Okay, now we’re just being absurd. “A reward with all the fixin’s”? That’s the puzzle phrase contestants had to unscramble to win reward? A reward with all the fixin’s? Don’t get me wrong—I positively love it. I just can’t help but marvel at the fact that the word “fixin’s” just played a crucial role on my favorite television show. I haven’t thought this much about fixin’s since I was a poor college kid who used to use and abuse the local Roy Rogers “Fixin’s Bar” to make a salad out of the lettuce, tomato, and whatever the hell else they had for free.

On paper, this fable set in the bizarro world of Mexican wrestling (Lucha Libre) may look out of place competing with the big dogs of summer. Lucha doesn’t quite have the fan base of, say, NASCAR. But that may change once the world lays eyes on the topless splendor that is Jack Black in spandex pants, from which his ample belly spilleth over. ”This movie’s been all about digging down, exposing myself in ways I never have before,” says Black.

Naomi Watts huffs, puffs, and blows it out of the water in her upcoming thriller The Wolf Hour. But for all of the dramatic snarling and animalistic tension she channels as an agoraphobic author, June Leigh, mercilessly hunted by a stalker while the blistering heat of summer in 1977 New York pushes her to a psychotic boiling point, the film is a remarkably human (yet twisted) thriller about internal passion and creative sacrifice.

Here’s a key to nerd-chic scriptures: Everyone comes from somewhere, unfabulous as that place may be. And many establish their updated identities at new addresses by laughing at the places they pray to God they’ve left safely behind. Sometimes dorkdom is a function of geography (”Fargo”), sometimes of mind-set (TV’s ”Freaks and Geeks”). But whatever its genesis, geekitude requires wounded anger (”Welcome to the Dollhouse”), confident style (”The Royal Tenenbaums”), or bleak compassion (”Ghost World”) to advance the attitude from that of fashion statement to affecting art.

For Violet Jones, self-worth is closely tied to her hair — that is until she shaves it all off amid an identity crisis in the new trailer for the upcoming Netflix film Nappily Ever After. And it appears lead actress Sanaa Lathan went full method for the part, trimming off her locks (through teary eyes) in the inspiring preview. “I’ve worked so hard to be perfect, and it still wasn’t enough,” Violet says of her disintegrating personal and professional life, which hinges largely on her inability to relinquish control and “be herself,” despite warnings from friends and family.

Netflix dropped all 10 episodes of the second season of Narcos on September 2. So, much like DEA Agent Steve Murphy treats a bottle of booze, we devoured, binged, and recapped every single episode from the season. There are two recaps per page, so feel free to dig in and read along while you watch. The supply went dry for a while, but Narcos is finally back and sating all of our drug empire drama needs.

Nasim Pedrad has gone from starring on New Girl to transforming into a new boy. For five years, Pedrad has tried to make Chad, her new TBS comedy in which she, a 39-year-old woman, plays the title character, an awkward 14-year-old boy who will do whatever it takes to fit in. Entering high school as the series begins, Chad navigates a new landscape, hoping to make friends with the popular kids while balancing an overly obliging best pal, a single (and dating) mother, a doting uncle, an unimpressed little sister, and a flare for the dramatic (as seen in the exclusive clip above).

We sincerely hope you weren't eating when you came across this article. NBC has shut down production on its competition series Ultimate Slip 'N Slide amid an outbreak of giardia on the Simi Valley, Calif. set. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, giardia is a microscopic parasite "found on surfaces or in soil, food, or water that has been contaminated with feces from infected people or animals," which, when swallowed, causes a diarrheal disease.

NCIS airs its 450th episode tonight, and one actor has been there for (almost) every minute. Sean Murray has been suiting up as NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee since 2003's "Sub Rosa," the seventh episode of season 1. To celebrate the show hitting this milestone in its 20th season, Murray sat down with EW to chat about his favorite episodes, working with his daughter, what advice he'd give his younger self, and more.

R&B singer Ne-Yo has been dropped from the Double Up tour with R. Kelly, Keyshia Cole, and J. Holiday. Ne-Yo told BET.com, ”Let [Jive] tell it, I was removed from the R. Kelly tour because of contractual agreements not being met, but that’s absolutely false. I believe it was because the first few reviews of the show, people were talking more about my set than his, and I don’t think he liked that too much.