Leslie Jordan just won an Emmy for playing Beverly Leslie (a rival of Karen Walker) on "Will & Grace," but for whom was the role originally written?
A) Tom Selleck
B) J.D. Salinger
C) Joan Rivers
D) Kathy Griffin
E) Joan Collins
[Traipse down to the bottom of the column for the correct answer.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Wednesday, August 23, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
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7 p.m.
"The Life & Times of Juniper Lee" (Cartoon)
7:30 p.m.
"Access Granted" (BET): Pitbull
8 p.m.
"Rock Star: Supernova" (CBS) picks the next Pete Best.
"Biography" (Biography): Brenda Lee & Martina McBride
"Piranhas With Nigel Marven" (Animal Planet)
9 p.m.
Sure they have the "World's Funniest Commercials" (TBS), but how do they sell beer on Mars?
TELE-GEBRA
"Hearts Afire" + "The Real World" = "The Hill" (Sundance)
"MythBusters" (Discovery) lobs grenades at bunk.
"In the Footsteps of Bin Laden" (CNN)
"Inked" (A&E): "Always in Fashion"
"Professional Poker Tour" (Travel)
"Forensic Files" (Court)
"Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands" (BBC America)
10 p.m.
"PrimeTime:
Medical Mysteries" (ABC) asks if there is a doctor at your local
hospital who's not a Vicodin addict, proposing, in Darfur, having sex
in the linen closet or being hit in the face with a helicopter?
Sequin some, seqlose some on "Project Runway" (Bravo).
"Criss Angel Mindfreak" (A&E) jumps his own hair on a motorcycle.
Guess
the mysterious liquid on "Blade: The Series" (Spike). Brought to you by
water. Ask your doctor about water. May cause dizziness, nausea and
internal bleeding. Water should not be used by pregnant women or women
who may become pregnant. Call your doctor immediately if water exposure
lasts for over four hours. Try new Caffeine Free Diet Water. Same Great
Taste, Brand New Look.
A
pro-choice woman lives in a home helping pregnant women carry their
babies to term and give them up for adoption for "30 Days" (FX).
"The Messengers" (TLC) visit "The Morgue."
Ex-lovers, desperate housewives, double dates, the servants and the house guest from H-E-Double Hockey Sticks collide on "Noah's Arc" (Logo).
"Top 10" (TV Land): "Cops"
"Weapons Races: The Race for the Jet Fighter" (Military)
"Modern Marvels" (History): "Mummy Tech"
"Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" (MTV)
"Stunt Junkies: Go Big or Go Home" (Discovery; also 10:30)
"Bump 'n' Grind" (BBC America; also 10:30)
"The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time" (GSN): 8
"Animal Planet Heroes Phoenix" (Animal Planet): "Constructing a Recovery"
10:30 p.m.
"Two-A-Days" (MTV; premiere)
BABY, TALK TO ME
* Frederick Lane profiles the decency wars on "The Daily Show."
* Gideon Yago cage-fights Iann Robinson on "The Colbert Report."
* John McEnroe, Artie Lange and Busta Rhymes reveal arresting developments to Dave.
* Tom Cavanagh, Tommy Chong and Cartel return to Stuckeyville for Jimmy.
* Craig gets Trace Adkins and Amy Smart.
GILMORE MEN
The role was originally meant for Madame E) Joan Collins.
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