not in love with “Call of iSpy Duty.”

Luckily, the biggest gaming convention of the year is less than a month away. Surely I will find something special to fill that void.

All of the hotshots in the gaming industry will convene in Los Angeles next month for the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Many of the biggest announce-

ments in gaming are made during this annual event.

Nintendo is in the driver’s seat as they will likely be the only company to announce a new console. The reunveiling of the Wii U should be a sight to behold, especially since a new Mario game has already been confirmed to be at the show.

Expect the big N to make tons of announcements for the 3DS. The handheld already has a strong lineup, and a few more big releases could make it the machine to have this year.

Microsoft will surely continue to push Kinect as the future of games.

The biggest question mark falls on the company’s usual sure-fire hit, “Halo.” The fourth iteration in the series is the first developed outside of Bungie. 343 Studios will need to blow everyone away with its vision of the character Master Chief, or Microsoft might lose a chunk of its hardcore following.

Sony would be wise to put the focus on the PlayStation Vita. Sales for the new portable have been dismal, and the software outlook is rather bleak at the moment.

The machine is extremely powerful and the OLED screen makes visuals pop out like no other hardware. Let’s hope Sony can add some killer software to take advantage of the system’s horsepower.

Third-party titles from EA, Ubi Soft and Capcom will likely share the spotlight as well.

I’m most excited to see how Nintendo handles the Wii U. The company didn’t exactly blow people away with the 3DS, though the handheld has made strides over the past six or so months.

New Mario, Star Fox and Metroid games would be enough for me to buy the console on day one.

I’m also eager to see how Sony and Microsoft handle their next-generation consoles. The current rumor is that nei-

ther will mention the successor systems this year. I find it hard to believe that both would sit back and let Nintendo announce a brand new console without at least hinting at their own futures.

I’m also hoping that Microsoft will have a few non-Kinect titles for the Xbox 360. A pure focus on the mediocre noncontroller method would be enough for me to avoid them for the year.

The new “God of War” and “The Last Of Us” could be all Sony fans need for the year.

The company is also developing a “Smash Bros.”-type game. Unfortunately, Sony doesn’t have the lovable characters like Nintendo, so I find it hard to get excited about this one.

Everything is shaping up well and it looks like this year’s E3 might be the best yet.

Of course, I say that every year.

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Animal psychic to give presentation at Tigers for Tomorrow’s Nature Fest

By LaTonya Darrisaw ldarrisaw@annistonstar.com

NATURE FEST When: Saturday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Where: Tigers for Tomorrow at Untamed Mountain, 708 County Road 345, Attalla Cost: $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 3-11 and includes parking. Private consultations with McGillivary are $25, Reiki treatments are $25, and hypnotherapy appointments are $100 for one hour.

Contact: 256-524-4150

She describes it as a ball of energy passing back and forth. Debbie McGillivray’s sixth sense and telepathic skill is reading the minds of animals.

Tigers for Tomorrow, an exotic animal park and rescue preserve, will have its first UNTAMED Nature Fest in Attalla, featuring McGillivray, a renowned animal psychic and author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Pet Psychic Communication.”

Guests can expect to learn from McGillivray, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., what their furry friends are thinking and why they may behave a certain way.

In McGillivray’s 30-minute presentation, she will go through her routine of animal communication, a process she has been doing for almost 15 years. “I really stumbled upon it,” she said. “It felt like my life’s purpose to help animals be understood and heard.”

McGillivray’s first sign of her life’s pursuit came during an encounter with a goat. “(The goat) just looked at me funny one day, and he said something different that I know didn’t come from me,” she said. “It was validation that I didn’t make these voices and images up.”

She uses her special talent to help others gain some insight about their own animals or wildlife in general.

“It’s a great feeling helping people become more aware of their animals’ vast emotions and the environment. I truly believe it’s beneficial,” McGillivray said.

If guests of Tigers for Tomorrow still have questions after McGillivray’s presentation, she will also give 10-minute private consultations. Although pets are not allowed, visitors can bring in pictures of their pets and ask McGillivray questions about the animal, even if the pet is no longer living.

Due to the limited number of consultations available, Susan Steffens, executive director at Tigers for Tomorrow, recommends calling ahead to make an appointment.

But the festivities don’t stop there. From 9:30 a.m. until 2

p.m., there will be several animal talks throughout the park.

For adults, Reiki, a Japanese stress reduction technique, as well as hypnotherapy presentations and treatments will be provided at different sessions. Kids can treat themselves to face painting and craft projects like making animal masks and Native American craftwork.

“We’re here to educate people on the animals and the environment,” Steffens said. “We wanted Debbie to be a part of this event because we’ve had workshops with her before, and we got a lot of people requesting her and wanting to know when she would be back.”

McGillivray teaches workshops for pet owners and professionals to learn how to communicate with their animals, to figure out behavioral issues or to solve baffling medical problems. McGillivray’s recent workshops have mostly been in the N.C. area, but there are opportunities for clients anywhere to host McGillivray at their homes, educational institutions or barns. Most of her private consultations are via phone. “It’s just less distracting and it gives me a chance to clear my mind for the visuals,” she said.

Through talking with the pet owner or professional handling the animal, McGillivray connects to the animal.

She asks the animals questions and the animal translates through pictures, emotions and other various ways, she said.

McGillivray said she sometimes receives feelings, images and spots, thoughts and even aches or pains in her body that correspond directly to the animal’s pain on his or her body.

“Just like people, all animals communicate in different ways,” she said. “(Animals) want to talk to us. They already talk to us through regular noises like barking, but they also communicate through their body language and with each other telepathically.”

Communicating with animals, McGillivray insists, sounds more difficult than it really is, and she suggests anyone can learn how to do it.

“Telepathy is like a muscle — the more you use it the stronger it becomes.”

Special to The Star

Animal psychic Debbie McGillivray will give a presentation at Nature Fest this weekend at Tigers for Tomorrow in Attalla.

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Animal psychic to give presentation at Tigers for Tomorrow’s Nature Fest

By LaTonya Darrisaw ldarrisaw@annistonstar.com

NATURE FEST When: Saturday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Where: Tigers for Tomorrow at Untamed Mountain, 708 County Road 345, Attalla Cost: $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 3-11 and includes parking. Private consultations with McGillivary are $25, Reiki treatments are $25, and hypnotherapy appointments are $100 for one hour.

Contact: 256-524-4150

She describes it as a ball of energy passing back and forth. Debbie McGillivray’s sixth sense and telepathic skill is reading the minds of animals.

Tigers for Tomorrow, an exotic animal park and rescue preserve, will have its first UNTAMED Nature Fest in Attalla, featuring McGillivray, a renowned animal psychic and author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Pet Psychic Communication.”

Guests can expect to learn from McGillivray, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., what their furry friends are thinking and why they may behave a certain way.

In McGillivray’s 30-minute presentation, she will go through her routine of animal communication, a process she has been doing for almost 15 years. “I really stumbled upon it,” she said. “It felt like my life’s purpose to help animals be understood and heard.”

McGillivray’s first sign of her life’s pursuit came during an encounter with a goat. “(The goat) just looked at me funny one day, and he said something different that I know didn’t come from me,” she said. “It was validation that I didn’t make these voices and images up.”

She uses her special talent to help others gain some insight about their own animals or wildlife in general.

“It’s a great feeling helping people become more aware of their animals’ vast emotions and the environment. I truly believe it’s beneficial,” McGillivray said.

If guests of Tigers for Tomorrow still have questions after McGillivray’s presentation, she will also give 10-minute private consultations. Although pets are not allowed, visitors can bring in pictures of their pets and ask McGillivray questions about the animal, even if the pet is no longer living.

Due to the limited number of consultations available, Susan Steffens, executive director at Tigers for Tomorrow, recommends calling ahead to make an appointment.

But the festivities don’t stop there. From 9:30 a.m. until 2

p.m., there will be several animal talks throughout the park.

For adults, Reiki, a Japanese stress reduction technique, as well as hypnotherapy presentations and treatments will be provided at different sessions. Kids can treat themselves to face painting and craft projects like making animal masks and Native American craftwork.

“We’re here to educate people on the animals and the environment,” Steffens said. “We wanted Debbie to be a part of this event because we’ve had workshops with her before, and we got a lot of people requesting her and wanting to know when she would be back.”

