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More “Hitchcockian†huh?
Icons of retro television continue to pour onto the sets of the NBC hit Heroes. Last season, Nichele Nichols from Star Trek: The Original Series appeared on Heroes in a small role along with George Takei, and Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner). and this year William Katt - best known as the “hero” from the 80’s TV series The Greatest American Hero - is coming to the series. He won’t dawning the cape and tights and crash landing into big bushes this time around though. He’s playing a seedy reporter hot on the trail of Nikki, who apparently doesn’t die from the explosion that ended season two. The fact that Nikki survives could be considered a spoiler but realistically did anyone think she was dead? Newsarama is featuring an interview with Katt where he says:
“I just filmed it last week. I play a really, really wonderful, seedy, smarmy-mouthed reporter that goes after Ali Larter. It was a lot of fun.”
Katt goes on to say that Heroes is more “Hitchcockian” than his early series and it offers a much darker look at the world of super heroes much like modern comic books. Finally, the comments that there are a lot of twists yet to come, as if we weren’t expecting that. It appears that his character may only be in a single episode of Heroes. Katt is staying busy though, now owning his own comic book company and sitting in the middle of buzz about a theatrical version of The Greatest American Hero.
This is a fairly bleak week for interesting television, especially with Battlestar Galactica over. This third episode of Fear Itself is supposed to be the best of the first three made so it’ll be interesting to see if it lives up to the “hype” around it. At least the AFI Top 10 special features Sci-fi and fantasy films in the list.
In a twisted sister battle, twin siblings from California compete against each other while tangling with the gladiators. In the men's round, a choreographer gets into the groove against an ER doctor.
DIRTY JOBS (DISC, 9PM EST) ANIMAL BARBER
Mike reviews environmentally conscious dirty jobs, including geothermal drilling and salvaging wood and tires.
A countdown of the Top 10 American movies from 10 film genres: animation; courtroom drama; epic; fantasy; gangster; mystery; romantic comedy; science fiction; sports and Western.
Two hours of one of the best animated series on television. This is definitely not a waste of your time.
GHOST HUNTERS (SCIFI, 9PM EST) GARDEN STATE GHOSTS
"Hunt for a Hunter" winner Mark Fusetti joins the team as they search for Civil War-era ghosts on Pea Patch Island, home of Fort Delaware.
MONSTERQUEST (HIST, 9PM EST) OHIO GRASSMAN
Investigating reports of a Bigfoot-like creature in Ohio that locals call the "Grassman." According to the lore, the creature builds nests and has supposedly attacked people. Included: an examination of supposed evidence; and an aerial search.
FEAR ITSELF (NBC, 10PM EST) THE FAMILY MAN
A man (Colin Ferguson) swaps bodies with a jailed killer after a near-death experience and must find a way to save his family from behind bars. Ronny Yu directed. Written by Dan Knauf.
DOCTOR WHO (SCIFI, 9PM EST) SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY
Mysterious shadows menace an abandoned library, the latest destination for Donna and the Doctor.
Huge tornadoes rip NYC apart after a giant storm moves in over the city.
Marian begins her new life as an outlaw; the sheriff's hired assassin is tasked to infiltrate the gang's camp and retrieve the Pact of Nottingham. Meanwhile, Gisborne sends Allan to track down Marian.
THE VENTURE BROTHERS (TOON, 11;30PM EST) MY DINNER WITH HATRED
As of the writing of this article there was no description for the episode available. But we awwume it should be good, right?
METALOCALYPSE (TOON, 12AM EST) THE REVENCERS
The guys visit bomb victims and become targeted themselves by a terrorist organization.
