Late Laughs for the week of October 16 - 22, 2016
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Mark Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla, says their 10-month-old daughter won't be allowed to sign up for Facebook until she's 13 because "she has to follow the rules." That is SO sweet that she thinks teens will still be into Facebook in 13 years.
Third time's the charm: CBS's 'Odd'est sitcom earns a promotion
Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon star in "The Odd Couple"
Third time's the charm: Autumn is where it's at in the TV biz. The biggest new shows and the most popular returning ones usually premiere in September and October, and the amount of hype and money that the networks pour into promoting them is unparalleled throughout the rest of the year.
Recaps for the week of October 10 - 14
Laura Wright as seen in "General Hospital"
The Bold and the Beautiful
Wyatt struggles to choose between his loyalty to Steffy and doing what's right. Ivy takes some major steps to get Liam to notice her. Ridge is skeptical when Wyatt tries to explain that Quinn has changed for the better. Liam tells Steffy what she should expect from her husband. While Wyatt promises to fight for his marriage, Steffy remains unsure of what she wants. Sasha has a revealing experience when she sees how Thomas is with Douglas. News of Bill's engagement to Brooke is slow to reach one of his admirers. Tension between Zende and Nicole arises due to a family favor. Morale sinks at Forrester Creations when Ridge makes an announcement. Recent events affirm Steffy's decision about her marriage to Wyatt.
Days of Our Lives
Marlena explains her plan to bring down Clyde, Xander and Orpheus. Steve and Kayla enlist Kate and Chad's help, while Marlena runs her idea by Nicole and Deimos. The stress of the siege begins to get to Theresa. Chad recruits Lucas and Adrienne for a secret plan to deal with the convicts. Gabi and Paul encourage Sonny and Chad to reconcile. Clyde decides to go solo, while Orpheus and Xander iron out their plan. Soon, Nicole comes face to face with Xander. Brady suggests to Theresa that they have a makeshift wedding. Clyde demands that Chad turn over Thomas. Adrienne and Lucas refuse to reveal where Thomas is. Aiden presses Hope to agree to go on a date with him. John calls Orpheus and arranges to surrender himself to end the reign of terror they've created. Chaos erupts in Salem at the hands of the convicts. Sonny rushes to Paul's rescue. Eduardo carries and injured Dario to the hospital. Kayla tries to maintain order at the hospital with Steve's support.
General Hospital
Dante searches for answers during a crisis. Nelle tells Kiki part of her conversation with Morgan. Dillon shares an emotional moment with Tracy. Franco assures Sam he isn't going anywhere. Carly gets to know Nelle better and Tracy joins forces with Monica to support the hospital during tough times. Laura decides to give Kevin another chance. Lulu is hit with some shocking news. After Nina and Franco reflect on what it means to be a parent, Nina gets some heartbreaking news. Kiki keeps Dillon at a distance. Curtis receives an enticing offer. Carly puts her foot down.
The Young and the Restless
Victor asks Phyllis about her new position at Jabot. When Phyllis lashes out at Victor, Nikki worries that Victor will reignite his feud with Jack and Phyllis. Summer visits Jack at Jabot and finds him researching Newman Enterprises. Jack covers by saying he was doing residual cleanup related to the failed merger. Later, Jack tells Nikki she has nothing to worry about when she asks him to stay away from Victor. After a heated confrontation with each other, Billy and Travis get into a fight with a bar patron, and both are arrested. When Victoria arrives at the police station, Billy tells her they weren't arrested for fighting over her. Hilary is disappointed when Devon won't let her run a story about the bar fight. Later, Devon and Hilary find out that people really dislike the new direction of GC Buzz. Chloe insists she just needs time for herself when Kevin feels she is pushing him away. Kevin meets with Mariah to repair their friendship. Faith tells Nick about the hang-up calls Sharon has been getting. Dylan asks Nick to stay with his family while he's out of town and he agrees, which causes anxiety for Sharon.
Q: Are there any words to the theme of "How I Met Your Mother"?
You mean besides the "ba ba-ba ba-ba, ba-da-da-da" that are included in the intro? Yes, quite a few.
The smash-hit CBS sitcom's intro is only a few seconds long, but the music is a clip from the much longer song "Hey Beautiful" by power-pop band The Solids. The last 30 seconds of the song are all "bas" and "das" -- that's the part the show draws from.
New case, same face: Juliette Lewis returns as Andrea Cornell in 'Secrets and Lies'
Jordana Brewster stars in "Secrets and Lies"
There's nothing like a murder mystery to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Television writers spin tales of tangled webs all the time, but not all of them make it past the first season.
Q: What happened to the new show "Shooter" on USA Network that was supposed to air in July? Is it ever coming on?
That is an excellent question, and it seems like USA Network itself doesn't have an answer.
Q: Will the series "Cedar Cove" be returning to the Hallmark Channel soon?
Sadly, it won't be returning at all. The third season of the Hallmark Channel original series (the channel's first) was canceled last winter, just before the end of its third season.
The show ended with some questions unanswered, which is frustrating for fans. And though it was based on a series of books by prolific romance author Debbie Macomber, the show often went its own way plot-wise, so those questions generally aren't answered in the books.
New 'Legends': Characters old and new team up in 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow'
Caity Lotz stars in "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"
Greg Berlanti has got a good thing going for him. The Emmy-nominated writer/producer helms four of the biggest superhero shows on TV today, and has legions of fans itching for more (which, by the looks of things, they'll get, as Fox ordered a pilot episode of Berlanti's "Black Lightning" last month).
Canadian cooking: 'MasterChef' of the North returns to America
Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile as seen in “MasterChef Canada”
New Releases for the week of October 9 - 15
Ghostbusters
Although she once believed that the paranormal is real, even co-publishing a book about it, physicist Erin Gilbert (Wiig) has put that all behind her and is now a professor at a prestigious university. When she and the book's co-author, Abby Yates (McCarthy), make the astonishing discovery that they were right all along about the existence of ghosts, they lose their jobs for performing the unorthodox research and open up their own business to study this phenomena. When ghosts start terrorizing New York City, they team up with nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann (McKinnon) and subway worker Patty Tolan (Jones) to put their new ghost-busting technology to work to save the city.
Director: Paul Feig. Stars: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth. 2016. 116 min. Comedy.
Ice Age: Collision Course
After a number of small asteroids fall from the sky during Manny (Romano) and Ellie's (Latifah) wedding anniversary party, nearly killing the wooly mammoths, the herd discovers that a much larger asteroid is heading straight for the planet with the potential to cause a mass extinction. Convinced that the key to stopping the asteroid's destructive collision lies at the location of a previous impact, Manny and his herd set out on what might be their most important adventure yet.
Director: Mike Thurmeier. Stars: Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Lopez. 2016. 94 min. Animation.
The Legend of Tarzan
When a Belgian expedition to Congo starts brutally enslaving the native population, word of the Belgian actions reaches John Clayton (Skarsgård) in London. Although he's better known by the name given to him in the jungle where he was raised by apes -- Tarzan -- John has settled into Victorian life with his wife, Jane (Robbie). The news of the brutality in his old home spurs him to action, however, and he once again takes up the mantle of Tarzan, King of the Jungle, returning to his home in Africa to set things right.
Director: David Yates. Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson. 2016. 110 min. Action.