McGillivray teaches workshops for pet owners and professionals to learn how to communicate with their animals, to figure out behavioral issues or to solve baffling medical problems. McGillivray’s recent workshops have mostly been in the N.C. area, but there are opportunities for clients anywhere to host McGillivray at their homes, educational institutions or barns. Most of her private consultations are via phone. “It’s just less distracting and it gives me a chance to clear my mind for the visuals,” she said.

Through talking with the pet owner or professional handling the animal, McGillivray connects to the animal.

She asks the animals questions and the animal translates through pictures, emotions and other various ways, she said.

McGillivray said she sometimes receives feelings, images and spots, thoughts and even aches or pains in her body that correspond directly to the animal’s pain on his or her body.

“Just like people, all animals communicate in different ways,” she said. “(Animals) want to talk to us. They already talk to us through regular noises like barking, but they also communicate through their body language and with each other telepathically.”

Communicating with animals, McGillivray insists, sounds more difficult than it really is, and she suggests anyone can learn how to do it.

“Telepathy is like a muscle — the more you use it the stronger it becomes.”

Special to The Star

Animal psychic Debbie McGillivray will give a presentation at Nature Fest this weekend at Tigers for Tomorrow in Attalla.

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ST. LOUIS — Funny guy Mark Curry calls his heyday on the ’90s ABC sitcom “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper” a “beautiful time” in his life.

Curry’s fans have been hard pressed to find him in a regular role since those days, when he shared screen time with Holly Robinson Peete and Raven-Symone.

Curry has been missing in action except for 2006 headlines of a freak accident in his home, when an aerosol can exploded, leaving him with second-degree burns on about 20 percent of his body. But the L.A.-based Curry, who has a new sitcom in the works, says he hasn’t been as off the scene as it may appear.

“Where have I been? I’ve been in Vegas the last three years, and I’ve also been doing road dates and corporate engagements, honing my craft doing stand-up and getting comfortable being a comedian again,” Curry says.

“But I never left stand-up.

I just wasn’t in the mainMark J. Terrill/Associated Press stream. I was doing clubs in Arkansas, doing improv in ‘Hanging with Mr. Cooper’ star Mark Curry poses at the Tempe, Ariz. Comics steal so film premiere of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s much material I didn’t feel End,’ at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, Calif., comfortable working in L.A. in 2007. Curry is getting ready for the Royal Comedy in the Comedy Store. So I Tour and has a new sitcom in the works. went on the road. It was the only way to test myself.” he shares a stage with gut Curry says with stand-up just like with anything.”

He’s now ready for the busters such as Sommore, comedy, “you have to keep Royal Comedy Tour, where Earthquake and Bruce doing it or you’ll get rusty,

Bruce.

“I had to come prepared on this tour,” he says of the take-no-prisoners nature of some of the other comedians on the bill.

His tour mates have been omnipresent in urban comedy for many years.

“Everybody is funny, and everybody has their time and place,” says Curry, who has been influenced by Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby, among others. “I love all the guys, know them all and love them all as long as they don’t do my material. Other than that, they’re funny and bring a great point of view.”

Subjects of Curry’s set range from President Barack Obama to family to relationships with women. He doesn’t target celebrities much.

“That ain’t me,” he says.

“I see those celebrities every day. But I talk about Tiger Woods. He’s on the list.

But I still don’t get into that much.”

Curry also says he jokes about his accident, which devastated him so much that he considered suicide.

“You can joke about anything, like me trying to commit suicide, and I’m 6 feet 6,” he says. “It’s hard for someone to do that who’s 6 feet 6.

I talk about that and the fire and all of that. After it happened, I had ‘Disco Inferno’ on my answering machine. I got burned so bad I can take a hot dog off a burning grill.”

‘The Dust Bowl’ highlights PBS fall lineup

By Greg Braxton

the Great Plains and unleashed deadly dust storms in 1930s America. The PBS Los Angeles Times will also celebrate the centennial of LOS ANGELES — PBS has Woody Guthrie’s birth with a repeat of announced a fall lineup that will Burns’ “American Masters” profile on include a Ken Burns documentary and the artist Nov. 16. a British historial drama.

The network’s season will launch “The Dust Bowl,” a two-part, fourSept. 30 with the premiere of “Call The hour documentary by Burns (“The Midwife,” which depicts midwifery in Civil War,” “Baseball”) on Nov. 18 and 1950s London. The series, already a 19, chronicles the environmental disas- hit in Britain, is based on a bestselling ter that devastated the farmlands of trilogy by the late Jennifer Worths. The

six-part series will air on consecutive Sundays.

Also coming is “Broadway or Bust,” a three-part documentary premiering Sept. 9 that tracks the real-life stories of America’s top high school musical performers competing in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

The second season of Masterpiece Classic’s “Upstairs Downstairs” will debut Oct. 7.

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Pop culture Q&A

‘AGT’ back with new judge

TV CROSSWORD

By Rich Heldenfels Akron Beacon Journal

Q: I’ve never seen you review the series “Flashpoint” on ION. Don’t like it?

A: I have been reasonably entertained by the police drama, made for Canada’s CTV as well as CBS in the U.S. before moving to ION here. It’s a sturdy show, though not one that has ever been on my must-viewing list.

By the way, the fifth season, currently in production, will be the show’s last. “Every creative producer knows in their heart of hearts, in their gut, when it’s time to end a series on the creative level,” one producer told the CTV website. “And we’ve been talking about this for a very, very long time. ... We really felt that this was the right moment to do it.”

Q: What ever happened to the FCC ruling that restricted the number of minutes allowed on TV shows for commercials? Also, many news programs now put in feature stories about programs running later on the same channel.

Isn’t that considered advertising also?

A: It’s been close to 30 years since commercial time in prime-time programs was strictly limited.

At one point, the Federal Communications Commission set a maximum amount of advertising in radio and TV programs. And the National Association of Broadcasters had a standards code for stations, which included commercial limits. But in the Reagan era, the FCC embraced deregulation; its then-chairman, Mark Fowler, famously called TV nothing more than “a toaster with pictures.” And deregulation included dropping the limits on commercials.

The NAB, meanwhile, found its guidelines under fire. As the TV reference: “Stay Tuned: A Concise History of American Broadcasting” notes, “After a March 1982 decision on one small part of the advertising code went against the NAB, the government and trade association

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SiriusXM satellite radio talk show host Howard Stern speaks to the media about his new role as a judge on ‘America’s Got Talent’ at the Friars Club in New York on May 10. The show returned to air Monday.

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. signed a consent decree effectively ending both the advertising and program guideline codes.”

To be sure, those ads pay for making TV. And advertising is not entirely unchained; there have been restrictions on ads in children’s programming since the passage of the Children’s Television Act in 1990.

But in most cases, shows can have as many ads as they want — and about a third of a commercial TV program’s time slot is surrendered to commercials. And that’s not count-

ing all those onscreen graphics touting other shows and products, or the paid-for placement of products within a program. Ads are also becoming more frequent in online telecasts; I recently watched nominally noncommercial PBS’ Frontline online and sat through several ads for an upcoming movie.

So it is easy to feel as if you are being bombarded with one form of advertising or another — even if the kind of news features you describe are not technically ads.

So often do such TV profiles — as well as ones for new music, movies, books and what-not — seem flattering, they may feel like just more promotional material.

Q: When will “America’s Got Talent” return and who will the judges be?

A: The competition resumed Monday (May 14) with returning judges Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel, and new addition Howard Stern. Nick Cannon returns as host.

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Gospel Truth Lighthouse Dugger Mt. Music Sunny King Honda Show Cheers ’ Å 1st Baptist Church Saks Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS Can-U-Relate Show America’s Funniest The 2012 Billboard Music Awards Festivities recognize popular artists. (N) ’ (Live) Å ABC 33/40 News at 10PM The Zone H WJSU Home Videos Å (N) 60 Minutes ’ Å 60 Minutes ’ Å “Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt” (2012, Crime Drama) Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth. PreInside Sports ’ NUMB3RS A secret will J WIAT miere. Lawman Jesse Stone investigates two mob-related homicides. Å change the FBI team. ’ ›››› “L.A. Confidential” (1997, Crime Drama) Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce. A young police officer searches for justice in 1950s L.A. ’ L WPXH ››› “The Pelican Brief” (1993) Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington. ’ ›› “The Basketball Diaries” (1995, Drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco.

