Thursday, October 7, 2004
TV Best
Gannett News Service
Must-see
Joey, 8 p.m., Channels 5, 2.
In its first month, this comedy has been sharp and fun. Tonight, we visit Joey's work and home.
His auditions are going badly. Now he meets the actor who has been belittling him.
At home, his sister is going into full mother mode because her grown son is sick. Since that's happening at Joey's apartment, he decides to go to her place - with quick complications.
Can-skip
Life As We Know It debut, 9 p.m., Channels 9, 22.
A decade ago, ABC canceled My So-Called Life, a brilliant drama that viewed life through the eyes of a teen girl.
Now it tries this show about three teen boys played by Sean Faris, Jon Foster and Chris Lowell. Sadly, none of them is interesting. Their thoughts - about sex mostly - are one-dimensional and dull.
Some terrific actresses are in support, including Missy Peregrym as the school beauty, Kelly Osbourne (Ozzy's daughter) as someone harassed because of her weight, Marguerite Moreau as a teacher and Lisa Darr as a mom.
They play interesting characters, stranded in the empty universe of some uninteresting guys.
Worth watching
Survivor: Vanuatu, 8 p.m., Channels 12, 7. It's time for a fourth person to be voted off.
Blue Collar TV, 8 p.m., Channels 64, 26. Tonight's theme is music.
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, 8:30 p.m., Channels 64, 26. Carey's clever friends provided lots of fun in Whose Line Is It Anyway? Now comes a variation: They do their sketches in front of an empty screen. Afterward, graphics people try to add to the humor by inserting visuals.
Will & Grace, 8:30 p.m., Channels 5, 2. Now that Jack's working at a gay TV network, he's having trouble. Meanwhile, Grace dislikes her new neighbor.
The Apprentice, 9 p.m., Channels 5, 2. The teams see which ones can sell the most on QVC, the cable shopping channel.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 9 p.m., Channels 12, 7. After a thunderstorm, some discoveries - including a body and human bones - lead to an investigation.
Wide Angle, 10 p.m., Channel 16. While the rest of the Middle East wobbles, Saudi Arabia has always been considered the dependable one; it has 20 percent of the world's oil and a stable government. Still, this documentary shows that it's a shaky place, as it nudges toward democracy. There are 4,000 princes and a patriarchal world in which few women have careers. It also has poverty and emerging terrorism.
Without a Trace, 10 p.m., Channels 12, 7. A nurse has disappeared after getting a flat tire late at night.
ER, 10 p.m., Channels 5, 2. Now that Kem has returned to Africa, Carter is despondent. Meanwhile, Neela must deal with her parents who are angry that she turned down a coveted residency. And the newest doctor, played by Shane West (Once and Again), is criticized for his punk appearance.
TEMPO HEADLINES
'My parents made me do it'
Don't force child to continue activity
Kentucky Symphony thinking big
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
CMA award show to ride into NYC
Reel Justice gets legal enjoyment out of movies
Astrology column author dies
Stars pay tribute to Tony Randall
Top 10's
TELEVISION
'Apprentice' men outlasting women
'Next Great Champ' moves to Fox Sports
FASHION
Dress to succeed in the job you want
Fashion divas sell Godiva
McEntire plans clothing line
PEOPLE
Hepburn collection includes 'everything'
Birthdays
Lynn sues to get control of her songs
Postal stamp to honor John Wayne
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