Top 10 TV Shows, Friday, June 15th

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Instead of watching the news, go pet your dog. You’ll both be happier.

 

Friday, June 15th

Deadliest Catch (8 pm) Tempers on deck flare as temperatures plunge and every skipper steels himself for battle.

This is Deadliest Catch’s version of “The contestants sing; one is eliminated.”

Countdown to Niagara: The Greatest Megastunts of All Time (ABC, 8 pm) Impressive stunts over the ages.

And a lot of time-filling blah-blah you can probably skip.

Community (8:30 pm) Jeff and Shirley bond over foosball; after breaking Abed’s limited edition “Dark Knight” DVD, Annie claims that someone broke into the apartment and stole it.

The problem with foosball is that it’s a nonmarketable skill after you graduate from college.

Need to Know (PBS, 8:30) Fixing America: A panel discussion on America’s immigration policies features Eliseo Medina, Renku Sen, Linda Chavez and Mark Krikorian.

I hope they address that FWed email I got last week, saying “WE NED TU FIX AMERCA BY THROUGHING OUT ALL THE ILEGALS THAT GO AND TAKE ALL R JOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Where’s his cape? Oh, the cape girl is probably holding it. What? If I was a Flying Wallenda, you bet your bibby I would have a cape girl!

Megastunts—Highwire Over Niagara Falls, Live! (ABC, 9 pm) Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the falls that make up Niagara Falls, on a tightrope.

ABC made Nik Wallenda wear a safety tether. I hope he at least told them, “I am Nik Wallenda, of the Flying Wallendas, and your concern insults me.”

Dateline NBC (NBC, 9 pm) A woman who was conned by a former rap star seeks revenge.

My rapper name is going to be ‘nilla Wafer. Once my single gets some Youtube views.

Whale Wars (Animal Planet, 9 pm) The Steve Irwin and Bob Barker race to assist the Brigitte Bardot, but the storm-battered scout vessel may not survive the night.

I know naming a ship after Steve Irwin isn’t supposed to be funny, but…

Great Performances (PBS, 9 pm) Harry Connick Jr. performs a mix of standards, show tunes and jazz classics, backed by a 20-piece swing band and 10-piece string section, at the Neil Simon Theater in New York City.

All you 50-something ladies, throw your panties on the stage!!

 Randy is Tim Gunn. Without the dignity.

Randy to the Rescue (TLC, 10 pm) Randy works to rescue bride Janine from her body image issues; Tayna wants a look to honor the memory of her father; Molly is looking for a sexy 60′s style.

Tanya… wants to honor the memory… of her father… with a look. Tanya, you dumb bitch.

Serial Killer Earth (H2, 11 pm) A tornado rips through an airport; a massive landslide chases a group of construction workers; an earthquake threatens a 700-year-old church.

Those dope-smokin’ hippies keep telling us to “Love our Mother”. Well, what if your Mother is using every trick she knows to try to kill you?

By day, I'm an editor. That means I get a cruel thrill out of identifying the parts of other people's creative projects that suck, and alerting those people to said suckage. Sometimes, I get paid for it. I've been known to lose my appetite after seeing how a Thai menu has folded, spindled, and mutilated the Queen's English. Imagine what TV does to me! I guess that's why I wanted to be a recapper at TVgasm. My friends have heard all of my rants, and they are sick of them. TVgasm is a whole new captive audience! So, let's make a compact, you and I: you agree to read my recaps and take what amusement you can from them, and I agree to put into the print the outrageous observations about the show that you thought, but were too PC to say. Let's share our joyous rage after wasting another perfectly good hour in front of the television.

Oh, and I still believe that Magnum, P.I. was the greatest show on television. Although I have not seen Thomas Magnum fishtail that Ferrari in the opening credits since I was 14. If Magnum, P.I. actually sucked, keep your damn squeal hole shut and don't ruin it for me, OK?

3 Comments

  1. 1
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted June 15, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Great job NWMTV.

    SuperB, I hope you are having a terrific time on the vacay, and I am still so Fjealous!!!,!,

  2. 2
    NotWithoutMyTV notwithoutmytv
    Posted June 16, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    Funny thing: I’ve been complaining to everybody I bump into that the ABC made Nik Wallenda wear a saftey tether while crossing Niagara Falls. Everybody has the same reaction: the “Whu??” face, and then they say “Why would you even watch it, then?”

    Poorly, played, ABC. Poorly played, indeed.

  3. 3
    Robin Robinez
    Posted June 16, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    Do you often bump into people? I would get that checked out.

    I agree about the Wallenda “show”. I didn’t watch it; but I saw the preview and told the hubby “If the dude fell over the fall’s, we would have already heard that a Wallenda fell over the Fall’s and there wouldn’t be a show”. Now, if they did it live without 4 tons of steel to keep him from falling, THAT would be cool to see.

    Great job on the weekly warm-up.

    Take care, Robin

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