Matt's Self-help guide to Wednesday TV: An Excellent Dark evening for Guest Stars

T.R. Dark evening Say it ain't so, George. T.R. Dark evening, not such a long time ago the beatific Closest friend of all the Grey's Anatomy gals, is week's guest rapist on Law & Order: SVU? He can't accept it either, too as with this week's episode (NBC, 10/9c), which gives new cast people Kelli Giddish and Danny Pino utilizing their best showcase yet, Dark evening is totally convincing just like a family guy who never stops protesting his innocence, even though evidence is damning. Told that DNA doesn't lie, he sputters, "Neither am i going to!In . while he literally sweats out this ordeal. But remember that is SVU, recognized for the outlandish twist, when the DA declares, "You need to be kidding me!" inside a critical juncture, you question if she's ever seen this show. Bravo to Dark evening for his bravura work here. He's been missed. Another always welcome talent, Megan Mullally, takes a break from playing among Parks and Recreation's Tammys - and not the renowned one any more - to appear on ABC's Happy Being (9:31/8:31c) as Penny's perky mother Dana, a nomadic cabaret singer so upbeat "she even makes Columbus Day appear awesome." She's a delight, even though episode strains for laughs even as part of your before, with running gags about couples improv (never funny even when they think of it as to be unfunny) and fake tour-guiding, among other dead-finish subplots too silly being amusing. However, if Mullally and Casey Wilson perform together, sooner or later singing their feelings so that they will not confront more uncomfortable details, they can make you believe happy being are possible. Want more fall TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! Other site visitors of note: The Practice's Emmy-winning Camryn Manheim returns to David E. Kelley territory just like a DA on NBC's Harry's Law (9/8c). She squares off against Kathy Bates' Harry inside the topical situation from the teenage "snark full" cyberbully charged with negligent homicide when among her targets, a closeted lesbian, commits suicide. ... Inside the reality circus arena, the Kardashian brothers and sisters (Kim, Khloe, Kourtney) attend a runway challenge marketing their fashion line round the CW's America's Next Top Model All-Stars (9/8c). Then things get ghoulish since the models pose as various incarnations of Michael Jackson for just about any photo shoot, beneath the supervision of shame-free guest judge LaToya Jackson. Really the only factor on tv tonight that might be creepier can be a new "Home Invasion" episode of FX's nutsy-cuckoo American Horror Story (10/9c), which finds Vivien and Crimson in danger when left alone, as Ben goes back to Boston to handle some uncomfortable personal business. ... An infinitely more unnerving evil reaches be employed in the next episode of BBC America's unhinged Luther (9/8c), where a new menace is terrorizing London, his actions determined having a gamble. Luther is about the problem, though distracted with the thugs that are threatening youthful Jenny and possess the copper "around the barrel," doing their investing in an offer at the risk of his job and also the colleagues' trust. How fitting the 2nd-season premiere of Bravo's stimulating reality competition Factor of beauty: The Next Great Artist (9/8c) challenges the eclectic new cast - including one which passes the title "The Sucklord" - to alter items of cringeworthy kitsch into gallery-ready art. Not unlike how Factor of beauty itself handles to boost this frequently schlocky genre into an entertaining celebration of the whole process of creation, having a couple of startling and visionary (and every once in awhile disturbing) pieces produced under intense pressure. While you contestant memorably puts it: "I have not been this nervous since i have have examined for STD's." Expect when eventually eventually ends up around the canvas eventually. Just what else is on? ... Fox's The X Factor (8/7c) gets into the "judges' houses" a part of your competitors, while using top 32 functions now split in four groups, each designated to a different judge/mentor. This twist has motivated Fox to develop tonight's and many types of successive episodes in this round to two several hours. ... I am unable to promise this week's episode of ABC's The Middle (8/7c) will probably be on componen while using last amusing outing - through which Frankie's terrible encounter with Axl's clipped toenails sent her crying on her behalf own mother. But Poor Sue Heck (the brilliant Eden Sher) is trying out for cheerleading, which we can not suppose ending well. ... Round the enjoyable demonstrate that follows, Suburgatory (8:30/7:30c), Tessa's father George joins the PTA, rendering him a lot a lot more like catnip for the school's mother brigade. ... Profiling Britain's favorite sister act, E!'s THS: Kate and Pippa (10/9c) compares the lives in the commoner whose royal wedding transfixed the nation taken, and her youthful spitfire from the sister. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!