March 2, 2007 - Welcome to IGN TV's What 2 Watch -- your guide to what's noteworthy on TV each night. You may notice we'll point out shows worth watching that air at the same time -- it's up to you to make a choice or fire up a DVR.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
Zoolander -- 8:00pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. Ben Stiller needles the fashion industry in this scathing 2001 comedy. Stiller, who directed, co-produced and co-wrote the film, plays Derek Zoolander, a dim male supermodel who is being overshadowed by an ambitious blond newcomer (Owen Wilson). Just when it appears that Derek's career is over, he is tapped for a new assignment and unwittingly becomes involved in a fashion designer's insidious plan to assassinate a third-world leader. An abundance of silly humor and star cameos -- including Donald Trump and David Bowie -- keep things lively and entertaining.
 | Zoolander is one of those movies that the first time through, it might not feel like a good movie, but after the third or fourth watching, it grows on you. It isn't Stiller's finest work, but it has some very funny moments and who doesn't love the pose? |
Gladiator -- 8:00pm ET/PT on TNT. Maximus (Russell Crowe) is a General in the Roman Army. He has just won a big campaign, and wants to go home. His efforts are thwarted when current Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) implores Maximus to stand against his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)...the Emperor heir apparent... whom everyone knows is a bad seed that should never attain power.
- DreamWorks
48 Hours Mystery: "The Biggest Gamble" -- 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS. A killer matches wits with an obsessed cop. Harold Dow is the correspondent.
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
Amazing Race: All-Stars: "I'm Sorry I'm Wearing a Bathing Suit. It Is Very Weird, I Know" -- 8:00pm ET/PT on CBS. At the Pit Stop, one Team's joy turns to shock when Phil tells them that they did not get one of their clues and they must have them all before checking in.
Grease: You're the One That I Want: "Episode 108" -- 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC. One Sandy is eliminated at the beginning of this episode. The remaining four Dannys will perform and America will vote on which Danny they want to eliminate this week.
The Simpsons: "Yokel Chords" -- 8:00pm ET/PT on FOX. When the ever-righteous Lisa protests denying education to Cletus' hillbilly kids, Principal Skinner offers her a chance to tutor the kids herself. However, Lisa's plans to help are diverted when Krusty spots the kids during their field trip and decides to use them as a musical act for his show. Meanwhile, in a scheme to steal his lunch for the day, Bart tries to scare his peers out of the cafeteria by claiming its haunted by the ghost of an old school chef who uses students as ingredients in his recipes. When the school erupts with fear and chaos, Bart is punished and sent to receive psychiatric treatment, and he develops a unique relationship with his therapist.
- FOX
Cold Case: "The Good-Bye Room" -- 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. When an adopted woman, Barbara, comes to Lilly with information that her birth mother was murdered the day after she was born, the cold case team enters the world of unwed mothers and the maternity homes where they were hidden.
Family Guy: "Airport '07" -- 9:00pm ET/PT on FOX. Peter takes Quagmire to the airport for work and messes things up, causing Quagmire to lose his job as a pilot. Quagmire cant find another gig, so Peter and Cleveland devise a plan to help him get his old job back. When the plan flops, Quagmire receives advice from his idol, Hugh Hefner, which leads him to save the day.
Desperate Housewives: "My Husband, the Pig" -- 9:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Rex Van De Kamp takes over the role as narrator of the goings on at Wisteria Lane, observing things from a male perspective, Edie gets a visit from an unexpected someone from her past, and an unanticipated pregnancy creates complications.
Rome: "Death Mask" -- 9:00pm ET/PT on HBO. Servilia's incessant cries for justice drive Atia to distraction, and result in an unfortunate public denouement. Meanwhile, Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus agree to divvy up Rome's territories, sharing a common treasury. The coalition is immediately tested when Mark Antony fails to report a substantial bribe. At the Collegium, Eirene insists that Pullo punish Gaia for insubordination, but the slave turns the flogging to her advantage. Levi urges a reluctant Timon to help him kill Herod, who has arrived from Judea with a secret agenda. While the newly freed Posca takes a bride, Octavian turns a more public wedding into a political statement of unity.
Battlestar Galactica: "Maelstrom" -- 10:00pm ET/PT on The Sci-Fi Channel. Galactica's top gun, Kara Thrace, finds herself on the edge of a nervous breakdown as she battles the emotional fallout from her captivity on New Caprica.
The Apprentice: Los Angeles: "Episode 607" -- 10:00pm ET/PT on NBC. The junior tycoons put on a VIP event for a high-end luxury car. One team must compensate for a distracted project manager and budding romance while the other team attempts to redefine luxury. The winners spend an evening rapping with hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, and the losers get blind-sided by an unexpected firing.
| The Apprentice: Los Angeles has entered the realm of Big Brother with a romance between Nicole and Tim. Tonight's episode promises a double firing, which would be very interesting, as both teams seem to have strong players left. We can't help but root for the couple on the show, but perhaps it is exactly their flirtation that causes the double firing. |
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