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Stay tuned: a guide to the TV’s new fall line-up
Photo courtesy of abc.com
Kelly Ripa and Faith Ford star in “Hope and Faith" on ABC.
Jessica Hirth
Reporter
A new season of television is
about to begin with old favorites
and a handful of familiar faces in
fresh settings. So grab a seat on
the couch!
NBC
Happy Family
'Hiesdays 8:30 p.m.
Starring: John Larroquette,
Christine Baranski
Peter and Annie Brennan
(Larroquette and Baranski) are
would-be empty nesters, if they
could only get the kids out of the
house.
Whoopi
Tuesdays 8:00 p.m.
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg,
Omid Djalili, Wren T. Brown
Mavis Rae (Goldberg) is a for
mer diva that runs a small hotel in
New York with her brother
Courtney (Brown), an ex-Enron
employee.
ABC
Threat Matrix
Thursdays 8:00 p.m.
Starring: James Denton, Kelly
Rutherford, Mahershalalhashbaz
Ali, Shoshannah Stem
The ripped from the headlines
story focuses around Special
Agent John Kilmer and his elite
task force of CIA, FBI and NSA
agents fighting for homeland
security. The team has the knowl
edge and resources to do whatev
er it takes to protect the country
from terrorists. The only glitch in
the plan is Kilmer’s ex-wife,
Katie.
I’m with Her
l\iesdays 8:30 p.m.
Starring: Teri Polo, Rhea
Seehoni, Danny Comden
Patrick Owen is a high school
teacher when cupid gives him a
bite in the behind in the form of
Monroe, the adorable puppy
belonging to famous actress
Alexandra Young.
It’s All Relative
Wednesdays 8:00 p.m.
Starring: Lenny Clarke,
Maggie Lawson, John Benjamin
Hickey, Harriet Harris
Bobby and Liz are happily
engaged and both come from
happy families. The problem:
Bobby’s family is devout Irish-
Catholic that swears by St. Patrick
and the Red Sox. Liz’s two dads
swear by St. Laurent and the arts.
Married to the Kellys
Fridays 8:30 p.m.
Starring: Breckin Meyer, Kiele
Sanchez, Sam Anderson, Nancy
Lenehan
Tom is a writer that grew up an
only child in New York. He mar
ries Susan who is an outgoing
social butterfly from a small town
and a huge family. The couple
moves back to Kansas City and
the chaos begins.
Hope and Faith
Fridays 9:00 p.m.
Starring: Faith Ford, Kelly
Ripa, Ted McGinley
Hope has lead a calm life as a
stay-at-home mom in the
Midwest, until her ex-soap opera
star sister. Faith, flees Hollywood
and comes home. The two soon
find out that the carpool lane does
not always merge with the fast-
lane.
Karen Sisco
Wednesdays 10:00 p.m.
Starring: Carla Gugino, Robert
Forster, Bill Duke
Karen Sisco is a United States
Marshal in Miami working hard
to earn the respect of her superi
ors. She can take down a suspect
twice her size, but she can’t seem
to keep a steady relationship.
CBS
Two and a Half Men
Mondays 9:30 p.m.
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Jon
Cryer, Angus T. Jones
Charlie loves his life as a
wealthy bachelor living in
Malibu. That life is uprooted
when his brother, Alan, and
nephew, Jake, are stuck in the
middle of a divorce. Alan and
Jake move in with Charlie and
prepare to start t^eir new life.
The Brotherhood pf Poland,
N.H. Wednesdays 10:00 p.m.
Starring: Randy Quaid, John
Carroll Lynch, Elizabeth
McGovern, Ann Cusack
Brothers Hank, the police cap
tain; Garrett, the mayor and
Waylon, unemployed, grew up in
the small town of Poland, N.H.
Hank is known to think with his
fists, Garrett is the pilar of
strength and Waylon is convinced
his wife is having an affair and
learns his daughter Katie is sleep
ing with her high school teacher.
Joan of Arcadia
Fridays 8:00 p.m.
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Mary
Steenburgen, Amber Tamblyn
Joan is a typical teenager new
to the town of Arcadia. Typical
except for her conversations with
God, who instructs her to do ran
dom acts like get a job. She never
knows when or in what form God
will appear. Her father is the new
police chief faced with a sudden
outbreak of crimes in this all-
American town.
Navy NCIS
'Riesdays 8:00 p.m.
Starring: Mark Harmon, Sasha
Alexander, David McCallum
The job of NCIS (Naval
Criminal Investigative Service) is
to investigate crimes, such as
murder, terrorism or espionage,
connected with the Navy and
Marine Corps.
The Handler
Fridays 10:00 p.m.
Starring: Joe Pantoliano, Anna
Belknap, Hill Harper
Joe Renato trains undercover
FBI agents the tricks of the trade
to keep them safe in a job where
the smallest mistake is the differ
ence between life and death. Joe
and the people he trains frequent
ly cross the line between fighting
crime and committing crime.
ESTV
“The Phoenix Report” returns
as a weekly news broadcast.
Everyone’s favorite Elon game
show, “Win Stuff,” is produced
ten times during the semester.
In the mood for sports? ESTV
Sports has “Touchdown Phoenix
Football” and coverage of foot
ball, soccer, basketball, baseball
and softball. “Studio E” trans
forms the production studio into a
coffee house to showcase live stu
dent and local music.
So instead of an emotional
breakdown at the thought of the
last season of “Friends,” try to
give the new guys a chance.
Happy viewing!
Contact Jessica Hirth at pendu-
lum@elon.edu or 278-7247.
Showbiz Briefs
-Rapper
Mystikal won his
recent appeal to be
allowed lo say the
phrase "you gonna
suck da lieatl on dem
der crawfish;" a
phrase which had
been previously copy
righted by Emanation, Inc for a keychain.
The Fifth U.S. Supreme Court of
Appeals ruled that the origins of the collo-
quiallism could be traced back further
than the F'lnanation copyright. Mystikal
is not through with court appearances,
however, as he pleaded guilty on
'I’hursday to sexual battery.
“Fans of “The Lord of the Rings”
trilogy will soon be able to catch all three
films in theaters. The first two films will
be re-released in early December in con
junction with the Dec. 17 release of the
third film.
-MTV’s 2003 Video Music
Awards air tonight at 8 p. m., with Missy
Elliot, Justin Timberlake, Sean Paul, The
White Stripes and Johnny Cash all vying
for awards.
-Dave Matthews has agreed to play
a role in the upcoming film "Because of
Winn-Dixie" by 20th Century Fox. The
film has yet to begin shooting.
-Information compiled from CNN.com,
nttvnews.com and NYl'imes.com.
Mystikal