Smart List: ‘Hung’ and ‘The Good Wife’

Need ideas on how you can make a few extra bucks? Talk about “Hung.”

When you’re pinching for pennies, producing and selling methamphetamine can get you only so much money. Walter White (“Breaking Bad”) could tell you. Sometimes you gotta do the deed to make ends meet. If you’re well-endowed, it can only help. The second season of the HBO dramedy about an anatomically gifted Detroit high school coach who resorts to prostitution reaches its climax tonight with the season-ender. (Sunday)

Before the fall TV season officially gets underway, talk about last season’s gems, such as “The Good Wife.”

Didn’t add it to your TV viewing lineup the first time around? Play catch up and get a copy of the freshman season of the CBS drama starring Julianna Margulies as a scorned politician’s wife who attempts to rebuild her career as a defense attorney after her husband (played by Chris Noth) is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. It might not have beaten out the goliath “Mad Men” in the drama category at the Emmys, but it’s worth a looksie. Did we mention Mr. Big is in it? (Tuesday)

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If you want proof that it actually happened, talk about the DVD release of “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.”

There is life after “Bubble Boy” … but it requires sand getting lodged in weird places. For those unlikely to pick up a copy of “Letters to Juliet,” there’s a brawny alternative courtesy of Jake Gyllenhaal when the Disney film makes its way onto store shelves. An added bonus: He comes with flowing brunette locks for no added charge. Ignore the fact that the flick scored a 38% on Rotten Tomatoes and relish in the campy goodness. (Tuesday)

Jon Hamm is in it: That’s reason enough to talk about “The Town.”

What’s better than watching Don Draper every Sunday night? Watching the actor who plays him on a huge screen. Hamm is an FBI agent in the crime thriller (translation: we will be seeing him a suit. Phew!). Oh, we should probably mention Ben Affleck stars opposite Hamm as a career criminal whose love affair with a bank manager threatens to screw everything up. (Friday)

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