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		<title>new and noteworthy tv: 2/6-2/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intrigued but not overly optimistic about some new offerings&#8230; Monday Smash (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere &#8211; Behind the scenes of a musical, some of the critics that I read love this but not all do, def worth a shot. Tuesday The River (ABC, 9pm) Series Premiere &#8211; Creepy drama follows a wife and son, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Intrigued but not overly optimistic about some new offerings&#8230;</p>
<p>Monday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Smash</strong></span> (NBC, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Behind the scenes of a musical, some of the critics that I read love this but not all do, def worth a shot.</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The River</strong></span> (ABC, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Creepy drama follows a wife and son, and tv crew, into the jungle to find missing wildlife tv host.</li>
<li><strong>Doomsday Preppers</strong> (NGC, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Profiles of peeps prepping for the end of the world.</li>
<li><strong>The Real Housewives of Orange County</strong> (Brav, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Blah, blah, Orange County.</li>
<li><strong>Jersey Couture</strong> (Oxy, 10pm)<strong> Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Blah, blah, New Jersey dresses.</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Person to Person</strong> (CBS, 8pm) &#8211; Charlie Rose and Lara Logan interview peeps.</li>
<li><strong>Maneater Manhunt</strong> (NGW, 9pm)<strong> Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Tiger at large.</li>
<li><strong>Restaurant Impossible</strong> (Food, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Prime Ribs &amp; Spaghetti can apparently go awry.</li>
<li><strong>Vegas Stripped</strong> (Trav, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Behind the scenes of sin city.</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Swamp People/Mudcats</strong> (Hist, 9/10pm) <strong>Season/Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Gators and fishin&#8217;.</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>NFL Characters Unite</strong> (USA, 7pm) &#8211; For those who are having football withdrawals some NFL peeps do some stuff.</li>
</ul>
<p>Saturday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown/A Charlie Brown Valentine</strong> (ABC, 8pm) &#8211; Unrequited love at its finest.</li>
<li><strong>Parking Wars/Billy the Exterminator</strong> (A&amp;E, 9/10pm) <strong>Season Premieres</strong> &#8211; Parking tickets and pythons.</li>
<li><strong>The Bronson Pinchot Project</strong> (DIY, 10:30pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Actor as houseflipper.</li>
</ul>
<p>Sunday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The Grammy Awards</strong> (CBS, 8pm) &#8211; LL Cool J hosts.</li>
<li><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Walking Dead</span>/Comic Book Men/Talking Dead</strong> (AMC, 9/10/11:59pm) <strong>Season/Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; What now, then behind the scenes of comics, then a chat about what happened.</li>
<li><strong>Worst Cooks in America</strong> (Food, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Bad cook boot camp begins.</li>
<li><strong>Full Metal Jousting</strong> (Hist, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; The ultimate extreme sport?</li>
<li><strong>My Strange Addiction</strong> (TLC, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; And more people in need of therapy.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>new and noteworthy tv: 1/30-2/5</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>procrastinator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hmm, maybe it&#8217;s a good week to get back to dvds, or streaming, or whatever its called these days&#8230; Monday The Amandas (Style, 8pm) Series Premiere &#8211; Amanda and her minions organize. RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race (Logo, 9pm) Season Premiere &#8211; Elvira guest judges. Tuesday Sorority Girls/Undercover Princes (TLC, 9/10pm) Series Premieres &#8211; If I understand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm, maybe it&#8217;s a good week to get back to dvds, or streaming, or whatever its called these days&#8230;</p>
<p>Monday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The Amandas</strong> (Style, 8pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Amanda and her minions organize.</li>
<li><strong>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race</strong> (Logo, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Elvira guest judges.</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Sorority Girls/Undercover Princes</strong> (TLC, 9/10pm)<strong> Series Premieres</strong> &#8211; If I understand these reality shows, US sorority girls and actual Princes go to England to find girls.</li>
<li><strong>Tosh.0/Kay &amp; Peele</strong> (Com, 10/10:30pm) <strong>Season/Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; More Tosh and more sketch comedy.</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Super Bowl&#8217;s Greatest Commercials</strong> (CBS, 8pm) &#8211; Because there won&#8217;t be enough talk about commercials on Sunday.</li>
<li><strong>Beast Tracker</strong> (Disc, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Starting with gators.</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>I Just Want My Pants Back</strong> (MTV, 11pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; A sitcom and since its MTV it focuses on a twentysomething slacker, who apparently slept with a chick who stole his pants.</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who Do You Think You Are?</strong> (NBC, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More celebrity genealogy.</li>
