Tonight we have another instance of "Monday Night Football" happening on a night that is actually Monday which is comforting. There's a show premiering on ABC Family that is based around the always entertaining and not at all gimmicky premise of long lost twins, one of whom was in the foster system and one of whom was adopted by wealthy parents who decide to switch places. First of all, who adopts one identical twin and not the other and secondly, unless it's a delightful romp with Hayley Mills or possibly the adorable child that Lindsay Lohan used to be the whole twins switching places thing is not a great idea. Also, do twins actually ever switch places? Do we have any identical twins here who can let me know? Thanks. Here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "Bachelor Pad" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Eureka" on SyFy
"Giuliana and...
8:00pm: "Bachelor Pad" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Eureka" on SyFy
"Giuliana and...
- 8/15/2011
- by Intern Rusty
It's either Gordon Ramsay night or Misery Night or, if you're on one of Gordon Ramsay's shows, it's both! There's also some season finales signaling the beginning of the August doldrums of television shows where everything is in reruns or some lame show that the network decided to dump at the end of summer because they knew everyone would be either too hot to care or busily making vacation plans since they just realized it's goddamn August already. However, most of the season finales are for shows that I haven't seen any chatter about here anyway ("Basketball Wives" anyone?) so I hope none of you are adversely affected. Anyway, here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "Bachelor Pad" on ABC. Three hour second season premiere. Wait, second season? I think my brain erased all previous memories of this show because I literally had no clue that it existed before...
8:00pm: "Bachelor Pad" on ABC. Three hour second season premiere. Wait, second season? I think my brain erased all previous memories of this show because I literally had no clue that it existed before...
- 8/8/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Those of you who were around last year and follow me on Twitter (so... like maybe four of you) will recall that I started a Shark Week Theme Songs hashtag on Twitter since I felt like the sharks were not given appropriate musical backup. This year, it seems like they've gone ahead and picked Lady Gaga's "Teeth" as the unofficial Shark Week theme song which I do approve of. However that does not mean I've given up my mission which has more to do with wordplay anyway. Those of you who'd like to play along but don't have Twitter can still read mine without joining and those of you on Twitter are welcome to use the #sharkweekthemesongs tag for any of your own creations. Enjoy! Here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC. Seventh season finale.
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Eureka" on SyFy
"Giuliana and Bill...
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC. Seventh season finale.
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Eureka" on SyFy
"Giuliana and Bill...
- 8/1/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Good news today, in that the NFL lockout is over so we are no longer in danger of spending the next six months absent regular displays of large men running into each other. Really, though, it is good news because it means we won't have to resort to watching Ncaa football which is wonderful in its own way but frustratingly drawn out and unresolved when it comes to the post-season. Sort of like the end of Lord of the Rings, book or movie version. Unfortunately the pre-season opening game between the Bears and the Rams has been pushed back to August 7th which affects... oh right nothing! Because it's pre-season. Anyway, come September 8th regular season "Monday Night Football" will be making its triumphant and much hoped for reappearance in Pajiba After Dark. Until there, here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH...
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH...
- 7/25/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Interesting mix of the TV tonight, a bit heavy on the reality series but that's par for the course in terms of summer. I know that many of you are connoisseurs of Lifetime movies and we've got one tonight that is evidently based on the life of Joanne Rowling. Now, I won't deny that her story of going from a single mother on the dole to world famous and obscenely wealthy author is probably an awesome story but the source I found indicates that they're beginning the movie during her childhood which... yeah. Moving on! Also we've got "The Big C" which is the second show in two nights that I've had to write about that is supposed to feature a dying protagonist and yet is into it's second season? I'm beginning to feel that perhaps basing series around characters who aren't meant to be alive too long is a bad idea,...
- 7/18/2011
- by Intern Rusty
"Weeds" returns tonight and I've seen most of the first season of that show but not much beyond that. I know that Nancy is one of those characters on TV that people love to hate since her chosen profession keeps driving her and her family further down the road of reprehensible behavior yet they like to maintain some sort of air of superiority. Or at least that was the last I'd heard of the whole mess, has it changed any? Those of you still watching, are you just watching because you find Mary-Louise Parker kind of dreamy? Are you in the habit of mistaking Justin Kirk for the guy who played Sheriff Don Lamb in "Veronica Mars" and thus watching "Weeds" out of misguided loyalty? (I'm not telling you how long it took me to realize they weren't the same guy. Nope.) In any case, please feel free to discuss.
- 6/27/2011
- by Intern Rusty
There's an interesting situation on late night TV tonight that I can't recall ever seeing before; the same actor is on two shows in one night. Jada Pinkett Smith, who must be promoting her show "Hawthorne" although for the love of god I couldn't tell you why, is on both "Jimmy Fallon" and "Chelsea Lately." As a reasonable person who understands how TV works, I know that all of this is pre-taped and that means that one actor can appear on two shows in one night without somehow conquering the time-space continuum, but I also thought that actors had people to make sure that shit like that didn't happen. Either I was wrong or having a leading role on a TNT series about a take-no-shit nurse with commitment issues just doesn't pay enough for a top shelf publicist. Here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball...
