‘Medium’ star sees the future: no more homeless cats and dogs
Patricia Arquette plays a spiritual medium on the NBC series “Medium,” which returns for Season 5 on Feb. 2.
She also stars in a new ad for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to promote ABC — Animal Birth Control.
“More than 7 million dogs and cats are turned in to U.S. animal shelters every year,” Arquette says. “Please do your part to help end companion animal overpopulation. Always spay or neuter and adopt from your local animal shelter.”
Charlize Theron (“Monster”), John McEnroe (three-time Wimbledon winner) and Dita Von Teese (burlesque model) are also helping PETA promote spaying and neutering. For more information, go to www.PETA.org/.
–Penny TV
Top 10 TV Picks for Feb. 1-7, 2009
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 Feb. 1:
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. And these are our picks for the week of Feb 1.
H: Since everyone can guess what our No. 1 pick is, let’s start with it. It is “Super Bowl XLIII,” that is if you don’t count the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball game against Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. Monday on ESPN2.
P: John Madden will provide analysis of the Super Bowl that pits the Arizona Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kick-off is at 5 p.m. Sunday on NBC.
H: This will mark Madden’s 11th Super Bowl as a broadcaster and the first time that a 30-second Super Bowl commercial will cost $3 million.
P: One commercial to watch for is a 3-D SoBe lizards ad. The South Beach Beverage Company is even distributing free 3-D glasses to viewers at grocery stores nationwide. So get your glasses, watch the game and enjoy the Super Bowl.
H: But for those who would rather watch sleeping dogs lie, tune in to “Puppy Bowl V” at 2 p.m. on Animal Planet. Our No. 2 pick features a bunch of pups frolicking in a stadium-shaped pen, with a halftime show by kittens. And performing the National Anthem will be Pepper the Parrot.
P: No. 3 is “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” premiering at 7 p.m. Saturday on TNT. Cuba Gooding Jr. has the title role in this new film based on the true story of Dr. Benjamin Carson, whose lifelong journey led him to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
H: Those 3-D glasses provided for the Super Bowl will come in handy for our No. 4 pick. It is a 3-D episode of “Chuck” premiering at 7 p.m. Monday on NBC. The show’s second season resumes with Chuck trying to foil a plan to kill an international rock star played by Dominic Monaghan from “Lost”.
P: No. 5 are five guest stars making appearance on three primetime shows. And three of them are on “The Office” episode airing after Sunday’s Super Bowl at approx. 9:30 p.m. on NBC. They are Jessica Alba from “Fantastic Four”, Jack Black from “Be Kind, Rewind” and Cloris Leachman from “Dancing With the Stars”.
H: The other two guest stars can be seen during NBC’s Thursday night lineup. They are country singer Wynonna Judd on “Kath & Kim” at 7:30 p.m. and Jon Hamm from “Mad Men” on “30 Rock” at 8:31 p.m.
P: No. 6 is “Katie Couric’s All Access Grammy Special” at 8 p.m. Wednesday on CBS. She will interview past and present Grammy nominees, including Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. The Grammys will be handed out Feb. 8.
H: The Season 5 premiere of “Medium” is No. 7 on our list. It airs at 9 p.m. Monday on NBC and stars Patricia Arquette Allison Dubois, the wife and mother who uses her psychic power to help the police solve murders.
P: The 100th episode of “House” comes in at No. 8. Dr. House and the team take on the case of a woman who collapses in the middle of a cooking class. The episode airs at 7 p.m. Monday on Fox.
H: No. 9 is Turner Classic Movie’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival which gets underway Sunday. This year’s collection of Oscar nominated films will offer viewers a cinematic education, with each days lineup being devoted to a different college course.
P: Sunday’s course offerings come from the Communications Dept. and include 1963’s ”Bye Bye Birdie” at 9 a.m., 1937’s “Artists & Models” at 1 p.m. and 1951’s “Ace in the Hole” at 7 p.m.
