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This typically iconoclastic FX network comedy-drama series was dedicated to the proposition of "Stealing the American Dream." The Malloys were a family of "travellers", roving con artists who lived perpetually on the fringes of society and just outside the reach of the law. After years of running scams and fleecing the unsuspecting, Wayne Malloy (Eddie Izzard) began to wonder if it was all worth the effort. At the same time, Wayne's drug-addict wife Dahlia (Minnie Driver) had been released from prison after a two-year stretch, and was raring to go back on the road with her husband and her equally disreputable children Sam (Aidan Mitchell), Cael (Noel Fisher) and Dehliah (Shannon Marie Woodward). While barreling through the Southland in their RV, the Malloys were involved in a traffic accident (not their fault, for a change!) in which the other drivers, a married couple, were killed. Rifling through the dead motorists' belongings, Wayne and Dahlia discovered that the victims were Doug and Cherein Rich, an upper-middle-class couple who'd just purchased a mansion in a gated community somewhere in Louisiana. Thus handed an opportunity to start life anew, the Malloys "became" the Riches and moved into that selfsame mansion, using their conning-and-hustling skills to convince their new neighbors that they were whom they claimed to be. Carrying the charade to the ultimate, Wayne, alias Mr. Rich, sweettalked his way into a job with family lawyer Hugh Panetta (Gregg Henry), while Dahlia found work as a dental hygienist and the kids tried to fit in at the local high school. Of course, there was always the possibility (or rather the likelihood) that the Malloys would revert to their old dishonest ways, especially whenever the former crooked associates would breeze into town. Forever playing fast and loose with manners, morals and audience expectations, the weekly, 60-minute The Riches made its cable-TV bow on March 12, 2007. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

As Adama continues his recovery under Dr. Cottle's supervision, Tigh struggles to maintain his authority -- and his sobriety -- amidst Roslin's reemergence as a political force; and Apollo leads a rescue mission to Kobol, unaware that the Cylons have prepared an ambush. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi

Jonesy (Tim DeKay) and Rita Sue (Cynthia Ettinger) continue their affair. Libby (Carla Gallo) spies them together, and several other carnies are growing suspicious. Samson (Michael J. Anderson) takes Ben (Nick Stahl) into town, where they visit the Benevolent Order of Templars, a lodge with the same insignia as that of Scudder's (John Savage) watch fob. They don't learn much there, but Samson tells Ben that Management bought out the carnival after Scudder left, and has been looking for Scudder ever since. Something terrible happened between Scudder and Management back in "the old country." Sophie (Clea Duvall), increasingly distraught over Apollonia's (Diane Salinger) mental state, turns to Jonesy for support again. Stumpy (Toby Huss), despondent over the state of his relationship with Rita Sue, goes into town, gets drunk, fights, and finds new talent for the cootch show in the form of Catalina (Valeria Hernandez), a pretty Mexican woman. Ruthie (Adrienne Barbeau) offers comfort, and more, to the sleep-deprived Ben, but when she's lured away from their bed, Lodz (Patrick Bauchau) sneaks in and gets a glimpse of Ben's terrifying dream. Lodz is surprised to find himself addressed directly by Scudder, who warns him, referring to Ben, "He's mine." Back in California, Justin (Clancy Brown) returns home to Iris (Amy Madigan), who tells him, "You have a destiny, and now is the time to fulfill it." Justin doesn't seem interested in appearing on Dolan's (Robert Knepper) radio show, despite Iris' encouragement. Iris invites Dolan along to church, where Justin interrupts Reverend Balthus' (Ralph Waite) sermon to preach his own, psychically enumerating the congregants' sins, and offering them an eerily bloody baptism. "Evil exists," he tells them. "We cannot hide from it. It is part of who we are." ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

The show approaches Babylon, and there's a lot of tension in the air. They pass a man in the road, Stangler (John Hannah), who's leaving town. "Been waitin' for you folks a long time," he says mysteriously, before walking off. Samson (Michael J. Anderson) begs Management to tell him something to tell the troupe, to placate them, but walks away unhappy. Ben (Nick Stahl) tells a sickly Lodz (Patrick Bauchau) that he's figured something out -- "You don't know half as much as you claim to." Ruthie (Adrienne Barbeau) warns Lodz not to mess with Ben. Sofie (Clea Duvall), worried she might be pregnant, confides in Libby (Carla Gallo) and the two strike up an unlikely friendship, of which Apollonia (Diane Salinger) quickly expresses her disapproval. The troupe sets up outside Babylon. Jonesy (Tim DeKay), disgruntled from his attempt to talk to Management, warns Samson that several of the roustabouts are planning to bolt. Samson offers to treat everyone to a night on the town after they're set up. In town, they find Stangler tending an empty bar. Drinking and dancing ensue. Sophie and Libby wander over to the movie theater, which is also deserted. Ben wanders off. Jonesy asks Sophie to dance, but she turns him down. The next night, the carnival opens. A large group of townsfolk, apparently out-of-work miners, wander in, zombie-like. Samson gets spooked and warns Stumpy (Toby Huss) not to let Dora Mae (Amanda Aday) get fully naked in front of these men, but Stumpy doesn't listen, and the night ends in horror. Meanwhile, Ben wakes up in (or dreams he's in) a collapsed mine, where he has his first face-to-face encounter with Scudder (John Savage), finds the corpse of a murder victim, and reads a cryptic message. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss made his long-awaited weekly TV series bow in CBS' weekly, 60-minute The Education of Max Bickford. In the tradition of Dreyfuss' theatrical feature Mr. Holland's Opus, the series focuses on an irascibly liberal-minded but rigidly tradition-bound professor of literature at a prestigious women's college. Passed over for a promotion in favor of his former student (and lover) Andrea Haskell (Marcia Gay Harden), Max Bickford (Richard Dreyfuss) begins to wonder if his 23 years of steadfast academic service were truly worth it. All but deserted by his best friend Steve -- who has been reinvented as "Erica" (Helen Shaver) after a sex change -- and his Gen-X daughter Lyla (Katee Sackhoff), who happens to attend the college where Max teaches, our hero finds himself drawing closer to his 13-year-old son Lester (Eric Ian Goldberg), a chip off the old block if ever there was one. The producers describe the series as "a drama about a man who realizes life has passed him by and has to re-examine a lot of his assumptions." Debuting September 23, 2001, The Education of Max Bickford was one of the few new series of the 2001-2002 season whose premiere was not delayed by coverage of the World Trade Center bombing. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Alyson Hannigan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) guest stars as pregnant teenager Cassie Peters. At first willing to give up her baby daughter for adoption, Cassie abruptly changes her mind and runs away with the child, breaking the hearts of adoptive couple Lydia and Ben Feldman (Murphy Cross, Michael Flynn). Assigned to watch over Cassie and her daughter, Monica (Roma Downey) and Tess (Della Reese) are told by Angel of Death Adam (Charles Rocket) that the baby is seriously ill--and that Cassie must decide for herself what is best for the child, without heavenly intervention. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi