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reality detox

June 10, 2008 No Comments

I made a decree a few years ago that I wasn’t adding any more reality television, I just watch too much television and I can be easily sucked into nearly anything. I also decided that I’d be dropping a few of the regulars, ANTM obviously made the cut, Survivor and American Idol did not (I did tune back into AI this last season but that’s it, I’m pretty sure). I watched my first full episode of the Bachelorette just to be able to contribute to the conversation of what kind of guy I thought was cute (of that lot, Graham, but not just because he’s super hot).

I tried not to sample too much of the new options that they trotted out over the years though I was a big fan of Rock Star: INXS/Supernova. Last year when I expanded my television from network to basic cable my channel surfing led me to review a show or two more. After some sampling, Project Runway is a keeper, I love the personalities but it’s the clothes each week that kept me coming back. Rock of Love stayed on the tivo for the first season but I couldn’t stay on the train wreck through season two.

Last season I was so indignant about the new show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew that I almost didn’t watch the first episode. Now I knew Dr Drew was a real Dr, I had listened to Loveline on KROQ back when it started and was Dr Drew and the Poorman, but I didn’t realize he was an addiction specialist. I still had my doubts as I thought reality had sunk to a new low. But you can tell where this is heading, I was addicted.

Sure there was a train wreck aspect to things, but I was again surprised at how I came to be interested in the lives of people who I really couldn’t care less about. When Jeff Conaway left we all thought he was going to die when he checked out, and were frustrated that Chyna was having trouble even identifying/admitting what her problem was, and we all hoped that they would make it. Dr Drew and the staff really appeared to want to help these people and seeing them struggle with the filmed/celebrity aspect of the show was a challenge that I wonder how it will change in the next season.

And you can tell where this is leading, there is a next season. Casting is confirmed as: Jeff Conaway (back after back surgeries to give it another go), Sean Stewart (reality specialist and son of Rod/Sons of Hollywood), Amber Smith (model/actress?), Rodney King (from back when reality made people famous), Nikki McKibbon (this year’s American Idol), Steven Adler (this year’s rocker from Guns n Roses) and Tawny Kitaen (Actress?). And we also have Gary Busey (this year’s Baldwin sharing his path to sobriety – 13 years sober from his cocaine addiction?).

I assume this means they’ll be checking in now, but we won’t see shows until around October. Does that mean to fill this summer I should watch more Denise Richards or Living Lohan? The answer to that is no.

next week 6/9

June 6, 2008 No Comments

Monday

Greek (ABC Fam, 8pm) Season Finale – I think they might be going into season three still in the same college year, that’s the way to keep them in school forever.
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO, 9pm) – A doc on the director, his films, and yes his fleeing the US after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old, including a new interview with the victim.
Nashville Star (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Billy Ray hosts what I can only assume is a country style american idol.

Tuesday

Independent Lens: Cool School (PBS, 11pm – check local listings) – Looking back on story of curator Walter Hopps and the Ferus Gallery art scene launching artists in the 50-60s.

Wednesday

Celebrity Circus (NBC, NBC, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Seven ‘celebrities,’ including now famous for being on reality tv Christopher Knight among others, learn some fine circus tricks.
Men in Trees (ABC, 10pm) Series Finale – Looks like the gang sends off the series with a talent show, can’t wait, ok won’t watch.
Top Chef (Bravo, 10pm) Season Finale – I guess we pick the chef who is tops.

Thursday

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List (Bravo, 9pm) Season Premiere – Rolling into season four we follow Kathy Griffin and her D list adventures in this unscripted show.
Bill Engvall Show/My Boys (TBS, 9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – A guy and his family/a girl, four guys, and a sports bar – let the humor begin. (They are replaying one of last season’s eps of BES on CBS on Mon/8pm)

Friday

Battlestar Galactica (SciFi, 10pm) Season Finale – I’m only on season one on dvd so who knows what’s going on at this point with the space caravan and the cylons.

Saturday

Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies (HBO, 10pm) – Carvey’s first HBO special in a while has him making the jokes and doing the impressions.

Sunday

Tony Awards (CBS, 8pm) – Whoopi Goldberg hosts, and she’s supposed to be wearing something designed by Runway’s Christian, I haven’t hit the NY Broadway scene this year so can’t comment on the plays.
TV Land Awards (TVLand, 9pm) – If you don’t want to watch the Tonys but you still want an award show…

sports, tv

french open

June 5, 2008 1 Comment

So we are at the second of the four annual Grand Slams, the major tennis tournaments throughout the year, Australian, Wimbledon, and US Open being the other three. The surfaces vary somewhat in the four slams, and the French is the only major on clay. The clay courts are slower making it harder to hit a winning shot and typically favor those who move well with the signature slide.

