TV picks for Jan. 16: 'Deadly Class,' 'Wayne,' 'Friends From College'

January 15, 2019 at 9:58PM
FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE, Keegan-Michael Key, Jae Suh Park, Cobie Smulders, Zack Robidas, Nat Faxon, Annie Parisse
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Keegan-Michael Key, Jae Suh Park, Cobie Smulders, Zack Robidas and Nat Faxon on “Friends From College.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Holding out for a hero

"Wayne" is a wannabe superhero without any superpowers, unless you count his willingness to get beaten to a bloody pulp by his fellow high school students. His latest mission: get back at the dude who stole his late dad's car — and his mom. Star Mark McKenna has a kind of brooding charisma that will remind you of Adam Driver.

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Rebel with a cause

The Russo brothers took a break from churning out "Avengers" movies to help bring a very different comic book series to life. "Deadly Class," based on the graphic novel by Rick Remender and Wes Craig, takes you inside a school populated with the children of gangsters and one noble student trying to keep his cool in the late 1980s counterculture.

9 p.m. Syfy

Take two

"Friends From College," the PG-13 version of "Friends," returns with the sitcom's creators swearing that their characters will now be more likable. That means an end to the affair between the characters played by Keegan-Michael Key and Annie Parisse. Sarah Chalke joins the gang in a recurring role.

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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