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Bad to the Bone The Borgias sets the standard for depravity TV by DEAN ROBBINS With their greed, brutality and lust — not to mention their Italian Renaissance duds — the Borgias make the Sopranos look practically modest. Neil Jordan's The Borgias (Sunday, 10 p.m., Showtime), based on the powerful 15th century family, wallows in deliriously bad behavior in season two. Jeremy Irons is the quintessence of depravity as patriarch Rodrigo, who sees no reason to cut back on sex and plunder just because he's become Pope. Rodrigo claims to have God on his side, making him sound like the world's biggest shakedown artist. In this week's episode, Rodrigo beds an ally's wife, blackmails an army into giving all its spoils to the church (i.e., him), and instructs son Cesare (Francois Arnaud) on the finer points of vengeance. "Vengeance should always be unex- pected," he says in a characteristically un-Christ- like moment. Okay, one other difference: She has terrible material to work with. This is one of those sitcoms where you can smell the desperation in the script. The writers try to get smarmy laughs from hookers and disabled people, along with using every term for "vagina" they heard at the frat house. I just figured out what the "B" stands for: Bomb. Community Thursday, 8 pm (NBC) In a meeting with Rodrigo, the king of France can barely mask his disdain. He addresses him as "Holy Father" but spits out the phrase like a curse. Truly, The Borgias makes "holy" seem like the world's dirtiest word. Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23 Wednesday, 9:30 pm (ABC) Don't be fooled by this new sitcom's title, which shows restraint in abbreviat- ing the "B" word. The show itself shows no restraint in terms of crudeness. The plot is reminiscent of New Girl: a cute ditz (Dreama Walker) looks for love in the big city, surrounded by oddballs (including creepy roommate Krysten Ritter and James Van Der Beek as himself). The only difference between Walker and New Girl's Zooey Deschanel is that she has no charm or comic talent. off Survivor three times. He continues to proclaim himself a mastermind on his new house-flipping reality series, and it's questionable here as well. It's no fun to watch this unpleasant man brag about his real-estate skills, then screw up, then blame it all on his partner. Plus, I thought the tribe had spoken. Get this guy off our TV screens. Russell Hantz is the self-proclaimed mastermind who nevertheless got voted ing hard to justify its existence since returning to the NBC lineup last month. This week, it offers a sublimely silly parody of fellow NBC series Law & Order and its spinoffs. The setup: A yam has been pushed off a counter in the science lab, ruining an experiment. Whodunit? The merciless script tor- pedoes every Law & Order cliché, from the investi- gation to the interrogation to the coroner's report. Meanwhile, characters get cut off in mid-speech by that oppressive BOINK-BOINK sound effect. The satire is so devastating that I predict a tense encounter should the Community and Law & Order groups cross paths in the NBC commissary. Flipped Off Saturday, 10 pm (A&E) The community-college sitcom has been work- FORT BRAGG FAIR 2012 April 26 - May 13 Games! Food! Gates Open: G t Carnival Rides! PRICES INCLUDE ADMISSION AND UNLIMITED RIDES! MONDAY - FRIDAY after 7 p.m. General Admission Military/DoD Civilians Children 36" or Taller (Up to age 9) $10 Handicapped Non-Riders $12 $10 Senior Citizen Non-Rider (Ages 50+) $7 Children under 36" tall $7 FREE SATURDAY - SUNDAY General Admission Military/DoD Civilians Children 36" or Taller (Up to age 9) $15 Handicapped Non-Riders $17 $15 Senior Citizen Non-Rider (Ages 50+) $7 Children under 36" tall $7 FREE sponsors thank our We Sponsorship does not imply Army endorsement 32 UCW APRIL 25 - MAY 1, 2012 Live Entertainment! Date Day Entertainment 28 Apr Saturday The Fifth 29 Apr Sunday Tsunami Wave Riders 4 May Friday RedTrii Band 5, 7 & 9 p.m. 3, 5 & 7 p.m. 5 May Saturday West End Mambo Band 5, 7 & 9 p.m. 6 May Sunday Fahrenheit 11 May Friday RedTrii Band 12 May Saturday Ryan Daniel 13 May Sunday Erik Smallwood SEA LION SPLASH 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. 3, 5 & 7 p.m. 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. 5, 7 & 9 p.m. 3, 5 & 7 p.m. ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE Time Genre Rock Tropical/Caribbean Southern Rock/Pop Salsa Classic Rock/Country Southern Rock/Pop Country Variety Come and be greeted by our friendly sea lions who possess personality plus! An educational show that will appeal to all ages. Monday through Friday 6 and 8 p.m. 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Sunday Mothers admitted for FREE when accompanied by a paying child 36 inches or taller to age 17 MOTHER'S DAY MAY 13 (36" or taller) from 5 - 7 p.m. APPRECIATION Monday - Friday $7 admission CUSTOMER All entertainment schedules are subject to change Fort Bragg Fairgrounds located on Bragg Boulevard 396-9126 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Monda Frida at 5 pm Saturday & Sunday at 1 p.m. Monday - Friday at 5 p.m. FUN!