Laurel’s TV Picks

Everwood (WB, 8pm; rerun on Sunday at 5pm)

You can now pre-order the Homicide: Life on the Street Season 4 DVD set from amazon.com (or from amazon.ca). Details about the set remain posted in the Homicide Video FAQ. Set is due out on March 30th. Great season of a great show.

Thank you to Cori who bought me the Firefly DVD set via my amazon.com wishlist. I look forward to viewing the set as I only ever saw a couple of episodes when the series originally aired.

Thanks also to Sue H. who bought me two fabulous CDs that were on my wishlist: The Wind by Warren Zevon and The Last Concert by Rosemary Clooney. Sue noted she appreciates it when I get picks done early in the day, I do hope to return to that schedule tomorrow.

Somebody else (not sure of their name, though I know their email address and will be writing to them) sent in a donation to Dreamhost (my web hosting provider). Thanks!

You can now pre-order Season 1 of Gilmore Girls on DVD. Due out on May 4th.

Sci-Fi mini-marathon du jour: Star Trek (Sci-Fi, 10am – 3pm).

Kim Cattrall, Bobbe J. Thompson (of The Tracy Morgan Show), lotsa birthday messages from other celebs (as it’s Ellen’s birthday) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Sheryl Crow, Ginnifer Goodwin (of Ed, Mona Lisa Smile and Win A Date With Tad Hamilton), Anson Mount (of Line of Fire) on The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Leeza Gibbons, Wil Haygood, Pam Grier, David Evangelista on The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Bye Bye Booty!” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Bullying Caught on Tape” on Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Bargaining, Part 2″ and “After Life” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 3pm, 4pm).

“Expecting” episode of Angel (TNT, 4pm).

“Swiss Diplomacy” episode of The West Wing (Bravo, 6pm and 10pm).

Giancarlo Esposito and Ron Eldard star in “Brilliant, But Cancelled” short-lived series Bakersfield, P.D. (Trio, 7pm and 10pm; 7:30pm and 10:30pm).

“Martin’s father tries to help his son decide whether to choose a career in baseball or college” on 7th Heaven (WB, 7pm). Costas Mandylor guest stars. And a couple of characters argue about the war in Iraq.

“Paris and Nicole get a job working with a taxidermist” in a “lost episode” of The Simple Life (FOX, 7:30pm).

Bright gets in trouble at school (yes, it’s ‘cuz of Amy, more or less), Linda has worries about her relationship with Dr. Brown (yes, ‘cuz of her HIV status), Ephram worries that Madison is embarassed by him (no, I’m not sure what prompts this except maybe worry re the age difference) on Everwood (WB, 8pm, rerun on Sunday at 5pm). And Dr. Brown’s medical case of the episode is one involving a bulimic high school wrestler played by Douglas Smith (Gregory “Ephram” Smith’s younger brother). Won’t be the last you’ll see of Douglas Smith, he’s guest starring in episodes of Joan of Arcadia, The Guardian, and C.S.I. Miami in February.

Series premiere of Dennis Miller (CNBC, 8pm, 11pm, 3am).

Part 1 (of 3) of Traffic: The Miniseries (USA, 8pm and 10pm; 6pm tomorrow). Not to be confused with the British Traffic miniseries. Elias Koteas, Mary McCormack, Martin Donovan, Balthazar Getty, Nelson Lee, and Cliff Curtis star.

Parking Lot (Trio, 8pm and 11pm; 8:30pm and 11:30pm) is a series that looks at fans and their fandoms, more or less. First episode goes to ” Yanni concert, 50 Cent concert, WWE.” Second episode: “Motorhead concert; Cher concert; sci-fi convention.”

The power goes out in Las Vegas (NBC, 7:59pm). And there’s a mysterious death. Some of the characters investigate, others end up trapped together. Note odd start time.

Amy’s brother Peter (Chris Elliott) moves in with her and Robert on a funny rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS, 8pm).

“Football Parties” and “Stadium Snax” Unwrapped (Food Network, 8pm and midnight; 8:30pm and 12:30am).

“Stupid pet tricks; Steve Martin visits Dave’s office” on a classic episode of Late Night with David Letterman (Trio, 9pm and midnight).

“A gas man is engulfed in flames during a race at the Grand Prix Americas” on a rerun of C.S.I. Miami (CBS, 9pm). Wings Hauser and Lauren Holly are among the guest stars.

Ken Auletta on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central, 10pm and midnight).

Sport Snacks on Unwrapped (Food Network, 10pm and 2am).

“For Whom The Cheese Melts” (grilled cheese, fondue) on Good Eats (Food Network, 10:30pm and 2:30am).

“Fry eats a sandwich infested with worms that make him stronger and smarter” on Futurama (Cartoon Network, 10:30pm and 1:30am).

Aisha Tyler, Bonnie McFarlane, Keith Robinson, Rich Vos on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (Comedy Central, 10:30pm and 12:30am).

Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Paolini on a rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm). No new episodes of The Late Show this week.

David Spade, Sam Solovey (a castoff from The Apprentice), Rod Stewart on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

Darrell Hammond, Shannen Doherty, Joshua Bell on a rerun of Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm). Late Night is off this week, just airing reruns.

Jennifer Beals, UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, Jonny Lang, guest co-host Fred Willard on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Tyra Banks, Tony Siragusa, Phantom Planet on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (CBS, check your local listings).

Adam Goldberg, Ali Landry, Dannii Minogue on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings).

2004 Oscar nominations are announced live (with continuing coverage of celebrity reactions) on Today (NBC, 7am – 10am).

Good Morning, America (ABC, 7am – 9am).

Oscar nominations with entertainment contributor Jess Cagle on The Early Show (CBS, 7am – 9am).

John Lithgow, Rachael Ray, Simply Red on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings).

Kaley Cuoco (of 8 Simple Rules), Martina McBride, Golden Globe fashion knock-offs on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

Sci-Fi mini-marathon du jour: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Sci-Fi, 10am – 3pm).

Betty White, Gavin DeGraw, Amy Smart on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Jamie Pressly (of Happy Family), Trishelle, Balthazar Getty, Rooney on The Sharon Osbourne Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Tyra Banks, Joe Cocker, Jason Roberts on The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“Addictions” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

“The Man Who Discovered Oprah” is reunited with Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings). Plus moments with P.Diddy, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, and others from after the show.

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