Monday, 1/15
Malcolm in the Middle dad, Bryan Cranston returns as Ted's (former) boss on How I Met Your Mother (7 pm CST, CBS). His previous work on the show was great, so I expect nothing less this time around.
Futureweapons, Discovery. 8 pm CST. Season premiere.
Season 2.
And tonight has hours 3 & 4 of 24's latest season on FOX.
And the big "event" of the night, The Golden Globes, airs on NBC at 7 pm (with E! and TV GUIDE Channel doing pre-and post-show specials). I'm kinda torn on the Globes, which doesn't get much respect. Like all awards shows, someone is missed-- and someone will win who doesn't deserve it (over another). But this year, the major nominations don't appear to be too out-there. Maybe I'll do a post on the noms before the show, maybe not.
I'll record the show on the DVR and blast through all the slow bits. It should take all of an hour to get through...
Tuesday, 1/16.
If you haven't seen what Homer Simpson's voice "looks" like, actor Dan Castelleneta appears in front of the camera on Campus Ladies (Oxygen, 10 pm).
Bigg Snoop Dogg's Youth Authority: California; Spike. 10 pm. Special.
This doc looks at gang violence through Snoop's story.
The Real Housewives of Orange County; Bravo. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Bravo gets closer to getting on my "never to be mentioned again" list...
And a little show called American Idol has its season premiere tonight at 7pm on FOX (2 hrs tonight; 2 hrs tomorrow night).
Wednesday, 1/17:
22nd Century; PBS. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
New series about scientific advances expected this century. The pilot explores a device that would link minds like the Inetrnet links computers.
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm. Series Premiere.
I couldn't do justice to the premise (a duo relate stories in the studio and then filmed flashbacks are shown) here. Just check out the show for yourself.
Thursday, 1/18:
John Waters plays a funeral director on My Name is Earl.
Jim, Pam, and Karen plan a gag on someone new (now that Dwight is gone), Oscar returns from vacation, and Andy continues to get into Michael's good graces on The Office.
The long-awaited (and highly reviewed) musical episode of Scrubs finally airs tonight.
And Kenneth the Page and Jack trade jobs for a day on 30 Rock.
Ace of Cakes; Food Network. 9:30 CST. Season premiere.
Really? The synopsis of this ep is "Duff and his team are back for a second season of enormous challenges. Tonight, they must bake a birthday cake that's a replica of Wrigley Field."
Wow... exciting. (honestly, I'm almost intriuged.)
And American Chopper heads to a new night (Thursday) and a new network (TLC).
I, honestly, didn't even realize the show was still on.
Friday, 1/19:
A repeat of the moving Newsradio episode that acknowledged Phil Hartman's death by having his character, Bill McNeal, die airs on TBS at noon.
Lots of cable premieres (since the networks have abandoned the night):
Video Justice; Court TV. 7 & 7:30. Season premieres.
Ms. Adventure; Animal Planet. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Comic-actress Rachel Reenstra compares human behavior with those in the wild kingdom.
Hyperspace; BBC America. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Nick Frost as a spaceship commander charged with exploring the universe. Could be good, could be bad. I'll be checking it out.
Feel the Force; BBC America. 8:40. Series Premiere.
A duo of female cops try to keep Edinburgh safe.
Monk; USA. 8 pm. Return.
A liked the show when I watched it, but it all seemed so "I've seen this before" too much.
Psych; USA. 9 pm. Return.
I've been diligently taping this show, which has gotten good reviews. I'll watch it someday, I hope.
Sunday, 1/21:
David Bowie guest stars on Extras. I saw a clip from this ep on the internet, and it was a riot. Bowie writes a song for Andy that is titled "Pathetic Little Fat Man".
The THIRTY-SEVENTH (!!!) season of Masterpiece Theatre begins on PBS tonight (8 pm, but check your local listings).
The Dresden Files; Sci Fi. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
A Chicago private eye (who is also a wizard) does his thing. I've heard good things.
Battlestar Galactica; Sci Fi. 9 pm. Season premiere.
The best show I'm not watching (but have taped every single ep) moves to Sunday night. I have not heard a bad thing about this show (and you know how fickle/vocal sci fi fans are). This is a must see.
And the Discovery Channel is airing Steve Irwin ("The Crocodile Hunter") specials all night. Ocean's Deadliest (the doc Irwin was working on when he died) airs at 7 pm. and Crikey, What an Adventure! (a retrospective on his life, featuring an interview with his widow) airs at 8:30. I have a feeling this is must see viewing as well.
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