Weekly wrapup: ‘FNL,’‘Top Chef’ and more
Here’s a look back at the best and worst of TV in the past week (Aug. 6-13). Highlights 1. “Friday Night Lights” (NBC). What a perfect season finale. I loved it. So what if it wasn’t at all realistic?...
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I’m on vacation this week, so here are the highlights: Monday “No Reservations” (8 p.m., Travel). Tony goes to Rome for the first time. (How is that possible?) Looks like they shot it in...
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Watch it “No Reservations” (7 p.m. Travel). Tony goes back to Beirut. His last trip there was interrupted by an Israeli invasion and ended with him and his crew being evacuated by the Marines. This...
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Watch it “Burn Notice” (9 p.m., USA). It’s the mid-season finale already, and Jesse’s coming gunning for Michael. This one looks even more explosion-riffic than usual. Expect a nice cliffhanger ending....
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Here’s a look back at the best and worst of TV in the past week (Aug. 21-27), and a look ahead at what’s coming up. Highlights 1. “Mad Men” (AMC). Wow, so much going on. Shame and guilt were the themes...
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Watch it “Freaks and Geeks” (8 p.m., IFC). There’s not a lot worth watching tonight. So why not take a trip down memory lane and catch a rerun of one of the greatest “brilliant but canceled” series...
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Friday Giants vs. Dodgers (7 p.m., NBC-11). The Giants can pretty much crush L.A.’s slim playoff hopes with a good series. “Beyond Survival with Les Stroud” (10 p.m., Discovery). Les goes spearfishing...
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Watch it “No Reservations” (7 p.m., Travel). Tony goes to Madrid for a whole lot more than just tapas. Record it “Gossip Girl” (9 p.m., The CW). Season premiere. I know, I said I was done after last...
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Watch it Jets vs. Patriots (5:30 p.m., ESPN). It’s a really good Monday night matchup, for a change. At stake is supremacy in the AFC East as well as the title of league’s best pretty-boy quarterback....
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Watch it “No Reservations” (6 p.m., repeated at 9, Travel). Tony samples the local fare in Cambodia. Looks interesting. BTW, did you catch last week’s Haiti episode? Really grim, but also really good....
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