THIS WEEK AT THE TV BARN
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Feb 12, 2007


*** TV Barn Podcasts ***

An interview with C-SPAN rock star Tavis Smiley
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/cspan_rock_star.html



*** Aaron Barnhart in the Kansas City Star ***

BEHIND THE SCENES AT "24" (AKA FORT TICONDEROGA ... I'LL EXPLAIN)
CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- Jon Cassar may not know where all the bodies are buried on
“24,” but he knows where they fell. “You can ask me where people were
shot, where people died, whatever,” said ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/behind_the_scen.html

FARK.TV: DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB, IF YOU HAVE ONE
In the pantheon of colossal time-wasters, the wildly popular oddball news site
Fark.com has few peers. Since 1999, whenever a father uses a stun gun on his
infant, or an amusing scam takes over gullible ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/what_the_fark.html

SPEAKING OF "RULES," HOW ABOUT THE UNWRITTEN ONE ABOUT EVERY CBS SITCOM HAVING A
SMART-ALECK BACHELOR?
You know, it seems like only yesterday that David Spade was on Comedy Central
— about the coolest thing David Spade has done in years — making fun of CBS
with a hilarious clip reel ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/speaking_of_rul.html




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*** What's on the blog right now ***

* Why journalism's in trouble (#842 in a series)
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/why_journalisms.html
* TV Barn's TV Picks for Feb. 7
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/tv_barns_tv_pic_4.html
* TV Barn's TV Picks for Feb. 6
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/tv_barns_tv_pic_3.html
* The very last Super Bowl critique you'll need to hear (or care to)
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/the_very_last_s.html
* You wake up and it's like it all happened before ... I'm talking about
February sweeps, but you knew that
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/you_wake_up_and.html
* Letterman at 25
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/02/letterman_at_25.html
* PBS moves Burns epic back a week; tells crix, "OK, OK, we get it!"
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/pbs_moves_burns.html
* Adult Swim mans up for Boston fiasco
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/adult_swim_mans.html



*** Sue's late-night lineups ***
Updated regularly at interbridge.com/lineups.html

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 2/12: Drew Barrymore, Rickie Lee Jones, Kevin Johnson with Clyde &
Matilda
Tu 2/13: Al Gore, Dan Horn with Orson
We 2/14: Martha Stewart, Otto Petersen with George, Norah Jones
Th 2/15: Sienna Miller, NAS, Jim Barber with Seville
Fr 2/16: Tracy Morgan, Brad Cummings with Rex

Mo 2/19: Jim Carrey, Daytona 500 winner
Tu 2/20: Barbara Walters, bubble blower Tom Noddy, K-os
We 2/21: John Travolta, a performance from the Broadway musical "Spring
Awakening"
Th 2/22: Stupid Human Tricks, Billy Bob Thornton, Barenaked Ladies

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC
Mo 2/12: Nicolas Cage, D.J. Sampson & Sam Ballerini, the Fray
Tu 2/13: Dennis Miller, baker Marjorie Johnson, Taylor Swift
We 2/14: Sports Illustrated swimsuit-issue cover model, Charles
Barkley, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Th 2/15: Jim Carrey, Gov. Tom Vilsack, Dustin Kensrue
Fr 2/16: Teri Hatcher, Omarion

Mo 2/19: Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Gordon Ramsay,
Silversun Pickups
Tu 2/20: Bill Maher
We 2/21: Jaime Pressly, Gomez
Th 2/22: TBA
Fr 2/23: Rep. Nancy Pelosi

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 2/12: Peter O'Toole, Dierks Bentley & the Grascals
Tu 2/13: Aisha Tyler, Harry Shearer, Aaron Lewis
We 2/14: K.T. Tunstall
Th 2/15: Jennifer Love Hewitt, John Cena, Three Days Grace
Fr 2/16: Kiefer Sutherland

Mo 2/19: Virginia Madsen, David Steinberg, Hinder
Tu 2/20: Danny Bonaduce
We 2/21: Ioan Gruffudd
Th 2/22: TBA
Fr 2/23: Jennifer Tilly, Miami Ink's Ami James

Mo 2/26: Jill Hennessy, Regis Philbin

LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Mo 2/12: Martin Lawrence, Hayden Panettiere, Hinder
Tu 2/13: Eva Longoria, Lily Allen
We 2/14: Drew Barrymore, Marc Maron, Apples in Stereo
Th 2/15: Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney
Fr 2/16: Christina Ricci

Mo 2/19: The Holmes Brothers
Tu 2/20: Heather Graham, Explosions in the Sky
We 2/21: Jim Carrey
Th 2/22: Steven Kaplan
Fr 2/23: Billy Bob Thornton, J. Alexander

