Posted at 11:14 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2007
Tube notes: Brit celebs adjust to America
Advertiser Staff
Tonight's Must-See"Victoria Beckham: Coming to America," 7 p.m., NBC. The broadcast networks keep gambling on reality as a summer solution. Tonight, three of the big four ABC, NBC and Fox have nothing but reality or news. For this hour, NBC focuses on two people who were big in another country, in another millennium. Victoria Beckham was a Spice Girl; David Beckham, now her husband, was a soccer superstar. Now David, late in his career, has been signed by a Los Angeles team. Victoria moves to a town that is always happy to have another celebrity couple. This hour views her transition.
Of Note
"The Closer," 5 and 6 p.m., TNT. If you missed last week's episode, catch its rerun at 5. Tough, tense and disturbing, it has the team scrambling to find a missing, 8-year-old girl. Then comes a new hour; a young man won't identify himself, but will say he's killed seven people.
"Big Love," 6 p.m., HBO. Last week, Margene subtly saw Bill with Ana, the immigrant waitress he clearly likes. Now she introduces Bill's other wives to her. Meanwhile, 14-year-old troublemaker Rhonda gets media attention.
"How I Met Your Mother," 7 and 8:31 p.m., CBS. In the first rerun, Ted's parents yield a surprise during their 30th anniversary. In the second, Ted learns that Robin finds his work stories to be boring.
"Hell's Kitchen," 7 and 8 p.m., Fox. First is a rerun of last week's episode. Then a new hour starts with the six remaining chefs making entrees out of leftovers.
"Age of Love," 8 p.m., NBC. There are three dates built around things Mark likes. He takes some women surfing and some to the movies. Then he takes one on a motorcycle to a biker bar.
"Greek," 9 p.m., ABC Family. Don't you hate it when two important events collide? Rusty, a college freshman, is torn between a physics exam and a beer-pong tournament.
"CSI: Miami," 9 p.m., CBS. This
rerun starts a two-parter centering on Clavo Crux, whom Horatio caught years ago. He's still in prison, but may be the mastermind behind the theft of a truckload of weapons.
"Simon Schama's Power of Art," 10 p.m., PBS. This hour examines "The Death of Marat" Jacques-Louis David.
Mike Hughes,
Gannett News Service