Q: I just heard that Michael Mann's doing a new show called "Tokyo Vice." Is it related in some way to "Miami Vice"?
Not directly. Depending how you look at it, it's either just a coincidence or a case of film-noir auteur Michael Mann's super-stylish chickens coming home to roost.
"Miami Vice," produced and co-created by Mann and Anthony Yerkovich ("Hill Street Blues"), debuted in 1984 and garnered an immediate, enormous impact. He brought cinematic depth and MTV stylishness to the cop show, making vice squads cool instead of square. The cop genre, and TV in general, owe him and "Miami Vice" a huge debt.
Blue Bloods, on CBS
The Reagans return in another new episode of this hit procedural drama series about a family of law enforcement officers in New York City. Now in its 12th season, the show stars Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou.
The Blacklist, on NBC
Season 9 of this hit series premieres on a new night as former career criminal Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) returns to the screen without profiler and frequent cat-to-his-mouse Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone). Diego Klattenoff also stars.
Fond farewell: Kicking off the final season of Issa Rae's 'Insecure'
Issa Rae stars in "Insecure"
All good things must come to an end, as the saying goes. Unfortunately, that's even true in prime time. A critically acclaimed television series prepares to take its final bow with one last season, and viewers won't want to miss a single moment.
Dr. Pimple Popper, on TLC
In this rebroadcast, Dr. Lee tries to help Gerard, who has nearly a hundred lumps varying in size all over his body. The team also meets Gina, a woman with bloody lesions all over. Patient Eric calls the large bump on his head his "on/off button."
Q: Did "Once Upon a Time in America" win any Oscars? It's considered one of the great gangster films, isn't it?
Whether 1984's "Once Upon a Time in America" was great depends on which cut you're talking about, but it's widely accepted that the version Oscars judges saw was terrible, and they didn't even give it a nomination.
Queens, on ABC
Once the stars of a '90s hip-hip group, Brandy Norwood, Eve, Naturi Naughton and Nadine Velazquez star as four 40-something women trying to reclaim the fame they once had in the music industry. This series premiere gives insight into their career in 1999.
Deactivated: CBS's activism game show takes on new form
Usher rumored to appear in "The Activist" documentary special
The much-anticipated premiere of CBS, Live Aid and Global Citizen's "The Activist" was originally set for Friday, Oct. 22, but the show, dealing with issues surrounding activism, has been pushed back due to backlash and is now being rewritten into a hard-hitting documentary special.
NCIS: Hawai'i, on CBS
The first woman in charge of the Pearl Harbor headquarters, Special Agent Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) leads another investigation involving military personnel across the many islands of Hawaii in this new episode of the show's premiere season.
Q: Has Vincent D'Onofrio done any voice work?
He hasn't done much voice work, but unsurprisingly, given the rest of his career, what he's done has been unconventional. No big Pixar productions or Disney prince roles for actor's actor Vincent D'Onofrio.