Another light posting today, guys, because of all the work that has piled up for the job The Telegraph actually pays me for.
But with the slate of TV coming up, the weekend is extra fun.
For those who missed the news, "Mad Men," (AMC, Sun., 10 p.m.) drew a 1.9 rating for its season debut, more than double what it averaged last year, a nice tip of the cap to all of the critical praise, Emmy nominations and word of mouth the series generated.
And, in some quasi-related news, actress Christina Hendricks will return to NBC's "Life" for Season 2 next month when she reprises her role as Charlie's soon-to-be new stepmother.
On that note, here's the rest of the weekend's best bets:
Tonight marks the extra-long, 90-minute season-finale of "Doctor Who" (Sci Fi, 8:30 p.m. - note the special starting time). For some of you who caught Sci Fi's unfortunate decision to put spoilers last week's previews, some of the edge has been taken off the cliffhanger you were left with of the Doctor (David Tennant) regenerating. However, I'm happy to report that there are many surprises and guest characters who have yet to make an appearance in what has been a wicked big finale. It's followed by a new "Stargate: Atlantis" at 10 p.m.
"Monk" (USA, 9 p.m.) and "Psych" (USA, 10 p.m.) are also new, as is "Swingtown" (CBS, 10 p.m.)
On Saturday, "Robin Hood" (BBC America, 9 p.m.) finds the gang heading to the Holy Land to rescue King Richard in the second season finale.
On Sunday, the NFL preseason kicks off with the Colts and Redskins (NBC, 8 p.m.)
On the dramatic side, there's a new episode of "Generation Kill" (HBO, 9 p.m.) and new installments of "In Plain Sight" (USA, 10 p.m.) and "Army Wives" (Lifetime, 10 p.m.)
Friday, August 01, 2008
Ready For The Weekend
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Pre-season football is generally unwatchable (and the Colts will be missing half their team this Sunday, including Manning and Harrison), but I am just thrilled it's August which now means we're less than a month from the start of Georgia's season, and about a month away from the start of NFL season. With injuries killing the Braves year, I am DYING for football.
Nice summaries of Psych and Monk...
I am very, very pleased about the ratings news of "Mad Men" and the folks at AMC should continue to remind HBO that they passed up on this show to instead show garbage like "tell Me You Love Me" and "John from Cinncinati", 2 atrociously bad shows that have mercifully been cancelled.
Good job, HBO.
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