RP: 2/24: We need another Timmy! The Remote Patrol for February Twenty Four, Two Thousand Nine by Thomas Allen Heald All times Eastern, for PBS programs, check local listings
TOM'S TOTALLY TWISTED TV TRIVIA THINGY Whom of the following is not a contestant on "RuPaul's Drag Race"? A) Akashia B) Chipon Mishoulda C) Jade D) Ongina E) Shannel Wednesday better work as the day to reveal the correct answer. --- 8 p.m. Lance Henriksen enters the new millennium on "NCIS" (CBS) as the creepy guy. Not specific enough? The creepy sheriff in the desert who hates a-workin' with the feds. No, the Republican response isn't running before the speech. "Nova's" "RAT ATTACK" (PBS) is all about the slumrat millionaires. 9 p.m. Kathy Griffin guests as the wedding planer at Marco and Keith's wedding on the season finale on "PRIVILEGED" (CW). "PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS" (A/NBCBSFox Roadblock) Meanwhile "TEN TRILLION AND COUNTING" (PBS) looks at the national debt, which now under Obama is going to include military spending. Let's hope they don't use this 'Frontline" during pledge break. And speaking of monetary amounts that involve a whole buncha zeros: "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES CONFESS: A WATCH WHAT HAPPENS SPECIAL" (Bravo). "BLACK TO THE FUTURE" (VH1) gives David Alan Grier another chance to embarrass himself with his Maya Angelou impression in a salute to "Great African American Achievements in Pop Culture." From apparently, Sammy Davis, Jr. to Medea. "SHATNER'S RAW NERVE" (Bio) ogles Jenna Jameson for an hour. Poetry and beer are slammed in the combined "Independent Lens" special "THE ORDER OF MYTHS & BI-RACIAL HAIR" (PBS) featuring Mardis Gras and the Urban World NYC Teen Poetry Slam. "THE WHITEST KIDS U KNOW" (IFC) salutes Obama. Frank Miller meets Edgar Rice Burroughs during "DARK DAYS IN MONKEY CITY" (Animal Planet). "NIP/TUCK" (FX) fixes up an old client from Miami, whose dying hubby wants her to be able to find a new sugar daddy once he's kicked the crystal Tiffany Ice Bucket. 11 p.m. "10 ITEMS OR LESS" (TBS) sell-abrates the store's sesquicentennial as season three checks out. TALK TALK "The Daily Show" spends extra time with Ricky Gervais. "The Colbert Report" welcomes Supreme Court researcher Cliff Sloan. Jimmy K defends his goal against Don Rickles. --- QUESTIONABLE ANSWERS Which of the following are not colors in which the "As Seen on TV" Snuggie™ is available? Burgundy, Royal Blue and Sage Green are the Snuggie's trio of colors. Apricot and Castlerock are from the rival Slanket's palette. --- But the conversation has just begun, add your own suggestions or discuss mine on the "TV or Not TV" Google list or at tvornottv.net. "The Remote Patrol" is copyright© 2008 Thomas Allen Heald and Gigantic Rear Projection, Ltd. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
