HAWAII FIVE-0 - CBS VIDEO: 'Alaheo Pau'ole' Sneak Peek Airs Monday, December 12, 2011 at 10/9C
On the eve of Chin Ho’s wedding to Malia (Reiko Aylesworth), the Five-0’s investigation into a man left for dead in an abandoned WWII bunker crosses paths with Capt. Fryer’s (Tom Sizemore) case of a Jane Doe.
Guest stars include Terry O’Quinn, Tom Sizemore, Taylor Wiley, Reiko Aylesworth, Ian Anthony Dale, Kala Alexander, Michael Ng, Chase Bridgman, Pakela Moriwaki, Reyn Mager Aubrey, Jeremy Ratchford, Michael Buie, Liana Green Wright, Joe Reegan, Gail O’Grady, BJ Penn and Kordell Kekoa.
... Question: Allow me to get this off my chest. I love sci-fi. I loved Farscape, Star Trek, Stargate, and have watched pretty much everything else. But I am not on the Fringe bandwagon for one simple reason: It is a parallel universe story. I don't like parallel universe stories and never have. I could barely tolerate them when it would serve as one episode on Farscape, Star Trek, Stargate, etc. Everyone has done them. I don't like them. I don't want to watch a whole series when that is the main hook. I am an original sci-fi fan; I grew up in the Golden Age — the John Campbell age — and have kept up as best I can. I know that I don't like parallel universes no matter how well they are done.
And last week's column had some interesting points about pacing. I happen to like the pacing in The Vampire Diaries. I like the way they don't drag out the secrets and for the secrets that do last a little longer — at least I know it won't last that long. Look at Ringer. It is a show I should like but it is playing out so slowly I am ready to give up on it. I have two episodes on my DVR and any time I have some free time... well, I can't bring myself to turn it on. So I get that you don't like the pacing on Vamp Diaries but it works for me. And I can get my soapy fix. — Shelley
Matt Roush: Not sure why you think I don't like the pacing on The Vampire Diaries. I wrote last week that, "I do appreciate its breakneck (often literally) pace and what-next plotting." It's the best thing about the show. Couldn't agree more that it's a lot more fun than the pokey Ringer has turned out to be. You want a show that breaks a ton of outrageous story every week? Try Revenge. Regarding your objection to Fringe and the parallel universe storyline: That's clearly your choice. We all have "deal breakers" when it comes to the kinds of stories we choose to follow, and I'm sure there are many who hate the fact that the new Star Trek movie franchise is proceeding on an "alternate timeline." I try not to set such hard and fast rules, and with Fringe, what I appreciate about the warring worlds is that the parallel universe isn't just a one-off gimmick but leads to a richer exploration of theme and character, especially where Walter and his relationship with Peter is concerned, and Walter's guilt about having caused such a cosmic mess by pursuing his personal agenda...
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Saturday, December 17, 2011 Schedule - Episode Sneak Peeks
Cast includes Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas, Tahmoh Penikett, Michael Trucco and Alessandro Juliani.
07:00 PM The Woman King
President Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and her aide Tory Foster (Rekha Sharma) watch Caprica Six (Tricia Helfer) in her cell as Sharon Agathon (Grace Park) and then Six's virtual Baltar (James Callis) visit her and give their advice.
The Colonials are under siege from a medical crisis linked to Sagitarron refugees, which leads to acts of prejudice and murder. Bruce Davison (“X-Men”) guest stars.
Guest stars include Nicki Clyne, Kandyse McClure, Richard Hatch, Donnelly Rhodes, Rekha Sharma, Bruce Davison, Leah Cairns, Sanctuary's Ryan Robbins, Colin Lawrence, Chris Boyd, Colin Corrigan, Gabrielle Rose, Scott Little and Aaron Brooks.
08:00 PM A Day in the Life
Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) and Cally (Nicki Clyne) have gotten trapped on the wrong side of an airlock, with their oxygen leaking away into space through a tiny hole in Galactica's shell.
Rescue efforts are made to save two crew members on the wrong side of an airlock onboard Galactica.
Guest stars include Nicki Clyne, Kandyse McClure, Lucinda Jenney, Bodie Olmos, Jen Halley, Sebastian Spence, Don Thompson and Michael Leisen.
PRIMEVAL - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Season 5 Episode 6 Sneak Peek Airs Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 9/8C - Season Finale!
