Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Friday, September 11, 2009

Did you survive your first week of Fall TV? I know I didn’t. How is it that I’m already behind on watching and on blogging in this, the first few days of the new season? Yikes!

V-A-C-A-TION, where gonna (clap, clap) have a ball…
On the bright side, as of this afternoon I’m officially on vacation!! And it’s not just any vacation but a TVacation (the very best kind). If you’re a TV Talk Podcast listener then you know that Ducky and I are heading to L.A. on Monday for a week long TV extravaganza! We’re going to be hitting the sets of a few of your favorite shows and maybe even some soon-to-be favorites. Plans are still being finalized so we can’t say right yet we’re we’ll be heading, but you’ll know once we know. (Plus, I don’t want to jinx ourselves.) If you haven’t yet subscribed to The TV Talk Podcast on iTunes you should consider doing so today. We’ll be posting podcast updates of our adventures, and hopefully some podcast interviews with some of our favorite TV peeps. You don’t want to miss out on all that, do you?

And as always, Project Doogie is in effect. Neil Patrick Harris still holds his place at the very top of my ‘must meet list’. He’ll be in town prepping for the Emmys, so maybe, just maybe our paths will finally cross. Dare to dream…dare to dream.

I’m looking forward to getting out of town and really being able to focus on TV stuff for the week. (Plus, I’ll finally have time to finish Project Supernatural.)

But perhaps I’m getting a bit ahead of myself. We still have tonight’s TV to talk about. There are a few new shows on tonight for you to check out. And if you need to play catch-up from this first week then you’re in luck because some of the networks are airing encore presentations of their new shows.

Monk | 9pm on USA
“Mr. Monk Takes the Stand”
Monk’s phobias threaten to undermine a murder case when an aggressive defense attorney targets his unconventional methods in court..

Eureka | 9pm on Syfy
“Have an Ice Day”
Tess hopes her first day in charge of Global will be uneventful; the arrival of an Arctic ice core brings a new Ice Age to Eureka.

Psych | 10pm on USA
“Shawn Has the Yips”
After a police bar is shot up in an apparent robbery, Shawn realizes the shooter was targeting one of the cops.

The Vampire Diaries | 8pm on The CW | Encore Presentation
“Pilot”
Elena is drawn to Stefan, a handsome and mysterious new student; Vicki is attacked at a party; Stefan learns that his evil older brother has returned

Melrose Place | 9pm on The CW | Encore Presentation
“Pilot”
Violet Foster, the newest tenant of an apartment complex in Los Angeles, discovers a bloody corpse in the courtyard pool.

Glee | 9pm on Fox | Encore Presentation
“Showmance”
The club performs for the first time in front of the school population; Sue Sylvester sends the “Cheerios” to infiltrate the group.

The Soup | 10pm on E!
“The Week in Review”
A weekly recap of various pop culture and television show moments of the week. The show is hosted by Joel McHale, who provides sarcastic and biting commentary on the various clips.

The Holiday | 9pm on TBS
Two women, one from America and one from England, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach [GMMR: ‘The Holiday’ is one of those movies that when I’m flipping through the channels I just can NOT turn off. The few weeks it was airing on HBO I hardly left the house. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that I’ve seen sections of this movie over 50 times. I don’t know what it is about this movie that I just adore. Well, I do know, it stars my very favorite actress, Kate Winslet, who is just fantastic in this movie. And I guess the small cameo by John Krasinski doesn’t hurt either.]

On the late night couch…

• The Late Show with David Letterman: Michael Douglas, Leighton Meester, Kid Cudi
• The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien: Antonio Banderas, Bill Hader, Chris Cornell
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Drew Carey, Mindy Kaling
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Julie Bowen, Rumer Willis, the Used
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Russell Brand, Kaitlin Olson, George Jones
• Chelsea Lately: Sam Trammell, Brad Wollack, Loni Love, Scott Henry
• Last Call with Carson Daly: John Scurti, Zee Avi (R 6/18/09)

As always…what will YOU be watching?