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LOST moving, DAY BREAK ending early?

ABC is already bracing for the huge cotton candy waste of space AMERICAN IDOL.  No offense to those that watch it, I just think it’s a bit stale.  But the series continues to beat out whatever other series comes up against it, so in preparation for its debut, LOST will be shifting timeslots again when starts back up in February.  LOST started at 8 pm PST on Wednesday nights for season one, then shifted to 9 pm for season two, and when it returns it will move to 10 pm for the rest of season three.  With this announcement ABC has also announced a bevy of new half hour comedies that will run the two hours of primetime before LOST.  These new comedies will debut with five episodes left of DAY BREAK.  So the question in my mind is what will happen to the remaining five episodes of that series?  The fact that ABC didn’t make any mention of it in the press release doesn’t bode well for the series. 

Even with most series now in repeats there’s still some good stuff to see this week.  The thing I’m looking forward to the most is the SCIFI miniseries THE LOST ROOM.  The Sci-Fi Channel has really blown me away this year with some good series including BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and EUREKA, so I have high hopes for this new miniseries.  I haven’t heard if it’ll be continued as a regular series but this is exactly how GALACTICA.  I’ll also be checking out this week’s DAY BREAK and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.   

Monday 

FORENSIC FILES (COURT, 9pm PST) “Garden of Evil”

CSI fans may want to check this real life investigation of dead people.  Police investigate the murder of a disc jockey whose body was found in a garden. 

THE VILLAGE (FX, 8pm PST)

While I didn’t think this film was as bad as many critics made out I agree that it’s not necessarily one of M. Night Shyamalan’s best works.  It’s a slim night for new stuff; maybe we should give it a second look. 

THE LOST ROOM (SCIFI, 9pm PST)

Part 1 of a 3 part miniseries.  In this installment a Detective Joe Miller (Peter Kraus, SIX FEET UNDER) investigates the death of tow men in a pawn shop after a deal gone bad involving a mysterious key.  Miller is searching for a bunch of items found in a hotel room that all have some magical power, think HEROES with gadgets.  SCIFI has been on a good run lately so I’m hopeful about this one…. 

CSI MIAMI (CBS, 10pm PST) “Backstabbers”

A suspected terrorist escapes custody after the terrorist group she is accused of being associated with makes an attempt on her life. 

Tuesday 

NCIS (CBS, 8pm PST) “Driven”

The team investigates an officer who died of carbon-monoxide poisoning inside an experimental vehicle she developed and was testing. 

THE UNIT (CBS, 9pm PST) “Silver Star”

Mac tries to help land a private jet via radio after the pilot dies.  At the same time Jonas’ father is awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions in Korea.  Jonas shares his father’s story with his nephew, also an enlisted man, after he discovers that his nephew beats his wife. 

THE LOST ROOM (SCIFI, 9pm PST) “The Comb and the Box”

Part 2 of the miniseries follows Detective Joe Miller learns the full story about the objects in the room and gets some help from “The Legion”. 

Wednesday 

DAYBREAK (ABC, 9pm PST) “What If They Find Him?”

With the murder book in hand Hopper is able to find a clue that may take him to the shadowy figure behind the frame up and the potential death of his loved ones. 

CSI: NY (CBS, 10pm PST) “Silent Night”

A 19 year old deaf woman is gunned down in her house. Also, a 16 year old skating star is murdered while at practice. 

THE LOST ROOM (SCIFI, 9pm PST) “The Eye and the Prime Object”

In the two hour conclusion Joe tries to use his allies to save his daughter but one of them has a secret agenda that puts the entire world in jeopardy. 

Thursday 

LETHAL WEAPON II (COURT, 8pm PST)

Court TV is showing movies now?  Well they picked a good one, one of the best buddy cop movies ever made.  Danny Glover and Mel Gibson star as two cops trying to stop a ruthless South African drug cartel.  Joe Pesci makes his first scene stealing appearance in the franchise here. 

HAUNTING (DSC, 8pm PST) “The Dark Side”

Renovations on a historic house are stalled by mysterious events until the homeowners discover that the house was built on a cemetery. 

WISHMASTER (FLix, 8pm PST)

An evil genie is accidentally set lose on an unsuspecting world.  Look for a schlocky and very cheesy film, but there is Robert Englund! 
 

Friday 

GHOST WHISPERER (ABC, 8pm PST) “Cat’s Claw”

A professor who died in the jungle has attached his ghost to his assistant who is taking sole credit for their work. 

DOCTOR WHO (SCIFI, 8pm PST) “Fear Her”

Rose and the Doctor visit London in the near future to watch the Olympic Games and discover that the disappearances of several children may be linked to a single child’s drawings. 

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (SCIFI, 9pm PST) “The Eye of Jupiter”

The Temple of Five is discovered on a planet leading to a standoff between the Cylons and the Colonials.   

Saturday 

FINDING NEMO (ABC, 8pm PST)

Oscar winning animated film about a clown fish in search of his son. 

ELF (CBS, 8pm PST)

Will Farrell plays a 6 foot tall man raised with Santa’s helpers at the North Pole who decides to seek out his real father.  Good for both kids and adults. 

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (NBC, 8pm PST)

Classic holiday film about a luckless man who discovers just how lucky he really is. 

DEAD AND DEADER (SCIFI, 8pm)

Dean Cain stars as a soldier infected with a zombie virus.  He survives the virus only to come home to fight other zombie soldiers. 
 

Sunday 

THE SIMPSONS (FOX, 8pm PST) “Kill Gil, Volumes I and II”

Homer gets into a fight during a holiday ice skating show.  Marge takes everyone Christmas shopping only to run into Gil, leading to bad luck for him and The Simpsons. 

FAMILY GUY (FOX, 9pm PST) “Barely Legal”

Meg falls in love with Brian after he takes her to a high school dance when no one else will.  Peter and his buddies join the local police force after the Mayor sends most of the current officers to Columbia in search of a character from a movie. 

THE LORD OF THE RINGS THE RETURN OF THE KING (TNT, 8pm PST)

The final film in the epic series, even with the multiple false endings, is my favorite of the three.  Frodo completes his journey to destroy the ring.  While everyone else fights Sauron’s forces in some dazzling battles.