Everybody Hates Chris 30 Rock ’ Å 30 Rock “Plan B” Å Mike McClure Jr ¥ WABM The Unit “Into Hell” CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Action News Nightbeat ●Sports Zone Sunday ^ TV-2 Local Programming Criminal Minds A young woman is abducted. Å Criminal Minds “Into the Woods” ’ Å Criminal Minds “52 Pickup” ’ Å A&E Criminal Minds “Normal” Criminal Minds Solving a murder in reverse. Å ›› “U.S. Marshals” The Killing “Off the Reservation” Stan takes matters The Killing “Sayonara, Hiawatha” Richmond helps the Mad Men “Christmas Waltz” Christmas wishes; Harry The Pitch “Frangelico: The Ad Store & Kovel/Fuller” AMC (1998, Crime Drama) Å into his own hands. ’ Å investigation. (N) ’ Å helps a friend. (N) Å The Frangelico liqueur brand. (N) Å Swamp Wars Deadly creatures in southern Florida.

River Monsters Jeremy hunts a beast in Mongolia.

River Monsters “Phantom Assassin” (N) ’ River Monsters Jeremy hunts a beast in Mongolia.

ANPL Tanked ’ Planet Earth The animals that live in the jungle.

Planet Earth: Incredible Families (N) Å Planet Earth “Great Plains” Tibetan fox and lions.

BBC Planet Earth: Journeys Planet Earth “Great Plains” Tibetan fox and lions.

The Game ’ Å Let’s Stay Together Let’s Stay Together Let’s Stay Together BET ›› “Video Girl” (2010, Drama) Meagan Good, Ruby Dee, LisaRaye. A hip-hop dancer finds that fame has a dark side. Å Women Behind Bars The First 48 A serial killer shares his thoughts.

Killer Kids Young sexual offenders who kill. Å Killer Kids “Family Killers” Å Pablo Escobar: The Terror of Colombia (N) Å BIO The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Real Housewives of New Jersey (N) What Happens Housewives/NJ BRAVO Don’t Be Tardy ››› “Rocky II” (1979, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire. ’ Å CMTV ››› “Urban Cowboy” (1980, Drama) John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn. A Texas oil worker looks for love at a popular honky-tonk. ’ Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts Å Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious (N) Å Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace (N) Å COMEDY ›› “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006) Will Ferrell. Å MythBusters Taking aim at a ricochet myth. Å MythBusters “Mailbag Special” (N) ’ Å MythBusters Investigating insect myths. ’ Å MythBusters “Mailbag Special” ’ Å DISC MythBusters ’ Å Good Luck Charlie “Catch Austin & Ally Dez films Shake It Up! “Protest It A.N.T. Farm Olive’s pet ro- Jessie Emma has a crush Austin & Ally Austin and A.N.T. Farm Olive and Shake It Up! “Egg It Up” ’ Good Luck Charlie “TedDISN Me If You Can” his first big movie. (N) ’ Up” (N) ’ Å bot no longer works. on a bad boy. ’ Ally wait in line. ’ Å Fletcher have an idea. ’ Å dy’s Bear” ’ Å Keeping Up With the Kardashians Khloe and Lamar Keeping Up With the Kardashians Mrs. Eastwood & Company (Series Premiere) (N) Keeping Up With the Kardashians E! ●MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers. From Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●Baseball Tonight (N) 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Å 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Å ESPN2 ●NHRA Drag Racing Dollar General Summer Nationals. From Topeka, Kan. (N Same-day Tape) Å FAM “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007) ››› “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. New dangers lurk for Harry, Dumbledore and their friends.

Cupcake Champions “Madagascar 3” (N) Food Network Star “NYC on the Go” A food tour of New York. (N) Mystery Diners (N) Chopped Green goddess salad in the first round.

FOOD Food Network Star ●UFC Unleashed (N) World Poker Tour: Season 10 (Taped) UFC Primetime The Game 365 World Poker Tour: Season 10 FOXSS World Poker Tour ›› Step Brothers ›› “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009) Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox. Sam Witwicky holds the key to defeating an ancient Decepticon. ›› “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009) FX FXM Presents Å ›› “Alvin and the Chipmunks” (2007) Jason Lee. Three singing chipmunks become pop sensations. › “The Comebacks” (2007) David Koechner. Å FXM ››› “Horton Hears a Who!” (2008) Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ’ Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ’ Å Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å GSN Are You Smarter › “The Flower Girl” “Kiss at Pine Lake” (2012, Romance) Barry Watson, Mia Kirshner, Bill Engvall. A man rekindles an old roFrasier Frasier and Kate: Frasier Maris asks Niles Frasier Frasier buys last- Frasier Frasier declares HALL (2009) Marla Sokoloff. mance while trying to save a camp. on the air. Å for a divorce. ’ Å minute gifts. ’ Å his love for Kate. Å Game of Thrones Theon holds down the fort. (N) Veep “Nicknames” (N) Girls “The Return” (N) Game of Thrones Theon holds down the fort. Å HBO ››› “X-Men: First Class” (2011, Action) James McAvoy. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Best of Holmes on Homes “Super Structures” (N) Holmes Inspection “Bigger Not Better” ’ Å Holmes Inspection Flipped house. ’ Å Holmes on Homes Preventing renovation disasters.

H&G Holmes on Homes Å Ax Men Craig and Wayne Ax Men “Up in Smoke” Shelby chases gold in Lake Ax Men “Betting It All” Joe is pushed to his breaking Ax Men “The Ax Stops Here” (Season Finale) Craig Ax Men “Swamp Gold” Craig and Wayne plot a prank HIST plot a prank on Dave.

Ponchartrain. Å point. (N) Å forces Gabe to make a choice. (N) Å on Dave. Å Army Wives Frank questions his resolve. (N) Å The Client List Riley coaches an insecure client. (N) › “The Resident” (2011) Hilary Swank. Å LIFE › “The Resident” (2011) Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Premiere. Å “The Pool Boys” (2009, Comedy) Matthew Lillard, Efren Ramirez. ’ ‘R’ Å ›› “The Change-Up” (2011, Comedy) Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann. ’ ‘NR’ Å MAX ›› “The A-Team” (2010) Liam Neeson. ‘NR’ Å Two Weeks in Hell ’ Å Two Weeks in Hell ’ Å Ultimate Weapons Rapid dominance weapons. ’ MILIT Wings Over the Gulf ’ Ultimate Weapons Rapid dominance weapons. ’ ›› “Notorious” (2009, Biography) Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Jamal Woolard. Based on the life of slain rapper Christopher Wallace. ’ MTV ››› “Boyz N the Hood” (1991, Drama) Larry Fishburne, Ice Cube. ’ George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview Wicked Tuna “Grudge Match” (N) Empire An examination of the skyscraper.

NGEO Inside the Green Berets Empire An examination of the skyscraper. (N) That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å NICK SpongeBob SquarePants That ’70s Show ’ Å Do We Need the Moon? ’ Å Base Camp Moon Plans to establish base camp. ’ The Planets “Sun” Predicting the sun’s behavior.

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TBN Live From Holy Land ››› “The Hangover” (2009, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. Three pals must find a missing groom after a wild bash. Å ››› “The Hangover” (2009, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. Å TBS ›› Old School (2003) ›››› “The Spirit of St. ››› “Captain From Castile” (1947, Adventure) Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero. Premiere. A Spanish noble escapes Inquisi- ›› “A Gentleman at Heart” (1942, Romance-Comedy) Cesar Romero, Carole TCM Louis” (1957) Å tion by exploring with Cortez.

Landis. Premiere. Two crooks find that art can be as profitable as crime.

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CNN Presents: Selling Miracles Piers Morgan Tonight CNN Newsroom (N) CNN Presents: Selling Miracles CNN CNN Newsroom (N) British House/Commons Road to the White House Q&A CSPAN Washington This Week Q & A Book TV Book TV: After Words Book TV Book TV CSPAN2 Book TV Huckabee (N) FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace ’ Å Geraldo at Large (N) ’ Å Huckabee FNC FOX Report (N) Caught on Camera A race car driver hitting the wall. Caught on Camera “Bad Behavior” In Coldest Blood Inside a Crack House A gang of drug dealers.