<li><strong>Man Caves</strong> (DIY, 9pm)<strong> Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Makeovers dude style.</li>
<li><strong>Killer Trials</strong> (ID, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; A look at more true crimes.</li>
</ul>
<p>Saturday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Candice Tells All</strong> (HGTV, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More home transformations.</li>
<li><strong>How to Rock</strong> (Nick, 8:30pm)<strong> Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Popular no more after braces and glasses, a new band and some heartwarming hijinks will solve that.</li>
<li><strong>NFL Honors</strong> (NBC, 9pm) &#8211; Because being in the NFL has no glory.</li>
<li><strong>Unfaithful</strong> (OWN, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; I&#8217;m not sure looking at people unfaithful in their marriages hits the tone I think of as Oprah.</li>
<li><strong>Renovation Realities</strong> (DIY, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Renovations are hard.</li>
</ul>
<p>Sunday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Puppy Bowl</strong> (AnPl, noon) &#8211; I don&#8217;t know that the puppies understand the rules but they&#8217;re always cute.</li>
<li><strong>Superbowl</strong> (NBC, 3pm) &#8211; Patriots vs. Giants.</li>
<li><strong>The Voice</strong> (NBC, 7pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; I kind of liked this last season but after not having watched any X Factor or the current early Idol rounds I may just be music saturated.</li>
<li><strong>Jimmy Fallons&#8217;s Super Bowl Special</strong> (NBC, 10pm) &#8211; Apparently it&#8217;s a special.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>critic&#8217;s picks &#8211; must see movies of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>procrastinator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Academy Award nominations out I think we can take a look at what folks are talking about from this last year. This critic and nomination list is far from comprehensive but you can see who is getting some of the consensus and some of the wildcards. Those in bold are the ones I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the-descendants-poster.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3617 alignright" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 5px;" title="the-descendants-poster" src="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the-descendants-poster-203x300.jpg" alt="" width="203" height="300" /></a>With the Academy Award nominations out I think we can take a look at what folks are talking about from this last year. This critic and nomination list is far from comprehensive but you can see who is getting some of the consensus and some of the wildcards. Those in bold are the ones I&#8217;ve seen to date, personally I&#8217;m taking a pass on Hugo and War Horse unless someone can make a more convincing case but I might buckle and watch The Tree of Life.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>50/50</strong> &#8211; GG</li>
<li><strong>The Artist</strong> &#8211; RC, MLS, LH, PH, Sat, BAFTA, GG, CFC, PGA, LS, AA</li>
<li><strong>Beginners</strong> &#8211; Got, OG, LS</li>
<li><strong>Bridesmaids</strong> &#8211; AFI, MLS, AOS, MD, GG, PGA, OG, LS</li>
<li>Cave of Forgotten Dreams &#8211; RC</li>
<li>Cedar Rapids &#8211; AOS</li>
<li>Contagion &#8211; MD</li>
<li><strong>Crazy, Stupid, Love</strong> &#8211; RH, OG</li>
<li>A Dangerous Method &#8211; AOS, MD</li>
<li><strong>The Descendants</strong> &#8211; Sat, Got, AFI, PH, AOS, BAFTA, GG, CFC, PGA, OG, LS, AA</li>
<li>Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame &#8211; RC</li>
<li><strong>Drive</strong> &#8211; Sat, BAFTA, CFC</li>
<li>Extremely Loud and Incredible Close &#8211; LH, AA</li>
<li><strong>Fast Five</strong> &#8211; RC</li>
<li>The Future &#8211; MD</li>
<li><strong>The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</strong> &#8211; AFI, MLS, LH, PGA, OG</li>
<li><strong>Hanna</strong> &#8211; PH</li>
<li><strong>The Help</strong> &#8211; AFI, Sat, AOS, BAFTA, PGA, AA</li>
<li>Hugo &#8211; RC, AFI, LH, PH, Sat, MD, GG, CFC, PGA, LS, AA</li>
<li><strong>The Ides of March</strong> &#8211; GG, PGA</li>
<li>Incendies &#8211; AOS</li>
<li>The Interrupters &#8211; LS</li>
<li>J. Edgar &#8211; AFI, MD</li>
<li>La Quattro Volte &#8211; AOS, MD</li>
<li>Like Crazy &#8211; MLS</li>
<li>Love Crime &#8211; MLS</li>
<li>Meek&#8217;s Cutoff &#8211; Got, AOS</li>
<li>Melancholia &#8211; MD, LS</li>
<li><strong>Midnight in Paris</strong> &#8211; Sat, AFI, MLS, LH, GG, PGA, AA</li>
<li><strong>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Ghost Protocol</strong> &#8211; OG</li>
<li><strong>Moneyball</strong> &#8211; AFI, MLS, Sat, MD, GG, PGA, LS, AA</li>
<li>Mysteries of Lisbon &#8211; AOS, MD</li>
<li>My Week With Marilyn -MLS, LH, GG</li>
<li>Of Gods and Men &#8211; MD</li>
<li>One Day &#8211; MLS</li>
<li>Pina &#8211; LS</li>
<li>Poetry &#8211; MD</li>
<li>Rampart &#8211; OG</li>
<li>Rango &#8211; RC</li>
<li><strong>Rise of the Planet of the Apes</strong> &#8211; RC</li>
<li>Senna &#8211; PH</li>
<li>A Separation &#8211; OG, LS</li>
<li><strong>Shame</strong> &#8211; Sat</li>
<li>Sing Your Song &#8211; LH</li>
<li>The Skin I Live In &#8211; MD</li>
<li><strong>Super 8</strong> &#8211; RC, LH</li>
<li>Take Shelter &#8211; Got, PH</li>
<li><strong>Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy</strong> &#8211; Sat, MD, BAFTA</li>
<li>The Tree of Life &#8211; Got, RC, AFI, PH, AOS, CFC, OG, AA</li>
<li>The Trip &#8211; OG</li>
<li>Tuesday, After Christmas &#8211; AOS</li>
