It’s been a long wait since we first flagged up Joss Whedon’s new project, Dollhouse, on the blog, but it has finally reached our screens! Eliza Dushku talks about the highly anticipated fantasy drama, what made her become an actress in the first place, and what it’s like working with Whedon.
We talk to Kiefer Sutherland about 24, playing Jack Bauer and what it’s like being Donald Sutherland’s son; and we’ve got the lowdown on the series finales of Lost and Prison Break.
All that, plus the best Sky and Virgin listings on the market, complete with a dedicated HD section. Don’t miss it!
8pm, Knight Rider, Sci-Fi NEW SERIES Based on the Hoff’s classic show, the re-imagined futuristic crime-fighting takes to the streets with ex-soldier Mike Traceur (Justin Bruening) replacing his father Michael Knight at the wheel of an updated KITT (voiced by Val Kilmer).
9pm, CSI, Five
It’s the show’s 200th episode, and Langston is disturbed when one of his former students is found dead. The murder leads the team into the outlandish world of Mexican wrestling, where they discover links to a serial killer called the Southwest Strangler. WWE star Aaron Aguilera makes a cameo as wrestler Fantasma.
9pm, Smallville, E4
Tess uncovers evidence that Clark wasn’t alone when he ‘arrived’ in Smallville as a child during the meteor shower. Suspecting Davis to be the other ‘alien’, she sets out to kill him. Meanwhile, Davis is getting cosy with Chloe. Oh, dear!
9pm, Ghost Whisperer, Living NEW SERIES Melinda befriends Eli (Jamie Kennedy), a psychology professor who survived a fire at the university, and discovers he shares her ability to communicate with ghosts. Together, the pair try to help the spirit of a former student who died in the fire and has been blamed for starting the fire.
10pm, Prison Break, Sky1 & Sky1 HD
As all hell breaks loose in the hotel following the assassination at the global energy conference, Michael is faced with a terrible choice – this time to save either Sara or Lincoln – and further facts come to light about why Self turned against the government.
9pm, CSI, Five
The team is called out to a normally quiet street, where the neighborhood watch captain and a seven-year-old boy lie dead – the victims of fatal gunshot wounds. While Catherine and Brass investigate a lead involving a notorious gang, Langston and Riley become embroiled in a hostage situation and have to save the life of a critically injured man.
10pm, Mad Men, BBC4 & BBC HD SERIES FINALE Betty finds out she is pregnant, but doesn’t think it’s the right time to have a baby. At Sterling Cooper, Pete gets a surprising offer from Duck despite losing the Clearasil account, and Don learns that the company has been sold.
10pm, Prison Break, Sky1 & Sky1 HD
Michael’s reunion with his mum Christina doesn’t go well when she drops a bombshell about his brother Lincoln. Meanwhile, T-Bag grows determined to prove he is worthy of being a member of the Company.
10pm, Smallville, E4
Never fear fans, the show will be back next week.
Comeback kings Michael and Lincoln return for the final six episodes of Prison Break.Wentworth Miller talks about the brothers’ final desperate attempt to clear their names.
Dexter’s back too, and actor Michael C Hall tells us all about the serial killer and his creepy new friend Jimmy Smits.
The familiar faces keep on coming - Noah Wyle graces the corridors of County General as John Carter in ER. Find out what’s brought him back to Chicago.
And finally, an old favourite gets a makeover - we’ve got the full specs on the all-new Knight Rider, starring hunky newcomer Justin Bruening.
Plus, of course, our weekly TV Spy round-up, with the latest on 24, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy and much, much more…
There are a few new US shows skooshing their way along the pipelines underneath the Atlantic, but so far The Mentalist is our favourite.
Aussie actor Simon Baker dons his best American accent to play Patrick Jane, a chap who used to make his living as a TV psychic, convincing a studio audience he really was in touch with their dead gran’s neighbour’s pet labrador when really he was just adept at reading their reactions to his suggestions and going with the flow (not that we’re suggesting this is what all TV psychics do, no, not at all…)
As part of his job, he was consulted by the police about an ongoing serial killer investigation. Unfortunately his heavily publicised comments about the case were a little too close to the knuckle and the killer, Red John, took revenge, murdering Jane’s wife and child.
Jane now works as a detective, using his cold-reading skills to spot liars, thieves and murderers. What drives him most is the desire to catch and convict Red John, who is still at large.
He drives his colleagues crazy with his unconventional methods and extremely sardonic lines (one of the reasons we enjoy the show so much!), but of course each co-worker has their own idiosyncracies.
Jane’s boss is Teresa, played by Robin Tunney, who you probably know as doomed lawyer Veronica in Prison Break. She has a grudging admiration for his abilities, but spends most of her time being infuriated by him. His three co-workers are the extremely upright young Christian Grace (Amanda Righetti), tough guy Wayne (Generation Kill’s Owain Yeoman) and man of few words Kimball (Tim Kang).
Here’s the trailer. It starts this Thursday on Five, at 9pm. Definitely recommended viewing.
