The Smart List

Looking for a recommendation on a good Italian plumber? Talk about Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The next game in Nintendo’s flagship series, Super Mario Galaxy 2, will launch on the Wii, continuing the space-laced joyride of its 2007 predecessor … and adding yet another chapter to the mustached-plumber’s prolific story. (Sunday)

You should talk about the musical reunion of Stone Temple Pilots.

Front man Scott Weiland and his alt-rock demigod counterparts are back with their self-titled sixth album — their first since 2001’s “Shangri-La Dee Da.” The 12-track LP was produced by guitar and bassist brothers, Robert and Dean DeLeo, and is said to be classic STP with the band’s signature blend of mind-bending melodies and Weiland’s smoky crooning. (Tuesday)

Need that vampiric void filled? Talk about “True Blood.”

The sometimes glittery vampires of the “Twilight Saga” won’t be back until the end of June. And the vampire brothers over on the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” just wrapped their freshman season. Not to worry. The fangbangers of Bon Temps, La., will soon be back for a third season of “True Blood.” Binge-watch the second season when it’s released on DVD. (Tuesday)

It’s OK. It’s OK. At least you can still talk about “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

Still hoping a verdict will be overturned on the fate of NBC’s longstanding drama “Law & Order”? Eh, it’s not likely. But that doesn’t mean the criminal justice system is going to shut down. Dets. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) are still hard at work — for at least this week with the season finale of “Law & Order: SVU,” which features guest star Sharon Stone. (Wednesday)

A brawny (and long-haired) Jake Gyllenhaal not your style? Couldn’t care less about Carrie and her stiletto-wearing counterparts? Talk about “Micmacs.”

He gave us 2001’s “Amelie.” And 1997’s “Alien: Resurrection” — though, some of us like to pretend that never happened. Now French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is back with “Micmacs” about an unlucky shlub who, with the help of a few recruitments, defeats the weapons manufacturer that caused his father’s death. The film opens in limited release. (Friday)

-- Yvonne Villarreal