<li>War Horse &#8211; RC, AFI, LH, Sat, AOS, GG, PGA, AA</li>
<li><strong>Warrior</strong> &#8211; PH, AOS, MD</li>
<li>Weekend &#8211; AOS</li>
<li>We Were Here &#8211; MLS, LH</li>
<li>Win Win &#8211; PH</li>
<li><strong>Young Adult</strong> &#8211; AOS</li>
</ul>
<p>AA &#8211; <a href="http://a.oscar.go.com/media/2012/pdf/nominees.pdf" target="_blank">Academy Awards</a>, AFI &#8211; <a href="http://www.afi.com/afiawards/default.aspx" target="_blank">American Film Institute</a>, AOS &#8211; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/14/movies/critics-picks-slideshow.html" target="_blank">A.O. Scott for NYTimes</a>, BAFTA &#8211; <a href="http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/" target="_blank">British Academy Film Award</a>s, CFC &#8211; <a href="http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=62&amp;Itemid=60" target="_blank">Chicago Film Critics</a>,  GG &#8211; Golden Globe Nominations, Got &#8211; <a href="http://gotham.ifp.org/" target="_blank">Gotham</a>, LH &#8211; <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/25/PKNO1MA44I.DTL&amp;ao=2" target="_blank">Leba Hertz for SFGate</a>, LS &#8211; <a href="http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/12/16/lisa-and-owen-talk-number-one-movies/?ew%5FpackageID=20326356" target="_blank">Lisa Schwarzbaum for EW</a>, MD &#8211; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/14/movies/critics-picks-slideshow.html" target="_blank">Manolo Dargis for NYTimes</a>, MLS &#8211; <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/25/PKNO1MA44I.DTL" target="_blank">Mick LaSalle for SFGate</a>, OG &#8211; <a href="http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/12/16/lisa-and-owen-talk-number-one-movies/?ew%5FpackageID=20326356" target="_blank">Owen Gleiberman for EW</a>, PGA -<a href="http://www.producersguild.org/news/80252/PGA-ANNOUNCES-THEATRICAL-MOTION-PICTURE-AND-LONG-FORM-TELEVISION-NOMINATIONS-FOR-2012-PGA-AWARDS.htm" target="_blank"> Producers Guild Awards</a>, PH &#8211; <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/25/PKNO1MA44I.DTL&amp;ao=2" target="_blank">Peter Hartlaub fo SFGate</a>, RC &#8211; <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101362,00.html" target="_blank">Richard Corliss for Time</a>, Sat &#8211; <a href="http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/current-nominees/" target="_blank">International Press Academy Satellite</a></p>
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		<title>new and noteworthy tv: 1/23-1/29</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>procrastinator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still haven&#8217;t figured out the Australian Open coverage but I&#8217;m glad I have TiVo&#8230; Monday The Bad Girls Club (Oxy, 10pm) Season Premiere &#8211; I&#8217;m not totally clear on whether this premise entails trying to make the girls less bad or not. Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (Trav, 10pm) Season Premiere &#8211; Starting out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still haven&#8217;t figured out the Australian Open coverage but I&#8217;m glad I have TiVo&#8230;</p>
<p>Monday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The Bad Girls Club</strong> (Oxy, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; I&#8217;m not totally clear on whether this premise entails trying to make the girls less bad or not.</li>
<li><strong>Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern</strong> (Trav, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Starting out with a trip to the Twin Cities.</li>
<li><strong>Cake Boss</strong> (TLC, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Cakes and the boss.</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>State of the Union</strong> (Various, 9pm) &#8211; What&#8217;s up USA?</li>
<li><strong>All Star Dealers</strong> (Disc, 8pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Not just stuff, famous person&#8217;s stuff.</li>
<li><strong>My First Place</strong> (HGTV, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; House hunting.</li>
<li><strong>Joan &amp; Melissa</strong> (WE, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More plastic surgery?</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Dark Minds</strong> (ID, 7pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; An author, a profiler, and a killer reexamine crimes.<br />
<strong></strong></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Touch</strong></span> (Fox, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Keifer is back, this time can his son predict the future?</li>
<li><strong>The Challenge</strong> (MTV, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Real World and Road Rules peeps are back at it.</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Winter X Games </strong>(ESPN, 6pm, and ESPN2/ABC various times) &#8211; Wintertime in Aspen, Colorado.</li>
<li><strong>Fat Chef</strong> (Food, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; A look at folks in the food industry trying to work on their weight.</li>
<li><strong>Russell Simmons Presents</strong> (Com, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Standup and be funny.</li>
<li><strong>Inside Comedy</strong> (Show, 11pm)<strong> Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; A chat with comedians.</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Chuck</strong></span> (NBC, 8/9pm) <strong>Series Finale</strong> &#8211; Sad to see Chuck&#8217;s final mission.</li>
<li><strong>Spartacus</strong> (Starz, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Fighting harder than ever.</li>
</ul>
<p>Saturday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Australian Open</strong></span> (ESPN2, 12am, Sun 12am) &#8211; The women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s finals cap off a week of coverage.</li>
