Wednesday, November 12, 2008
8:00 – Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (BBC America)
I was a Gordon Ramsay skeptic for a long time, mostly based off of his crappy American shows on Fox. But these BBC originals with Ramsay getting hands-on with failing restaurants are totally addictive. Even better is Kitchen Nightmares Revisited, where he shows up months after whipping them into shape, only to usually find the establishments back in disrepair. Standard British series warning applies: it seems like BBC America only has ten or so episodes, so get used to lots of repeats.
9:00 – Friday Night Lights (DirecTV 101)
I feel bad mentioning this here since it’s only available to DirecTV subscribers (of which I am not one), so I will make it up by linking to a BitTorrent site.
9:00 – Larry King Live: Sarah Palin (CNN)
She’s still here! Alive and kicking! It’s pretty funny how these days Governor Palin seems to be in front of any microphone that someone’s left on, as opposed to a couple weeks ago…
Late Night
That British comedian character of apparently rising importance Russell Brand is on Letterman, that American comedian character of potentially waning importance Steve Carrell is on Leno, Tom Brokaw is on Conan, T. Boone Pickens builds a windmill on the set of the Daily Show, and Bob Woodward begs Colbert for a scoop.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sorry for the erratic posting gang, I got one of those “jobs” you hear so much about. However, things are hitting even keel so things will pick up next week.
After enduring WEEKS of jabs both on the blog and off, I FINALLY get to do a TV post on a Thursday, which means I get to decide what shows you should read about and then not watch tonight.
9:00 pm – LOST (ABC)
Of course, I finally get to say you should watch LOST and rub in Jeff’s face how it is still quite good, but I haven’t watched it in three weeks and won’t tonight because I am behind — thus vindicating many of Jeff’s criticisms. However, I did swear openly (and during my 4th day at work) when I saw that Michael is back. Awesome.
7:00 pm EST – NCAA Basketball (CBS)
Sure, OK, I couldn’t find where to drop off my brackets for the office pool, but that doesn’t mean I still won’t watch Brigham Young vs. Texas A&M… There are some other games too. We are actually looking forward to USC vs. Kansas State.
8:00 pm – Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (BBC America)
Man, I am getting to endorse all of the shows I like that Jeff doesn’t tonight. Chef Ramsay overhauls restaurants that are on the brink of failure. You learn more about what it actually takes to be successful than you ever would from Top Chef.
9:00 pm – Reaper (CW)
You have never heard of this show and never will again because it is on its way to being canceled. College dropout Sam finds out his parents sold his soul to the devil. The devil (played astounding by Ray Wise) recruits him to track down souls that have escaped from hell and acts as his life coach/mentor. For my money it is the most complicated and interesting portrayal of the Prince of Darkness this side of Milton.
Late Night
Letterman is a rerun and Leno and O’Brien apparently just think they are as they have John Edwards and David Schwimmer respectively.
