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If you're bored with the same old predictable TV dramas, it's time you paid a little visit to "Nimrod Nation" (two half-hour episodes begin at 9 p.m. EST on Sundance), a truly original documentary series that focuses on the lives of the residents of Watersmeet, a small town in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The series is a little bit like a real-life version of "Northern Exposure," except that the humor and the editing are extremely subtle, and the soundtrack is seriously melancholy, making you feel that, at any second, tragedy is about to strike. Instead, we meet a quirky bunch of residents who seem to spend most of their time chatting about the local high school basketball team, ice fishing or shooting at birds and deer -- all of which probably sounds positively awful, but trust us, you really shouldn't miss this extremely unique, oddly affecting bit of television.

-- H.H.

Also…

Loyal fans of "The Closer" can look forward to tonight's special two-hour episode (8 p.m. EST on TNT), followed by the return of Holly Hunter in the critically praised bad-cop series "Saving Grace" (the first of four new episodes premieres at 10 p.m. EST on TNT). And fans of John Cusack, rejoice! Cusack appears on "Inside the Actors Studio" at 8 p.m. EST on Bravo and stars in "Being John Malkovich," which airs at 10:35 p.m. EST on IFC.

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