<li><strong>UFC</strong> (Fox, 8pm) &#8211; Evans vs. Davis.</li>
</ul>
<p>Sunday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Luck</strong></span> (HBO, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Horse racing and Dustin Hoffman, I&#8217;m intrigued.</li>
</ul>
<p><em>The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.</em></p>
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		<title>procrastinator picks &#8211; best books of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve heard from the critics but what have I got? This year I sadly did less reading than last, though that didn&#8217;t stop me from purchasing books&#8230; So while I try to up my ratio here&#8217;s a look at some of the books I enjoyed. And I&#8217;m going with alphabetical order by author. Men &#38; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NinaHereNor.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3589 alignright" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 5px;" title="NinaHereNor" src="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NinaHereNor-194x300.jpg" alt="" width="194" height="300" /></a>We&#8217;ve <a href="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/2012/01/10/critics-picks-best-books-of-2011/">heard from the critics</a> but what have I got? This year I sadly did less reading than last, though that didn&#8217;t stop me from purchasing books&#8230; So while I try to up my ratio here&#8217;s a look at some of the books I enjoyed. And I&#8217;m going with alphabetical order by author.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><em></em></strong><strong><em>Men &amp; Dogs</em> by Katie Crouch</strong> &#8211; The main character Hannah is a product of her father&#8217;s mysterious disappearance and she&#8217;s an unlikable mess that we can&#8217;t help but like, as well as the rest of her southern family she&#8217;s forced to revisit along with her past, I should mention Katie is a friend of mine.</li>
<li><strong><em>A Visit from the Goon Squad</em> by Jennifer Egan</strong> &#8211; Parts of this book are great, introducing intriguing characters with interconnected lives, the stylistic explorations of form sometimes work but toward the end push too far in what felt like the sake of pushing it and sort of lost me.</li>
<li><strong><em>Star Island</em> by Carl Hiaasen</strong> &#8211; I always enjoy an eco political campy pop star romp through Florida though I think these capers have gotten even more convoluted, if they weren&#8217;t so quick I don&#8217;t know that I&#8217;d keep up.</li>
<li><strong><em>Heart Shaped Box</em> by Joe Hill</strong> &#8211; I stopped reading Stephen King some time ago, though I hate to make the comparison to his father, but I haven&#8217;t had a good ghost story in a long time, even if I apparently have reached an age where I prefer to read less suspenseful text before bed.</li>
<li><strong><em>Nina Here Nor There</em> by Nick Krieger</strong> &#8211; A wonderful memoir that explores the lines of gender, opening up a window to a new world for many while remaining incredibly relatable and funny and touching to all, Nick is also a friend of mine.</li>
<li><strong><em>Chronic City</em> by Jonathan Lethem</strong> &#8211; His writings are always a touch irregular and this latest follows suit, we&#8217;re never quite sure what&#8217;s going on with our former child star and his new friends as they look into culture, politics, mysticism and their fair share of getting high, maybe not as compelling a tome as <em>Fortress of Solitude</em> but an engaging ride.</li>
<li><strong><em>One Day</em> by David Nicholls</strong> &#8211; We check in with Dexter and Emma each year to see how their doing individually and together, although obviously somewhat contrived the character&#8217;s growth and change over the years makes an interesting tale, I did skip the Anne Hathaway flick version.</li>
<li><strong><em>Mr Peanut</em> by Adam Ross</strong> &#8211; I really liked a lot of this book, its dark look at relationships with the reveal of the story of a murder suspect whose wife may have choked on a peanut, as well as the parallels with the lives of the two detectives relationships, but it was a bit too convoluted to be completely satisfying.</li>
<li><strong><em>Man Gone Down</em> by Michael Thomas</strong> &#8211; This book quickly brought me in with its poetic look at a man on the brink, looking at his past and his present, his surroundings New York and Boston, his struggles with class and race, and his relationships, though the poetry of the language didn&#8217;t keep me as engaged throughout.</li>
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		<title>new and noteworthy tv: 1/16-1/22</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enough good tv starting that I may not get sucked into the Australian Open&#8230; Monday Australian Open (ESPN2, ongoing/various) &#8211; The play continues. The Revolution (ABC, 2pm) Series Premiere &#8211; Lifestyle experts transform. Alcatraz (Fox, 8pm) Series Premiere &#8211; Always willing to give JJ Abrams shows a shot, a mix of cops and supernatural, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enough good tv starting that I may not get sucked into the Australian Open&#8230;</p>
<p>Monday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Australian Open</strong></span> (ESPN2, ongoing/various) &#8211; The play continues.</li>
<li><strong>The Revolution</strong> (ABC, 2pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Lifestyle experts transform.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Alcatraz</strong></span> (Fox, 8pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Always willing to give JJ Abrams shows a shot, a mix of cops and supernatural, and a reason to see Hurley again on another island.</li>
