Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Today’s the day – I will finally…finally be getting my computer back from Apple. Great news, right? Well, not really. It seems that the “geniuses” at Apple couldn’t replicate the issues I’ve been having so they are giving me the computer back with nothing changed. Good thing they had it almost a week. Clearly they had it sitting around, because there is no way they were actively testing it and not found the issue. A computer less than a year old should NOT just suddenly freeze up, with no option but to manually reboot, oh 5 or 6 times a night! Come on now.

So I’ll get my computer back today, which hopefully means GMMR will be back to updating on a more regular schedule. But seeing that it’s probably going to have to go back to the Apple Store, I fear that this won’t be the only disruption the blog will see all summer. At least it’s not happening during the Fall TV season, right? Heads would roll.

Enough about that. Let’s talk about what’s on TV tonight.

There’s quite a lot of great TV to get excited about tonight.  Personally I can’t wait to tune into WAREHOUSE 13 to see what it’s all about.  Here’s to hoping the new “Syfy” give us the same level of quality at the previous SciFi channel.

What will YOU be watching tonight?

10 Things I Hate About You | 8pm on ABC Family | Series Premiere
Stratford sisters Kat and Bianca take different approaches to life in a new high school. [GMMR: I was excited but weary when I first watched the premiere.  Loved the movie, but the TV show – at least the premiere – is a weak imitation.  The writing has no substance and the acting is horrible. Perhaps it will get better with the second episode? I’ll wait off on writing the inevitable “10 Things I Hate About This Show” post.]

The Superstars | 8pm on NBC
Each competitor must swim across the lagoon at the Atlantis; each competitor must score as many points as they can in a basketball game. [GMMR: Caught an episode of this show randomly at a friend’s house – lame.]

Warehouse 13 | 9pm on Syfy | 2-hour Series Premiere
Following an abrupt transfer, two Secret Service agents, Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering, find themselves in the middle of South Dakota at a massive, top-secret storage warehouse that holds every strange artifact, mysterious relic, out-of-this-world object and supernatural souvenir ever found by the U.S. government. [GMMR: We’re going to be covering the show on GMMR so I hope you’ll tune in tonight and talk about it with us tomorrow.  For a preview of the premiere, click here: What’s in Warehouse 13?]

America’s Got Talent | 9pm on NBC: More auditions. [GMMR: If you’re a fan of this show, can you leave a comment and explain to me how it works?  When the auditions end, what happens next?  Do all the people that made it through then go to a next round?  How many rounds are there? I’m confused?]

HawthoRNe | 9pm on TNT
“All the Wrong Places”
Christina tries to save a Korean woman and her little boy after a car accident; Bobbie helps a young woman on the verge of losing her arm because of gangrene.

Saving Grace | 10pm on TNT
“What Would You Do?”
TThe team focuses on a series of home invasions. Elsewhere, Grace encounters a downcast angel named Matthew (F. Murray Abraham), who tempts her with an intriguing offer.

Rescue Me | 10pm on FX
“Wheels”
Franco steps into the ring; an act of goodwill backfires on the crew; Sean reveals his financial scheme.

Also playing…

• The Great American Road Trip | 8pm on NBC | Season Premiere: The contestants start their journey at Wrigley Field.

• The Cleaner | 10pm on A&E: William is hired to help a pregnant East Indian girl who is addicted to meth; William kidnaps the girl on her wedding day and decides to take her to his safe house for detox instead of to the hospital; William struggles with his separation from Melissa.

On the late night couch…

• The Late Show with David Letterman: Sacha Baron Cohen, Joel McHale, Rob Thomas
• The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Connolly, Andrew Bird
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Evan Rachel Wood, Christopher Gorham
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Anne Hathaway, Will Forte, Jon Favreau, Mario Batali (R 6/1/09)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kathy Griffin, Ramon Rodriguez, Ben Harper (R 6/18/09)
• Chelsea Lately: Michael Buble, Josh Wolf, Brad Wollack, Whitney Cummings
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Patton Oswalt, M83 (R 3/11/09)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:Dr. Oliver Sacks (R 6/29/09)
• The Colbert Report:Nicholas Kristof (R 7/1/09)

What will YOU be watching? Leave a comment or send me an update on Twitter.