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It’s Friday and ABC Family kicking off a Pixar weekend with Cars and Pixar Shorts. Beginning at 7:30 PM, ET: From the acclaimed creators of “Toy Story,” “The Incredibles,” and “Finding Nemo” comes a high-octane adventure comedy that shows life is about the journey, not the finish line. Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is living life in …

The other networks are airing reruns, but CBS gives us one more new episode of The Mentalist before the year runs out, and it sounds like a doozy. The Mentalist – CBS 10/9c “Throwing Fire” – While Jane and the team examine the crime scene where a baseball scout is found murdered, Jane is clocked in the head by a …

Tonight we are treated to a double dose of Jack Frost as ABC Family brings us both the animated version and the live action version, starring Michael Keaton. (6:00-6:30 PM ET/PT) THE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS SNOW – (*See Saturday, December 12, for description.) (6:30-7:00 PM ET/PT) NESTOR, THE LONG-EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY – (*See Saturday, December 12, for description.) …

After all of the holiday themed episodes last week, I figured now was as good a time as any to talk about some of my favorite episodes of TV from the 2000s that stand out to me. From this seasons’ crop: Community: Comparative Religion takes the idea of multi-centralism to a new level. As the study group prepares for their …

ABC has a couple more episodes of Eastwick before it ends, so catch ’em while you can! Eastwick – ABC 10/9c “Tea and Psychopathy” – After Jamie (Jack Huston) reveals to Roxie that Darryl is his father, she sets about having a dinner party where father and son can bond. But Jamie has a secret, darker plan for the evening. …

TheWB.com can help. Today’s suggestion? Friends Ep. 310 “The One Where Rachel Quits”. Rachel makes a rash decision after Gunther tells her she needs to be retrained. Phoebe tries to help Joey when he gets a job selling Christmas trees. And Ross accidentally breaks a girl’s leg and tries to make it up to her. Check it out!

Disney helps us through the mid-week doldrums with HAPPY FEET. (6:00-7:00 PM ET/PT) PINOCCHIO’S CHRISTMAS – (*See Saturday, December 12, for description.) (7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL – (*See Tuesday, December 8, for description.) (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT) WINNIE THE POOH & CHRISTMAS TOO – (*See Tuesday, December 8, for description.) (8:00-10:30 PM ET/PT) HAPPY FEET In the great nation …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Jessica Collins – Not to be confused with the other actress Jessica Collins who was highlighted earlier, this Jessica Collins is a relative newcomer to the industry but had guest roles in Ghost Whisperer and Law & Order: …

An actress you are seeing more and more of and who you may not be able to easily place, Archie Panjabi is racing up the star-o-meter with her electrifying performance on the hit CBS series The Good Wife. An English actress, who started her career on a little known film Bideshi, Archie has been busily working for the past decade …

Just when I thought we were in for a long dry spell of holiday hiatus, CBS went and scheduled a week of new TV. Thank goodness. The Good Wife – CBS 10/9c “Lifeguard” – When a judge overturns a simple plea deal that Alicia arranged, she looks into his motivation, and Diane is made an offer she can’t refuse (to …