<li><strong>Betty White&#8217;s 90th Birthday/Betty White&#8217;s Off Their Rockers</strong> (NBC, 8/9:30pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Everybody toasts Betty and then seniors play pranks what could be more hilarious.</li>
<li><strong>Being Human/Lost Girl</strong> (Syfy, 9/10pm) <strong>Season/Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; More irregular folks and the new/lost girl is a succubus.</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Remodeled</strong> (CW, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; More businesses get makeovers, this time modeling agencies.</li>
<li><strong>Ink Master</strong> (Spike, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Nobody wants to be tattooed by the losers in this competition.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Justified</strong></span> (Fx, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Raylan I missed you.</li>
<li><strong>Ragin&#8217; Cajuns</strong> (Disc, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Shrimp fishing, or should i say fishin&#8217;.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Southland</strong></span> (TNT, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; This cop show tends to not disappoint and this seasn&#8217;s guests include Lucy Liu.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>White Collar</strong></span> (USA, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Who will betray who?</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>American Idol</strong></span> (Fox, 8pm, and Thurs/Sun) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; I keep saying I&#8217;m out, but depending on scheduling&#8230;</li>
<li><strong>Mistresses</strong> (BBCA, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Relationship problems?</li>
<li><strong>Royal Pains</strong> (USA, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More doctoring.</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Archer/Unsupervised</strong> (Fx, 10pm) <strong>Season/Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; The return of the animated government agency followed by high school misfits.</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Shark Tank</strong> (ABC, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Get your inventions ready.</li>
<li><strong>On Freddie Roach</strong> (HBO, 9:30pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; A look at boxing trainer and Parkinson patient.</li>
<li><strong>Swanderosa</strong> (CMT, 10pm)<strong> Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; The Swan family hosts events on their Texas estate.</li>
</ul>
<p>Saturday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Drew Peterson: Untouchable</strong> (Life, 8pm) &#8211; I&#8217;m only including this because people are talking about how awesomely gross Rob Lowe is in it.</li>
<li><strong>Bayou Billionaires/My Redneck Vacation</strong> (CMT, 9/9:30pm) <strong>Series Premieres</strong> &#8211; More people out of their elements, with new money or new vacay locals.</li>
<li><strong>Idiot Abroad</strong> (Sci, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More torturing of Karl.</li>
<li><strong>Scorned</strong> (ID, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Investigating crimes where love has gone awry.</li>
</ul>
<p>Sunday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Prime Suspect</strong></span> (NBC, 9pm) &#8211; In case you were following the changing time slots on the remaining eps.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>critic&#8217;s picks &#8211; best books of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think by now we all know that I don&#8217;t get to new releases right away, but here&#8217;s what some of the critics are talking about out of this year&#8217;s crop. And of course I mostly stick to fiction so that&#8217;s what&#8217;s covered here. Check the links out below for full reviews and lists, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/9780316126694.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-3546" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 5px;" title="9780316126694" src="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/9780316126694-194x300.jpg" alt="" width="155" height="240" /></a>I think by now we all know that I don&#8217;t get to new releases right away, but here&#8217;s what some of the critics are talking about out of this year&#8217;s crop. And of course I mostly stick to fiction so that&#8217;s what&#8217;s covered here. Check the links out below for full reviews and lists, and check back for the best (though maybe not ten) of what I did read this year.</p>
<ul>
<li>The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad &#8211; PW</li>
<li>Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson &#8211; Ti</li>
<li>Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks &#8211; Am, JM</li>
<li>The Sense of Ending by Julian Barnes &#8211; SFG</li>
<li>Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton &#8211; Ti</li>
<li>The Illumination by Kevin Brockmeier &#8211; MC</li>
<li>The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky &#8211; PW</li>
<li>The Death Ray by Daniel Clowes &#8211; Ti</li>
<li>Open City by Teju Cole &#8211; Ti, MC</li>
<li>Daughters of the Revolution by Carloyn Cooke &#8211; SFG</li>
<li>The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories by Don DeLillo &#8211; MK</li>
<li>The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt &#8211; Am, PW</li>
<li>The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides &#8211; Am, PW, MC</li>
<li>You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon &#8211; JM, SFG</li>
<li>Say Her Name by Francisco Goldman &#8211; PW</li>
<li>The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach &#8211; Am, NYT, MK, SFG, MC</li>
<li>Volt by Alan Heathcock &#8211; PW</li>
