Saturday, July 10, 2010

Premieres and Notables; July 12-18, 2010

Monday, 7/12

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated; Cartoon Network. 6 pm CST. Series Premiere
A reboot of Scooby-Doo. (And, no, I don't know why they need an exclamation point in the title...)

Kid in a Candy Store; Food. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A show that looks at the country's sweetest treats.

The Closer; TNT/ 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Rizzoli & Isles; TNT. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Sasha Alexander and Angie Harmon star in this adaptation of the Tess Gerritsen mystery novels.


Tuesday, 7/13

White Collar; USA. 8 pm CST. 2nds Season Premiere.

World's Wackiest Game Shows; Travel Channel.  9 and 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The title pretty much describes it.

Covert Affairs; USA. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Piper Paraboo stars in this CIA agent show mostly described as Alias-lite.


Wednesday, 7/14

Ghost Hunters International; Syfy. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Psych; USA. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Chasing Mummies; History.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A series following archaeologist Zahi Hawass as he travels Egypt and gets his Indiana Jones on.

Pros vs. Joes. Spike. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 7/15

Mary Knows Best; Syfy.  8 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
A six-part reality series about a divorced housewife with psychic gifts. Her kids are: a paranormal investigator, a skeptical journalist, and a daughter who has-- but doesn't accept-- "the gift" she shares with her mother.
C'mon, Hollywood couldn't even dream this shit up...

NICU; Discovery Health. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A docuseries about infants born with big-time medical issues.


Friday, 7/16

DC Cupcakes; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two sisters quit their jobs to start a bakery that specializes in cupcakes.


Saturday, 7/17

Celebrity Ghost Stories; Bio. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

My Ghost Story; Bio.  9 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
Celebs can't have all the fun... Here's a new show about real people and their ghost stories.

Old Spice Guy Asks Questions

These commercials rule..

Friday, July 09, 2010

Eve Needed... A Sassy Gay Friend

Oh, how the world would have been different...

Thursday, July 08, 2010

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Fax of Life

Beautiful in the ugliness of the puns...

Monday, July 05, 2010

I wish more had this talent

Vuvuzela Weapon in Doom

Even horrible alien/demon/whateverthehelltheyares can't stand the sounds of the 2010 World Cup noisemakers.

Sunday, July 04, 2010

Toronto Meltdown

When Canada hosted the recent G20 Economic Summit, there were some protests that devoved to looting. So some stores and malls closed their doors.

This dude didn't take it well.

Watch the whole thing. First you have the guy losing it, then a teen decides to get in the action, then the teen's friend-- trying to be "cool" half-heartedly "helps", and finally, the cameraman messes with the guy.

Premieres and Notables: July 5-11, 2010

Monday, 7/5

SpongeBob Squarepants: The Clash of Triton; Nickelodeon.  7 pm CST. Special
A week of new episodes begins with this special with returning guest star john O'Hurley and new guests Victoria Beckham and Sebastian Bach.

Live From the Artists Den; syndicated. Check local listings. Series Premiere.
A new musical performance series. The debut features Ringo Starr-- who gets some help from Joan Osbourne and Ben Harper.

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations; Travel Channel. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Return.


Tuesday, 7/6

Warehouse 13; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent; USA. 8 pm CST. Season Finale.


Wednesday, 7/7

Come Dine With Me; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Amateur chefs compete in yet another food competition.

The Choir; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A thirteen-part documentary series following choirmaster Gareth Malone in his attempt to recruit a competitive choir from a public school.


Thursday, 7/8

Big Brother; CBS. 7 pm CST. 12th Season Premiere.
The show I am the most embarrassed to say I watch.  Damn near every hour in the past 11 seasons, too.  I almost stood firm on my personal promise to not watch this year, but I know I will try the premiere and get hooked on its moronic houseguests and robotic host (Julie "The ChenBot" Chen).


Friday, 7/9

Eureka; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Haven; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A government agent checks out a homicide in a small Maine town and finds all sorts of weirdness.


Saturday, 7/10

The Bridge; CBS. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
CBS grabs another Canadian drama... This time, the show revolves around a cop who becomes a union rep to clean up the department.

How Do I Look? Style Network. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 7/11

The Glades; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A Chicago homicide detective gets in trouble and ends up in a small Florida community, which gets an uptick in crime.

Children's Hospital; adult swim (Cartoon Network).  9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Rob Corddry's web  series gets on the air.  I haven't watched it before, but I've heard it's pretty good (of course, it's also very, very wrong-- perfect for adult swim).