Ah, summer. Temperatures outside are running higher, television quality is running lower and we all depend on the local mega-plex and other destination entertainment to keep us occupied. What’s a TV critic to do?

Sadly one thing I have to do at this point is to state my dissatisfaction with the current season of Weeds. Don’t get me wrong, the show is still good. Right now I am sure that what I am suffering from is the not knowing of the vision of where the story is going. I’m not really feeling Nancy Botwin just being a drug mule, especially after her statement last season that she isn’t anyone’s bitch any more, yet here she is depending on her daily bread coming from moving drugs across the border for somebody else. I think that it also doesn’t help for me that she is currently on the DEA radar because there is, on the surface, only one inevitable conclusion which is her being busted. The good folk over at LOST and Heroes can be partially blamed for my early skepticism as both shows had second seasons that started off weak but (thankfully) got much better (LOST also had the same syndrome its third season and we have yet to see if Heroes will suffer the same mistake).

There is a shining star out there this week, a nice beacon of hope. That light is Burn Notice premiering on Thursday. Don’t miss it.

Let’s move on to the nitty-gritty…

MONDAY

ABC – 8:00 PM: The Bachelorette makes her decision tonight. I’ll be on the edge of my seat I’m sure.

SHO – 10:00 PM: Since I rode it pretty hard above I have to say that there may be something to Weeds this week. The family sits shiva, Albert Brooks is at his last episode and I’m hoping things move more in a forward direction.

TUESDAY

NBC – 8:00 PM: This week on Celebrity Family Feud it’s all about Earl with the Hickey clan vs. the Camden County All-Stars. The second pairing is the cast of The Office vs. the American Gladiators. If they do all of this in character it could be outstanding. If not, it’s just a commercial masquerading as a show.

FOX – 9:00 PM: Tonight the final chef is chosen on Hell’s Kitchen. Here is hoping he makes someone cry anyway.

The CW – 9:00 PM: If you missed it the first time you can catch Jamie Kennedy’s guest spot on Reaper tonight as he plays a musician trying to sell his soul for fame.

WEDNESDAY

NBC – 8:00 PM: Baby Borrowers just keeps getting better and better. The teens now have to deal with toddlers and one of the teens finally reaches the breaking point.

E!– 8:00 PM: Bask in the shallowness of the 30 Best and Worst Beach Bodies.

SCIFI – 10:00 PM: Tracy Morgan is the new host for this season of Scare Tactics. If he’s half as crazy as he comes off on 30 Rock this could be good.

THURSDAY

NBC – 8:00 PM: It’s nothing but Last Comic Standing tonight as the 12 final contestants are chosen in the re-air of last week’s episode followed by speed round head to head laugh off’s between them to decide who gets immunity.

USA – 10:00 PM: Tonight is the return of last summer’s surprise hit Burn Notice. Even though the show is shot in Miami they figured out another way to turn up the heat by casting Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Hellfer.

FX – 8:00 PM: Don’t let the title fool you, Hellboy is a great story and a visual wonder to behold.

FRIDAY

USA – 11:00 AM: Get in the mood for next week’s season premiere of Monk with a nice marathon. You just can’t get enough of the Defective Detective.

TNT – 8:00 PM: Enjoy the touching tale of a father/daughter reunion after overcoming great adversity in ConAir.

SCIFI – 10:00 PM: It’s the season premiere of Stargate Atlantis. I don’t follow the show at all but thought you might like to be reminded.

SATURDAY

ABC – 8:00 PM: On the Wonderful World of Disney we are treated to The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.

FOOD – 10:00 PM: The backyard isn’t just for men tonight on Grill Girls.

SUNDAY

CBS – 8:00 PM: My big summer guilty pleasure, Big Brother, returns with it’s 10^th installment. There are a ton of reasons why I love this show starting with the loveable and extremely hate-able contestants, the rapid decline of the social structure and the rapid decline in the contestant’s paranoia. The only problem with the show is that there are usually too many people in the beginning, some of which are easy to confuse with the others. This edition they are at least promising us people of a greater age range and extremely conflicting beliefs/personalities. I predict that within another three seasons this show will just be booked by the same people that find guests for Jerry Springer, who you can catch on…

NBC – 9:00 PM: This year’s Miss Universe Pagent is hosted by Jerry Springer and Mel B who you can also catch on…

TLC – 9:00 PM: The Singing Office drops in on JetBlue and the Los Angeles Zoo to find their contestants for this week’s sing off.

– Will Wilkins can’t believe he tied all of Sunday together like that.

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