TV Barn's TV Picks for Dec. 7

KEN OBER KILLED THE VIDEO STAR
Sure, everyone knows the Buggles, but whose video was the first to air on MTV2?

A) Elton John's "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That"
B) Julian Lennon's "Too Late for Goodbyes"
C) Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U"
D) R.E.M.'s "Radio Song"
E) Beck's "Where It's At"
F) Beastie Boys' "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)"

[On the edge of America, the home of the answer is the bottom of le column.]

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TV Barn's TV Picks for Thursday, December 7, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

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6 p.m.
"Life With Derek" (Disney)

7 p.m.
"Trial by Choir" (TLC)
"Kappa Mikey" (Nickelodeon): "A Christmas Mikey"

7:30 p.m.
"The Black Carpet" (BET)

8 p.m.
On "Smallville" (CW), Clark feels for the plight of migrant laborers, being an illegal alien himself.

UNNECESSARY "THEIR" NAME IS PATROL
"My Name Is Earl" (NBC; also 8:30): John Leguizamo. Plot: Earl and Randy head south of the border.

It's parents weekend at "Survivor: Cook Islands" (CBS). Y'all better have your cabins cleaned up real nice.

"Myths of Pearl Harbor" (Military; also 9)
"A Fake Haunting" (Discovery): "The Presence"
"Essence of Emeril" (Food): "Christmas Holiday"
"Pokémon: Battle Frontier" (Cartoon)

9 p.m.
A fox has gotten into the henhouse on "CSI" (CBS). Yes, Ms. Worley, this is a chicken joke.

The kids of "The O.C." (Fox) mate. (No, not their socks.)

Will Dean be driven to kill a possessed boy on "Supernatural" (CW)? Only if the cliché makes him do it.

Fred and Wilma prepare for the birth of their baby on "Scrubs" (NBC). Yadda yabba yadda.

A missing child sends a spectral message from the "Afterlife" (BBC America).

"Decoding the Past" (History): "Seven Wonders of the World" (Stevie sold separately)
"Surgery Saved My Life" (Discovery): "Six-Organ Transplant"
"TNA iMPACT!" (Spike)
"The First 48" (A&E)

9:30
"30 Rock" (NBC): Conan O'Brien. Plot: Jenna and an unmedicated Tracy fight over a talk show appearance representing "TGS."

10 p.m.
New York and Elmo continue to pull Marin in two on "Men in Trees" (ABC).

UNNECESSARY GERTZ STAR PATROL
"Shark" (CBS): Jami Gertz. Docket: She said, he dead.

"ER" (NBC) prepares for a Christmas miracle. Will Mrs. Brady regain her voice in time to sing at church?

"BBC Crown Jewels" (VH1 Classic): the Kinks
"Kansas City SWAT" (A&E)
"Naked Science" (National Geographic): "Was Darwin Wrong?"
"Super Quads" (Discovery Health)
"Crimes That Shook the World" (Discovery): "The BackPack Killer"
"Trip of a Lifetime" (Travel): Mexico
"Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel" (MTV): "Was Darwin Wrong?"

10:30 p.m.
"Rob & Big" (MTV)

11 p.m.
"Honeymoon From Hell" (MSNBC)
"White Boyz in the Hood" (Showtime)


BLATHERSKITE
* Ed Viesturs climbs the summit of "The Daily Show."
* Massachusetts governor-elect Deval Patrick and Tyrese exhibit model behavior for Tavis.
* Dr. Francis S. Collins speaks in tongue rings for Stephen.
* Mel Gibson, Bil Dwyer and Ludacris think Jay's getting too old for this excrement.
* Tom Arnold, Jo Frost and Corinne Bailey Rae help Jimmy let his medicine go down, with a tablespoon of corn syrup.
* Conan is a good sport with Mike Lupica.
* Chris Kattan, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ciara have boots made for walking over to Craig's.


MUCH MUSIC
E) Beck's "two turntables and a microphone" launched MTV2.



-- posted by Jon Delfin