The Little Couple, on TLC
When Jen is invited to be a keynote speaker at an event in Scotland, the whole family travels to the U.K. in this season premiere. Cameras follow the family as they go to a scotch distillery and visit a castle where Will and Zoey feel quite at home.
Dancing With the Stars, on ABC
Celebrities, athletes and other public figures team up with professional dancers in the hopes of impressing the judges and taking home the coveted Mirrorball trophy in this season premiere. Tom Bergeron hosts the popular dance competition.
Q: Who plays Brianna in "Grace and Frankie"? I love that show, and I love her in it.
Grace's daughter Brianna in "Grace and Frankie" is played by longtime sketch comedy star June Diane Raphael. Being a female comic making a successful transition from sketch to sitcom puts her on a path blazed partly by her "Grace and Frankie" co-star, the great Lily Tomlin. Tomlin became famous as a cast member in the sketch comedy classic "Laugh-In" in the late '60s and early '70s.
Q: Who plays Brianna in "Grace and Frankie"? I love that show, and I love her in it.
Grace's daughter Brianna in "Grace and Frankie" is played by longtime sketch comedy star June Diane Raphael. Being a female comic making a successful transition from sketch to sitcom puts her on a path blazed partly by her "Grace and Frankie" co-star, the great Lily Tomlin. Tomlin became famous as a cast member in the sketch comedy classic "Laugh-In" in the late '60s and early '70s.
New Releases for the week of September 17-23
Wonder Woman
On the hidden island of Themyscira live the Amazons, a group of warrior women created by Zeus to protect humanity. When an aircraft crashes off the island's coast, young Amazonian princess Diana (Gadot) rescues its pilot, the dashing American Steve Trevor (Pine), who tells the Amazons of World War I raging just outside of their protected sphere. Convinced that it is her destiny to stop the fighting, and that Ares, the god of war, is behind the conflict, Diana leaves her people and her home behind to venture to the front lines, where she discovers truths not only about herself but also about the true nature of humanity.
Director: Patty Jenkins. Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Saïd Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock, Elena Anaya. 2017. 141 min. Action.
The Big Sick
Kumail (Nanjiani) is a Pakistani-American comedian who works as an Uber driver in his spare time. His traditional parents are determined to arrange a marriage for him, but after he meets Emily (Kazan) at one of his shows, he finds himself growing closer and closer to her. Shortly after they have an explosive argument that leads to their breakup, Emily is taken to the hospital with a serious infection and Kumail rushes to her side, where he meets her parents and bonds with her father (Romano).
Director: Michael Showalter. Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Schroff. 2017. 120 min. Comedy.
The Bad Batch
Arlen (Waterhouse) is placed inside a vast fenced-off area just outside of Texas that is outside of the realm of laws and government. Shortly after her arrival, she is attacked and taken prisoner by a group of cannibals, from whom she manages to escape while keeping most of her body intact. Elsewhere in the desert wilderness, she is taken in by a secure town called Comfort, which is ruled by a cult-like leader named The Dream (Reeves), who maintains control over his people using drugs.
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour. Stars: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Jayda Fink, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Diego Luna, Yolonda Ross. 2016. 118 min. Romance.
The Orville, on Fox
Ed (Seth MacFarlane) and Kelly (Adrianne Palicki) find themselves in trouble when they're tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress in this new episode. Meanwhile, Bortus (Peter Macon) and Klyden (Chad L. Coleman) receive some unexpected news.
Late Laughs for the week of September 17 - 23, 2017
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Costco has to pay Tiffany's $19 million for selling 2,500 fake Tiffany rings. Husbands don't know what's worse, having to tell their wife her ring ISN'T from Tiffany, or that it IS from Costco.
I read about a 98-year-old woman and a 94-year-old man here in New York who just got married. And if you want to get them a gift, hurry!
With a twist: 'The Good Place' returns after last season's surprise ending
William Jackson Harper and Kristen Bell star in "The Good Place"
Well done, Michael Schur. You know how to cap off a season. The creator of "The Good Place" -- and, of course, the fine cast and writing team -- delivered a critically acclaimed freshman season of the NBC comedy, but it was the final episode that really took things to another level.
High school mystery: 'Vice Principals' follows in classic TV's footsteps
Danny McBride stars in "Vice Principals"
