Justified (FX, 10 p.m.) — Now that we know who Drew Thompson is, the shift turns to the race to catch him between Raylan, Boyd, and the Detroit mob. Maybe they’ll turn it into a Cannonball Run race across the country. Raylan needs a monkey for a passenger first.
Smash (NBC, 10 p.m.) — Awww, someone should watch this show. It feels really bad that no one loves it when it tries so hard to be loved. In other words, Smash is the Anne Hathaway of television series.
Celebrity Wife Swap (ABC, 8 p.m.) — Good God, people! Is this what we’ve been reduced to? Reality shows where Gilbert Gottfried and Alan Thicke trade families? The real loser here is Alan Thicke’s family, who have to endure the obnoxiousness of Gottfried while Gottfried’s family gets to hear him sing, “Show Me That Smile Again.”
19 Kids and Counting: Duggars Do Asia (TLC, 9 p.m.) — Sounds about right. I hope they visit China, where someone will teach these goddamn people about responsible family planning.
Cougar Town (TBS, 10 p.m.) — I had not loved this season until last week, when Bob Kelso showed up. Best episode since the move to TBS. Tonight, the Laurie and Travis shipping continues.
LATE NIGHT LISTINGS: Emilia Clarke is on Letterman, so you’re going to want to set your DVRs (or check back tomorrow, where one of the Uproxx gentlemen will post it); Leno has Olivia Wilde and Nick Offerman, which ain’t a bad night, either, except for it being Leno; Minnie Driver is on Ferguson; Alison Williams is on Fallon; and Zach Braff sits with Conan.
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So Mondays there’s nothing on. Tuesdays there’s just Justified. Wednesdays there’s Modern Family, Suburgatory, and the Americans, and Thursday TV is capped off with Archer, Legit, Parks, and Community and Sundays are obviously big TV days.
Didn’t there used to be more on TV? I’m feeling like I watch less TV now than I used to in recent months.
We lost 30 Rock, Don’t Trust the B, and Happy Endings. Plus it’s been a while since Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and Mad Men. Check out Spartacus and Shameless if you haven’t already. Game of Thrones is basically Spartacus for nerds. And Modern Family is like Shameless, except for pussies/a younger audience.
Is Spartacus that good? I’m definitely looking for some shows to get into. Considering trying out Deadwood and Rome too…
Deadwood is a no-brainer, one of the all time best shows but it unfortunately got screwed over after a few seasons. Spartacus is just sex and violence for the sake of sex and violence and they don’t try to hide it. It’s gets a little weird because the main actor actually died so they had to do a prequel season and then re-cast the role of the title character but they tied all the seasons together in a neat way.
this is just a bad few weeks with New Girl, Happy Endings, Parks, etc. all taking breaks
Thanks for the writeup. I think I’ll get going on both. Also is Shameless that similar to Modern Family? I have Showtime and have been thinking about canceling it, but if Shameless is decent maybe I’ll give that a go.
Shameless is really underrated. People forget about it because it’s on Showtime. If you still have Showtime Californiacation is a good time killer show.
Shameless is absolutely nothing like Modern Family
After a first few episodes that were just blood and tits, Spartacus has grown up to be a surprisingly good show, full of strong character-led drama and with a fascinating look and feel. A lot of the nudity is justified by the overarching theme of just how much being a slave sucks, and it still manages to make you say “holy shit!” at least three times per episode.
Soooooo… does that mean Katherine McPhee enjoys anal? /still not watching that show
The only good thing that can happen on CWS is if Robin Thicke HAS to be there and gives Gilbert’s wife some “Sex Therapy.”
Oh and Gilbert kills himself.
Seriously how are the shows I like allowed to go on month long hiatuses during the worst sports period ever? I mean I love college basketball and now all these shows are coming back when the games are on.
I could see Thicke acting like a douche for his own amusement just because the dude loves to act, or because the execs tell him to because drama.
So is that wife swap a rerun from 1992?
Art’s speech FTW. God that was awesome.
I want to drink that speech like a single-malt scotch and savor the shit out of it.
“The first thing we’re going to do is acknowledge how awesome this guy is…”
Funny and completely unexpected. On Walking Dead, two characters can have a conversation, and it can feel like hours are passing by – but the dialogue on “Justified” really sparkles. BTW Number Six, love your screenname and avatar.
I caught a few minutes of Girls the other night and it struck me how much Alison Williams looks like a less-endowed Rocketeer-era Jennifer Connelly.
You are wrong sir.
“Raylan needs a monkey for a passenger first.”
Don’t we all….. don’t…. we…. all.