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TV Junkie: Mid-Term Election Coverage Tonight; Team Coco Ramps Up; #SOA iPhone App
It's mid-term election night madness (thank goodness the World Series is over) so we'll be switching back and forth between the excellent coverage on PBS and KTLA whilst getting doses of humor from Comedy Central with about 50 browser windows open including those of LAist and the LA Times, of course. What resources (TV & Online) will you be using tonight to keep tabs on the elections?
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Have you seen Team Coco's "Show Zero"? Check it out above. We can't wait for the show's debut as Conan O'Brien's presence from late night TV has been missed. In related news: Bill Carter's book on NBC's Leno/Conan debacle, "The War for Late Night", is available. Also, The Hollywood Reporter conducted a poll about late night shows and talent: it's official, if you're a Tea Partier you watch Leno.
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Not only is there a new (excellent) episode of "Sons of Anarchy" (FX @ 10pm) but the show now has an iPhone/iPad app for you to get exclusive photos, bonus clips, script pages, and more - make sure your iPhone has 3.2 OS or above. Check out the demo vid with series creator Kurt Sutter at the end of this post.
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The TV Junkie Plan: Gonna flip between "PBS Newshour Election Night" and Comedy Central's "Indecision 2010", "Dirty Jobs", "Sons of Anarchy", "Lopez Tonight" (Judah Friedlander; comic Jon Lajoie), Ferguson (Lewis Black)
8:00pm PBS Newshour Special Report: Election Night 2010 PBS/KCET - Election night coverage.
8:00pm The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Comedy Central - Election Night Special, Indecision 2010: Maybe We Can't
8:30pm The Colbert Report Comedy Central - Election Night Special, Indecision 2010: Revenge of the Fallen
9:00-10pm In Treatment HBO - Paul wants to address Jesse's reluctance to contact his birth mother / Paul tells Adele that he feels betrayed and worries about how his illness will impact the children.
9:00pm Dirty Jobs Discovery - Sea Lamprey Exterminator Mike helps the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife control the sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes; Mike makes meat
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9:00pm NOVA PBS/KCET - Trapped in an Elevator The world's fastest elevator is in the world's tallest building, located in the United Arab Emirates
9:00pm Private Chefs of Beverly Hills Food - Chefs Stuart and Sasha are put to the test when a demanding client requests a "princess party" for her daughter
9:00pm Stargate Universe Syfy - Trial and Error
10:00pm Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Comedy Central - Nick is happy to be working with Gay Robot again; comedic actors Horatio Sanz, Kerri Kenney and Adam Scott.
10:00pm Sons of Anarchy FX - The club embarks on a protection run, the likes of which they've never seen before.
10:00pm Independent Lens PBS/KCET - Reel Injun The portrayal of Native Americans in cinema.
11:00pm Lopez Tonight TBS - Actor Judah Friedlander; comic Jon Lajoie.
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12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Comic Lewis Black; Bettye LaVette performs.
1:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actress Thandie Newton; the latest contestant eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars"; Anberlin performs.
Team Coco is ramping up for the November 8 debut of Conan O'Brien's show on TBS
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