H: Our No. 10 pick is quite educational, too. It is “Oklahoma Passage” at 1 p.m. Sunday on OETA-13. This five-hour dramatic film originally aired on OETA in April 1989 and dramatizes 150 years of Oklahoma history. The encore presentation has been digitally remastered.
P: 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/tv. For TV Talk, I’m Penny, this is Heather, thanks for your time.
Introduce ‘Arthur’ to a new friend
PBS has a proposition for youngsters everywhere. Create a unique character for “Arthur” and possibly appear on an upcoming episode.
Children ages 6-12 can enter the “Arthur/All Kids Can Character Search” contest that begins Feb. 1. Go to www.pbskidsgo.org/arthur/allkidscan to download an entry form. Draw and describe a special new character. Mail everything in by March 31.
The youngster with the winning idea will be featured along the new character in a live-action segment on “Arthur” (9 a.m. weekdays on OETA-13), as well as receive a visit from “Arthur” creator and author Marc Brown. Nine additional finalists will receive prize packages including CVS gift cards and “Arthur” merchandise.
Here’s the only catch: Arthur’s new friend should have a unique ability, character trait or disability. That’s because PBS and CVS designed the character search to educate children about the importance of inclusion and how children of all abilities can play together.
–Penny TV
TV Preview Podcast: ‘Gifted Hands’
"Gifted Hands" (TNT Photo)
Each week, The Oklahoman TV Editor Penny Soldan hosts an audio podcast discussing an upcoming TV premiere.
This week’s premiere is the new TNT original movie “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” starring Cuba Gooding Jr.
To hear her discussion with Melissa Hayer, assistant news research for The Oklahoman, click here
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USA Network seeks spies for ‘Burn Notice’ game
“Burn Notice” is back. So is the show’s interactive online game.
Season 2′s remaining seven episodes will air from now until April on USA Network (9 p.m. Thursdays), and seven more video-based missions are now underway at www.BurnNoticeOps.com/.
The alternate reality game “Covert Ops 2.0″ invites viewers to join “Burn Notice” character Seymour (played by Silas Weir Mitchell) in a mission to retrieve a valuable microchip. There’s a new mission every week and players who complete all seven missions are eligible to win a deluxe home entertainment system.
The BurnNoticeOps website also features video spy tips, behind-the-scenes features and full episodes of “Burn Notice.” The series stars Jeffrey Donovan as a burned operative stuck in Miami.
–Penny TV
Top 60 TV Programs for Feb. 1-7
Sunday’s Oklahoman, which includes TV Week, hits the newsstands in the Oklahoma City area on Saturday afternoon. And it arrives at the doorstep (or hopefully nearby) early Sunday morning.
But for those who can’t wait to begin planning the upcoming week around the best TV has to offer, here is a sneak peek at programs worth watching the week of Feb. 1:
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
◊“Bathtastic!” (7 p.m. on DIY, channel 111 on Dish Network, 171 on Cox Digital Cable, 230 on DirecTV): DIY expert Matt Muenster hosts this new series that shows viewers ways they can revitalize their bathrooms with just a few days and a little elbow grease. It premieres with five back-to-back episodes.
◊“Cold Case” (7 p.m. on CBS): After a substantial splatter of the blood of a popular deaf teen who went missing in 2006 is discovered in a storage room at the high school for the deaf he attended, the team attempts to find the boy’s body and killer. Shoshannah Stern (“Jericho”) guest stars as an obsessed ex-girlfriend of the victim.
◊“The Office” (9:30 p.m. on NBC): In this special post Super Bowl episode, some of the office workers try to secretly watch a bootlegged Hollywood movie during the workday. Guest stars Jessica Alba (“Fantastic Four”) and Jack Black (“Be Kind, Rewind”) will play characters in the bootleg movie.
◊“Oklahoma Passage” (1 p.m. on OETA-13): This five-hour dramatic film that originally aired on OETA in April 1989 dramatizes 150 years of Oklahoma history. The encore presentation has been digitally remastered.
