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This week’s TV picks
Monday:
‘Cake Boss’ 9 p.m., TLC: A fireworks-themed cake is created, which really makes me nervous about the whole ‘blowing out the candles’ part.
‘Hoarders’ 9 p.m., A&E: This series profiles people with obsessive-hoarding disorder, including a woman who hoards food in two freezers and four refrigerators. Should I be worried that I plan to keep every single episode of this show, along with back-up copies, in big piles of VHS tapes?
Tuesday:
‘More to Love’ 9 p.m., Fox: A group date to a spa and one-on-one dates to a castle and a Moroccan restaurant help Luke cull the remaining ladies to six. Is it right for Fox to put this show on right after ‘Hell’s Kitchen’?
‘Nova scienceNow’ 8 p.m., PBS: Tour a Texas algae farm where researchers work to make biofuel from algae. I’ll be taping this show, too, to use in a future argument with my wife about why not cleaning the shower could actually turn out to be a shrewd investment.
Wednesday:
‘Extreme Collections’ 7 p.m., Travel: Tonight’s episode features collectors of shoes, tarantulas, Barbie dolls and body piercings. Watch out, people … it’s a short drive from collector to hoarder.
‘Survive This!’ 8:30 p.m., Cartoon Network: Sometimes the title of a show writes the mini-review all by itself.
‘Black Gold’ 9 p.m., TruTV: Season 2 of this series following Texas oilmen starts tonight.
Thursday:
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ 9 p.m., Bravo: The ladies unwind at a King Tut cocktail party. Seriously, King Tut. Somebody’s running out of party themes. And unwinding is never a good idea when there might be mummies around.
Friday:
‘Psych’ 9 p.m., USA: James Brolin guest stars when odd occurrences threaten to close an Old West tourist attraction.
‘A Haunting’ 9 p.m., ID: A strange aura and a shadowy figure plague a home in Tucson. Where’s James Brolin when you need him?
Saturday:
‘Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern’ 7 p.m., Travel: Andrew comes to Texas and checks out the NASA kitchens. He’s supposed to sample a nitrogen-frozen dessert, chocolate bacon and fried alligator. I’m thinking he’s spending some time outside of NASA, because only one of those items sounds remotely like space food. Although, really … chocolate bacon has gotta’ be good anywhere.
Sunday:
‘The Simpsons’ 7 p.m., Fox: Back-to-back reruns from 2009’s resurgent season feature Moe dating a woman he met in an online chat room and Lisa’s experience on anti-depressants. Some of her smiley-faced visions rank among the best visual gags this series has ever produced.
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