The Remote Patrol for Monday, December 22, 2008 by Thomas Allen Heald, Admiral of the Airwaves All times Eastern, for PBS programs, check local listings
TOM'S TWISTED TOTALLY TRIVIAL TV THINGY Who had the honor of being the very first "Pop-Up Video" on VH1? A) The Buggles B) Madonna C) Pet Shop Boys D) Tina Turner E) U2 Tuesday brings the right answer, and hopefully a better segue. (Bloop.) --- 8 p.m. Paddy Considine, Uma Thurman and Jonathan Pryce weather alcoholism and adultery in and out of "MY ZINC BED" (HBO). The show reaches for its 23rd hour with "TODAY LOOKS BACK 2008: A HOLIDAY SPECIAL" (NBC). 8:30 p.m. Bobby wakes Pam from her coma on the season finale on "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" (ESPN). 9 p.m. Cliffs hang in the 27th midseason finale of "PRISON BREAK: MIAMI" (Fox). "JESUS IN INDIA" (Sundance) probes the 18-year gap in the Bible's description of the Messiah's midlife. Was he backpacking through Europe, growing a goatee and trying to decide whether to inherit the family business? Probably not. Habitat for Humanity honors "THE LIFE A HOUSE BUILT: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JIMMY AND ROSALYNN CARTER WORK PROJECT" (PBS). 10 p.m. Officer Krupke gets his own reality show : "RUNAWAY SQUAD" (A&E). People who do care about "THE HILLS" (MTV) can take a holiday after tonight. 11 p.m. Bolivia's Next Top President is selected in "COCALERO" (Sundance). Will it be the nation's first indigenous Armayan Indian leader? === TTTTTT ANSWER Had his series lasted another season, this character was going to quit his job and become a writer. Who almost had this career opportunity? Doogie Howser. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
