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This week’s TV picks
He’s a mean one Monday on ABC.
Monday:
‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ 7 p.m., ABC: Whoville be watching? Iville.
Tuesday:
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ 7 p.m., ABC: Charlie Brown becomes depressed by rampant consumerism. Do him a favor and fast-forward through the commercials.
‘Scrubs’ 8 p.m., ABC: A new season and a new venue for J.D. and crew.
‘Dirty Jobs’ 8 p.m., Discovery: Mike visits a reindeer farm in Alaska. I wonder if the dirty job is telling Rudolph that Dasher is guiding the sleigh this year?
‘Ghost Lab’ 9 p.m., Discovery: Galveston’s Hotel Galvez and the Presidio La Bahia are poked for spooks. All my spectres live in Texas.
Wednesday:
‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ 7 p.m., CBS: The other reindeer won’t let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games. If only someone had done Ben Affleck a similar favor.
‘Pixar Short Films’ 8 p.m., ABC Family: Twenty of the studio’s short films, including ‘Wall-E’s’ hilarious, Looney Toons-inspired ‘Presto,’ are featured.
‘Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura’ 9 p.m., TruTV: Jesse and his team travel to Alaska to investigate mind-control. ‘Look into my eyes: You will let Dasher guide the sleigh … you wiiiillll let Dasher guide the sleigh …’
Thursday:
‘Flash Forward’ 7 p.m., ABC: Mark and Demetri travel to Hong Kong to try and recapture my interest in this repetitive, plodding saga.
’30 Rock’ 8:30 p.m., NBC: Yay! Will Arnett is back! Yay! NBC finally makes it into this week’s picks!
‘BBQ Pitmasters’ 9 p.m., TLC: There had better be at least one Texan on this new competitive reality show. I’m just sayin’.
Friday:
‘Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa’ 7 p.m., NBC: Whoopie Goldberg, Uma Thurman and Nathan Lane guest star. This would also make a very entertaining ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’
‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ 7 p.m., AMC: Among the many things this movie taught me: always carry a saw.
‘The Pelican Brief’ 8 p.m., TV Land: Brief? TV Land’s stretching this movie out to 3 hours!
Saturday:
‘Guy’s Disney Holiday’ 8 p.m., Food Network: Guy Fieri visits California’s Disneyland, and eats it.
Sunday:
‘BCS Selection Show’ 7 p.m., FOX: Match ups for the Bowl Championship Series games are announced. It’s like a holiday special for college football fans!
‘Chainsaw Ice Sculptors’ 9 p.m., TLC: Wouldn’t you want to carve something pretty like a swan instead of a chainsaw?
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By Lisa Ide
November 30, 2009 1:06 PM | Link to this
I printed this list so I could make sure I didn't miss most of these. Great list!