Tuesday, 6/15
It's Effing Science; G4. 7 pm (I think) CST. Series Premiere.
Taking a semi-regular feature from Attack of the Show and making a series around it may not seem like a winner, but I think this show will do okay. Using science principles, the crew makes wicked experiments happen, like a gigantic potato gun (that looks more like a bazooka).
There are other shows that kind of do the same thing, but they rely on "mystery" elements that keep viewers from really seeing how this stuff is made. I don't think this show will do much of the same; they pretty much laid out how to make the potato gun in the clips I saw.
Hell's Kitchen; FOX. 7 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.
Cupcake Wars; Food. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Who knew making cupcakes was so badass?
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List; Bravo. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.
Double Exposure; 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A reality show that follows two professional celebrity photographers.
Wednesday, 6/16
Top Chef: Washington, D.C.; Bravo. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Man V. Food; Travel Channel. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Hot In Cleveland; TV Land. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Three middle-aged L.A. women have a layover in Cleveland and decide to stay there because they are "hot in Cleveland" as opposed to just being "old" in L.A.
A not-great concept that could be comedy gold when the three women are Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, and Jane Leeves. Throw in Betty White as their landlord, and it's a killer cast.
Unfortunately, everything I've read from critics has said it's not very funny. I'll stick it out a couple of episodes in the hopes it gets better-- but then, I'm a glutton for TV punishment (and I think this cast's past work has earned a little loyalty from me).
The Fabulous Beekman Boys; Planet Green. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This docuseries follows two gay city-boys as they head to a farm in upstate New York to start their own organic foods business.
Thursday, 6/17
Moonlight; The CW. 8 pm CST. Repeat.
This vampire show from 2008 gained a pretty hardcore fanbase (maybe largely attributed to women's dream, star Alex O'Loughlin), and The CW bought all 16 episodes to run after The Vampire Diaries.
I never ended up watching the first run (it aired too soon after the painful Angel finale), but I may give it a shot this time...
Supreme Court of Comedy; The 101 Network (DirectTV?). 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Friday, 6/18
Past Life (FOX; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
Battle of the Wedding Designers; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Good God... Just what the world needs: another freakin' wedding planner series.
Saturday, 6/19
The Ultimate Fighter 11 (Spike; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Sunday, 6/20
'Til Death (FOX; 6 pm CST). Series Finale.
Like you were still watching it...
Jonas L.A. Disney Channel. 7:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Scoundrels; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A family of con-artists decide to go legit when their father gets jailed. Then they find the "legit" world isn't all that honest, either.
Seems like a decent cast (including David James Elliot and Virginia Madsen), and the premise has worked elsewhere (this is an adaptation of the New Zealand show Outrageous Fortune), so it may be worth trying out.
But it is an adaptation/remake-- and it's premiering in the summer-- so who knows...?
The Tudors; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Series Finale.
Leverage; TNT. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
This is summer TV at it's best: light, fun, better-than-it-should-be.
Check it out if you have an hour to spare...
The Gates; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ah-- the networks are finally jumping on the vampire craze...
This series follows the attempts of a chief of police who has to keep the vampires within the limits of the gated community they live in.
Merlin (Syfy; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
The Real L Word; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Hmmm. Showtime decides to follow-up its lesbian drama with a lesbian reality show...
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