Here are a few programs to look out for in the upcoming week ...
WEDNESDAY 5 P.M. Ultimate Thrill: Fast and Frightening, Travel Channel. It's a brand new, adrenaline-soaked millennium, according to TC. Gut-wrenching mega-coasters and devilish thrill rides are sweeping the nation. Experience the phenomenon of the most innovative rides across the nation. This program captures several of the newest ones in action. Maybe take a Dramamine® before watching.
WEDNESDAY 8 P.M. Smoking Gun TV, Court TV. Mo Rocca (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) hosts what is to be a series of specials that celebrate human absurdity. It's all based on the popular Web site smokinggun.com. They're the folks who dig up dirt on reality TV contestants among others.
WEDNESDAY 10 P.M. Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO. Among the panelists on this installment is McCarthy revisionist/cheerleader, Ann Coulter. Not as good a battle as CNN's still very fine Crossfire, but worth a look.
THURSDAY 8 P.M. Waiting for Guffman, Bravo. Christopher Guests mockumentary about "theater folk" is unreeled on NBC's highbrow cable channel. Though not the laugh fest that was This is Spinal Tap, Guffman still delivers. Guest has insisted in interviews that he doesn't make "mockumentaries," because he's not mocking these people. Just having a little fun it would seem.
FRIDAY 8 P.M. It Happened One Night, TCM. This film won an Oscar back in 1934. Claudette Colbert is the rich heiress who suddenly runs off, while Clark Gable is the journalist in pursuit. Odd, no one's tried to remake this one (or just rip it off). Just because they got it right in '34 doesn't mean Hollywood won't screw with it.
SUNDAY 9 P.M. Iceman the Sequel, Discovery. Otzi, the 5,300-year-old Stone Age "Iceman" discovered in the Alps in 1991 is scheduled for a new defrosting. Scientists are attempting to recover the arrowhead that caused his death in the hopes that it will reveal his killer's identity. Johnny Cochran has already expressed interest in defending the alleged murderer.
NEWS & NOTES: The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season hits stores on Tuesday. Powerful stuff. Loads of classic episodes, all featuring commentary by cartoonist Matt Groenig, producer James Brooks and the occasional cast member and/or guest voice. You also get a Simpsons jukebox with 13 songs from various third-season episodes. You can even watch "Treehouse of Horror II" in Polish or Czech. Pure comedy genius.
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