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Summer TV
Anybody have any idea what's going to be good on summer TV? I tried to run a quick search and came up with the article below. I'm so sad my usual shows are gone for the summer (Grey's Anatomy, OC, Survivor, Amazing Race, Boston Legal, Desperate, etc.), i'm looking for some temporary summer replacements to hold me over. I'm down with just about anything, medical, legal, criminal, teen drama, reality... Anyone got any plans to try to follow any shows?
Link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3915845.html
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Summer promises hot lineup
By MIKE MCDANIEL
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
Summer television keeps getting bigger and bigger. We count more than 100 shows that, during the next three months, will either debut or return.
We haven't seen everything, nor have we run across a surefire hit among the many tapes and DVDs we've sampled. But we did find a few shows definitely worth your time.
Best of the bunch
Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed, June 11, HBO. Armed (with new material) and dangerous, the comedian weighs in on President Bush and Dick Cheney while visiting Washington, D.C. This one-night special is blistering and can't-miss.
Blade, June 29, Spike TV. Newcomer Kirk Jones is the sword-wielding half-human/half-vampire trying to save man from vampires intent on domination. The jury's still out on Jones, but the comic-book story works. Beware: The series pilot was blood-soaked, and the mayhem depicted is for mature audiences.
Brotherhood, July 9, Showtime. Jason Clarke and Jason Isaacs play brothers on opposite sides of the moral divide in this new drama series. One is a senator; the other's a mobster just released from prison.
Treasure Hunters, June 18, NBC. Ten three-person teams face brain teasers and physical challenges as they search cross-country for hidden treasure. Of the reality series available for preview, this one holds the most promise.
Saved, June 12, TNT. Tom Everett Scott is an adrenaline junkie, hooked on life as an EMT for part of his day, hooked on Texas Hold 'Em poker the other part. He also has daddy issues and an ambulance partner, played by Omari Hardwick, with daddy issues of his own.
Lovespring International, Monday, Lifetime. From producer Eric McCormack comes a hit-and-miss improvisational sitcom set at a dating service in Tarzana, Calif., run by people with relationship issues. Jane Lynch (Best in Show) stars.
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, June 6, Oxygen. The woman who claims to have invented the word "supermodel" takes a break from Tyra Banks' show to start her own business. In Episode 1, she chooses models she wants to represent. Sexy.
America's Got Talent, June 21, NBC. From Simon Cowell comes another star-making reality show featuring talent of all kinds. Could this be the oddball hit of the summer?
Master of Champions, June 22, ABC. Contestants face such challenges as "interpretive pizza tossing," "amazing drift diving" and the "extreme unicycle obstacle course." Maybe this is the oddball hit of the summer.
Windfall, June 8, NBC. What happens to 20 people who play the lottery and win? If you're in the middle of a divorce or younger than 18, it can be a trying time, as this sometimes-wooden drama series shows.
Psych, July 7, USA. A young man (James Roday) with amazing cognitive abilities cons police into thinking he's a psychic by solving a complex crime. He teams up with a buddy (Dule Hill) and opens Psych, a detective agency posing as a medium's parlor.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, July 12, TNT.
Rock Star: Supernova, July 5, CBS. Reality show co-hosted by Dave Navarro in which members of Supernova — Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Jason Newsted (Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses) — find a new lead singer.
Worth a peek
Tuesday Night Book Club, June 13, CBS. Reality show about middle-class suburban life as seen through the eyes of a group of female friends.
Kyle XY, June 26, ABC Family. About a smart teen with no belly button.
Returning faves
Rescue Me, debuted Tuesday, FX; Celebrity Poker Showdown, debuted Wednesday, Bravo; Footballers Wive$, Sunday, BBC America; The Simple Life, E!; The 4400, Sunday, USA; Deadwood, June 11, HBO; Entourage, June 11, HBO; Hell's Kitchen, June 12, Fox; The Closer, June 12, TNT; The Dead Zone, June 18, USA; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, June 29, FX; Big Brother: All-Stars, July 6, CBS; Monk, July 7, USA; Weeds, August, Showtime.
Best to avoid
Last Comic Standing, debuted Tuesday, NBC; Gameshow Marathon, bowed Wednesday, CBS; My Life on the D-List, June 6, Bravo; Dog Bites Man, June 7, Comedy Central.
mike.mcdaniel@chron.com
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