Tuesday, June 17, 2008
8:00 – Animal House (AMC)
My single biggest regret from college, honestly, is not getting to know a cool professor, particularly one like Donald Sutherland in Animal House. And not just because that dude had some chill grass.
9:00 EST – NBA Finals Game 6 (ABC)
It’s back in Boston, baby, and I bet you this entire blog that the Celtics put it away. (Don’t tell Josh.)
10:00 – 30 Days (FX)
Morgan Spurlock’s documentary series is often a great way to shed light on a group of people who I can’t stand. But tonight’s might push me over the edge: a hunting activist moves in with a PETA protester. I really honestly can’t tell who I want to be dropped down a mineshaft more.
10:00 – Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale (Comedy Central)
I do a killer Jim Gaffigan impression. Particularly that bit he always does with the high pitched internal monologue of some confused prude in the audience. “What is he doing up there? I’m uncomfortable!” Trust me, it’s great.
Late Night
Might I interest you in some Steve Carrell and Lance Armstrong on Letterman? No? Then I strongly recommend Don Rickles and Charles Barkley on Leno. Not your speed? Hmm. Well, I don’t think you would like the Megan Mullally on Conan, but maybe the CBS News cutie Lara Logan on The Daily Show, or the author Jonathan Zittrain on Colbert would meet your fancy.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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.
