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With each episode of the Fox comedy "New Girl," we've gotten to know Jess and her roomies Nick and Schmidt pretty well. But we haven't learned a lot about Winston. He played basketball in Europe. He seems to be the most even-keeled of the group. He doesn't have a job, and isn't sure of what job he wants or can get. But in "Bells," airing at 8 p.m. Nov. 29, we'll see Winston's dark side, teases Chicago native Lamorne Morris.  (He's such a Tunkel.) "First of all, Winston is extremely good at whatever he does," Morris told me during a Thanksgiving week interview at...

By now fans of "Chicago Fire" know that NBC is creating a police-focused spinoff of the series called "Chicago PD. " Tune in to this Wednesday's episode of "Chicago Fire" to get a sneak peek of the new series. In "Let Her Go," debuting at 9 p.m. CT May 15, Jon Seda returns as Det. Antonio Dawson and Jason Beghe is back as Det. Hank Voight. In the episode, Casey (Jesse Spencer) is forced to team up with the Intelligence Unit, now run by crooked cop Voight (Beghe), who served at stint in prison after Casey helped take him down earlier in the season.

Hot on the heels of Showtime's announcement that "The Borgias" will return for a 10-episode Season 3 next year comes one of the best episodes of the much improved second season, titled "The Choice" and airing at 9 p.m. May 6. Francois Arnaud, who plays warrior Cardinal Cesare Borgia, called it "the sexy episode. " "It's definitely a big power struggle between me and Catherina Sforza that, uh, gets a little sexy," he said, laughing. "Episode 5 last year, actually, was a sexy episode for me as well, yeah.

Northwestern University junior Daniel Donohue may or may not have won $100,000 in the "Jeopardy!" College Championship. You'll have to watch the two-week tournament starting Monday to find out for sure. Donohue was selected to compete on the show against 15 other college students around the country from schools like MIT, Stanford, Georgetown, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. His first episode is set to air at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on WLS-Ch. 7 (ABC). The 21-year-old Communications major was surprised to find out in February that he had been chosen even after passing a...

The latest episode of "Community" wasn't only fun for Danny Pudi because he got to dress as his character Abed dressing as Inspector Spacetime, but because he got to act opposite British funnyman Matt Lucas. The "Little Britain" and "Come Fly With Me" comic guest stars as Abed's email "pen-pal," Toby Davies, who agrees to meet Abed at InspecTiCon, the annual Inspector Spacetime Convention, that Abed and Troy (Donald Glover) attend each year. The rest of the Greendale gang reluctantly agrees to attend the convention, but Toby and another rather attractive Spacetime fan...

Tonight's episode of "Revenge" is called "Infamy," but judging from the clips above, it could be subtitled "Amanda does 'Coyote Ugly.'" And poor Jack (Nick Wechsler) doesn't look too happy about it. Amanda (Margarita Levieva) not only does the “Coyote Ugly” dance and tongue wrestle, but she shows Jack a mean jealous streak as well. Will Amanda facilitate her own exit from the Hamptons? Or will Emily (Emily VanCamp) still have to run her out of town? (For those of you just joining the show, Emily Thorne is the real Amanda...

Squirrelfriends, what in the name of all that is draggy happened last night? We'll get to the episode soon enough, but first I have to sort of process the insanity that was Willam's sudden, unexplained elimination. What, exactly, was the "rule" that Willam was accused of breaking? As an amateur professional detective, I can only take into consideration the "evidence" given: 1. Willam was experiencing personal problems that had "nothing to do with" the show. 2. willam was quiet and reserved all episode.

Some great American (Americans?) on Reddit actually took the time to create the video game, "Journey To the Center Of Hawkthorne" from the episode “Digital Estate Planning.” First:  HOLY FREAKING SH*T. Second: Go to their page and download it right now.  Third: I SAID NOW!!!

"Portlandia" fans get a special treat July 20 when IFC airs a new one-hour special, "Portlandia: The Brunch Special. " "Portlandia: The Brunch Special" takes fans behind-the-scenes into the making of the Season 2 finale, "Brunch Village" with a director's cut of the episode in which co-creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein star as beloved characters like feminist bookstore owners Toni and Candace, and eco-conscious Peter and Nance, as they...

Chicago Whovians anxiously awaiting Saturday's return of "Doctor Who" to BBC America can make a day of TARDIS time with the Ultimate "Doctor Who" screening. The Ultimate-TV web site and BBC Home Entertainment have teamed up to salute "Chicago's favorite Doctor," Tom Baker, by showing a new, digitally re-mastered edition of "The Ark in Space," co-starring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. The screening takes place from 1-4 p.m. March 30 in Ferguson Lecture Hall at Columbia College Chicago, 600 S. Michigan...

