That TV GuyCapsule reviews of TV programs from the Marin Independent Journal's TV Guy:
Some examples:
8 p.m. Men in Black II
The same jokes are strung together different special effects. This is a good way to prepare yourself for the fall election campaigns. (2002) Fox.
8 p.m. Dateline NBC
An update on how a Gulf Coast medical center is recovering a year after Hurricane Katrina. It turns out the magazines in the waiting room are still old and out of date but now they're moldy. NBC.
10 p.m. Ice Cream Unwrapped
A look at the history of ice cream. Around our house, that history tends to be very short. Food Network.
From previous editions:
9 p.m. Willard
A social misfit raises an army of rats to take revenge on his perceived enemies. Its not the simplest way to get back at people but, as Donald Rumsfeld would say, you go to war with the rat army you have. (2003) Independent Film Channel.
10 p.m. American Chopper
The Orange County Choppers crew readies to build a bike on stage at a motorcycle show. It's like watching paint dry, except it actually is paint, drying. Discovery Channel
8 p.m. Lethal Weapon
Mel Gibson stars in an action film from early in his career, when the "Lethal Weapon" in question wasn't his mouth. (1987) Spike TV.
10 p.m. Law & Order
A murdered prostitute turns out to be a reporter. We're not sure if the reporter was working undercover or she was just upwardly mobile. NBC.
8 p.m. Doggone Design
A look at the elaborate dog houses owners build for their pets. Also: The elaborate rationalizations they devise to avoid thinking about the billion or so people who are not living as well as their dogs. Home & Garden TV.