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Crimes of the KKK Å BIO The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Real Housewives of New Jersey Bethenny Ever After “Unregrettable” (N) What Happens Bethenny Ever After BRAVO Don’t Be Tardy Kitchen Nightmares Struggling seafood restaurant.

Kitchen Nightmares “Handlebar” ’ Å Kitchen Nightmares An Italian restaurant in debt.

CMTV Kitchen Nightmares ’ Kitchen Nightmares “Sabatiello’s” ’ Å It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny It’s Always Sunny South Park Å South Park “The Snuke” COMEDY ›› “Office Space” (1999, Comedy) Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston. Å American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior (N) ’ Å American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior (N) ’ Å Outlaw Empires “American Bikers” (N) ’ Å American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior ’ Å DISC American Chopper Good Luck Charlie “Story Good Luck Charlie “Catch ››› “A Bug’s Life” (1998, Fantasy) Voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey. Animat- Phineas and Ferb “Robot A.N.T. Farm Chyna gets a Jessie Zuri plans a tea Austin & Ally “Club OwnDISN Time” ’ Å Me If You Can” ed. Insects help an ant fend off grasshoppers. ’ ‘G’ Å Rodeo” ’ Å new designer bag. ’ party. ’ Å ers & Quinceaneras” ’ E! News (N) Fashion Police Mrs. Eastwood & Company Keeping Up With the Kardashians Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (N) (Live) Å ●30 for 30 Å ●NFL Live Å ●SportsNation Colin Cowherd and Michelle Beadle.

30 for 30 Å ESPN2 ●NFL Live (N) Å The Secret Life of the American Teenager (N) ’ Pretty Little Liars “Eye of the Beholder” ’ Å The Secret Life of the American Teenager Å The 700 Club “John Smoltz; Kelly Caroll” Å FAM Secret-Teen Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Invention Hunters (N) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Meat Men Diners, Drive FOOD Diners, Drive UEFA Magazine World Poker Tour: Season 10 World Poker Tour: Season 10 FOXSS ●UEFA Champions League Soccer Finals: Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea. From Allianz Arena Stadium.

Two and a Half Men ’ ››› “The Simpsons Movie” (2007) Voices of Dan Castellaneta. Animated. Homer must save the world from catastrophe. ››› “The Simpsons Movie” (2007, Comedy) Voices of Dan Castellaneta.

FX ›› “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007, Science Fiction) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. Å ›› “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007, Science Fiction) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. Å FXM FXM Presents 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 Prairie Little House on the Prairie “The Older Brothers” Mr. Little House on the Prairie “Once Upon a Time” Laura Frasier Frasier has a new Frasier “Father of the Frasier An on-air prank Frasier Frasier and Niles HALL “Sins of the Fathers” Edwards involved in robbery. Å wins a writing contest. Å girlfriend. ’ Å Bride” ’ Å targets Frasier. ’ Å vie as art critics. Å ››› “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” (2011, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å The Ricky Gervais Show ›› Hall Pass (2011) ‘R’ HBO 24/7: Road to Pacquiao Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å Property Virgins Å Property Virgins Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Love It or List It Eddie has had little time. Å H&G Love It or List It “Milne” Love It or List It “Kowalik Family” Robert and Kim. Pawn Stars “Spidey Pawn Stars A collection of Pawn Stars “Mile High American Pickers “Feudin’ Pickers” An old store with Pawn Stars A panel off a Pawn Stars “What the American Pickers “Civil War Pickings” The guys look HIST Cents” Å 1970’s mini bikes.

Club” Å Hatfield customers. (N) Å SR-71 Blackbird. (N) Truck” (N) Å for Civil War items. Å ››› “Selena” (1997, Biography) Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos. Mexican-American singer skyrockets to fame. Å The Client List Riley coaches an insecure client.

Prank My Mom Å LIFE Reba ’ Å ›› “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” (2003, Fantasy) Sean Connery. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å MAX ››› “X-Men 2” (2003, Fantasy) Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman. A right-wing militarist pursues the mutants. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å JFK: Inside the Target Car JFK assassination. ’ Saving Ronald Reagan ’ Å JFK: Inside the Target Car JFK assassination. ’ MILIT Triggers: Change True Life ’ Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness (N) ’ Money From Strangers Teen Wolf Origins (N) ’ MTV True Life ’ Street Heat: High Speed Justice Wild Justice Rescuing a couple from a cliff. (N) Witness: Joplin Tornado (N) Street Heat: High Speed Justice NGEO Wild Justice That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å NICK Fred: The Show ’ Å How the Universe Works “Alien Moons” ’ Å How the Universe Works “Supernovas” ’ Å How the Universe Works “Extreme Stars” ’ Å How the Universe Works “Alien Moons” ’ Å SCIENCE How It’s Made ’ Å Weeds “Synthetics” ’ Episodes “Episode 2” The Borgias Juan returns from Spain. ’ Å Nurse Jackie ’ Å The Big C “How Bazaar” The Borgias Juan returns from Spain. ’ Å SHOW ›› Beastly (2011) Å 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 Hot Rod TV (N) ’ Hot Rod TV ’ Two Guys Garage (N) Two Guys Garage SPEED ●Pass Time World’s Wildest Police Videos (N) ’ Å Undercover Stings (N) Undercover Stings ’ World’s Wildest Police Videos ’ Å World’s Wildest Police Videos ’ Å SPIKE DEA ’ ●Braves Live! Postgame ●Braves Live! Postgame MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds.

SPSO ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (N) (Live) Eureka The crew moves forward after an ordeal. ’ Eureka Henry’s disaster readiness drill. (N) ’ Å Lost Girl “It’s Better to Burn Out Than Fae Away” Eureka Henry’s disaster readiness drill. ’ Å SYFY Eureka “Friendly Fire” Behind the Scenes Å On The Living Edge Kingdom Connection Jesse Duplantis Å Praise the Lord Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy “Family Gay” Family Guy Brian and Stewie go to the North Pole.

Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Conan Elizabeth Banks; Timothy Olyphant. Å TBS Seinfeld “The Switch” ››› “The Reluctant ››› “Norma Rae” (1979, Drama) Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges. Premiere. Union man from up ››› “Places in the Heart” (1984, Drama) Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, John Malkovich. A widowed mother TCM Debutante” (1958) Å North recruits millworker down South. fights for her cotton farm in 1930s Texas.

Undercover Boss: Abroad “npower” (N) ’ Å Undercover Boss: Abroad “Toga Hospitality” (N) I Cloned My Pet Cloning animal lover’s pets. (N) ’ Undercover Boss: Abroad “npower” ’ Å TLC Undercover Boss ●NBA Basketball Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics. Eastern Conference Semifinal, game 5. From TD Gar- ●NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder. From Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City (if necessary. (N) TNT den in Boston. (N) (Live) Å (Live) Å Regular Show MAD King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy “Tea Peter” 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: Reunion ●WWE Monday Night RAW (N) ’ (Live) Å NCIS Widow gets a call from her husband. ’ Å Common Law A woman’s fall from a balcony. Å USA NCIS: Los Angeles Å Basketball Wives (N) ’ La La’s Full Court Life Basketball Wives ’ La La’s Full Court Life Storytellers “Jill Scott” Jill Scott performs for fans.

VH1 Basketball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS Dangerous Trade: Exotic Cuba: Forbidden Fortune BMW: A Driving Obsession Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) 60 Minutes on CNBC “Global Expansion” 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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BROADCAST CHANNELS American Idol The two finalists perform. (N) Å Glee The kids consider their futures. ’ Å FOX6 News at 9:00 PM FOX6 News at 9:30 PM FOX6 News at 10:00 PM America Now (N) Å & WBRC Inside Edition (N) Å PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å Civilization: The West and the Rest With Niall Ferguson How the West has dominated the globe. (N) ’ (Part Frontline “Cell Tower Deaths” Cellular infrastructure Rick Steves’ Europe Capitol Journal Å _ WCIQ 1 of 2) Å (DVS) hazards. (N) ’ Å Krakow; Auschwitz; Warsaw.

Access Hollywood (N) ’ America’s Got Talent Auditions continue in New York. America’s Got Talent Auditions in New York continue. Dateline NBC “20th Anniversary Special” (N) ’ Å Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With ` WVTM Å ’Å (N) ’ Å 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno (N) ’ Å The L.A. Complex Nick’s love life heats up. (N) ’ Seinfeld ’ Å 30 Rock “Argus” Å The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ Hart of Dixie Lemon and George prepare to wed.

