TV Barn's TV Picks for July 26
What were the initials of the character played by Jimmie Walker on "Good Times"?
A) D.J.
B) J.E.
C) J.J.
D) J.R.
E) M.J.
TV Barn's TV Picks for Wednesday, July 26, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
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7 p.m.
"Camp Lazlo" (Cartoon)
7:30 p.m.
"Access Granted" (BET): Chris Brown
8 p.m.
A
harmonicist, a yodeler, an Asian doo-wop group and a pair of gymnasts
have made the cut so far on "America's Got Talent" (NBC). Please spare
us the eight-year-old insult comics.
"Blue Collar TV" (WB) presents "The White Trash Days of Our Lives."
Another member of "Rock Star: Supernova" (CBS) sings with the fishes.
"The One: Making a Music Star: Results Show" (ABC)
"Secrets of the Dead" (PBS): "The Sinking of the Andrea Doria"
"Access Granted" (BET): "The Sinking of the Janet Jackson"
9 p.m.
Katie Couric just can't wait to blog about "American Masters: Walter Cronkite: Witness to History" (PBS).
Tom Berenger and Marsha Mason paint themselves into a corner and Jeremy Sisto and Samantha Mathis search for a treasure map in the "Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" (TNT; also 10).
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox) three routines on tonight's show? Then do so.
"Stan Lee's Lightspeed" (Sci Fi)
"Inked" (A&E)
"MythBusters" (Discovery): "Killer Whirlpool"
"Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" (BET)
"Untold Stories of the E.R." (TLC)
"Professional Poker Tour" (Travel): "Foxwoods: 4th Quarter Action"
"Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands" (BBC America)
"Forensic Files" (Court)
9:30 p.m.
"DMX: Soul of a Man" (BET)
10 p.m.
Before
"Supersize Me," playwright Morgan Spurlock created an MTV series called
"I Bet you Will," paying spring break teens to do humiliating things
for money. The betting spirit continues with his documentary series "30
Days" (FX). After putting up with his infamous month-long McDonald’s
diet, his vegetarian fiancée Alex won’t allow him to endure many more
month-long experiments. She did agree to accompany him to work for
minimum wage, but otherwise he’s stayed behind the camera to shatter
stereotypes. The first season has just made its DVD debut with "Freaky
Friday"-esque tales of a Christian living as a Muslim, a
neo-conservative living as a gay man in San Francisco, a pair of
nightclub employees living “off the grid” in an eco-village, and a
daughter learning the problems of binge drinking from her mother. A
second season kicks off tonight with one of the border-patrolling
Cuban-born Minutemen living and working with a family of illegal
immigrants.
"The Hills" (MTV) has eyes.
Boone continues his deadly reign of terror on "Blade: The Series" (Spike). And we all know what that means.
Cheryl Ladd and Glen Campbell remember "My First Time" (TV Land) on a variety show.
The claws are out on "Project Runway 3" (Bravo).
The "Hustle" (AMC) marks a newspaper editor and reporter for revenge. The con is on to "prove the real Queen Mother died during the Blitz."
"Bump n' Grind" (BBC America)
"The Best of Youth" (Starz Cinema)
"The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time" (GSN): 37-35
"PrimeTime: Medical Mysteries: Descent Into Irrelevance" (ABC)
"Fake Psychic Detectives" (Court)
"Naked Science" (National Geographic): "Volcano Alert"
"Modern Marvels" (History): "World's Biggest Machines 5"
10:30 p.m.
"Fake Haunting Evidence" (Court)
"Dog Bites Man" (Comedy Central): "Assignment Christian Convention"
"My Super Sweet 16" (MTV)
11 p.m.
Chris
Albrecht, Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, Shelley Berman, Billy the Mime,
Lewis Black, David Brenner, Mario Cantone, Drew Carey, George Carlin,
Mark Cohen, Carrot Top, Billy Connolly, Tim Conway, Pat Cooper, Wayne
Cotter, Andy Dick, Frank DiGiacomo, Phyllis Diller, Susie Essman,
Carrie Fisher, Joe Franklin, Todd Glass, Judy Gold, Whoopi Goldberg,
Eddie Gorodetsky, Gilbert Gottfried, Dana Gould, Allan Havey, Eric
Idle, Dom Irrera, Eddie Izzard, Richard Jeni, Jake Johannsen, Amazing
Johnathan, Alan Kirschenbaum, Jay Kogen, Sue Kolinsky, Paul Krassner,
Cathy Ladman, Lisa Lampanelli, Richard Lewis, Wendy Liebman, Bill
Maher, Howie Mandel, Merrill Markoe, Jay Marshall, Jackie "The Joke
Man" Martling, Chuck McCann, Michael McKean, Eric Mead, Larry Miller,
Martin Mull, Kevin Nealon, Taylor Negron, Joe Garden, Todd Hanson, Tim
Harrod, Chris Karwowski, Carol Kolb, Maria Schneider, Otto and George,
Rick Overton, Gary Owens, Trey Parker, the Passing Zone, Penn &
Teller, Peter Pitofsky, Emo Philips, Kevin Pollak, Paul Reiser, Andy
Richter, Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Gregg Rogell, Jeffrey Ross, Jon Ross,
Rita Rudner, Bob Saget, T. Sean Shannon, Harry Shearer, Sarah
Silverman, Bobby Slayton, the Smothers Brothers, Doug Stanhope, Carrie
Snow, David Steinberg, Jon Stewart, Larry Storch, Rip Taylor, Dave
Thomas, Johnny Thompson, Peter Tilden, Bruce Vilanch, Fred Willard,
Robin Williams and Steven Wright walk into a talent agent's office and
tell an absolutely disgusting joke. The agent says, "That's horrible.
What do you call yourselves?" "The Aristocrats" (HBO).
"Bio Country" (Biography): Kris Kristofferson
BABY, TALK TO ME
* Rose: Thomas Ricks
* Sharon Weinberger documents the Bush administrations search for "Imaginary Weapons" on "The Daily Show."
* Musician-turned-filmmaker Michael Franti gets frantic with Tavis.
*
Georgetown University Law Center professor Neal Katyal brings the case
against Osama bin Laden's driver to "The Colbert Report."
* Scarlett Johansson and the Teutels rev up Dave.
* John C. Reilly, Christina Milian and Pharrell race to chat with Jay Leno.
* Jon Cryer, the Dudesons and Los Lonely Boys take a siesta with Jimmy.
* Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jurassic 5 show Craig the money.
EASY CREDIT RIPOFFS
While he went by J.J., James Evans Jr.'s actual monogram would be B) J.E.
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