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This week’s TV picks
Monday:
‘The Pacific: Part 3’ 9 p.m., HBO: The 1st Marine Division lands in Melbourne in January 1943. Basilone gets the Medal of Honor but is less than excited about his next assignment stateside.
Tuesday:
‘Dancing with the Stars’ 7 p.m., ABC: The first departing contestant hoofs it back home. Actually, he or she will probably fly or drive, but it would be great if the producers actually made them dance home. Just sayin’.
‘Lost’ 8 p.m., ABC: The ‘Lost’ people are so tight-lipped that all we know is that this episode is called ‘The Package.’ Oh, wait — we know one other thing … it won’t be a package of answers.
‘V’ 9 p.m., ABC: Okay, these are the first new episodes since the four that ran last fall, and those no longer count. This show could go either way, renewal-wise, so if you like it and you want it to stick around, vote with your remote.
Wednesday:
‘It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown’ 7 p.m., ABC: The Great Pumpkin, the Easter Beagle … I’ll bet Linus expects the ghost of Abe Lincoln to show up with a pan of brownies on Presidents’ Day.
‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ 9 p.m., A&E: I just noticed that this show is followed by another show called ‘Billy the Exterminator.’ No joke. Can ‘Fred the Dry Cleaner’ be far behind?
Thursday:
‘The Office’ 7 p.m., NBC: Two back-to-back hours of ‘The Office?’ Seriously, that’s at least an hour and a half too much. Relive Jim and Pam’s wedding and the birth of their child. You know what would actually make this a good idea? Put them on 9 p.m.’s ‘The Marriage Ref’ and shoot straight to the divorce.
‘Fringe’ 8 p.m., Fox: Okay, here’s a show that just got picked up for another season, so you don’t really have to watch. But if you don’t, you’ll miss a really great episode that digs deep into the series’ mythology. Are you listening, ‘Lost’ guys? This is how you put together a really great mythology episode with lots of answers.
Friday:
‘Smallville’ 7 p.m., The CW: Hey, did y’all know that ‘Smallville’ is still on? Clark and Lois head for a romantic, bed and breakfast getaway, but then the Silver Banshee shows up and causes trouble. Don’t you hate it when you’re on a romantic rendezvous and the Silver Banshee shows up?
‘What Not to Wear’ 8 p.m., TLC: A woman abandons her goth look for more corporate-appropriate attire. Sigh. Chalk up another victory for ‘the man.’
‘Miami Medical’ 9 p.m., CBS: Tonight’s episode is the series opener of this new drama focusing on trauma teams that can’t be any worse than ‘Trauma.’ In the kick-off, an ice-cream shop explosion injures a couple. I’ll bet their recovery is a rocky road.
Saturday:
‘NCAA Basketball Tournament: Final Four’ 5 p.m., CBS: The winners duke it out for the national title on Monday.
Sunday:
‘Undercover Boss’ 8 p.m., CBS: The President of Roto-Rooter goes incognito to find out what it’s like to be a grunt at his company. I think this premise is flush with possibilities.
‘Life’ 7 p.m., Discovery: It’s sky meets surf as back-to-back episodes examine birds and creatures of the deep.
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