TV on Tap: "Community" Fans Plan a Flash Mob, "Homeland" is Definitely a Hit, and How Will "30 Rock" Handle the Death of Kim Jong-Il?

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on December 20, 2011

Kathy Griffin's back with a new comedy special, Tired Hooker.

News

30 Rock fans were quick to wonder if their show would be affected by recent events. After all, this season is supposed to revisit the fate of Avery, who was kidnapped by the North Korean Government and forced to marry Kim Jong-un. Will there be re-shoots to keep up with the state of the world?

The 80s repurposed-footage series Bloopers is coming back, this time as a weekly syndicated half-hour series.

G4 is getting a cooking show. Well, kinda. The tech network is making a pilot based on the YouTube series EpicMealTime, with over-the-top dishes like fast food pizza topped with KFC popcorn chicken, a Taco Bell taco, Wendy's french fries and a lot more.

I'm getting more interested in Lifetime's upcoming series The Client List as more casting gets announced. Not only has Colin Egglesfield (one of the many hunky actors from the doomed Melrose Place reboot) signed up to play Jennifer Love Hewitt's brother-in-law, Mad Men and Playboy Club's Naturi Naughton will appear as one of the masseuses at the "day spa with benefits".

Another very funny person agrees to appear on a very unfunny sitcom.

Predicting the chances of Community getting another season is tough because the ratings are bad, but NBC understands the value of all that internet buzz. Fans of the show are planning to attempt to remind NBC about their strong feelings for the comedy by organizing a flash mob outside of Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday afternoon. The mob will be wearing felt goatees, I presume because a world without Community is clearly the darkest timeline.

Whenever Cougar Town returns, Busy Phillips' will be romancing a soldier played by Edwin Hodge, the brother of Leverage's Aldis Hodge.

The season finale of Homeland had a huge audience, the biggest for a freshman series on Showtime and a 58% increase on the series' premiere.

Listings

The Nate Berkus Show (syndicated) Check local listings
Nate unveils his holiday entertaining tips, offers tips on how you can customize your gift wrapping, and introduces dogs in winter wear who are waiting for a home to adopt them. I think Nate with adorable dogs is seriously going to test how much cuteness the average viewer can handle.

Deck the Halls (TNT) 9:00 PM ET
In TNT's latest mystery movie, a police detective joins forces with a private eye (Kathy Najimy) after her father disappears just before Christmas.

Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker (Bravo) 10:00 PM ET
Kathy's back with a new special with jokes aimed at Kim Kardashian's marriage, Hugh Jackman's "fabulousness" on Broadway, and the disintegration of the Ashton Kutcher/Demi Moore marriage.

Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood (Oxygen) 10:00 PM ET
Tori and Dean head to New York to promote their products but, as the speculation about Tori's baby bump increasing, it forces her to lie to the media during an interview.

Chopped (Food Network) 10:00 PM ET
A new season begins (I know, there was a season finale just last week) with mystery baskets featuring marmalade and rabbit.

Hot in Cleveland (Logo) Midnight ET
In case you missed the time the Hot in Cleveland ladies went on a gay cruise, Logo's giving you another chance to catch the episode with Sandra Bernhard, Laura San Giacomo and Gilles Marini (reminding us how hot a captain's uniform can be).

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS) 12:35 AM ET
Craig is getting a visit from Parker Young tonight. I'm hoping they mean Suburgatory's Parker Young.

What will you be watching tonight? Please share in the comments!