There are two sad farewells this week. First Matt
Smith has his very last adventure on Doctor
Who, and then the series finale of Nikita
sees the super-assassin going to a dark place. There’s also some of the
strangest holiday programming you’ve ever heard of. Tons of clips and details
below!
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image: Doctor Who
Today:
There’s nothing on, sorry. Time to marathon all the Nikita episodes you missed, in
preparation for Friday’s finale!
Tuesday:
Doctor Who Marathon (BBC America):
They’re showing Matt Smith episodes pretty much all day, in
case you need to catch up! This continues on Wednesday as well, leading up to
his big finale.
Wednesday:
Marathons
(All Day):
Syfy is having a marathon of “Christmas and
wintry-themed films such as Snowmageddon,
Ice Quake, Snow Beast and Yeti.”
Meanwhile, TNT is showing Spider-Man, The
Time Machine, and the Pirates of the
Caribbean films all day.
My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic Yule Log (6-10 AM EST, Hub Network):
Just what it sounds like. It’s a “Yule Log,” or a
video image of a fireplace, being broadcast for four hours on the Hub, except
that various cartoon characters occasionally put in cameo appearances around
the fireplace, “as seen at Pinkie Pie’s house where stockings have been
hung for each of the core-cast ponies of My
Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, including Princess Twilight Sparkle,
Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy.”
Doctor
Who (9 PM, BBC America):
The final hour of Matt Smith has arrived! Here’s what the
BBC wants you to know:
Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the
universe’s deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes
out to the stars. And amongst them – the Doctor. Rescuing Clara
from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn
what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.
This is preceded, at 8 PM, by a special called Farewell to Matt Smith, in which famous
people and Who actors reminisce about
the Eleventh Doctor.
Thursday:
Once again, nothing on today. We checked twice,
sorry. Hopefully you’ve been given (or bought yourself) some nice DVD sets over
the holidays — put something on.
Friday:
Being
Human Marathon (Syfy):
Catch up on Being Human (the U.S.
version) from 8 AM to 6 PM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2INuJilfarg
Nikita
(9 PM, The CW):
Hot damn, this
show is going out on a high note. And it sounds like the series finale,
appropriately called “Canceled,” is going to take us to some very
dark places:
https://gizmodo.com/last-nights-nikita-was-one-of-the-best-hours-of-tv-iv-1487820671
THE FINAL FIGHT — Frustrated that MDK is still active,
Nikita (Maggie Q) decides to end it her way.Leaving Michael (Shane West) and the team behind, Nikita takes Alex
(Lyndsy Fonseca) on the road to exact revenge.Nikita and Alex capture Jones (guest star David S. Lee) and force him to
reveal the names of the rest of the members of MDK.Armed with the information, Nikita goes down
a dark path that may ultimately cost her her soul.Michael tracks her down and must get her to
surrender before the military opens fire and kills her.However, Nikita isn’t one to give up on a fight,
leading her to make a shocking decision.
Tell all your friends to watch the finale — especially if
they’ve got Nielsen boxes — so this show can go out with confusingly high
ratings, and make the CW realize what they just pulled the plug on.
Saturday:
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
(10:30 AM, Hub Network):
The episode “Bats” is just
like the musical Cats, except with Bats, apparently. And here’s what
happens:
When
Applejack’s beautiful orchard falls under attack on Apple Bucking Day, it is
clear that the dreaded Vampire Fruitbats have returned and Applejack is ready
to take drastic measures to protect the orchard. However, the always
compassionate Fluttershy argues for a more humane plan, which causes conflict
between the two and could cost them their friendship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfq4njb3Wc
Atlantis
(9 PM, BBC America):
As usual, Hercules messes everything up!
Desperate to win over Medusa’s heart, Hercules pays a visit
to a powerful witch, Circe (Lucy Cohu, Ripper Street,Torchwood: Children of Earth).
But events take a malevolent turn when Hercules realizes he has unleashed
a potent but toxic enchantment. With a bitter chain of events rapidly
unfolding, it’s up to Jason to undo history before it is too late. As he
re-traces Hercules’ steps into the mountains, he is unaware that a deadly trap
has been set for him; one with far-reaching consequences beyond the fate of
just his friends.
Also
on TV today: Hub Network has a new R.L.
Stine at 7:30 PM.
Sunday:
Finding
Bigfoot: Abominable Snowman (9 PM, Animal Planet):
A special two-hour episode, in which the
Sasquatch-hunting crew journey to Nepal:
The team from Finding Bigfoot travel around the world to Nepal in search
of the infamous Yeti. They visit monasteries with Yeti relics, talk to
firsthand witnesses and travel into the dense forests of the Himalayas.
Will they succeed in finding evidence?
That’s followed by a one-hour “behind the
scenes” special about the episode at, 11.
Also on TV today: Nicktoons has new Yu-Gi-Oh! at noon. At 10 PM, Weather has
a new Freaks of Nature and DA has a
new Monsters and Mysteries in America.
Sources:
Futon Critic,
MSN TV, TV Guide, and various TV
studio press releases
