Entertainment Weekly - February 24 - March 3, 2017

(Axel Boer) #1
Grimm

8–9PM NBC
The gang must
investigate a
case where a man
might’ve been
eaten by a tree.
Ohhhhh, sothat’s
how Keebler
Elves are made!

Sleepy Hollow

9–10PM FOX
Titled “Child’s Play,”
tonight’s episode
involves one charac-
ter’s imaginary
friend from child-
hood. I’m already
too creeped
out to watch this.

Vice

11–11:30PM HBO
The news program
takes a deep look at
the rapidly evolving
issues surrounding
trans youth.

Ransom

8–9PM CBS
The episode is called
“Girl on a Train,” so
I imagine it’ll mainly
consist of the team
reading Paula
Hawkins novels on
their Kindles.

Planet Earth II

9–10PM BBC AMERICA
Tonight’s installment
is all about the
jungle, so obviously
it will start with
a welcome message
from Axl Rose.

Saturday
Night Live

11:30PM–1AM NBC
Hosted by Octavia
Spencer, the star
of every movie that
makes you angry
in the beginning
and then feel vindi-
cated in the end.

Series Debut
Believer With
Reza Aslan

10–11PM CNN

The scholar/author/
pundit travels
the planet exploring
world religions,
including American
Scientology, Haitian
Vodou, and what-
everThe Young
Pope is.

Season Premiere
Naked and Afraid

10–11PM DISCOVERY

The press materials
for the new season
promise that the
show will be “more
naked, more afraid.”
So basically it’ll
be your typical epi-
sode ofGirls.

Series Debut
Time After Time
9–11PM ABC

Can TV’s time-travel glut handle one more? Exec producer
Kevin Williamson, adapting the Malcolm McDowell–
David Warner soft sci-fi classic, makes a promising but
incomplete case. The premise: Jack the Ripper (Josh
Bowman) swipes a time machine built by H.G. Wells
(Freddie Stroma) to terrorize the present; Wells tries to
stop him, finding love (Genesis Rodriguez) along the
way. The well-acted pilot is winningly old-fashioned, but
the pull remains unclear. Is it history-fix adventure? Fish-
out-of-water dramedy? With a fresh, compelling angle,
Ti e Afte Ti e ld b th ti .B ff n

Series Debut
The Arrangement

10–11PM E!
E! should write Tom Cruise and Katie
Holmes a check. Without them, this
soapy drama about an ingenue entering
a contract marriage with a Hollywood
star who happens to be involved in a
Scientology-like organization would seem
too sensational. The pilot strikes a balance
between the silly—a paparazzi chase
on their first date!—and the sincere.
Hunky Kyle (Josh Henderson) and doe-
eyed Megan (Christine Evangelista) appear
head over heels in love, but they don’t
know exactly what they’re doing. On sec-
ond thought, maybe they’re not TomKat’s
carbon copy after all.B+—Shirley Li

Series Debut
Making History
8:30–9PM FOX

The high-concept lowbrow ofHot Tub Time Machine
meetsDrunk History’s spirited irreverence inMaking
History. Adam Pally is a goofy gem as Dan, a nerd who
messes up colonial America via a sports bag wired
with quantum-leaping tech. Leighton Meester is his girl-
friend, Paul Revere’s proto-feminist daughter, while
Yassir Lester is the professor who helps him make things
right. Broad, ironic performances and cheeky-gross
gags (“I DRANK JOHN HANCOCK’S URINE!”) produce
hard yuks and sly satire about guns and sexism. A bright
dumb comedy for stupid-gloomy times.B+—Jeff Jensen

SUNDAYMARCH 5(cont.)


FRIDAYMARCH 3 SUNDAYMARCH 5


Emerald City
9–10PM NBC

Dorothy tries to
save Oz from the
Wizard. But can
she saveEmerald
City from its ratings?

SEASON FINALE

SATMAR 4


Time After Time could be worth your time.B—J eff Jensen

Whatto Watch


THE ARRANGEMENT


: DANIEL POWER/E! ENTERTAINMENT;


MAKING HISTORY


: QUANTRELL COLBERT/FOX;


TIME AFTER TIME


: BOB D’AMICO/ABC

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