TV Guide: Anna Deavere Smith

Health Care and Cinema

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 18 08:00 PM SHOe In the season finale, Jackie is pressed for time to meet Kevin for a midnight rendezvous and Dr. O'Hara, whom she promised to support when her comatose mother arrives from London. Meanwhile, a distraught Eddie drowns his sorrows at Kevin's bar, and then returns to the hospital and causes a scene; and the movie reviewer awakens from his coma to find that his critical senses have been radically altered.

The Women of Qumar

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 17 09:00 AM BRAVO It's C.J. vs. the rest of the senior staff---and the President---over whether to make public the possibility of an outbreak of mad-cow disease. C.J. is also up in arms about arms sales to a Persian Gulf state known for its poor treatment of women. Meanwhile, Josh tangles with a women's-group lobbyist (Mary-Louise Parker) over wording in a treaty concerning prostitution; Toby meets with veterans upset about the content of a Smithsonian Pearl Harbor exhibition; and Sam's concerned about a lawsuit against the President involving automobile seatbelts.

Gone Quiet

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 16 08:00 AM BRAVO A U.S. submarine has “gone quiet” off North Korea, putting the President into crisis mode. And he's not pleased to have to deal with a cantankerous State Department veteran (Hal Holbrook). Meanwhile, Sam and Bruno (Ron Silver) clash over soft money; Babish (Oliver Platt) questions Abbey about past malpractice suits against her; and C.J. is delighted with a majority leader's response to a TV reporter's question about his Presidential ambitions. Tawny Cryer: Valerie Mahaffey. Nancy McNally: Anna Deavere Smith.

War Crimes

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 15 08:00 AM BRAVO Donna gives a deposition to the House committee probing the MS matter. Questioning her: Cliff (Mark Feuerstein), the Republican counsel she's been seeing. Meanwhile, the President and the Vice President (Tim Matheson) clash over gun control; Leo and an Air Force general clash over an international war-crimes court; a hotshot foreign correspondent who's new to the White House beat gets hold of an embarrassing quote of Toby's; and Sam becomes intrigued by a proposal to abolish the penny.

On the Day Before

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 09:00 AM BRAVO On a busy night at the White House, the President vetoes the estate-tax repeal and staffers scramble to counter the GOP's override threat. Meanwhile, Josh stares down a Democratic governor (Kevin Tighe) who's threatening to challenge Bartlet in the primaries; Charlie has been offered legal immunity in the MS matter and everyone urges him to take it; and C.J. has a difficult time with a local-TV reporter (Mary Mara) who isn't nearly as smart as she is aggressive.

The Deal

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 07:00 AM FX A kidnapping is the linchpin of an episode that reintroduces two clients acquitted of murder: Wallace (Bruce Davison), now fighting for his old job; and Hinks, who's harassing Lindsay. Lupino: Dayton Callie. Hinks: Michael Emerson. Duvall: Robin Thomas. Bay: Jason Kravits. Brunner: Anna Deavere Smith. Trevor Engel: Timothy Glenn. Judge Hiller: Linda Hunt. Bobby: Dylan McDermott. Lindsay: Kelli Williams. Helen: Lara Flynn Boyle.

Pill-O-Matix

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 11 08:00 PM SHOe Kevin buys a replacement for Jackie's destroyed wedding ring; the new automatic pill dispenser leads to the hospital downsizing Eddie; and an injured movie critic (Victor Garber) is given the wrong dose of a painkiller and slips into a coma. Meanwhile, Coop breaks up with his girlfriend; the parents of the baby Mrs. Akalitus has been caring for reappear; Dr. O'Hara suspects someone close to her mother was responsible for the woman slipping into a coma.

Philadelphia

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:30:00 -0500

Fri Dec 11 05:30 PM BRAVO

Manchester

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 11 08:00 AM BRAVO President Bartlet wastes no time making his reelection intentions clear (not surprisingly, it's the first question at the press conference that follows his MS disclosure). But everyone knows that his predicament will make the campaign no piece of cake. Adding to Bartlet's problems is Abbey's reaction to his decision, not to mention Haiti's obstreperous dictator. Meanwhile, the White House press corps is making life particularly miserable for C.J. Babish: Oliver Platt. Nancy: Anna Deavere Smith.

Two Cathedrals

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 10 09:00 AM BRAVO The Administration prepares for the storm of its life. Indeed, a tropical storm is bearing down on Washington on the day the President is to disclose that he has MS and has been lying about it for eight years. Bartlet is distracted by Mrs. Landingham's death, but staffers are all business as they deal with Congressional Democrats, party officials and network execs. And they must fashion answers to likely press-conference questions. The one that concerns them most: Will Bartlet seek reelection?

18th and Potomac

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 10 08:00 AM BRAVO With disastrous hypothetical polling numbers from Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) in hand, staffers prepare to announce the President's condition. But first, both Sam and Oliver Babish (Oliver Platt) question the First Lady (Stockard Channing) about the matter. Meanwhile, a crisis erupts in Haiti; Josh deals with Democratic senators who are less than enthusiastic about the Government's tobacco-industry suit; and male staffers can't help but give Mrs. Landingham (Kathryn Joosten) car-buying advice.

Life Support

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:40:00 -0500

Thu Dec 10 04:40 AM HBO2e

The American President

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:30:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 09:30 AM HBO2e

Show and Tell

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 08:00 AM FX In an episode that employs a “Citizen Kane”-like device, an off-screen reporter interviews principals involved in the retrial of accused killer Scott Wallace (Bruce Davison). Judge Hiller: Linda Hunt. Kate Brunner: Anna Deavere Smith. Det. Larson: Zach Grenier. Bobby: Dylan McDermott. Ellenor: Camryn Manheim. Michael Berenson: Michael Spound. Jimmy: Michael Badalucco.