HULKAMANIAC
David Banner hit the road on CBS' "The Incredible Hulk," going on the run from tabloid reporter Jack McGee after Banner's alter ego, "the creature," allegedly killed ...?
A) his mother
B) his sister
C) his twin brother
D) his wife
E) another scientist
[Head down to the bottom of the column for the correct answer or you'll make us angry. You wouldn't like us when we're angry.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday through Sunday, June 8-10, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
FRIDAY
5 p.m.
A "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (Nickelodeon) marathon leads up to "To Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels" at 8.
7 p.m.
"The Planet's Funniest Animals" (Animal Planet)
"Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" (Cartoon)
7:30 p.m.
"Take Home Chef" (TLC)
"Hotwyred" (BET)
8 p.m.
Vala's father attempts to get sanctuary on Earth by trading intelligence with the Command at "Stargate SG-1" (Sci Fi).
"The Gil Mayo Mysteries" (BBC America; also 9) make their U.S. debut.
"Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (Disney)
"WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (CW)
"Edge of Existence" (Discovery): Papua, New Guinea
"Born Country" (CMT): "I'm a Secret Country Dancer"
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Emeril's Favorite Starters With Tom Douglas"
8:30 p.m.
"NOW" (PBS)
9 p.m.
THIS JUST BURNS ME UP
A border patrol agent goes postal, causing a "Standoff" (Fox). Wait, wouldn't that be going border?
"Stargate Atlantis" (Sci Fi) awakens a Wraith Queen during a bad lair day.
Rupert Murdoch attempts to buy "Bill Moyers Journal" (PBS).
IS N-YONE WATCHING?
"National Bingo Night" (ABC) rolls on. Under the B-Oring!
"My Daddy, the Crocodile Hunter" (Animal Planet; see Saturday, 5 p.m.)
"Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter" (WE)
"What Not to Wear: Wedding Spectacular" (TLC)
"Best Week Ever" (VH1; repeats at its usual 11:00 slot)
9:30 p.m.
"Bandits vs. Smokies" (CMT)
10 p.m.
Did "Painkiller Jane" (Sci Fi) kill a teammate? If only the amnesia weren't preventing her from remembering the thing about the event at that one place.
"The Soup" (E!) du jour: Vichyssoise, a reminder that we'll always have Paris.
It's the interview you must see on a subject that will change your life on the subject that could save your kids from being killed on "20/20" (ABC). Because it always is.
"Intervention" (A&E)
11 p.m.
"A Question of Life or Meth" (A&E)
11:30 p.m.
"45th at Night With Amy Winehouse" (MTV) with Mos Def
"Basilisk" (IFC)
midnight
"Live at Gotham" (Comedy Central): Lachlan Patterson, Dave Landau, Rory Scovel, Sherry Sirof, Sheng Wang, Joe Klocek
HOT PROPERTIES
* Rose: Haley Barbour, Arne Glimcher, Bernice Rose
* Don Cheadle and Rufus Wainwright crash with "The Henry Rollins Show" (IFC).
* Michael Beschloss conducts a master class in Presidential Courage for Tavis, while Katt Williams yuks it up.
* Ellen Barkin and Brian Regan cross the oceans to chat with Dave.
* Steve Carell, Kenny Smith and the Goo Goo Dolls bow down to the almighty Jay.
* Andy Garcia, Josh Flitter and Plain White T's go on a stakeout with Jimmy.
* Billy Connolly substitute teaches with Conan, Nicole Richie and Crowded House.
* Jon Heder, Criss Angel and Patti Smith (third time's a charm) are dynamite with Craig.
* Miss USA Tara Conner and Say Anything drink up at "Last Call."
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SATURDAY
5 p.m.
"Bindi the Jungle Girl" (Animal Planet; also 5:30)
"The E! True Hollywood Story" (E!): "The Mickey Mouse Club"
Belmont Stakes (ABC)
6 p.m.
"Divine Canine: With the Monks of New Skete" (Animal Planet)
7 p.m.
"Hex" (BBC America; also 8 & 9)
8 p.m.
Fathers considering passing on a bullying legacy to their sons should take note that "Shredderman Rules" (Nickelodeon)!
CAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
"Cinderella Liberty" and "For the Boys" (Fox Movie Channel)
"A Night of Ferocious Joy" (Starz in Black)
"Emeril Live" (Food): "Real Men Cook"
"Band in a Bubble" (MTV)
"Cops" (Fox)
"The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time" (GSN): 20-16
8:30 p.m.
"Kappa Mikey" (Nicktoons)
9 p.m.
OR YOU COULD JUST GO WATCH "PIRATES 3" AGAIN
* Only soap box racing legend John Schneider can help a 12-year-old claim the checkered flag in "You've Got a Friend" (Hallmark). Because creepy town loners love spending time around 12-year-olds.
* Tragedy strikes as Sam Shepard tries to turn "Ruffian" (ABC) into a champion nag. What, like Ann Coulter?
