Welcome back everyone! It’s a new week filled with amazing possibilities (not really) worthy of your television viewing time.

Last week brought us the premiere of both Monk and Psych, even though both shows are only going to have a seven week run and won’t return until after January of 2009 (in other words before we know it they will be gone again). I don’t understand why USA keeps doing this type of scheduling but it seems to be working for them.

Monk delivered a very heartfelt episode while trying to recover from the loss of Stanley Kamel. They did a good job and I was entertained but I really miss some of the more complex mysteries that Monk used to solve like when an astronaut somehow murdered someone while up in orbit in outer space.

Psych is another show that I think is very entertaining but seems to have strayed far from the original concept that I enjoyed. Part of the attraction of the show was the fact that the lead character was what I would call a hyper-observant person that picked up on the details most of us would miss and uses them to solve the crime. Last season there really seemed to be far less observation and more silly theatrics. Here’s hoping they get me to eat my words.

Now, however, it is time to set aside my wordy observations and give you my much shorter picks for your watching week.

MONDAY

VH1 – 8:00 PM: If you missed both the premiere and second week of Brooke Knows Best than tonight you have a chance to get caught up.

HBO – 8:00 PM: Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal thought she had a great idea in starting a man-whore ranch for lady clientèle. Someone should have told her they already have these… they are called New York Night Clubs. Thankfully HBO was there to capture it all go down in flames.

HIST – 9:00 PM: With the record breaking box office of The Dark Knight I bet The History Channel is happy they already had Batman Tech lined up at 9 and Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight at ten.

TUESDAY

FOX – 8:00 PM: Imagine you have a restaurant with bad food and bad service and someone sends Gordon Ramsey from Hell’s Kitchen is the one that comes in to fix it? No wonder the show is called Kitchen Nightmares.

CBS – 9:00 PM: In all seriousness, this is one of the better Big Brother seasons in a long time. It’s still not too late to get in to it.

WEDNESDAY

NBC – 9:00 PM: This week the Baby Borrowers the teen parents get teen kids. I can already see the fireworks from over here.

HIST – 9:00 PM: On MonsterQuest investigators hunt the dreaded animal vampire of legend, Chupacabra. I only bring this up because I love typing Chupacabra.

THURSDAY

G4 – 9:00 PM: Day 1 of coverage from The San Diego Comicon. It’s absolutely nothing like being there.

AMC – 10:30 PM: If you don’t know who Keyser Soze is than I highly recommend you finally watch The Usual Suspects.

FRIDAY

USA – 9:00 PM: Monk and Psych. ‘Nuff said?

G4 – 10:00 PM: Day 2 (and the final day) of G4’s coverage of Comicon. Friday is a big day with lots going on so couldn’t hurt to watch as well.

SATURDAY

DISNEY – 2:00 PM: Get ready for the Hanna Montana mania with a marathon of the show before the 3D concert Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds. Get your 3D glasses in this week’s issue of TV guide if this is a must watch on your list.

ABC – 8:00 PM: Relive your childhood with the animated classic Peter Pan. Try not to cringe during the scenes with the Native Americans.

A&E – 8:00 PM: Proof that someone in programming has a sense of humor. The amazing and powerful The Last Samurai is followed by the laughable The Karate Kid, Part Two.

SUNDAY

DISNEY – 9:00 PM: With super hero and comic book movies all over the place you can take in one of the best super hero movies ever rendered with The Incredibles.

COMEDY CENTRAL – 8:00 PM & 9:00 PM: I love it when shows tie in to their own mythology and you can see the big set up happen on Futurama with Roswell That Ends Well at eight and the payoff in The Why of Fry at 9.

FOOD – 10:00 PM: The big winner is chosen on The Next Food Network Star. You can actually start watching at 8 PM to see the final four get taken down to the final 2. I highly suggest snacking well before watching.

VH1 – 10:00 PM: Brooke throws a house party in order to spend time with a cute kite surfer clearly showing that the name of the show may not be right on Brooke Knows Best . Wasn’t this a story line from Three’s Company?

– Will Wilkins is not the Next Food Network Star.

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