Clip and save: Your month-at-a-glance Moeller TV Listings
Summer resorts are shuttering, and the kiddies are back in school. It's time to enjoy a fabulous month of television. TV Guide has dropped its program listings, but I've jumped at the chance to fill the void, minus the fashion critiques, the drug company ads, and the venerable crossword puzzle.Cheers to Chris Moeller for keeping the TV listings tradition alive.
Jeers to CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch." That show sucks!
Viva la McEnroe!
The Listings (all times central)
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Fri. Sept. 2- Daily Show correspondent Stephen Colbert guests on Letterman.
Mon. Sept. 5- The Cardinals and Cubs begin a meaningless three game series with a Labor Day matinee from Busch Stadium. (1:15pm on Fox Sports Midwest and WGN)
Tue. Sept. 6- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visits Letterman.
Thu. Sept. 8- The NFL Season begins with New England hosting the Raiders, preceeded by a "Salute to Heroes" celebration (I'm guessing.)
Fri. Sept. 9- This month's installment of "CostasNow" debuts on HBO (8pm)
Sun. Sept. 11- "The Simpson's" 17th season premieres on FOX. Alec Baldwin's voice returns, but Kim Basinger's sultry Southern drawl presumably does not.
Thu. Sept. 15- It's the premiere of "The Showbiz Show with David Spade" on Comedy Central.
Thu. Sept. 15- The Cardinals and Cubs begin another meaningless late season series, highlighted by a matchup on the FOX Game of the Week schedule, Saturday, the 17th.
Sun. Sept. 18- Turn Back the Clock day in football. The NFL's second week finds the Rams in Phoenix to face Bill Bidwell's Cardinals and former Rams QB, and two-time League MVP, Kurt Warner. Kick-off at 3:15 on FOX-- or regional action!
Sun. Sept. 18- "The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" airs on CBS. Host Ellen DeGeneres returns to the pageantry, along with the voters' bias against cable programming.
Mon. Sept. 19- "Arrested Development" begins its third season on FOX with a move to a new night and time. (7pm) Watch it this year, or I'll show up at your house.
Tue. Sept. 20- "According to Jim" returns. September 2005 marks four years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, five since the debut of "According to Jim."
Tue. Sept. 20- NBC's promising "My Name is Earl" premieres at 8.
Wed. Sept. 21- PBS' "American Masters" series profiles Lucille Ball. Check local listings.
Thu. Sept. 22- Chris Rock's "Everybody Hates Chris" drops at 7 on UPN.
Fri. Sept. 23- The incomparable Alicia Keys brings back the "MTV Unplugged" series, with a performance recorded in July at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Fri. Sept. 23- "Viva Baseball," on Spike TV. Filmmaker Dan Klores presents a celebration of the influence of Latin baseball players in the US. (8pm. Re-broadcast on Saturday and Sunday, if you were watching Ms. Keys.)
Sun. Sept. 25- "Curb Your Enthusiasm" returns to HBO for a fifth season- the first episode entitled "The Larry David Sandwich." It's followed by the premiere episode of Ricky Gervais' new series, "Extras."
Mon & Tue, Sept. 26-27- "American Masters" airs Martin Scorsese's feature-length documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan." Check your local PBS station. (This is roughly the way my hair will look in two weeks.)
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HBO's "Rome" and "Real Time with Bill Maher" each air new episodes throughout the month of September.
Out of the Hollywood limelight, production continues on new seasons of TV's two best series, Deadwood and The Sopranos; and a big announcement will be made during the month on this blog regarding a 4th Annual Moeller TV Festival.
posted by CM @ 9:56 PM
3 Comments:
After five years with a cable modem, I am growing ever more frustrated with television (and radio). I am tired of waiting on commercials. I am tired of adjusting my schedule to meet those of the networks. If I forget to tape a show, why must I wait months or years (if ever) to have access to it again? If it wasn't for sports I believe I would cancel my cable.
I am rediscovering my public library. It contains many lifetimes of free entertainment with no commercials and easy access. Any book recommendations for me before the Fedeal government cracks down on this free flow of information? TA
Have you read "Goober in a Nutshell," by George "Goober" Lindsay of the Andy Griffith Show?
But seriously, I borrowed a great book from my brother a month or so ago: "A Short History of Nearly Everything," by Bill Bryson. I would classify it as a science text, but it's a fun read. The nuts and bolts of astronomy, geology, etc. are almost overwhelming, but I find myself thinking back to some aspect of it nearly everyday. I learned a ton.
Donald Rumsfeld has evidently cancelled his Letterman appearance this week. That always seemed too good to be true.
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