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THE 100 Sneak Peek: Survival Requires Sacrifice

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As we head into the second half of season 4 of THE 100, the situation on the ground is only getting worse. Last week’s plan to go into space and make Nightblood so that everyone can survive the coming radiation abruptly ended when Clarke, Bellamy and King Roan lost a barrel of hydrazine on their way to Becca’s Island. Without the necessary amount of fuel to power the rocket, they’re all now permanently stuck on Earth.

So it’s time to change directions yet again, and Abby’s next plan could turn deadly. In this week’s episode, titled “Gimme Shelter,” the good doctor wants to continue running tests for a possible cure to the radiation, but she’s going to need a human test subject. Her plan requires injecting someone with Luna’s bone marrow, then exposing that person to massive amounts of radiation. If it doesn’t work though, and they won’t know until they try, that person will suffer a painful death. Clarke and Abby must make a choice on whether to go forward.

Back at Arkadia, the black rain they’ve planned for has finally arrived, and it will push everyone to their limits. Trapped together in what’s left of the Ark, families and loved ones will be separated from those left outside, including Octavia. Bellamy heads out into the storm in search of his sister. Emotions are running high, and everyone will have to face some uncomfortable truths by the end of the night.

Watch some sneak peeks from the new episode below. THE 100 airs tonight (March 22) at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

ONCE UPON A TIME 6.12 Review: The One With Revenge, Realizations and Stabs in the Back

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Last night’s ONCE UPON A TIME came as a complete surprise for me. I have never been a huge fan of Charming flashback episodes, so when I saw the promo for it last week, I have to say I wasn’t too excited about it and thought it would be only be an okay episode. However, “Murder Most Foul” turned out to be not only entertaining in its endless twists and turns,  but a testament to how fantastically well these characters are being written and developed.

The episode starts with our heroes celebrating Emma’s and Regina’s safe return to Storybrooke. David steps outside for a moment and that’s when he starts seeing his father’s ghost. And here’s the kicker, he had always thought that his father was a drunk, who didn’t care about his family at all and that had died in a ditch somewhere because of his alcoholism.

But here’s the thing, we actually find out why David was separated from his twin brother – and that was because his parents made a deal with Rumplestiltskin in order to save at least one of their children – and that David’s father tried to get little James back when the boy ran away to Pleasure Island, in an attempt to get away from the king. With Pinocchio’s help, he found little James, but the King found them before they could leave the island, and ordered the boy’s father’s death.

Back in Storybrooke, David is determined to find out what happened to his father and why he keeps seeing his ghost, so he enlists Killian’s help to sneak into Emma’s place to get a book of spells and ingredients to make a potion, so that they can track his father’s last steps. Killian is so not on board with this plan, because here he is, trying to prove that he’s a changed man and that he is worthy of Emma’s love, but her father wants him to revert back to his pirate ways. He helps David against his better judgement, and what follows their mission is just hilarious, as a prince and a pirate try to do magic without having any magical powers. The moment when they’re debating how to stir the potion counter clockwise was easily one of the funniest scenes of the season.

But they do find out that David’s father was on Pleasure Island and, thus, seek Pinocchio’s help. Our good friend Pinocchio sheds some light on the last few hours prior to his death and how he was stone cold sober, as he tried to find James to bring him back home. That nearly undoes David, because he had spent his entire life thinking his father was a drunk, careless bastard, who had walked out on him and his mother. So when he finds out that he had actually been trying to bring his family back together, and that the King had ordered his death, he is hell bent on having his revenge.

Killian tries to stop him, but David handcuffs him to a bike post and goes straight to the King, determined to kill him and avenge his father. He challenges the King to a duel, but Killian – bless his heart – gets there just in time to stop his friend from doing something he would most definitely regret later. It takes a while, but David finally understands why Killian was trying to stop him and finally sees him for the good man that he is, and not just a pirate. And that’s all that he wanted all along, because our baby Killian was terrified about asking David for Emma’s hand in marriage.

That scene was just so sweet and funny and heartwarming, that I had tears in my eyes and a smile so big, that my cheeks hurt. So he finally has Emma’s father’s blessing and a ring –  all he needs to do now is actually propose. My CaptainSwan heart was nearly singing with joy at that point, but of course, they had to go and stab us in the back with such an unexpected twist, that made my head spin.

It turns out that Hook saved David’s father, only to murder him right afterwards, just so he wouldn’t tell anyone that he had killed the King’s guards. And that’s definitely going to come back and bite him in the ass.

Other highlights:

  • Killian going for a session with Archie, so he could talk to him about how to convince David that he was a good man, worthy of marrying his daughter. The look on Archie’s face when Killian showed him the ring was all of us watching that scene. Archie is definitely a CaptainSwan shipper;
  • Regina finally realizing that this is not her Robin and that he will not be able to replace him;
  • Emma and Henry spending some quality time together. After so much stress and drama, they deserve a little bit of fun.
  • Regina and Snow being besties. Not only that, but this episode highlighted just how far all these characters have come and how much they have grown and developed. While I’m not always super happy with their creative decisions, these writers have really done all of their characters justice and they treat them with the utmost respect. Unlike other shows.
  • CaptainCharming is the best BrOTP in television. I just absolutely adore their friendship and how far they have come since they first met.

