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"The Big C" has had a great season so far on Showtime (10:30pm). It's on our list of "must-watch" TV for tonight.
Still trying to figure out the meaning behind the last moment's of the "Mad Men" series finale on Sunday. Of course we were wrong with the theory we voiced yesterday about Sally Draper being at the crux of the finale. [Spoiler Alert] Was it a cop out for Don to get engaged to his secretary? We're convinced that Bookmaker.com is already working on the odds of how many episodes into the upcoming season that Don will hook up with another woman (I say 3) - but wait, he's only engaged as of the finale, who says that the wedding will even go through? As it was, Don frustrated at least 3 women last night but it would be disappointing if this becomes the ongoing theme and focus of the series. To paraphrase Peggy, "I save the company and everything stops for a pretty face?"Please share your thoughts.
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A few weeks ago I went to Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars" autism benefit show where I interviewed a bunch of funny people and saw an amazing show. The show airs this Thursday at 9pm and will have plenty of live action added to the performances I saw taped in order to round up more charity donations from us viewers. The auction of signed and souvenir items went live today where you can bid on everything from Sarah Palin's book (signed by Tina Fey), to Thomas' English American Muffins signed by "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver, plus much more. Cool stuff for a worthy cause.
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At least 3 million New Yorkers are without Fox programming due to a dispute with cable carrier Cablevision. This means baseball playoff and football games were missed over the weekend and "Glee" etc. will be missed this week. After 3 days of "talks" the disputing parties are no closer to a deal. In 2 weeks this same scenario is what awaits Dish subscribers, some of whom have already had certain programing cut. Have a back up plan so that you can keep up on your favorite shows.
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People's Choice nominations start today - start casting your votes now at www.PeoplesChoice.com
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The TV Junkie Plan: "Chuck", "The Event", "Weeds", "The Big C", "Chelsea Lately" (Johnny Knoxville), Kimmel
8:00pm How I Met Your Mother CBS - Ted becomes conflicted after meeting an attractive woman who is passionate about saving the landmark building being torn down for his new project.
8:000pm Chuck NBC - Chuck must decide what he is willing to sacrifice to find his mother; Morgan reveals a potentially dangerous secret to Casey.
9:00pm Lie to Me Fox - After an incident involving Walloski (Monique Curnen), the Lightman Group investigates police profiling techniques.
9:00pm Top Gear BBC America - The guys attempt to build motorhomes; Andy Garcia guests
9:00pm The Event NBC - The CDC tries to identify the contagion and treat those infected as the biological threat intensifies
9:55pm Hawaii Five-0 CBS - When the daughter of the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines is found dead, the governor tasks Five-0 with finding her abducted sister.
10:00pm Weeds Showtime - Nancy and Andy try to find a pediatrician when Stevie gets sick; the family tries to unload merchandise.
10:00pm Virgin Galactic: Will It Fly? National Geographic - Program Premiere.
10:30pm The Big C Showtime - Dr. Todd tells Cathy she has been rejected from the clinical trial; Sean sets up Marlene; Adam and Andrea fight; Paul makes a discovery.
11:00pm Chelsea Lately E! - Actor Johnny Knoxville.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actress Teri Hatcher; actor Aasif Mandvi; MGMT performs.