The men’s field is lining up as expected. Three time French winner Nadal (ranked 2) trying to make it four. He’s got to knock out Djokovic (3) in the semis, and Djokovic won the Australian and has been proving himself a worthy opponent throughout the year. But Nadal is a master on clay and he’s expected to face Federer (1) who just has to take out Frenchman Monfils on his side for them to repeat last year’s final.

But will it be a true repeat or does Federer have a chance to take his one unclaimed slam? I have to admit that I think Federer is such a great player overall that he deserves to get this under his belt. But this might not be the year, he had a slow start due to of all things mono, but he seems to be back where he needs to be.

The women’s field started pretty wide open this year with former French winner and overall number one Justine Henin retiring prior to the start of the whole shebang (no one is quite sure why she retired, no more oomph?). Sharapova won the Australian and inherited the first rank but clay isn’t her surface and she just never got in the zone. And the still potentially great but sporadic Williams sisters got knocked out as well.

So who do we turn to? Up and comer Ivanovic (2) defeated Jankovic (3) in what turned out to be a Serb semi and will face Safina (13), the winner over Kuznetsova (4) in the Russian semi. We didn’t have a previous French winner in the bunch and Kuznetsova was the only one to have previously won a slam with the US Open, but her play is just too sporadic. I have to admit I like the favorite Ivanovic, she’s just sort of adorable, not only quite pretty but she always seems perky and happy and has been proving herself with a steady rise. Ivanovic also takes over the number 1 rank by reaching the finals over the rest of the lot.

NBC network coverage (times noted are PST) and full coverage at http://www.rolandgarros.com/

Friday 10am -Men’s Semis
Saturday 6am – Women’s Final
Sunday 6am – Men’s Final

summer drought

June 2, 2008 1 Comment

Aside from continued reality and game shows, is there anything new coming this summer? Well if you have cable you’re not without hope, and there’s even one or two for you network kids… Here’s a couple of things I’m mostly looking forward to:

Sunday, June 1
In Plain Sight (10 p.m., USA) Series Premiere – This premiered last night though I have yet to watch, and it does repeat throughout the week (yeah for cable repeats), but I miss a good fresh procedural so I’m excited to see Mary McCormack as a US Marshall dealing with folks in witness protection.

Tuesday, June 3
30 Days (Fx, 10pm) Season Three – I actually have yet to catch this show but I’m intrigued by the premise, ‘Supersize Me’ guy (and other designated folks) walks the walk in this reality take on 30 days in the life of people from minimum wage workers to white supremacists to coal miners.

Thursday, June 5
Swingtown (CBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – I’ve read some good and bad of this show about a couple who moves into a swinging 70s neighborhood, it’s either an interesting look at the 70s sexuality and politics or it’s just trashy and superficial, either way could be worth a look.

Fear Itself (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – This could be as dreadful as last season’s ‘Masters of Science Fiction’ but they’ve got some good talent lined up to do standalone episodes, and perhaps they might even be scary, so probably inconsistent but maybe some gems.

Thursday, July 10
Burn Notice (USA, 10pm) Season Two – I’ve been catching up on this in repeats and though I initially dismissed this ex spy guy as a stiff and predictable, I found the camp and the characters grew on me, fluffy is fine for summer.

Thursday, July 11
Flashpoint (CBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – I have no reason to expect this to be any more than a burned off summer series but I give network stuff a chance during the summer, so this Emergency Task Force drama is worth a shot.

Monday, July 14
The Closer/Saving Grace (TNT, 9/10pm) Seasons Two – Here are a couple of leading ladies who know how to entertain, Kyra Sedgewick is a deputy chief running a special unit cracking down on crime making things happen with her interrogation skills while Holly Hunter is a cop who won’t stop fighting crime unless she’s getting drunk, sleeping with inappropriate men, or talking to her special guardian angel, I can’t wait.

Sunday, July 27
Mad Men (AMC, 10pm) Season Two – I initially skipped this show as the thought of watching a show about advertising… lets just say I get enough of that in my day job, but folks they are a raving, so much that I’m tempted to check it out. Fortunately they’re doing a season 1 marathon 7/20 12pm.

