TV Talk: Oct. 12-18
The Oklahoman’s TV Talk personalities Penny Soldan and Heather Warlick tape a weekly video for Newsok.tv that highlights upcoming TV programs worth watching.
They’re not fast talkers, but just in case you didn’t catch all the information for a show of interest, here is their script for the week of Oct. 12:
P: Hi, I’m Penny Soldan, this is Heather Warlick and this is TV Talk, The Oklahoman’s weekly countdown of the Top 10 programs worth watching — or at least setting the DVR or VCR for.
H: No. 10 is one you’ll just have to take our word for, because Pat Sajak and Vanna White won’t say what’s going to happen. But we hear that history will be made on Tuesday’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune” airing at 6:30 p.m. on KOCO channel 5.
P: No. 9 is “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling” at 7 p.m. Saturday on CMT, and we do have details on that. The new series hosted by Hogan features 10 celebrities attempting to become professional-quality wrestlers. Contestants include NBA player Dennis Rodman, Erin Murphy from “Bewitched”, Todd Bridges from “Diff’rent Strokes” and pop singer Tiffany.
H: A more serious sports program takes the No. 8 spot. “Frosted Pink With a Twist” airing at 3 p.m. Sunday on KOCO channel 5 feature gymnasts from, the Beijing Summer Olympics performing alongside musical icons including Carole King and Cyndi Lauper. Olympic champions Shannon Miller and Scott Hamilton co-host the event that helps raise awareness of women’s cancers.
P: No. 7 is a fun new movie titled “Ladies of the House.” It premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday on the Hallmark Channel and stars Donna Mills from “Knot’s Landing”, Pam Grier from “The L Word” and Florence Henderson from “The Brady Bunch.” They play three friends who try to flip a house.
H: Tuesday’s installment of “Frontline” at 8 p.m. on PBS is titled “The Choice 2008.” It is our No. 6 pick along with the Presidential Debate airing live at 8 p.m. Wednesday on eight networks including ABC, NBC and CBS. The PBS special profiles Barack Obama and John McCain, who will take part in their third debate on Wednesday.
P: No. 5 are five guest stars appearing in four programs. Rumer Willis, the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, will be on “Army Wives” at 9 p.m. Sunday on Lifetime. Corbin Blue from “High School Musical” returns to the guest starring role he played in the series pilot on “Hannah Montana” at 7 p.m. Sunday on Disney.
H: Also, Kim Fields from “The Facts of Life” and Malcolm Jamal Warner from “The Cosby Show” guest star in the first-season finale of “The Cleaner” at 9 p.m. Tuesday on A&E. And Oscar winner Sigourney Weaver guest stars in the Season 2 premiere of “Eli Stone” at 9:01 p.m. Tuesday on ABC.
P: Tying for No. 4 are the Season 4 premiere of “Iconoclasts” and the Season 5 finale of “Project Runway.” Iconoclasts airs at 9 p.m. Thursday on Sundance and pairs together two leading innovators from different fields to discuss their passions. “Project Runway” wraps up at 8 p.m. Wednesday on Bravo, and the winner will walk away with a cash prize of $100,000.
H: No. 3 is a touching new movie titled “Living Proof.” It premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday on Lifetime and stars Harry Connick Jr. as Dr. Dennis Slamon, the UCLA doctor who helped develop the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Also starring in the fact-based film are Amanda Bynes, Jennifer Coolidge, Angie Harmon, Regina King, Swoosie Kurtz, Amy Madigan and Bernadette Peters.
P: No. 2 are two new NBC shows. “My Own Worst Enemy” premiering at 9 p.m. Monday stars Christian Slater as a guy with two identities. And “Crusoe” premiering at 7 p.m. Friday stars Philip Winchester as the 17th-century shipwrecked survivor living on an island.
H: And No. 1, if you don’t count the Oklahoma Sooners college football game against Kansas airing live at either 2:30 or 7 p.m. Saturday on ABC, is “Samantha Who?”
P: “Samantha Who?,” which is featured on the Sunday Oklahoman’s TV Week cover, begins its second season at 8:31 p.m. Monday on ABC. Christina Applegate plays Samantha, who has suffered from retrograde amnesia ever since she was hit by a car in Season 1. Guest starring in the season premiere episode are Mark Ballas from “Dancing With the Stars” and Cybill Shepherd from “Cybill.”
H: That’s a wrap for this week. For even more TV choices, consult TV Week in Sunday’s Oklahoman or go online to newsok.com/ae. For TV Talk, I’m Heather, this is Penny, thanks for your time.
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