ONCE UPON A TIME returns next Sunday, March 19, at 8/7C on ABC.

Morning Static: WHEN WE RISE, GILMORE GIRLS, MODERN FAMILY & More!

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• Separated at Birth: WHEN WE RISE’s Guy Pearce and MADAM SECRETARY’s Tim Daly

SUPERNATURAL Recap: Princes, Lances and Liars

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This week’s SUPERNATURAL, a nod to the Tarantino style of films, begins with Mr. Ketch, asking someone to tell him a story. Then it’s 5:20 p.m. and Dean is flirting with a waitress while sitting at a restaurant with Sam, Mary, Cas and a hunter named Wally. The waitress, however, is into Cas and soon Mary directs the conversation into something more pressing — Wally called the others to help him with a demon problem. While Mary assures Wally that everything will be fine we launch right into the next scene, where Cas is bleeding out and being carried by Mary, Wally is soon dead and the brothers are fighting some demons.

The episode, which jumps around (so bear with me), flashes back to earlier, when the brothers first meet up with Wally, Mary and Cas. Then we’re back at the restaurant where they are finally going over the plan. Later, Cas is keeping watch outside the house, while the others are setting traps inside. Cas pops inside for a moment and Mary gets a call from Wally that the demon is returning early. Everyone inside the house is anxiously waiting for the whistling demon to enter and Dean immediately puts a bullet into him. But it has little effect. Sam goes after him next, but the demon pulls Ruby’s blade out of him with little effort. Cas is his next victim and then the demon goes after Mary with weird glowing eyes. The group is soon separated as more demons approach and the brothers join Wally in fighting them, while Cas is crawling away from the original demon.

Then we’re back at Wally’s death, while Cas gets stabbed in the side with a spear. Mary temporarily saves him and brings him to a nearby barn, but he’s in bad shape. And she tells the boys as much when she calls them with her location.

It’s 9:05 p.m. now and the brothers reunite with their mother and tell her of Wally’s death. Mary wants to know if her boys saw the demon’s yellow eyes and Sam wonders what she got them into.

At 10:07 a.m. we see Mary sitting in a car with Wally while spying on a demon and we learn that she recruited Wally as a cover — she wanted to tell her boys they were called to help Wally, not her. And she’s praising the British Men of Letters, telling Wally about all the monsters they’ve killed together since they recruited her.

It’s 8:23 p.m. and the group is first pulling up to the house, prepping for the battle that will come later. And we learn that Mary covertly went into the basement soon after. Behind a painting she finds a safe and inside she finds a magical glowing box. She takes something out of it and then closes up the safe and heads back upstairs.

Then we’re at 9:03 p.m. and Mary is texting her BMOL contact, who is telling her to split because they had bad intel. Cas is groaning in pain, while weird black veins are spreading all over him. He thinks he’s dying, but Dean says he just needs some time to heal.

Enter Crowley: “You idiots, you’re all going to die”.

Sam correctly guesses that the demons were friends of Crowley. “Do you know what you’ve done? Does the name Ramiel mean anything to you?” It doesn’t to the humans in the room, but Castiel knows Ramiel as the “Prince of Hell”. Cas insists the princes are all dead and Crowley explains that was just a story. Apparently the Princes of Hell are the first demons turned after Lilith. In fact, they have Azazel’s yellow eyes.

We’re back to six years ago now and we see the demon we now know as Ramiel meeting Crowley for the first time. He’s introducing himself as King of the Crossroads who has been sent by Hell and he comes bearing gifts: the lance of Michael, the archangel. This is the same lance/spear that later stabs Cas. The second gift is the same thing we later saw in the glowing box (although we still don’t know what it is). And his third gift? The Throne of Hell. Back then Lilith and Azazel were dead and Lucifer was back in his cage, so Crowley offers up the crown. But Ramiel suggests that Crowley take it instead. “You seem ambitious enough, conniving enough, slimy enough. So take it. Go for the glory, kid,” Ramiel says to Crowley. Ramiel’s only request is that Crowley will ensure that no one ever bothers a Prince of Hell again.

In the present, Crowley explains that the lance is what got Cas and he’s sure to rot away. The brothers suggest they trap Ramiel to find a cure for this, but Crowley doesn’t think they have enough time. He splits soon after.

It’s 9:07 p.m. and the Winchesters are prepping for Ramiel’s arrival (he helpfully whistles so they can hear him). Crowley wants to ensure Ramiel doesn’t go into the barn, but Ramiel throws him through the barn door instead.

It’s earlier again, back when Crowley first left the barn. Cas is telling the brothers that they’ve helped changed him and that they’re his family. “I love you. I love all of you,” he says. “Just please, please don’t make my last moments be spent watching you die. Just run. Save yourselves. And I will hold Ramiel off as long as I can.” But the Winchesters refuse to leave, so now we have Ramiel trapped in a ring of holy fire. Sam and Dean are demanding a cure, but Ramiel says one doesn’t exist. He also demands what they stole from him, but Dean says they doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

Then Ramiel has Michael’s lance and he starts fighting the Winchesters. Sam manages to stab and kill him as black goo starts coming out of Cas’ mouth. Crowley picks up the lance and then….Cas is healed. “Magic’s in the craftsmanship,” Crowleys says, remembering what Ramiel said when he first received the lance.

