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s we stand on the trailing edge of 2010, one can’t help

but look back at the year and wonder, did it matter?
I don’t mean in big life-changing ways, but rather
in the small yet profound moments we experienced each day.
Maybe, because of the breakneck speed at which we lived those
moments, we didn’t really pay attention. If we had, I get the
feeling we would’ve witnessed some pretty wonderful things.

I know for a fact that I missed hundreds, maybe thousands of kind

moments that came my way from family, friends, co-workers and
perfect strangers. It’s not that I didn’t see their smiles or hear their
friendly greetings. I just didn’t really let it all soak in and inspire
me like I should have. Thinking about it, I kind of wish I could
rewind the last twelve months to relive the tastes, smells, sounds
and sights I took completely for granted. But unfortunately life
can’t be DVR’d. I’ll just have to try hitting the slow-mo button a
little more often. And I encourage you to do the same.

While you’re slowing down, I also encourage you to sit back with
this special holiday issue of delight!, themed around inspiration
and giving. Check out some great causes to support in our TV
Find, or look to our Web Find for ways to loan money to those
in need. And because there’s no gift better than a good laugh,
check out our interview with TV’s funny lady Betty White.

All of us here at delight! wish you a season filled with many

deeply joyous moments that you get to experience frame by
frame. And we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the
ones you’ve given us.

