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TV Junkie: Summer Doldrums Have Begun and It's Not Even Summer
A Word or 34:
These are the doldrums dear friends. Not much to offer other than a couple mediocre talent competitions and a teeny-bopper premiere on the CW. Really, this is a chance to catch up on your reading.
Tonight - Wednesday - May 30, 2007
Mariners @ Angels (Fox Sports, 7:00 p.m.)
Sid and Nancy/The Filth and the Fury (IFC, 8:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.) Get your Sid fix tonight.
Hidden Palms (the CW, 8:00 p.m.) Series premiere!
Craft in America (PBS/KCET, 8-11:00 p.m.) Crafts! Crafts!! Crafts!!!
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The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) Series premiere. Rich Little is finally going to get some competition
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Season premiere. Note that the title of the show is not presented as a question.
One Tree Hill (the CW, 9:00 p.m.) Brooke wants to spark something with Peyton but maybe not at his place
Traveler (ABC, 9:55 p.m.) Jay and Tyler escape to Carlton Fog's private retreat - with a name like that you are obligated to have a private retreat
Charlie Rose (PBS, 11:30 p.m.) Author Anne-Marie Slaughter; professor Shaul Bakhash
Hairy Palms pic via the CW
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