◊“Puppy Bowl V” (2 p.m. on Animal Planet): This alternative to the Super Bowl features a bunch of pups frolicking in a stadium-shaped pen, with a halftime show featuring by kittens. Performing the National Anthem will be Pepper the Parrot.
◊“Shameless” (8 p.m. on Sundance): This British comedy-drama, beginning Season 4, follows the lives of the Gallagher clan and their extended network of lovers, friends and foes at Chatsworth Estate, a public housing project in Manchester, England.
◊Super Bowl XLIII (5:30 p.m. on NBC): This is NBC’s first NFL title game telecast in 11 years. Al Michaels and John Madden will call the action live from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at halftime.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Communications Dept. and include 1963’s ”Bye Bye Birdie” (9 a.m.), 1937’s “Artists & Models” (1 p.m.) and 1951’s “Ace in the Hole” (7 p.m.).
◊“Wipeout Superball Sunday” (during halftime of Super Bowl): Hosted by John Anderson (ESPN’s “SportsCenter”), John Henson (“Talk Soup”) and Michael Irvin (former Dallas Cowboy), this event features 13 cheerleaders trying to blitz 13 couch potato guys in a special football-inspired edition of the hit summer series. More hilarious antics will air immediately following the game.
MONDAY, FEB. 2
◊“Chuck” (7 p.m. on NBC): In this 3-D episode, Chuck foils a plan to kill international rock star Tyler Martin (Dominic Monaghan, “Lost”). Later, Tyler convinces Chuck to go out on the town, which only leads to a night of trouble.
◊“The Closer” (8 p.m. on TNT): An extremely overweight body turns up in the trunk of a car, a body that happens to be that of a man who stole $3 million in diamonds from his own jewelry store. But the body is in such bad shape, it’s impossible to determine the cause of death. When the team finally tracks down a possible witness, they get quite a shock.
◊“For the Love of Ray J” (9:30 p.m. on VH1): In this new reality series featuring Ray J (“One on One”), 14 women move into his bachelor mansion and compete to win his heart through a series of challenges, dates and eliminations.
◊“Heroes” (8 p.m. on NBC): Months after explosions brought down Pinehurst and Primatech, the heroes try to put the past behind them and begin new lives. Emmy winner Zeljko Ivanek (“Damages”) guest stars as “The Hunter” as the third season continues with “Volume 4: Fugitives.”
◊“House” (7 p.m. on Fox): In the show’s 100th episode, House and the team take on the case of a woman who collapsed in the middle of a cooking class. When they learn that the patient gave up her career as a highly renowned cancer researcher in order to pursue her own personal happiness, the members of the team question their own happiness.
◊“I Love Money 2” (8 p.m. on VH1): Hosted by Craig J. Jackson, the new season will pit 19 fan favorite contestants from “Rock of Love,” “I Love New York,” “Flavor of Love” and “Real Chance of Love” against each other for a chance to win $250,000.
◊“Medium” (9 p.m. on NBC): Patricia Arquette returns for a fifth season as Allison Dubois, the wife and mother who uses her psychic power to help the police solve murders.
◊“Ni Hao, Kai-lan” (7 p.m. on Nickelodeon): Today is the eighth day of the Chinese New Year, and this animated series that teaches Mandarin to tots debuts the new primetime special. It follows Kai-lan and her friends as they hike to the ladybug festival and learn the importance of listening to friends.
◊“One Tree Hill” (8 p.m. on CW): Series star Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley) directs this episode, in which Lucas wrestles with casting for his movie while Peyton tries to prepare for their wedding.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Economics Dept. and include 1940’s ”Comrade X” (7:15 a.m.), 1954’s “Sabrina” (5 p.m.) and 1945’s “Brewster’s Millions” (7 p.m.).
◊“Top Gear” (7 p.m. on BBC America): In this Winter Olympics special, the team travels to Norway where they attempt Olympics events in cars. A rocket-powered mini is fired off a ski jump, they tackle to biathlon with 4x4s and the Jaguar XK races a speed skater.
