The Remote Patrol for Thursday, December 11, 2008 by Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire All times Eastern, for PBS programs, check local listings
TOM'S TWISTED TOTALLY TRIVIAL TV THINGY Which series has a strange fixation with a blue French horn? A) "The Greatest American Hero" B) "How I Met Your Mother" C) "Life" D) "Pushing Daisies" E) "30 Rock" The answer arrives on Freaky Friday. --- 8 p.m. "SURVIVOR" (CBS) is still apparently on. 8:30 p.m. Read the secret diaries of "VERY YOUNG (call) GIRLS" (Showtime). 9 p.m. Out with the Petersen in with the Fishburne on "CSI" (CBS). Daddy may be Santa in "CHRISTMAS TOWN" (ION). Yawh. "JOHN MELLENCAMP: HOMEWARD BOUND" (Bio) heads to a small town with little pink houses where he can R-O-C-K in the U-S-A. And these days, the audience is fulla "cougars." 9:30 p.m. Elaine Stritch goes for another Creative Arts Emmy on "30 ROCK" (NBC). "THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM" (Comedy Central) honors the sacrament of marriage with an inter-species ceremony. You may now kiss your dog. NIGHT LIGHTS * The Daily Show seeks happiness with Philip Seymour Hoffman. * Michael Phelps dog paddles to "The Colbert Report." * Tavis walks the plank with Niall Ferguson and Michael Phelps. * Sen. John McCain and Bon Iver wang chung with Dave. * Tom Cruise, Frank Caliendo, and the Cure incur penalties with Jay. * Gabriel Macht, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Snow Patrol shovel things Jimmy's way. * Brooke Shields and Dom Irrera stick it to Craig. * Bill Hader, Jessica Szohr, and Tony Bennett ring Conan's bell. === TTTTTT ANSWER Doris Roberts costarred (along with a lotta other NBC sitcom folk) in a 1987 tv movie sequel to "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium" titled ... "If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium." === 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
