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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Saturday 15 September 2018
Packed fall TV brings Julia Roberts, life after 'Roseanne'

By LYNN ELBER Lorre ("The Big Bang Theo-
Associated Press ry," ''Mom"). Nov. 16.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's Benicio Del Toro, Patricia
so much television to Arquette, and Paul Dano
watch or pretend to watch star in Showtime's "Escape
— have you really followed at Dannemora," based on
all of wrenching "The Hand- a headline-making 2015
maid's Tale" or even heart- New York State jailbreak.
warming "This Is Us"? — the Funnyman Ben Stiller makes
guru who coined the term a sharp turn as the drama's
"peak TV" is upping the producer-director. Nov. 18.
ante. REVIVALS AND REVAMPS
John Landgraf, the eru- "Magnum P.I." is yet anoth-
dite chief executive of FX er blast-from-the-past CBS
Networks, warned that TV's title, but original star Tom
golden age may be mor- Selleck is staying put on
phing into a gilded one, "Blue Bloods" while Jay Her-
borrowing Mark Twain's nandez steps into the title
zinger aimed at the late role. A 21st-century twist:
19th-century's crass excess. Estate caretaker Higgins is
Harsh! But it's true that TV a woman. Sept. 24.
has reached superstore "Murphy Brown" and the
proportions: Streaming, ca- This image released by ABC shows, from left, Sara Gilbert, Jayden Rey, Michael Fishman, Ames original cast topped by
ble and broadcast are on McNamara, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson and Emma Kenney in a scene from Candice Bergen return in
track to surpass the record "The Connors," premiering Oct. 16. the CBS sitcom that jousted
487 shows they fielded last Associated Press with politicians during its
year, with 300-plus shows 1988-98 run. Creator Diane
already out by mid-2018 networks. the schedules of broad- is following the path beat- English is back and ready
per an ongoing FX tally. So how to find quality cast networks for free now en by Nicole Kidman and to enter the Trump-era fray.
The fall TV season officially goods? You might consid- face a dizzying number of others to intriguing small- Sept. 27.
kicks off next week and er these tips brainstormed fee-based platforms and screen material. For Rob- CW's "Charmed" revisits
even avant-garde stream- with TV and popular culture shows. Trusted publications erts, the lure is Amazon's the 1998-2008 supernatu-
ing platforms, which re- professor Robert Thompson and bloggers can help you podcast-based psycholog- ral drama with enough
lease ambitious shows non- of Syracuse University. sort through them. ical thriller "Homecoming," changes to make at least
stop, are part of the tradi- — Do your homework. — Break out of your comfort in which she plays a social one original cast member
tional September hoopla Viewers who once lei- zone. "Take a percentage worker for returning soldiers. issue dark mutterings. Melo-
once owned by broadcast surely browsed through of your viewing and watch Nov. 2. nie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery and
things you think you're not Jim Carrey stars in his first TV Madeleine Mantock star
going to like," Thompson series, Showtime's "Kidding," as curiously gifted sisters.
says. Cable and stream- created by Dave Holstein Oct. 14. "The Conners" is
ing lean toward gourmet ("Weeds," ''Raising Hope") ABC's attempt to salvage a
fare and networks dish out and with director Michel hit show and jobs from the
comfort food, but both can Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine wreckage of last season's
yield surprises. of the Spotless Mind") on revival of "Roseanne." With
— Don't judge a TV series board for several episodes Roseanne Barr out, John
by its cover, aka the pilot of the dark comedy. Airing Goodman, Sara Gilbert
episode. It introduces char- now. and other cast members
acters and provides a blue- "Superbad" stars Emma take center stage. Oct. 16.
print for where it intends to Stone and Jonah Hill are IS THERE AN ECHO IN HERE?
go, a heavy lift. It's a rare together again in Netflix's The success of NBC's emo-
bird like "This Is Us" that starts dark comedy "Maniac" as tional rollercoaster "This Is
out precisely realized. guinea pigs in a drug trial Us" has not gone unno-
— Follow the work of stars gone awry. It's directed by ticed, so prepare to hang
you like but keep produc- Cary Fukunaga ("True De- on for more ups and downs.
ers and writers in mind, too. tective," ''Beasts of No Na- In ABC's "A Million Little
When "Mad Men" creator tion"). Sept. 21. Things," a group of friends
Matthew Weiner unveils Jennifer Garner ("Alias") are shocked into examin-
new anthology series "The returns to her TV roots ing their lives after one of
Romanoffs" Oct. 12 on Am- with HBO's "Camping," an them dies, "discovering
azon Prime Video, admirers outdoor test of marriage that friends may be the one
of his late, lamented AMC based on the British come- thing to save them from
drama will want to tune in. dy and produced by Jenni themselves," as the network
Which leads us to this fall's Konner of "Girlfriends." Da- put it. The dearly departed
newcomers, a mix of "yes," vid Tennant ("Doctor Who") (Ron Livingston) is seen in
''maybe" and "why?" Here's co-stars. Oct. 14. flashbacks, a comfortably
a roadmap to a season Michael Douglas produced familiar story device for "This
that has something for ev- and stars (opposite Alan Ar- Is Us" fans. Sept. 26.
eryone, and too much for kin) in Netflix's "The Komin- Brandon Micheal Hall ("The
all. sky Method," a nuanced Mayor") stars as a radio
HEY, I'M ON TV! comedy about aging that's host and atheist who gets
Julia Roberts, the epitome a departure for creator a wakeup call in CBS' "God
of big-screen star power, and sitcom hitmaker Chuck Friended Me." q