◊“Two and a Half Men” (8 p.m. on CBS): Convinced that Alan’s family doesn’t fully appreciate him, Melissa invites him to live with her and her mom. Carol Kane (“Taxi”) guest stars as Alan’s mother.
◊The University of Oklahoma takes on Tennessee in women’s college basketball action airing live at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
◊“10 Items or Less” (10 p.m. on TBS): After being humiliated by SuperValueMart in competing car washes for charity, Leslie decides to put his whistling talent to good use. He manages to surprise everyone by getting airplay for his tunes and a distribution offer from SuperValueMart. Kim Coles (“Living Single”) guest stars.
◊“American Idol” (7 p.m. on Fox): Contestants vie for a semifinalist position during the grueling next phase of the auditions. The “Hollywood Round” episodes will air today, Wednesday and Feb. 10.
◊“Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey” (7 p.m. on OETA-13): This collection of the musical group’s most memorable songs will give new fans an opportunity to catch up on their success and old fans a chance to reminisce.
◊“The IT Crowd” (10 p.m. on IFC): The United Kingdom’s offbeat sitcom returns for a third season. It follows the adventures of Roy, Moss and Jen, who continue against the odds to be employed by Reynholm Industries as IT consultants.
◊“Leverage” (9 p.m. on TNT): To discover where an investment broker hid money he swindled from a charity, the team tricks the financier into entering a rehab facility to deal with his addictions to nicotine patches, porn, gambling, lying and eating.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Architecture Dept. and include 1932’s ”Grand Hotel” (9 a.m.), 1953’s “Julius Caesar” (11 a.m.) and 1942’s “My Sister Eileen” (9 p.m.).
◊Westmoore takes on Southmoore in high school basketball action airing live at 6:15 p.m. on Cox.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
◊“The Exterminators” (9:30 p.m. on A&E): This new series follows Billy Bretherton and his family who run Vexcon, one of Louisiana’s busiest pest removal companies, as they balance family life with the drama of running a successful business.
◊“George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize” (12:29 a.m. on OETA-13): For the first time in its 11-year history, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is being presented posthumously. The announcement that Carlin was this year’s recipient came about a week before he died.
◊“Katie Couric’s All Access Grammy Special” (8 p.m. on CBS): CBS News anchor Katie Couric will interview past and present Grammy nominees, including Justin Timberlake, Lil’ Wayne, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. Grammy nominees Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Jonas Brothers, Metallica, Kid Rock and others will also make appearances.
◊“Knight Rider” (7 p.m. on NBC): Mike’s old Army friend recruits his help to investigate the suspicious death of a tough-as-nails drill sergeant named Jack Burber (Tiki Barber, “Today”).
◊“Law & Order” (9 p.m. on NBC): An NYPD officer troubled over mounting financial difficulties is killed by fellow police officers after taking hostages at gunpoint. As detectives Lupo and Bernard look into the incident, they discover valuable stolen documents hidden in the officer’s apartment, along with a dead body.
◊“Life” (8 p.m. on NBC): When a retired NASA pilot is shot to death mid-flight, Charlie Crews and Dani Reese work to narrow down the list of suspects who include the dead pilots son and his current business partner.
◊“Life on Mars” (9:02 p.m. on ABC): Sam Tyler receives a mysterious phone call that leads to a headless body. Simultaneously Lt. Hunt finds a severed head delivered in a gift box to the precinct, which sets off the discovery of a chain of bizarre decapitations.
◊“The Priests in Concert at Armagh” (8:30 p.m. on OETA-13): The Priests’ three Roman Catholic clergymen from Northern Ireland are trained vocalists brought together ny their faith and passion for music. This performance took place at Armagh, one of Ireland’s most prestigious cathedrals.
◊“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with …” (8 p.m. on Sundance): Host Elvis Costello welcomes jazz musician Herbie Hancock, winner of last year’s Grammy Award for album of the year.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Music Dept. and include 1938’s ”The Great Waltz” (7 a.m.), 1951’s “Tales of Hoffman” (4:30 p.m.) and 1946’s “Night and Day” (7 p.m.).