Cas is now healed and they all dismiss what Ramiel said about someone stealing from him. The group heads home.

But there’s one last thing: we’re back with Mr. Ketch, who is actually listening to Mary recount what happened. She’s upset about them sending her after a Prince of Hell and she says she’ll burn everything down if they try to fool her like that again.

“Is that a threat?” he asks. “It’s a promise,” she replies.

He apologizes for them making a mistake and her anger dissipates. “Can I see it?” he asks of what she took. She pulls it out of her pocket and hands over what she took from the safe.

What is it?

The Colt!

And Crowley is now desperately trying to find the gun. Someone inside a cell is taunting him, telling him the brothers don’t care about him. “They kill your kind, it’s in their blood. You know it’s only a matter of time until they come for you.”

“Shut your mouth, you dog,” Crowley says.

“That’s not my name”,” says the red eyed creature (a.k.a. Lucifer).

Watch a preview below for the February 23 episode of SUPERNATURAL airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

RIVERDALE: The Cast Introduces the Characters and their Complicated Relationships

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The story of RIVERDALE begins the morning of July 4 as twins Cheryl and Jason Blossom drive out to Sweetwater River for an early morning boat ride. “Are you scared, Jason?” Cheryl asks (in a move likely to hint at more secrets to be revealed at a later date). Jason shakes his head and the pair head out. The the time we see the Blossoms, Cheryl is found soaking wet on the riverbank and Jason’s body is not found when they drag the river. Jason’s death is ruled an accident, but it’s later revealed there was nothing accidental about it.

Before we get to that, however, it’s clear that a lot of people in town don’t view Jason’s death as a tragedy. Some people, in fact, are very happy that he’s gone. We get to know a lot of the characters of RIVERDALE in the pilot as this murder mystery continues to serve as a through-line for the show. Some of the characters are less connected to Jason than others, but most of them are drawn in to the story, all while hiding their own secrets.

Related: Watch an extended preview for RIVERDALE

RIVERDALE won’t be your typical team drama. Star Camila Mendes said that “It feels like a comic book, but it’s still real life, and I think we’ve done a great of balancing that, like balancing the darkness with the lightness. And also the idea that it really isn’t just teen drama, it’s not trivial drama that we’re dealing with. We’re dealing with really high stakes stuff, with our relationships with our parents, and balancing that with our relationships with each other. They’re going pretty deep.”

To get to know the characters of RIVERDALE, click the arrows below.

RIVERDALE premieres on on Thursday, January 26 at 9/8c on The CW.

What’s Coming to Netflix Canada in January 2017?

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Weekly episodes of SCANDAL, SHADOWHUNTERS and RIVERDALE will be coming to Netflix Canada in January 2017. There’s also a lot of Netflix original series and movies coming to the streaming service, including ONE DAY AT A TIME, COIN HEIST, CLINICAL, LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS and much more.

Check out the full list below of what’s coming to (and leaving) Netflix Canada in January 2017.

January 1

American Sniper
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes
U.S Navy Seal marksman Chris Kyle racks up an unprecedented number of kills in Iraq, even as his home life starts to slip away from him.

American Women
Cast: Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, Niamh Cusack
After being stimulated by a screening of Bo Derek’s 10, a group of lonely young Irishmen cook
up a foolproof plan: They’ll post an ad in the Miami Herald, inviting American ladies to come to
them.

Futurama – Seasons 7-10
Cast: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio
A pizza delivery boy awakens in the 31st century after 1,000 years of cryogenic preservation
and finds a job at an interplanetary delivery service.

HALO Legends 
Cast: Andy McAvin, James Faulkner, Luci Christian
This anthology features seven independent anime shorts from renowned directors, delving into
the futuristic universe of the video game franchise Halo.

Hellevator – Season 2
Cast: Sylvia Soska, Jen Soska
This horror-themed game show sends contestants down a haunted elevator into the depths of
an old warehouse to face spine-chilling challenges.

Horns
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Max Minghella
Accused of murder, Ig Perish wakes up one day to find he’s grown a set of horns — compelling
people to confess their sins to him.

Justice League: Gods & Monsters
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Michael C. Hall, Tamara Taylor
In an alternative universe where Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman deal out justice with
brutal force, a shadowy enemy frames them for a grisly crime.

Nine to Five
Cast: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton
Three women fed up with their boss entertain fantasies of revenge — which become reality when
they believe they’ve inadvertently poisoned his coffee.

Power Rangers Super Megaforce: The Legendary Battle (Extended)
Cast: Andrew M. Gray, Ciara Hanna, John Mark Loudermilk
New footage augments the tale of the Rangers, who give their all to save Earth from Vrak and Emperor Mavro, as the Amanda stages an epic final attack.

