2.0somethings

9:00 pm - NBA Finals : “Game 3: Celtics at Lakers” (ABC)

The big question tonight is if the Celtics can win on the road. They arrive in Hollywood with a 2-0 lead and with Paul Pierce still wearing a totally unnecessarily knee brace. Watch for the Lakers to pull the same stunt when in the third quarter a rabid fan charges the court to stab Kobe Bryant in the chest repeatedly. Bryant will be pronounced dead at the scene, only to return at the beginning of the fourth and score 27 unanswered points.

8:00 pm - Coupling (BBC America)

What? We are recommending a BBC show you have never heard of. Why yes Josh is writing the TV post tonight, why do you ask? Coupling is basically a funnier and sexier version of Friends. If you are looking for a light sitcom to enjoy over the summer, you could do a lot worse. If it sounds familiar, there was an American version that launched in 2003, but it tanked and was quickly canceled. If you like the Office, you might want to give this a shot.

9:00 pm - Futurama (Comedy Central)

Listen, Jeff warned you yesterday, summer is here so there just isn’t that much on and we are going to be recommending some syndicated shows. But if you don’t like basketball (or are just creeped out by Larry Bird’s shoulders) this is a classic episode of Futurama. It’s the one where Fry goes back to college, Bender joins a frat and a bowler hat makes a monkey super-intelligent.

LATE NIGHT

Letterman has Mark Wahlberg, Leno has Justin Timberlake and Conan has Jeff Corwin. Colbert has Alan Rabinowitz, an expert on tigers, and Stewart has Ralph Reed, the head of the Christian Coalition. $10 says that Colbert is grills his guest on the dangers of tigers harder than Stewart grills his on the dangers of religion in politics.

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