Sunday, March 09, 2008

Premieres and Notables, March 10-16, 2008

Monday, 3/10

Canterbury's Law; FOX. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Julianna Margulies stars as a rebel defense attorney (as if there can be any other type on TV) who is haunted by the fact that her son is missing.

High School Confidential; WE. 9 pm CST. Mini-series.
An eight-part series that captures four years in the lives of twelve girls in a Kansas high school.

Cheerleader U; 10 pm. WE. 2nd season premiere.
Following University of Central Florida cheerleaders as they defend their championship.


Tuesday, 3/11

Beauty and the Geek; CW. 7 pm. season premiere.
Beauties and geeks-- but this time, they're not paired off. It's every wo/man for her/himself.

College Hill; BET. 9 & 9:30 pm. 5th season premiere.

Gene Simmons Family Jewels; A&E. 9 pm. 3rd season premiere.


Wednesday, 3/12

South Park; Comedy Central. 9 pm. 12th season premiere.

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm. Series Premiere.
Black plays judge as two comedians play attorneys defending positions. In the premiere, the "trail" is : who is more evil? Oprah or the Catholic Church?

Idol Tonight; TV Guide Channel. 7 pm. 2nd season premiere.
Just in case you don't get enough American Idol from the airings, or from the entertainment news, or YouTube, or blogs, newspapers, magazines, or any other thing, you can watch Rosanna Tavarez, Justin Guarini, and Kimberly Caldwell give their takes on this season.

Top Chef; Bravo. 9 pm. 4th season premiere.


Thursday, 3/13

Lil' Bush; Comedy Central. 9:30. 2nd season premiere.
How did this piece of crap get renewed? I hate Big Bush, but I absolutely loathed Lil' Bush.

Reaper returns with new episodes (CW, 8 pm)-- FINALLY!!!

Who Knew? With Marshall Brain; National Geographic. 8 pm. Series premiere.
Brian explores how things are constructed. The premiere looks at golf balls.

American Idol Extra; FOX Reality. 6 pm. season premiere.
Just in case you still don't get enough Idol-- even after last night's Idol Tonight-- Constantine and Gina give their opinions on the show this season.

Friday, 3/14

The Return of Jezebel James; FOX. 7 & 7:30 pm. Series Premiere.
Parker Posey stars in Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino's new show about a children's book editor who decides she needs to have a baby. Had a lot of buzz last spring when the show was announced, but now it's regulated to the burn-off day: Friday. I don't expect a long life.


Saturday, 3/15

Flip This House; A&E. 10 pm. 4th season premiere.


Sunday, 3/16

John Adams; HBO. 7 & 8:10 pm. Mini-series.
This seven-part series is based on the David McCullough Pulitzer Prize winning biography. Stars Paul Giamatti as Adams, Laura Linney as his wife Abigail, David Morse as George Washington, and Tom Wilkinson as Ben Franklin. Exec-produced by Tom Hanks and airs on HBO. I am so looking forward to this. Highly recommended.