THE DAILY NEWS WATCH-A-RAMA HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK.Byline: - David Kronke ``Surviving Nugent'' (VH1, 9 tonight) Think: ``Fear Factor'' meets ``I'm With Busey'' - Eccentric rocker Ted Nugent sends contestants on ostensibly os·ten·si·ble adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity. comically torturous competitions; as Nugent puts it, ``Last monkey standing gets $25,000 and a new (truck).'' Don't think: They'd recruit any contestants that you'd actually ever want to hang out with. In a nutshell: Nugent tries way too hard to play Ye Olde Reality Psycho. ``I love wimps,'' he insists, then torments them endlessly, waking them at dawn playing electric guitar. ``It's worse than jail,'' one contestant says. Take her at her word. ``Extreme History With Roger Daltrey'' (History Channel, 9 tonight) Think: ``Surviving Nugent'' with educational pretensions. The Who's lead singer, sporting designer sunglasses Designer Sunglasses is the name given to sunglasses made by designer label companies such as Christian Dior, Chanel and Ray Ban. The look and models change from season to season. The 'in-model' for 2006 will be outdated by new models for 2007 driven by the high powered fashion business , attempts to replicate conditions from centuries past. ``The year: many moons ago,'' he announces, vaguely enough. ``The first rule of survival is do anything to stay alive,'' he declares, while his handlers stand behind the cameras. Don't think: Gee, it would be cool if Daltrey got stampeded by those buffalo he's annoying. In a nutshell: The constant lesson - our forebears were tougher than we are - is obvious enough. If you're a Daltrey fan, watching him ostensibly rough it might be vaguely entertaining. ``Worlds Apart'' (National Geographic Channel
Think: ``Surviving Nugent'' with a PBS-y global perspective. American families decamp for Third World parts unknown. Don't think: ``Survivor'' without the million-dollar prize. Though really, that's what it is. In a nutshell: The series wants to convince us that living in foreign cultures is difficult. As if that's not why we live in America in the first place. ``Blessings'' (CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , Channel 2, 9 tonight) Think: ``Surviving Nugent'' for people who can't stand earnestly uplifting yarns: A crotchety crotch·et·y adj. Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse. crotch  et·i·ness n. old woman with a past (Mary
Tyler Moore This article is about the actress. For her 1970s television series, also known as "Mary Tyler Moore", see The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore ) rights past wrongs by taking in a baby found on her estate by an earnest ex-con (Liam Waite), who, her maid (China Chow) grouses, ``runs around with outlaws.'' Don't think: For someone so beloved by America, doesn't Moore do an awful lot of these movies about bitter old women? And why all the product placement for a successful store chain infamous for leveling local businesses in small towns such as the one in which this is set? In a nutshell: Standard-issue feel-good fare. Healing will take place. But not a lot happens. ``CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : Crime Scene Investigation'' (CBS, Channel 2, 9 p.m. Thursday) Think: The team investigates mummified mum·mi·fy v. mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing, mum·mi·fies v.tr. 1. To make into a mummy by embalming and drying. 2. To cause to shrivel and dry up. v.intr. victims, as well as the murder of a bounty hunter Name for a category of persons who are offered a promised gratuity in return for "hunting" down and capturing or killing a designated target, usually a person or animal. and so much more. Don't think: A snack would be nice while watching. In a nutshell: There are many reasons virtually everyone watches this show. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Ted Nugent Annamaria DiSanti/WireImage.com (2) Mary Tyler Moore |
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