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After Betty White’s much-hyped stint hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live in May,
which earned her another Emmy Award, the ensuing “Betty White Fever” is stunning—even to her.
“It’s really ridiculous, is what it is,” she cracks.
“I call it ‘Betty White Overload.’”
Blessed with the uncanny ability to poke fun
at herself and not take it all (life, fame, the ups, the downs)
that seriously, Betty White seems to be everywhere these
days. But if you listen to White talk for a while, you can
glean that one of the other reasons she now appears to be
living “Happily—okay, Humorously—Ever After,” has ev-
erything do with how well she’s honed another talent. This
is a woman who can grab the things she finds most inspir-
ing in life and then weave them into a stunning tapestry
whose central theme revolves around giving back and be-
ing grateful. It’s an art. And she’s a master at it.
“I think I am lucky to be at this point and time, at my
age, to still be working as much as I am, which is constant-
ly,” White admits. “It’s such a privilege and I never take it
for granted. I love the work I do. I am the luckiest person
in the world. My life is divided in half—half show business
and half for my animals. It’s the two things that I love the
most. How can you complain about anything?”
She chuckles. “If you hear me with one complaint, throw
me out.”
Not going to happen. White may be one of the most
humble souls in Hollywood. The ego didn’t land. It never
took off. That was evident in her first comedic Emmy-win-
ning turn in the ’50s series Life with Elizabeth and her on-
going appearance in iconic game shows (Password, Match
6
Game). And, clearly, it was the case in her groundbreak-
ing television roles—Mary Tyler Moore’s Sue Ann Nivens,
Golden Girls’ adorable Rose Nylund and even the Boston
Legal wild card that was Catherine Piper.
Still, few would have guessed that White, at 88, would
take on another costarring role, this time as a sarcastic
Russian caretaker named Elka Ostrovsky on TV Land’s first
original sitcom Hot In Cleveland, which launched last sum-
mer. Sure, Hot sizzles for its dynamite scripts and costars
Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick are like
a new set of Golden Girls, only 25 years younger, but
White’s presence just stoked the already
raging fires of her mind-bending, late
career boom, making her the hottest
comedic commodity around.
Funny enough, she only wanted to
make a guest appearance in the pilot
before TV Land asked her for more.
“I said no,” White admits. “Well,
of course, I have the spine of a jellyfish.
Guess who did all 10 episodes they picked
us up for?”
And guess who agreed to do the 20 more
episodes that TV Land ordered for season two,
which premieres in January? >>>
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 the white stuff
Quips and other reflections from today’s
hottest funny lady:
d!: What makes you laugh most?
BW: I love to laugh and I laugh rather easily
but … Tim Conway. He’s the one. And Craig
Ferguson. He’s a comedian that I can’t resist.
d!: Best Mary Tyler Moore Show memory?
BW: Mary and I were best friends in real life
and it was one of the most exciting things—
that one-time guest shot led to the role of Sue
Ann Nivens.
d!: The secret to relationships, especially
yours with Allen Ludden (host of Pass-
word)?
BW: Keeping it fresh. We’d do things, like put
a stack of records on and dance—silly for an
old married couple, but believe me, it was fun.
We just enjoyed each other thoroughly and
I was so blessed. He was my true love and
we adored each other, and made the most of
every minute!
d!: One of your greatest inspirations?
BW: Charles Darwin. He was the one that
discovered the whole animal kingdom—prac-
tically. He would go places, find things and
he saw things before humans could really
grapple them. I just find him fascinating.
d!: What would you love to do, that you
haven’t done?
BW: [Laughs]. My standard answer to that is
Robert Redford. That’s about the size of it.
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“How can you walk away from something
that much fun?” she beams with sincerity.
“The chemistry between those girls is just deli-
cious. And how can I not be grateful? Do you
know the number of people on this planet who
would give their souls to do what we [actors]
do? That’s why when I hear actors complain-
ing—and also take credit, like ‘Oh, I did a
wonderful performance’—well, they can’t do it
without the writers. The unsung heroes are the
writers. They are the ones who give you the
words to say.”
Ms. White gets cozy with her castmates on Hot in Cleveland
It’s interesting to hear White bring up the in-
dustry she’s thrived in for more than 50 years.
Even more so when she reflects on how much
it has changed.
“We’ve gone through this huge youth wor-
ship, where once you were over 16, you were
over the hill,” she notes. “Now, I think the
problem with Hollywood youngsters is that
they do one good role and they get a modi-
cum of stardom—immediately—and they think
that’s going to last forever. They tend to abuse
it a little bit. You mustn’t do that. You have to
stay appreciative and professional.”
About that … you couldn’t find a better
mentor than White. Her deeper passions of-
ten make a mad dash toward philanthropic
endeavors making it difficult to fully integrate
the significance of her charitable contributions
over the years. Her most notable triumphs
can be found in her four decades of diligent
work for the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF),
an organization that helps animals maintain
longer, healthier lives by advancing animal
health globally.
“We’ve come a long way in the animal busi-
ness,” White says with seriousness. “All I hope
is that I have gotten the message out a little bit
[about animal health].”
No worries there. At just MAF alone, she’s
left an indelible footprint, either overseeing
or generating numerous studies or projects—
on sea otters, horses, canine cancer and too
many more to truly list. Not surprisingly, this
year, she’s matching $25,000 in contributions
through the new Betty White Wildlife Rapid
Response Fund, which delivers funding to
wildlife researchers responding to natural
disasters, like the Gulf oil spill, to determine
emerging diseases.
“The need is so great right now,” she says.
“There are some species that may not make it
through [the tragedy].”
White has also been on the board of the
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association since
the ’70s and served as a zoo commissioner for
eight years. Meanwhile, the city of Los Ange-
les named her “Ambassador to the Animals”
and she plays a significant part in the organiza-
tion Actors & Others for Animals.
“I guess it started in the womb,” she chuck-
les about her deep affection for animals.
“My mom and dad were avid animal lovers,
too, and it’s so interesting to me that I get
involved. I am happiest when I am working
with animals.”