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 “Great Dancing With the Stars ’ Å Dancing With the Stars (Season Finale) (N) ’ (Live) Å ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU Outdoors” (N) Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) NCIS: Los Angeles “Greed” The team works a case in NCIS “Engaged, Part 1” The team investigates a plane NCIS “Engaged, Part 2” Searching for a missing Ma- CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å Mexico. ’ Å (DVS) crash. ’ (Part 1 of 2) Å (DVS) rine. ’ (Part 2 of 2) Å (DVS) Letterman (N) ’ Å Criminal Minds Psychopathic killer. ’ Å Criminal Minds “The Fisher King, Part 2” Å Flashpoint Meth dealers take Parker hostage. Å Flashpoint “Scorpio” ’ Å L WPXH Criminal Minds ’ Å Cold Case A wealthy family matriarch’s death. Å Cold Case “8:03 AM” Simultaneous murders. Å 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 Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å Storage Wars Å A&E Storage Wars Å CSI: Miami The team is ››› “Dirty Harry” (1971, Crime Drama) Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni. Harry Callahan uses ››› “Magnum Force” (1973, Crime Drama) Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, David Soul. “Dirty Harry” investiAMC lead to a robbery. Å unorthodox methods to capture a sniper. Å gates gangland-style murders. Å River Monsters: Unhooked “Invisible Executioner” River Monsters Overcoming brutal aggressors. (N) Call of the Wildman “Beast-of Special” ’ ANPL Call of the Wildman ’ Call of the Wildman “Beast-of Special” (N) ’ Top Gear Amphibious cars. Å Kitchen Nightmares “Oceana” ’ Å No Kitchen Required Apache warriors. (N) Å Kitchen Nightmares “Handlebar” ’ Å BBC Top Gear 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 “Aerosmith” Breaking The Magician’s Code Breaking The Magician’s Code UFO’s Best Evidence Caught on Tape 1 Å UFO’s Best Evidence Caught on Tape 2 Å BIO Orange County Social (N) The Real Housewives of Orange County (N) Å Pregnant in Heels (N) What Happens Housewives/OC BRAVO Housewives/NJ ›› “Rocky IV” (1985) Sylvester Stallone. Vengeful boxer Rocky Balboa faces a deadly Soviet fighter.

CMTV ››› “Rocky III” (1982, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T. A merciless contender forces Rocky into a title match. ’ Å Tosh.0 Å Workaholics Å Tosh.0 Å Workaholics Å Tosh.0 Å Workaholics “Dry Guys” Tosh.0 Å Workaholics Å COMEDY Tosh.0 Å Deadliest Catch “Vital Signs” ’ Å Deadliest Catch “I Don’t Wanna Die” (N) ’ Å The Devil’s Ride “Battle for Brotherhood” (N) Å Deadliest Catch “I Don’t Wanna Die” ’ Å DISC Deadliest Catch ’ Å Good Luck Charlie “Dress Jessie Angela arrives and Jessie Little Miss Big Ap- TRON: Uprising A young Phineas and Ferb An in- Shake It Up! CeCe hatch- A.N.T. Farm Chyna joins Jessie A music producer Austin & Ally Austin gets DISN Mess” ’ Å Jessie is suspicious. ple Pageant. ’ Å mechanic finds a mentor. vention; a brain booster. es a plan. ’ Å the cheerleading squad. spots Jessie singing. ’ ready for a contest. Å E! News (N) Keeping Up With the Kardashians The E! True Hollywood Story ’ Å Mrs. Eastwood & Company Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å SEC Storied Å ESPN ●SportsCenter Special ●NFL Live Å ●SportsCenter Special (N) Å ●NFL Live (N) Å ●SportsNation Colin Cowherd and Michelle Beadle.

ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption ●E:60 ›› “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde” (2003, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field.

The 700 Club Healthy grilling; an FBI agent. Å FAM ›› “Legally Blonde” (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson.

Cupcake Champions “Madagascar 3” Chopped Breakfast sausage appetizer; dessert.

Chopped Duck comfit in the first basket.

Chopped Deckle of beef in the appetizer round.

FOOD Cupcake Wars ●Boxing Toshiaki Nishioka vs. Rafael Marquez. From Las Vegas. ●Sports Unlimited ●UFC Unleashed FOXSS World Poker Tour Two and a Half Men ’ ››› “Star Trek” (2009, Science Fiction) Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy. Chronicles the early days of the starship Enterprise and her crew. ››› “Star Trek” (2009) Chris Pine.

FX FXM Presents Å ››› “Walk the Line” (2005) Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon. Å FXM ››› “Walk the Line” (2005, Biography) Joaquin Phoenix. The story of music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Å The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å GSN The Newlywed Game Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “A Child With No Name” Little House on the Prairie “The Last Summer” Sarah Frasier Roz hires Bulldog Frasier The brothers face Frasier Brothers research Frasier The media reports HALL Prairie “Home Again” Å Laura blames Dr. Baker for son’s death. Å gets jealous of wealthy neighbor. Å to baby-sit. ’ Å off over women. ’ Å family tree. Å Frasier dead. Å Veep “Nicknames” Å 24/7: Road to Pacquiao ●REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel (N) ’ Å Game of Thrones Theon holds down the fort. Å HBO ››› “X-Men: First Class” (2011, Action) James McAvoy. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Celebrities at Home (N) Million Dollar Rooms (N) The White Room Challenge (N) Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Extreme Homes Church to house; schoolhouse.

H&G House Hunters Å Pawn Stars “Security” Å Pawn Stars Percussion Pawn Stars A 1961 Les Swamp People “Voodoo Bayou” Troy uses high waters United Stats of America “Size Matters” The changing Ancient Aliens “The Time Travelers” Time travelers HIST pistol from the 1830s.

Paul SG guitar comes in. to his advantage. Å size of Americans. (N) Å mistaken for aliens. Å Dance Moms “Bullets and Ballet” Å Dance Moms Jill switches dance studios. Å Dance Moms: Miami Abby and Sammy return. (N) The Client List Riley coaches an insecure client.

LIFE Dance Moms Å ›› “Sanctum” (2011) Richard Roxburgh. Divers become trapped in a South Pacific labyrinth. ‘R’ Å MAX Terminator 3: Machines ›› “Life as We Know It” (2010, Romance-Comedy) Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å World War II in Color The Allied forces in Europe.

Narrow Escapes of World War II (N) ’ World War II in Color “Red Sun Rampant” ’ Å MILIT World War II in Color ’ World War II in Color “Red Sun Rampant” ’ Å Teen Wolf Origins ’ True Life “I’m Breaking Up With My Best Friend” 16 and Pregnant A Virginia high schooler. (N) Å Savage U “Oregon” (N) True Life ’ MTV Ridiculousness ’ Amish: Out of Order “Amish in Public” Amish: Out of Order “9-to-5 Amish” Amish: Out of Order “Mending Fences” (N) Amish: Out of Order “Amish in Public” NGEO Wild Justice That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å NICK Fred: The Show ’ Å SCIENCE How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ How Do They Do It? ’ The Borgias Juan returns from Spain. ’ Å The Big C “How Bazaar” Nurse Jackie ’ Å The Borgias Juan returns from Spain. ’ Å The Big C “How Bazaar” Nurse Jackie ’ Å SHOW Highlander: Fnl 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 ’ Å Pimp My Ride ’ Å My Ride Rules (N) My Ride Rules SPEED ●Pass Time 1,000 Ways to Die Hip hop queen gets butted out.

1,000 Ways to Die ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ Repo Games ’ Repo Games ’ Repo Games ’ Repo Games (N) ’ SPIKE 1,000 Ways to Die ’ ●Braves Live! Postgame ●Braves Live! Postgame MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds.

SPSO ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (N) (Live) Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files “Battleship UFO” Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (N) Hollywood Treasure (Season Premiere) (N) Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files SYFY Fact or Faked Behind the Scenes Å Joyce Meyer John Hagee Today Å Breakthrough W/Parsley Praise the Lord Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å TBS Seinfeld “The Beard” ’ 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 (N) ››› “It Came From Be- ››› “The Night of the Iguana” (1964, Drama) Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr. An unfrocked ›››› “Wings of Desire” (1987, Fantasy) Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander. An angel meets PeTCM neath the Sea” (1955) cleric interacts with three women in Mexico. Å ter Falk, and loves a French trapezist in Berlin.

