New York's finest: The 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' gang returns in a new episode
Terry Crews stars in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Q: Why did they kill off Diane on "NCIS"? She, Gibbs and Fornell have been my favorites.
There are always real-world and story-related reasons for these sorts of decisions, and we can never know for sure which was really the deciding factor. But in this case, it seems more likely Diane died for the story.
When a character is written off, the real-world reasons are always harder to get at -- as with romantic breakups, everyone will say it was their idea.
The Walking Dead, on AMC
In a new episode of this comic-based series, find out more about Virgil (Kevin Carroll) and Gamma (Thora Birch) as well as what happens to Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl’s (Norman Reedus) group, who were last seen surrounded by a horde of Whisperers.
New Releases for the week of February 23 - 29
Knives Out
When celebrated mystery writer Harlan Thrombey (Plummer) dies under mysterious circumstances not dissimilar to a plot in his own crime novels, private detective Benoit Blanc (Craig) is tasked by an anonymous party to investigate the old man's untimely demise. After learning that several members of Harlan's immediate family, including his own children and grandchildren, had motive to murder him, Benoit Blanc sets out to navigate the family's complicated and strained relationships and to uncover the truth behind the patriarch's death.
Director: Rian Johnson. Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Christopher Plummer. 2019. 131 mins. Comedy.
Frozen II
Three years after her coronation, Queen Elsa (Menzel) begins to hear a mysterious voice calling to her from beyond Arendelle. After following the voice, Elsa unintentionally awakens the elemental spirits of earth, fire, water and air, and the people of Arendelle are forced to leave their homes for their own safety. Along with Anna (Bell), Kristoff (Groff) and Olaf (Gad), Elsa sets out for an enchanted forest she learned about as a girl, and meets a new cast of characters that she hopes will help her lift a long-standing enchantment and learn the origin of her own magical powers.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee. Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Martha Plimpton, Jason Ritter, Jeremy Sisto. 2019. 103 mins. Animation.
Color Out of Space
After his wife Theresa's (Richardson) recent health scare, Nathan Gardner (Cage) moves his family to a rural New England farm to escape the complexities of city life. Slowly adjusting to the realities of their new country life -- like the impossibly slow internet connection -- the family is once again upended when a meteor lands in their front yard. Gardner soon realizes that what is leaking out of the meteor might spell disaster for their new picturesque life.
Director: Richard Stanley. Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight, Tommy Chong, Brendan Meyer. 2019. 111 mins. Horror.
Liberty Belle goes to Washington: Betty Gilpin added to 'American Crime Story' cast
Betty Gilpin in "GLOW"
Liberty Belle goes to Washington: Actress Betty Gilpin is probably best known for her role as Debbie "Liberty Belle" Egan in Netflix's 1980s wrestling-themed comedy series, "GLOW." But for her next TV gig, the former "Nurse Jackie" actress has joined the all-star cast of FX's "Impeachment: American Crime Story" and will portray conservative media pundit Ann Coulter.
Late Laughs for the week of February 23 - 29, 2020
Conan
Sales of Corona beer are down because people are mistakenly connecting it to the coronavirus. Yeah, the same thing happened a few years ago to Ebola beer, remember that? Remember when no one was buying Bird Flu Hot Pockets?
Popeye's chicken is coming out with its own line of clothing. The clothes come in small, medium, large and "oh you must eat at Popeye's."
Challenge accepted: 'Man v. Food' still going strong
Casey Webb hosts "Man v. Food"
Food challenges and eating competitions are nothing new: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest has been going strong for more than 100 years, and so has the Crown Candy Kitchen challenge in St. Louis, Missouri (you have 30 minutes to down five 24-ounce malts).
America's Got Talent: The Champions, on NBC
The top 10 finalists compete for judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel to find out which act will win it all in this popular series. This high-stakes competition features singers, dancers, acrobats, comedians and more.
Fresh Off the Boat, on ABC
Now that Eddie (Hudson Yang), Emery (Forrest Wheeler) and Evan (Ian Chen) have grown up, its time for one final fit of laughter with Jessica (Constance Wu), Louis (Randall Park) and Grandma Huang (Lucille Soong) in this two-part series finale.
Q: Is it true they're doing a "Turner & Hooch" TV show?
It's true they're planning one. Whether it gets made is yet to be determined.
The "they" in this scenario is Disney Plus (the mega-company's new online-video service) and Matt Nix, creator of USA Network's hit spy drama "Burn Notice" along with a number of less successful series, most recently the superhero drama "The Gifted."