Primeval stars: Andrew-Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt, Ciaran McMenamin, Ben Mansfield, Ruth Kearney, Ben Miller and Alexander Siddig
Jess (Ruth Kearney) and Lester (Ben Miller) are trapped in the ARC with Future Predators on the loose...
Matt (Ciarán McMenamin) and Abby (Hannah Spearritt) go through Philip‘s (Alexander Siddig) anomaly to rescue Connor (Andrew Lee Potts) and discover the landscape of the future: a barren wasteland fraught with toxic storms and giant Future Predators. With Philip’s anomaly growing more and more unstable, can the team fight their way through the chaos in order to save life on Earth?
Guest stars include Ruth Bradley and Juliet Aubrey.
Source: TV Guide [follow link for complete column]
TV GUIDE: Critic's Guide to Monday TV: Fear Factor, a Hawaii Five-0 Wedding and More!
Dec 12, 2011
by Matt Roush
... Getting Lei'd: As Chin Ho (Daniel Dae Kim) prepares to tie the knot with Malia (Reiko Aylesworth) on CBS's Hawaii Five-0 (10/9c), the team takes on the case of a man left for dead in an abandoned WWII bunker. What does this have to do with the Jane Doe being investigated by the combative Capt. Fryer (Tom Sizemore)? And will any of this ruin the wedding?
CHRISTMAS MAGIC - HALLMARK CHANNEL VIDEO: MOVIE TRAILER - PREMIERES DECEMBER 18, 2011 AT 8/7C
Carrie Bishop (Lindy Booth) lives for her successful career as an event planner in New York City, but her life changes in an instant after a nasty car accident in a snowstorm. Carrie suffers head trauma and regains consciousness in Central Park with an older man, Henry (Derek McGrath), a spirit guide who's there to help her “pass over” to Heaven. But before Carrie can move on, she must fulfill one last task: help a widowed restaurant owner, Scott Walker, (Paul McGillion) who has recently considered suicide because his beloved restaurant/catering business is failing.
Carrie befriends Scott and his 8-year-old daughter and immediately displays a knack for promoting the restaurant. But time isn’t on Carrie’s side on this mission. She has until midnight Christmas Eve to turn the eatery around. As their friendship grows, romance blooms, and Carrie finds it a struggle to keep business and pleasure separate. Will Carrie earn her wings in time and save the day?
Cast includes Lindy Booth, Stargate Atlantis' Paul McGillion, Derek McGrath and Kieara Glasco.
HELL ON WHEELS - AMC VIDEO: 'Revelations' Sneak Peek Airs Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 10/9C
A group of unruly allies come to Elam’s aid.
Elam's life hangs in the balance, leaving Cullen with a monumental decision to make. Meanwhile, Durant risks his financial fortune, and Lily confronts her late husband's relatives.
Guest stars include Sanctuary's Christopher Heyerdahl, Ian Tracey and Duncan Ollerenshaw.
Source: Daily Reporter [follow link for complete interview]
NCIS - DAILY REPORTER: Pauley Perrette: Proud to be a fan of the Goth go-to gal she plays on crime drama 'NCIS'
by FRAZIER MOORE
December 12, 2011
It figures that Pauley Perrette would excel playing forensic scientist Abby Sciuto, the Goth lab rat on CBS' crime procedural, "NCIS."
On the job in her high-tech lair, Abby is an information magnet and a bloodhound for clues to help crack the latest case with a link to the Navy or Marine Corps. And in the process, she's brainy, beautiful, charmingly quirky and totally gung-ho — which is to say, a lot like Pauley Perrette.
In its ninth season, "NCIS" (which airs Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST) remains a smash hit, averaging 20 million viewers a week. And even among its crazy-popular ensemble (including Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Sean Murray, David McCallum and Rocky Carroll), Perrette is a standout, having landed at the top of a recent Q Score roster measuring TV stars' fame and likability among viewers...
... Perrette is an unapologetic cheerleader for her show — and her character.
"I'm the biggest Abby Sciuto fan on planet Earth," she announces. "I mean, I didn't invent her. I just have the honor of playing her. She fascinates me."
For a recent interview, Perrette looks a decade younger than her 42 years, dressed in jeans and a green T-shirt that echoes her luminous green eyes. Her raven hair (dyed for the role of Abby from her natural blond) is in pigtails. If she looks short at 5 feet and 10 inches, it's because she isn't wearing Abby's towering platforms, but instead tennis shoes. She flaunts a radiant smile and a flurry of hands when she speaks — say, about the joys of acting...
