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‘Coolio Rules’
Premieres: October
T he popular rapper tries to juggle the
demands of being the single father of
four with his professional music career, a
new clothing line and his love life.
■ Cast: Coolio
Cartoon Network
USA Network ‘Whale Wars’
‘The Starter Wife: Premieres: 10 p.m.Oct. 29
The Series’
Returns: 10 p.m. Oct. 10 T his seven-part series chronicles a two-
month campaign by Capt. Paul Watson
and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
T he original six-part 2007 USA Network minis-
eries ended on an upbeat note as dumped
Hollywood wife Molly Kagan found the strength to
to battle Japanese ships that claim to be
taking whales in the name of scientific
research in the waters off Antarctica.
embrace her new single existence. This new series
extension of the story finds Molly, accompanied by
■ Cast: Capt. Paul Watson, first mate Peter
Brown, second mate Peter Mammarstedtl,
best pals Joan McAllister and Rodney Evans, chief cook Benjamin Potts, medical officer
embarking on a confident course as she stumbles Dr. Scott Bell, quartermaster Amber
onto a new love with her writing class instructor. Paarman
Look for Molly’s ex-husband, Kenny, to play a larg-
er role as he shares custody of their daughter,
while Joan encounters some interesting new char-
TNT
acters during a stint in rehab. The miniseries was
kind of summer, and now school begins, and it’s
about how Molly feels with her new love life.
■ Cast: Debra Messing, Judy Davis, Chris
Diamantopoulos, David Alan Basche, Hart
Bochner

‘Clone Wars’
Premieres: Fall

T he computer-generated animated
series is set between “Star Wars
Episode 2: Attack of the Clones” and “Star
Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.” ‘Leverage’
Anakin is impulsive, so Yoda pairs him
with Ahsoka, an apprentice, to make Premieres: December
Anakin a leader.
■ Voice cast: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein,
James Arnold Taylor, Tom Kane and
E xecutive producer Dean Devlin (“The
Librarian,” “Independence Day”)
makes his directorial debut with the pilot
Anthony Daniels for this action-drama about a disillusioned
former insurance investigator who had
saved millions of dollars for his company
Lifetime but left after it denied coverage to his ailing
‘Rita Rocks’ son, who later died. Out of work and
descending into alcoholism, he assembles a
Premieres: 8:30 p.m. Oct. 20 team of thieves, hackers and grifters that
takes revenge on those who use power and
R ita, a stressed-out wife and mother,
forms a garage band with two friends
as a way to
wealth to victimize others.
■ Cast: Christian Kane, Gina Bellman,
reclaim some Timothy Hutton, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis
“me time” Hodge
apart from
her unfulfill- Comedy Central
ing job and
caring for her ‘Chocolate News’
husband, Jay,
Premieres: 10:30 p.m. Oct. 15
and their two .
high-mainte-
nance kids.
■ Cast: Nicole
Debra
Messing
T his sketch magazine show takes an
African-American perspective on a
variety of contemporary subjects, with
Sullivan, David Alan Grier as the in-studio host and
Nicole Sullivan Richard also portraying multiple characters within
Ruccolo, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Ian investigative reports.
Gomez, Kelly Gould ■ Cast: David Alan Grier