Dr. Drew, Josh Hartnett, and the perils of underestimating the importance of speeding -- after the jump.
Couture...Really: If you missed last night's episode of Project Runway,
make sure you catch one of the eight billion reruns, because it's
really worth seeing. Two of the two-person teams the designers worked
in last night turned out genuinely impressive pieces, and both
Christian and Chris's organza-circles dress and Victorya and Jillian's
daring, striking jacket are good enough to help explain why people love
this show so much. Every once in a while, you get to see a really
talented person's creative process generate something special, and last
night's episode was a great example. The elimination was a little
disappointing, but overall, a great installment of a still very-good
show. (Bravo, 11 AM)
[Redacted Joke About Project Greenlight Here]: If you were a follower of Project Greenlight, catch The Battle Of Shaker Heights, and see how the final product turned out. Also: Shia LeBeouf, before he was old enough or important enough not to be in The Battle Of Shaker Heights. (IFC, 11 AM)
My Current Obsession: I cannot stop looking at the titles of How It's Made. Today, "Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup." (Discovery, 12:30 PM)
Which One Is He Again? The Vandalized-Phone One Or The Other One?: It's safe to say The Man In The Moon will be Reese Witherspoon and Jason London's last project together. Released all the way back in 1991 (!!) when Reese was just a little mini-peanut butter cup, this was her introduction to critics, and it's pretty touching, if a little obvious in places. (E!, 1 PM)
Not Funny Ha-Ha, Really: Larry Miller's second episode of Law & Order, in which he accumulates a second deceased spouse, airs today. If you only know him as the officious dress-shop manager in Pretty Woman, you might be surprised by how creepy the dude is. (TNT, 2 PM)
Pheremonious Assault: Ugly Betty continues flirting with total absurdity as Betty tries out a new perfume and finds out that it has some hypnotic or sexy or whatever kind of effects. Also, Vanessa Williams continues to be awesome, and would be watching the whole show for, so: whatever, perfume storyline. (ABC, 8 PM)
Staple! Collate! HA HA HA!: Tonight on Celebrity Apprentice: Alec Baldwin! Also, portable printing stations. I'm really hoping that Omarosa gets her head stuck in the copier or something. (NBC, 9 PM)
Miss Independently Wealthy: If you just cannot get enough of American Idol this week, make sure to pay close attention to the hour-long Biography of Kelly Clarkson. (Biography, 9 PM)
Making Light Of Flashing Lights: I haven't seen TruTV's Speeders, but based on the online video, it looks like a version of World's Wildest Police Videos where, instead of Bunny telling us all about the lessons learned by various criminals in that serious voice he has, they take a sort of wacky, Bob-Saget-y approach to the videos. Hey, TruTV -- drunks aren't funny. They are a deadly serious business. And they learned that you can lead a horse to water, but you shouldn't drink as much as he does. Or something. (TruTV, 8 PM)
Memories I've Buried: I had to stare at the description of Lucky Number Slevin for quite a while before I was certain that yes, I did go and see it. And it is very, very, very bad. I know you're shocked that Josh Hartnett could be associated with anything of poor quality, but I'm telling you -- in addition to the random shootings and weird deaths all over the place, the thing doesn't even make any sense. BAD. (Showtime, 9 PM)
She's Got Electric Boobs: I haven't really watched Don't Forget The Lyrics. Is it good? Has anyone seen it? You guys? (Fox, 9 PM)
Four On The Cutting-Room Floor: I can't believe there are still new episodes of Big Shots. Isn't that canceled? Can't it BE canceled? Isn't this episode called "Sex Be Not Proud" reason enough? Free Michael Vartan! (ABC, 10 PM)
Naked Ambition: On tonight's new Make Me A Supermodel, the big suspense for me personally is whether the models will be forced to burn any more of their stuff in an open barrel by the river, like they did last week. Because that really made Tyson Beckford appear intriguingly wackadoodle, which is always good. (Bravo, 10 PM)
