前哨第四季

一位畅销小说家和一位有抱负的作家联手调查她朋友的谋杀案，在寻找凶手的过程中，她们结成了意想不到的伙伴关系。

 Facebook Watch宣布续订恐怖题材剧《#白桦树# The Birch》的第二季。10集新季会有Xaria Dotson回归饰演Evie Grayson一角。

　　A year after her murder, the police re-open the case of Yvonne Harrison when they receive an anonymous letter implicating a burglar, Harry Repp, who is about to be released from prison. Supt. Strange assigns the case to DS Lewis, who is chafing at the bit awaiting his promotion to Inspector. Morse has been ill and has only just returned to work. He steps on Lewis' toes by involving himself in the case, but as the body count rises, Morse finds himself in charge of investigating a woman who had many affairs with many different men. When he learns that the dead men were in possession of large amount of cash, he suspects they were blackmailing her murderer.

　　伊德里斯·艾尔巴回归《路德》第五季、继续饰演伦敦重案组警探约翰·路德；第五季共四集，由BBC、BBC America联合制作。前四季编剧尼尔·克洛斯继续操刀第五季剧本。该剧集曾11次获艾美奖提名，艾尔巴凭借该剧获封2012年金球奖迷你剧最佳男演员。第五季将于明年年初开拍，BBC环球负责发行。

 As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eternally buoyant and inquisitive air as Jessica Fletcher, professional writer and amateur sleuth. Though Jessica continued to investigate murders in her home town of Cabot Cove and elsewhere (in the worlds of high finance, opera, and voodoo, among other settings), this season began the practice of guest detective episodes, introduced by Jessica as either a story she wrote or a tale told by a friend, but starring a variety of quirky investigators: An ex-football player (Ken Howard, The White Shadow) paired with a clever poodle; a television crime-show producer who solved crime in real life (Diana Canova, Soap); a stout Irish detective (longtime character actor Pat Hingle); an abrasive homicide cop (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point); as well as recurring Murder, She Wrote characters like former jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) and British secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou). The producers were obviously hoping to use Murder, She Wrote's popularity to spin-off new series, but nothing from this season took off and viewer resistance soon brought the practice to an end. Executives must have been surprised to discover that, though murder mysteries are plot-driven, this show's success depends heavily on the undeniable charm of star Lansbury. Still, these one-off episodes are of a consistent quality with Lansbury's, and viewers open to variety will enjoy them just as much. The rest of the season features the usual astonishing array of guests, including movie stars old (Donald O'Connor, Singin' in the Rain) and recent (Elliott Gould, The Long Goodbye), television stalwarts (Shirley Jones, The Partridge Family; Jerry Stiller, The King of Queens; Doris Roberts, Everyone Loves Raymond; Kevin Tighe, Battlestar Galactica; and Gavin McLeod, The Love Boat), and D-list celebrities to die for (Dack Rambo, Morgan Brittany, Susan Anton, and more).

