Queerview television guide for August 4

The 2008 Teen Choice Awards (Fox) 8:00 PM EDT
The Teen Choice Awards usually escape my attention, my being pretty far from the target demographic (the last time "-teen" was in my age, I needed to access a "VAX server" to get my e-mail) but there's usually a small bit of gay inclusiveness in the picks. Last year, Degrassi won for best drama (it's not nominated this year) and this year the awards have Neil Patrick Harris nominated for Best Actor in a TV Comedy.

I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1) 9:00 PM EdT
The contestants who want to work as the assistant of multimedia entrepreneur and music icon Diddy includes transgender performer Laverne Cox and our own Rob Smith. These thirteen don't get a gentle start, however, as their first challenge is to compete as many tasks on an impossible to-do list within 24 hours without any time for sleep. I'm sure Rob will have quite a story to tell when he recaps the the episode from his experience later this week on the blog.

Potential Diddy-ers Rob Smith and Laverne Cox

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
For those of you needing an Ugly Betty fix, America Fererra is set to appear on tonight's show. Her main topic will be the latest Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movie, but hopefully by now she'll have some tidbits on what's coming up for Betty.