August 29, 2006
My Top TV Picks!
TUESDAY
Rescue Me (10 p.m., FX): It's season finale time for one of summer's hottest series. Tommy promises to help Janet with the baby, but he doesn't tell her that he's preparing to start a new life with Sheila. Oh, that Tommy. What a cad!
WEDNESDAY
Bones (8 p.m., Fox): Are you digging Bones? Well, if you are, you're in luck. Fox's way cool drama returns for a second season. Gotta love that chemistry between Brennan and Booth. It's so Mulder-Scully-ish.
Justice (9 p.m., Fox): Talk about a slick new legal drama that moves like a bullet and hooks you from the opening minutes. Alias' Victor Garber stars as a bigshot defense attorney who defends O.J.-like clients.
Rebuilding New Orleans (9 p.m., Discovery Times): Hard to believe it's been one year since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. This two-part documentary follows the city's first Mardi Gras since Katrina.
THURSDAY
2006 MTV Video Music Awards: (8 p.m., MTV): Jack Black, who I don't think is terribly funny, hosts MTV's glitzy music gala. All I wanna know is this: when is Beyonce performing?
A Closer Walk (9 p.m., PBS): Glenn Close and Will Smith narrate this documentary that explores how the world responded to the AIDS epidemic.
Windfall (10 p.m., NBC): Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person watching the show. I probably am. So what? I like it. After tonight's season finale, it'll be gone forever.
FRIDAY
Foxworthy's Big Night (8:30 p.m., CMT): Jeff Foxworthy, TV's funniest redneck, fronts his own sketch show.
Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers (9 p.m., CBS): The long-time CBS Evening News anchor sticks it to his old bosses. Well, not really. But that would be fun to watch, don't you think?
SATURDAY
The Jeffersons Marathon (6 a.m., TV Land): Watch George and Weezy movin' on up all over again.
SUNDAY
Survivor: Cook Islands Preview (8 p.m., TV Guide Channel): That whole race thing on the new Survivor sure has folks buzzing. That's the point. Somewhere Mark Burnett is salivating. Can't wait for the September premiere? Get a sneak peek.
Jerry Lewis Telethon (9 p.m. WPEC-Channel 12): It wouldn't be Labor Day Weekend without Lewis' annual telethon.
Posted by Kevin Thompson at August 29, 2006 11:14 AMGood picks, Kevin.
You're not the only one that watched Windfall. I thought it was pretty good, especially for a summer show. Evidently not good enough, however.
Rescue Me's finale was very good, as was Bones' premiere (love Brennan's new boss).
Justice seems good, have to wait and see how it develops. I liked the little bit at the end that showed you what really happened.
I think this season of Survivor will be interesting. Burnett is a genius at developing pre-show buzz and switching up the game, so it's never boring.