◊The University of Oklahoma takes on Texas A&M in men’s college basketball action airing live at 8 p.m. on KOCB-34.
Okahoma State University takes on Texas Tech in men’s college basketball action airing live at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5
◊“30 Rock” (8:31 p.m. on NBC): Liz discovers she has a handsome and newly single neighbor, Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”), she;d like to meet after receiving his mail by mistake. However, in true Liz fashion, their chance at getting to know one another doesn’t begin so well.
◊“American Originals: Westminster Dog Show” (8 p.m. on CNBC): This special reports on the big business of this prestigious dog show. The program also traces Westminster’s history from it roots in the bar of New York’s Hotel Westminster in 1876 to today’s event.
◊“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (8 p.m. on CBS): During the course of an investigation, the CSIs discover that their victim, a young woman who was murdered and found with several different blood types in her system, is the daughter of a wanted criminal. Jason Lewis (“Sex and the City”) and Nicholas Turturro (“NYPD Blue”) guest star.
◊“Eleventh Hour” (9:01 p.m. on CBS): When one of the government’s experiments to enhance the abilities of its soldiers goes lethally off track, Dr. Jacob Hood is called upon to investigate what went wrong. Judd Nelson (“Suddenly Susan”) guest stars.
◊“ER” (9:01 p.m. on NBC): Dr. Morgenstern (William H. Macy, “Wild Hogs”) decides to visit County General when he finds out an old mentor is gravely ill.
◊“Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m. on ABC): Bailey, who is encouraged by her work on recent cases and by Dr. Dixon (Mary McDonnell, “Battlestar Galactica”), considers a new direction for her medical career.
◊“Kath & Kim” (7:30 p.m. on NBC): Kath and Kim are in the running to host a dinner for country music star Wynonna Judd (guest starring as herself), but they must first be interviewed by Wynonna’s people.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Biology Dept. and include 1960’s “The Time Machine” (6 a.m.), 1961’s “The Parent Trap” (12:30 p.m.) and 1966’s “Georgie Girl” (9 p.m.).
◊Tulsa Union takes on Broken Arrow in high school wrestling action airing live at 6:15 p.m. on Cox.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
◊“Friday Night Lights” (8 p.m. on NBC): Tyra gets wooed by Cash, the new bad boy rodeo star in town, and says goodbye to her relationship with Landry.
◊“Jockeys” (8 p.m. on Animal Planet): This new series chronicles the lives of seven 112-pound jockeys and their 1,200-pound horses during the course of a 30-day racing season.
◊“Red Green Story: We’re All in This Together” (10 p.m. on OETA-13): This new special is a retrospective and behind-the-scenes celebration of the long-running public television comedy hit from Canada.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the Physics Dept. and include 1984’s ”2010” (9 a.m.), 1939’s “Only Angels Have Wings” (1 p.m.) and 1950’s “Seven Days to Noon” (7 p.m.).
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
◊“Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” (7 p.m. on TNT): Cuba Gooding Jr. has the title role in this new film based on the true story of Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, whose lifelong journey led him to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
◊“The Good Witch’s Garden” (8 p.m. on Hallmark Channel): In this sequel to 2008’s “The Good Witch,” Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell, “Army Wives”) finds herself at a crossroads when a stranger shows up claiming ownership of her family home, Grey House.
◊TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” film festival offers viewers a cinematic education. Today’s course offerings come from the World History Dept. and include 1963’s ”Cleopatra” (6:45 a.m.), 1962’s “Lawrence of Arabia” (3 p.m.) and 1943’s “Sahara” (8:45 p.m.).
◊“Welk Stars: Through the Years” (7 p.m. on OETA-13): Mary Lou Metzger hosts this 2-hour special that salutes members of Lawrence Welk’s musical family and showcases musical productions from past shows.
