TV Junkie: Weekend Edition

Mad Men Season 2This weekend presents a dilemma. The big deal this weekend is the season premiere of "Mad Men" on Sunday at 10:00pm but this puts it in conflict with HBO's excellent "Generation Kill" which runs until 10:30pm but it repeats again at Midnight so that's probably the way out of this mess.

Also, this weekend the Tour de France concludes - the race will be decided (early) Saturday morning by a 53k/33 mile individual time trial. If that's what you're into it'll be a nail biter. Sunday, the race arrives in Paris for its typical sprint finish.

Tonight

7:00pm Comic Con '08 Live G4 - The G4 team takes on Comic Con

8:00pm Dance Machine ABC - Season Finale. A grandmother, a graduate student and a grave digger compete for cash and the title.

9-11:00pm Monk / Psych USA - New episodes.

9:00pm Duel ABC - Season Finale.

9:00pm Lord Love a Duck TCM - (1966) A California high-school genius (Roddy McDowall) works magic for a blonde (Tuesday Weld) who wants cashmere and affection.

10:00pm Swingtown CBS - Trina throws her annual Puzzlerama party. Hmm, so CBS is moving this to Friday in order to kill it?

11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Actor Kevin Spacey; Triumph the Insult Comic Dog; Jesse McCartney performs.

Saturday

5:00am Tour de France: Stage 20 Time Trial VERSUS - From Cerilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond. The Tour de France gets decided in this time trial. TV Junkie Pick O' The Day.

11:00am-10:00pm HEROES Season 2 Marathon G4 - All 11 episodes for you to relive

9:00pm EliteXC Saturday Night Fights CBS - Robbie Lawler battles Scott Smith for the middleweight mixed martial arts championship.

10:00pm The Academy FOX Reality - Season Finale. Class 368 graduates and a top staff member departs the academy.

Sunday

4:30am Tour de France: Stage 21 VERSUS - The penultimate stage from Etampes to the Champs-Elysees in Paris

9:00pm Big Brother CBS - The house guests nominate one of their own for eviction. Julie Chen hosts.

9:00pm MythBusters Shark Week Special 2 DISCOVERY - The team tests if dogs attract sharks, if vibrations caused by a flapping injured fish do, and if chili powder repels them.

9:00pm Generation Kill HBO - Bravo awaits new orders; Fick tries to take control of a dangerous situation; Godfather orders Bravo to trek through the night, treating all Iraqis as hostile.

10:00pm The Next Food Network Star FOOD - Season Finale. Bobby Flay and his fellow judges name the winner.

10:00pm Mad Men AMC - Season Premiere. TV Junkie Pick O' The Weekend

"Mad Men" Season 2 pic via AMC

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Counting the minutes until Mad Men on Sunday night. It's time to make some martinis!!

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For all us political animals, Bill Moyers, 8pm, PBS channel 28, he will be covering torture, er, uh, agressive interrogation techniques, and kidnapping, er, uh, extraordinary rendition, done by us, the good guys!

More reasons to hate Bush!

thanks jrb! well, there's no end to bad news in that area

Sunday's TdF isn't the penultimate stage....it's the last stage. Saturday is the penultimate stage!

ah yes chennessey - you are so right - I hoped you watched, as I did, and enjoyed

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