Tuesday, July 29
Eureka (Sci Fi, 9pm) Season Three – I caught this show in the first season and was entertained by this secret super scientist community, it’s quirky characters, and the hijinks that ensue, while of course the not super scientist sheriff needs to help keep it all together.

Other summer series:
Charlie Jade (June 6, SciFi, 8pm), Army Wives (June 8, Life, 10pm), The Bill Engvall Show/My Boys (June 12, TBS, 9/9:30pm), The Middleman (June 16, ABC Fam, 8pm), Monk/Psych (July 10, USA, 9/10pm), Stargate Atlantis (July 11, Sci Fi, 10pm), The Cleaner (July 15, A&E, 10pm), Weeds/Secret Diary of a Call Girl (June 16, Show, 10/10:30pm), Primeval (Aug 9, BBC, 9pm)

For most of the rest you’ll have to wait ’til fall but for those of you who asked: Dexter season three premiere is currently scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 28, with season two now available for download on iTunes and on dvd Aug. 19. And Flight of the Conchords isn’t scheduled until 2009 though the dvd for season one is out. And of course these dates may change, I’ll continue to check in on premier dates on ‘next week’ posts.

next week 6/2

May 30, 2008 No Comments

Monday

Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods (MTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – I assume this is like where they looked for the new leads in Grease.
The Mole (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – It’s reality, it’s a competition, does anyone care?

Tuesday

30 Days (FX, 10pm) Season Premiere – Morgan Spurlock returns to 30 days in the lives of others starting with coal mining.

Wednesday

She’s Got the Look (TVLand, 10pm) Season Premiere – Ladies over 35 do their own version of ANTM.

Thursday

NBA Finals (ABC, 6pm/pst) – The series starts tonight.
Fear Itself (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – A host of directors, actors, and writers create episodes for this series of suspense and horror shows.
Swingtown (CBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – A new couple moves to a Chicago suburb where the 70s are in full swing.

Friday

French Open (NBC, 10am/pst and s/su 6am/pst) – Wrapping up another fortnight of tennis following ESPN2 coverage throughout the week.
Charlie Jade (Scifi, 8pm) Series Premiere – A rogue PI deals with mysteries and parallel universes.
Meerkat Manor (Animal, 9pm) Season Premiere – Last season’s posters made the meerkats look like the sopranos, I haven’t seen any this season.

Saturday

America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV, 2/4:30pm) – The casting special is followed by some performances, the real competition starts on Thursday.
Sybil (CBS, 8pm) – Not sure that Sally Field’s multiple personalities need to be revisited in an update but here it is.

Sunday

When We Left the Earth: The Nasa Missions (Disc, 9pm) – This special presentation kicks off the multi part series.
L&O: Criminal Intent (USA, 9pm) – Returning from strike hiatus as Vincent D’Onofrio returns from a break, probably because Big is promoting Sex and the City.
Army Wives (Life, 10pm) Season Premiere – I got the impression this was wives of people in the army, but maybe it’s women in the army who are wives… maybe it’s both.
This American Life (Show, 10pm) Season Finale – Ira’s talking to guys named John Smith.

new gossip…

May 26, 2008 No Comments

Everything new is old again… or vice versa. Serena jumps back into her old habits when the times they get tough. Lying, getting sloppy drunk, and going home with random guys. Well who doesn’t turn to alcohol in times of turmoil? And once the alcohol starts flowing judgement apparently goes out the window. On the plus side, the old Serena brought the gang back together again, Chuck, Nathan and Blair to the rescue! And what about Dan, well once he was able to confront our little S she fessed up to cheating on him. Not true but anything was better to say than the truth she thought.

And the truth? Well before S split town, partner in crime little miss Georgina tried to catch S with a nice little sex tape. But the guy who was the intended costar did one line too many… so G convinced S to leave the scene of the supposed crime. Of course S stuck around long enough to see his dead body hauled out, so she split to boarding school. And we all thought her sleeping with B’s boring boyfriend Nate was her worst crime. Ok we didn’t, but I could still use a few more skeletons in the closet.

So Serena’s crime was finally outed and with the help of mom she approached the parents of cokehead. She thought she could go back and pick up the pieces with Dan but alas, Georgina pretending to be Sarah had other plans. Dan didn’t sleep with her, ‘but he might as well have.’ And though Serena was willing to forgive if not forget, but Dan just couldn’t manage it. It wasn’t what she did, it was all the lying.

