Tuesday, February 26, 2008
OMG TV: JLo fo sho
Posted by Jeff in back to you, courteney cox, dennis quaid, ludacris, maid in manhattan, omg tv, quarterlife, rashida jones, the iron giant, thomas friedman, will ferrell
Well, I’m sure FX will have a good movie for us to highlight ton– what the? Maid in Manhattan, back to back? What luck! Well, just in case you already have MiM on DVD:
8:00 – The Iron Giant (HBO Family… West)
I am sick and tired of people yapping about Ratatouille. “Oh, it should have won best picture, it had the most heart of any film this year.” Cram a sock it it. The story was straight out of a mid 90′s Disney crapfest, with little hints of culinary interest as bait for the mindless yuppies who want to show that they’re not above a kid’s film.
9:30 – Back to You (FOX)
After lifting the same workplace situation as the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Back to You seems content to start cribbing plots as well. I’m sure no matter how much hilarity they try to wring out of a funeral setup, it won’t be as good as this classic.
10:00 – Quarterlife (NBC)
Hey guys, it’s a show about what twenty-somethings are really like! I bet they’ve got iPhones and blue jeans and everything.
Late Night
Letterman is about as varied as you can get: Courteney Cox Arquette, the NYTimes‘ Thomas Friedman, and Chingy feat. Ludacris. We wish that Dennis Quaid‘s last name was Scrabble eligible, but we’ll have to settle for him being on Leno. Conan has tae kwan do expert Will Ferrell, the hilarious and hairy Rashida Jones, and stunningly beautiful Fred Simmons. On second look, I may have mixed those up.
8:00 – A Raisin in the Sun (ABC) 
Okay, people, it’s not you, it’s me. Actually, it’s not even me, it’s the crappy nature of television today. There’s never anything on. American Gladiators just ended. I’m sick of pretending like I watch Lost just to make Lost jokes. So today marks the arrival of your leaner, meaner OMG TV of the future. More shows! Similar amounts of snarkiness! 15% less trans fats!