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 "Spin City" featured which three of the following people on the same early episode? A) Stephen Colbert B) Jennifer Garner C) Ed Koch D) Jon Stewart E) Raquel Welch --- 8 p.m. Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth have absolutely no dialogue involving Jamie Walters on "90210" (CW). MTV's Gideon Yago hosts "THE IFC MEDIA PROJECT" (IFC) which asks whatever happened to investigative journalism. Oh look, Tucker Carlson can now only afford twist ties. 9 p.m. He is the eggman on "DIRTY JOBS" (Discovery). But I am the Walrus. 10 p.m. 'RICK & STEVE: THE HAPPIEST GAY COUPLE IN ALL THE WORLD" (Logo) run out of gas. "ELI STONE" (ABC) argues that medicinal marijuana could cure multiple sclerosis in children. Not that we'(e)d allow it. Square One TV's Reg E. Cathey and some guy from Outkast guest on "LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT" (NBC) which requires Olivia to pose as a prostitute to catch animal smugglers. (Gee, is it sweeps?) 11 p.m. A college student and a truck driver make the cut on the finale on "SEX CHANGE HOSPITAL" (WE). NIGHT LIGHTS * Denis Leary locks and loads with "The Daily Show." * Paul Simon sees the bright colors in KodaColbert. * Tavis chews the buffalo at with Ted Turner. * Dave talks to the animals with Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Jack Hanna, and Cold Hard Cash. * Jay swings with Larry the Cable Guy the Plumber, Chris Matthews, and Adele. * Jimmy taps with Kate Walsh, Mystery, the latest "Dancing with the Stars" castoff, and Paramore. * Craig sways with Kevin Bacon, Sarah Shahi, and the Bacon Brothers. * Conan is P.C. with Jeff Corwin, Debra Messing, and John Hodgman. === TV OR NOT TV RECOMMENDS "Spin City: The Complete Season 1" http://tinyurl.com/prideletsNov182008 The release of "Spin City" on DVD could not be more timely. Not only was Michael J. Fox's character smoothing out the wrinkles in his boss (Barry Bostwick)s' debut term as mayor of New York, but the newest hire in the Mayor's office was black gay activist Carter Heywood (Michael Boatman) as head of minority affairs. Early episodes not only dealt with Carter trying to increase AIDS funding, and establish a needle exchange, but seven shows into the run he staged a mock wedding to protest the mayor's stand against gay marriage. The jokes all hold up surprisingly well a dozen years later, thanks to co-creators Gary David Goldberg (who previously worked with Fox on "Family Ties") and Bill Lawrence (who went on to launch "Scrubs.") === TTTTTT ANSWER Who was impervious to the Vulcan Nerve Pinch? Gary Seven, whom Star Trek tried to spin off into his own series in the episode "Assignment: Earth." John Byrne is doing it as a comic book at the moment. === 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