S wasn’t the only one lying. B got Dan in on the act setting up G for a little family reunion of her own. Apparently this caper was the latest in a long and tawdry line of mistakes… selling her champion horse for coke among others. Off to some sort of boot camp for her, thanks to B doing a little research on the ‘best’ place for her.

Oh and the eldest Humphrey Rufus is heating things up between he and the eldest Vanderwoodsen, soon to be Mrs. Bass. When she ran into Rufus she let a kiss turn into a night. But she was ready to get married and she and Rufus seem to have agreed that if they hadn’t made it work yet she wasn’t willing to bet on a longshot. So down the aisle she went. And how romantic the wedding was, enough so that Chuck pledged his love to Blair and she agreed to give it a go.

So what’s old is new again for summer. Jenny’s back to sewing, and will be trying to be into good graces with the Waldorfs, except this time it’s an internship with Blair’s mom. Blair is jetting off to Europe with members of the Bass staff, but being stood up by Chuck, who is choosing to keep to his bad boy ways. Dan is hanging out with Vanessa in Brooklyn, though neither of them wants to talk about their splits with Serena or Boring B, who just so happen to be being alone together for the summer. And Rufus is touring with his 90s band.

I can only hope they continue to come up with good stuff to gossip about next season. One thing I like about this show is how fast they keep the dirt coming, but that usually works best for the first season. So until next year I can always revel in the start of it all with the replay of the pilot tonight.

next week 5/26

May 23, 2008 No Comments

Monday

The Andromeda Strain (A&E, 9pm – also Tues, 9pm) – Miniseries based on the Michael Crichton novel starring Benjamin Bratt, Andre Braugher, and Eric McCormack.
Wildfire (ABC Fam, 9pm) Series Finale – I think wildfire is a horse.
Denise Richards: It’s Complicated/Living Lohan (E!, 10/10:30pm) Series Premieres – In case you wanted to see what was going on behind the scenes with either of these women.
The Paper (MTV, 10/10:30) Season Finale – Big confrontation in the newsroom, or the classroom, or something.

Tuesday

According to Jim (ABC, 8/8:30pm) Season Finale – Not only is this show still on, it’s renewed for next season.

Wednesday

Stanley Cup Finals (NBC, 5pm/pst) – Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Redwings, Game 3 is on Wed, with Games 4/5 scheduled for Sat/Mon.
Men in Trees (ABC, 10pm) – Returning from strike break, for those who enjoy, enjoy it while it lasts.

Thursday

Lost (ABC, 9pm) Season Finale – Ok I’m like three behind on this, time to catch up.

Friday

Scripps National Spelling Bee (ABC, 8pm) – The kids, they spell.
Sarah Jane Adventures (Scifi, 8/8:30pm) Season Finale – There’s an adventure.

Saturday

French Open (NBC, 10am pst sat and sun – also ESPN2 coverage weekdays starting 5/27) – It’s the big clay court tennis tournament, will Nadal add another win to his list, or will Djokovic or Federer take him out?
Saturday Night Fights (CBS, 9pm) – Includes heavyweight bout with Kimbo Slice and James “Colossus” Thompson, I don’t know who’s favored but Kimbo needs a tough nickname.
Dead at 17 (Life, 9pm) – Original telefilm of a woman, her son, his death and of course secrets.
Heat Stroke (SciFi, 9pm) – Not to be outdone on telefilms, a model and a soldier try to fight alien created global warming.

Sunday

Million Dollar Password (CBS, 8pm) Series Premiere – My friend and I used to make up words and play this when we were bored, Regis hosts and it looks like Neil Patrick Harris as one of the first celebrity word givers.
The Tudors (Show, 9pm) Season Finale – Old school courtly drama.
In Plain Sight (USA, 10pm) Series Premiere -Mary McCormack plays a US Marshall for the witness protection program.
Next Food Network Star (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Folks compete to get their own cookster show.

my idol

May 22, 2008 No Comments

Well they knocked out the runner ups one by one, and although the order they went may not have been in the order I predicted we all expected this final two to be the Davids. And the winner, either despite the judges calling of the finale night for Archie, or because of it, was Cookie.

I have never gotten the whole David Archuletta attraction, I find his voice at times good but overall has a weird strained quality to it (he apparently had some vocal issues early on in his childhood), I found his song selection to lack any sort of interest – all balladesque and not all that emotional, and overall I found his youthful asexual presence to be lacking energy and connection. But he was unquestionably able to hold up vocally week after week and he’s comes across as a sweet kid.

