Recaps for the week of June 29 - July 3
Ashleigh Brewer stars in “The Bold and the Beautiful”
The Bold and the Beautiful
John surprises his newlywed daughter, Ivy, with a visit and tells her how proud he is of her and advises her to never give up on what she really wants. In advance of Zende Forrester's arrival, Ridge fills Caroline in on his history. Zende arrives eager to get into the family business, but insists that he doesn't want anything handed to him on a silver platter. Zende meets Nicole at the reception area and they hit it off. Soon, Zende shares the story of his adoption, while Nicole discusses her sister, Maya, and the journey she's taken. Meanwhile, Maya and Caroline have a heated confrontation for the first time since Maya disclosed her secret, but they wind up coming to a meaningful understanding. Aly makes it crystal clear that she will not allow Steffy to take Liam from Ivy, and she brings up the fact that Steffy's mother, Taylor, killed her mother, Darla, to prove a point. Pam and Charlie arrive at a Fourth of July-themed photo shoot dressed as George and Martha Washington to celebrate the new Freedom Line at Forrester Creations.
Days of Our Lives
Sonny loses it completely when he finds out that Will has been keeping yet another secret from him, and he later comes to a major realization about their marriage. Paul becomes reacquainted with Derrick, while Brady issues an ultimatum to Victor. Later, Kate tries to get Lucas to help her get Paul out of town. While Daniel asks Nicole a potential life-altering question, Eric struggles with inner torment about whether or not to reveal the secret he and Nicole share. Ben struggles with Abigail's betrayal and vents to Clyde, who makes a bold move on behalf of his son. After Abigail gets an upsetting letter, she finds herself drawn to Chad yet again. Eve enlists Theresa's help in order to solidify her scheme to take Jennifer down. Lucas is surprised by Adrienne's reaction after Justin presents her with divorce papers. JJ gets a surprising offer from Bev's friend, Kyle. Later, Paige catches JJ and Bev at an inopportune moment. Armed with a hidden agenda, Clyde decides to introduce himself to Stefano.
General Hospital
Sonny gets a huge shock when Michael shares some unexpected news with him. Michael and Sabrina decide that it's time to move forward with their relationship. Nina attempts to provoke jealousy within Franco. Jake extends an offer of help to Michael. After Luke and Laura find themselves in a standoff, Luke receives some important news. Soon, Luke and Laura enlist some help and head out to face a dangerous situation. After she tries pay a visit to Avery, Denise finds herself undeniably attracted to Morgan. Later, Denise makes an admission to Franco. Valerie checks up on Dante, while Spencer grows frustrated with Nikolas. Sam ponders a way to help fix the ELQ situation. As the Fourth of July celebration kicks off, Luke is shocked by the appearance of a former rival.
The Young and the Restless
Jack is in utter and complete shock when he happens to find out that Jabot has in fact merged with Newman Enterprises. While Adam makes an unexpected business deal with Victor, Summer discovers that the Abbotts have been scheming and plotting against Victor. Dylan and Joe wind up getting into a huge physical confrontation about Avery. Noah jumps to his mother's defense when Nikki accuses Sharon of mistreating Dylan. Ashley becomes upset when she learns some disturbing news about her family. Kevin discovers an important clue that could lead him closer to the truth and may finally help him uncover the killer's identity.
Q: I loved the crime series "Backstrom." Is it coming back, or has it been canceled?
I'll try to deliver this news with a little more tact than Rainn Wilson's spectacularly rude detective would do: "Backstrom" gave it a good try, but the numbers just weren't there.
If I were to be more "irascible" (which is how Fox describes Wilson's character) about it, I'd say that the more people saw of "Backstrom," the less they liked it.
It premiered to fairly good ratings, but shed viewers pretty steadily from there.
Say Yes to the Dress, on TLC
TLC celebrates Christmas in July with this special holiday episode. Stephanie thinks a Black Friday wedding is the perfect start to the holiday season. Also, Katie hopes to look like an ice princess for her winter wonderland wedding.
Food Fighters, on NBC
Talented amateur cooks take on professional chefs as they compete for the chance to win $100,000 in this season premiere. For the first time ever, season 2 will feature the introduction of kid chefs, who will spice up the competition with their signature dishes.
Only human: AMC's 'Humans' blurs the lines between artificial and real intelligence
Gemma Chan stars in “Humans”
It's not a stretch to think that some day we could be living side by side with lifelike robots that are practically indiscernible from people. At the rate technology is advancing (and at the rate we're consuming it), the idea of humanoid robotic assistants doesn't seem as far-fetched as it did even 30 years ago.
Q: There was a movie whose name I can't remember, about a man who takes his son and daughter with him to Brazil. While he was working, the kids go into the jungle. They are surprised by some natives and the son is taken. Twenty years later, the son return
The plot doesn't go down quite like you describe it, but nonetheless it sounds like you're thinking of 1985's "The Emerald Forest."
The only difference from your description seems to be in the circumstances of the son's return, but I won't go into those for fear of spoiling a 30-year-old plot (this way maybe you'll get a little suspense when you see it again). Rest assured, there was no trend in rainforest-tribal-kidnapping movies in the past few decades, so this is pretty definitely the one.
Extant, on CBS
When Molly (Halle Berry) hears about bizarre deaths that sound like the ones she witnessed in space, she escapes a psychiatric hospital to investigate in this season premiere. Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins the cast as cop and bounty hunter J.D. Richter.
Extreme Weight Loss, on ABC
Since meeting in 2007, lovebirds Shane and Marissa haven't been apart for more than five days. They got engaged nine months ago, but they've decided to postpone the wedding until they lose some weight and adopt healthier habits so Chris steps in to help.
In the 'Dark': Sci-fi producer duo takes a 'graphic' path to TV
The cast of “Dark Matter”
It is said that there is nothing new under the sun. Ideas are explored, rehashed, discarded and revived in new works in a cycle as certain as our orbit around our nearest star. Quite often, books, shows or plays are adapted for the big screen or vice versa.
Q: I was watching an old black-and-white western and noticed a startling resemblance between star James McCallion and Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory." Their smiles and eyes are very similar. Are they related?
There's certainly a resemblance between the two actors, but it's not genetic. Perhaps it can be chalked up to charm and Hollywood's tastes, instead.
Western-movie character actor James McCallion and "The Big Bang Theory's" Jim Parsons have similarly friendly eyes, upturned eyebrows and slightly crooked smiles -- engaging sorts of faces that, though not conventionally handsome, are still more likely to end up on film than the average mug.