Rosewater
Cast: Gael Garcia Bemal, Kim Bodnia, Dimitri Leonidas
While in Iran to cover the 2009 elections, journalist Maziar Bahari is detained and brutally interrogated after Iranian forces accuse him of spying.

Shameless (UK) – Series 4-6
Cast: David Threlfall, Rebecca Atkinson, Elliot Tittensor
Unemployed Frank Gallagher — a single father of eight kids — attempts to keep sane, often with a little help from a bottle.

Switched at Birth – Season 4
Cast: Vanessa Marano, Katie Leclerc, Lucas Grabeel
In this dramatic family series, two teenagers discover they were accidentally switched at birth, setting off a chain reaction of life-altering events.

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe
An envoy from another world warns Earth’s people to cease their violent behaviour. But panic erupts when a nervous soldier shoots the messenger.

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest
Cast: Reese Hartwig, Arnie Pantoja, James Hong
The duelling cat and mouse meet two junior spies and their dog who enlist the duo to help stop an army of cats from stealing a world-saving invention.

Top Gear – Series 22
Cast: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May
Jeremy Clarkson and his crew of car lovers test the limits of luxury vehicles in this hit show that also features celebrities racing on a test track.

January 3

Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin’? – Netflix Original
Incisive comic Jen Kirkman gets real about women’s bodies, the value of alone time and an Italian private tour guide who may have been a ghost.

Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments – Season 2 – New Episodes Weekly – Netflix Original
Cast: Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende
Despite a stunning betrayal, Clary and the Shadowhunters go to war against Valentine’s new army to determine the ultimate fate of the Shadow World.

January 4

LEGO: Justice League vs The League of Doom
Cast: Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, John DiMaggio
In this Lego adventure, Lex Luthor creates a team of supervillains called the Legion of Doom in his plan to stop the crime-fighting Justice League.

January 5

Jupiter Ascending
Cast: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean
A young impoverished woman learns she’s been predestined to change the fate of the universe after a genetically engineered hunter tracks her down.

Lee Daniel’s STAR – Episodes 1 & 2 – New Episodes Weekly
Cast: Jude Demorest, Benjamin Bratt, Queen Latifah
A trio of women form a musical group in Atlanta.

Some Assembly Required – Season 2
Cast: Kolton Stewart, Harrison Houde, Charlie Storwick
A 14-year-old takes ownership of a toy company and hires a group of his friends to help him create amazing new toys.

January 6

Coin Heist – Netflix Original
Cast: Alexis G. Zall, Alex Saxon, Sasha Pieterse
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.

Growing Up Coy
Cast: Michael Silverman
A Colorado family is thrust into the international media spotlight when they fight for the rights of their 6-year-old transgender daughter in a landmark civil rights case.

Marauders
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Bruce Willis, Dave Bautista
When a bank is hit by a brutal heist, all evidence points to the owner and his high-powered clients. But as a group of FBI agents dig deeper into the case – and the deadly heists continue – it becomes clear that a larger conspiracy is at play.

One Day at a Time – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Isabella Gomez
A reimagining of the Norman Lear classic, centering on a Cuban-American family. Our heroine is a recently separated, former military mom (Justina Machado) navigating a new single life while raising her radical teenaged daughter and socially adept tween son, with the “help” of her old school Cuban-born mom (Rita Moreno) and a friends-without-benefits building manager named Schneider.

Tarzan and Jane – Season 1 – Netflix Original
From 41 Entertainment, Executive Producer Avi Arad (Arad Animation) and animation from ARC Productions comes a new Netflix original kids series based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ collection of stories about his iconic characters, Tarzan and Jane. In this modern day remake, 16 year old Tarzan is returned from the African jungle to a London boarding school where he is a “fish-out- of-water” and challenges conformity. As the title suggests, Jane is central to the story, alongside Tarzan, as his ultimate partner in solving environmental injustice, crimes and mysteries.

January 7

Big Hero 6
Cast: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney
A kid with a knack for robotics is out to stop an evil plot to destroy San Fransokyo — with help from four quirky friends and a big robot best pal.

Miss Sharon Jones!
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple follows rhythm and blues singer Sharon Jones as she tries to hold her band together while battling pancreatic cancer.

January 9

Best and Most Beautiful Things
Cast: Julie Smith, Michelle Smith
In a celebration of outcasts, a precocious young blind woman vanishes into quirky obsessions and isolation. With humour and bold curiosity, she chases love and freedom in the most unexpected of place: a provocative fringe community.

January 10

Focus
Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro
In the midst of veteran con man Nicky’s latest scheme, a woman from his past – now an accomplished femme fatale – shows up and throws his plans for a loop.

Jim Gaffigan: Cinco – Netflix Original
Though he’s mostly concerned about what he’ll eat after the show, Jim Gaffigan finds time to joke about kids, phones, trucks and, of course, food.

We’re Lalaloopsy – Season 1 – Netflix Original
The Lalaloopsy gang and their adorable pets know every day is a perfect day to celebrate the magic of friendship, creativity and collaboration.

January 11

Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Alice returns from adventures on the high seas to confront the evil Lord of Time, who threatens to destroy beloved old friends and all of Underland.