Source: GateWorld [follow link for complete interview]
STARGATE SG-1 - GATEWORLD: For Pete’s Sake - David DeLuise Interview
Sunday - December 11, 2011
by Chad Colvin
It’s now been almost eight long years since the last time GateWorld had the opportunity to catch up with actor David DeLuise. Our first chat, not long after the character he portrayed — “Pete Shanahan” — was introduced, gave us the opportunity to get to know the latest DeLuise family member to grace the Stargate franchise with their time and talent. But in the years since, many things have happened: the story arc for Shanahan followed its logical conclusion, the actor moved on to a lead role in a popular family television series, and the DeLuise family would suffer a tragic blow as they lost their endearing patriarch.
GateWorld caught up to the actor earlier this fall when he was a special guest during the Chicago edition of Creation Entertainment’s Official Stargate Convention tour. With a lot of interview ground to cover between our chats, we made the most of it, as you’ll read in the transcript below. In this candid interview, David DeLuise goes on the record about Pete Shanahan’s full story arc, taking orders from his older brother [Peter] on the SG-1 set, playing a father opposite actress/singer Selena Gomez, his thoughts on Stargate Universe and the hibernation of the franchise as a whole, the legacy of his famous father, and much, much more!
Amanda Tapping and David DeLuise from SG1's 'Chimera' courtesy of MGM Stargate
... GateWorld: It has been over seven years since the last time that we caught up with you. Season Seven, I think, shortly after you were introduced, long before you knew what the arc for Pete was going to be in Season Eight. So much has happened, with your character on the show, with the franchise itself, with your family. A lot to talk about in a short period of time.
Pete’s arc — his love for, the engagement with and the ending of the relationship with Sam, against where he saw it going — do you think the way that it was portrayed onscreen was pretty honest, overall?
David DeLuise: "I think it was. I think it was good. Even if people didn’t like Pete Shanahan, I think they saw that it was a good thing for Sam to be loved. You know what I mean? If you look at her in some of those scenes, she’s giving it back, too. Isn’t that what we all ultimately want? To love and be loved. So I think those two characters were feeling that. Even if you don’t like Pete, you like Sam, you want her to be loved, right? I think that it was good.
The realistic nature of what was going on was, in my opinion, Sam had to decide whether or not she was going to be the one to move away from their [her and O'Neill's] relationship and be with someone. Because I think everybody knows that if they could have been together, they would have. In one of the futuristic flashbacks, they have everybody together — they’re fishing — and I think that put everybody’s concerns to rest about whether they ended up together or not.
I think my character served its purpose to really put Sam in the position of, “What is it that you want?” I’ve said this so many times before that Amanda [Tapping], working with Amanda, she’s the most professional, the most amazing, sexy..."
DISASTER MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011 - EARTH'S FINAL HOURS PREMIERES AT 9/8C
09:00 AM Storm
A top secret government study involving the manipulation of the weather goes awry, leaving L.A. in the path of a destructive hurricane. A meteorologist sets out to save the city.
Cast includes Luke Perry, Martin Sheen, Robert Knott, David Moses, Alexandra Powers, Marc McClure, Renée Estevez and Glenn Shadix.
11:00 AM The Storm - Part One
A tycoon (Treat Williams) with a fixation on weather-altering technology sees one of his experiments go horribly awry, with devastating meteorological results for the planet, and only a scientist (James Van Der Beek) and a reporter (Teri Polo) are willing to challenge him and demand he shut down his system for the good of the planet.
Cast includes James Van Der Beek, Teri Polo, Treat Williams, David James Elliott, Marisol Nichols, Erin Chambers, John Larroquette, Luke Perry and Candice Azzara.
01:00 PM The Storm - Part Two
A scientist (James Van Der Beek) who is trying to save the world from annihilation because of a tycoon's out-of-control weather manipulations becomes the quarry of the man's assassins. He turns to a detective (Marisol Nichols) for help in both getting the henchmen off his tail and putting a stop to the horrific weather conditions.
03:00 PM Megafault
A massive earthquake threatens to split the world in half, prompting a seismologist and a miner to intervene.