◊The University of Oklahoma takes on Colorado in men’s college basketball action airing live at 12:30 p.m. on KOCB-34.
◊Okahoma State University takes on Kansas in men’s college basketball action airing live at 2:30 p.m. on ABC.
–Penny TV
Are you ready for some football celebrity-style?
Superbowl XLIII is Feb. 1 (5 p.m. kick-off on NBC). Celebrity Beach Bowl III is Jan. 31 (1:30 p.m. kick-off on DirecTV).
More than 30 NFL all-stars and Hollywood stars will take part in the latter event that will air live on DirectTV’s 101 Network, as well as WGN America.
Among those scheduled to play in the flag football game are celebrities Cuba Gooding Jr. (“Lies & Illusions”), Zach Gilford (“Friday Night Lights”), Odette Yustman (“Cloverfield”), Dave Annable (“Brothers & Sisters”), Mario Lopez (“Dancing with the Stars”), Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian (“Keeping up with the Kardashians”), Brody Jenner (“The Hills”) and Frankie Delgado (“Bromance”) and former NFL players Jamal Anderson, Eddie George, Merril Hoge, John Kidd and Warren Moon.
New Orleans Saints star Reggie Bush will serve as one of the coaches, with Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Matt Forté (Chicago Bears) officiating. Announcing and sideline reporting will be handled by James Brown and Phil Simms from “Inside the NFL.”
–Penny TV
Pictured above: Former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie runs the ball in for a touchdown during the DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl in the South Beach area of Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007.
Top 40 Talk Show Guests on TV (Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2009)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the guests (and all the topics) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are 40 of the best guests appearing on talk shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
BEST GUESTS
••Jennifer Aniston (“Marley & Me”), Feb. 2 on “The Early Show”
••Christina Applegate (“Samantha, Who?”), Jan. 30 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Christopher Atkins (“Confessions of a Teen Idol”), Jan. 29 on “The Tyra Banks Show”
••Elizabeth Banks (“Zack and Miri Make a Porno”), Jan. 30 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Drew Barrymore (“He’s Just Not That Into You”), Feb. 4 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Carlos Bernard (“24″), Jan. 30 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire” director), Feb. 2 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”; Feb. 3 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Harry Connick Jr. (“New in Town”), Jan. 29 on “Today” and “Live With Regis and Kelly”; Jan. 30 on “Rachael Ray”
••Penélope Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”), Feb. 2 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
••Paula Deen (“Paula’s Party”), Feb. 2 on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”; Feb. 3 on “The View”
••Rosemarie DeWitt (“United States of Tara”), Jan. 29 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Andy Garcia (“The Pink Panther 2″), Jan. 29 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”; Feb. 4 on “Today”
••Ginnifer Goodwin (“Big Love”), Feb. 4 on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”
••Kathy Griffin (“My Life on the D-List”), Feb. 2 on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”
••Alyson Hannigan (“How I Met Your Mother”), Jan. 30 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Teri Hatcher (“Desperate Housewives”), Feb. 2 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Dustin Hoffman (“Last Chance Harvey”), Feb. 2 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Jaime King (“Gary Unmarried”), Feb. 2 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Greg Kinnear (“Baby Mama”), Jan. 30 on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”
••Angela Kinsey (“The Office”), Jan. 29 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Heidi Klum (“Project Runway”), Feb. 2 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Matt Lauer (“Today”), Jan. 30 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Justin Long (“He’s Just Not That Into You”), Feb. 2 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”; Feb. 4 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Demi Lovato (“Sonny with a Chance”), Jan. 29 on “Good Morning America” and “Live With Regis and Kelly”; Jan. 30 on “The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet” (Pictured above in Disney Channel Photo)
