TV Barn's TV Picks for Feb. 23-25
AND THE NOMINEES ARE ...
Joe Pesci starred in which of the following series?
A) "Click"
B) "Days of Glory"
C) "Half Nelson"
D) "The Queen"
E) "Volver"
[The envelope for best answer can be opened at the bottom of the column.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday through Sunday, February 23-25, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
FRIDAY
6 p.m.
"ION Life" (ION)
7 p.m.
"The Planet's Funniest Animals" (Animal Planet)
"Take Home Chef" (TLC; also 7:30)
"Camp Lazlo" (Cartoon)
7:30 p.m.
"The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (Disney)
"Hotwyred" (BET)
8 p.m.
Algerian, Tunisian and Moroccan troops help the French army during WWII and the odds of survival are about "1 vs. 100" (NBC).
Generations of Spanish women prepare for death and rebirth on "Ghost Whisperer" (CBS).
With sterility and fundamentalism gone amok in Britain, all we really need is help from "Nanny 911" (Fox).
Cockpit and ground control transcripts from 9/11 are sifted through by "The Dog Whisperer" (National Geographic).
An obnoxious dirty old man meets his match in his obnoxious dirty 20-year-old niece on "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (CW).
"Degrassi: The Next Generation (Noggin): "Rock and Roll High School"
"Cowboy U" (CMT)
"Class of 3000" (Cartoon)
"Video Justice" (Court)
8:30 p.m.
"Trick My Truck" (CMT)
"Instant Star" (Noggin): "Start Me Up"
"Cory in the House" (Disney)
9 p.m.
While attempting to crack one of Hollywood's most notorious unsolved murders, a pair of detectives fall in love with the same dangerous dame awfully "Close to Home" (CBS).
Not everything was as it seemed as the U.S. government attempted to use "Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy" (Fox) to raise spirits in WWII.
Who's the true hero when both the good and bad guys have spies in their organizations and operate in the best interests of their families in "Las Vegas" (NBC)?
The founding of NASA with help from Nazi rocket scientists is the background for a murder mystery on "Ladette to Lady" (Sundance).
Was the secretive Skull and Bones "society" responsible for the beginnings of the CIA? Find out on "20/20" (ABC; two hours).
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
Learn how the monarchy and British government recovered from the death of Princess Diana on "Hyperdrive" (BBC America).
A $4 million dollar check to help street children in India comes with strings attached on "Monk" (USA).
An unemployed (soon to be single) father tries to survive by learning "What Not to Wear" (TLC).
The last son of Krypton is brought to his knees on "Country Fried Home Videos" (CMT).
Affairs and sex crimes are destroying suburbia "NOW" (PBS).
"Beyond the Break" (Noggin): "Walking the Plankton"
"Squirrel Boy" (Cartoon)
"Club J Concerts" (BETJ): James Brown
9:30 p.m.
People drown on the "CMT Comedy Stage" (CMT).
"Giada's Weekend Getaways" (Food): Austin
9:40 p.m.
"Feel the Force" (BBC America)
10 p.m.
The language of the human heart transcends boundaries of culture on "Psych" (USA).
Obsessed magicians plot to destroy one another, with one consulting Nikolai Tesla on "Numb3rs" (CBS).
The Big Apple bites back for a young journalist who's "too good" for the world of fashion on "Law & Order" (NBC).
A long bloody chase/jungle adventure with a message of civilization and "savages" on "The Soup" (E!).
"Crank Yankers" (MTV2)
"Comedy Central Presents" (Comedy Central; also 10:30): Finesse Mitchell & Loni Love
"The Greatest Fashion Icons in Film" (TLC)
"The Investigators" (Court)
"Science of Winter" (National Geographic)
10:30 p.m.
Jack Sparrow does the bidding of Davy Jones (not the one from the Monkees) in a "Celebrity Deathmatch" (MTV2).
11 p.m.
A girl group experiences the ups and downs of fame on "Spoons" (BBC America).
"Best Week Ever" (VH1)
"Gunslinger Girl" (IFC)
11:30 p.m.
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
The town elders won't let the children of a penguin tribe dance on "Spaced" (BBC America).
"Basilisk" (IFC)
midnight
"Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" (HBO)
ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE
* David Mamet, Steven Weber, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Rep. Darrell Issa and Sen. Joe Biden spend "Real Time With Bill Maher."
* Rose: Nicholas Burns, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild
* Samuel L. Jackson and Jim Gaffigan discover that Dave is both their mother and their sister.
* Frankly, Jay doesn't give a damn about Rep. Nancy Pelosi, William H. Macy and John Mellencamp.
* Kathie Lee Gifford, Ken Davitian and Mickey Avalon love the smell of Jimmy in the morning.
* Billy Bob Thornton, G. Love and J. Alexander are indeed talking to Conan, because he's the only one there.
* Craig plays it again for Tom Lennon & Ben Garant, "Miami Ink's" Ami James and Patrick Keane.
* "Last Call" is alive with the sounds of Tom Green and Gavin DeGraw.
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SATURDAY
5 p.m.
"2007 Independent Spirit Awards" (IFC; "red carpet" show at 4:30 on WE; awards repeat at 10 on AMC)
6 p.m.
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (E!)
6:30 p.m.
"Ben 10" (Cartoon)
7 p.m.
"A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day" (History)
8 p.m.
Reward requires risk in the dangerous world of diamond smuggling in third world countries on "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (Nickelodeon).
"Cops" (Fox)
"Kim Possible" (Disney)
"Animal Planet Sporthorse Cup II" (Animal Planet)
"Moving Up" (TLC)
"Dateline" (NBC)
"CNN: Special Investigations Unit" (CNN): "Chasing Angelina"
8:30 p.m.