Cast includes Brittany Murphy, Eriq La Salle, Bruce Davison, Smallville's Justin Hartley, Paul Logan and Jack P. Downing.
05:00 PM Storm War
A deranged scientist uses weather weapons against his enemies and the city of Washington, D.C., spurring his two estranged sons to unite against him.
Cast includes Jason London, Wes Brown, Erin Cahill, Stacy Keach, Stanton Barrett, Jesse De Luna, Miles Doleac and Gary Grubbs.
07:00 PM Snowmageddon
A tale about a mystical snow globe that can cause bad things in the real world when shaken.
Cast includes Medium's David Cubitt, Laura Harris, Battlestar Galatica's Michael Hogan, Caprica's Magda Apanowicz, Jeffrey Ballard, Leanne Lapp, Dylan Matzke, Carolyn Adair, Teach Grant and Amitai Marmorstein.
09:00 PM Earth's Final Hours - Syfy Premiere!
A doomsday scenario unfolds after a super-dense fragment of interstellar mass pierces the Earth's core and slows down the planet's rotation.
Cast includes Stargate Universe's Julia Benson, Hamza Adam, Cameron Bright, Roark Critchlow, Bruce Davison, Hiro Kanagawa, Robert Knepper, Michael Kopsa, Julia Maxwell, Gardiner Millar, David Richmond-Peck and Alex Zahara.
11:00 PM Path Of Destruction
An experiment gone wrong results in an explosion that releases nanoparticles into the atmosphere, causing destructive weather conditions, and a reporter (Danica McKellar) holds the only evidence of what happened.
Cast includes Danica McKellar, David Keith, Chris Pratt, Stephen Furst, Franklin Dennis Jones and Richard Wharton.
01:00 AM Earth's Final Hours
03:00 AM Fire From Below
The countryside explodes when miners hit a vein of pure base lithium.
Cast includes Kevin Sorbo, GiGi Erneta, Maeghan Albach, Alex Cord, Pattie Crawford, Jim Dougherty, Sue Evans, Carl Freeman, James Hampton, Glenn Morshower and Andrew Stevens.
CHUCK - VIDEO: 'Chuck Versus the Curse' Episode Trailer Airs Friday, December 16, 2011 at 8/7C on NBC
Chuck and Sarah face off against a cutthroat spy (Rebecca Romijn) while on a mission to stop a menacing computer virus. Meanwhile, a perilous case of mistaken identity upends Ellie and Awesome's date night; and Morgan is tasked with a special assignment.
Guest stars include Rebecca Romijn, Joseph Gatt and Mikal Vega.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
YAHOO! TV - What To Watch - Weekly Top 10 Picks - Friday, December 16, 2011
Yahoo! TV picks the week's top 10 must-watch shows
... Chuck
Friday at 8pm ET on NBC
For a show about a hopeless geek, "Chuck" sure does pull in a lot of hot blondes. Rebecca Romijn guest stars this week as Robyn Cunnings, a rival super-spy who tangles with Chuck and Sarah as they rush to stop a devastating computer virus. Plus, Awesome and Ellie's date night gets a boost after a case of mistaken identity.
HORROR MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
02:00 PM Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead
Three-Finger (Borislav Illiev) and his clan of deformed cannibals are hunting campers when a prison transport bus crashes nearby, pitting the murderous mutants against a group of hardened killers.
Guest includes Tom Frederic, Janet Montgomery, Gil Kolirin, Christian Contreras, Jake Curran, Tom McKay, Charles Venn, Tamer Hassan and Jack Gordon.
04:00 PM Resident Evil
A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
Cast includes Colin Salmon, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Ryan McCluskey and Oscar Pearce.
06:00 PM Jeepers Creepers 2
Writer-director Victor Salva's inevitable follow-up to the surprise success JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001) picks up immediately after the events of the first film, in which a mysterious demon — the Creeper — emerges from its cyclical hibernation to devour unwary country folk.
Cast includes Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck, Garikayi Mutambirwa, Eric Nenninger, Nicki Aycox, Travis Schiffner, Lena Cardwell and Billy Aaron Brown.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
YAHOO! TV - What To Watch - Weekly Top 10 Picks - Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Yahoo! TV picks the week's top 10 must-watch shows
... NCIS
Tuesday at 8pm ET on CBS
CBS's top-rated procedural celebrates the season with -- what else? Another murder. After a Navy captain is killed in his hotel room on Christmas Eve, it's up to the NCIS team to protect a very pregnant Marine from the same fate. Plus, Larry Miller guest stars as Jimmy's future father-in-law.
