Sunday, January 09, 2011

Premieres and Notables January 10-16, 2011

Monday, 1/10

If you missed The Cape's premiere last night, the first two episodes reair tonight at 8 pm CST (NBC).


Tuesday, 1/11

I already mentioned the Laurel & Hardy marathon that starts at 7 pm tonight on TCM. Check out the last post for details.

I, Predator; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot is called "Great White Shark vs. Cape Fur Seal", so you can guess what the show is about.

Pipe Dream; Golf.  7:30 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
Former golf pro Mark Burk tries to get a fresh start on his life, which at its lowest point previously found him living in construction pipes.

The Haney Project; Golf. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tiger Woods' old coach helps others with their game.

The Game; BET.  8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
The CW cancelled it in 2009, but BET is bringing it back to life.

Lights Out; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
FX brings us a drama in the world of boxing, where a man who suffered a terrible beating five years previously in a title match tries to decide what to do with his life as it falls apart.

Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Onion Sportsdome; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A sports-channel parody brought to us by The Onion gang. Sweet.  I expect it to kick ass the first two or three weeks, and then start sucking.

Wednesday, 1/12

Off the Map; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes brings us a show about hot doctors with personal issues practicing medicine in some South American country.

Last Woman Standing; Planet Green. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Five female athletes compete in ancient sports around the world.


Thursday, 1/13

Swarm Chasers; Animal Planet. 6 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot looks at the 2010 Australian locust invasion.

Beyond Scared Straight; A&E.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kids with problems meet convicts with real problems.


Friday, 1/14

Flying Wild Alaska; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Don't really know what it's about. An airline-owning family in Alaska is the subject.

The Ricky Gervais Show; HBO. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Just not as funny seeing it as hearing it.

Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Conviction Kitchen; Planet Green. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Never heard of this show before.  A chef oversees a Vancouver restaurant staffed by ex-cons?
I think sometimes these shows are made just to fit into a cool-sounding show title.

Funny or Die Presents; HBO. 11 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Love the website. Hate the TV show.


Sunday, 1/16

Big Love; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season kicks off with the fallout of Bill's election-night revelation.

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