saturday
Cowboy Bebop (Cartoon Network, 10:30pm) cycles back to the beginning (there are 26 half hour episodes).
Jon Stewart hosts Saturday Night Live (NBC, check your local listings).
Oscar-nominated film after Oscar-nominated film this month on Turner Classic Movies.
There’s a whole lot of college basketball to watch this weekend, if you’re into that sort of thing. On CBS, ESPN, ESPN2 . . .
Hobgoblins on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Sci-Fi, 8am-10am).
Beatles’ Photos, Thrift Stores, Americana, Hawaiiana on The Incurable Collector (A&E, 10am). Hosted by John Larroquette.
McMurphy spends some time in San Francisco while on leave in “The World” episode of China Beach (History Channel, 10am). Kathy Bates guest stars, if I recall correctly.
History vs. Hollywood: We Were Soldiers (History Channel, 11am). Compare the reality of history with the events in the movie.
Miss the first episode of The Osbournes (MTV, 12:30pm, 7pm, 10:30pm)? It’s really . . . something. Ozzy Osbourne and family in a series that’s sortof a reality show, kinda.
Tony Bennett on Musicians (Bravo, 6pm).
Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie his own bad self) guest stars on Touched By An Angel (CBS, 7pm).
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden: Gulfstream Jets; Hawaii Volcano; Consumer Reports (A&E, 7pm and 11pm).
Trading Spaces (TLC, 7pm-1am).
Angel food cake episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 8pm and 11pm).
Cool toons: Powerpuff Girls (Cartoon Network, 8pm), Samurai Jack (Cartoon Network, 8:30pm), Justice League (Cartoon Network, 9pm), and Batman Beyond (Cartoon Network, 9:30pm).
Shawn Colvin, Linda Eder, Cyndi Lauper, Mandy Moore, and Trisha Yearwood perform showtunes on Broadway’s Best From Bravo (Bravo, 9pm).
Battle Asparagus on Iron Chef (Food Network, 9pm and midnight).
Michael Ironside guest stars on The District (CBS, 9pm).
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, et al in Philadelphia (TCM, 9pm, letterboxed).
MAD TV: Olympic Moments You Missed (FOX, 10pm).
Rerun of last week’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA, 10pm).
Rerun of last week’s 100 Centre Street (A&E, 10pm).
Episodes of Cowboy Bebop (Cartoon Network, 10:30pm) cycle back to the beginning. People whose taste I trust have raved to me about this show, so I’m recommending it to you (and I’ve added a season pass to my Tivo ‘cuz I’m gonna try to watch it this time around). People rave about the writing, the look and feel of it, all sorts of things.
Jon Stewart hosts a new Saturday Night Live (NBC, check your local listings) with musical guest India.Arie.