The Innocents
Cast: Lou de Laage, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza
In 1945 Poland, a young French Red Cross doctor who is sent to assist the survivors of the German camps discovers several nuns in advance states of pregnancy during a visit to a nearby convent.

January 12

Private Parts
Cast: Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Mary McCormack
Firecracker Howard Stern (portraying himself) exposes his personal side in this affectionate, big screen version of his best-selling autobiography.

January 13

Aquarius
Cast: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos
Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-story building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class, seaside Boa Viagem Avenue, Recife. All the neighbouring apartments have already been acquired by a company which has other plans for that plot. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death, and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past and her future.

Blue Streak
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene
A jewel thief returns to his hiding place after a stint in jail — only to find that his booty is buried under a newly constructed police station.

Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women
In the last thirty years of the 2nd millennium, John Casablancas created the Elite modeling agency and invented the supermodels. If names such as Naomi, Cindy, Linda, Kate or Claudia are in pop culture, it is mostly his doing He lived a life dreamt by many, surrounded by glamour and beauty. We asked him to tell us his story

Clinical – Netflix Original
Cast: Vinessa Shaw, William Atherton, Wilmer Calderon
In this thriller, a psychiatrist tries to put her life back together after a violent attack but finds she can’t escape her past.

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Joan Cusack,
Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) and starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans — Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – whose evil guardian Count Olaf will stop at nothing to get his hands on their inheritance. The siblings must outsmart Olaf at every turn, foiling his many devious plans and disguises, in order to discover clues to their parents’ mysterious death. The eight-episode series is a Netflix original production, executive produced by Emmy Award winner Barry Sonnenfeld and Daniel Handler, and also stars Patrick Warburton (Lemony Snicket), Joan Cusack (Justice Strauss), Malina Weissman (Violet Baudelaire) and Louis Hynes (Klaus Baudelaire).

Historia de un clan- Season 1 – Netflix Original

January 14

Colony – Season 1
Cast: Isabella Crovetti, Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies
Set in the near future, Colony centers on a family headed up by Holloway and Callies who must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together while trying to survive. They live in L.A., which has been occupied by a force of outside intruders. While some people have chosen to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, others have rebelled and suffer the consequences.

January 17

Neal Brennan: 3 Mics – Netflix Original

January 19

American Beauty
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch
While struggling to endure his tightly wound wife, an unfulfilling job and a surly teen, a man becomes obsessed with one of his daughter’s friends.

January 20

Scandal – Season 6 – New Episodes Weekly
Cast: Kerry Washington, Columbus Short, Darby Stanchfield
A powerful team of Washington, D.C lawyers make scandals disappear while handling government crises and coping with problems of their own.

Take the 10 – Netflix Original
Cast: Chester Tam, Josh Peck, Carlos Alazraqui
Two buddies working dead-end cashier jobs endure a mind-blowing series of events on their quest to get to the hip-hop show of their lives.

Voltron: Legendary Defender – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Jeremy Shada, Tyler Labine, Bex Taylor-Klaus

January 21

Grami’s Circus Show – Season 2
Grami, Nemo and Sam, a trio of wacky lions, join ringmaster Jack to train and perform together in their very own circus extravaganza.

January 24

Cristela Alonzo: Lower Classy – Netflix Original

Gad Gone Wild – Netflix Original

Kill Command
Cast: Vanessa Kirby, David Ajala, Mike Noble
Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines.

Terrace House: Aloha State – Season 1: Part 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Reina Triendl, Ryota Yamasato, Yoshimi Tokui
The camera follows six strangers, including a model, a furniture maker and a “ukulele artist,” who live together under one roof in beautiful Hawaii.

January 25

Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger
Cast: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan
During World War II, frail weakling Steve Rogers volunteers for scientific experiments that turn him into allied super soldier Captain America.

Scooby-Doo Meets KISS
Cast: Matthew Lillard, Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Mindy Cohn
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are traveling to an amusement park called Kiss World to see Kiss at their big Halloween concert and solve a mystery, mostly because Daphne has a crush on Starchild, much to Fred’s jealousy.

January 26

The Manchurian Candidate
Cast: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber
Two U.S. soldiers in the first Gulf War are programmed to rebel once they return home. Several years later, one becomes a vice presidential

January 27

Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Rachel Crow, Mark Whitten
Tip and Oh – best friends from two very different worlds – are back. In season 2, watch the besties prove their friendship is inseparable as they stumble onto hilarious and silly adventures together and meet new eccentric characters along the way.

iBOY – Netflix Original
When shards of a cell phone get lodged in a teenager’s brain, he discovers he can control electronic devices and uses his newfound power for revenge.

Kazoops! – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Reece Pockney, Scott Langley, Alex Babic
Music meets imagination in this inventive animated series about thinking outside the box and having fun.

Riverdale – Season 1 – New Weekly Episodes – Netflix Original
Cast: Marisol Nichols, K.J. Apa, Cole Sprouse
Archie’s got an edge. Veronica’s hiding her past. Riverdale is a little darker and a lot more interesting than it was in the days of Archie Comics.