Or working in projects about them. She also
lends her voice to the new animated series
Pound Puppies (on The Hub), a show about
a team of fearless dogs with a mission to find
homes for lonely puppies.
“That’s one of the blessings about celeb-
rity,” she reflects. “You can make a couple
of points and they are heard. I try to preach
responsibility—be responsible for your own
animals and we wouldn’t have the problems
that arise [particularly the importance of spay
and neutering.]”
“But I just couldn’t make it without animals,”
she goes on. “They’re deep friends; non-
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critical friends here to support you and they
fill a hole inside of me that I just can’t explain.
What I love is that it doesn’t matter if you
go out to the mailbox or you go to Tibet. You
get the same greeting when you come back
in the door.”
White is reflective for a moment and it seems
fitting to ask what, exactly, helped shape some
of her unique outlooks on life, work, people
and the animal kingdom.
“You know,” she says, “I was an only child
and my mom and dad never ever wanted
me to just say, ‘Oh that was so great,’ and
not mean it. They said, ‘Never let something
wonderful pass you by and not taste it at the
time—recognize when it is happening.’ I have
tried to do that and well …”
She pauses. “It’s held me in great spirit.”
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decisions on family-friendly programming
The American
George Clooney stars, his killer
ENTERTAINMENT charm dialed way down, as Jack/
Movie Finds Edward, a very private gentleman
(the title of Martin Booth’s book upon
which the film is based), not a lone
By Donald Liebenson gunman, but a lone craftsman of
guns. The weary and laconic artisan
has perhaps lost his edge and he
wants out. But first, he is compelled
WATCH IT! to make one last score, and so he
takes refuge in a rural Italian village
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with your smartphone. Violante Placido) to whom he can
establish some sort of connection.
As he meticulously assembles a
custom-made rifle for a female
assassin, there is a growing sense that
betrayal lurks around any corner of
the village’s quaint winding streets.
From the first sniper shot to the last,
The American sustains a palpable
See how to get the sense of paranoiac dread. Although
free app on page 4. there are a couple of nifty action set
pieces, it is a world away from such
caffeinated thrillers as the Bourne
films or Salt. It is a more thoughtful,
brooding, and atmospheric character
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study, gorgeously photographed and
impeccably acted. Rated R.
Exit Through the Gift Shop
This film is a fascinating under cover
look at graffiti artists. While not an out
and out hoax as was Casey Affleck’s
I’m Still Here, its validity has come
in to question. There is no director
credited, but it comes billed as a
Banksy film. Banksy is the moniker of
the anonymous British graffiti artist
and media-savvy prankster whose
latest success was his controversial
opening credits to The Simpsons.
Exit begins with a look at the graffiti
art scene, culled from footage
compulsively shot by a Los Angeles-
based Frenchman named Thierry
Guetta, whose cousin is a Parisian
artist named Space Invader. Through
him, Guetta is introduced to the
scene’s luminaries such as Shepard
Fairey (who would go on to create the
iconic Obama “Hope” poster) and
ultimately, the elusive Banksy himself
(Banksy is heard, albeit with his
voice altered, but never completely
seen). But Guetta emerges as a real
character, and as Exit unfolds, the
focus shifts to him as he adopts his
own artistic persona, Mr. Brainwash,
and mounts an outrageously
spectacular exhibition in Los Angeles.
Exit is a provocative discussion-starter
about the nature of art. But faux or
not, it is thrilling to watch these artists
Programming subject to change; consult create their illicit works on the fly and
your local listings for details. in the shadows. Rated R.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
By the mid-1980s, the magic had
gone out of Disney animation, the
heart and soul of Walt’s kingdom
for decades. Live-action films and
theme parks became the company’s
primary focus. Animation was
thought to be a dying art form and
the animators themselves were even
relocated off studio grounds. What
followed over the next decade was
a near miraculous burst of corporate
leadership and artistic genius that
resulted in The Little Mermaid and
a string of modern-day classics.
Narrated by Don Hahn, a producer
on Beauty and the Beast and The
Lion King (among others), this lively,
candid and surprisingly moving
documentary chronicles this creatively
fertile period through priceless home
movies, production footage, film
clips, in-house video, and interviews
with key animators and executives.
It’s a tale as old as time: Corporate
politics and personal rivalries flare
up in the wake of the tragic death
of peacemaking studio chief Frank
Wells, dooming this renaissance
period that was hailed as Disney’s
Second Golden Age. But the sheer
talent and dedication of the artists
and the true believers in the executive
suites is inspiring to watch. Rated PG.
Easy A
High school movies Clueless and
Ten Things I Hate About You were
modern retellings of Jane Austen and
William Shakespeare. Easy A takes its
cue from The Scarlet Letter. Emma
Stone, who shined in supporting
roles in Superbad and Zombieland,
graduates to star status as Olive, a
high school nerd whose anonymity
comes to an end after she concocts a
lie about losing her virginity. Basking
in her newfound infamy, she keeps
the rumor mill churning by creating
further sexual exploits to bolster the
reputations of her fellow outcasts.
Her “floozy façade” earns the wrath
of a group of student fundamentalists
who want her banished from the
school. Easy A is refreshingly literate
(there are references to Mark Twain)
and smartly written. Stone handles
the dense dialogue with aplomb.
The film also earns credit for its adult
supporting cast, including Stanley
Tucci and Patricia Clarkson as Olive’s
parents, Thomas Haden Church as a
cool and supportive teacher, and Lisa
Kudrow as his guidance counselor
wife. This film is fast, funny, and offers
parents and teens much to discuss
about popularity and peer pressures.
Easy A earns its title. Rated PG-13.
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SUCCESS STORY!
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F or me, the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is magical. As a child, it meant
good food, time with my family, school holidays, and above all—presents! Today it still means those things,
with greater emphasis on family and friends and not quite so much on gifts. In addition, my desire to help others
helped a woman has grown. I’m not alone in this altruistic impulse. Our office raises money for a shelter every Thanksgiving and
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What is Microfinance? How Kiva Works:

