There's a lot of TV options to choose from these days. Too much for any one person to completely monitor, but that doesn't mean we're not going to do our best to sift through all the listings and figure out what you should be watching every week...with all the highlights, lowlights and guilty pleasures you can stand.
Tuesday, July 20th
10:00 p.m. KISSteria (A&E)
As a truncated version of KISS gears up for another big tour (with only Gene Simmons and Paul
Stanley making up the original members of the band, but with other players dressed as Ace Frehley and Peter Criss), A&E will trail them around as they head to Australia to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the legendary live album Alive. Hopefully KISSteria won't be as obviously staged as the ridiculously bad Gene Simmons' Family Jewels.
Wednesday, July 21st
8:00 p.m. Stealth Rider (Speed)
Though it sounds like a mid-'80s TV series about a super-powered motorcycle solving crimes with its
charismatic human biker, Stealth Rider actually follows a group of cycle stuntmen who travel to different towns and do tricks on the sly while recording them. Their first stop is Detroit. Hopefully they'll make it to their second stop.
Also on Wednesday
9:00 p.m. American Masters (PBS)
Thursday, July 22nd
10:00 p.m. Ladies of Demolition Derby (TLC)
Sunday, July 25th
10:00 p.m. Mad Men (AMC)
How's this for a segue: from car crashes to pure class. We've been waiting months for Mad Men to make its triumphant return to television. After a lackluster previous season that culminated in an excellent finale that felt more like a heist movie than a TV show, we're excited to see what happens with the new business. And Christina Hendricks, of course.
THE SILVER LINING
Monday, July 19th
9:00 p.m. The Client List (Lifetime)
It really is laughable, this Client List. Ready? It's about a mother who becomes a prostitute to support her family. On the off chance you can buy into the Weeds-like premise, get this: Jennifer Love Hewitt stars as the mother/hooker. We're pretty sure she could use those still-stunning looks to nab a role that does not involve banging strangers for money. But on the plus side, sexy outfits and awkward naked-but-not-really-naked posing will surely ensue. Try and forget it's a Lifetime movie and imagine you're watching a Cinemax flick with all the really good parts cut out, and you should be able to survive this one.
SERIOUSLY?
Tuesday, July 20th
11:00 p.m. If You Really Knew Me (MTV)
Sigh. Oh, MTV, we know you have good intentions, but let's get real; getting a bunch of high school
kids from different cliques together to talk about their feelings for one day, Breakfast Club-style, isn't going to change anything. Sure, some people will have breakthroughs and others might make friends they otherwise wouldn't, but after the weekend, those kids are all going to come back and fall right back into their old habits. C'mon MTV, you've been showing Can't Hardly Wait on an endless loop; haven't you actually watched it to see what happens to the nerd and the jock at the end?