Shadows of Truth – Season 1
On December 6th 2006, a 13 year old girl named Tair Rada was found dead inside a locked bathroom stall at her school in Katzrin, a quiet town way up in the north of Israel. The entire country went into shock, the media became obsessed, and there was a lot of pressure on the police to find the murderer. After a week they arrested a Ukrainian immigrant who had worked at the school, and eventually he confessed and was found guilty by a court of law. This 4-episode documentary series examines the main narratives that evolved around the murder that still haunts Israel to this day, 10 years later.

Suits – Season 5
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman
When he impresses a big lawyer with his razor sharp mind, a college dropout score a coveted associate job, even though he has no legal credentials.

The Karate Kid
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue
When bullied teen Daniel LaRusso teams with a martial arts master, he ends up learning much more than just self-defense in this classic underdog tale.

January 31

A Bigger Splash
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes
The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.

Bill Burr Stand Up Special – Netflix Original

Last Call – Titles that Will be Rotating Off the Service in January 2017

January 1
Curious George – Seasons 1-9
Dexter – Seasons 1-8
Friday Night Lights – Seasons 1-5
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Texas Chainsaw
The Social Network
The Usual Suspects

January 4
Zero Dark Thirty

January 29
Superbad

ONCE UPON A TIME Recap: The Evil Within

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Last night’s ONCE UPON AT TIME took us back to its roots. In one of the most solid episodes we have had the pleasure of watching in at least a season and a a half, “Strange Case” had an old school kind of vibe and it felt so much like a season 1 episode. It was well balanced, had plenty of action and drama and just the right amount of screen time for its ever expanding group of characters. But mostly, it was just fun.

Back to school. Finally we got to see an interesting storyline involving Snow White. She has basically been in the back burner for a couple of seasons now, mostly going along for the ride, but we saw Snow taking control of her own life again and making an effort to have things go back to normal – or as normal as they can be when one is a fairytale character and lives in Storybrooke. But we got a really awesome glimpse of the Charmings family life in the beginning of the episode, with Charming being an endearingly obnoxious jealous dad and the family just having breakfast together, which was just great to watch.

That first scene was just so incredible and light and it made me smile so big, because this is what they have always wanted. The entire family together as Emma, Snow, Charming, Baby Neal and Henry gathered in the kitchen as they got ready for the day. Not even Regina’s arrival with Jekyll broke the spell of that entire feel good first moment of the episode. That one scene has been six years in the making and it was incredibly overdue and such a joy to watch.

But when Snow gets to school, things aren’t as they used to be. For starters, little Henry is now a teenager and even has a girlfriend, so that was her first reality check. Time has passed and things have changed. When the students don’t respond to her lesson as they used to, she is crushed. It takes Jasmine – and hey, we all knew that was Jasmine, right? I can’t even remember the name she used right now – telling her that she needed to let go of the past and adapt to the new normal, for Snow to get in the groove of how things are now. Embracing her true self is liberating and she delivers a kickass lesson to her students as badass Snow White. Brilliant subplot, brilliant delivery and brilliant dialogue. I loved every single thing about this plot and I can only hope they keep it up.

Jekyll, Hyde and the Evil Queen. First of all, the Evil Queen is delightful. Can we please keep her forever? Lana Parrilla is doing such an amazing job at separating both characters and she is just plain funny as a full on evil villain. There is a lightness to her voice and every single line that completely contradicts the despicable things she is capable of doing and it’s just amazing. Standing ovation to Parrilla for her outstanding performance.

Now, let’s talk about the abrupt end of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde storyline. Although, now that it’s over and it’s clear that they couldn’t really go any further than that, I admit I’d had the impression that they would play a larger role at least until the midseason finale. However, their story served its purpose to highlight that Regina is pretty much screwed. Despite having separated the evil and good parts of herself, this particular storyline showed us that there is no way to separate both parts completely. Jekyll was still capable of evil, just like Regina will have to live with the possibility of the evil within her rearing its ugly head again.

What became clear, however, is that there is no way to defeat the Evil Queen – at least not without losing Regina as well. The serum that Jekyll created was lost forever and it took Hook killing him for Mr. Hyde to die as well. When Jekyll turned on Belle, she asked for Killian’s help using a mermaid shell he had given her earlier that day. As it turns out, the good scientist was also a villain and tried to kill Belle in order to exact his revenge against Rumplestiltskin. When Hook pushed him into a spear that ran him through, his doppelganger, Mr. Hyde, also perished. That only showed them that in order for the Evil Queen to die, Regina will have to perish as well.

That led to an incredibly touching moment between Emma and Regina, where they mirrored the request Emma made at the beggining of season 5 – Regina asked Emma to sacrifice her, if push comes to shove. Emma promised her that she will do everything in her power to prevent that from happening because that’s what family does. This was just so beautiful and touching and it showed us how far these two amazing women have come.

Rumbelle. Look, it hurts me too. While I was never a Rumbelle fan, the child in me mourns for one of my favorite princesses. This relationship has come to a point that it’s completely toxic and abusive and I can’t see any way for them to even think about getting back to the way they were. Even though Rumple might be trying to change, he just can’t. He goes about it all wrong and, in an effort to protect Belle, he traps her in the Jolly Roger with magic, so she can’t leave. But that wasn’t the main problem here.

