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TV Junkie: Weekend Edition
What could be a better Valentine than telling your loved one that you ordered the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav for them? I think the purpose of the above highlight reel is to see how many times they can get the word "pussy" into a highlight reel.
Hopefully the WGA East and WGA West can help finalize a deal this weekend. Word has it that if they decide to sign and move forward, writers will be back on the job as soon as Mondya. Wish there was more to watch this weekend, particularly on Saturday (BBCA's Torchwood at 9:00pm?), have a great weekend.
Tonight
8:00pm Flash Gordon SCIFI - Season Finale.
9:00pm Friday Night Lights NBC - Season Finale (last new episode)
9:20pm That Mitchell and Webb Look BBCA - Series Premiere. TV Junkie "9:00pm" Pick
10:15pm Apocalypse Now TCM - (1979) TV Junkie Pick O' The Night.
Saturday
9:00pm Torchwood BBCA - This campy show is going strong.
Sunday
8:00pm 50th annual Grammy Awards CBS - Fogerty and Fergie will be there but they'll have to pipe in Winehouse, yeah, I said pipe
9:00pm Family Guy FOX - Stewie kills Lois.
9:00pm The Wire HBO - Where'd Omar go?
10:00pm Breaking Bad AMC - I think AMC's got another winner with this one. TV Junkie Pick O' The Night.
11:00pm The Whitest Kids U' Know IFC - Season Premiere.
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.