Q: Has Patrick Stewart ever had hair on screen? He's bald in all the roles I remember, but maybe he wore a wig or had hair early on.
To hear Patrick Stewart himself tell it, he started going bald at age 19 and had trouble coming to terms with it -- he sported a lot of hats and, he admits shamefully, a "horrendous" comb-over for a while before finally accepting his fate.
Fortunately for him, perhaps, this all took place while he was a stage actor, before the permanent recordings of his screen career. In his earliest film role, 1975's "Hennessy," he's already sporting his characteristic bald top with short back and sides.
Midnight, Texas, on NBC
Psychics, witches, vampires and other supernatural creatures find a safe haven in a remote Texas town in a new episode of "Midnight, Texas," airing Friday, Nov. 2, on NBC. In the new season of this drama, the townsfolk become suspicious of mysterious new hotel owners with unique powers.
Saving the world again: 'The Last Ship' prepares to conclude its voyage
"The Last Ship" star Eric Dane
Since premiering in 2014, TNT's action-drama "The Last Ship" has been a roller-coaster of high-stakes missions, tumultuous political tensions and shocking acts of betrayal, and the series is expected to go out on a high note as its fifth and final season approaches its conclusion.
S.W.A.T., on CBS
When faced with high-risk situations, the LAPD call in former Marine Hondo Harrelson (Shemar Moore), who leads a specialized tactical unit. His team includes experienced S.W.A.T. officer Deacon Kay (Jay Harrington) and canine trainer Chris Alonso (Lina Esco).
Q: What has happened to "A Chef's Life"? It was the best thing on TV, in my opinion!
You're not alone in thinking that "A Chef's Life" was pretty great, but unfortunately you're also right to put it in the past tense. "A Chef's Life" has ended after five surprise-hit seasons on PBS.
It started as a local North Carolina show on the local PBS affiliate, but it grew very much from there to become a huge hit for PBS across the country.
It was such a success, in fact, that it inspired PBS to stay in the Vivian Howard business.
All American, on CW
A talented young football player from Compton gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he's recruited to play for a high school in Beverly Hills. Unfortunately, a jealous fellow student sets out to drive him off the team.
Splitting Up Together, on ABC
When Martin (Oliver Hudson) suggests they sell the house, Lena (Jenna Fischer) calls his bluff in this new episode. Fischer's "The Office" co-star Angela Kinsey guest stars as Jeannie, a real estate agent who wants to purchase the home.
Q: Why did "Chicago P.D." kill off Al Olinsky? His character was excellent.
As hard as this is for fans to hear, he was killed for the sake of the story.
It's hard because it sort of implicates you in the decision -- it was done with you, the fans, in mind -- and it's hard because you come to identify with the characters as people, and with the actors who play them.
I'll make this even harder on you, then, and say that beloved character actor Elias Koteas, who played Al Olinsky since the launch of "Chicago P.D." in 2014, wasn't happy about the decision.
Magnum P.I., on CBS
Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) uses his military skills as he works as a security consultant and private investigator in this new episode. Based on the classic '80s TV series, this new edition also stars Perdita Weeks and Zachary Knighton.
New Releases for the week of Oct. 28 - Nov. 3
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Audrey's (Kunis) rather run-of-the-mill life gets turned upside down when she discovers that her ex-boyfriend, Drew (Theroux), who recently dumped her via text message, is actually a CIA spy. After Drew is killed by assassins while in her apartment picking up his belongings, Audrey and her best friend, Morgan (McKinnon), hop a plane to Vienna so that they can fulfill Drew's dying wish of delivering one of his belongings to a contact, who turns out to be another spy, the smolderingly handsome Sebastian (Heughan). Unsure if they can trust Sebastian, and with assassins anticipating their every move, the two young women tear through Europe not knowing in whom they can put their faith.
Director: Susanna Fogel. Stars: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan. 2018. 117 min. Action.
Mandy
Red (Cage) and Mandy's (Riseborough) quiet and peaceful lives in a remote corner of the California wilderness are shattered when cult leader Jeremiah Sand (Roache) becomes smitten with Mandy. He recruits a notoriously brutal biker gang to kidnap her, but when she laughs at Roache's advances, the cult leader lashes out at the couple. When Red escapes from their clutches, he channels his grief at losing the woman he loves into righteous anger, becoming a one-man agent of vengeance.
Director: Panos Cosmatos. Stars: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake. 2018. 121 min. Action.
Slender Man
Nightmares become real when four girls summon the legendary Slender Man (Botet), a long-limbed figure without a face who craves the lives of young people. After one of their number disappears, the other girls realize that they'll have to offer the monster something that it values in exchange for their friend's life and freedom, but as the creature continues to terrorize them, it begins to take them one by one before they can make contact and attempt to save their friend.