Beat it, Tommy! Up yours, The Wall! Here comes the Metalocalypse rock opera
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, October 27. All times are Eastern.
TOP PICK
Metalocalypse (Adult Swim, midnight): The members of Dethklok don’t do half measures. If they’re going to do a one-off special that pays off the cliffhanger ending of Metalocalypse’s fourth season, they’re going to do it in the most metal way possible: A one-hour rock opera with guest voices including Jack Black, Mark Hamill, and a dude from Cannibal Corpse. Phil Dyess-Nugent isn’t sure he can type a full review with his fingers permanently locked in a double sign of the horns.
REGULAR COVERAGE
Once Upon A Time (ABC, 8 p.m.): Captain Hook seeks a way to get out of Neverland—but he won’t succeed if Gwen Ihnat has anything to do with it! (Just wait until ol’ Hooky gets a load of all the right-turn signs she flipped to read as left turns!)
Revenge (ABC, 9 p.m.): If Revenge learned anything from the primetime soaps that came before it, it’s that a big magazine launch is the perfect place to stage a big character reveal. Still, given the current shape of the publishing industry, Carrie Raisler can’t figure out why all these fictional people are pouring their money into print.
The Walking Dead (AMC, 9 p.m.): With the prison no longer the safe refuge it once appeared to be, the survivors split—with one group headed out to hunt down supplies. Though Zack Handlen isn’t entirely convinced they won’t just stand around and talk about going to get supplies for the full hour.
Boardwalk Empire (HBO, 9 p.m.): Todd VanDerWerff says Boardwalk Empire is more invested in satisfying its audience than any other show on TV—which is why there are so many goddamn characters and plotlines packed into each episode. That Genevieve Valentine keeps a trace on each and every one of them makes her weekly reviews that much more impressive.
Homeland (Showtime, 9 p.m.): “A mysterious man enters the country at the U.S.-Canadian border,” reads the synopsis. Is it? Could it be? Has Todd VanDerWerff’s old friend Santa Claus come to pay him an early visit because he knows reviewing Homeland has been more of a chore this year?