TV Barn's TV Picks for June 28

A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE
Whose "So-Called Life" was it?

A) Claude Casey
B) Angela Chase
C) Veronica Chase
D) Lindsay Fünke
E) Susan Keane

[Get a "life" at the bottom of the column.]

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TV Barn's TV Picks for Thursday, June 28, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings




7 p.m.
"Class of 3000" (Cartoon)

7:30 p.m.
"The Black Carpet" (BET)
"Fooled by Nature" (Animal Planet)
"Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl" (Cartoon)

8 p.m.
Loose lips sink ships on "Pirate Master" (CBS).

The Million Dollar question is revealed on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (Fox). And we all know what that means. 

High speed chases occur at "The Academy" (Fox Reality) near skid row.

"Engineering the Impossible" (National Geographic): "Finding Tom a new editor"
"Speeders" (Court; also 8:30)
"Pretending to Sense Murder" (Discovery Times)

9 p.m.
"PBS Presidential Primary Forums With Tavis Smiley" (PBS) allows Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson to remind us that "George Bush hates black people."

LIFE IMITATES ART
The D-I-V-O-R-C-E comes through today for "Starter Wife" (USA).

"John Safran vs God" (Sundance)
"So You Think You Canada Foxtrot" (Fox)
"Boneyard" (History): "Railroads"
"TNA iMPACT!" (Spike)

10 p.m.
THE LONG GOODNIGHT
Matt and Harriet begin the beguine on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC). I smell spin-off! It can be a sitcom like "Nick & Hillary."

TELE-GEBRA
* "Being Bobby Brown" - Bobby Brown = "Hey Paula!" (Bravo; see also 10:30). In the pilot, Paula Abdul tries to convince people she's not drunk.
* 007 x "Monk" = "Burn Notice" (USA), as a former Special Ops spy helps get cats down from trees.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snow Patrol and Madeleine Peyroux perform "Live From Abbey Road" (Sundance).

"Throwdown With Bobby Flay" (Food): "Sticky Buns"
"Lyric Cafe" (BETJ)
"BBC Crown Jewels" (VH1 Classic): The Smiths
"Wild 'n Out" (MTV)
"American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels and Scandals" (CNBC)

10:30 p.m.
Let's face it, "Hey Paula!" (Bravo) exists just to create material for "The Soup" and "Best Week Ever."

"Real Life Divas" (BETJ): Mo'Nique
"North Mission Road" (Court)
"Short Circuitz" (MTV)

11 p.m.
"Killing in Carrollton" (MSNBC)

11:30 p.m.
"Hollywood Heat" (Court)


TALK SOUP
* Rose: Paul Simon
* Claire Danes wonders wherefore art "The Daily Show"?
* Don Cheadle and Michael Moore say "ah" with Tavis.
* Doug Bailey jumps through Stephen's hoops.
* Robin Williams uses another four months worth of old punch lines on Dave and Julie Chen. "Hey, have you heard about Paris Hilton?"
* Dr. Phil McGraw, Leslie Mann and Velvet Revolver are workin' fer Jay.
* George Foreman, Jennifer Esposito and Tiger Army are grilled by Jimmy.
* Wayne Brady, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ben Kweller make ludicrous remarks to Craig.


MISS CLAIROL
'Twas Ms. B) Angela Chase, portrayed with spunk by Claire Danes. The other sitcom femmes fatales were played by A) Sara Rue, C) Kirstie Alley, D) Portia de Rossi and E) Brooke Shields.