Guru Guide™ recommendations
The Big Bang Theory
Glenn Garvin Says:
The tale of an unlikely but hilarious friendship (tinged with the occasional futile romantic ambition) between four brainy but socially dysfunctional Cal Tech nerds and a hottie waitress with street smarts but little book learning.
Chuck
Glenn Garvin Says:
Almost canceled last season, then saved by fans who deluged NBC with boxes of Nerds candy in honor of the show's geeky hero, this sometimes sweet, often poignant and always funny tale of a slacker-turned-spy is he best TV show you've never watched.
American Experience
Glenn Garvin Says:
The Wild West's most famous lawman shot down the violent Clanton Gang at the O.K. Corral, just the way you've seen it in the movies. But this biography also covers some of Wyatt Earp's less-legendary activities involving saloons, gambling and hookers.
The Good Wife
Glenn Garvin Says:
Juliana Margulies plays an emotionally bereft wife and mother returning to the workforce after her politician husband is jailed on charges of corruption and sexual misconduct.
Archer
Glenn Garvin Says:
This new adult cartoon follows the adventures of the International Secret Intelligence Agency, whose spies are experts at confusing, undermining and betraying their enemies -- usually, the guy sitting at the next desk.
Undercover Boss
Glenn Garvin Says:
CBS thinks enough of this new reality show to showcase it following the Super Bowl. Watch as the big kahunas at giant companies like 7-Eleven, Hooters and White Castle visit their corporate hinterlands masquerading as part of the little people.
American Experience
Glenn Garvin Says:
The atomic blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were neither the first nor the deadliest U.S. air attacks on civilians. In ""The Bombing of Germany,"" this documentary series explores the moral and strategic considerations when U.S. forces decided earlier in the war to send bombers after enemy cities in a campaign that ultimately took half a million lives.
NFL Full Contact
Glenn Garvin Says:
The Super Bowl is over, but you don't have to go cold turkey on football. This witty and often charming documentary series takes you behind the scenes at NFL games for a look at the logistics and security of an event with 100,000 in the audience and millions more watching on TV. For starters: What do you do when a fake Tim McGraw shows up for the halftime show?
Business Model: Inside the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Glenn Garvin Says:
The figures in this documentary involve financial data rather than cup size. And if that seems a tragic misemphasis, consider that the swimsuit issue alone generates 7 percent of Sports Illustrated's annual advertising revenue.
Past Life
Glenn Garvin Says:
Shrinks and cops solve old crimes through reincarnation in this new series. If the ratings are good, look for a spinoff show about bemused defense attorneys trying to figure out how to keep clients from being jailed for crimes they committed in a past life. Plus a series titled "Adventure Theologians" that sorts through the religious implications.
