Happy New Year! I'm back and trying to keep up with things as usual.
Monday, 1/1:
Craploads of college football. Pick a network and you'll find some dumbass bowl on it. I've got nothing against college football, but I do have something against the unabashed marketing of it. These student-athletes are being raped so their schools can make some coin. It's just wrong.
If you think I'm harsh here, wait until the bullshit "March Madness"...
High Maintenance; E!. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another moronic reality series from a network that used to have some respect. This piece of garbage gets the hired help's perspectives of their employers on Beverly Hills.
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations; Travel Channel. 8 & 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
I really dug Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential (highly recommended), but I just couldn't get into this show. I guess I just don't understand great food.
Next; MTV. 4:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Remember when MTV had shows worth watching? Yeah, me neither.
Tuesday, 1/2
Dirt; FX. 9:00 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The first hour-long drama at FX that sounds like crap. Courtney Cox stars as an editor-in-chief of a tabloid rag. I haven't heard a single good thing about this show. I'll check it out because I'm stupid, but no reason for anyone else to make the same mistake.
If I've scared you off of a new show at 9 pm Tuesdays, why don't you jump over to TBS at 9:00 and watch My Boys. It's not great, but it's pretty entertaining. Plus, it's got two of my favorite supporting actors: Jim Gaffigan and Kyle Howard.
Oh yeah, Show Me the Money moves to Tuesdays at 7 pm. (Does anyone watch that show? I haven't met 'em...)
Wednesday, 1/3
Wired Science; PBS. 7 pm CST (but check your local listings). Series Premiere.
A new series inspired by Wired magazine.
Beauty and the Geek; CW. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
And they dip to the well yet again... The first season was cute, but made any subsequent seasons pointless. Let me lay it out for you: Hot women who aren't so smart team with smart guys who aren't so hot and the teams help each other pass challenges. They come from different worlds, but ultimately see they're people like anyone else... It's a great show, but if you've seen it once, you've seen them all.
According to Jim; ABC. 7 pm & 7:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.
I used to like this show, but it's like so many network comedies: they sink to the lowest common denominator. Haven't watched it in about three years, so maybe it got better. I doubt it, though...
Knights of Prosperity; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I looooved Donal Logue's last show (Grounded for Life), so I've got high hopes for this one, originally titled Let's Rob Mick Jagger. BTW: Jagger is supposed to have an awesome cameo in this pilot, so: Must See!
Check it out before American Idol completely buries this show in a few weeks.
In Case of Emergency; ABC. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Starring David Arquette. That's all you need to know.
This show was doomed from the start.
Thursday, 1/4
The "Must See" Thursday block sounds hot tonight:
My Name is Earl: The gang watch home movies; or what other people call Cops.
The Office: Michael returns from Jamaica, and doesn't want to settle down-- until a risque photo from the vacation is circulated around the office.
Scrubs: A rash of far-fetched mysteries are solved by a cane-wielding Dr. Cox (in an obvious House parody). It's supposed to be awesome.
30 Rock: Jack and Tracy take a trip to a GE golf tournament. Okay, so they can't all be great...
Final 24; Biography. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Series about the final day of dead celebs. The pilot profiles John Belushi.
Friday, 1/5
Beyond the Break; The N. 7:30 CST. Season Premiere.
A second season of the surfboard soap.
Wild World of Spike; Spike. 11 pm. Series Premiere.
A mixed-martial-artist, a skateboarder, and a comedian recreate the world's weirdest sports.
Gunslinger Girl; IFC. 10 pm. Series Premiere.
Anime series for adults. That's all I've got...
Sunday, 1/7
Alma shows up on Desperate Housewives (ABC, 8 pm). That's big news if you're a fan...
And here are series (and season) premieres, shotgun-style:
Just Jordan; Nickelodeon. 6:30 pm
Grease: You're the One That I Want; NBC. 7 pm. A reality competition with people auditioning for the Broadway show. Seriously.
The Surreal Life Fame Games; VH1. 8 pm. I really liked the first and second seasons of the real show, but since then, they've sucked. This sounds even worse.
The Apprentice; NBC. 8:30, Season Premiere. This season is set in L.A. Oooooo. Someone needs to make The Donald go away. Unless he's talking smack about Rosie O'Donnell-- God, he railed on her...
I'm From Rolling Stone; MTV. 9 pm. Aspiring journalists compete for a staff position at the magazine. Now this sounds good. Except it's on MTV. They'll f*** it up somehow...
Living With Ed; HGTV. 9 pm. Follows Ed Begley Jr.'s eco-friendly life. I'd love to watch it, as I feel it's important, but I just don't think it'll be that interesting/good. Sorry, Ed.
Grey's Anatomy; Lifetime. 10 pm. Lifetime begins reairing the monster hit. I think I'm going to check it out. People love this show.
The L Word; Showtime. 9 pm. Season 4 begins.
Shooting Sizemore; VH1. 9:30. Follows Tom Sizemore's attempts to recover from substance abuse. Why why WHY!!!!!!
Message to VH1: YOU SUUUUUUUUCK!
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