<li>Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson &#8211; NYT</li>
<li>The Stranger&#8217;s Child by Alan Hollinghurst &#8211; PW</li>
<li>Train Dreams by Denis Johnson &#8211; PW, MC</li>
<li>The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler &#8211; Ti</li>
<li>Chango&#8217;s Beads and Two-Tone Shoes by William Kennedy &#8211; PW</li>
<li>11/22/63 by Stephen King &#8211; NYT</li>
<li>The Lover&#8217;s Dictionary by David Levithan &#8211; Am</li>
<li>Leche by R. Zamora Linmark &#8211; PW</li>
<li>A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin &#8211; Ti</li>
<li>The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern &#8211; PW</li>
<li>1Q84 by Haruki Murakami &#8211; Am &#8211; Am</li>
<li>The Call by Yannick Murphy &#8211; PW</li>
<li>The Tiger&#8217;s Wife by Tea Obreht &#8211; Am, NYT, MK, PW</li>
<li>The Cat&#8217;s Table by Michael Ondaatje &#8211; Am</li>
<li>State of Wonder by Ann Patchett &#8211; LG, PW, MC</li>
<li>The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta &#8211; MC</li>
<li>The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock &#8211; PW</li>
<li>Swamplandia! by Karen Russell &#8211; NYT, JM, SFG, MC</li>
<li>Cain by Jose Saramago &#8211; PW</li>
<li>Luminarium by Alex Shakar &#8211; PW</li>
<li>Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin &#8211; Am</li>
<li>There but for the by Ali Smith &#8211; PW</li>
<li>Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan &#8211; Ti</li>
<li>Someday This Will Be Funny by Lynne Tillman &#8211; PW</li>
<li>I Married You for Happiness by Lily Tuck &#8211; PW</li>
<li>The Submission by Amy Waldman &#8211; MC</li>
<li>The Pale King by David Foster Wallace &#8211; MK, Ti, MC</li>
<li>The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson &#8211; Ti</li>
</ul>
<p>AM &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=s9_alwdp_bw_feat?ie=UTF8&amp;plgroup=2&amp;docId=1000744141&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=center-8&amp;pf_rd_r=0W31VG87D69NVNPFP63E&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=1329875362&amp;pf_rd_i=3321372011" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, MC &#8211; <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/12/14/143293240/year-end-fiction-wrap-up-the-10-best-novels-of-2011?ps=books_speedbump" target="_blank">Maureen Corrigan for NPR</a>, MK &#8211; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/books/michiko-kakutanis-recommendations-for-2011.html" target="_blank">Michiko Kakutanis</a>, JM &#8211; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/books/janet-maslins-recommendations.html" target="_blank">Janet Maslins</a>, NYT &#8211; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/books/10-best-books-of-2011.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, PW &#8211; <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2011#book/book-1">Publishers Weekly</a>, SFG &#8211; <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/23/RV2M1M8I63.DTL" target="_blank">SFGate</a>, Ti &#8211; <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101086,00.html" target="_blank">Time</a></p>
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		<title>new and noteworthy tv: 1/9-1/15</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The awards season is upon us&#8230; Monday America&#8217;s Money Class with Suze Orman (Own, 9pm) Series Premiere &#8211; Suze keeps her knowledge going. First Week In/Mobster Confessions (Disc, 9/10pm) Series Premieres &#8211; The first week in prison and then what will the mobsters confess? Caged (MTV, 10pm) Series Premiere &#8211; Cage fighters MTV reality style. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The awards season is upon us&#8230;</p>
<p>Monday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>America&#8217;s Money Class with Suze Orman</strong> (Own, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Suze keeps her knowledge going.</li>
<li><strong>First Week In/Mobster Confessions</strong> (Disc, 9/10pm) <strong>Series Premieres</strong> &#8211; The first week in prison and then what will the mobsters confess?</li>
<li><strong>Caged</strong> (MTV, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Cage fighters MTV reality style.</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Dance Moms</strong> (Life, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More yelling.</li>
<li><strong>Shipping Wars</strong> (A&amp;E, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Who doesn&#8217;t want to see which cargo carrier will end up on top?</li>
<li><strong>The Game/Let&#8217;s Stay Together</strong> (BET, 10/11pm) <strong>Season Premieres</strong> &#8211; More relationship foibles.</li>
<li><strong>Tabatha Takes Over</strong> (Brav, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Before the makeover the salon makeover.</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>One Tree Hill</strong> (CW, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Getting ready to say goodbye to this series in its final season, if you knew it was still on.</li>
<li><strong>Are You There, Chelsea?</strong> (NBC, 8:30pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Apparently this new sitcom is a good match for Whitney, which means I&#8217;ll hate it but you Whitney likers might feel differently.</li>
<li><strong>People&#8217;s Choice Awards</strong> (CBS, 9pm) &#8211; The award seasons are getting in full swing.</li>
<li><strong>Amazing Eats</strong> (Trav, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; First, pork-a-palooza.</li>
<li><strong>Ghost Hunters/Face Off</strong> (Syfy, 9/10pm) <strong>Season Premieres</strong> &#8211; Ghosts and makeup artists.</li>
