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Best of Seven August 2 – 8

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It’s Shark Week on Best of Seven.  That means that all this week you can tune in to The Discovery Channel to revel (and cower!) in the face of all things shark-related.  For those who could care less, we offer the following highlights from this week’s TV Guide: 

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Monday

9PM: Last Comic Standing, NBC.  Just five contestants remain in the search for America’s next top comic; comedian Ron White stops by.

10PM: Curb Your Enthusiasm, TVGN.  I have no idea what channel the TV Guide Network is on, but if you can find it, “The Baptism” is one of the finest Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes.  All hell breaks loose when Larry and Cheryl travel to attend her sister’s Jewish fiancé’s baptism; comedian Richard Lewis accuses Larry of stealing his outgoing answering machine greeting.

Tuesday

6:30-10PM: Shark Week!, DSC.  A Great White-sized block of shark-themed programming kicks off with a shark week edition of Cash Cab at 6:30, followed by Sharkbite Summer, Top Five Eaten Alive, and Shark Bite Beach at 9PM.

9PM: Shaq VS, ABC.  Multi-talented athlete Shaquille O’Neal squares off against NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., then challenges 14-year-old 2009 Spelling Bee champ Kavya Shivashankar.  I don’t know if I would put my money behind Shaq in either of these contests, but you can’t beat the man’s pluck. 

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11:30PM: The Colbert Report, Comedy Central.  Right-wing dingbat and/or conservative goddess (depending on your opinion!) Laura Ingraham stops by The Colbert Report.  It’s always interesting to see how Colbert’s fake conservative pundit persona fares when he has to confront an actual right-wing pundit.  Hilarious antics will undoubtably ensue! 

Wednesday

9PM: Top Chef, Bravo.  In “Foreign Affairs,” the chefs must overcome a saucy Ethiopian cuisine quickfire challenge before creating a dish based on one of the foreign embassies in D.C.  The stakes have never been higher!  Then:

10PM: Work of Art, Bravo.  In “Natural Talents,” the remaining artistes must draw inspiration from their surroundings at a nature preserve.  Somehow, someone will manage to make this phallic.

9PM-12AM: More Shark Week!, DSC.  Shark week, by its very nature, does not stop.  In fact, it goes all week.  First up is Ultimate Air Jaws, followed by Shark Bites: Adventures in Shark Week with guest Craig Ferguson, and at 11, Air Jaws II: Even Higher, wherein “experts film white sharks jumping from the water in several parts of the world.”  Terrifying!

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Thursday

8PM: Community, NBC.  Absolute hilarity ensues when Jeff decides to join a “Beginner Pottery” class taught by guest star Tony Hale.  One of the best Community episodes of the first season (see clip below).

9PM: Real Housewives of D.C., Bravo.  The season premiere of Bravo’s latest incarnation of its Real Housewives of _____ formula, now in the heart of our nation’s capital.  And of course this Real Housewives is uber-relevant because the cast includes infamous White House party-crasher Michaele Salahi.  Salahi!  Is she our new Danielle Staub?  I hope so.

10PM: Kill Bill Vol. 1, TNT.  If you find yourself feeling all dirty and walk-of-shame-y after watching Real Housewives of D.C., you can turn to renowned director Quentin Tarantino‘s Kill Bill Vol. 1 to wash away all that guilt.  Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, who vows martial-arts revenge on those who wronged her when she is left for dead on her wedding day.

Friday

8PM: 10 Deadliest Sharks, DSC.  Did you think that was the end of Shark Week?  No.  Shark week will decide when you are done with Shark Week.  If you don’t know how to recognize the Ten Deadliest Sharks, how are you going to know how afraid you should be when you go swimming at the beach?  Or at the pool?  Fear!  Fear!

8:30PM: Jarhead, FX.  Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a young man getting a crash course in the madness of war in this powerful drama from director Sam Mendes.  Set during the first Gulf War, Jarhead is mesmerizing in its ability to capture the uncertainty and banality of modern warfare.

Saturday

8PM: Red Eye, ABC.  Famed horror director Wes Craven is behind this tale of a domestic terrorist (Cillian Murphy) who blackmails the woman sitting next to him on an overnight flight (Rachel McAdams) into helping him assassinate a government official.

10:30PM: Balls of Fury, Comedy Central.  A disgraced former ping pong champion is drawn back into the world of high-stakes table tennis to carry out a top-secret mission.  Christopher Walken is in this!  Maybe you have better things to do Saturday night, but I suspect you do not.

Sunday

6PM: Inside Man, AMC.  Denzel Washington and Clive Owen star in this exciting crime thriller from (occasionally controversial) director Spike Lee, with unexpected twists right up until the very end.  One of the best films of 2006, in this writer’s humble opinion.

10:30PM: Meet the Parents, TBS.  I feel like I’ve seen this movie a hundred times – probably because it’s constantly on TBS – but it never ceases to be funny.  Ben Stiller stars as the hapless fiancé who does nothing right when he is brought home to meet his future parents-in-law.  With Robert DeNiro in one of his most memorable roles.

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