Discovery revs up motorcycle reality
Cable’s search for armchair macho men proceeds without interruption. The new series “Warlocks Rising” (8 p. m., Discovery) allows viewers to ride along with members of a motorcycle gang that remains rather proud of its outlaw status. And unlike the action on “Sons of Anarchy,” this documentary-style series is not scripted.
Warlocks call themselves a 1 percent motorcycle club. It’s not that they embrace the jargon of “Occupy Wall Street.” That number refers to a report from The American Motorcycle Association declaring that 99 percent of all motorcycle riders are law- abiding citizens. Members of the Warlocks beg to differ, or at least include themselves out of the vast majority. “Rising” follows individuals as they try to balance their allegiance to a violent subculture with their duties as husbands, fathers and breadwinners.
Want more motorcycle programming? “Philly Throttle” (9 p.m., Discovery) showcases vintage bikes, including a 1967 Norton Atlas and a 1931 Matchless Model X.
No romantic fantasy goes unpunished in the new feel- bad, guiltypleasure TV movie “The Perfect Boyfriend” (7 p.m., Lifetime Movie Network/LMN).
Single mother and well- situated heiress/ veterinarian April (Ashley Scott) thinks she’s found Mr. Right in Jacob (Aiden Turner) at her high school reunion. A date leads to a whirlwind romance. Unfortunately, Jacob is really out for April’s money, and her family’s. And he’s not alone — his scheme to ensnare April’s bank account also includes his wife and co- conspirator, Karen (Jennifer Taylor).
Creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and star Warwick Davis wrap up their quirky series with the hourlong “Life’s Too Short Special” (9 p. m., HBO). Warwick plays a comedy version of himself, a little-person actor known for roles in the “Harry Potter” f i lms, “Willow” and “Return of the Jedi” who has refashioned himself as an agent to the diminutive, a self- described “go-toguy” for the vertically challenged.
Gervais gives Warwick all of the awkward and socially mortifying lines he used to write for himself in “Extras” and “The Office.” In the special, Warwick discovers — from fellow “Willow” star Val Kilmer — that a sequel of that 1988 fantasy may be in the works. The downside is that the producers are hoping that Davis can help finance the project. Gervais’ next series, “Derek,” will appear exclusively on Netf lix, beginning Sept. 12.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
“The Walking Dead” (noon to 1:48 a.m., AMC) marathon continues.
An extreme competition descends into a nightmare on the pilot episode of “Siberia” (7 p.m., WMC-TV Channel 5).
Roller derby can be murder on “Bones” (7 p.m., WHBQ-TV Channel 13).
TCM dedicates the entire night to the films of the French director Francois Truffaut, beginning with the 1959 drama “The 400 Blows” (7 p.m.).
On two episodes of “Cult” (WLMT-TV Channel 30), the search for Nate continues (7 p.m.), a cryptic script (8 p.m.).
Ryan finds Hardy’s fans hard to escape on “The Following” (8 p.m., WHBQ-TV Channel 13).
On two episodes of “Blue Bloods” (WREGTV Channel 3), undercover streetwalking (8 p.m.), Erin feels responsible for an informant’s death (9 p.m.).
On two repeats of “Magic City” (Starz), bail money comes with strings (8 p.m.), Ike wants Ben gone (9 p.m.).
Freshwater freaks abound on “Monster Fish (9 p.m., Nat Geo Wild).
Pete creates a special place for a grad willing to go out on a limb, on “Treehouse Masters” (9 p.m., Animal Planet).