August 14, 2006
My Top Five TV Picks Of The Week
1. The Closer (today, 9 p.m., TNT); No other summer series -- except Entourage, that is -- has been as entertaining. Kyra Sedgwick's Southern fried accent is downright delicious. Tonight, Brenda's past relationship with Will could go public. Oh, the shame! The horror!
2. Weeds (today, 10 p.m., Showtime): Boy, some wild and wacky stuff is going down in the 'burbs these days. Like what? Like Mary-Louise Parker sellin' the chronic, that's what. Weeds returns for a second season. Fans sure hope the show doesn't go up in smoke. Ouch. Bad pun. Sorry.
3. Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (Tuesday, 10 p.m., HBO): The 60 Minutes of sports sits down for a chat with Dick Ebersol, NBC's big-time sports guy who brought the NFL back to the network and who kept John Madden and Al Michaels employed.
4. So You Think You Can Dance (Wednesday, 8 p.m. Fox): Those hot-to-trot finalists do their thang one more time to see who gets to shake their money makers (that's fancy cool talk for booty) in Celine Dion's Vegas extravaganza. OK, perhaps extravaganza is stretching it a bit. It's just a show.
5. The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not A Fairy Tale (Saturday, 9 p.m., Lifetime): I'm sure glad Fantasia can sing 'cause she can't act. And you know you can't act when you have a hard time playing, well, yourself. Still, Fantasia's rags-to-American Idol winner-riches tale is an inspirational one.
Gary,
I really need to jump on the "Grey's Anatomy" bandwagon. Everyone I know who watches that show loves it. Same for "Rescue Me."
Posted by: Kevin Thompson at August 15, 2006 4:57 PMI COMPLETELY agree with your comment that The Closer is one of the best, but even more I agree with Gary. Rescue Me has been fantastic this year as always.
I too have enjoyed the Grey's Anatomy reruns. I missed the first two seasons, caught one episode and was hooked. I'm so glad ABC is giving me a chance to catch up.
Last Comic Standing was a lot of fun this summer, too.
CANNOT wait for Sept. 5.....Nip/Tuck returns!!
I agree with your first two picks, but I've never been a big fan of Bryant Gumbel, TV dancing shows or American Idol, so I'll pass on those.
In their place I recommend Rescue Me (best mix of comedy/drama on TV right now), Grey's Anatomy re-runs (for those like me who didn't see them the first time around and need to get caught up before the next season starts) and the combination of Monk/Psych on Friday nights.
Posted by: Gary at August 15, 2006 8:50 AM