<li><strong>Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy/American Restoration</strong> (Hist, 9/10pm) <strong>Season Premieres</strong> &#8211; More travels and restorations.</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>30 Rock</strong></span> (NBC, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; They&#8217;re back!</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Finder</strong></span> (Fox, 8pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; The new series from the Bones folks, he can find anything, worth a shot.</li>
<li><strong>Critics&#8217; Choice Awards</strong> (VH1, 8pm) &#8211; These picks might be a bit more indicative than the &#8216;people&#8217;s&#8217; choice.</li>
<li><strong>Rob</strong> (CBS, 8:30pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Rob Schneider tries to offend a whole new crop of people.</li>
<li><strong>Sins &amp; Secrets</strong> (ID, 9pm)<strong> Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Murder and its investigation.</li>
<li><strong>Snakeman of Appalachia</strong> (AnPl, 9pm)<strong> Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; The men aren&#8217;t snakes themselves.</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Sweet Home Alabama</strong> (CMT, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Giving southern love another chance.</li>
<li><strong>Real Time with Bill Maher</strong> (HBO, 10pm)<strong> Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Bill&#8217;s back.</li>
</ul>
<p>Saturday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Miss America Pageant</strong> (ABC, 9pm) &#8211; Just because Chris Harrison is hosting doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re hooking up.</li>
<li><strong>The Fades</strong> (BBCA, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; The latest drama brings a teen to a battle between the living and the dead.</li>
<li><strong>Pit Boss</strong> (AnPl, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More rescues.</li>
</ul>
<p>Sunday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Golden Globes</strong> (NBC, 7/8pm) &#8211; Arrivals and then will Ricky Gervais be found amusing or insulting?</li>
<li><strong>Undercover Boss</strong> (CBS, 8pm)<strong> Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; The bosses go back to work.</li>
<li><strong>Napoleon Dynamite</strong> (Fox, 8:30pm)<strong> Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; John Heder returns to his role in this animated version.</li>
</ul>
<p><em>The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.</em></p>
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		<title>procrastinator picks &#8211; top tv of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The critics have given their best lists so it&#8217;s time for mine. As most of you know I don&#8217;t get top tier cable so some of the HBO and Showtime and other options are waiting for a Netflix showing for me to properly evaluate. And as with all of my top ten lists there could [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/justified.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3513 alignleft" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 5px;" title="justified" src="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/justified-300x157.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="157" /></a>The <a href="http://procrastinationchronicles.com/2011/12/28/critics-picks-top-tv/">critics have given their best lists</a> so it&#8217;s time for mine. As most of you know I don&#8217;t get top tier cable so some of the HBO and Showtime and other options are waiting for a Netflix showing for me to properly evaluate. And as with all of my top ten lists there could be a good degree of variability particularly on order but also on inclusion depending on the way the wind blows&#8230; but here&#8217;s where I ended up today:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Justified</strong> (Fx) &#8211; Last season&#8217;s plot line did a great job of not only showcasing why we love US Marshall Raylan but the complexities of the good and not so good guys in rural Kentucky.</li>
<li><strong>The Good Wife</strong> (CBS) &#8211; I&#8217;m still impressed with the well rounded stories and characters and the politics that go into everything they do, be it the weekly court case, the running of the law firm, the family drama and of course the politics.</li>
<li><strong>Parks and Recreation</strong> (NBC) &#8211; This series started off a little rough not quite knowing what to do with their Office spinoff-ish format, but the show has really found its footing week after week with small town office politics and the characters involved.</li>
<li><strong>Sons of Anarchy</strong> (FX) &#8211; Have recently been wondering how many club members could die a season and still keep going, but this show makes me mostly suspend belief as I am caught up in all the tensions wondering how they will ever make it through the next jam.</li>
<li><strong>Bones</strong> (Fox) &#8211; So far I still enjoy the chemistry and character between/of the two leads as their relationship progresses on this sciency procedural with a supporting cast of folks that add good stuff to each week.</li>
<li><strong>The Glee Project</strong> (Oxy) &#8211; This new angle on talent competition, looking for someone who would fit into a specific show focusing on slightly underdog characters, coached and judged by the cast, staff, and creators gives a great look at both the talent and what goes into getting it all together.</li>
<li><strong>Men of a Certain Age</strong> (TNT) &#8211; Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher each embodied a wonderfully nuanced character dealing with the dramas of life, I enjoyed what was unfortunately the final season.</li>
<li><strong>Parenthood</strong> (NBC) &#8211; Ah the silly Bravermans keep making missteps but they seem to mostly balance family drama ridiculousness with some touching and truthful moments from each of the generations.</li>
