BOMBS AWAY
Carrie Fisher, one of the judges for Fox's "On the Lot," was one of the stars of an 1997 anthology series on ABC presented by Robert Altman. Among the other big names in the cast were James Gandolfini, Rosanna Arquette, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, Jennifer Tilly, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Stern, Martin Sheen and Edward James Olmos. What was the name of this doomed Saturday night series?
A) "Fantasy Island"
B) "Gun"
C) "Leaving L.A."
D) "Love Boat: The Next Wave"
E) "The New Twilight Zone"
[Find out what you weren't watching at the bottom of the column.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Thursday, May 24, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
7:30 p.m.
"The Black Carpet" (BET)
8 p.m.
And the man at the back said "Everyone attack" and it turned into more than a ballroom blitz during a "City at War: London Calling" (PBS). Walter Cronkite is among the U.S. journalists who lived abroad during WWII offering their memories of the era.
"Innocent" (BBC America; also 9)
"Cool Camps for Kids" (Travel; see also 9)
"Access Granted" (BET): Eve
"Get Fresh With Sara Snow" (Discovery Health)
"My War Diary" (Military): "Strategy on the Fly"
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox): New York auditions
9 p.m.
GRUDGE MATCH
"John Safran vs. God" (Sundance; premiere)
"VH1 Rock Honors" (VH1 & VH1 Classic): Genesis, Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, ZZ Top
"The First 48" (A&E): "Hard Fall"
"Cool Camps for Adults" (Travel)
"The Dan Ho Show" (Discovery Health)
"TNA iMPACT!" (Spike)
"Pimp My Ride" (MTV; season finale)
9:25 p.m.
The filmmakers draft of 50 is whittled down to 18 "On the Lot" (Fox) with their first pitch meeting, a "24-Hour Film Shoot" and a "one-page, one-hour" challenge.
10 p.m.
IT MUST NOT BE SWEEPS!
The cast panics when the cue card boys strike on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC).
Penn & Teller consider anger management as "Bulls' hit!" (Showtime; season finale).
"A Lyon in the Kitchen" (Discovery Health)
"50 Most Shocking Celebrity Scandals" (E!): 10-1
"The Ultimate Fighter" (Spike)
"Wrecks to Riches" (TLC)
10:30 p.m.
EVERY TIME YOU SNARK AWAY
"The Showbiz Show with David Spade"' (Comedy Central)
"North Mission Road" (Court)
"Human Giant" (MTV; season finale)
"Healthy Decadence With Devin Alexander" (Discovery Health)
11 p.m.
"Band in the Bubble" (MTV)
11:30 p.m.
"Hollywood Heat" (Court)
VIPS (AND/OR VEEPS)
* Rose: Lee Iacocca, David Rockwell, Puerto Rico governor Anibal S. Acevedo Vila
* Al Gore heats up "The Daily Show." Please let this not be his Presidential announcement.
* For once, Dick Wolf isn't promoting a "Law & Order" series with Tavis. Instead, he's touting HBO's stunning "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." Also, Anika Noni Rose discusses her own summer project, USA's "The Starter Wife"
* Jimmy Wales writes up a Wikipedia entry on "The Colbert Report"
* Al Gore and Jim Short hammer apart ashtrays with Dave.
* Kevin Costner, "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and Daniel Tosh dance with Jay.
* Mike Myers, Seth Rogan and The Academy Is... are (or is) on with Conan.
* Chi McBride and Rick Thomas read their secret diary entries to Craig.
* Adam Carolla and the Bravery act tough with Carson.
CLAY PIGEONS
The anthology B) "Gun" followed one weapon's journey from one user to the next. C) "Leaving L.A." was actually its companion in the Saturday night graveyard; it starred Christopher Meloni, Melina Kanakaredes, Lorraine Toussaint, Ron Rifkin and Hilary Swank before you knew any of them, either.
-- posted by Jon Delfin
I am really excited Starter Wife -- the commercials are so cute. Plus, I love Messing and miss seeing her in W&G. I will be watching next Thursday!
Posted by: MieNYou | May 24, 2007 at 12:10 PM