That final scene between them – after Hook has saved her from Jekyll – where Rumple is basically threatening her that she will go back to him whether she likes it or not, that was the final nail in this ship’s proverbial coffin. Because you know what – that is not okay. If you love someone, you don’t use threats or force or anything that may harm them to make them get back to you. What Rumple is doing has all the telltale signs of an abusive relationship. And when Belle tells him she will never go back to him because she has always seen who he really is and apparently he can’t change, he tells her that she will get back to him no matter what.

I’m sorry, but I can’t get behind a ship that promotes this kind of behavior. At this point, I don’t think Rumplestilskin can be ever be redeemed because – even though he tries to put his love for Belle first – he will never give up his power. And no matter what happens, he will always put that power first and that is not what a healthy relationship is supposed to be about. I really, really hope that Belle stays as far away from him as possible and that Emma and Regina can help her protect her baby boy when he’s born.

Jasmine. So we all knew it was her, right? While we only caught a glimpse of what their storyline is going to be about, I admit I am so curious to watch this unfold. So Jasmine apparently is looking for Alladin in Storybrooke, so that opens so many exciting possibilities – especially for Emma to understand what being a Savior is all about. Also, it has been a solid twenty years since I last watched Alladin, but is there a possibility that the Oracle is actually Jafar? Have you taken a look at that staff she keeps walking around with? I saw that theory last night on Twitter and I actually think this could be a possibility.

Overall, though, this was such a great episode. It had been a while since I finished an episode of this show and had that omg, I want more feeling.

A new episode of ONCE UPON A TIME airs next Sunday, October 23, at 8/7c on ABC (U.S.) and CTV (Canada).

ARROW Season 5 Premiere: A New Job, a New Solo Mission and Slipping Back Into Old Habits

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A lot of things have changed as we enter the fifth season of ARROW. Oliver is back to being a lone vigilante (albeit with tech support from Felicity) after Laurel’s death and Thea and Diggle’s “retirement”. He’s also got a new high-profiled job as Mayor (Mayor Handsome, the papers call him). And he’s struggling to figure out how to juggle both aspects of his life while the city is overrun with crime.

Here’s what you need to know about the season premiere of ARROW:

Dones’t Play Well With Others. It’s the kick-off party for the city’s Anti-Crime Initiative and Oliver is busy out on Arrow duty, while Thea is covering for him at the event. While Felicity is trying to remotely disarm a bomb that Oliver finds, another vigilante in a hockey masks steps in to help. Oliver doesn’t want his help and we learn this guy has crossed paths with the Arrow before. To help dissuade him from participating further, Oliver puts an arrow through his leg. But maybe it’s time to start considering additional team members because flying solo as the Arrow means he barely has any time to actually do his new mayoral job. Meanwhile, Felicity is encouraging Oliver to put together a team and has suggestions for new members, but Oliver believes Thea and Diggle will come back. Not only that, he thinks the new vigilantes are all unqualified and would be in too much danger…especially after what happened with Laurel.

Public Relations. Thea’s big job at City Hall seems to be saving Oliver from himself. When he accuses the police of corruption at the ACI gala, she pulls him away from the reporters. Of course, he’s actually right and we see that some members of the SCPD are acting outside of the law, but she’s still concerned about his image.

A New Bad Guy. The corrupt cops aren’t the worst thing happening to Star City in the season premiere. A new villain — Tobias Church — walks into town and decides to make a name for himself by kidnapping Oliver and a few others during a statue dedication ceremony honoring Laurel/Black Canary. For a minute there you’ll be amused by Oliver fighting off his captors with his usual skills before realizing he’s just supposed to be Mayor Handsome.

Fallen from Grace. Oliver learns that Lance is back in town — he’s separated from Donna and he’s fallen off the wagon. Oliver suggests that Quentin find purpose again and help him out, but Quentin isn’t interested. Laurel’s death is still clearly an open wound for the man.

Less Restraint. Oliver is back to killing again and Thea is upset about it when she helps out a kidnapped Oliver. He says it was a mistake to take the high road before — either he has to do what’s necessary or he shouldn’t be out there at all. But Thea doesn’t want this and never wants to kill again, so she refuses to rejoin his team. We’ll also learn exactly what Laurel told Oliver before she died.

Don’t miss the season premiere of ARROW tonight (October 5) at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

THE CW Teasers: THE FLASH, ARROW, FREQUENCY and More

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Several season or series premieres are coming to The CW the week of October 3. On THE FLASH Barry will be living an alternate life, while on ARROW there will be a slew of new vigilantes. In addition, both of The CW’s new fall shows — NO TOMORROW and FREQUENCY — will be premiering.

Tuesday, October 4

THE FLASH 3.01 “Flashpoint”: Barry (Grant Gustin) is living his dream life – his parents are alive, he’s asked Iris West (Candice Patton) on a date and he can finally be a normal guy as Central City has another speedster, Kid Flash (Keiynan Lonsdale), running around saving the city. When Barry starts forgetting parts of his old life, the Reverse Flash (guest star Matt Letscher) taunts his nemesis and tells him that there will be serious repercussions for Barry and the ones he loves if he continues to live in this alternate universe. In addition to losing his memories, his powers will also start to fade. When disaster strikes, Barry must decide if he wants to continue to live in this world as Barry Allen or return to his universe as The Flash. Jesse Warn directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg and teleplay by Brooke Roberts.

