5. Your Country Needs You to Open That Briefcase!
You can always tell that an administration is coming to an end when the commander-in-chief has time to kick back with Howie Mandel and 26 scantily clad briefcase openers. “Deal or No Deal” aired a taped message from President Bush to an army captain appearing as a contestant on Monday’s episode. In said message, the president thanked the captain for serving in Iraq and for being one of the few people left in the country who actually cares about what he has to say.
4. TV Vets Keep Finding a Home Whedon’s “Dollhouse”
Details keep pouring in about Joss Whedon’s new FOX series, “Dollhouse.” The show chronicles a group of secret agents whose memories are wiped clean every time they carry out a mission, until one starts recalling her sordid past. The plot of the first episode has already made its way online, and now it turns out that the latest cast member to join star Eliza Dushku will be fellow Whedonverse actress Amy Acker. Gasps of fanboy glee can be heard across the country.
3. 91210: Just Not the Desirable Zip It Used to Be
Things are not looking good for next season’s spin-off of “Beverly Hills 90210.” This week the project lost pilot scribe Rob Thomas, Jenny Garth’s interest and all hope of being something we’re still excited about come October. It’s probably too soon to write the project off completely, but expect any promise for this show to be officially out the window when the only “90210” alums they can seriously court are Mr. and Mrs. Walsh.
2. Will There be a Wisteria Lane Six?
The parents of all the child actors on “Desperate Housewives” are shaking in their boots. Rumors are swirling and members of the cast are spilling some very choice beans pertaining to this year’s season finale. Apparently in the last five minutes, the show will jump five years into the future, much like “Lost” and “Battlestar Galactica,” never to turn back. The twist could bring in some really exciting storylines. It could also allow for flying cars!
1. Robin Sparkles Redux
“How I Met Your Mother” is pulling out all the stops this spring to ensure they nab a much deserved fourth season. A second fallen songstress in just as many months is set to make a cameo on Monday’s episode, but instead of forcing us to endure more Britney, “Mother” is bringing back Robin Sparkles, Robin Scherbatsky’s alter ego from her childhood as a Canadian pop star. “Sandcastles in the Sand” is the highly anticipated follow up to the second season’s viral classic, “Let’s Go to the Mall,” and promises more bad hair, schmaltzy lyrics and hilarious references to our neighbors to the north than you can shake a moose tail at. Not bad, ay?