David Cook on the other hand was working the rocker vibe. He pretty consistently gave what was actually a performance and tried to make interesting choices on his songs picking an alternate arrangement or rearranging a bit on his own. He worked the electric and acoustic guitar and was actually able to back it up vocally. He was working to balance out that cocky/cool attitude but he too comes across as a good guy.

For the finale Archie’s final performances were all quite good. As Randy Jackson says if you can sing, you can sing a phone book, and he picked a good time to peak. But again the songs weren’t all that, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, “In This Moment” (a songwriting competition runner-up), and a reprise of his “Imagine” performance.

Cookie didn’t have a wow moment in the night but he showed us some of the reasons why we like him. He’s got range, he’s got presence, and he’d rather take a risk on a song than do something safe. And as Randy put this one he sang his face off with “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “Dream Big” (songwriting competition runner-up), and “The World I Know.”

Oh and as for the over bloated 2+ hour finale show… I forgot to tape it. I went as far as to check that nothing else was conflicting that I needed to record… and I never put it in as a season pass because I was in denial all season that I was going to watch every episode. And although I enjoyed the season I’ve had my fix and I plan to not get sucked in again.

Though rumor has it they are going to retool things a bit next year to catch some of the ratings drop this blockbuster has started to suffer. They will at least narrow the results to a half hour and if the populous has any say they will find some way to get rid of some of those dreadful group numbers and limit the theme shows so that they can still push the singers to show some range but allow them to stick to songs that are remotely relevant to what their career might be.

As for last night’s ep it was reportedly a little more interesting, though still containing must ffwd through moments, with the full gang back together again and mixed with performances and duets by real artists. I’m sure I’ll catch most of it online, where I can probably waste more than the 2+ hours. Other than that I’m actually a little curious to see what Cookie will do with his first album, other than being forced to sing a dreadful Idol inspirational pop song of course.

fall is in the air

May 19, 2008 4 Comments

Well we’ve had a week to wrap up the up fronts where networks tout their fall and onward tv seasons for advertisers, so let’s take a look at what looks like it will look like:

ABC

New:

Life on Mars – David E Kelley’s version of BBC series where cop transports back to 1970s
Opportunity Knocks – Game show where they knock on your door, or something

Returning: 20/20, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Boston Legal (final season), Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who?, Supernanny, Ugly Betty, Wife Swap
Midseason returns: According to Jim, The Bachelor, Lost, Scrubs (New from NBC)
Noteworthy not returning: Men in Trees, Miss Guided, October Road, Women’s Murder Club

CBS

New:

Eleventh Hour – Jerry Bruckheimer’s latest, adapting from the british 4 part sci fi series dealing with mysterious cases
The Ex List – This one is based on an Israeli show where a psychic tells a woman she has already met her true love and so she revisits the exes
The Mentalist – Simon Baker uses his powers of observation to solve crimes
Project Gary – Comedy starring Jay Mohr as a recent divorce, and contractor which might explain the ‘project’ part
Worst Week – This comedy of newly engaged couple is another BBC show made over american style

Returning: 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, Amazing Race, Big Bang Theory, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, New Adventures of Old Christine, Numb3rs, Survivor, Two and a Half Men, The Unit, Without a Trace
Midseason returns: Rules of Engagement
Noteworthy not returning: Moonlight, Shark

New:

90210 – The next generation, as a new brother and sister move and start at West Beverly High, including pop bys by Jennie Garth as Guidance Counselor
Surviving the Filthy Rich – With Reba’s JoAnna Garcia as nanny to rich kids, based on a book series
Stylista – New reality from Tyra Banks where folks compete to work at Elle

Noteworthy note: Contracting out Sunday nights to production finance company Media Rights Capital who will be responsible for two dramas and two comedies and selling the ad time.

