Premieres and Notables: July 18-24, 2011

Monday, 7/18

Hell's Kitchen; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Giuliana & Bill; Style. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Degrassi; Teen Nick.  8 pm CST. 11th Season Premiere.

Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
I'm not sure how a once-a-month show can have a season premiere, but I'll take any opportunity to mention it.  This is a fantastic show, and if you need a "season premiere" to start watching then this is the right month for you.


Tuesday, 7/19

It's Worth What?; NBC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Cedric the Entertainer hosts this new game show where contestants guess how much various items cost.

Ludo Bites America; Sundance. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Intense chef Ludo Lefebvre and his wife travel across America and open one-night-only restaurants every week.

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (A&E; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Web Therapy; Showtime. 10 pm CST. Series premiere.
Lisa Kudrow brings her Web series about an online therapist to TV .


Wednesday, 7/20

Storage Wars; A&E. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Deadliest Warrior; Spike. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

South Beach Tow; truTV. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This reality show follows a Miami towing company. exciting.


Friday, 7/22

Heat Seekers; Food Network.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Chefs Aaron Sanchez and Roger Mooking travel the country, trying the hottest foods they come across.


Sunday, 7/24

Same Name; CBS. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Celebs change "lives" with average people with their names.
In the pilot, actor David Hasselhoff lives as landscaper David Hasselhoff-- and vice versa.

I Do Over; WEtv. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Couples get a second chance to have their dream wedding.

Entourage; HBO. 9:30 pm CST. 8th Season Premiere.
The final season begins as Vince gets out of rehab.

Rollercoaster Safety With Patrick Warburton

Because who else would you trust with your rollercoaster safety?

I can't embed it, so here's the link:

http://youtu.be/i3Co3c2Ydqo

Most Epic Beer Commercial Ever

How to get fired via YouTube

First: check out this parody of the NFL CBA using a common clip from the film "Downfall":



Awesome right?

--It was created by Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe.

So, yeah-- I'm curious to know the NFL's reaction. (<--and what I meant in the title)
Heck, I'm curious to know what his union thinks of this...

Funny.
Ballsy.
Love it.

This is what happens when those guys don't have enough to do. Time to make the deal and get them back to work.

Mr. Face tries a Mamet play

Mr. Face tries acting in productions not endorsed by Nick Jr.

"Bigfoot" is Coming...

Sextape-- The View-- Remix

One of the most bizarre things I've ever watched...

Space Movies with Big Brother Thunder

So bad (cheesy) it's good.

Mellow Brick Road

All sounds came from the movie-- just remixed.  Cool in and of itself-- but we also get great animation to go with it (the effectiveness-- and simplicity-- of the design is amazing).

Premieres and Notables: July 11-17 3, 2011

Monday, 7/11

Adventure Time; Cartoon Network. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Eureka; Syfy. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

The Closer; TNT. 8 pm CST. 8th Season Premiere.
The final season begins...

HGTV Design Star; HGTV. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Alphas; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
David Strathairn leads a group of extra-powered people as they fight crime.

Surprise Homecoming; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Billy Ray Cyrus hosts this show that reunites people with their military family members who had been serving overseas.


Tuesday, 7/12

It's Worth What? NBC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Food(ography); Cooking. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

How the States Got Their Shapes (History; 9 pm CST.) Season Finale.


Wednesday, 7/13

Damages; DirecTV. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Rescue me; FX. 9 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.
The final eps begin tonight.

Roseanne's Nuts; Lifetime. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Roseanne Barr moves to Hawaii, takes up a macadamia farm, and invites camera crews to film it.

The Franchise: A Season With the San Francisco Giants; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Dance Mom; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Who the [Bleep] Did I Marry? Investigation Discovery. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

I Married a Mobster; Investigation Discovery. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 7/14

Sweet Home Alabama; CMT. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A woman from Alabama has ten city boys and ten country boys to choose from in this dating competition.

Texas Women; CMT. 9 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
Four Texas women's lives are chronicled in this reality series.

The Green Room With Paul Provenza; Showtime. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 7/15

Friday Night Lights (NBC; 7 pm CST). Series Finale (on NBC).
If you missed The End on DirecTV earlier this year-- or just want to experience it all again-- here it is.

PrankStars; Disney Channel. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
It's Punk'd for the Disney crowd.

Haven; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 7/16

Pit Boss; Animal Planet. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 7/17

Big Rich Texas; Style. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Five pairs of mothers and daughters are followed in this reality series.

Breaking Bad; AMC. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Bar Rescue; Spike. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A bar consultant tries to help bar owners get their clientele drinking again.

Banana Attacks Gorilla

Flamethrowing Trombone