Tonight’s Top 10 Shows: Weekend Edition

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By SuburBint | Saturday, June 2, 2012 | 2:16 am | 21 Comments
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June 2

The Marquis de Sade was born on this date in 1740. Apparently television programmers across the globe are celebrating his birthday by airing absolutely abysmal shows this evening in order to torture us for their own pleasure. So let’s move on, shall we?

June 3

Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s poem “Casey at the Bat” was published for the first time on this date in 1888.

Secret Millionaire (ABC 8pm) Premiere: Millionaire Scott Jacobs and his daughter, Alexa, spend six days in Newark, N.J., volunteering and deciding which people they meet are most deserving of a windfall.

Is there a way to identify and “accidentally” cross paths with the secret millionaires? I can be very humble and deserving when I need to be.

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (ABC 9pm) Premiere: Chris helps a man whose struggle with weight has left him jobless and put strain on his relationship.

“Move that ass! Move that ass! Move that ass!”

The Glades (A&E 9pm) Premiere: Jim and Carlos investigate the death of a wealthy man who left his fortune to a band of UFO enthusiasts; Callie has trouble finding a job in Palm Glade.

It’s like CSI: Miami, minus David Caruso and plus some reasonably competent acting.

Game of Thrones (HBO 9pm) Finale: Theon incites his men to action; Luwin offers advice; Brienne silences Jaime; Arya receives a gift; Dany goes to a strange place; Jon proves himself.

All men must die. Renewal status: Renewed, which is hardly a surprise. There are three more books to get through, not counting the two more that G.R.R. Martin has promised for the series. All men must serve.

Ice Road Truckers (The History Channel 9pm) Premiere: Alex heads farther north than ever before on the deadly Dempster; Hugh and Rick face an impossible task on the thin ice of Manitoba’s winter roads; Jack Jessee returns to lead a pack of hungry new drivers.

 

Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime 9pm) Premiere: Kim discovers that the firm is in financial trouble; Teri is sent to bring Jane home; Grayson comes to terms with his feelings; Fred moves on with his new girlfriend; Stacy seeks the advice of a relationship guru.

Kim Kardashian in a scripted show. If the universe implodes, we’ll all know why.

2012 MTV Music Awards (MTV, MTV2, VH1 9pm) From Universal City, Calif.; presenters include Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg.

We should live-tweet this; I’d volunteer to organize it, but I’ll be washing my hair Sunday night.

Longmire (A&E 10pm) Premiere: A widowed Wyoming sheriff works to overcome the pain of his wife’s death by dedicating himself to his job.

Based on a series of mystery novels, apparently. That’s rarely a good sign.

Call of the Wildman (Animal Planet 10pm) Premiere: A beaver creates a dangerous situation when it attacks the support beams of a coal mine; a tornado’s aftermath dumps dangerous chemicals into a turtle-filled pond.

The show follows a man who willingly goes by the moniker “Turtleman.” I can’t imagine why they didn’t use that as the name of the show.

Head Games (The Discovery Channel 10pm) Premiere: Line-jumping reaction; seeing something that’s not there; continuing to follow directions that make no sense; cracking under an intense stare.

Narrated by John Krasinski. That’s going to make me take it seriously.

What will you be watching this weekend?

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After giving birth to her fourth child, SuburBint carefully weighed the options and decided that recapping reality TV was probably a better choice in the long run than alcoholism. Liver function tests have yet to confirm the wisdom of this decision. Being an honest-to-goodness recapper is also a dream come true, as she has aspired to do this ever since discovering that such a thing existed way back in 2002.

Her favorite shows of all time include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Coupling, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Firefly, Community, Parks and Recreation, Doctor Who, and Veronica Mars. She can also quote The Big Lebowski in its entirety, and will do so with little to no provocation.

 

21 Comments

  1. 1
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 4:07 am

    That’s it? Those were the highlights?

    *sigh*

  2. 2
    kczar
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 10:04 am

    Come on, Big Brother!

  3. 3
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Game of Thrones finale!!!!! Then what, Life, then what?!

    @snowshoecat, I can’t wait till the private messaging is up..I’ve been wanting to post a linky-loo for you to enjoy the shows from your comp but don’t know if I’m allowed to do so on the main threads.. But once you SEE our dear Tyrion is action…ahhh, it’s like the gift that keeps on giving.

    “There are brave men beyond those doors. Let’s kill them!”

