Sunday, October 17, 2010

Premieres and Notables; October 18-24, 2010

Monday, 10/18

The Talk; CBS. 1 pm CST. Series Premiere.
It's The View with six women (Julie "Chenbot" Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Holly Robinson Peete)-- and in the afternoon.

Jennifer Morrison guest stars on How I Met Your Mother (CBS; 7 pm CST) as the latest possibility to be the titular mother.


Tuesday, 10/19

Tower Prep; Cartoon Network. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
DC Comics animated guru Paul Dini created this live action (c'mon Car-Net-- live action again?) show about an isolated prep school, for teens with special abilities.  A new student believes there is more to the school than what he's been told, so he recruits some fellow students to uncover the truth.

Independent Lens; PBS. 9 pm CST (check local listings). 12th Season Premiere.
America Ferrera now hosts this show.  The first ep opens with "The Parking Lot Movie" which profiles lot attendants in a college town. 
I am told it's more interesting than it sounds.


Wednesday, 10/20

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes; Disney XD. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Any Man, Wasp, Hawkeye, Black Panther and others, I'm sure, form a team featuring the world's greatest heroes.

Tailgate Warriors With Guy Fieri; Food Network. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Yet another pit-two-people-against-each-other food show. This time it's team people/teams trying to prove their superiority in tailgate cooking.

Lay It Down; Fuse. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley (and the singer on the "F*** You" song/video I posted a couple of weeks ago) hosts this new hip-hop and rap chatfest.


Thursday, 10/21

Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education; Comedy Central.  8 pm CST. Special.
Jon Stewart hosts this show that is pretty much described in the title.

Kick Off Cook Off (TLC; 9 and 9:30 pm). Season Finale.


Saturday, 10/23

Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40; Epix. 8:30 pm CST. Special.
Smith talks about turning 40-- and trying to get over a bad movie-- in front a few thousand fans in a New Jersey theatre.


Sunday, 10/24

Sherlock; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Mini-series.
The detective gets the modern treatment in this 3-part mini.

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