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Go On, Bold Couch Potatoes, Click Into The UnknownFifty-seven channels and nothin on, Bruce Springsteen sang back in 1992, but nowadays that number is laughably low. If you still live on the mainstream end of the remote, the writers strike that has paralyzed some of televisions most popular shows may be the incentive you need to go searching in the triple-digit reaches of the cable- and satellite-dish world. It is a realm of the odd and the obscure and the low budget. But hey, at least its something different to stare at mindlessly while your favorite show is in reruns. Heres a guide:
IF YOU ENJOY 24 on Fox YOU SHOULD TRY LA Ink on TLC WHY On 24, Jack Bauer and the Counter-Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles enjoy torturing confessions out of people, a practice that often involves long, ominous-looking needles. On LA Ink, another Los Angeles-based organization also makes frequent use of needles: Kat Von Ds tattoo parlor. (Note: Fans of CSI: Miami should check out Miami Ink for the same reason.) IF YOU ENJOY ER on NBC YOU SHOULD TRY Pit Crews on Rush HD WHY ER involves lightning-fast efforts to fix human beings. Pit Crews involves lightning-fast efforts to fix race cars, speedboats and such. We follow the split-second decision-making and intensity that comes with being part of the crew, the show brags. Stat! IF YOU ENJOY Late Show With David Letterman on CBS YOU SHOULD TRY Deep Sea Detectives on the History Channel WHY The Letterman show has a long-running bit called Will It Float? that involves throwing something into a tank of water and seeing if it floats. The History Channel program examines real-life stories of ships that, well, didnt. IF YOU ENJOY The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on Comedy Central YOU SHOULD TRY Shooting USA on the Outdoor Channel WHY If Mr. Stewart isnt around to take pot shots at every target in sight, youll be in almost as good hands with Jim Scoutten, Americas most-watched firearms reporter. The show has profiles of marksmen, coverage of shooting championships and a segment called Sighting In, described as the newest products demonstrated and explained. IF YOU ENJOY King of the Hill on Fox YOU SHOULD TRY Ace of Cakes on the Food Network WHY The animated Fox comedy about a blue-collar Texas family has little in common with the Food Network show, where a man named Duff Goldman and some odd friends bake themselves silly. But an ace always beats a king. IF YOU ENJOY Ghost Whisperer on CBS YOU SHOULD TRY Most Haunted on the Travel Channel WHY Jennifer Love Hewitt on the CBS show and the Most Haunted team both spend a lot of time talking to the dead, or trying to. The Most Haunted folks do it by visiting Europes spookiest buildings. IF YOU ENJOY Cavemen on ABC YOU SHOULD TRY Jewelry Television, on which jewelry and gemstones are hawked day and night WHY If you buy the idea that insurance ad campaigns make good sitcoms, youll buy anything. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationYour new TV may soon be a consumer relic...Swimsuit model’s love for browser man... What’s Online: Click if You Read This Column... Lose a job, gain a job in the global merry-go-round... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Go On, Bold Couch Potatoes, Click Into The Unknown |
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