<li><strong>Cougar Town</strong> (ABC)/<strong>Community</strong> (NBC) &#8211; These two comedies were more uneven than some but still consistently gave me the most laughs and enjoyment, both took a little while to find their footing but they each were able to find the funny in their off beat characters and situations.</li>
</ul>
<p>And of course lots of  stuff almost made the list, my TiVo is certainly full! What are your picks?</p>
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		<title>new and noteworthy tv: 1/2-1/8</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a new year and the new shows are starting up again&#8230; Monday Antiques Roadshow (PBS, 8pm) Season Premiere &#8211; How much for that thing in your attic? The Bachelor/Wife Swap (ABC, 8/10pm) Season Premiere &#8211; And the returning bachelor is Ben Flajnik followed by a dose of celebrity swap via Tracey Gold and Carnie [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a new year and the new shows are starting up again&#8230;</p>
<p>Monday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Antiques Roadshow</strong> (PBS, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; How much for that thing in your attic?</li>
<li><strong>The Bachelor/Wife Swap</strong> (ABC, 8/10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; And the returning bachelor is Ben Flajnik followed by a dose of celebrity swap via Tracey Gold and Carnie Wilson (tomorrow is the Gary Busey episode).</li>
<li><strong>Pretty Little Liars/The Lying Game</strong>  (ABCFam, 8/9pm) <strong>Season Premieres</strong> &#8211; Will liars never learn.</li>
<li><strong>Hoarders/Intervention</strong> (A&amp;E, 9/10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; More people need help.</li>
<li><strong>Alaska Wing Men</strong> (NGC, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Starting by offering air support to dog racers.</li>
<li><strong>It&#8217;s a Brad, Brad World</strong> (Brav, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; If you&#8217;ve been missing a little something from Rachel Zoe&#8217;s office.</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The Biggest Loser</strong> (NBC, 8pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Sweat &#8217;til you cry.</li>
<li><strong>Switched at Birth/Jane by Design</strong> (ABCFam, 8/9pm) <strong>Season/Series Premieres</strong>  &#8211; More family fun.</li>
<li><strong>Work It</strong> (ABC, 8:30pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Rumor has it the worst show of the year, er, the tv year.</li>
<li><strong>Jamie&#8217;s American Road Trip</strong> (BBCA, 10pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Jamie starts in East LA.</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Dog the Bounty Hunter</strong> (A&amp;E, 10pm) <strong>Season Premieres</strong> &#8211; More bounties.</li>
<li><strong>Nova</strong> (PBS, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; First a look at volcanoes and those who study them.</li>
<li><strong>Toddlers &amp; Tiaras</strong> (TLC, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Whatever.</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Wipeout</strong> (ABC, 8pm)<strong> Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Winter wipeouts.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Project Runway Allstars/24 hour Catwalk</strong></span> (Life, 9pm) <strong>Series Premieres</strong> &#8211; Does your returning favorite make it past first round and can a collection be put together in a day?</li>
<li><strong>Jersey Shore</strong> (MTV, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Must we have another season?</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Say Yes to the Dress</strong> (TLC, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Can they find the perfect dress?</li>
<li><strong>Merlin</strong> (Syfy, 10pm)<strong> Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Get ready for more hocus pocus.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Portlandia/The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret</strong></span> (IFC, 10/10:30pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Funny folks return.</li>
</ul>
<p>Saturday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Republican Presidential Candidates Debate</strong> (ABC, 9pm) &#8211; David Gregory moderates.</li>
</ul>
<p>Sunday</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Ax Men/Cajun Pawn Stars</strong> (Hist, 9/10pm) <strong>Season/Series Premieres</strong> &#8211; Bring out the ax and bring in the junk.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Firm</strong></span> (NBC, 9pm)<strong> Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; The series picks up some time after the book and movie leave off, we&#8217;ll see.</li>
<li><strong>Gator Boys</strong> (AnPl, 9pm) <strong>Series Premiere</strong> &#8211; Animal rescue gator style.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Downton Abbey</strong></span> (PBS, 9pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; People seem to dig this series and now season two.</li>
<li><strong>Shameless/</strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>House of Lies</strong></span><strong>/Californication</strong> (Show, 9/10/10:30pm)<strong> Season/Series Premieres</strong> &#8211; Showtime dramedies return including a new one with fave Kristin Bell among others.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Absolutely Fabulous</strong></span> (BBCA, 10pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; The return of Edina and Patsy for those who miss them.</li>
<li><strong>Watch What Happens</strong> (Brav, 11pm) <strong>Season Premiere</strong> &#8211; Andy Cohen hosts.</li>
</ul>
<p><em>The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.</em></p>
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