HORROR MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
05:00 PM Open Graves
A group of American students in Spain stumbles across a sinister board game, in which the loser eventually suffers a terrible death.
Cast includes Mike Vogel, Eliza Dushku, Ethan Rains, Naike Rivelli and Lindsay Caroline Robba.
07:00 PM Resident Evil
A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
Cast includes Colin Salmon, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Ryan McCluskey and Oscar Pearce.
09:00 PM Jeepers Creepers 2
Writer-director Victor Salva's inevitable follow-up to the surprise success JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001) picks up immediately after the events of the first film, in which a mysterious demon — the Creeper — emerges from its cyclical hibernation to devour unwary country folk.
Cast includes Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck, Garikayi Mutambirwa, Eric Nenninger, Nicki Aycox, Travis Schiffner, Lena Cardwell and Billy Aaron Brown.
11:00 PM Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead
Three-Finger (Borislav Illiev) and his clan of deformed cannibals are hunting campers when a prison transport bus crashes nearby, pitting the murderous mutants against a group of hardened killers.
Guest includes Tom Frederic, Janet Montgomery, Gil Kolirin, Christian Contreras, Jake Curran, Tom McKay, Charles Venn, Tamer Hassan and Jack Gordon.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
Yahoo! TV: Monday's Picks: What to Watch Monday, December 12, 2011
A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites
... Hawaii Five-O
Monday at 10pm ET on CBS
Tom Sizemore returns as Captain Fryer, who's looking to identify a Jane Doe just as the Five-0 team stumbles upon a man left for dead in an old World War II bunker. Could the two cases be connected? (We're betting they are; we only have an hour to solve these things.) Meanwhile, Chin Ho prepares for his impending nuptials.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959) - SYFY: MARATHON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011
George Grizzard ... and George Grizzard?
08:00 AM In His Image
In the first hour-long show, George Grizzard portrays a man whose sudden murderous impulse is followed by an apparent loss of memory and familiar surroundings.
Cast includes George Grizzard, Gail Kobe, Wallace Rooney and George Petrie.
Simon Oakland and John Considine
09:00 AM The Thirty Fathom Grave
Terror grips a seaman when a strange tapping sound draws his shipmates to the site of a sunken WWII submarine.
Cast includes Mike Kellin, David Sheiner, Simon Oakland, Bill Bixby and John Considine.
Ed Nelson and Natalie Trundy
10:00 AM Valley Of The Shadow
Ed Nelson plays a newspaper reporter who stumbles into a small town where residents have extraordinary powers, which they insist remain hidden from the outside world.
Cast includes Ed Nelson, Star Trek's James Doohan, David Opatoshu, Natalie Trundy, Jacques Aubuchon, Morgan Brittany and Sandy Kenyon.
Dennis Hopper and minions
11:00 AM He's Alive
Dennis Hopper stars as a neo-Nazi leader whose struggle for supporters is assisted by advice from a mysterious stranger with tips on attracting followers.
Cast includes Dennis Hopper, Ludwig Donath, Curt Conway, Paul Mazursky, Barnaby Hale, Howard Caine, Jay Adler, Wolfe Barzell and Bernard Fein.
Ann Jillian and Irene Dailey
12:00 PM Mute
A telepathic mute girl (a preteen Ann Jillian) is the only survivor of a fire.
Cast includes Barbara Baxley, Frank Overton, Irene Dailey, Ann Jillian, Éva Szörényi, Robert Boon, Claudia Bryar, Percy Helton and Oscar Beregi Jr.
Jack Klugman and Ross Martin
01:00 PM Death Ship
In his third series appearance, Jack Klugman plays one of three astronauts who find their lifeless look-alikes in a crashed spaceship on a distant planet.
Cast includes Jack Klugman, Ross Martin, Fred Beir, Mary Webster, Ross Elliott, Sara Taft and Tammy Marihugh.
Jeanette Nolan and Anne Francis
02:00 PM Jess-belle
Anne Francis plays a mountain girl who wins back her fickle beau with the help of a witch (Jeanette Nolan), who exacts a high price for her love potion.