My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding ’ Å My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding ’ Å My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding ’ Å My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding ’ Å TLC Gypsy Wedding ●NBA Basketball Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat. From the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. (If necessary). (N) ●NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at San Antonio Spurs. Game 5. From AT&T Center in San Antonio. (If necessary). (N) (Live) Å TNT (Live) Å Level Up “Leroy” 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 “Lowdown” ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Ghost” Å Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Torch” Å CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ’ Å (DVS) USA Law & Order: SVU Mob Wives Karen and Drita prepare for a meeting.

Mob Wives “Reunion” ’ (Part 1 of 2) Å Tough Love: New Orleans ’ Basketball Wives ’ VH1 Basketball Wives ’ CABLE NEWS 60 Minutes on CNBC “Entertainment Business” Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Walt: The Man Behind the Myth Walt Disney’s life and achievements.

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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BROADCAST CHANNELS American Idol “Grand Finale” (Season Finale) Ryan Seacrest announces the winner. (N) Å FOX6 News at 9:00 PM FOX6 News at 9:30 PM FOX6 News at 10:00 PM America Now (N) Å & WBRC Inside Edition (N) Å PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å Nature “Salmon: Running the Gauntlet” Pacific salmon NOVA “Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor” The sinking of the NOVA “Missing in MiG Alley” Pilots battle over MiG Al- Rick Steves’ Europe Bu- Capitol Journal Å _ WCIQ populations. ’ Å (DVS) USS Arizona. ’ Å (DVS) ley. ’ Å (DVS) dapest, Hungary. Å Access Hollywood (N) ’ Betty White’s Off Their Betty White’s Off Their Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Father’s Shadow” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Rhodium Nights” Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With ` WVTM Å Rockers (N) ’ Å Rockers ’ Å Aspiring actress is found unconscious. ’ An underage escort is found dead. ’ Å 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno (N) ’ Å America’s Next Top Model “Highlights” (N) Å Seinfeld ’ Å 30 Rock “The Moms” ’ The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ America’s Next Top Model “Jez Smith” ’ Å JSU Graduation Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS The Lucy Show Wheel of Fortune “Great The Middle “The Wedding” Modern Family Claire and Modern Family Jay and Don’t Trust the B---- in Revenge “Reckoning” (Season Finale) Emily intends to ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU Outdoors” (N) Å (Season Finale) (N) Phil plan a dinner.

Manny baby-sit Lily. ’ Apartment 23 ’ Å finish her plan. (N) ’ Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) The Big Bang Theory ’ Two and a Half Men A Criminal Minds “True Genius” The team suspects a Criminal Minds “Unknown Subject” A rapist assaults CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å Å near-death experience. killer has returned. ’ Å (DVS) his past victims. ’ Å (DVS) Letterman (N) ’ Å Cold Case “Into the Blue” ’ (Part 2 of 2) Å Cold Case The shipboard death of a young woman.

Criminal Minds Investigating a series of murders.

Criminal Minds “Psychodrama” ’ Å L WPXH Cold Case Å Burn Notice Sam’s friend takes hostages. ’ Å Burn Notice A doctor seeks help. ’ Å The King of Queens ’ American Dad “Pilot” ’ 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 Duck Dynasty (N) Å Duck Dynasty (N) Å Duck Dynasty Å Duck Dynasty Å A&E Storage Wars Å CSI: Miami Horatio puts ›› “The Enforcer” (1976, Crime Drama) Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino. Dirty Harry and partner ›› “Sudden Impact” (1983, Crime Drama) Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle. Dirty Harry meets an AMC his life on the line. Å hunt rocket-armed radicals. Å artist with her own code of justice. Å Man-Eating Super Croc (N) ’ River Monsters: Unhooked “Phantom Assassin” (N) River Monsters Separating fact from fiction. (N) ’ Man-Eating Super Croc ’ ANPL Gator Boys ’ Å Top Gear “Rolls Royce Phantom” Å The Tudors Henry meets Anne Boleyn. ’ Å White Heat “The Dark Side of the Moon” (N) Å Kitchen Nightmares “Oceana” ’ Å BBC Top Gear Å “Hurricane Season” (2009, Drama) Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson. Displaced students form a basketball team. Å BET ›› “Rebound” (2005) Martin Lawrence. A college basketball coach leads a team of middle schoolers.

Mobsters Å Mobsters “The Gambinos: First Family of Crime” Å Mobsters “Big Joey Massino” “Big Joey” Massino.

American Gangster “Frank Lucas” Frank Lucas.

BIO The Real Housewives of Orange County Å Around the World in 80 Plates “Forget Paris” Around the World in 80 Plates (N) What Happens Around the World BRAVO Housewives/OC ›› “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young. ’ Å ››› “Blazing Saddles” (1974, Comedy) Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn. ’ Å CMTV ›› Rocky IV (1985) ’ Chappelle’s Show Å Key & Peele Å South Park Å South Park Å South Park Å South Park Å Ron White: Behavioral Problems Å COMEDY Futurama ’ Å American Guns ’ Å American Guns (N) ’ Å Auction Kings (N) Å Auction Kings ’ Å American Guns ’ Å DISC American Guns ’ Å Good Luck Charlie “Bye Austin & Ally Dez films ››› “Camp Rock” (2008, Musical Comedy) Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas. Celebrity Phineas and Ferb Join the A.N.T. Farm “some enJessie Jessie has every- Austin & Ally Trish books DISN Bye Video Diary” Å his first big movie. Å singers coach aspiring musicians at a special summer camp. ’ Å Fireside Girls. Å chANTed evening” Å one take the subway. ’ a gig for Austin.

E! News (N) Mrs. Eastwood & Company Keeping Up With the Kardashians The Soup (N) The Soup Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) Å ●SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å ESPN2 ●MLB Baseball Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies. From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. (N Subject to Blackout) Å The 700 Club Brad Smith; Josh Hamilton. Å FAM Gone in Sixty Seconds ››› “The Family Man” (2000, Romance-Comedy) Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle. A Wall Street playboy wakes to an alternate suburban existence.

Restaurant: Impossible “Ristorante Barolo” Restaurant: Impossible “University Grill” (N) Food Network Star A food tour of New York.

FOOD Restaurant: Impossible Restaurant: Impossible “Pappas Restaurant” UFC Countdown 146 (N) UFC Primetime World Poker Tour: Season 10 FOXSS ●College Baseball ACC Tournament, Game 3: Teams TBA. From Greensboro, N.C. (N) (Live) Two and a Half Men ’ ›› “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009) Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber. Wolverine becomes involved with the Weapon X program. ›› “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009) Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber.

FX › “Me, Myself & Irene” (2000, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger. A cop’s two personalities fight over the same woman. Å ›› Bedazzled (2000) FXM ›› “Bedazzled” (2000, Comedy) Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley. 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 “Hello and Goodbye” Little House on the Prairie “A Harvest of Friends” Frasier Lilith attends Frasier “Back Talk” Frasier Frasier Extravagant Christ- Frasier “RDWRER” ’ Å HALL Prairie Å Matthew meets father who left him. Å Charles promises to fix store roof. Å Thanksgiving dinner. ’ injures his back. ’ mas party. Å Snow White Fight Game Veep “Nicknames” Å Girls “The Return” Å Game of Thrones Theon holds down the fort. Å Real Time With Bill Maher ’ Å HBO › Red Riding Hood ’ Income Property “Diana” Kitchen Cousins (N) Property Brothers Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l Property Brothers Relinquishing suburban life. Å H&G House Hunters Å Pawn Stars “Late Night Cajun Pawn Stars “Trick Cajun Pawn Stars “Joker’s Cajun Pawn Stars Cajun Pawn Stars A rare American Restoration American Restoration Sold! Rick and John visit a American Pickers Mike HIST Chum” Å or Trade” Å Wild” Å “Shoeshine Mike” Å World War II biplane.

“Treats & Feet” Å “Cannonball Safe” Å NASA buff. (N) Å finds two rare bicycles.

Wife Swap ’ Å Wife Swap ’ Å Wife Swap ’ Å 7 Days of Sex “Hunters; Nelsons” Å LIFE Wife Swap ’ Å › “Your Highness” (2011, Comedy) Danny McBride. ’ ‘R’ Å Sexy Assassins (2012) MAX ››› “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991) Arnold Schwarzenegger. Cyborgs battle over a youth who holds the key to the future.