Bonus: No Adam Carolla!: I'm embarrassed to say how much I'm looking forward to the second installment of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. It's weird, but that show is actually kind of good, and it's a terrifically non-glamorous view of addiction. Like, if you can watch Jeff Conaway on this show and still think addicts have exciting lives and leave good-looking corpses, that's reason enough to go into rehab. (VH1, 10 PM)
[Redacted Joke About Project Greenlight Here]: If you were a follower of Project Greenlight, catch The Battle Of Shaker Heights, and see how the final product turned out. Also: Shia LeBeouf, before he was old enough or important enough not to be in The Battle Of Shaker Heights. (IFC, 11 AM)
My Current Obsession: I cannot stop looking at the titles of How It's Made. Today, "Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup." (Discovery, 12:30 PM)
Which One Is He Again? The Vandalized-Phone One Or The Other One?: It's safe to say The Man In The Moon will be Reese Witherspoon and Jason London's last project together. Released all the way back in 1991 (!!) when Reese was just a little mini-peanut butter cup, this was her introduction to critics, and it's pretty touching, if a little obvious in places. (E!, 1 PM)
Not Funny Ha-Ha, Really: Larry Miller's second episode of Law & Order, in which he accumulates a second deceased spouse, airs today. If you only know him as the officious dress-shop manager in Pretty Woman, you might be surprised by how creepy the dude is. (TNT, 2 PM)
Pheremonious Assault: Ugly Betty continues flirting with total absurdity as Betty tries out a new perfume and finds out that it has some hypnotic or sexy or whatever kind of effects. Also, Vanessa Williams continues to be awesome, and would be watching the whole show for, so: whatever, perfume storyline. (ABC, 8 PM)
Staple! Collate! HA HA HA!: Tonight on Celebrity Apprentice: Alec Baldwin! Also, portable printing stations. I'm really hoping that Omarosa gets her head stuck in the copier or something. (NBC, 9 PM)
Miss Independently Wealthy: If you just cannot get enough of American Idol this week, make sure to pay close attention to the hour-long Biography of Kelly Clarkson. (Biography, 9 PM)
Making Light Of Flashing Lights: I haven't seen TruTV's Speeders, but based on the online video, it looks like a version of World's Wildest Police Videos where, instead of Bunny telling us all about the lessons learned by various criminals in that serious voice he has, they take a sort of wacky, Bob-Saget-y approach to the videos. Hey, TruTV -- drunks aren't funny. They are a deadly serious business. And they learned that you can lead a horse to water, but you shouldn't drink as much as he does. Or something. (TruTV, 8 PM)
Memories I've Buried: I had to stare at the description of Lucky Number Slevin for quite a while before I was certain that yes, I did go and see it. And it is very, very, very bad. I know you're shocked that Josh Hartnett could be associated with anything of poor quality, but I'm telling you -- in addition to the random shootings and weird deaths all over the place, the thing doesn't even make any sense. BAD. (Showtime, 9 PM)
She's Got Electric Boobs: I haven't really watched Don't Forget The Lyrics. Is it good? Has anyone seen it? You guys? (Fox, 9 PM)
Four On The Cutting-Room Floor: I can't believe there are still new episodes of Big Shots. Isn't that canceled? Can't it BE canceled? Isn't this episode called "Sex Be Not Proud" reason enough? Free Michael Vartan! (ABC, 10 PM)
Naked Ambition: On tonight's new Make Me A Supermodel, the big suspense for me personally is whether the models will be forced to burn any more of their stuff in an open barrel by the river, like they did last week. Because that really made Tyson Beckford appear intriguingly wackadoodle, which is always good. (Bravo, 10 PM)
Bonus: No Adam Carolla!: I'm embarrassed to say how much I'm looking forward to the second installment of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. It's weird, but that show is actually kind of good, and it's a terrifically non-glamorous view of addiction. Like, if you can watch Jeff Conaway on this show and still think addicts have exciting lives and leave good-looking corpses, that's reason enough to go into rehab. (VH1, 10 PM)
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