The U.S. military gave director Laura Poitras unprecedented access to film the 2005 political campaign of Riyadh, including the right to film with only Iraqi women present at "Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo" (Cartoon).
"The Naked Brothers Band" (Nickelodeon) investigate the creepy house down at the end of the street.
"CBS News on Logo" (Logo): "Film Special"
9 p.m.
A Kazakh journalist stalks Pamela Anderson in "Fire Serpent" (Sci Fi).
Footage of a pedophile priest who was transferred repeatedly from parish to parish in Northern California is intercut with the stories of his victims on "Flip That House" (TLC).
The secret police tackle the underground revolution in 1984 Germany on "The State Within" (BBC America; conclusion; parts 1 & 2 repeat at 3 & 5:30).
Greek and Roman mythology are interpreted in a scary and at times gory and violent tale for adults set during the Spanish revolution on "Naruto" (Cartoon).
"Skyland" (Nicktoons)
"America's Most Wanted" (Fox): "Zodiac Killer Special Edition"
"Crossroads" (CMT): Bruce Hornsby & Ricky Skaggs
"The Suze Orman Show" (CNBC): "Ted Bundy Special Edition"
"Real World XVIII Catch-Up Special" (MTV)
9:30 p.m.
Let them eat cake, but only "One Piece" (Cartoon).
10 p.m.
"George Lopez: America's Mexican" (HBO)
"Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza '07" (Comedy Central)
"Unwrapped" (Food): "Garlic Goodies"
"Trading Spaces" (TLC): "Charles Manson Special Edition"
"48 Hours" (CBS)
midnight
"Bleach" (Cartoon)
12:30 a.m.
SLIGHTLY POSSIBLE MARY ELIZABETH MCGLYNN ALERT
"Eureka 7" (Cartoon)
VIVA VARIETY
"Saturday Night Live" welcomes Rainn Wilson and Arcade Fire; "MADtv" goes gaga for Danny Bonaduce before sending cast member Bobby Lee to chat with Spike.
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SUNDAY
7 p.m.
"The Barbara Walters Special" (ABC; "red carpet" shows: 6 on E! and TV Guide, 6:30 & 8 on ABC) takes a look at forced prostitution, arranged marriages, and widowhood in the culture of India in 1938.
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Japanese soldiers and a dysfunctional family traveling cross country in a yellow VW bus all annoy Andy Rooney on "60 Minutes" (CBS).
"Dateline" (NBC)
7:30 p.m.
A prim and proper woman falls for a lesbian on "Just Jordan" (Nickelodeon).
7:55 p.m.
"Minuscule" (Disney)
8 p.m.
Compare life in the fast and slow lanes and the merits of winning and just placing on "The Amazing Race: All-Stars" (CBS).
A magical remote control allows its owner to relive "A Wonderful Life" on "Slings and Arrows" (Sundance).
"King Lear" meets "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" on "Grease: You're the One That I Want" (NBC).
"The Bataan Fashion March 2007" (ABC)
"Nature" (PBS): "The Dragon's Back"
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Far East"
8:30 p.m.
"Why Is the Show So Long dot Com: Deep Pace 9" (ABC; post-show on E!)
9 p.m.
"The Dresden Files" (Sci Fi) takes a controversial look at the fundamentalist "Kids on Fire" summer camp near Devils Lake, North Dakota and Rev. Haggard's New Life Church in Colorado Springs.
"Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge 2006" (Discovery Kids)
"Iron Chef America" (Food)
"True Life" (MTV): "I'm in Debt"
10 p.m.
A burned-out eighth-grade teacher bonds with a 13-year-old junkie on "Crossing Jordan" (NBC).
Is love the greatest magic of all, or merely an illusion? Find out on "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi).
View the war from the POVs of a fatherless 11-year-old Sunni, Shiite election enforcers and a family of Kurdish farmers at the "Chuckwagon Cook-Off" ("Challenge," Food).
Global warming and its critics are debated on "The L Word" (Showtime).
"You Spoof Discovery" (Discovery)
"Hogan Knows Best" (VH1): "The Canine Mutiny"
"Plastic Surgery Before and After" (Discovery Health)
11 p.m.
"Talk Sex With Sue Johanson" (Oxygen)
12:05 a.m./35 minutes after the Academy Awards are over
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC): Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil, Gwen Stefani
NON-OSCAR WINNING SHORT FILMS on Cartoon Network
"Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job" (11:45 p.m.), "Saul of the Mole Men" (midnight)
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MONDAY NEWS IN BRIEF
ABC: "Wife Swap," "Supernanny," "Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy"
CBS: "... Mother," "The Class," "Two and a Half Men," "Rules of Engagement," "CSI: Miami"
CW: "... Chris," "All of Us," "Girlfriends," "The Game"
Fox: "Prison Break," "24"
NBC: "Deal or No Deal," "Heroes," "The Black Donnellys" (premiere)
PBS: "Antiques Roadshow," "Great Performances: Sting" (in some areas)
Lifetime: "A Decent Proposal"
ABC Family: "Lincoln Heights," "Wildfire"
E!: "Fashion Police: The 2007 Academy Awards"
Sundance: "The Last Mogul"
Travel: "Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern" (premiere)
BBC America: "Silent Witness"
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WHO ARE YOU WEARING?
C) Rocky "Half" Nelson refused to be short in the brief, embarrassing sitcom action show starring Pesci. Ryan Seacrest, incidentally, hosted "Click!"
-- posted by Jon Delfin
