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5 Shows After Dark

By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under Miscellaneous | Comments (12)

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“American Idol” on Fox at 8:00pm ET. I wonder how much it chaps Simon Cowell’s ass that “American Idol” is still riding high while his “X Factor” pet project is sinking into the reality show graveyard. Probably a lot. That thought made me giggle.

“Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2012” on CBS at 8:00pm ET. Don’t let the title fool you, these are all commercials from previous years and as we know when it comes to network television “greatest” is pretty damned subjective.

“Inside Nature’s Giants: Great White Shark” on PBS at 10:00pm ET. I’ve seen this show a couple of times, it’s where they perform on camera necropsies on extremely large animals. The python one I saw most recently was ok, but nothing beats the sperm whale one a few weeks ago where the woman who is one of the hosts was ecstatically describing the whale’s musculature structure while standing ankle deep in whale gore on a beach in an almost full containment suit. It’s surreal. And informative. This week, we get to see what the guts of great white sharks look like.

“The Real World/Road Rules Challenge” on MTV at 10:00pm Et.

“The Soup” on E at 10:00pm ET.

Genevieve Burgess is an under-employed, double-degreed 25-year-old who knows more about music copyright, licensing, and contracts than is strictly healthy. You can find her online at her Twitter account, her blog, or her brand-spanking-new Facebook page.









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Comments

Or when she started getting frantically excited about the sperm whale's penis (note: IT'S OPPOSABLE) and was yelling for them to stop the machines so she could show it to the camera!

Sign me up for the great white shark.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at February 1, 2012 6:20 PM

Define riding high. Idol's ratings are at their lowest since Season 1, which premiered unannounced over the summer and took a long time to gain an audience.

Posted by: Robert at February 1, 2012 6:26 PM

Mrs. Julien, I thought you were afraid of sharks.

Posted by: MM at February 1, 2012 6:26 PM

Whales too.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at February 1, 2012 6:33 PM

THE CHALLENGE! WOOOO!

Posted by: figgy at February 1, 2012 6:36 PM

Mrs J when I was a kid I was shreiking-freaking afraid of whales. Our bedroom carpet was midnight (deep sea) blue, and if I had to pee in the night, I leaped to take the fewest possible steps. Just en case it was an enchanted carpet, I guess (rolls eyes). But now...a shark's penis sounds like good fun to watch (on a TV screen).

Posted by: klingonfree at February 1, 2012 6:54 PM

I swear I saw that photo and thought "SHARK WEEK IS BACK?!" and then I had to slap myself because I knew that this wasn't the case.

I guess what I'm saying is fuck you for making me think it was Shark Week when it wasn't.

Posted by: Fredo at February 1, 2012 7:07 PM

Fredo, I almost posted a picture of the "Inside Nature's Giants" crew standing next to a very dead great white but thought that might offend some people. My apologies.

Posted by: Genevieve at February 1, 2012 7:19 PM

when shark guts are the highlights of the night you know the TV is bad.

Posted by: logan at February 1, 2012 9:14 PM

Quite alright,Genevieve. It was just...I miss Shark Week!

Posted by: Fredo at February 1, 2012 11:50 PM

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Posted by: Andrew A. Sailer at March 15, 2012 8:59 AM

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Posted by: Andrew Pelt at March 29, 2012 5:27 AM