Austin City Limits 7-8pm, PBS. Elvis Costello and The Band of Heathens perform.

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Law & Order 7-9pm, NBC. Back-to-back episodes tonight. In the first hour, a wealthy young woman’s death is traced to a drug cartel.

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The folks behind the U.S. version of The Office are behind “Subtle Sexuality,” a spin-off Web series featuring the supporting ensemble behind the hit NBC comedy (Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Rainn Wilson are notably absent). “Subtle Sexuality” is shorter than previous Web series from The Office—only three episodes, just under 8 minutes total. The series culminates in the hilarious music video—clock it above.

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Community 7-7:30pm, NBC. No wonder Jeff spends so much time hanging out at the school he hates so much; turns out he’s been living out of his car.

FlashForward 7-8pm, ABC. The FBI, with assistance from MI-6, investigates the relationship between recent suicides and the Blue Hand club. Battlestar Galactica’s Callum Keith Rennie drops by, perhaps to prattle on about what he did or didn’t see in his flash forward, like everyone else in the show.

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World Series, Game 6 7-9:30pm, FOX. The Yankees lead it 3-2; will they bring a win to tonight’s hometown crowd?

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V 7–8pm, ABC. The creator of USA’s The 4400 revamps this 1984 miniseries about Earth’s first encounter with an alien race, as represented by Firefly’s Morena Baccarin. Lost’s Elizabeth Mitchell and Party of Five’s Scott Wolfe also star.

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Settle in or fire up that DVR, here’s what’s on TV tonight:

How I Met Your Mother 7-7:30pm, CBS. Barney gets himself in trouble with Robin and it’s up to relationship experts Marshall and Lily help the new couple out.

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Battlestar Galactica fans have been awaiting the release of the The Plan for months now. It was filmed and announced long before the famed sci-fi series rolled up the carpet last March and, after the last moments of BSG aired, my fellow fans and I consoled ourselves with the loss by looking forward to this straight-to-DVD movie. Still, as excited and anxious as I was to see The Plan, it was not without reservation.

Every episode of Battlestar Galactica began with the same “once upon a time”–style opening, explaining the humans’ history with the Cylon robots, and it would always conclude with the same four-word phrase regarding the Cylons: “They have a plan.” The premise of The Plan is to go back to where the series began, with the destruction of the human race, and show it to us from the view of the Cylons, showing us their “plan.” What quickly becomes obvious is that, after their failed attempt to destroy all humanity, the Cylons really didn’t have a plan.

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I created a Flickchart account a couple of months ago, and I’m loath to even think about how many hours I’ve spent clicking away on this site, ranking the various film matchups. So, of course, the next logical step is for me to share my addiction with you, so we can all waste our time together.

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