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball...
- 6/13/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Last night one of you lovely readers out there caught a proofreading mistake I'd made in the column and pointed it out. Now, it's not unusual that I make slight spelling or grammar mistakes so I want all of you to know that please, feel free to let me know if you catch one. You can mention it in the comments or email me because I'm terrible at proofreading things I've written and am happy to fix them if they're really irking you. Most of the time. I've found that some of my spelling mistakes end up making things more amusing for all of us so some of them I just leave alone even if I know they're there. So, with that said, here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Last Man Standing" on Lifetime. Original Telefilm.
"Mastercheif" on Fox. Second season premiere.
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Last Man Standing" on Lifetime. Original Telefilm.
"Mastercheif" on Fox. Second season premiere.
- 6/6/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Tonight is the season finale of "House" which is a show that I have a troubled relationship with. The first couple seasons I was completely on board and then it became increasingly obvious that rather that the writers had absolutely no intention of having the House character grow or suffer any real consequences for his actions. There was that awful story line with the cop who had it in for him (Tritter?) but that more punished the people around him and rather than abandoning his selfish, destructive ass to the real world, they just gathered the wagons around him tighter. After that I watched less and less as his actions became less and less defensible. I'll drop in for an episode every now or again but more often than not just find myself staring at my TV going "Really?" I'll be tuning in tonight but I doubt I'll find my opinion changed much.
- 5/23/2011
- by Intern Rusty
The beginning of the endings has come on, with many shows having their season finales tonight and many more coming in the next few weeks. Some will hang on into June, but not many, and then we will face summer which does have a couple interesting prospects (I'm intrigued by "Wilfred" and curious if not hopeful about "Franklin and Bash") but mostly a series of shows that weren't worth putting in direct competition with shows who have a solid audience. So prepare now, load up your Netflix lists or shop for DVDs, maybe find a hobby or two to take you out of the house a couple evenings out of the week, or just resolve to sit around and pout. Up to you. Here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "90210" on The CW. Third season finale.
"Antiques Roadshow" on PBS
"Chuck" on NBC. Fourth season finale. Next season will be the final season which is,...
8:00pm: "90210" on The CW. Third season finale.
"Antiques Roadshow" on PBS
"Chuck" on NBC. Fourth season finale. Next season will be the final season which is,...
- 5/16/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Apparently "Stargate: Universe" has their series finale tonight and I know not a damn thing about that show so I can't give it a proper send off at all. According to various sources (coughWikipediacough) the finale will be a cliff hanger that was supposed to be resolved by a movie, but apparently that movie is not happening so the series will just end on a cliff hanger that has no resolution forth coming. I bet those of you who invested your time and attention in this series are absolutely thrilled to hear that. As someone who has loved exactly one show that aired on SyFy and saw the way they treated it, all I can say is that you had to expect it. Here's your Monday night TV:
7:00pm: "NBA Playoffs: Miami at Boston, Game 4" on TNT
8:00pm: "90210" on The CW
"Antiques Roadshow" on PBS
"Chuck" on NBC...
7:00pm: "NBA Playoffs: Miami at Boston, Game 4" on TNT
8:00pm: "90210" on The CW
"Antiques Roadshow" on PBS
"Chuck" on NBC...
- 5/9/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Last night the world got some extremely big news that I am not at All qualified to discuss which is really unfortunate since tonight's television offerings are duller than watching paint dry for the most part. Actually, I'm kind of eager for most of the current shows to end and the summer series to start because there's a few I'm actually interested in and they'll give me something new to talk about. Right now? It's like "Hey, it's Monday! That means 'House' is on! Again. Because I'm sure some of you still get excited about that, maybe." And "RuPaul's Drag Race" is over so I can't even be jealous of those of you who get Logo. At least until "Be Good Johnny Weir" comes back. Then I'll be breaking out the voodoo dolls. Here's your Monday night TV:
7:30pm: "NHL Playoffs: Boston at Philadelphia, Game 2" on Versus
8:00pm:...
7:30pm: "NHL Playoffs: Boston at Philadelphia, Game 2" on Versus
8:00pm:...
- 5/2/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Tonight features no new programming dedicated to the royal nuptials specifically and I, for one, am a little bit stunned. I hadn't realized how much I counted on having a wedding show or two to tee off on for giggles until there weren't any and now there's this strange, Royal Wedding shaped hole in my evening helping of snark. I'm sure this awful oversight will be corrected in the coming days so I can be sure to make up for today's loss with lots of sarcastic quips and references to fascinators and whatnot. There's not even a proper helping of misery tonight. Honestly, I feel like I've failed all of you tonight on Pajiba After Dark. Apologies. Here's your (rather dull) Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "90210" on The CW
"Antiques Roadshow" on PBS
"Dancing With the Stars" on ABC
"Love & Hip Hop" on VH1
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager...
8:00pm: "90210" on The CW
"Antiques Roadshow" on PBS
"Dancing With the Stars" on ABC
"Love & Hip Hop" on VH1
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager...
- 4/25/2011
- by Intern Rusty
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