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See how to get the According to Premal Shah, Kiva’s president, this expression
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doesn’t give the working poor enough credit. Most of them
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get on their feet. What they lack is the boat, the nets, and the
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That was true in the past, at least. Then microfinance, or
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landscape. In the 1970’s Professor Muhammad Yunus of
Bangladesh showed it was possible to offer banking services
to the rural poor and make a profit. His project, the Grameen
Bank, loans only to the poor, requiring no collateral; the 12
borrowers also become shareholders in Grameen. Yunus and
the Grameen Bank received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Around 2004, three US entrepreneurs took micro-lending a
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they decided to set up a “peer-to-peer” micro-lending Web
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Premal Shah, then a product manager at PayPal, soon came

on board.
With the help of blogs, and Internet and print coverage,
Kiva’s reputation spread quickly. It’s enormously successful
at motivating its lenders, who are further inspired by the
borrowers’ worthy goals and their 98%+ repayment
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loaned over $164 million, financing over 225,000 projects. KEY
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loan request through the lending of their members.
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Until recently Kiva solely financed Though Kiva’s a nonprofit a Kiva Gift Certificate:
individuals in developing countries. In organization, it’s not a charity. Helping others can be contagious,
2009, in response to the reluctance of The loans you make are re- engendering the desire to do even
US lending institutions to issue loans paid, and therefore they aren’t more. Share Kiva with others this holiday
to small businesses, Kiva announced it tax deductible. However, if you season by giving a Kiva gift certificate.
would help people in the States as well. want to contribute to Kiva’s It’s perfect for that friend who has
This September, Kiva announced that in operating costs, you can make everything already, or a child you’d
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Great ways you can give back Telethons remind us of the impact we can make together,
this holiday season and all year and also prompt us to give to worthy causes regularly

TV Find
Keeping the Spotlight Burning
By V.S. Woschnick

The telethons are over, but the need for assistance is not.

INSPIRATIONAL!
See Clooney’s
acceptance speech
at the 2010
H e didn’t walk the red carpet, wasn’t nominated for any awards, and doesn’t have a current role on television.
Yet George Clooney received perhaps the Emmy Award’s greatest tribute this past August, not because of
his acting, but because of his actions.
In receiving the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, his signature wry wit gave way to earnest commentary on national
and global crises. “When disaster happens, everybody wants to help. The hard part is seven months later, five
Emmy Awards.
years later, when we’re on to a new story. Honestly, we fail at that most of the time. So here’s hoping that some very
Watch it at
delightmag.com bright person can find a way to keep the spotlight burning on these heartbreaking situations long after the cameras
or click it now go away.”
with your smartphone.
Clooney has been a driving force behind key disaster relief telethons rooted in Hollywood, but expanded globally
via television. His efforts have sparked a resurgence in using television as a charity vehicle. Clooney’s status certainly
gives him the spotlight, but it’s our responsibility to keep it burning.
Here are some worthy causes still very much in need of our financial assistance. Please consider giving money or
time to these causes this holiday season and throughout the year.

See how to get the 1. Hope for Haiti Now
free app on page 4. Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was leveled by a
7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010,
and 59 aftershocks in the days following. With no
official census, Haitian officials could
only speculate about the number
killed—approximately 230,000. In all,
1.5 million people were left homeless
and in desperate need. Clooney’s
third celebrity telethon reached across
the globe on over 30 major networks
to raise a record $57 million to date,
generated by telethon pledges, album
sales, estimated iTunes downloads,
and text and Web donations.
3. Idol Gives Back
FOX TV-phenom American Idol demonstrated
how a seemingly small gesture can grow into an
international initiative. In 2007, AI set out to raise
money for underprivileged children worldwide.
Initially aired across two episodes, Idol Gives Back
collected over $30 million on a pledge-per-vote call
basis. Returning in 2008, the campaign was funded
by sponsors as well as individuals for a total of $60
million. The economy deterred a 2009 Idol Gives
Back, but 2010 saw its return to multi-million dollar
donations. Save the Children and Feeding America
are among the charities that receive a portion of Idol
Gives Back annual proceeds.

