Besides October 3rd on CBS – here are the highlights.

Since I am now armed with TiVo (the real thing with the funny little walking TV) I have decided to try and watch some programs that have piqued my interest.

The Big Bang Theory – This had me laughing out loud, which rarely happens with television shows. Nerds who can’t talk to girls and dumb blondes = entertainment gold.

The War – I have this Ken Burns WWIII documentary stored, but have not watched it yet. Every time I mention it to my girlfriend she rolls her eyes and says, “That sounds so boring, now shhhhhh The Hills is on.”

(The Hills, in my humble opinion, is the worst thing ever put on television).

I also watched Cane with Jimmy Smits and Hector Elizondo (of Necessary Roughness fame). It was not bad. It is about the dangerous world of the sugar and rum business. In other words I will probably only watch one or two more episodes.

Tonight I am taping Big Shots on ABC, which the NY Times described as Sex and the City for men. I guess that means unrealistically snappy dialogue and at least one old whore, one ugly whore, one whore who does not think she is a whore, and one rich prude. I will also have to watch Heroes premiere which is stored. My guess is that it will go the same route as Lost and start to blow because they did not know where they were going. I hope they prove me wrong.

And that is all I can watch. I still do not understand how people can watch 3 hours of TV 5 nights a week so that they see all these shows, both new and old.

Movies are getting into Oscar prep now, which is good news. Right now – the best movie out is Eastern Promises. When I went to see it the theater was full of Europeans and gay dudes (or maybe they were just British), probably because of the naked fight scene with Viggo Mortenson. That scene is the best fight scene I think I have ever seen and even trumps the awesome action in Bourne Ultimatum. So far this is the best movie of the year.

Not the best movie, but one of the most boring is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Now the acting in this movie is really good, but that did not stop me from getting antsy for most of the 2 hr, 40 min film time.

Tonight I am going to my high school reunion party (10 years). My guess is that it will be worthy of a story tomorrow.