Saturday Night Live
11:29/10:29c NBC
The topical sketch show continues its run of live episodes as Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes his SNL hosting debut. The actor is hot off a nuanced, acclaimed performance in the film (500) Days of Summer as well as his movie directorial debut with his short film Sparks, which he wrote and produced and for which he scored the music. Speaking of music, it'll be "too much" when the alt-rocking jam collective Dave Matthews Band hits the music stage.
Read on for previews of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, True Jackson, VP, Suze Orman Show and Robin Hood.
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Food Network Challenge
9/8c Food Network
A Christmas favorite receives a Halloween makeover in this episode from 2007, as four renowned pastry chefs build haunted gingerbread creations, ranging from spooky houses to a slime-filled cave and even a Spanish galleon manned by skeleton soldiers. Let's just hope that these edible works of art taste a lot sweeter than they look.
Read on for previews of the World Series, Robin Hood, Suze Orman Show and The Locator.
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America's Most Wanted
9/8c Fox
Crimes against children have always been a particular focus on America's Most Wanted, and its 23rd season opens with the searchlight out for two suspected Texas predators. One, a Honduran-born woman named Berny Figueroa, is charged with killing a 2-year-old Brenham, Texas, girl she was babysitting in March 2008. The other case is much older: the 1990 abduction and sexual assault of an 8-year-old. Thankfully, victim Jennifer Schuett lived to tell about it, and she joins Walsh to do so tonight.
Read on for previews of My Nanny's Secret, Citizen Jane, Robin Hood and Adoption Diaries.
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Question: Just an FYI about the changes you recently mentioned on BBC America's Robin Hood series. [Spoiler alert] Actually, killing off "Robin Hood" isn't new on on a British TV series. It was done 25-odd years ago on Robin of Sherwood. Michael Praed played the character in the first season, with Robin Hood dying in the final episode and Jason Connery taking over for the subsequent seasons. It was all handled very neatly, since "Robin Hood" was basically the name given to the mythic hero, and if something happened to him, someone else took up the cause (kind of like Zorro). If Doctor Who can make it work using the regeneration myth, I'm sure Robin Hood can come with something plausible, too.
Answer: Thanks for the context. How Spartacus to think "we are all Robin Hood." Thankfully, it looks like we have another full season ahead with the actual Robin before we have to worry about the transition ...
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Question: We just watched the Season 2 finale of Robin Hood on BBC America. Has the show been canceled? With the killing off of Marian and two other members of the "gang" staying in the Holy Land, it sure seems like that was "goodbye." Any info would be appreciated. We discovered the show during the last two episodes of Season 1 and have been hooked. The show is just a lot of fun to watch and a good "escape" for an hour a week. Sure hate to see such good writing and a good ensemble go away. Again, any help you could provide would be appreciated.
Answer: Robin Hood has not been canceled. In fact, a third season is being filmed in Budapest as we speak and will air in 2009. I admit I drifted from this show and was shocked to hear that the story had taken such a tragic twist with Marian being killed. (Methinks I need to get my hands on Season 2 before Season 3 comes around.) BBC America issued a release with some surprising info about next season [Spoiler Alert], describing an "older,
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