Photos © 2010 courtesy of MDA.org, Mathew Imaging/Getty, Thinkstock.com

2. Disaster in the Gulf
In April of this year, the drill pipe of
the collapsed BP Deepwater Horizon
oil rig ruptured, spewing over 200
million gallons of crude oil into
the Gulf of Mexico and its delicate
ecosystem. CNN denizen Larry King’s
two-hour telethon found A-listers like
Robert Redford and Sting answering
phones and also performing. The $1.3
million raised went to the United Way
and Catholic Charities Archdiocese of
New Orleans to help those impacted,
as well as the National Wildlife
Federation and the Nature Conservancy
to help rehabilitate wildlife.
4. Stand Up to Cancer
First appearing on-air in 2008, Stand Up to Cancer
undertook Herculean tasks: honoring those who
passed from cancer and who survived cancer,
ambitious fundraising with 100% of proceeds going
to collaborative research, and reminding every viewer
how powerful individual action is in finding a cure.
SU2C, as it’s popularly shorthanded, raised over $100
million in 2008. During its September 2010 simulcast
and fund drive, hosted by Brian Williams, Katie
Couric and Diane Sawyer, $80 million was collected
from the 18.3 million people who tuned in.

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 1 HAITI
With a conservative estimate of
It’s the season for giving. $8-$14 billion still needed for Haiti’s
reconstruction, most of which is ear-
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the need remains great. Donations hopefo
towards continuing medical needs
CARE OF : and orphan support are greatly ap-
nwf.org pricated. Please send your support
nature.org to Hope for Haiti.

wildlife citizens
GULF COAST

2 Because there are more than 10,000

The emerging mental health needs of
Gulf Coast residents have depleted private
miles of shoreline along the Gulf
and federal funding for these services.
(counting bays and inlets), funds are
Currently more than 40% of adults and 30%
needed to continue the search for
of kids living in the coastal region who are
distressed wildlife and damaged envi-
exhibiting symptoms of severe emotional
ronments. You can make a difference
distress risk going untreated due to lack
by sending a donation to
of financial support. You can help through
the National Wildlife
donations to United Way or the Catholic
Fund or The Nature
Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Conservance.

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 WHAT’S HAPPENING Tune in
On the tube this month FX, TNT, Bravo, BBC America, HBO, Hallmark Channel

Surf Report
Good Spirits, Loads of Laughs
By Greg Archer

You may be ready to wave goodbye to 2010, but first … Hallmark Channel certainly stands out this
month for its innovative holiday programming with Farewell Mr. Kringle, The Santa Incident, and
Three Wise Women, but think of cable favorites like TNT’s The Closer and Men of a Certain Age as
great gifts, too. All around, expect December to be bountiful.