"Merlin" finally returns to the Syfy lineup Friday with the first of the final five episodes of the entire series. "With All My Heart" picks up where we left off--if you can remember where that is. Syfy pulled the show from the air in February just as things were heating up in Camelot. As " The Hollow Queen " aired, Morgana (Katie McGrath) had cast a spell making Gwen (Angel Coulby) her evil agent in Camelot, where the queen plotted to kill her husband, King Arthur (Bradley James)

Chicago Whovians anxiously awaiting Saturday's return of "Doctor Who" to BBC America can make a day of TARDIS time with the Ultimate "Doctor Who" screening. The Ultimate-TV web site and BBC Home Entertainment have teamed up to salute "Chicago's favorite Doctor," Tom Baker, by showing a new, digitally re-mastered edition of "The Ark in Space," co-starring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. The screening takes place from 1-4 p.m. March 30 in Ferguson Lecture Hall at Columbia College...

Like the entire fourth season, the latest episode "Justified" was smart, funny and nerve-wracking. It was also kind of sweet thanks to the return of Natalie Zea. She hasn't been a regular on the show--she's working on Fox's "The Following"--but the networks and productions worked things out so she could reprise her role as Winona Hawkins, ex-wife of Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant). "The fact that I'm able to do both of these [shows] has been just beyond cool," she told me recently, "because it doesn't happen like...

Natalie Zea says she prefers doing comedies, but her characters in two high-profile dramas find themselves in peril this week. "Oh, God, I know. I gotta get away from this," she said Friday with a chuckle. "I've got to go do some sort of slapstick comedy!" The laughs will have to wait, at least on the small screen. In Fox's "The Following," she plays Claire Matthews, the former wife of serial killer and cult creator Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) and former lover of the man who put him away, FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon)

The latest episode of "Community" wasn't only fun for Danny Pudi because he got to dress as his character Abed dressing as Inspector Spacetime, but because he got to act opposite British funnyman Matt Lucas. The "Little Britain" and "Come Fly With Me" comic guest stars as Abed's email "pen-pal," Toby Davies, who agrees to meet Abed at InspecTiCon, the annual Inspector Spacetime Convention, that Abed and Troy (Donald Glover) attend each year. The rest of the Greendale gang reluctantly agrees to attend the convention, but Toby...

"Merlin" stars Katie McGrath and Angel Coulby haven't had a lot of screen time together since Season 2 of the international hit, but that changes in the next episode. "The Dark Tower," premiering at 9 p.m. CT Feb. 8 on Syfy, gave the actresses a chance to act opposite each other again. In the episode, Morgana (McGrath) kidnaps her one-time servant, now Queen Guinivere (Coulby), in order to draw King Arthur (Bradley James) into a reckless rescue attempt. Morgana covets the throne of Camelot, and will do whatever it takes to get it. "We've always...

"Sanctuary" fans have heard a lot about the upcoming musical episode. Here's an exclusive first-look clip from "Fugue," which debuts at 9 p.m. Nov. 25 on Syfy. In the episode, written and directed by Damian Kindler, an abnormal attacks FBI agent/Will squeeze Abby (Pascale Hutton). When she wakes in the Sanctuary infirmary, Will (Robin Dunne) discovers that she's possessed by the abnormal, who appears to have a penchant for singing. Will and Magnus (Amanda Tapping) learn that the only way to communicate with the creature is through music.

If Sunday night's premiere of "Boardwalk Empire's" third season left you hovering over the edge of your seat, we have news for you: Chicagoans won't have to wait much longer for this season's next episode. HBO's hit, which gives us an eyeful of Prohibition-era Atlantic City, will hold a premiere of the third season's second episode on Tuesday (the episode isn't set to air until Sunday) in Chicago. With its speakeasy theme, Tommy Gun's Garage (at 2114 S. Wabash St.) is a natural venue for the event.

Is Darth Maul getting too big for his britches--er, mechanical leg warmers--in the next episode of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars?" In "The Lawless," airing at 8:30 a.m. CT Feb. 2 on Cartoon Network, Maul declares himself the true Sith Lord, a claim that will not go unanswered. As you can see in the clip above, Maul's master, Darth Sidious, shows up in the flesh to show Maul who is the true boss. The red guy also uses Duchess Satine as bait in a nefarious plot to trap Obi-Wan Kenobi--yes, he's after Obi-Wan again.

After days of rumor and speculation, the "done deal" that J.J. Abrams ( Mission Impossible 3 , LOST ) is to direct Star Wars: Episode VII was finally confirmed by Lucasfilm and Disney:   “ Star Wars Is Being Kick-Started with Dynamite” J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars : Episode VII  After a bevy of emails and phone calls, the formalities have been wrapped up, and at long last everyone can exhale and properly...