　　广泛好评的1999年开始播出的NBC连续剧《白宫群英》(The West Wing)，它最新的一季将于9月24日在NBC播出。这部电视剧曾打败《老友记》、《欲望城市》等劲敌，连续两季成为艾美奖大赢家，并连续三季获得最佳连续剧奖。
　　一向被视为票房毒药的政治题材，在《白宫群英》里重获生机。这与当今美国公众价值取向的转变密不可分。尤其是9·11之后，美国人的爱国激情勃发，对总统的支持率达到前所未有的高度。《白宫群英》9·11特辑的收视观众多达2450万人。而剧中的演员们也纷纷表现出真正的政治热情，扮演森美的罗布洛 (Rob Lowe)成为阿诺·施瓦辛格的竞选顾问，扮演巴列总统的马丁·辛(Martin Sheen)则成为前一阵子好莱坞反战的中坚分子。
　　单纯从艺术角度来说，《白宫群英》在制作上比较活泼。虽然还是以拥护白宫为主旋律，但也不乏讽刺与调侃；虽然剧集强调纯属虚构，但暴露了众多白宫运作的真实内幕，因而也更受观众的欢迎。
　　在《白宫群英》里活跃的人物除了总统巴列及其家人外，还有他的一系列重要幕僚。从这个阵容便可看出，从全球战略的制定到总统一枚胸针的选择，在剧集里均可获得关注。当然其中也少不了各种谈情说爱的绯闻，其中不乏与现实“巧合"之处，例如在第一季中总统的女儿与白宫实习生大谈恋爱，而在剧集播出不久，便有消息称当时的总统克林顿的女儿与一名白宫实习生热恋。
　　剧集一方面为观众提供了一个窥视国家大事运作过程、窥视政坛要人的私生活的窗口，一方面又试图通过自己的表现影响高层，真正起到为总统出谋划策的作用，两头讨好，两方受益。
　　《白宫群英》给人的启示是，不仅以往那种让总统自己驾着飞机拯救全世界的手法已经落伍，从正面歌颂白宫也迷惑不了观众的眼睛。当传媒已颠覆了一切“神化"的可能的时候，与其用连小孩子都不相信的光环来包装总统，倒不如洗掉铅华，用有血有肉的真材猛料赢得公众的支持。

 谁是我们这个时代的英雄？政坛名人？电影明星？体育明星？也许吧……可日常生活中的英雄呢？是辛辛苦苦养育我们的父母。在孝子们眼里，母亲才是最值得崇敬的「超级英雄」。 来瞧瞧我们的「超级英雄」Frankie Heck（Patricia Heaton扮演）。她有三重身份：贤妻，良母，二手车推销员。她有什么特别的地方？她住在美国中部，过着中产阶级的生活，岁数接近中年，她的生活里一切都带个「中」字。她有什么「超能力」？每天早上把丈夫Mike（Neil Flynn扮演）伺候得舒舒服服的，然后把三个孩子平平安安地送出家门！ Frankie Heck和Mike一辈子都住在小镇Jasper（印第安纳州）上，正好夹在两座工厂的中间－－一座是糕点厂，一座是轮胎厂。Jasper的居民呼吸什么空气，得看当天刮什么风。也许你上午闻到的是甜甜的蛋糕味，下午就变成了刺鼻的橡胶味。 Mike是个言语不多，但是出言必惊人的男人，他在镇上的采石场担任经理。而Frankie在当地一家二手车行工作，业绩排名第三。不过，车行里也就只有三个销售员……她也许工作能力不足，当不了女强人，也不可能出人头地。可只要回到家里，她「大展拳脚」的时刻就来临了。 Frankie的大儿子Axel（Charlie McDermott扮演）喜欢做白日梦，喜欢枪炮与玫瑰乐队，喜欢一切反传统的东西；女儿Sue（Eden Sher扮演）做事总是毛手毛脚，虽然爱好广泛，但却一事无成；只有7岁的小儿子Brick（Atticus Shaffer扮演）除了自己的书包外再无其他朋友。 这是一部描述家庭关系的情景喜剧，没有跌宕起伏的剧情，也没有浮华的气氛。本剧用平实的故事告诉观众：家庭总是第一位的。不管你做什么，都应该团结家人、形成家庭合力。

　　In Season 16, it’s a challenge for Ronald “Mac” MacDonald (Rob McElhenney), Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day), Dennis Reynolds (Glenn Howerton), Dee Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson), and Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito) who yearn for the past as they attempt to survive in 2023.
　　This year alone, Mac battles with allergies and long-distance dating, Charlie takes on his long-forgotten sisters, Dee fights for rent control and women’s athletics, Frank wrestles for his gun, and Dennis struggles to improve his mental health. At the end of the day, they’re navigating 2023 with 16 years of baggage as a few figures from their past rear their heads.

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　　讲述了一位新上任的电影制片公司负责人为了赢得名人的认可，他和大陆影业的执行团队必须在公司利益和创意追求之间寻求平衡。同时还要力图为电影制作注入新的生机和活力，并与时俱进。