"DC's Stargirl" (photo: CW)

‘Stargirl’ takes to the skies with an endearing heroine

Just in time for summer, at a moment when she’s never been needed more, Stargirl swoops in to rescue us all.

“DC’s Stargirl” (today on DC Universe, tomorrow on CW) is an utterly charming take on a beloved DC Comics teen, buoyed by a natural, breezy performance by star Brec Bassinger.

Warning: Minor spoilers follow!

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Monica Raymund in Starz's "Hightown."

Starz’s ‘Hightown’: A dead body is just the start of a bad, no-good, terrible day

In Starz’s new crime drama “Hightown,” premiering Sunday, Jackie Quinones (Monica Raymund, “Chicago Fire”) discovers the body of a murdered woman on a beach in Provincetown.

That’s not even the worst part of Jackie’s day.

Jackie is a National Marine Fisheries Service agent who works to feed her pleasures: booze, cocaine, and random hook-ups with tourists impressed by her badge.

But her discovery of that dead woman, a police informant, looks to put her on a collision course with some dangerous people.

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Queen Latifah will star in CBS' "Equalizer"

CBS announces ‘Equalizer’ reboot with a royal twist

CBS is bringing back “The Equalizer” – with an intriguing twist.

The ’80s hit starred Edward Woodward as an ex-spy weary of all the cloak-and-dagger games.

Yet he was more committed than ever to helping people who had no other options find justice.

CBS is bringing back the show this fall – and starring Queen Latifah as the new champion of the little guy.

That will get a lot of attention.

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John Krasinski, "SomeGoodNews"

John Krasinski reunites ‘The Office’ cast for the most romantic reason ever

John Krasinski remains the gift who keeps on giving – and last night, he gave us “The Office” reunion we’ve been clamoring for.

On his YouTube series “SomeGoodNews,” or SGN, as he calls it, Krasinski surprised a couple, Susan and John, who re-enacted his character Jim’s proposal to Pam (Jenna Fischer).

“You now have proved that proposal works a hundred percent of the time now,” he told them.

Then he told the “Office” superfans that he had gotten ordained as a minister just for them, and they had to get married right now.

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