› It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia › Top Chef All-Stars

The sixth season finale of
this quirky yet wildly inven-
tive series airs this month
and if you haven’t already
followed what’s unfolding
this year, it’s time to start.
Even after all the gang
WATCH IT! (Rob McElhenney, Glenn
See trailers at Howerton, Charlie Day,
delightmag.com Kaitlin Olson and Danny
or CLICK IT NOW
with your smartphone. DeVito) has done in the past—lied, kidnapped, arson
… the list goes on—it’s curious to see how everything
wraps up in what has to be Sunny’s best season to date.
There were great guest stars this year including Dave
Foley, Jason Sudeikis and Tom Sizemore. And Dee’s
(Kaitlin Olson) pregnancy was a huge risk the show took
(Olson and costar McElhenney are married in real life).
About that, McElhenney quipped, “The resolution of
See how to get the the pregnancy, where we landed, is something no show
free app on page 4. has ever done.”
Watch: Season Finale, Thursday, December 16,
10/9 pm C, FX
› The Closer
“I am not the kind of person who can just look at dia-
logue and learn it really quickly,” Kyra Sedgwick admits
of her powerful turn as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson in
The Closer. “I have to learn it through the senses; every
sense has to be used. I have to hear it, look at it and if I
could, I have to touch it, like braille.” The fact that Sedg-
wick throws herself into the role is a good thing. And it’s
paid off. After nabbing a Golden Globe for her efforts,
she finally took home the Emmy earlier this
year. Look for the new round of episodes
to showcase more friction within the
squad, particularly between Brenda
and her boss, Will Pope (J.K. Simmons)
as the police squad continues adjust-
ing to its new digs and another set of
surprising political scenarios that de-
velop behind the scenes.
Watch: Mondays, 9/8 pm C, TNT
“My mother was very adamant about introducing me to
lots of different flavors,” Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi
told delight! earlier this year. “I think, at a very young
age, it made me curious culinarily.” Well, eventually, it
made her famous, too, And that’s a delicious thing for
Lakshmi, and Bravo for that matter—the ever tantaliz-
ing Top Chef took home an Emmy this year. This bold
new season boasts a creative menu that sizzles. It’s all
about “all-stars” as dynamos from past shows work their
way back into the kitchen. That can only mean one thing
for this heated competition: things will come to an even
greater boil.
Watch: Wednesdays, 10/9 pm C, Bravo
› Outcasts
Actor Eric Mabius worked
wonders on Ugly Betty and
The L Word, so you’ll be hap-
py to hear the fine actor head-
lines Outcasts, which arrives
from the makers of the award-
winning and international hits
Life on Mars and MI-5. What
we get is a fast-paced sci-fi
series that juggles a number of themes: cooperation and con-
flict, idealism and power, sexual competition and love. It’s all
set in the year 2040. Seems the future of Earth is inhabitable
and the human race must rebuild on another planet. Haunt-
ing, yes, and if the writers fine-tune this promising outing well
enough, it could be a surprise hit.
Watch: Coming soon to BBC America
› Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher’s soulful, hilarious autobiographical stage
production was a smash on Broadway. Now, it’s a full-
blown documentary, which only means viewers will get
an even deeper look at the bestselling author-actress
whose life on the mood swing never fails to capture a
great deal of interest—and warm hearts at the same
time. What’s so compelling, and perhaps inviting, about
Fisher is that she’s blatantly honest. Wishful Drinking was
a dynamic one-woman show that exposed the under-

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 belly of her showbiz life, humorously
chronicling her Hollywood upbringing
with her famous parents (Debbie Reyn-
olds and Eddie Fisher), her own rise to
fame à la Star Wars and later, with the
book Postcards From The Edge. She
plunged deep with this work, too, talk-
ing about tough times (drugs, divorce,
more drugs), learning curves (recovery,
success, insight) and other notables.
Of her show’s fervor and candidness,
Fisher mused: “What I realized was,
when I got sober, overdosed, went to
a mental hospital, all these things, it
went in the paper. And my thing was,
‘Well, wait a second, if it’s gonna be
out there, please let my version be in it.
There is the saying, ‘You’re only as sick
as your secrets’ … If you can claim it,
it has very little power over you.” This
compelling doc includes some stellar
interviews with family and friends, as
well as archival footage. Cheers (And
thanks for the angst).
Watch: Sunday, December 12,
9/8 pm C, HBO

› An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Jacqueline Bisset returns in a defining
role as Isabella Crawford in this next
go-around of the popular Louisa May
Alcott saga that began with An Old-
Fashioned Thanksgiving. The televi-
sion movie warmed hearts a few years
back, but now, Bisset’s Isabella has new
challenges. Out: Turkey and stuffing.
In: A trip to Ireland. There, Isabella and
Photos courtesy: Hallmark Channel, BBC America, FX, TNT, Thinkstock

her cohort Tilly (The Tudors’ Catherine

Steadman) are set to be mentors but
then potential love—and financial
woes—suddenly challenge Isabella’s
grand plan. Holiday films are big on
spirit and heart, but what made the
first film noteworthy was Bisset’s grace.
The actress has an ability to make most
roles she stars in downright believable.

At first glance, it appears all that trans-
fers over well in this Christmas tale.
And that’s a good gift, indeed.
Watch: Saturday, December 11, 8/7 pm C,
Hallmark Channel
›
Jacqueline Bisset and
Catherine Steadman star in
An Old Fashioned Christmas

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