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Tonight's TV Tips - Thursday, Dec. 16

Superhero costume contest, 9,000-year-old beer, a dinner party fiasco

The Big Bang Theory, 8 p.m., CBS

The recent superhero theme continues (last week "Who's the sidekick" contest between Raj and Wolowitz nearly killed me) as the boys enter a costume contest with Penny's new boyfriend. Justice League, anyone?

Brewmasters, 8 p.m., Discovery

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"Dogfish brews a 9,000-year-old recipe, based on pottery jars recovered in Northern China." I'm going out on a limb here and guessing that it is going to be very hoppy.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, 10 p.m., Bravo

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Episode title: "The Dinner Party From Hell." Oh please. These ladies think they're at the dinner party from hell? Clearly they never heard about a little soiree that happened at 8 High St., in Mystic in 1988. I practically had to hire one of those crime-scene clean-up companies.

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