TV Barn's TV Picks for Feb. 26
MEASURE ONCE, CUT TWICE
According to its staff, there are about 14,030 of these a year:
A) answers written for "Jeopardy!"
B) letter and number "sponsors" on "Sesame Street"
C) sketches pitched by the writers on "Saturday Night Live"
D) different videos on the countdown of "Total Request Live"
E) lame jokes in "TV Barn's TV Picks"
[The bottom of the column will do a number on ya. We guarantee it.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Monday, February 26, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
7 p.m.
"My Life as a Child" (TLC; premiere)
"Lincoln Heights" (ABC Family)
8 p.m.
Lincoln, Michael and Sara head to confront the President with their evidence on "Prison Break" (Fox). But since this isn't the series finale ....
Chris is misunderstood by his parents, who just don't understand on "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW).
IT'S THE EPISODE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING, UNLESS IT DOESN'T!
Dani and R.J.'s relationship is threatens by an accident on "Wildfire" (ABC Family). Is it another one of those falling helicopters like on "E.R.?"
Barney learns to drive on "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS). Live in fear.
"You sell hundred dollar bottles of perfume for little girls? What a coincidence, I bottle deer urine!" Hold your nose ... it's "Wife Swap" (ABC).
World War II American propaganda posters are up for appraisal on "Antiques Roadshow" (PBS). Hey, maybe this is another one of those sneak previews of Fox News Channel's "1/2 Hour News Hour." Oops, no laugh track.
UNNECESSARY GUEST "THIRD CASE" COACH PATROL
Joe Torre gives signals on "Deal or No Deal" (NBC).
"Fashion Police: The 2007 Academy Awards" (E!)
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Mississippi Memories"
"Incredible Journeys" (Animal Planet)
"Gay, Straight or Taken?" (Lifetime; also 8:30)
8:30 p.m.
"The Class" (CBS) remembers that one time in their school days when they killed their teacher.
Bobby fails the PSAT on "All of Us" (CW).
9 p.m.
Sorry, Robert Evans, but Hollywood legend Lew Wasserman is "The Last Mogul" (Sundance). And he's smart enough not to do a Comedy Central cartoon.
Locke and Charlie interrogate Ben as "Heroes" (NBC) unveils the newest member of The Others, "The Swedish Fish."
"Girlfriends" (CW) are interrupted during their work at the candy factory by a visit from Harpo Marx. Waaaaaa!
Charlie says something sarcastic, yet accurate, to his brother on "Two and a Half Men" (CBS).
The conspirators plots to kill the President on "24: Day 6" (Fox). Little does Jack know that the criminal mastermind behind it all is his daughter Kim.
Trump chooses his surrogate for the WrestleMania "Battle of the Billionaires" on "WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA).
A considerable amount of money is saved with "A Decent Proposal" (Lifetime).
"Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern" (Travel; premiere): Philippines
"Silent Witness" (BBC America)
"Unwrapped" (Food): "Food Magic"
"Cowboys of the Sea" (National Geographic)
"My Super Sweet 16" (MTV)
"Red Carpet Beauty Secrets Revealed" (E!)
"Digging for the Truth" (History)
"Combat Zone" (Military)
"Futureweapons" (Discovery)
"Supernanny" (ABC)
"Tubby Toddlers" (TLC)
"Women on Death Row 2" (WE)
"High Stakes Poker" (GSN)
9:30 p.m.
The commercials for "Rules of Engagement" (CBS) have one hack calling it "consistently funny." Well, sure. If there are two funny punch lines airing 11 minutes apart, the math works out.
While Monjula is overpowered by the scent of the new children's perfume she borrowed, her hubby Lockjaw tries to fake a drug test with the help of deer urine for "The Game" (CW).
"Engaged & Underage" (MTV)
10 p.m.
Steward Copeland and Andy Summers have to buy their own copies of "Sting: Songs From the Labyrinth" at full price in the lobby of "Great Performances" (PBS).
TELE-GEBRA
"The Departed" x "Crash" - "A Few Good Men" = "The Black Donnellys" (NBC).
Poor African children are taught how to become overweight and pretentious in "Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy" (ABC).
A bear hunter is a-mauled by a night visitor on "CSI: Miami" (CBS).
"Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: Dirty Old Town" (Stars Cinema)
"Stunt Junkies: Go Big or Go Home" (Discovery)
"The White Rapper Show" (VH1)
"The Hills" (MTV)
"Suburban Secrets" (Court)
"First Comes Love" (Logo)
"Weaponology" (Military)
10:30 p.m.
"Remember When Eddie M Used to Think It Was Funny Saying That Word the Guy From 'Grey's Anatomy' Got in Trouble for Using Every Other Sentence? Ah, Good Times," or, "The Making of Delirious" (Starz InBlack)
"Dance Life" (MTV)
11 p.m.
"World Series of Blackjack" (GSN)
TALK TICK
* Rose: Robert Edsel, John Legend, Danièle Thompson
* Craig Newmark sifts through "The Daily Show "
* Nikki Giovanni and Richard Smith charm Tavis.
* Zev Chafets goes from A-to-Stephen.
* Stupid Human Tricks, Jake Gyllenhaal and Brand New are a sign of the times for Dave.
* Courteney Cox, Richard Roeper and Plain White T's dish the dirt to Jay.
* Kelly Ripa, Milo Ventimiglia and Incubus blow Jimmy away.
* Liev Schrieber, Jim Gaffigan and Solomon Burke talk radio with Conan.
* Regis Philbin, James McAvoy and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus get Craig's final answer.
THINK MUSIC
A) The "Jeopardy!" staff needs to write 61 answers per show.
-- posted by Jon Delfin
