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On TV: 'Alice' takes on Wonderland
Dec 03, 2009 (Tulsa World - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
Syfy's new miniseries "Alice" takes the heart of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" and transforms it into a modern-day tale of a martial-arts instructor with commitment issues who ends up on the other side of a looking glass.
When her boyfriend proposes and offers her a fantastic heirloom ring, Alice Hamilton (Caterina Scorsone) sends him away -- straight into the arms of a mysterious gang of dapperly dressed men known as the Suits. Apparently, their plan all along was to kidnap Jack and get the ring known as the Stone of Wonderland.
When Alice follows them through a mirrored portal, she winds up in a universe where the Suits, led by White Rabbit, bring the kidnapped people, aka, the Oysters, to have their memories erased and then live in a casino where everyone is a winner. The high emotions generated by gambling are bottled for the consumption of Wonderland, a place ruled by the Queen of Hearts (Kathy Bates) and her husband, the King of Hearts (Colm Meaney).
To get him back, Alice has to enlist the aid of resistance fighter Hatter (Andrew Lee Potts), resistance leader Dodo (Tim Curry) and the White Knight (Matthew Frewer). Likewise, the Queen sends Mad March and 10 of Clubs to find Alice and get the ring -- at all costs.
Harry Dean Stanton also guest-stars as Caterpillar.
8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Syfy, cable 45
'Monk' solves his last case
Say farewell to the "cleanest" series on TV.
Multi-award winner Tony Shalhoub gives his final performance as everybody's favorite obsessive-compulsive detective, Adrian Monk, on Friday.
With therapy and friends, "Monk," who was an up-and-comer in the Police Department until the murder of his wife, has spent the last eight years solving crimes despite his fear of germs, heights, crowds, milk and more. To relive "Monk," go online to tulsaworld.com/Monk
8 p.m. Friday, USA, cable 34
THURSDAY
"Echo: Queen of the Elephants"
7 p.m., Animal Planet, cable 57
Echo, the most-studied elephant on the planet, leads her herd in a daily struggle to survive at the foot of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.
"BBQ Pitmasters"
9 p.m., TLC, cable 56
Get grilling with this new series that follows some of the biggest names in competitive barbecue and shows what it takes to win honor and the big bucks.
FRIDAY
"A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa"
7 p.m., NBC, channel 2, cable 9
On Christmas Eve, the Muppets mistakenly stop three letters from heading to Santa and have to right their wrong. Starring voices include Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Griffiths, Jane Krakowski, Nathan Lane, Jesse L. Martin, Petra Nemcova, Steve Schirripa, Tony Sirico and Uma Thurman.
"Ugly Betty"
8 p.m., ABC, channel 8
Things get ugly in the Bahamas when the love triangle between Betty, Matt and Amanda explodes and Willie finds out her nemesis (Christie Brinkley) has won a coveted job. Shakira makes an appearance.
SATURDAY
"iQuit iCarly"
7 p.m., Nickelodeon, cable 33
A decision causes a rift between best friends Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) and Sam (Jennette McCurdy) that endangers the future of their Web show.
"12 Men of Christmas"
8 p.m., Lifetime, cable 36
Broken Arrow native Kristin Chenoweth plays a New York executive public relations person who loses her high-powered job and her fiance on the same night as the company holiday party. To escape her woes, she moves to... Montana?
SUNDAY
"Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure"
7 p.m., Nickelodeon., cable 33
Swiper ends up on Santa's naughty list and Dora takes him on a journey to the past, present and future to help him find the true meaning of Christmas.
"Robin Williams' Weapons of Self-Destruction"
8-9:30 p.m. Sunday, HBO, cable 300
Oscar winner Robin Williams, who last appeared on the network seven years ago, marks his return to HBO with a solo standup appearance taped last month in Washington, D.C.
MONDAY
"Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special"
7-9 p.m., Fox, channel 23, cable 5
Checotah's own Carrie Underwood welcomes Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, former Tulsan David Cook, Kristin Chenoweth, Christina Applegate and Sons of Sylvia to her first network variety special.
"Men of a Certain Age"
9 p.m., TNT, cable 29
Ray Romano, along with Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula, returns to series television as one of three longtime best friends who support each other through the unexpected challenges of mid life.
TUESDAY
"The Biggest Loser"
7-9 p.m., NBC, channel 2, cable 9
Broken Arrow's Danny Cahill is in the final four in this competition. In tonight's live finale, two of those (who fell below the yellow line last week) will find out who America voted to be the third finalist. The eliminated contestants (including Tulsa's Sean Algaier) compete for the $100,000 "at home" prize. And, someone will win "The Biggest Loser" title and the $250,000 prize. Go Danny!
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
7 p.m., ABC, channel 8
Charlie complains about the materialism of Christmas, and Lucy suggests he become director of the school Christmas pageant.
WEDNESDAY
"Oklahomans"
7 p.m., KOTV, channel 6
Host Becky Dixon profiles "Four Shining Stars" of our state -- Kelli O'Hara, Lauren Nelson, Sam Bradford and William K. Warren Jr.
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