Q: I've been watching the CW show "Arrow," and the name of one of the characters sounds familiar. I don't know how to spell it, but it sounds like "Ghoul." Anyway, wasn't he a villain in one of the Batman movies?
Ra's al Ghul was indeed the villain in "Batman Begins" (2005), the first in the recent series of films in which Christian Bale starred as the Caped Crusader. What you've hit on here is the fact that Batman and "Arrow's" main character, Oliver Queen, inhabit the same fictional universe.
Both started as comic book characters before ever going on screen. In the DC Comics series, Oliver Queen's superhero alter-ego was named Green Arrow.
Bride By Design, on TLC
Cameras follow Alabama-based bridal designer Heidi Elnora as she sketches and sews to create the perfect dresses for her clients. The series debut shines the spotlight on bride-to-be Tia, who wants to stand out among her fellow baseball wives with two dresses.
Bones, on Fox
The murder of a local psychic sends the Jeffersonian team spiralling into the world of fortune tellers in this new episode. Bones (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) look to a psychic, Avalon Harmonia (Cyndi Lauper), for help in solving the case.
Q: Why are all the hosts of BBC's "Top Gear" wearing flags on their lapels? It looks like the flag of Texas but not quite.
You must have been watching the first episode of season 22, when all three hosts wore lapel pins of the Chilean flag.
There was no official announcement, or even an unofficial one from notoriously loose-lipped host Jeremy Clarkson, but the pins were likely a subtle thank you to Chile, which helped the "Gear"-heads out of a significant jam back in October.
Chicago P.D., on NBC
Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) leads an elite team of officers in a new episode of the Dick Wolf drama. The team includes by-the-book Det. Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda), former bad girl Erin Lindsay (Sophia Bush) and undercover veteran Alvin Olinsky (Elias Koteas).
One Big Happy, on NBC
Lizzy (Elisha Cuthbert) is thrown for a loop when Prudence (Kelly Brook) moves into the apartment in this new episode. With Prudence's boxes and belongings piling up, Lizzy is pressed to clean her ex's things out of a closet.
Q: Is A&E's "Rodeo Girls" toast? I used to run the barrel races as a kid and really enjoyed these ladies and all their drama and adventures.
It's a little hard to say, but it's looking like "Rodeo Girls" has taken its last trip around the barrels.
The show's long-term prospects were muddy to begin with. Though A&E officially announced it as a "six-episode series" before its premiere in December 2013, the show's official website lists those six episodes as being part of season 1, suggesting that there was at least the possibility of a season 2.
2 Broke Girls, on CBS
Aspiring cupcake queens Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs) lean on each other when the going gets tough. The unlikely friends work together at a diner where they’re surrounded by their colorful “work family."
Gone country: ABC's 'Nashville' concert special sings its sophomore tune
Clare Bowen stars in “Nashville on the Record 2”
There are certain cities in this world that are inherently defined by a specific culture and lifestyle. Given the nickname of Music City, U.S.A., by many who have experienced its vibrant music scene, Nashville reigns king as the country music capital of the world.
Intervention, on A&E
The cast and crew of the Emmy-winning program celebrate the show's 10th anniversary with this behind-the-scenes edition. They share the highs and lows of dealing with addiction as they reveal what it takes to help drug addicts and their families.