FAT City, IM Valentine, Book of Murphy, Surviving Suburbia

Returning: ANTM, Everybody Hates Chris, The Game, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Supernatural
Midseason return: Reaper
Noteworthy not returning: Aliens in America, Girlfriends, New Amsterdam

Fox

New:

Fringe – JJ Abrams latest starring Joshua Jackson teaming up to investigate unexplained phenomena, I wanna say like the x-files
Do Not Disturb – Comedy starring Jerry O’Connell working at one of NY’s uber hip hotels

Returning: American Dad, America’s Most Wanted, Bones, Cops, Don’t Forget the Lyrics, Family Guy, House, King of the Hill, Kitchen Nightmares, Moment of Truth, Prison Break, Simpsons, Smarter than a 5th Grader, Terminator, Til Death
Midseason return: 24, American Idol, Hell’s Kitchen.
Noteworthy not returning: Back to You

NBC

New:

Crusoe – As in Robinson…
Kath & Kim – Molly Shannon and Selma Blair in remake of Australian sitcom about mother and daughter living together again
Knight Rider – If you caught the ‘hit’ tv movie you’re familiar with this remake
My Own Worst Enemy – Christian Slater as a gov agent/normal guy whose two lives start to blur
Thursday Night Live – Special SNL shows leading up to the elections

Returning: The Biggest Loser, Chuck, Dateline, Deal or No Deal, Heroes, E.R. (final season), L&O:SVU, Life, Lipstick Jungle, My Name is Earl, The Office, 30 Rock
Midseason returning: Friday Night Lights, L&O, Medium
Noteworthy not returning: Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Las Vegas

Additional Notes:

Tons of new shows scheduled for after fall, but we’ll chime in later once those become more solid, other than the fact that I should note there’s an Office spinoff scheduled as well as the new Joss Whedon show Dollhouse with Eliza Dushku, scheduled for midseason. I miss the Grr Arg.

And if you want to see the current stab at the schedule you can check it out at TV Guide.

next week 5/19

May 16, 2008 No Comments

More finales this week, hope the new Bachelorette and Last Comic will keep you entertained moving forward.

Monday

Big Bang Theory/How I Met Your Mother/Two and a Half Men/Rules of Engagement/CSI: Miami (CBS, 8/8:30/9/9:30pm) Season Finales – I have to say that Big Bang sort of grew on me over the season – Sheldon makes the show, HIMYMother also still makes me laugh, though 2 1/2 Men doesn’t as much, and I usually turn to Samantha Who instead of Rules… Horatio on Miami makes me cringe whenever he opens his mouth.
Bones/House (Fox, 8/9pm) Season Finales – I have to say I like this lineup and I’m surprised how much I look forward to Bones, and in the finale we revisit Gorgamon!
Gossip Girl/One Tree Hill (CW, 8/9pm) Season Finales – I can always use a little Gossip, the cheesier it gets the more I dig, but I refrain from visiting that Tree Hill.
Bachelorette (ABC, 9pm) Season Premiere – This two hour episode reintroduces previously dismissed DeAnna to us while introducing her to 25 potential true loves, what’s the ratio one bachelorette to every five bachelors?

Tuesday

American Idol (Fox, 8pm – also Wed 8pm) Season Finale – Performances on Tuesday with who knows how much filler on the 2 hr results show on Wed, but at least we’ll finally see the battle of the Davids and wonder if America could really prefer Archuletta to Cook.
NCIS (CBS, 8pm) Season Finale – The two hour season finale.
Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 9pm – also Mon 8pm) Season Finale – The finalists compete on Monday, with a replay Tues at 8 before the winner is chosen at 9.
Reaper (CW, 9pm) Season Finale – This show’s gotten much more interesting with Sam in trouble as the demon rebellion loses trust, is Sam really the son of the devil, but didn’t he date a girl who he thought was the devil’s daughter?
Shark (CBS, 10pm) Season Finale – Sebastian’s nemesis threatens his daughter.

Wednesday

Criminal Minds/CSI: New York (CBS, 9/10pm) Season Finales – Murders and crimes.
Boston Legal (ABC, 10pm) Season Finale – Wacky legalness.
Law & Order (NBC, 10pm) Season Finale – McCoy has some trouble with the politics of his new role as DA.

Thursday

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – I don’t totally know the format of this but folks compete with dance.
Ugly Betty/Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 8/9pm) Season Finales – Something happens on Betty and then of course more drama with Meredith and Derek, let’s hope they leave them together for a while this time.
Last Comic Standing (NBC, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – This hour and a half ep kicks of the latest search for some funny.

Friday

Take a break, see a movie, read a book…

Saturday

Vinegar Hill (CBS, 8pm) – This telefilm based on the book by A Manette Ansay stars Mary Louise Parker as a wife and mother

Sunday

Recount (HBO, 9pm) – This film dramatizes a story of the human side of the controversial 2000 presidential election.

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