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March 7, 2008
TV Junkie: Weekend Edition
So can fans really make a difference? Word has it that enough fans got through to NBC for them to keep the high school football-romance-drama "Friday Night Lights" on the air through a partnership with DirecTV. This gives one hope that a group of people can make a difference but then disappointment that truly great shows like "Arrested Development" couldn't make the cut. Speaking of which, Will Arnett is on Jimmy Kimmel tonight - Arnett mentioned on Conan a couple weeks ago that perhaps there is an "Arrested Development" movie in the works, wouldn't that be something?
This weekend is all about Torchwood tomorrow night and check out Sunday - HBO's The Wire is ending so if you have that premium channel why would you be watching anything else? If you don't have premium, as you can see you'll have a lot of options like Breaking Bad and Discovery's Human Body (right) among others.
Tonight
9:00pm Ravenous IFC - (1999) Horror flick that is essentially the Donner Party on 'roids. Make some popcorn and spatter it with some Louisiana hot sauce for that "blood on snow" effect.
9:20pm That Mitchell and Webb Look BBCA - British comedy to end the week. Have some sherry.
10:00pm Stargate Atlantis SCIFI - Season Finale.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel LIVE ABC - The incredible Will Arnett, Camilla Belle, All Time Low performs
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Amy Sedaris!!! Shanna Moakler, Blake Shelton
Saturday
8:00pm Trading Spaces TLC - Boyfriend/Girlfriend find out if their breakup is final, somehow, during this house project. Oh, and I love you Paige.
9:00pm Torchwood BBCA - UK SciFi goes to extremes in this episode - really looking forward to it.
10:00pm Austin City Limits PBS/KLCS - The Killers and Spoon perform in this repeat.
Sunday
8:00pm The Kid TCM - (1921) One of Charlie Chaplin's best films, also starring Jackie Coogan. This film is followed by another Chaplin film called Shoulder Arms which is a comedy of the World War I trenches of all things.
8:30pm Unhitched FOX - New TV comedy from the Farrelly Brothers- anyone watching?
9:00pm Quarterlife NBC - Is anyone watching this on TV? Check out LAist's interview with Quarterlife's creator.
9:00pm The Wire HBO - 2 Hour Series Finale.
9:00pm/10:00pm Human Body: Pushing the Limits DISCOVERY - Parts 3 & 4 of this great series are about human sensation/perception and the power of our central processing units, our brains! The show is more intense and flashy than what you'd get on PBS so check it out.
10:00pm Dumped BBCA - Series Premiere. This is essentially "Survivor" but the contestants are dumped in a dump and have to survive off of what they find there - the ultimate recycling program! The "winners" split $40k.
10:00pm Breaking Bad AMC - Best show on basic cable? Probably.
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Tomdog...why do we love Amy Sedaris so?
If I could go to summer camp with Amy and be her lower bunkmate, I'd do it in a heart beat.
Can you tell her this? I will do whatever she wants. We can sell wands on streetcorners in the snow. I don't care.
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I WISH the Wire finale was 2 hours... alas, its just 90min from what I understand.
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xtx - I know, tell me about it. Amy is pretty awesome. I got to have dinner with her about 6 years ago in Manhattan with a couple friends. She's hilarious and a sweetie at the same time. Did you get her book on entertaining? You gotta get it. Also, weirdly at the dinner, we were sitting next to Joel Coen and Frances McDormand - talk about a surreal experience.
Minxcore - thx for your comment, yeah that's too bad about that, they have 2 hours blocked out in my TV guide but I wonder what they'll do with that 1/2 hour? Have a good one.