Laurel’s TV Picks

The O.C. (FOX, 7pm)
Jake In Progress (ABC, 7pm, 7:30pm)
Humphrey Bogart movies on TCM
Tru Calling (FOX, 8pm)
Bruce Willis wears an orange saffron colored suit on a very funny rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm)

I’ll be tweaking the design of the site over the next couple of weeks; it’s a great time to offer suggestions and comments on that sort of thing.

Baseball: Oakland A’s at Baltimore Orioles (ESPN, 6pm). MLB Baseball: Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins (TBS, 6pm).

College Hockey: NCAA Tournament: Minnesota vs. North Dakota (ESPN2, 6pm). Second semi-final.

Sandy asks Ryan’s brother Trey to help him with a charity fundraiser on The O.C. (FOX, 7pm). Billy Campbell (of Once and Again) is still around and spending time with Kirsten. Ryan and Seth will, presumably, have cute chats and get in trouble of some sort. Yeah, I still like this show a lot, and would even if the Ryan/Seth conversations at the beginning of each episode were the only good parts (they’re just that good).

Speaking of cute series, I’m still enjoying Jake In Progress (ABC, 7pm, 7:30pm). I was relieved to hear that I’m not alone and that the Vidiots at Teevee.org like it, too. You gotta love the Stamos.

If you still haven’t seen Casablanca (TCM, 7pm), I don’t want to hear about it. It’s just one of those films everyone should see at some point, you know?

One could always watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus (BBC America, 7pm – 9pm; 11pm – 1am) if one enjoys that sort of thing.

NBA Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks (TNT, 7pm).

The fabulous Jane Espenson (who has written for Buffy, Angel, Gilmore Girls, and The O.C.) wrote tonight’s new episode of Tru Calling (FOX, 8pm). Liz Vassey (of The Tick) is also among the regulars for this all-too-short second season of the show. (The series has been cancelled, in case you care and hadn’t heard). Eliza Dushku, Jason Priestley, and Zach Galifianakis star.

“The candidates create clothing lines that combine fashion and technology” on The Apprentice (NBC, 8pm; airs again on CNBC).

Rerun of the season finale of The Starlet (WB, 8pm).

Iron Chef America: Cat Cora vs. Alex Lee (Food, 8pm and midnight).

C.S.I. (CBS, 8pm) and Without A Trace (CBS, 9pm) are both reruns. Of course if you don’t normally watch these shows, they’re well-put-together and generally stand alone pretty well, so are easy-viewing when other shows are in reruns. Episodes are “Ch-ch-changes” and “Doppelganger, part 2″ (which continues an episode from a previous season, though you needn’t have seen it to appreciate it).

Bogie and Bacall in To Have And Have Not (TCM, 9pm).

New episode of Project Greenlight (Bravo, 9pm; 6pm tomorrow).

It’s so good to see Baseball Tonight (ESPN, 9pm and 11:20pm) again.

A couple of episodes of Good Eats (Food, 9pm and 1am; 9:30pm and 1:30am). Dealing with stuffed pasta and mac & cheese. Mmmm, carbs.

Poker night with actor Patrick Warburton on E! Hollywood Hold ‘Em (E!, 9pm).

Carter tries to run things at the hospital when it is understaffed over the 4th of July weekend on a rerun of ER (NBC, 8:59pm).

“The Kobe Bryant case; Bethany Hamilton; mothers of ambushed contractors” on PrimeTime Live (ABC, 9pm).

NBA Basketball: Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers (TNT, 9:30pm).

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

“Leela becomes the first female to play major-league blernsball” on Futurama (Cartoon Network, 10pm and 1am).

Bruce Willis wears an orange saffron colored suit on a very funny rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).

Brittany Murphy, Dave Attell, Velvet Revolver on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).

The Maltese Falcon (TCM, 11pm).

Steve Zahn, Fran Drescher, Jack Gallagher on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:37pm).

Patrick Dempsey (of Grey’s Anatomy), Sting on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, check your local listings).

Michael Chiklis, Tony Hawk, Nic Armstrong and the Thieves on a rerun of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, check your local listings).

Tori Alert: Mena Suvari, Kenan Thompson, Tori Amos on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, check your local listings)

The Big Sleep (TCM, 1am).

Holling’s nemesis (who happens to be a bear) dies on Northern Exposure (Hallmark, 1am).

“Primeval” and “Restless” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, 6am, 7am).

“Darla” episode of Angel (TNT, 7am).

Sci-Fi mini-marathon du jour: Roswell (Sci-Fi, 7am – 3pm). Season 2 episodes, starting with “Surprise.”

The cast of the Broadway musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Today (NBC, 7am – 10am).

The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on Good Morning, America (ABC, 7am – 9am).

Matthew McConaughey, latest Survivor castoff on The Early Show (CBS, 7am – 9am).

The Marx Brothers in The Cocoanuts (TCM, 7:30am).

“Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope” episode of Chicago Hope (Discovery Health Channel, 8am and 3am). Camryn Manheim (of The Practice), Ethan Phillips (of Star Trek: Voyager), and Jessica Alba (of Dark Angel) are among the guest stars. Written by Jennifer Levin & Sara B. Charno. Charno has written for Homicide, The X-Files, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Levin went on to write for Felicity and Without A Trace.

Denzel Washington, Fran Drescher on Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated, check your local listings).

The Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, and others in Room Service (TCM, 9:15am). Followed by more Marx Brothers movies.

Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore, William H. Macy, Michael Buble, and guest co-host Hilary Duff on The View (ABC, check your local listings).

“Back In The Saddle Again” episode of Gilmore Girls (ABC Family, 10am).

“Good Advices” episode of Ed (TBS, 11am).

“Buffy vs. Dracula” and “Real Me” episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX, Noon, 1pm).

MLB Baseball : Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs (WGN, 1pm). It’s preceded by special coverage of the home opener (WGN, 12:30pm).

Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Bebe Neuwirth on a rerun of The Tony Danza Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

Billy Bob Thornton and author H.G. Bissinger talk about Friday Night Lights on an excellent rerun of The Jane Pauley Show (syndicated, check your local listings).

“The Rudest Kids in America” on Dr. Phil (syndicated, check your local listings).

Maria Shriver & Her Mom, Eunice Kennedy Shriver on a new Oprah (syndicated, check your local listings).

Golf: The Masters, Second Round (USA, 3pm).

More Marx Brothers fun: A Day at the Races (TCM, 3:30pm) and A Night At The Opera (TCM, 5:15pm).

“Teach Me Tonight” episode of Gilmore Girls (ABC Family, 4pm).

“I Fall To Pieces” episode of Angel (TNT, 4pm).

“My Big Fat Greek Sandwich” (gyros) episode of Good Eats (Food Network, 6pm).

Condiments Unwrapped (Food Network, 6:30pm).

Series premiere of Living With Fran. I’ll have a review of the first episode of this new series in my picks for Friday.

New episodes of 8 Simple Rules, The Bernie Mac Show, Joan of Arcadia, What I Like About You, JAG, Hope & Faith, Less Than Perfect, Reba, Third Watch, Law & Order: Trial By Jury, and more.
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