"Flash Gordon"Friday 9pm, Sci-Fi Network Sci-Fi found great critical and commercial success by reinventing ’70s cheesefest "Battlestar Galactica" into a smart, gripping space opera. Now it turns its attention to the even cheesier pulp property "Flash Gordon," but I’m not sure how you improve upon the 1980 flick featuring a buff, glistening Sam J. Jones […]
“Shark Week”Tuesday-Saturday 9pm, Discovery Channel Sometimes I feel like it’s always “Shark Week” on Discovery Channel. But that’s not a bad thing—once you start watching these oddly graceful killing machines it’s tough to stop. The programming for this 20th edition of “Shark Week” includes “Perfect Predators” (Wednesday), which examines how sharks evolved into 400 very […]
"Damages”Tuesday 10pm, FX After a season-long guest stint on FX’s “The Shield” a few years back, Glenn Close has been given her own series by the wannabe HBO network. While starring in meaty TV dramas is a good career move for some big-screen actresses (like “The Closer”’s Kyra Sedgwick), Close just seems too classy for […]
“Mad Men”Thursday 10pm, AMC Now here’s a cool idea for a series: a period piece set on Madison Avenue in the 1960s that follows the high-stress, debauched lives of the world’s leading ad execs. Seriously, that sounds fascinating. This AMC original series was created by “Sopranos” writer Matthew Weiner and features a cast of little-knowns, […]
“2007 World Series of Pop Culture”Tuesday-Thursday 9pm, VH1 A must-see for anybody who thinks they know movies, music and TV. Entertainment Weekly and VH1 have brought together teams of geeks from across our great nation (including last year’s defending champs, El Chupacabra) to grill them for answers about who Joanie loved, the name of the […]
comics Thirteen years after his death, Jack Kirby is still considered “The King” by many comic fans. The artist co-created most of Marvel’s enduring super-heroes, including Captain America, the Fantastic Four, The Hulk, the X-Men and Iron Man, and then jumped shipped to the company’s “distinguished competition,” DC Comics, in the ’70s. There, Kirby had […]
“So You Think You Can Dance”Wednesday 8pm, Thursday 9pm, Fox “American Idol”’s boogie-lovin’ cousin’s ratings are growing, meaning that more and more people are checking out this talent competition each week. They should; I think it’s a better show than “Idol” sometimes. Now that we’re down to seven couples the leaders are starting to emerge. […]
“Burn Notice”Thursday 10pm, USA Joining established USA hits “The 4400,” “The Dead Zone,” “Monk” and “Psych” is this promising show about American spy Michael Westen who, on a deadly mission, learns that he’s received a “burn notice”—in real world parlance, he’s been fired. He gets dumped in his hometown of Miami, assets frozen and put […]
“Hidden Palms”Wednesday 8 & 9pm, CW We need a good summer soaper. It’s been how long since we’ve had a delicious guilty pleasure that we can really sink our teeth into? Sadly this…is not it. Poor Kevin Williamson—who peaked way too soon with Scream and “Dawson’s Creek” in the ’90s—is back on TV, this time […]
“Rescue Me”Wednesday 10pm, FX Last season Dennis Leary’s firefighter drama got pretty dark, what with controversial abusive sex scenes, the lead character’s girlfriend essentially date-raping him and even more death in the life of Tommy Gavin (Leary). Here’s hoping the producers turn it down just a touch, because the show is actually quite good when […]