Sunday, January 15, 2012

Premieres and Notables: January 16-22, 2012

Monday, 1/16

The Revolution; ABC. 1 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tim Gunn and Ty Pennington and others give tips on how to overthrow the government.

Ok-- that's not true.  Like you're gonna watch anyway.  But who the Hell comes up with these show names?  The Revolution. So pompous. It's gonna be a bunch of boys chatting like a bunch of girls. That's novel, right?

Viva la revolucion! (<--or however you spell it. I'm way behind, so I'm not checking.)

Alcatraz; Fox. 7 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
From the mind of J.J. Abrams comes this series about prisoners who disappeared in 1963 and show up decades later in present-day San Francisco to wreak havok.  ...And the three people whose task is to hunt them down and figure out why those returning prisoners haven't aged in all that time.

Heat Seekers; Food Network. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Being Human; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 1/17

Remodeled; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another model show... Yay!
But wait!  This one is about a dude who helps modeling agencies get better, not really on the models.
Like you care. --I mean: I sure do.

Justified; FX. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
So-- how to top Margo Martingale's Mags Bennett from last season?  Good question.
Exec producer Graham Yost goes back to one of his earlier shows (the brilliant Boomtown) and hires Neal McDonough and Mykelti Williamson to be the Big Bads this season.
Oh boy-- this is gonna be good.
Extra treat for me (and other fans of her): Carla Gugino has a recurring role this season.

Southland; TNT. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Now with 100% more Lucy Liu.

Ink Master; Spike.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another tattoo show.
But this one is hosted by Dave Navarro.
Five bucks says he wears a shirt or coat that he doesn't button. Dave likes to show off his pecs...

White Collar; USA. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.


Wednesday, 1/18

American Idol; Fox. 7 pm CST. 11th Season Premiere.
Ugh-- can't wait to see this show mentioned in every magazine I open until June...

Mistresses; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 1/19

The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST) celebrates its 100th episode tonight.

Archer; FX. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
One of the best shows on TV.
It's not for everyone's tastes-- but if you "get it", you'll love it.
And Burt Reynolds voices himself in this episode, so now's a good time to give it a shot.

Unsupervised; FX. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
FX goes for a second animated series; this time about two teens who have parents who aren't around much.


Friday, 1/20

Shark Tank; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 1/21

An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List; Science. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Ricky and Stephen send Karl out into the world again.

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