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Black Lightning, on CW

Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) and his wife, Lynn (Christine Adams), are in the hands of the ASA in this rebroadcast. While Agent Odell (Bill Duke) tightens his grip on the Pierce family, Anissa (Nafessa Williams) defies him as Blackbird.

Cress Williams in "Black Lightning"
Cress Williams in "Black Lightning"

Q: Is it true that Ernest Borgnine was almost in "The Godfather"?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

"The Godfather" almost looked very different than it did when it took the cinematic world by storm 1972. But the biggest change that nearly happened was casting sitcom star Ernest Borgnine as Don Vito Corleone, the titular mafia kingpin, instead of Marlon Brando.

Well, that's not exactly true. Borgnine was no nearer to being cast than Anthony Quinn, Richard Conte or Danny Thomas -- reportedly, the studio's preference in the early stages of the film's development was for anybody but Brando.

More 'Therapy': Emotional reality series gets second season on Showtime

Author: 
Michelle Rose / TV Media
Alan and Evelyn, one of the couples in "Couples Therapy"

Alan and Evelyn, one of the couples in "Couples Therapy"

More 'Therapy': Showtime's "Couples Therapy" just wrapped up its first season on Nov. 1. Not surprisingly, given the reviews, the cable network moved quickly to avoid a breakup by ordering a second season.

Countdown to Turkey: Second 'Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge' starts now

Author: 
Michelle Rose / TV Media
Giada de Laurentiis hosts "Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge"

Giada de Laurentiis hosts "Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge"

Halloween is in the rear view mirror, and that means we can focus on what is, for many families, the biggest feast of the year: Thanksgiving.

New Releases for the week of Nov. 3 - 9

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

MI-6 field agent Hattie Shaw (Kirby) and her team of agents are tasked with securing a supervirus called the Snowflake and keeping it from a terrorist organization named Eteon. They're thwarted by former MI-6 agent Brixton Lore (Elba) in London. Before escaping from Brixton, Hattie injects herself with the Snowflake in an effort to contain the virus and protect it from falling into the wrong hands. When Brixton frames Hattie for allegedly killing her team and stealing the Snowflake, she is forced to go on the run. Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and Hattie's brother, Deckard Shaw (Statham), are informed of the situation and must work together to not only find Hattie and save her from the deadly virus trapped inside her, but defeat Brixton Lore and Eteon. This is the first spinoff and ninth film in the Fast and the Furious franchise.

Director: David Leitch. Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza González, Eddie Marsan, Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney. 2019. 137 mins. Action.

 

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

After fleeing a school bully and escaping to the local drive-in movie theater, friends Stella (Colletti), Auggie (Rush) and Chuck (Zajur) are offered shelter in a drifter's car. The three become friends with Ramón (Garza) after their chance encounter and invite him to join them while they explore a local abandoned house that was once owned by the wealthy Bellows family. When Stella finds an old book full of horror stories written by Sarah Bellows, she takes it with her from the house, and stories mysteriously begin to be written in the old book that vividly predict her friends' untimely deaths.

Director: André Øvredal. Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Kathleen Pollard. 2019. 108 mins. Horror.

 

The Art of Racing in the Rain

While an old golden retriever named Enzo (Costner) is waiting dutifully for his owner, Denny (Ventimiglia), to return home, he recounts his storied past and the adventures he's enjoyed alongside Denny as the human pursued his dreams of becoming a famous racecar driver.

Director: Simon Curtis. Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Kevin Costner, Amanda Seyfried, Kathy Baker, Gary Cole, Lily Dodsworth-Evans, Martin Donovan, Al Sapienza. 2019. 109 mins. Drama.

More 'Therapy': Emotional reality series gets second season on Showtime

Author: 
Michelle Rose / TV Media
Alan and Evelyn, one of the couples in "Couples Therapy"

Alan and Evelyn, one of the couples in "Couples Therapy"

More 'Therapy': Showtime's "Couples Therapy" just wrapped up its first season on Nov. 1. Not surprisingly, given the reviews, the cable network moved quickly to avoid a breakup by ordering a second season.

Silicon Valley, on HBO

Thomas Middleditch returns as Pied Piper CEO Richard Hendricks in the sixth and final season of the workplace comedy. The series looks at the modern-day high-tech gold rush from the perspectives of entrepreneurs hoping to strike it rich.

Thomas Middleditch in "Silicon Valley"
Thomas Middleditch in "Silicon Valley"

Late Laughs for the week of November 3 - 9, 2019

A Little Late With Lilly Singh

The day I moved into my own place, I turned my stairs into a slide -- what better way to prove that you're an adult who can live alone than turning your house into a literal playground?

 

I'd eat meat if it was a matter of survival. Like, if I was in "The Hunger Games," I'd eat meat. "Meat" is my nickname for Liam Hemsworth.

 

I've heard that White Castle serves "impossible meat" now. I thought they already served impossible meat because there's no possible way that was ever real meat.

Countdown to Turkey: Second 'Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge' starts now

Author: 
Michelle Rose / TV Media
Giada de Laurentiis hosts "Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge"

Giada de Laurentiis hosts "Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge"

Halloween is in the rear view mirror, and that means we can focus on what is, for many families, the biggest feast of the year: Thanksgiving.

Merry and Bright, on Hallmark

Tasked with saving a floundering candy cane factory, New Yorker Gabe (Andrew Walker) initially clashes with the business owner, Cate (Jodie Sweetin), in this premiere. As they work together a holiday romance blossoms.

Jodie Sweetin and Andrew Walker in "Merry and Bright"
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