* The Olympic ski team is attacked by "Ice Spiders" (Sci Fi). Form of a remote control. Wonder Twin powers deactivate! And who are the Olympians? Vanessa Williams and "Melrose Place's" Patrick Muldoon and Thomas Calabro. Ah, the realism.
"America's Cutest Puppies" (WE; finale)
"Diplomats: The Book of Hip-Hop: Chapter One" (Starz in Black)
"Shark Battleground: The Red Triangle" (National Geographic)
"Unwrapped" (Food): "Pizzarama"
"America's Most Wanted" (Fox)
"The States" (History): Virginia, Ohio, Idaho, Alabama, North Dakota
"The Real Estate Pros" (TLC)
"Elite Xtreme Combat" (Showtime)
"Flip This House" (A&E)
9:30 p.m.
"The Secret Life of ... Beer" (Food)
10 p.m.
"The Graham Norton Show" (BBC America): Orlando Bloom, Samantha Morton
"5 Takes Latin America" (Travel): the Amazon, Brazil
"Backyard Nation" (TLC) "My Big Fat Greek Backyard"
Boxing (Showtime): Elvir Muriqi vs. Antonio Tarver
"Girls of ... McDonald's" (Playboy)
CARTOON NETWORK
"Naruto" (9 p.m.), "Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes" (9:30), "Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo" (10), "One Piece" (10:30), "Bleach" (midnight), "Blood Plus" (12:30 a.m.)
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SUNDAY
1 p.m.
GENETIC IMPERATIVE
"Kyle XY" season 1 marathon (ABC Family)
7 p.m.
Andy Rooney performs a medley from "Grey Gardens," "Spring Awakening" and "Fame Becomes Me" on "60 Minutes" (CBS).
"Dateline" (NBC)
"Wild Kingdom" (Animal Planet)
7:30 p.m.
Don Payne, screenwriter of "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," ponders "Life After Film School" (FMC).
8 p.m.
And the winner on "The 61st Annual Tony Awards" (CBS) is ... "The Producers"!
"Orangutan Diary" (Animal Planet)
"Fast Cars & Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race" (ABC)
8:30 p.m.
One of my favorite new sitcom from last year, "The Loop" (Fox; also 9:30) gets burned off quickly in season 2. Why did Fox bother to ask it on a second date if it planned to divorce it for the likes of "Til Death?" Anyway, Sam is sent to spy/party with a young Icelandic airline executive, who's been assigned to do the same thing to Sam. Quite the coinky-dink, ain't it?
NBA finals: game 2 (ABC), Tony Awards fans: 1
9 p.m.
PARTING SHOT
We come to praise "The Sopranos" (HBO; runs long), not to bury it. Ah, **** it. We come to bury it.
"The Next Food Network Star" (Food) contestants fight to have their recipe featured in Bon Appetit.
Viewers choose "The Best of Masterpiece Theatre" (PBS). And we all know what that means.
"Celebrity Fit Club: Men vs. Women" (VH1)
"Building the Future" (Discovery; see also 10): "The Search for Ultimate Energy" (not brought to you by Red Bull)
"Gene Simmons Family Jewels" (A&E) "Master Gene Theatre"
9:30 p.m.
Sully totals the motorcycle Sam's boss has loaned him and the only way Sam can afford to pay for the repairs involves getting loopy on "The Loop" (Fox).
10 p.m.
The surrogate is forced to baby-sit on "Army Wives" (Lifetime).
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
Wolsey hopes to gain an ally with Queen Katherine (if you know what we mean) on "The Tudors" (Showtime).
It's prom night on "Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School" (VH1). This can't end well.
"Brian Regan: Standing Up" (Comedy Central)
"Meet the Faith" (BET)
"Building the Future" (Discovery): "21st Century Shelter"
"The Simple Life Goes to Camp" (E!): "Pageant Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" (FNC)
"Challenge" (Food): "Disney Villain Cakes"
"Snapped" (Oxygen)
10:05 p.m.
TELE-GEBRA
"Beach Blanket Bingo" x "My Name Is Earl" + "The Big Lebowski" ?uot;Deadwood" = "John From Cincinnati" (HBO)
10:30 p.m.
"Sunset Tan" (E!) takes a road trip to Oklahoma. Seems a natural plot for a reality series set at a tanning salon.
ADULT SWIM ON CARTOON NETWORK
"Saul of the Mole Men" (midnight), "Moral Orel" (12:15 a.m.)
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MONDAY NEWS IN BRIEF
ABC: "The Ex-Wives Club"
CBS: "Creature Comforts"
Fox: "Hell's Kitchen"
PBS: "America at a Crossroads"
ABC Family: "Kyle XY" (season premiere)
HBO: "Big Love" (season premiere)
Bravo: "Inside the Actors Studio: Kyra Sedgwick"
Lifetime: "In God's Country"
E!: "The Life and Death of Anna Nicole"
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IT'S NOT THAT EASY BEING GREEN
Banner's wife had already died in a car accident. 'Twas lovely and talented E) Dr. Elaina Marks (played by Susan Sullivan), his assistant, who was killed in a lab fire, where the creature was spotted by McGee.
-- posted by Jon Delfin
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