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What To Watch: Cops!

Comin' tryin' to snatch my crops!

 
 Can we just...I don't know...come up with some new ideas?
 Can we just...I don't know...come up with some new ideas?
We're heading towards a world where the entirety of television will either be reality shows about trying to break into show business or cop procedurals. I want someone to make a procedural parody, honestly. Nothing crazy like Reno 911!, but something a bit more subtle, like the show that Kristen Bell was on in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Actually, that's probably a terrible idea, as the joke would get old within an episode or two. And I know that whichever network made it wouldn't be able to resist turning it into the cop equivalent of Vampires Suck
 
What was I saying? Oh, yeah, cop shows and reality TV. There's a bunch of both of them on tonight. Also: Scab-picking, human-animal hybrids, Guy Ferry, and GLITTER! 
 
 
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar

Fox 8 PM: Auditions, Episode 3. I hear that this season focuses less on the sadsack losers who show up and sing terribly in hopes that they pop up on TV. Which is great, because fuck those people.

Live to Dance

CBS 8 PM: Two teams advance. Great for them, I guess. Does that mean that there are only two teams left? Is this going to be over next week? Dare I dream?

Minute to Win It

NBC 8 PM: I'm just going to repeat that this douche's real name is Guy Ferry. He changed it to Guy Fieri to seem more douchey. Mission accomplished.

Chase

NBC 9 PM: Annie is kidnapped by a drug cartel, part II! That sounds like a dire situation and not at all like she's going to be chasing anyone.

Criminal Minds

CBS 9 PM: This is the one where the Naval officers have to solve all the Navy crimes, right, and deal with all the criminal masterminds in the Marines?

Blue Bloods

CBS 10 PM: This is the one where they're trying to take down Stringer Bell, correct? I hope they don't catch Omar!

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

NBC 10 PM: This is the one where the guy puts the sunglasses on, right? And then he says something funny about a dead body, mocking the nobility of the police profession? It's so hard to keep all these shows straight.

My Strange Addiction

TLC 9 PM: This is the television show that I love to read the descriptions of but I would never watch. "A woman picks scabs off her body up to two hours a day; a man is in love with his life-size doll, treating it as his wife." That's so Rorie.

Dog the Bounty Hunter

A&E 8 PM: There's a 200th Episode clip show, then what I suppose must be the 200th episode. Dude's still a fucking racist, but I guess if you're watching a show called Dog The Bounty Hunter, you might not care about that.

Face Off

SyFy 10 PM: So SyFy has a show where makeup artists have to try and break into the Hollywood world of special effects make up artistry. In this debut episode, they're expected to make a human-animal hybrid, apparently. I...sure. Eventually we'll run out of reality show concepts, and then where will we be? 

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?

WE 8 PM: A reality series that features those oh-so-wacky Riverses as they attempt to live with each other...without killing each other! Oh, it'll be so wacky. The mirth, the laughs, the [commits suicide]

Glitter

FUSE 9 PM: Really, Fuse? Again? Am I going to have to tell you that this is a bad idea every other week?

SWDon Jan. 26, 2011 at 9 a.m.
This is a pretty miserable night of television. Gonna check out Face Off though, or maybe just watch Face/Off the movie.
ganglyon Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:09 a.m.
Not sure if I'm the only one, but I'm REALLY excited for Face Off.  (I'm also always excited for Face/Off, but that's neither here nor there) 
  
All my life I've been a huge fan of effects makeup, and I devoured all of those "how do they do it?" shows like Movie Magic back in the day.  As long as they actually have some talented artists (Top Chef style?), I think this show could be awesome.
batimoreon Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:13 a.m.
Instead of just another cop show why not make a live action version of the 80's cartoon C.O.P.S.?  That has the potential to be epic!
ProjektGillon Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:19 a.m.
Wow absolutely nothing on TV tonight. Guess I'll finally check out Splice.
Christinaon Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:25 a.m.
I love Criminal Minds. Wouldn't mind watching the addiction show too, sounds crazy. 
Somadudeon Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:32 a.m.
Top Chef is the only show I watch on Wednesday's anyway.
Toxin066on Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:34 a.m.
Wednesday means Modern Family.
Ronaldon Jan. 26, 2011 at 9:48 a.m.
No, Criminal Minds is the ultimate Chris Nolan wet dream of making Batman realistic, by placing all of the Bat characters in the FBI.
PatVB moderator on Jan. 26, 2011 at 10:31 a.m.
Well, looks like I'm in for another night of doing anything except watch TV.
President_Barackbaron Jan. 26, 2011 at 10:44 a.m.
So, TLC is going to have an actual version of Lars and the Real Girl and Syfy is trying to trick Nic Cage fanatics with a show named Face Off.
Milkmanon Jan. 26, 2011 at 10:44 a.m.
Did that Joan and Melissa Rivers reality show really just steal the title from Hogan Knows Best?
Jeffmoocowon Jan. 26, 2011 at 11:02 a.m.
GLITTER!
Everyones_A_Criticon Jan. 26, 2011 at 1:22 p.m.
No one likes a TV cop.
Chris2KLeeon Jan. 26, 2011 at 2:52 p.m.
I love the part in Dog episodes where he always tries to talk about Jesus to the convicts, even when they are are obviously too high, angry or beat up to give a shit.
 
Enjoying Blue Bloods though, any way I can get Tom Seleck into my life.
SqueezeBoxon Jan. 26, 2011 at 3:27 p.m.
You want a Cop Show Parody, petition the immortal Zucker brothers (and Jim Abrahms) to make it. With their past successes of The Naked Gun series and not success (but equally fantastic) of Police Squad, they can make something that pisses all over Cop Shows.
briangodsoeon Jan. 26, 2011 at 5:09 p.m.
Isn't this going to be a tv show:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKylO_zfGIs 
 
If so then that's exactly what your asking for.
Borpon Jan. 27, 2011 at 8:31 a.m.
Criminal Minds is the only cop show that i still like, i'll watch the shit out of that.
SqueezeBoxon Jan. 27, 2011 at 10:17 a.m.
@briangodsoe:  Ok, that's pretty good. Perhaps a little bit too over the top and a little too much laughing at itself. But still pretty good. And Rob Riggle is awesome.
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Trailer: The Master

I'm mean ya, it's gonna be great.

BOX OFFICE: You sunk my Battleship....

Thanks a lot Avengers.

Trailer: The Great Gatsby

I want to go to there...

G.I. Joe Retaliation: Release date moved so it is not a summer movie anymore.

Why? So it can be converted to 3D. Smart move or suspicious?

What to Watch: Monday

House...series finale...enough said.

Red Band Trailer: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Not another ridiculous vampire story. Please don't force me to click play... wait, what? This actually looks cool.

3D...will it ever go away?

I mean, can we all just admit it sucks already?

G.I. Joe Retaliation: Release date moved so it is not a summer movie anymore.

Why? So it can be converted to 3D. Smart move or suspicious?

3D...will it ever go away?

I mean, can we all just admit it sucks already?

Trailer: The Master

I'm mean ya, it's gonna be great.

BOX OFFICE: You sunk my Battleship....

Thanks a lot Avengers.

Teaser Trailer: Skyfall

Hoping anticipation's not the best part.

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Summer slump is here...grab some discs and start a marathon instead.

What to Watch: Wednesday

The Wire and the finale of Modern Family...very different, but great in their own ways.

DVD/Blu-Ray: May 22nd

So many choices, so little time...what to do?

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