DING A LING
Before expressing her disdain for "Ally McBeal," Lucy Liu served as a study buddy for whom?
A) "Grace Under Fire"
B) "Just the Ten of Us"
C) "Murphy Brown"
D) "Pearl"
E) "Roseanne"
[Blah blah blah answer. Blah blah blah bottom of the column. Yadda yadda yadda.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Monday, December 4, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
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7 p.m.
"Texas Cheer Moms" (TLC; also 7:30)
8 p.m.
Kevin Bacon directs his wife Kyra Sedgwick in part of a two-hour special edition of "The Closer" (TNT). Tonight's cases involve a defecting KGB agent and a Arab teenager.
It's a game that comes down to only twenty-six cases tonight on "Deal or No Deal" (NBC).
To Be Named Later hosts "The 2006 Billboard Music Awards" (Fox) with Tony Bennett, Janet Jackson, Fergie, the Killers, Celine Dion, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katharine McPhee and O.J. Simpson, author of "If I'd Recorded an Audiobook."
Warren Jeffs performs a "Wife Swap" (ABC; 2:05 a.m. in NYC).
"Not Your Average Travel Guide" (Travel; also 8:30): Prague & Vancouver
"UFO Files" (History): "Alien Encounters"
"Execution in Iran" (Discovery Times)
"Incredible Journeys" (Animal Planet): "In the Footsteps of the Ice Bear"
"Lisa Williams: Life Among the Easily Deceived" (Lifetime)
"Pokémon: Battle Frontier" (Cartoon)
"20th Century Battlefields" (Military)
8:30 p.m.
Kitty claws at Birdie (ESPN).
9 p.m.
What's behind the New York City nuclear bombing? What's Suresh's new path? Are Matt and Audrey really as close as they think they are to catching Sylar? What's in the hatch? Can Niki save her family from Jessica? Who are the villains if these are our "Heroes" (NBC)? Don't miss the shocking final 59 minutes!
Patrick Stewart hopes to prevent scientific disasters at the "Eleventh Hour" (BBC America). First up, send in the clones. Wait ... don't bother, they're here.
"3 Needles" (Showtime) opened in limited U.S. theatrical release on World AIDS Day, December 1. A multi-character affair not unlike "Syriana" or "Crash," the star-studded (Lucy Liu, Olympia Dukakis, Sandra Oh, Stockard Channing, Chlöe Sevigny) epic follows a a black market blood smuggler in China, an Canadian adult film star cheating on his blood tests, and a nun in South Africa called to care for a family of orphans. Why a sprawling complex approach to an issue that is frequently all too personal? Says writer/director Thom Fitzgerald, "I asked myself this question. Why at a time when all of mankind has a common enemy in the AIDS virus has it not brought us together in order to fight it? The answer I discovered along the path of writing the movie is that the enemy is unrecognizable from country to country, from culture to culture."
A radio dating contest ends "Under the Mistletoe" (Lifetime).
"Supernanny" (ABC) will be giving the clues to Jamie Farr, in hopes that they will be able to advance to the bonus round.
"Zero Degrees of Separation" (Sundance)
"High Stakes Poker" (GSN)
"Engineering an Empire" (History): "The Persians"
"Fabulous Life of ..." (VH1): "Filthy Rich Celebrity Moguls"
"WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA)
10 p.m.
"What About Brian" (ABC) and his friend's marriage? And hey, what's it to you?
Will Matt make the season bright for the Christmas episode of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"? (NBC) Will Niles and Daphne ever get together? And did we mention ... the asteroid?
Faye Kellerman reveals how she commits "Murder by the Book" (Court).
"Fabulous Life Presents: Really Rich Real Estate" (VH1)
"American Chopper" (Discovery): "Eragon Bike 1"
"Tiara Girls" (MTV)
"Dr. 90210" (E!)
"Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising" (Logo)
10:30 p.m.
"Leave No Trace" (BBC America)
11 p.m.
The employees at "10 Items or Less" (TBS) take a field trip to see the new Morgan Freeman movie.
I THINK I'VE SEEN THAT ONE
The MyWay blurb for "Star Trek" (TV Land): "The Enterprise travels where no one has gone before."
GUEST LIST
* Rose: Jan Egeland, Ben Barnes
* Nathan Lane sits down so as not to rock the boat with Jon.
* Natalie Cole has an unforgettable conversation with Tavis.
* Will Wright will chat with Stephen.
* Cate Blanchett, Larry the Cable Guy and Corinne Bailey Rae get 'er done with Jay.
* Jennifer Connelly and Joan Jett compare bad reputations with Conan.
* Betty White, Twiggy and Sam Moore & Travis Tritt blanch at the thought of chatting with Craig.
More talk-show information is available at www.interbridge.com/lineupsdate.html and charlierose.com.
LUCILLE BRAWL
Liu was one of the classmates of E) "Pearl" in the course being taught by Malcolm McDowell.
-- posted by Jon Delfin
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