NO TOMORROW 1.01 “Pilot”: Evie (Tori Anderson) is a risk-averse quality-control assessor, who appreciates order. Then Evie meets charming, free-spirited Xavier (Joshua Sasse), who encourages Evie to carpe that diem, because he believes humankind has a mere eight months and twelve days until a runaway asteroid smacks us all into stardust. That’s why he made an Apocalyst – a tally of every last thing he wants to do before the world goes kaput. So with the help of her friends, Evie must decide whether Xavier is certifiable and whether that even matters, if being with him means living her life more fully. Amy Pietz, Jesse Rath, Jonathan Langdon and Sarayu Blue also star. Corinne Brinkerhoff, Scott McCabe and Tori Stanton wrote the episode, directed by Brad Silberling.

Wednesday, October 5

ARROW 5.01 “Legacy”: After Laurel’s (Katie Cassidy) death and the departures of both Diggle (David Ramsey) and Thea (Willa Holland) from Team Arrow, Oliver (Stephen Amell) takes to the streets solo to protect Star City’s citizens as the Green Arrow. With Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) guiding him from the bunker, Oliver is forced to deal with a city that has become overrun with both criminals and a slew of new (and painfully inexperienced) vigilantes. Watching Oliver try to balance his jobs as both the mayor and also the protector of Star City, Felicity suggests he form a new team, but Oliver resists. However, when a deadly new criminal, Tobias Church (guest star Chad L. Coleman), enters the picture, Oliver realizes the best thing for the city might be a new team of superheroes. Meanwhile, the flashbacks take us to Russia where Oliver faces off against the Bratva. James Bamford directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti and teleplay by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle.

FREQUENCY 1.01 “Pilot”: Detective Raimy Sullivan (Peyton List) has always wanted to prove that she is nothing like her father. In 1996, when Raimy was 8 years old, NYPD Officer Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith) left Raimy and her mother, Julie (Devin Kelley), behind when he went deep undercover, got corrupted, and got himself killed. Or so the story has always gone. Few people knew about the secret undercover sting operation Frank was really charged with, led by Stan Moreno (Anthony Ruivivar), who has now risen to Deputy Chief of Police. Frank’s former partner, Lieutenant Satch Reyna (Mekhi Phifer), is now Raimy’s mentor and friend, and he has urged her to let go of the hurt and anger she still feels about Frank’s disappearance and death, but the old pain still lingers. Raimy can barely bring herself to discuss Frank, even with her devoted boyfriend, Daniel (Daniel Bonjour), or her childhood friend, Gordo (Lenny Jacobson). Now, twenty years later, Raimy is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. They’re both shocked and confused, but Raimy shakes Frank to the core when she warns him that the secret sting he is undertaking will lead to his death. Armed with that knowledge, Frank survives the attempt on his life. But changing history has dramatically affected Raimy’s life in the present – and there have been tragic consequences. Separated by 20 years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love? Brad Anderson directed the episode written by Jeremy Carver.

Thursday, October 6

iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL – NIGHT 1: The legendary concert event, filmed over two nights at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, features performances by some of the biggest names in the music industry. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest (“On Air with Ryan Seacrest”), the iconic lineup of musical acts scheduled to perform include U2, Usher, Sting, Billy Idol, Britney Spears, Drake, Pitbull, Florida Georgia Line, and many more. Original airdate 10/6/2016.

Friday, October 7

iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL – NIGHT 2

OUTLANDER: David Berry Joins the Cast as Lord John Grey

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OUTLANDER won’t be returning for more than six months, but Starz is already announcing new casting news: David Berry has been recruited to play Lord John William Grey.

According to Starz, “Lord John William Grey is a steadfast and honorable British subject, torn between a finely-honed sense of familial duty and a strong moral compass of right and wrong.  He is boyishly handsome with an upper class rearing — the consummate gentleman.  However, a scandal from his past has relegated Lord John to an undesirable position as governor of a desolate prison in Northern Scotland.”

Starz also provided a few teasers about the upcoming third season of OUTLANDER (which will premiere in 2017): “The third season of OUTLANDER picks up right after Claire travels through the stones to return to her life in 1948.  Now pregnant, she struggles with the fallout of her sudden reappearance and its effect on her marriage to her first husband, Frank.  Meanwhile, in the 18th century, Jamie suffers from the aftermath of his doomed last stand at the historic battle of Culloden, as well as the loss of Claire.  As the years pass, Jamie and Claire attempt to make a life apart from one another, each haunted by the memory of their lost love.  The budding possibility that Claire can return to Jamie in the past breathes new hope into Claire’s heart… as well as new doubt.  Separated by continents and centuries, Claire and Jamie must find their way back to each other.  As always, adversity, mystery, and adventure await them on the path to reunion.  And the question remains: when they find each other, will they be the same people who parted at the standing stones, all those years ago?”

 

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