Cast includes Anne Francis, Jeanette Nolan, James Best, Laura Devon, Virginia Gregg, George Mitchell and Helen Kleeb.
Robert Duvall
03:00 PM Miniature
Robert Duvall is a timid office clerk who finds life in the figurines of a museum's miniature 19th-century dollhouse. A lawsuit over the story idea kept the episode out of initial syndication.
Cast includes Robert Duvall, Barbara Barrie, Pert Kelton, Len Weinrib, William Windom, Claire Griswold, Nina Roman, Richard Angarola and John McLiam.
Patricia Crowley, Burgess Meredith and Robert Sterling
04:00 PM Printer's Devil
In his fourth and final series appearance, Burgess Meredith plays a linotypist who saves a dying newspaper by reporting on disasters---before they happen.
Cast includes Burgess Meredith, Robert Sterling, Ray Teal, Patricia Crowley, Charles Thompson and Doris Kemper.
AOL TV: What To Watch: TV Picks Monday, December 12, 2011
by Laura Prudom
Dec 11th 2011
... 'Hawaii Five-0'
(10PM ET, CBS) midseason finale
On the eve of Chin Ho's wedding to Malia, the Five-0's investigation into a man left for dead in an abandoned WWII bunker crosses paths with Capt. Fryer's case of a Jane Doe.
HORROR MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
03:00 PM They Wait
Atmospheric ghost story about the mother (Jaime King) of a young Chinese-Canadian boy who must unravel a mystery to save his soul from evil spirits.
Cast includes Jaime King, Terry Chen, Pei-pei Cheng, Henry O, Regan Oey, Colin Foo, Chang Tseng and Michael Biehn.
05:00 PM Amityville Horror
The unimaginative remake of the 1979 chiller stars Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George as the new owners of a haunted house on Long Island.
Cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz, Rachel Nichols, Philip Baker Hall, Isabel Conner and Brendan Donaldson.
07:00 PM Underworld: Evolution
Gory sequel finds the bloodsucking heroine (Kate Beckinsale) tracing the origins of the ancient feud between the tribes of vampires and werewolves.
Cast includes Kate Beckinsale, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen and Sophia Myles.
09:00 PM Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans
A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja (Rhona Mitra), courageous Lucian (Michael Sheen) leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor (Bill Nighy). Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.
Cast includes Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Grevioux, David Aston, Geraldine Brophy and Leighton Cardno.
11:00 PM War Wolves
Soldiers who became werewolves are tracked by the leader of a special ops unit (John Saxon).
Cast includes John Saxon, Tim Thomerson, Michael Worth, Adrienne Barbeau, Natasha Alam and Martin Kove.
As Lucas (Ashley Zuckerman) tries to finish assembling his mystery device before the 11th Pilgrimage arrives, Jim and Taylor (Jason O'Mara, Stephen Lang) confront the Sixer mole, and the colony prepares for war. Skye (Allison Miller) is reunited with someone familiar in the new episode "Within." Shelley Conn also stars.
ONCE UPON A TIME - VIDEO: 'Desperate Souls' Episode Trailer Airs Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8/7C on ABC
Regina (Lana Parrilla) and Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) play dirty politics and take opposite sides when Emma (Jennifer Morrison) runs for a coveted Storybrooke public office against Sidney. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Rumplestiltskin tries to track down the ultimate power source in order to help his son avert the horrors of a meaningless war.
Guest stars include Meghan Ory, Patti Allan, Beverley Elliott, Giancarlo Esposito, Dylan Schmid, Conner Dwelly, Kate Bateman, Mark Gash, Ty Olsson, Brad Dourif, Michael Phenicie, C. Ernst Harth, David-Paul Grove and Gabe Khouth.
"Desperate Souls" was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Michael Waxman.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
Yahoo! TV: Monday's Picks: What to Watch Monday, December 12, 2011
A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites
... Closer
Monday at 9pm on TNT
It's the feds versus the LAPD this week after a man is killed while under FBI surveillance. But Brenda has trouble concentrating on the case, since her parents (Frances Sternhagen and Barry Corbin) are in town for the holidays -- and they bring a yulelog-sized bombshell with them.
TERRA NOVA - ASSOCIATED PRESS: Jason O'Mara Video Interview
Jason O'Mara says war is coming to 'Terra Nova' and more than one character dies in the two-hour season finale (December 19) of Steven Spielberg's dinosaur drama on Fox.
