It’s Pacino vs. De Niro, and don’t worry, it’s definitely not Righteous Kill.
8:00 - I want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (ABC)
Good God, what the hell is this one? From 2003, apparently, and it centers on ReRun, the piece of shit from when Peanuts jumped the shark in 1973.
8:30 - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
I finally did it: I watched an episode of this, Josh’s favorite show, Doogie & The Gang or whatever it’s called. And you know what? Not half-bad. Not half-bad. Not enough to get me to turn away from Antique’s Roadshow at 8:30, but it was still something.
9:00 - Trainspotting (IFC)
Nothing will put you in the holiday spirit more than mind-numbing tales of crippling addiction. (There’s some Intervention episodes on A&E too.)
9:30 - Charlie Wilson’s War (HBO)
Tom Hanks fixes Afghanistan! Philip Seymour Hoffman shouts a lot! Aaron Sorkin pens!
Late Night
Adam Sandler tells Letterman some Bedtime Stories (get it? get it?), Kate Winslet seduces a 16-year old Leno, Amy Adams and Eddie Izzard both have the privelege of discussing events of the day with Conan, and The Daily Show and Colbert are done for the year.
The 2.0somethings crew is gorging on football and food today. While we are gone, check out the best scene of the best Thanksgiving episode of any show ever.
Happy Thanksgiving!! I am personally thankful for everyone who reads and supports this blog (though I think I have thanked all of your personally at this point).
Time for the most special television day of the year: Thanksgiving! Prepare for hundreds of crappily computer animated turkeys waddling across the screen at all times - just like this one! Look at him go, down the field! Rah rah rah!
It’s not that the TV is particularly good or anything today, but it certainly is plentiful and it provides the perfect excuse to stay the hell away from the kitchen, because face it, you’re not qualified for anything besides opening the canned cranberry sauce. After the jump, your full guide to the day’s boob tube festivities.
Find out what’s new and innovative in the world of magic tri– err, illusions, with your special host Neil Patrick Harris. I’d like to pop a rabbit out of his hat! Right guys? Good luck trying to figure out what the hell My Network TV is.
8:00 - True Life: I’m Getting Married (MTV)
Two hours of youngsters talking about getting married. Use their broken, horrible lives as ammunition against prying parents and grandparents demanding to know when you’ll settle down at the Thankgiving table tomorrow night.
10:00 - Barbara Walters Interview with Barack Obama (ABC)
What’s left to know? Wonder who his early Oscar picks are.
Late Night
Teri Hatcher demonstrates how Botox can go so wrong on Letterman, Heidi Klum demonstrates how it can go so right on Leno, and Ethan Hawke is probably going to look pretty scruffy on Conan.
Time for the most special television day of the year: Thanksgiving! Prepare for hundreds of crappily computer animated turkeys waddling across the screen at all times - just like this one! Look at him go, down the field! Rah rah rah!
8:00 - World Magic Awards (My Network TV)