Ultimate Weapons Rapid dominance weapons. ’ Ultimate Weapons “Close Quarter Battle” ’ Å Great Planes “F105 Thunderchief” (N) ’ Ultimate Weapons Rapid dominance weapons. ’ MILIT Clash of Wings ’ Å 16 and Pregnant A Virginia high schooler. ’ Å America’s Best Dance Crew Dev (N) ’ America’s Best Dance MTV Punk’d “Miley Cyrus” ’ True Life “I’m Breaking Up With My Best Friend” Outlaw Bikers “Angels Go Global” Locked Up Abroad “Highway to Hell” Locked Up Abroad “Black Palace of Horrors” (N) Locked Up Abroad “Black Palace of Horrors” NGEO Wild Justice That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å NICK Fred: The Show ’ Å Brave New World With Stephen Hawking ’ Å Brave New World With Stephen Hawking (N) Å Brave New World With Stephen Hawking ’ Å SCIENCE Through the Wormhole Brave New World With Stephen Hawking ’ Å ››› “Source Code” (2011, Suspense) Jake Gyllenhaal. ‘PG-13’ ››› “Dragonslayer” (2011) A professional skateboarder drifts through life.

“The Family Tree” (2010) Dermot Mulroney. ‘R’ SHOW ››› Panic (2000) ‘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 Dumbest Stuff Dumbest Stuff Car Warriors Rebuilding a Pontiac Le Mans.

Stuntbusters Stuntbusters SPEED ●Pass Time Auction Hunters ’ Auction Hunters ’ Auction Hunters (N) ’ Auction Hunters ’ American Digger (N) ’ American Digger ’ American Digger ’ 1,000 Ways to Die ’ SPIKE Auction Hunters ’ ●Braves Live! Postgame ●Braves Live! Postgame MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds.

SPSO ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (N) (Live) Total Blackout Å Total Blackout Å Total Blackout Å Total Blackout Å Total Blackout (N) Å Total Blackout Å Ghost Hunters “Glimmer Men” ’ Å SYFY Ghost Hunters ’ Å Behind the Scenes Å Turning Point-Jeremiah Joseph Prince Å End of the Age Praise the Lord Å TBN Billy Graham Crusade Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Conan (N) TBS Seinfeld “The Soup” ’ ›› “The V.I.P.’s” (1963) ››› “The Virginian” (1946, Western) Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts. A cowboy loses his lady after ››› “Union Pacific” (1939, Western) Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff. East-to-West railroadTCM Elizabeth Taylor. hanging a thieving friend. Å ers fight sabotage, Indians, thieves. Å Sister Wives “Polygamist Date Nights” Date night.

My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding ’ Å Toddlers & Tiaras (N) ’ Å My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding ’ Å TLC Toddlers & Tiaras Å Law & Order “Equal Law & Order “In God We Trust” A fire yields evidence Law & Order “Captive” Former sexual predator. ’ Å Law & Order “Excalibur” Jack McCoy’s job is threatCSI: NY “Heart of Glass” A music mogul is murdered.

TNT Rights” ’ Å (DVS) in an old case. ’ Å (DVS) (DVS) ened. ’ Å (DVS) ’Å NinjaGo: Masters Level Up King of the Hill ’ Å King of the Hill Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy “Petarded” Family Guy ’ Å TOON NinjaGo: Masters Home Improvement Home Improvement Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Hot in Cleveland Å Happily Divorced Å The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ TVLND M*A*S*H Å NCIS Gibbs helps a former commanding officer. ’ NCIS Gibbs tracks a former Navy SEAL. ’ Å NCIS A fellow NCIS agent is found murdered. Å Fairly Legal Kate and Ben go up against Justin.

USA NCIS ’ Å Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again The show in the 2000s. ’ Å VH1 ›› “You’ve Got Mail” (1998) Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan. Premiere. Two bitter business rivals conduct an online love affair. ’ CABLE NEWS American Greed Richard Scrushy.

Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Cocaine Cowboys How Miami became the drug capital.

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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BROADCAST CHANNELS So You Think You Can Dance (Season Premiere) Dancers audition in Dallas and New York. (N) ’ Å FOX6 News at 9:00 PM FOX6 News at 9:30 PM FOX6 News at 10:00 PM America Now (N) Å & WBRC Inside Edition (N) Å PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å The This Old House Hour Advanced programmable Antiques Roadshow “Minneapolis” An 1863 Ulysses Angle of Attack Innovations in U.S. naval aviation.

We Have Signal! “TV Capitol Journal Å _ WCIQ thermostat. ’ Å S. Grant letter. (N) ’ (Part 3 of 3) Å Ghost” Å Access Hollywood (N) ’ The Office ’ Å The Office ’ Å America’s Got Talent ’ Å Awake “Turtles All the Way Down” (Season Finale) Brit- Alabama’s 13 News at The Tonight Show With ` WVTM Å ten learns the truth. (N) ’ 10:00pm (N) Å Jay Leno (N) ’ Å The Vampire Diaries Klaus puts a plan into motion.

Seinfeld Å 30 Rock ’ Å The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show 5 WTTO The Big Bang Theory ’ Perez Hilton All Access “Lady Gaga” (N) The Lucy Show Å In. Gamecock The Andy Griffith Show Cheers ’ Å TV24 News at Nine Rick & Bubba Å 8 WJXS The Lucy Show Å Wheel of Fortune “Great Duets “The Superstars Greatest Hits” (Series Premiere) The stars perform with their partners. (N) ’ Å Rookie Blue “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life” ABC 33/40 News at 10PM Nightline (N) Å H WJSU Outdoors” (N) Å Drunken driver causes a multicar crash. Å (N) Entertainment Tonight (N) The Big Bang Theory ’ Rules of Engagement Person of Interest “Legacy” Carter finally meets The Mentalist “Where in the World Is Carmine CBS 42 News at 10 (N) Late Show With David J WIAT ’ Å Å “Audrey Is Dumb” Å Reese. ’ Å O’Brien” Investigating a police chief’s murder. ’ Å Letterman (N) ’ Å Cold Case Murder at a juvenile detention center. ’ Cold Case Investigating a musician’s murder. Å Criminal Minds “The Aftermath” Critical decision.

Criminal Minds “The Boogeyman” ’ Å L WPXH Cold Case “Hoodrats” Without a Trace “Light Years” Aliens abduction. ’ Without a Trace The team seeks an abducted teen.

The King of Queens ’ American Dad ’ Å House of Payne House of Payne ¥ WABM Seinfeld “The Package” CABLE ENTERTAINMENT Local Programming Action News Nightbeat Local Programming ^ TV-2 Entertainment Tonight The First 48 A man is shot dead in a scrap yard.

The First 48 Stabbing victim; man killed in gunfight.

The First 48 A drug deal turns deadly. Å The First 48 A young man is shot to death. Å A&E The First 48 Å CSI: Miami Therapist’s ›› “The Dead Pool” (1988, Action) Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Kim. “Dirty” Harry faces off ››› “Dirty Harry” (1971, Crime Drama) Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni. Harry Callahan uses AMC daughter is murdered. ’ against a psychotic film buff. Å unorthodox methods to capture a sniper. Å Swamp Wars “Monsters in the Backyard” (N) ’ River Monsters: Unhooked “Russian Killer” (N) ’ River Monsters “The Deadliest Encounters” (N) ’ Swamp Wars “Monsters in the Backyard” ’ ANPL Swamp Wars ’ Top Gear Richard takes a Ford Transit to Germany.

Top Gear A race across London; Simon Cowell.

Top Gear A tribute to Swedish car maker Saab. Å Crash Course BBC Top Gear Å “Like Mike 2: Streetball” (2006, Comedy) Jascha Washington, Michael Beach. Å BET 106 & Park: Top 10 Live ›› “Like Mike” (2002) Lil’ Bow Wow. Magic sneakers propel an orphan to a slot in the NBA. Å Flip This House Å Flip This House Rudy gets a tip for a realtor friend.

Flip This House “Rudy’s Jefferson Jam” Å Flip This House Peter makes an offer on a house.

