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Hidden Gems on TV

Adventure Time
Finn, a human boy, and his magical dog Jake, go on adventures in the postapocalyptic Land of Ooo. Imaginative, clever and subversively funny.
Monday to Friday, 11 pm, Cartoon Network

Banged Up Abroad
Watch the ordeal of people who were arrested while travelling abroad or were kidnapped or captured while travelling abroad. They’re all true stories, FYI.
Monday to Friday, 10 pm, National Geographic Channel

Sound Trippin’
This show follows music director Sneha Khanwalkar across the country as she records unusual sounds in each place. She then composes songs that use those sounds.
Sundays, 8 pm, MTV

Under the Dome
Chester Mill town is suddenly encased in an invisible, impenetrable barrier, and the panic of the people starts to tear the community apart. Science fiction horror at its best.
Fridays, 10 pm, Big CBS Love

DEXTER

Dexter Morgan is a forensic blood spatter analyst for the police by day and a serial killer by night, but with a difference – he slaughters only unpunished murderers.
Breakout character: Dexter, of course; the show is named after him for a reason
Recommended if: you are intrigued by flawed, anti-hero characters and their moral ambiguousness; you like blood, guts and gore
Best seaon: Season 4

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THE WIRE

An intense series that focuses on five facets of Baltimore city – illegal drug trade, seaport system, city government, school system and print news media.
Breakout character: Omar Little – he is a fascinating contradiction
Recommended if: you like realistic, ambitious, daring and no-frills shows that aren’t afraid to tell it like it is
Best season: Season4

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HANNIBAL

The series explores the relationship cannibalistic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter develops with Will Graham, a young FBI criminal profiler.
Breakout character: Will Graham – his brilliance outshines Hannibal’s
Recommended if: you are a fan of the film series, you like character-centric conflicts
Best season: only one season has been produced so far

LOVE BLOSSOMS ON THE DANCE FLOOR
as reports suggest Jhalak Dikhla Ja’s choreographer Salman Khan and his partner Drashti have grown ‘especially close’.

GAY WEDDING ON MODERN FAMILY?
TV-land’s little birdie says Mitch and Cam, the gay couple on Modern Family, might get hitched in the show’s new season.

TAYLOR SWIFT’S COMEBACK TWEET
emerged five years after Kanye West’s dramatic interruption of her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. She recently tweeted, “Two VMA nominations!! If you vote and get us one, I promise to keep a firmer grip on the mic this time ;)”