  4. 4
    Classy Drunk Classy Drunk
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 10:21 am

    Nba and NHL playoffs…braves…and cross my fingers one of those awesome lifetime movies will be airing after I leave church. If not I have 3 episodes of Young and the Restless to watch.

  5. 5
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Sarcassy!!! A thousand thanks!! I love the books and feel soooooooo left out.

    Excuse me, SuperB, I hope this is allowed… If not, please forgive an impetuous pussycat.

    snowshoecat1@aim.com

  6. 6
    chooch850 chooch850
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    Thanks for reminding me about “The Glades”. It’s one of my favorite summer shows. Matt Passmore as Detective Jim Longworth is worth every minute!

  7. 7
    SuburBint
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    @SSC – you can post your email address ten times on every TT10S if the outcome means you finally get to watch Peter Dinklage as Tyrion. The casting for GoT is good overall, but Dinklage is Tyrion. I love the character in the books, but I adore TV Tyrion almost as much as I adore the Doctor as played by David Tennant. Don’t tell MisterBint though, or he’ll hide the remote again.

  8. 8
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    SuperB, you are the absolute bestest!!! It has been killing me to read the recaps and the comments and not be able to visualize what everybody else was seeing. Grrrrr.

    Better keep any thoughts to myself. Hubbycat does that sort of thing once in a while. Whoever comes up with a remote-finder app will make a bundle.

  9. 9
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted June 2, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    @SSC: Message sent. :)

  10. 10
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted June 3, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    @SSC; I sent it but I’m not sure if it went through as I think you may have to be online to receive. I haven’t used AIM in so long, I first tried to email you through gmail, lol! Then I remembered I had to be on aim in order to send messages. Brain freeze!

    Anyway, lemme know when you’re logged in and I can forward you the link…or maybe your account can be set up to receive offline messages?

  11. 11
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted June 3, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    “There are brave men beyond those doors. Let’s kill them!”

    I could watch ten minutes of him saying this.

  12. 12
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted June 3, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    Sarcassy, I was wondering what happened. I’m logged on.can you email me a URL? That might work. I hate to put you through a whole lotta trouble, but certainly appreciate it!!!

  13. 13
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted June 3, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Ahhh VGirl, you’re teasing me!!!! Taunting, I say. Torturing.

    Sigh.

  14. 14
    NikkiHughes
    Posted June 3, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    I love The Glades! I’m glad I read this because I didn’t know it was back. :D

  15. 15
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted June 3, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    @SSC: I just came back, we’re like ships passing in the night! I tried to send again but you were offline. And I keep getting AIM’s sarcastic popup: “Looks like the person you are trying to reach is offline and doesn’t want to receive offline messages. Bummer.”

    Well, I’m gonna take a chance and post one of the sites here. If it’s not allowed the moderators will delete it and I’ll find another way to get it to you. Here goes: http://www.1channel.ch

    Enjoy!

    @Vallegirl: Best of Tyrion, Season 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FFW0JdgRLo
    We sooooooooooo need a season 2 version!

  16. 16
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted June 3, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    I love Drop Dead Diva…but a Kardahsian???

    Right now I’m watching the premiere of Longmire. I wanted to like it, but so far I’m merely whelmed.

  17. 17
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted June 4, 2012 at 5:42 am

    Thank you SarClassy I had my mail open all afternoon. Kept checking it to make sure. AIM can just mind its own business and stop being such a nanny. Do they think they’re NYC?

    I have the URL and I thank you very much. Now I just have to get it up and running.

    SuperB is a sweetie and she wouldn’t want me to miss a moment more than absolutely necessary!

  18. 18
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted June 4, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Thanks for the link, sarcas. No one can sneer and express peeve like Peter Dinklage. They do need to make a second season one.

  19. 19
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted June 4, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    @SSC: You’re welcome! Let me know how it goes.. I can recommend another link if that one.doesn’t suffice..

    @Valle: I was sucked into all the youtube vids…the HBO ones are awesome with behind the scenes interviews. Sandor Clegane’s audition vid is awesomesauce!

  20. 20
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted June 4, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    I love Sade. Cherish the day…won’t go astray *swaying around at desk*

    oh that was probably a different Sade that SB was talking about.

  21. 21
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted June 4, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    @sarcas – Thanks again. Watched the audition and it was pretty amazing, especially considering how he was basically acting against himself.

    Also, for anyone who’s interested, Peter Dinklage is this week’s cover boy for Rolling Stone.

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