Must See HDTV (December 25th - 30th)
Even though most of us are enjoying a holiday break and our favorite TV shows are too, there's still a few things worth checking out this week. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.
The Room
Touted as "one of the worst films ever made," Tommy Wiseau's The Room is one of the few movies being released on Blu-ray this week. Whether you consider it as an intentional comedy or one of the most poorly crafted efforts at a drama of all time, it is not a movie you should watch...unless you love bad movies. Check out the trailer after the break for a taste, the full HD experience (according to an interview, the filmmaker shot it entirely both in film and digitally in HD because he couldn't make a decision) will cost more than thirty bucks.
($31.99 on Amazon)
Bowl Games
You name it, there's a bowl sponsored by it. If your college football team hasn't played in a bowl yet, there's a good chance they will this week, and it will be on ESPN, check the listings below for the list of games and times. Of course, until the BCS games start these matchups don't have a lot of pull, but if you just want to see your favorite team one more time, these will have to do.
Blu-ray & Games
The Well-Diggers Daughter
The Words
The Room
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (PS3)
Tuesday
Rizzoli & Isles (season finale), TNT, 9PM
Leverage (series finale), TNT, 10PM
Doctor Who: The Snowmen (special presentation), BBC America, 9PM
Rockets/Bulls, ESPN, 8PM
Nuggets/LA Clippers, ESPN, 10:30PM
Wednesday
Little Caesars Bowl: Central Michigan/Kentucky, ESPN, 7:30PM
WWE Main Event, Ion, 8PM
The 3th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 9PM
The Hour, BBC America, 9PM
Inside the NFL, Showtime, 9PM
Jim Rome on Showtime (season finale), Showtime, 10PM
NFL Turning Point, NBC Sports Network, 10PM
Thursday
Mavericks/Thunder, TNT, 8PM
Celtics/Clippers, TNT, 10:30PM
Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 8PM
Military Bowl: Bowling Green/San Jose State, ESPN, 3PM
Belk Bowl: Cincinnati/Duke, 6:30PM
Holiday Bowl: Baylor/UCLA, ESPN (3D), 9:45PM
Friday
Independence Bowl: Ohio/Louisiana-Monroe, ESPN, 2PM
Russell Athletic Bowl: Rutgers/Virginia Tech, ESPN, 5:30PM
Car Care Bowl: Minnesota/Texas Tech, ESPN, 9PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
St Petersburg Bowl: Ball State/UCF, ESPN, 7:30PM
Saturday
Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force/Rice, ESPN, 11:45AM
Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse/West Virginia, ESPN, 3:15PM
Fight Hunger Bowl: Arizona State/Navy, ESPN2, 4PM
Alamo Bowl: Oregon State/Texas, ESPN, 6:45PM
Insight Bowl: Michigan State/TCU, ESPN, 10:15PM
UFC 155 prelims, FX, 8PM
UFC 155, PPV, 10PM
Made in Jersey, CBS, 10PM
Underemployed, MTV, 8PM
The Mob Doctor, Fox, 9PM
Sunday
Cowboys/Washington Sunday Night Football, NBC, 8:20PM
60 Minutes, CBS, 7:30PM