The Goldbergs, on ABC
Adam Goldberg recalls his childhood in the 80s, when he was a geeky 11-year-old only just beginning to experience the world in this new. The loving-but-eccentric Goldberg family get up to all sorts of strange adventures in this hit family comedy series.
Q: What happened to my favorite show, "Restaurant Stakeout" with Willie Degel?
The Food Network has been pretty quiet about "Restaurant Stakeout" since its Season 4 finale in January, but prolific social media user Willie Degel doesn't want his fans to worry.
In fact, the day the finale aired, Jan. 8, the "Restaurant Stakeout" host posted a photo of the taping on Facebook and told fans that the network had already ordered a 13-episode Season 5.
Believe, on NBC
Meet Bo (Johnny Sequoyah), a young girl with gifts she can neither understand nor control in this pilot episode. As her protector, Winter (Delroy Lindo), tries to keep her safe, introducing her to the ex-inmate who will become her best friend and, in some ways, savior.
New Releases for the week of March 9 - March 15
Inside Llewyn Davis
A young, struggling folk singer in New York City’s Greenwich Village faces insurmountable odds as he tries to navigate the New York City folk scene in February 1961. In the wake of his musical partner’s suicide and the immense failure of his recently released solo album, Llewyn Davis searches for direction with nothing but his guitar to keep him company during the harsh and unforgiving New York winter.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Stars: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Adam Driver. 2013. 104 min. Drama.
The Book Thief
During the Second World War, young Liesel Meminger is sent to live with a foster family while her mother, a communist, hides from persecution. When it is discovered that Liesel is illiterate, her adoptive father, Hans, teaches her to read, sparking an obsession with reading and books. While the world around her becomes increasingly dangerous and confusing, Liesel finds comfort in stealing and reading books and sharing them with others, including a Jewish man named Max, whom her adoptive parents are hiding in the basement.
Director: Brian Percival. Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Roger Allam, Heike Makatsch. 2013. 131 min. Drama.
Homefront
Seeking a quieter and less demanding life, former DEA agent and recent widow Phil Broker retires with his nine-year-old daughter to a small town. When an incident at his daughter’s new school leads him to a confrontation with a group of drug traffickers and a dangerous meth kingpin, his newly attained peaceful existence is turned upside down. But whatever the cost, Broker is desperate to keep his daughter safe.
Director: Gary Fleder. Stars: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Izabela Vidovic. 2013. 100 min. Action.
Out of the Furnace
When his younger brother gets tangled up with a notoriously violent crime ring and mysteriously disappears, Russell Baze takes it upon himself to figure out what happened to his brother Rodney. Recently released from prison, Russell risks his freedom and his dream of escaping the poverty–stricken Rust Belt to seek justice for his little brother.
Director: Scott Cooper. Stars: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Willem Dafoe, Sam Shepard, Forest Whitaker. 2013. 116 min. Thriller.
Late Laughs for the week of March 9 - March 15, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jimmy Kimmel
I'm glad you were able to tear yourselves away from the Winter Olympics, the sporting event that answers the question, “How many different ways can white people injure themselves on ice?”
Welcome to the beach house: 'Graceland's' second season adds some roomies
Aaron Tveit and Daniel Sunjata star in “Graceland”
Welcome to the beach house: The beach house is about to get a lot more crowded.
"Graceland," USA's police drama that wowed audiences last summer, is headed back for a sophomore season, and it's filling out its roster with some new faces.
Class is in: Martha Stewart's 'School' is a weekend wonder
Martha Stewart as seen in “Martha’s Cooking School”
It's no easy task being a teacher.
I'm not just talking about the countless school teachers here, but about anyone who educates us. It's not easy to take something complicated and boil it down to its basic elements so that just about anyone can understand it. Some people are good teachers; others, not so much.
Resurrection, on ABC
Watch the series premiere of this mysterious new drama. When their dead loved ones begin to reappear, the people of Arcadia, Mo., are changed forever. Meanwhile, an 8-year-old boy wakes up alone in a Chinese rice paddy with no recollection of how he got there.
Saturday Night Live, on NBC
Some of comedy's most talented up-and-comers liven up the weekend with comedy sketches aimed at pop culture, politics and more. Tonight's new episode features comedian Lena Dunham as host, and The National as the musical guest.
Mind over matter: ABC's 'Mind Games' manipulates the masses
Christian Slater stars in "Mind Games"
What would you do if you knew how to manipulate people so well that you could change their minds without them knowing it? Would you use your skills to help people? What would you do if you got caught?