The Remote Patrol for Monday, November 17, 2008 by Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire All times Eastern, for PBS programs, check local listings ---
TOM'S TWISTED TOTALLY TRIVIAL TV THINGY Who was impervious to the Vulcan Nerve Pinch? A) Adam Six B) Gary Seven C) James Pi D) Seth Five E) Perry Eight --- 8:30 p.m. Jamie-Lynn Sigler guests on "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" (CBS). It could be legen-wait for it-dary. 9 p.m. On "PRISON BREAK" (Fox), the sixth card is up for grabs, and we all know what that means. Buzz Aldrin watches a lunar orbiter googlemap things "DIRECT FROM THE MOON" (National Geographic). "DEAR FOOD NETWORK" (Food Network), I never thought this would happen to me. I was at the deli the other day when I saw the most delicious set of breasts. "HEROES" (NBC): something about another eclipse. Yawn. "EINSTEIN" (History) gets a new haircut at Tabitha's Salon. "OSWALD'S GHOST" (PBS) haunts America, and may have been responsible for setting the explosives at the World Trade Center. 9:30 p.m. "WORST WEEK" (CBS) calls upon Fred Willard. 10 P.M. Is it okay to shoot someone to death when lethal injection goes amuck? Two words: Denny Crane. "BOSTON LEGAL" (ABC) Plus, Cheri Oteri seems to have gotten an agent again. 10:30 p.m. Jane Pauley hosts "JFK: Breaking the News" (PBS). NIGHT LIGHTS * Tavis sells T-cells by the seashore with Earvin "Magic" Johnson. * Hip Hop sensation T-BA rocks "The Daily Show." * The Colbert Report booms with Tom Brokaw and Malcolm Gladwell. * Emma Thompson, Michelle Felicetta, and Purple Reign party like Dave paid them $19.99. * Kiefer Sutherland, Lisa Lampanelli, and Barry Manilow hope Jay doesn't cancel. * Poppy Montgomery and Nick Hornby are highly fidelic with Craig. * Snoop Dogg, Brian Regan, and Blitzen Trapper visit Conan's shizzle. === TV OR NOT TV RECOMMENDS "WALL•E" http://tinyurl.com/tvornottvwalle I don't know that I have ever been genuinely excited about a movie preceded by the words "From Pixar Animation (now Disney/Pixar) Studios." That "WALL•E" managed to have me counting the days until its release thus summer is a great credit to creator Andrew Stanton. The "Waste Allocation Load Lifter, Earth-Class" is the only operational trash compacting robot left on Earth after mankind leaves on a permanent interstellar cruise. And "WALL•E" is the cinematic bulldozing love child of Charlie Chaplin and "Johnny 5" from "Short Circuit.” It's a multi-message movie (which seems to oppose Disney's modern prime directives): eat less, consume less, and recycle. The film recycles bits and pieces from "2001: A Space Odyssey," "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," "Star Trek" and "Love Boat," and has its humble "yellow collar" worker relaxing each night after work to a VHS copy of "Hello Dolly." Yet, it's got romance, adventure, comedy, a talking lint roller, a G-rating, and is one of the best films of 2008. === TTTTTT ANSWER The New York Times can be thanked for inspiring Keith Olbermann's "Worst Persons in the World" segment. Which Times employee gets the honors? Alessandra Stanley === But the conversation doesn't end here, add your own suggestions or discuss mine on the "TV or Not TV" Google list. "The Remote Patrol" is copyright© 2008 Thomas Allen Heald and Gigantic Rear Projection, Ltd. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
