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　　科幻系列小说《真理之剑》（The Sword of Truth）曾经创下了全美销售量的白金记录，而由该系列的第一部《巫师第一守则》（Wizard's First Rule）改编的电视剧《探索者传说》（Legend of the Seeker）一经播出引起强烈的反响。该剧将在《指环王》三部曲拍摄的地点新西兰取景，讲述了男主角探索自身魔法力量的神秘之旅，并阻止残暴的统治者罪恶行径的故事。与之同行的还有美丽的女子凯兰和年迈的巫师佐德。该剧投资巨大，魔幻场景堪称历年罕见。该剧将于11月8日在美国联合有线电视网播出第二季。
　　第二季的情节将紧接第一季结尾展开，这一次主人公理查德将面对「巫师第二守则」的挑战。理查德是拉哈家族的直系后代，暗王拉哈同父异母的兄弟。他的这一身份将为他今后的冒险带来很多不确定因素。痛苦使者卡拉成为理查德、凯兰、佐德团队中的第四人，她的到来将「搅动」理查德和凯兰之间的关系。
　　更多精彩即将在第二季出现，让我们再次踏上魔幻的征程。

　　琼森（凯拉·塞吉维克 Kyra Sedgwick 饰）由亚特兰大远赴洛杉矶，担任特别罪案调查组的代理警长一职，专门调查那些令警方赶到棘手、让媒体赶到兴奋的凶杀案。这听起来风光无限的职位真正干起来却麻烦多多，因为琼森要面对的手下，是一帮固执的大男人，他们各有各的性格和想法，并且都自认为自己才是最聪明的那一个。
　　然而，随着时间的推移，琼森渐渐获得了警探们的认可和信任，每一次，她都能够凭借着自己独特的智慧和手段，从那些穷凶极恶的犯罪分子口中套出她想要得到的确凿证据，甚至有一些看似无解的案件，只有琼森一人能够破解。在琼森的带领下，整个调查组的气势愈发高涨。

　　在英美非常流行的剧集之一，属于与Buffy同类型的魔届奇幻电视剧，同样也都是WB公司出品。三个魅力非凡的女巫在普通人生活面具下，运用超凡的法术对抗邪恶黑暗力量的故事。音乐剧情都可圈可点。
　　
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　　Netflix正式宣布续订《西镇警魂》第五季。从A&E那里复活了此剧在Netflix收视率稳健。

　　圣诞老人要宣布……蒂姆·艾伦将在《圣诞老人快乐再疯狂》回归。

　　Catherine Jamison（Laura Linney饰演）是名高中老师。她有个处于青春期、不太听话的儿子Adam（Gabriel Basso饰演），和人到中年、行事却极不成熟的丈夫Paul（Oliver Platt饰演），还有一个受过高等教育，却摒弃主流生活，甘愿当流浪汉的弟弟Sean（John Benjamin Hickey饰演）。Cathy平时循规蹈矩，日子过得波澜不惊。忽然有一天，她得知自己身患癌症，与死神近在咫尺，从未曾恣意放纵，从未曾随心所欲，生命却即将走向终点；Cathy心有不甘，她决定在生命最后阶段放松一下，做自己真正想做的事，这些事有的看似疯狂，有的看似绝望，有的又充满温情，它们都代表面对死亡时，主人公释放的真实自我。
　　第一季中提到，住在Cathy家对面的Marlene（Phyllis Somerville饰演）患有老年痴呆症，在一次险些误伤Adam的事故后，她选择饮弹自尽，并把房子留给了Cathy，Cathy将之转赠给了Sean。第二季里，姐弟俩做了邻居后，将会有怎样的故事发生？Cathy的大学同学Rebecca（Cynthia Nixon饰演）多年后重新走入Cathy的生活，并意外跟Sean有了孩子，二人不论是生活理念，还是性格习惯，都大相径庭，他们又会产生怎样的冲突？Cathy的学生Andrea（Gabourey Sidibe饰演）是个麻烦女孩，Cathy真诚想要帮她，但Andrea并不领情，她们的师生情又会有哪些新矛盾？还有Cathy的主治医生Todd（Reid Scott饰演），多次与Cathy接触后，对她产生微妙情感，纸包不住火，Cathy的丈夫Paul得知真相后，又会作何反应？第二季里，编剧将为我们一一解答。
　　除了上一季幸存的几个人物继续登场外，第二季还加入了生力军。目前公布的客串演员包括：Alan Alda、Parker Posey、Hugh Dancy。
　　本剧的制作人Jenny Bicks曾说：“The Big C的主题不是癌症，它讲的是一个身患癌症的女人的故事。”当生活中出现重大变故后，人们如何审视自身，学会应对，学会珍惜，也许才是这个故事的主旨。让我们期待编剧继续发力，在新一季里，仍能带给我们欢笑和感动

　　在奥斯陆Hartvig Nissens上高中的一群年轻人的青春故事，每一季变换一个主角

　　ITV续订《探长薇拉》第十二季。

　　Who is God? Where did we come from? Why does evil happen? What happens when we die? Every human being on earth has asked themselves these questions at some point, and most likely each person has found a different answer.This series will take viewers on a trip around the world to explore different cultures and religions on the ultimate quest to uncover the meaning of life, God and all these big questions in between.
　　The series seeks to understand how religion has evolved throughout the course of civilization, and in turn how religion has shaped the evolution of society. Although in our current geopolitical landscape, religion is often seen as something that divides, the series illuminates the remarkable similarities among different faiths, even those that seem to be in staunch contrast. This is a quest for God: to shed light on the questions that have puzzled, terrified and inspired mankind, not to mention Freeman himself.
　　Each episode is centered on a different big question about the divine:
　　Creation – Are there similarities among the religious creation stories from around the world? How do they compare with the scientific theory of the creation of the cosmos and the dawn of civilization?
　　Who Is God? – How has the perception of God evolved over human history? Is God just an idea, and if so, can we find evidence of a divine presence in our brains?
　　Evil – What is the root of evil and how has our idea of it evolved over the millennia? Is the devil real? The birth of religion may be inextricably tied to the need to control evil.
　　Miracles – Are miracles real? For many believers, miracles are the foundation of their faith. Others regard miracles as merely unlikely events on which our brains impose divine meaning. Belief in miracles, however we define them, could be what gives us hope and drives us to turn possibility into reality.
　　End of Days – Violent upheaval and fiery judgment fill popular imagination, but was the lore of apocalypse born out of the strife that plagued the Middle East two millennia ago? The true religious meaning of the apocalypse may not be a global war, but an inner revelation.
　　Resurrection – How have beliefs in the afterlife developed, and how has our reaction to the afterlife changed the way we live this life? Now that science is making such rapid advances, we may soon be confronted with digital resurrection. What will that do to our beliefs?
　　To explore each of these topics, host and narrator Freeman went on the ground to some of humanity’s greatest religious sites, including Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, India’s Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala and the pyramids of Egypt. He traveled with archaeologists to uncover the long-lost religions of our ancestors, such as those at the 7500 B.C. Neolithic settlement Çatalhöyük in Turkey. He immersed himself in religious experiences and rituals all around the world, and became a test subject in scientific labs to examine how the frontiers of neuroscience are intersecting the traditional domain of religion.
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