Mo 2/26: Solomon Burke
Tu 2/27: Jake Gyllenhaal, Izabel Goulart
We 2/28: Carol Fay

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 2/12: David Arquette, Warren Haynes (R 1/18/07)
Tu 2/13: Guy Pearce, Regina Spektor
We 2/14: Molly Sims, Low Stars
Th 2/15: Ben Roethlisberger, Fall Out Boy
Fr 2/16: Lt. Jim Dangle & Deputy Travis Junior, the Terminals

Mo 2/19: Carmen Electra, Fall Out Boy
Tu 2/20: Patton Oswalt, Ben Harper
We 2/21: G Love
Th 2/22: Anthony Anderson
Fr 2/23: Jerry O'Connell, Gavin DeGraw

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Mo 2/12: Jeffrey Rosen
Tu 2/13: Christopher Horner
We 2/14: Ishmael Beah
Th 2/15: Meredith Vieira

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 2/12: Michael Oppenheimer
Tu 2/13: Sheryl WuDunn
We 2/14: Lance Armstrong
Th 2/15: Shashi Tharoor

Mo 2/19: Rerun TBA
Tu 2/20: Rerun TBA
We 2/21: Rerun TBA
Th 2/22: Rerun TBA

Mo 2/26: Zev Chafets
Tu 2/27: Dr. Craig Venter
We 2/28: Nina Jablonski
Th 3/1: Larry King

Mo 3/5: Sen. Ben Nelson
Tu 3/6: Mark Frauenfelder
We 3/7: Michael Specter
Th 3/8: Ted Koppel

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
Mo 2/12: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom O'Dell, Matisyahu (R 1/4/07)
Tu 2/13: Ryan Phillippe, Josh Jutcherson
We 2/14: Clay Aiken, Gabrielle Union, Madeleine Peyroux
Th 2/15: Kate Walsh, Jackie Earle Haley, Incubus
Fr 2/16: Charles Barkley, Masi Oka

Mo 2/19: William Shatner
Tu 2/20: Ellen DeGeneres, Skeet Ulrich, Pretty Ricky
We 2/21: Rebecca Romijn, Daytona 500 winner, Cold War Kids
Th 2/22: Randy Jackson, Jonathan Silverman
Fr 2/23: Kathie Lee Gifford, Mickey Avalon

THE VIEW, ABC
Mo 2/12: Eva Longoria, Mario Cantone
Tu 2/13: John Stamos, Dave Koz and Anita Baker, guest co-host Jo Frost
We 2/14: Courtney Thorne-Smith
Th 2/15: Adrian Pasdar, Eric Mabius
Fr 2/16: Hugh Grant

Mo 2/19: The Naked Brothers Band, guest co-host Sherri Shepherd
Tu 2/20: Richard Lewis, David Tutera, guest co-host Sherri Shepherd
We 2/21: Ray Liotta
Th 2/22: Jim Carrey, a performance from the Broadway musical "Spring
Awakening"

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Mo 2/12: Hugh Grant, Hayden Panettiere
Tu 2/13: Drew Barrymore, Dr. Ruth Westheimer
We 2/14: Nicolas Cage, Katherine Heigl
Th 2/15: Eva Mendes, HI-5
Fr 2/16: Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union, guest co-host Sam Champion

Mo 2/19: Marisa Tomei, Fan Yang
Tu 2/20: Daytona 500 winner
We 2/21: William H. Macy, Heather Graham, Chris Byrne
Th 2/22: John Travolta
Fr 2/23: Billy Bob Thornton, Jesse L. Martin, guest co-host Geraldo
Rivera

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 2/12: Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Nelly Furtado
Tu 2/13: Peter O'Toole, Dominic Monaghan, Keith Barry
We 2/14: Drew Barrymore, Jason Lewis, Lionel Richie
Th 2/15: Forest Whitaker, Billy Blanks Jr.
Fr 2/16: Ryan Phillippe, Bob Harper, Katharine McPhee

Mo 2/19: Hugh Grant, Fall Out Boy

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS
Mo 2/12: Bill Maher
Tu 2/13: Sam Moore, Phil Ramone
We 2/14: Michael Oren, Idris Elba
Th 2/15: Yvette Christiansen, Danny Huston
Fr 2/16: Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Barry Levinson

Mo 2/19: TBA
Tu 2/20: TBA
We 2/21: TBA
Th 2/22: Alan Arkin, Toni Collette
Fr 2/23: Forest Whitaker, Kate Winslet