Up & Coming Weekly

FEBRUARY 3-9, 2010 UCW 23 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Shear Genius (Wednesday, 10 p.m., Bravo) has a knack for finding the world's least charming hair- stylists. The new season features the usual group of crude, arrogant self-promoters, who must create "hot" (read: horrifying) hairdos for a $100,000 prize. They're attended by a mentor who dispenses vapid advice like "Make sure it looks like a hairstyle." They stylists all puffed up with a sense of their own greatness. "God gave me a gift," says Giacomo, who keeps his shirt half-unbuttoned at all times. All you can do is laugh, especially when you see the haircuts supposedly sanctioned by the Almighty. One monstrous creation frizzes out beyond the model's shoulders while looking like a beanie on top. It's as if a shag carpet had a bad hair day. Suddenly, "make sure it looks like a hairstyle" seems like wisdom for the ages. Temple Grandin Saturday, 8 pm (HBO) Claire Danes stars as Temple Grandin, the au- tistic woman who overcame tremendous challenges to be a pioneering animal scientist and a best- selling author. Temple receives support from her mother (Julia Ormond), her aunt (Catherine O'Hara) and her science teacher (David Straithairn), who see potential that others don't. The girl is "different, but not less," her mother insists. At its best, Temple Grandin looks at the world from Temple's disori- ented perspective. Sounds are overwhelming; metaphors are incompre- hensible; and reality is a series of shifting diagrams. At its worst, the movie indulges in heartwarming clichés, an overemphatic score and a showy performance by Danes. Temple Grandin is a decent piece of work, though I wish the filmmakers had the courage to defy TV-movie conventions and be "different, but not less." Super Bowl Sunday, 6:30 pm (CBS) My heart is still palpitating after the Minnesota/New Orleans game, so I need the Super Bowl to be relatively drama-free. Meanwhile, you know that '60s rock has fi- nally worn out its welcome when you're more excited about the new Bud Lite commercials than you are about the Who's halftime show. Undercover Boss Sunday, 10 pm (CBS) In this reality series, CEOs disguise themselves to go work among their underlings. The head of a waste-man- agement company, for example, empties latrines and sup- posedly learns a valuable lesson about his workers' needs. He thus returns to his luxury suite a better man. Undercover Boss tries to come across as inspirational, but it can't help condescending to the "little people." The bosses get a chance to pose as heroes who throw a few crumbs to working-class folks while the cameras roll. Isn't it time for CEOs to concentrate on steering their businesses out of the recession rather than preening for reality TV. Cutting Remarks Shear Genius hairstylists say the dumbest things TV by DEAN ROBBINS Voted Fayetteville's Best Overall Restaurant Authentic Italian Cuisine Brick Fired NY Pizza Don't Forget To Make Your Don't Forget To Make Your Reservations For Valentine's Day! Reservations For Valentine's Day! +PUULY MVY;^V +PUULY MVY;^V We Accept Reservations Hails & Farewells We Cater Owner Operated 678-8885 • Hay St. Historic Downtown 822-3590 • 5780 Ramsey St. Next to Methodist University

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