This Week: TV (Aug. 27-Sep. 3)

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Matt Smith as The Doctor in "Asylum of the Daleks," the season 7 premiere of Doctor Who. Image Gallery.

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TELEVISION -- New episodes this week from:

● Alphas,
● Doctor Who (season premiere),
● Futurama,
● Grimm,
● Lost Girl,
● Warehouse 13.

Guest stars this week include Summer Glau on Alphas; Mark Pellegrino and John Pyper-Ferguson (Alphas) on Grimm; and Lindsay Wagner returning to Warehouse 13.

Synopses below the jump. For details see the listings (regular or alphabetical). For sci-fi/fantasy movies on TV this week go to movie listings.

• Alphas "Alphaville" 206 (Syfy, Mon Aug 27 8 pm). A tech whiz (Summer Glau) helps Rosen learn the purpose of an Alpha-enhancing technology. Guest Cast: Summer Glau (Skylar Adams).
• Doctor Who "Asylum of the Daleks" 701 (BBCA, Sat Sep 1 9 pm). Season 7 begins with the Doctor being kidnapped and confined to a planetary prison that is actually an asylum.
• Futurama "31st Century Fox" 712 (COMEDY, Wed Aug 29 10 pm). Bender becomes a prey after saving a robotic fox from hunters.
• Futurama "Naturama" 713 (COMEDY, Wed Aug 29 10:30 pm). A nature documentary transforms the crew into their animal alter egos.
• Grimm "Bad Moon Rising" 203 (NBC, Mon Aug 27 10 pm). Hank helps an old friend whose daughter is missing, while Nick investigates the motives involved in the girl's disappearance. Guest Cast: Maddie Hasson; Mark Pellegrino (Jarold Kempfer); John Pyper-Ferguson.
• Lost Girl "Lachlan's Gambit" 220 (Syfy, Fri Aug 31 10 pm). The Ash reacts to the threat facing him, and Bo makes a life-threatening choice as those close to her suffer terrible injuries.
• Warehouse 13 "Fractures" 406 (Syfy, Mon Aug 27 9 pm). The murderous spirit of Alice Liddell escapes after Lewis Carroll's mirror is stolen from the warehouse. Guest Cast: Lindsay Wagner (Dr. Vanessa Calder).