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Q: Will there be another season of the miniseries "Sons of Liberty"? It was entertaining and historical!

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

The short answer is that nobody knows. As you say yourself, "Sons of Liberty" was produced as a miniseries, which means there was no commitment to more at the time, but that the option is open. It also means that, if the producers do decide to make another series of some sort, they're not committed to any kind of timeline the way a regular series would be.

"I don't know if there'll be another part," actor Jason O'Mara told TheHDRoom.com, "but it would be interesting to see how it all plays out."

Arrow, on CW

Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is ready to take on the deadly villains who threaten Starling City in this season premiere. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) takes the helm as CEO of Palmer Technologies, while Diggle (David Ramsey) struggles with Oliver’s return.

Stephen Amell stars in "Arrow"
Stephen Amell stars in "Arrow"

The Voice, on NBC

This special new edition takes a look at the best of this season's blind auditions. Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton serve as both judges and mentors as talented vocalists compete for a recording contract in this series.

Pharrell Williams as seen in "The Voice"
Pharrell Williams as seen in "The Voice"

Q: Was there a Hanna-Barbera character who was the ghost of an American founding father or something? Or am I making that up? Didn't he have his own show at one point?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

Though it certainly does sound like you're making him up, the Funky Phantom was very real. Well, relatively real.

He was the main character in a short-lived 1971 series called, appropriately, "The Funky Phantom." In it, three teens who are driving around aimlessly with their dog inadvertently free the ghost of a Revolutionary War soldier. The ghost (who, it should be said, was not particularly funky -- certainly not by 1970s standards) follows the kids around, helping them solve mysteries.

Gotham, on Fox

The battle between good and evil rages on as Det. Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) fights crime in a corrupt city in this new episode. This season, Michael Chiklis joins the cast as Nathaniel Barnes, a new captain who takes Gordon under his wing as he sets out to clean up Gotham’s mean streets.

Ben McKenzie stars in "Gotham"
Ben McKenzie stars in "Gotham"

Late Laughs for the week of October 4 - 10, 2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jimmy Fallon

In a recent interview, Sarah Palin supported Donald Trump's immigration policies and said that when immigrants are in the U.S., they should "speak American." Then immigrants were like, "You first!"

 

New Releases for the week of October 4 - 10

Magic Mike XXL

It's been three years since Mike (Tatum) retired at the height of his career, but the former male stripper is about to get back into the game for one last hurrah. The Kings of Tampa get in touch with him and he agrees to join them for one final blowout show in Myrtle Beach. The group hits the road with the legendary Magic Mike back at the helm, and on the way to Myrtle Beach they decide to shake up their old routine with some new moves, a new emcee and some new friends.

Director: Gregory Jacobs. Stars: Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez. 2015. 115 min. Comedy.

 

Dark Places

She was only eight years old when she witnessed her family's brutal murder, and after testifying against her own brother, Libby (Theron) has lived her life as a haunted woman. Twenty-five years later, a secretive society that investigates old unsolved cases approaches her with suspicions that her brother was actually innocent of the bloody crime. Despite the painful memories, she agrees to help them uncover the truth of what exactly happened in her family's rural Kansas farmhouse on that fateful night more than two decades ago.

Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner. Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Corey Stoll, Christina Hendricks. 2015. 113 min. Mystery.

 

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

Fin (Ziering) and April (Reid) are finally getting their lives back in order after living through two separate shark-spewing weather events. They've remarried, April is pregnant with their child, and the president (Cuban) is giving Fin an award for his heroics. While he's in Washington, D.C., to receive the commendation, though, yet another sharknado strikes. Fin and the president work side by side to defeat the toothy terrors that have been unleashed by the storm, but the twister is just the beginning as a massive weather system pounds the East Coast, unleashing terror up and down the shoreline. With April braving the sharknados in Orlando, Fin desperately battles through wind, rain and sharks to make his way to her side.

Director: Anthony C. Ferrante. Stars: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Mark Cuban, Cassie Scerbo, Frankie Muniz. 2015. 88 min. Horror.

Spooky sweets: 'Halloween Baking Championship' terrifies with tasty treats

Author: 
Andrew Warren / TV Media
Richard Blais, Sherry Yard, Ron Ben-Israel and Carla Hall as seen in "Halloween Baking Championship"

Richard Blais, Sherry Yard, Ron Ben-Israel and Carla Hall as seen in "Halloween Baking Championship"

The Good Wife, on CBS

Hoping to salvage her law career, Alicia (Julianna Margulies) represents people seeking release on bail in bond court in this season premiere. Cush Jumbo joins the cast as fellow attorney Lucca Quinn, while Margo Martindale appears in a recurring role as national strategist Ruth Eastman.

Julianna Margulies stars in "The Good Wife"
Julianna Margulies stars in "The Good Wife"

Saturday Night Live, on NBC

Singer Miley Cyrus returns to Studio 8H to host this forty-first season premiere. This will mark the third time the Grammy nominee has hosted the legendary sketch comedy show, which parodies everything from pop culture to politics.

Michael Che and Kenan Thompson in "Saturday Night Live"
Michael Che in "Saturday Night Live"
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