Flip This House A new office in San Diego. Å BIO Housewives/OC Don’t Be Tardy Don’t Be Tardy Don’t Be Tardy Kathy (N) What Happens Don’t Be Tardy BRAVO Around the World Them Idiots Whirled Tour Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. ’ Å Ron White’s Celebrity Salute to the Troops ’ Å Them Idiots CMTV The Singing Bee Å South Park Å ›› “Semi-Pro” (2008) Will Ferrell. A ’70s-era musician buys a basketball league’s worst team. Å Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity Jeff Dunham returns with new characters.

COMEDY South Park Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å Auction Kings ’ Å DISC Auction Kings ’ Å Good Luck Charlie “Ter- Shake It Up! “Split It Up” › “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” (2010, Musical Comedy) Demi Lovato, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas. Musicians A.N.T. Farm “slumber party Jessie The gang ends up Austin & Ally “Deejays & DISN mite Queen” ’ Å ’Å challenge rivals to the ultimate battle of the bands. ’ ‘NR’ Å ANTics” ’ Å in medieval times. Å Demos” ’ Å E! News (N) The Soup Khloe and Lamar › “The Hot Chick” (2002) Rob Schneider. A cheerleader and a man switch bodies via magic earrings.

Chelsea Lately (N) E! News E! ●NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ESPN ●NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●College Softball NCAA Tournament, Super Regional: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ●College Softball NCAA Tournament, Super Regional: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å ESPN2 ●NFL Live (N) Å The 700 Club Dr. Lisa Masterson; Bryan Clay. Å FAM Pirates of the Caribbean ›› “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006, Action) Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom. Capt. Jack Sparrow owes a blood debt to a ghostly pirate.

Chopped Sea urchin and cranberry juice.

Chopped Four mystery ingredients.

Sweet Genius A soup and Italian side dish. (N) Sweet Genius A fright in the dessert round.

FOOD Chopped ●UFC Unleashed Barfly To Be Announced FOXSS ●College Baseball ACC Tournament, Game 6: Teams TBA. From Greensboro, N.C. (N) (Live) How I Met Your Mother Two and a Half Men ’ Two and a Half Men ’ ›› “The Proposal” (2009) Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds. A woman pretends to be engaged to evade deportation. ›› The Proposal FX ›› “The Transporter 2” (2005, Action) Jason Statham, Amber Valletta. Å FXM Presents Å ›› “The Transporter 2” (2005, Action) Jason Statham, Amber Valletta. Å FXM Presents Å FXM FXM Presents Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å Family Feud ’ Å GSN Deal or No Deal ’ Å Little House on the Little House on the Prairie “Mr. Edwards’ Homecom- Little House on the Prairie “The Love of Johnny John- Frasier Frasier tries to Frasier Date with former Frasier Martin accompa- Frasier Substitute producHALL Prairie “The 100-Mile Walk” ing” Matchmaking for Mr. Edwards. Å son” Laura falls for a new student. Å write a theme song. ’ classmate. ’ Å nies Frasier to the opera. er takes over. Å True Blood Marnie plots her next move. ’ Å Taxicab Confessions: New York, New York Part 3 HBO ››› “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” (2011) Daniel Radcliffe. Harry may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. Å Million Dollar Rooms Selling New York Å Selling LA (N) Å Selling New York Å House Hunters (N) Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Å Hunters Int’l H&G House Hunters Å Marijuana: A Chronic Swamp People “Voodoo Bayou” Troy uses high waters Swamp People (N) Å Ax Men “Betting It All” Joe is pushed to his breaking Ax Men “The Ax Stops Here” Craig forces Gabe to HIST History Å to his advantage. Å point. Å make a choice. Å To Be Announced To Be Announced Celebrity House Hunting Celebrity House Hunting 7 Days of Sex (N) Å The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet (N) LIFE Wife Swap ’ Å ››› “Men in Black” (1997, Action) Tommy Lee Jones. ’ ‘PG-13’ Å Sin City Diaries 4 MAX The Pool Boys (2009) ‘R’ ››› “Rio” (2011, Comedy) Voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement. ’ ‘G’ Å When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions ’ Å When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions ’ Å Apollo 13 ’ Å When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions ’ Å MILIT When We Left Earth Ridiculousness ’ Ridiculousness ’ Punk’d “Bam Margera” Punk’d “Miley Cyrus” ’ Punk’d “Heather Morris” The Pauly D Project (N) ››› “8 Mile” (2002) Eminem, Kim Basinger. ’ MTV America’s Best Dance Geo Bee 2012 Students compete for scholarships. (N) Brain Games The illusion of feeling via eyesight.

Geo Bee 2012 Students compete for scholarships.

NGEO Empire That ’70s Show ’ Å That ’70s Show ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å George Lopez ’ Å Friends ’ Å Friends ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å Yes, Dear ’ Å NICK Fred: The Show ’ 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 “Bordertown” (2007) Jennifer Lopez. An American reporter probes the murders of women in Mexico. ‘R’ LAFFMOBB Presents Mark Viera performs. (N) ’ Gigolos ’ Å Girls of Sunset Place (N) SHOW Hoodwinked Too 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 (N) Hard Parts: South Bronx Hard Parts: South Bronx NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600, Qualifying.

SPEED NASCAR Racing ●iMPACT Wrestling (N) ’ Å ●MMA Uncensored Live GTTV Presents Jail ’ Å Jail ’ Å SPIKE Jail “Off the Edge” Å ●Braves Live! Postgame ●Braves Live! Postgame MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds.

SPSO ●MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (N) (Live) › “One Missed Call” (2008, Horror) Shannyn Sossamon, Ed Burns, Ana Claudia Talancón. Premiere. ›› “Dead Silence” (2007, Horror) Ryan Kwanten.

SYFY › “White Noise” (2005, Suspense) Michael Keaton, Chandra West.

Behind the Scenes Å Joel Osteen Å Joseph Prince Å Houston at Hillsong TV Praise the Lord Å TBN The Potter’s Touch Å Family Guy ’ Å The Big Bang Theory ’ The Big Bang Theory ’ Men at Work “Pilot” Men at Work (N) Conan (N) TBS Seinfeld “The Doorman” Family Guy ’ Å ›› “Funny Lady” (1975) ›› “Dillinger” (1945, Crime Drama) Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys, Edmund ››› “Al Capone” (1959, Crime Drama) Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory. Chicago gangster, from 1919 ›› “Mad Dog Coll” TCM Barbra Streisand.

Lowe. During Prohibition, John Dillinger is Public Enemy No. 1. to Alcatraz.

(1961) John Chandler.

Undercover Boss: Abroad “FedEX Canada” (N) ’ On the Fly ’ Å On the Fly (N) ’ Å Tattoo School ’ Å Tattoo School (N) Å On the Fly ’ Å On the Fly ’ Å TLC Undercover Boss Bones Booth’s brother has Bones “The Devil in the Details” Uniquely disfigured re- Bones “The Past in the Present” Brennan becomes a ›››› “Million Dollar Baby” (2004, Drama) Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. Premiere. A TNT surprising news. ’ mains. ’ Å suspect in a case. ’ Å cantankerous trainer bonds with a female boxer. Å MAD Regular Show King of the Hill Å King of the Hill ’ Å American Dad ’ Å American Dad ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å Family Guy ’ Å TOON Adventure Time 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 Meat Puzzle” Ducky is kidnapped. Å NCIS A woman’s body is found in a cell. ’ Å NCIS “See No Evil” Captain’s family is kidnapped.

USA NCIS “Split Decision” ’ NCIS “Reveille” Gibbs comes face to face with Ari. La La’s Full Court Life La La’s Full Court Life Basketball Wives Fallout from the racetrack. ’ Basketball Wives Evelyn and Chad’s wedding. ’ Basketball Wives The women take a trip to Tahiti.

VH1 Mob Wives “Reunion” CABLE NEWS The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant J. Crew and the Man Who Dressed America (N) Mad Money CNBC The Kudlow Report (N) Supermarkets Inc: Inside a $500 Billion Piers Morgan Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Erin Burnett OutFront CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Capitol Hill Hearings CSPAN House of Reps.

Tonight From Washington Capital News Today CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Coverage The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å Hannity (N) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) Å The O’Reilly Factor Å FNC FOX Report The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (N) The Ed Show MSNBC Hardball Chris Matthews The Ed Show (N)

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