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"Community" starring "The Soup"'s Joel McHale premieres at 9:30pm on NBC
Check out this great time lapse video of the set up of the LA Convention Center for the Creative Arts Ball and Governor's Ball. Makes us want to take out our Tonka toys. The Governor's Ball happens right after this Sunday's Emmy Awards and every news outlet sends a video crew to see who show up and what they're wearing, etc. We're envious as this year's wine sponsor is Beaulieu Vineyard - a favorite of ours. [Hmm, how can we score a ticket for next year's ball?]
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LAist has had some great stories on the Dodgers over the past few days so now we will contribute one with a TV angle: Tomorrow Wilmer Valderrama will throw the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium just after his character, Manny Garcia from his show "Handy Manny" poses for photos with Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez. Talk about endangering the space-time continuum with this matter/anti-matter meetup. If your kids are "Handy Manny" fans get ready for a primetime special on October 4th where Manny hits the road.
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The Fall Premieres onslaught truly begins tonight with about a dozen premieres. While we desperately want to see FOX's "Fringe" premiere we will have to defer to Thursday night comedy on NBC which is bringing back many old favorites as well as launching "Community" and as we are huge "Soup" fans, we can't miss Joel McHale's primetime lead debut. Then we'll head over to FX for some raunch with "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" and then it's on to late night where Megan Fox's Conan appearance is nicely bookended between Bill Clinton on "The Daily Show" and Megadeath on Fallon. Enjoy!The TV Junkie Plan: "SNL Thursday Weekend Update", "Parks and Recreation", "The Office", "Community", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", "The Daily Show", Conan, Fallon.
[Please check out full listings after the jump]
8:00pm Bones FOX - Season Premiere
8:00pm Saturday Night Live Thursday Weekend Update NBC - Season Premiere
8:00pm Survivor: Samoa CBS - Season Premiere
8:30pm Parks and Recreation NBC - Season Premiere
9:00pm Fringe FOX - Season Premiere
9:00pm The Office NBC - Season Premiere
9:00pm Pig Bomb Discovery - Great name! Wild pigs are reproducing at an alarming rate in the U.S. and are becoming bigger and more aggressive.
9:30pm Community NBC - Series Premiere
9:55pm The Jay Leno Show NBC - Actress Halle Berry; Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers perform with Eric Clapton;
10:00pm It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia FX - Season Premiere
11:00pm The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Comedy Central - Former President Bill Clinton
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien NBC - Actress Megan Fox; the winner of "America's Got Talent"; comic Louis C.K.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actress Jenna Elfman; actor Danny Pudi; Lives of Famous Men performs; special appearance by Rachael Ray.
12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ABC - Actor Dennis Quaid; actress Elisabeth Moss; Megadeth performs.