••Rachel Maddow (political commentator), Feb. 3 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Steve Martin (“The Pink Panther 2″), Feb. 2 on “Late Show With David Letterman”; Feb. 3 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Chris Matthews (political commentator), Jan. 30 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”
••Alfred Molina (“The Pink Panther 2″), Feb. 2 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Dominic Monaghan (“Lost”), Jan. 29 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Julianne Moore (“Blindness”), Jan. 30 on “The View”
••Graham Nash (musician) on “Late Show With David Letterman”
••Dev Patel (“Slumdog Millionaire”), Jan. 30 on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”; Feb. 3 on “The View”
••Whitney Port (“The Hills”), Jan. 30 on “The View”
••Condoleezza Rice (Former Secretary of State), Jan. 29 on “The View”
••Michael Sheen (“Frost/Nixon”), Jan. 30 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Antonique Smith (“Notorious”), Jan. 29 on “The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet”
••Jon Stewart (talk show host), Jan. 29 on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”
••Meredith Vieira (“Today”), Jan. 30 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Robin Williams (“Shrink”), Feb. 3 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Reneé Zellweger (“New in Town”), Jan. 29 on “Good Morning America” and “Late Show With David Letterman”; Jan. 30 on “Rachael Ray”
Top 20 Talk Show Topics on TV (Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2009)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the topics (and all the guests) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are TV Editor Penny Soldan’s Top 20 picks for shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
TOP TOPICS
••Foods people should eat throughout the decades of their lives (Jan. 29 on “The Early Show”)
••Cheap and healthy fast foods for families (Jan. 29 on “The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet”)
••Five ways to get a better body, inside and out (Jan. 29 on “The Doctors”)
••Supermarket products of the year (Jan. 29 on “The View”)
••Drug addicts ask the doctor for help changing their lifestyles (Jan. 29 on “Dr. Phil”)
••Gay men offer women advice on fashion, relationships, friendships and sex (Jan. 29 on “The Tyra Banks Show”)
••Throwing a Super Bowl party (Jan. 30 on “Today”)
••Hot bags and shoes for less than $50 (Jan. 30 on “Good Morning America”)
••Preview of Sunday’s Super Bowl and Super Bowl commercials (Jan. 30 on “The Early Show”)
••What women need to know to survive Super Bowl Sunday (Jan. 30 on “The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet”)
••Couples say their adult children must stop mooching off of them (Jan. 30 on “Dr. Phil”)
••Super Bowl gadgets and Super Bowl concession foods (Jan. 31 on “Today”)
••Clothes for every shape (Feb. 2 on “Today”)
••Franklin Graham discusses how to share God’s love with others (Feb. 2 on “Always Good News”)
••Singer Melanie Brown demonstrates moves from her new exercise DVD (Feb. 2 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”)
••Woman files for bankruptcy because of her shopping compulsion (Feb. 2 on “Montel Williams”)
••Political commentator Rachel Maddow cooks a healthy meal with Martha (Feb. 3 on “The Martha Stewart Show”)
••Parents disagree about disciplinary methods for their children (Feb. 3 on “Montel Williams”)
••Tyra speaks with three teenage girls who are engaged and eager to get married (Feb. 3 on “The Tyra Banks Show”)
••Food editor Sarah Carey gives a cooking lesson (Feb. 4 on “The Martha Stewart Show”)
Open Call for ‘America’s Got Talent’
Calling all dancers, singers, twirlers, contorionists, comedians, jugglers, magicians and everything in between. Producers for NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” are making the rounds in search of America’s most talented people.
For Season 4, which is scheduled to begin in summer, open casting calls will be held in more than nine major cities. Dates for four auditions have already been set: Jan. 29-31 in Los Angeles, Feb 7-8 in Atlanta, Feb. 13-14 in Washington D.C. and March 1-2 in Chicago. Dates for tryouts in Boston, New York City, Miami, Seattle and Austin, Texas will announded in the near future.
The casting call is open to talented performers of all ages and offers a unique opportunity for anyone to perform on a nationwide variety show. And to the winner goes $1 million.
For those who cannot attend a casting call, go to www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent to download forms and send a 3-minute videotape of your act to “America’s Got Talent” Season 4, 3727 W. Magnolia Blvd., #808, Burbank, CA 91505.
–Penny TV
