January 2008 Archives
Lost returns, of course, and Celebrity Apprentice bloats to two hours. All that, plus Dr. Drew. Eeeee!
Miami auditions, a rerun of the Lost finale, and Monica Keena, after the jump.
Super Bowl don'ts, a new House, a killer rerun, and much more, after the jump.
A new HBO show, very little other scripted fare, and what to watch instead of the State Of The Union.
Bad TV and good movies for you weekend non-warriors.
Angelina Jolie, Tim Riggins, and the new adventures of Diana Degarmo. Take the jump and learn all about it.
NBC eagerly burns off Chuck, and Dr. Drew tries to help both the sublime and the ridiculous. All this and more in the daily picks.
Supernanny, Brandon Walsh, and others have big days after the jump.
Josh Ritter, Clay Aiken, some "real" housewives, a new show about scam artists, and a whole lot more.
Kate Walsh, Elyse Keaton, Innerspace, and a new Friday Night Lights, among today's picks.
Dr. Drew, Josh Hartnett, and the perils of underestimating the importance of speeding -- after the jump.
More Idol, a few movies, lots of Paula Abdul, and a few new prime-time offerings, after the jump.
The return of American Idol, a lot of programming about American Idol, and even some things you can watch if you don't give a panda's patoot about American Idol. All this, after the jump.
Biographies, new Scofield drama, and Nikki Blonsky, after the jump.
What to do while FOX is busy cutting away to Jessica Simpson during the Cowboys game.
Movies, movies, movies, and other things for your Saturday pleasure.
Kind of abbreviated picks for an almost content-less Friday.
Hawkeye, rehab, Clooney, Trump, more Ducks, and more.
Keanu, Tim Gunn, Jo Frost, and Almanzo -- after the jump.
Some soapy stuff, some awardy stuff, and a show about parking. No, really. After the jump.
Some trash, some junk, and the completely perplexing matter of bringing back Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert without writers.
Hugh Jackman, Matt Damon, Jamie Oliver...Woody Allen? That kind of ruins the mental picture, don't it?
Saturdays are all about sports and movies of wildly divergent quality.
Quicksie writers'-strike-affected picks for always-weak Friday, after the jump. YOU CAN'T WAIT!
Capital Cree, Capital Pee: If you like a weird-ass documentary, set your DVR for the early-morning showing of Mr. Death: The Rise And Fall Of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., a 1999 Errol Morris piece not as famous as The Thin Blue Line or Gates Of Heaven, but intensely strange and wonderful on its own merits. Leuchter, a guy who spent his life studying and discussion methods of execution, will stick with you for quite a while. (7:15 AM, IFC)
Ay, Papi, Callate! People Are Sleeping!: Alec Baldwin brings his often perplexing persona to Inside The Actors Studio, apparently for some kind of sonorous-voice-off with James Lipton. (Bravo, 11 AM)
Do Not Watch This: It seems so sickeningly logical that Urkel would have guested on Full House, but I still sort of can't believe it. Isn't that against the Geneva Conventions? (ABC Family, 12 PM)
Pregnant Or Not Pregnant: That is the question as Monica and Chandler get married in one of the eight zillion episodes of Friends involving a wedding. Seriously, I don't think any show has ever had more weddings, density-wise, as a per-season average. (TBS, 8 PM and 8:30 PM)
Trump This: We're short on big-ticket premieres these days, but we've got quite a few exceedingly small-ticket premieres, beginning with Celebrity Apprentice. You could boil Cheez Whiz and pour it on your floor and not get a hot mess as serious as this is going to be, but if you like Gene Simmons, Nadia Comaneci, Omarosa, or people you've never heard of, this show is totally for you. The first task is apparently selling hot dogs, and I have to say that if you would actually buy a hot dog from Gene Simmons, you deserve whatever you get. (NBC, 8 PM)
Another For My Nephews: People of goodwill, please root for the Hokies in tonight's Orange Bowl. My nephews are asking nicely. (ABC, 8:15 PM)
Can't Get Enough Tall And Skinny People!: We can't either, so we'll obviously be suiting up for Make Me A Supermodel, which gets its casting special off the ground tonight on Bravo if you missed it yesterday. (Bravo, 9 PM)
Ay, Papi, Callate! People Are Sleeping!: Alec Baldwin brings his often perplexing persona to Inside The Actors Studio, apparently for some kind of sonorous-voice-off with James Lipton. (Bravo, 11 AM)
Do Not Watch This: It seems so sickeningly logical that Urkel would have guested on Full House, but I still sort of can't believe it. Isn't that against the Geneva Conventions? (ABC Family, 12 PM)
Pregnant Or Not Pregnant: That is the question as Monica and Chandler get married in one of the eight zillion episodes of Friends involving a wedding. Seriously, I don't think any show has ever had more weddings, density-wise, as a per-season average. (TBS, 8 PM and 8:30 PM)
Trump This: We're short on big-ticket premieres these days, but we've got quite a few exceedingly small-ticket premieres, beginning with Celebrity Apprentice. You could boil Cheez Whiz and pour it on your floor and not get a hot mess as serious as this is going to be, but if you like Gene Simmons, Nadia Comaneci, Omarosa, or people you've never heard of, this show is totally for you. The first task is apparently selling hot dogs, and I have to say that if you would actually buy a hot dog from Gene Simmons, you deserve whatever you get. (NBC, 8 PM)
Another For My Nephews: People of goodwill, please root for the Hokies in tonight's Orange Bowl. My nephews are asking nicely. (ABC, 8:15 PM)
Can't Get Enough Tall And Skinny People!: We can't either, so we'll obviously be suiting up for Make Me A Supermodel, which gets its casting special off the ground tonight on Bravo if you missed it yesterday. (Bravo, 9 PM)
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