The Remote Patrol: 4/7: Sometimes you don't
Thomas Heald, Esquire
by Thomas Allen Heald, This must be Belgium
All times Eastern, for PBS programs, check local listings
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TOM'S TOTALLY TWISTED TV TRIVIA THINGY
Today is the 41st anniversary of folksinger Janis Ian's birthday. What
show might she be avoiding in partiular on tonight's lineup?
A) "America's Next Top Model"
B) "Better Off Ted"
C) "The Biggest Loser"
D) "Scrubs"
E) "The Mentalist"
The answer when next we meet. Or not.
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8 p.m.
"THE ADAM LAMBERT SHOW" (Fox) with special guests Danny Gokey and Kris
Allen.
9 p.m.
Olivia meets an orphan who's mute, cute and soon to be destitute on the
return of "FRINGE" (Fox).
10 p.m.
"CUPID 2.0" (ABC) has the subtlety of a Zac Affron movie and the color
palette of "Ugly Betty." Hey ABC: could you just run the original Cupid
series again for shiggles?
Michael J. Fox heads up the night's other big return as the boyfriend du
jour for Tommy's ex wife on "RESCUE ME" (FX).
TALK TALK
* "The Daily Show" has Jehan Sadat. (Palabra jot, palabra jot.)
* The Colbert Report" fetes Queen Noor. Yes, Carrot Top was busy.
* Tavis is granted an audience with Liberian President Ellen
Johnson-Sirleaf.
QUESTIONABLE ANSWERS
What was the theme for the failed spinoff "The Apprentice: Martha
Stewart"? "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by The Eurythmics.
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