Big night

Aside from the premiere of the cool-looking Threshold, there are two other shows to check out tonight. One is Reunion, the Fox show that chronicles 20 years in the lives of a group of high school friends, one year at a time. Each episode is an entire year, beginning in 1986 with graduation. I wasn't that interested in this show from reading the descriptions, but Fox sent a preview DVD, so I watched the pilot. It's much better than I anticipated and made me want to at least give it a few more episodes.

It's got a smart hook -- a little bit of OC-style soap drama for the young folks, and a TON of nostalgia for the older crowd. The nice thing about the nostalgia is, it's nearly spot-on. The fashions and music are the most accurate I've seen, but the hairstyles just aren't quite big and crunchy enough. In any case, it's fun to watch for the references, but the storyline is interesting enough to keep you tuned in to what's going on. Check it out.

The other show is a newly produced special on Animal Planet that will be on in place of Animal Cops Houston tonight at 9 eastern. The hour-long Animal Planet Heroes: Hurricane Rescues will document efforts to save animals during the Katrina crisis. APL has done a great job getting updates on their site during the recovery and will host a live chat with one of the rescuers immediately after the conclusion of the show tonight. My only argument is APL hasn't updated their listing data, so I had to grab the program using the date/time recording option on Tivo. Hopefully that will be remedied today.

Want to donate to the wonderful groups who are rescuing animals in the wake of Katrina? There are tons of great groups, including Noah's Wish, Best Friends, United Animal Nations, and the Humane Society of the US.

Posted by tivogirl at 11:34 AM