Huffington Magazine Issue 31 | Page 71

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: WILL HART/NBC; NEILSON BARNARD/GETTY IMAGES FOR THE NEW YORKER; 2012 THE CW NETWORK, LLC ; VIVIAN ZINK/NBC; COURTESY OF HB0 Exit HUFFINGTON 01.13.13 TV THE RETURN OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT JENNIFER HUDSON ON SMASH After years of will-they-won’t-they rumors, it’s finally happening this spring on Netflix. The Bluths will be back, and all will be right with the world. How do you spice up a musical? Add an Oscar winner with a killer voice. Smash is already drowning in talent, but adding Hudson’s show-stopping voice to the mix really ups the ante for the season two premiere on Feb. 5. THE RETURN OF COMMUNITY GAME OF THRONES Season three is based on A Storm of Swords, one of the best books in George R. R. Martin’s series. Add some exciting new cast members — including Diana Rigg and Iwan Rheon — and March 31 can’t come soon enough. The Greendale Human Beings have been gone way too long. This series is basically the Rodney Dangerfield of NBC: It can’t get no respect. Now that it’s finally on the schedule (Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. EST!), we can’t wait to see what Community has to offer under the guidance of new showrunners. All the headlines and departure news have just added to the anticipation. THE CARRIE DIARIES Once you get over the initial balking at a Sex and the City prequel series, The Carrie Diaries is a pretty well-done pilot. With good music choices and performances that blow pretty much every other CW show out of the water, this is one we’ve got an eye on. Watch for it Jan. 14.