Up & Coming Weekly

22 UCW MARCH 17 - 23, 2010 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Reality series have long been engaged in a race to the bottom, each trying to showcase the most repulsive speci- mens of humanity. Barring the appearance of The Real Housewives of the Third Reich, however, the CW's High Society (Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.) will likely be crowned the winner. Or should I say the loser? The CW has gone to great lengths to find the most vain, arrogant, ignorant and obnoxious among New York City's party people. We meet the icky Jules, who says, "I only like white guys. I use the 'N' word sometimes, and I really think it should be okay to say." Then there's Paul, an alcoholic pretty boy who's proud of being written up in the gossip columns for his asinine behavior. Their friend Tinsley had been married to a zillionaire named Topper, the relationship based solely on the fact that they share the same initials. When the marriage breaks up, Tinsley takes to her bed and cries picturesquely for the CW cameras. "My whole world feels like it's crashing down on me!" One can only hope Live from Abbey Road Friday, 8 pm (Sundance Channel) With most of the ho-hum bands that play this music showcase, I think, "Get out of the sacred space where the Beatles recorded their albums." With Green Day performing in this week's episode, I think, "Make yourself at home." Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies Saturday, 11 pm (Comedy Central) On Saturday Night Live, Dana Carvey brought us some of the best comic bits of the 1980s and '90s. Sadly, he's been scarce in recent years. It's good to see him back for a one-off standup special, though I wish he'd find a regular gig somewhere on TV. I'd even support another term for President George H.W. Bush just to enjoy four more years of Carvey's fabu- lous impersonation. Life Sunday, 8 pm (Discovery) A series calling itself Life sets the bar awfully high. But this 11-part na- ture documentary pretty much earns its ambitious title with a wide-ranging look at the adaptability of Earth's plants and animals. The segments are beautifully filmed with high-definition techniques, getting you so close to these species that you can practically touch them — though in most cases, I wouldn't recommend touching. Life is a paean to survival of the fittest, and the fittest have a tendency to maul and gobble anything within reach. As a result, you really shouldn't get too attached to any of the cute animals onscreen. Just after you meet an ostrich, for example, it's eaten by a cheetah. Similarly, the praying mantis is awfully interesting until it's pulled out of the camera frame by a chameleon's sticky tongue. Oh well – that's Life. Trauma Monday, 9 pm (NBC) Trauma is a solid medical-emergency drama with a large, appealing cast. Every epi- sode has multiple subplots that deal not only with illness and injury, but everyday issues among the paramedics. My only objection is that the emergency scenes can be too gross and the everyday scenes too trivial — an often dis- turbing combination. This week, the paramedics try to save a guy's mangled arm. In the meantime, the cute blonde paramedic (Anastasia Griffith) teases her hunky partner (Taylor Kinney) about having a hickey. You can see what Trauma is trying to do — relieve the intensity with lighthearted banter. But personally, I'm gonna have a hard time caring about the hickey until that mangled arm is sewed back on. The Worst People in the World High Society fi nds them among New York City's party set TV by Dean Robbins High Society's Tinsley Mortimer Rev. Mary Jean s3ACRED !NNOINTINGS s7EDDINGS s#OMMITMENT #EREMONIES s"ABY "LESSINGS s3ACRED !NNOINTINGS s7EDDINGS s#OMMITMENT #EREMONIES s"ABY "LESSINGS 910-705-5745 RevMaryJeanOM@aol.com 5613 Rockfish Road Hope Mills, NC 910.609.1791 A House Not So Divided UÊ À«À>ÌiÊÜ>À`à UÊ->`ÜÊ Ýià UÊ*ÀÌ>Ê`ÛiÀÌÃ} ÊÊÊÊÊiÞV>à ÊÊÊÊÊÊ*ià ÊÊÊÊÊ>ÃÃÜ>Ài UÊ>}iÌVÊ-}à UÊ >iÊ/>}à UÊ«ÞiiÊ,iV}Ì UÊ*>}i>ÌÊ-Õ««ià UÊi`Ê>ÞÊ,LLà UÊ->`L>ÃÌ} UÊÕÊ ÀÊ}Ì>Ê >iÀà ALL TEAM SPORTS UÊ1vÀà ÊÊÊÊ Ê-VÉ ÕÀV ÊÊÊÊÊ,iVÀi>ÌÉ9 ÊÊÊÊÊ/À>ÛiÊ/i>ÃÉ1 UÊ-«ÀÌÃʵիiÌ UÊ"vvV>½ÃʵիiÌÊEÊ««>Ài UÊLÀ`iÀÞ UÊ-VÀiiÊ*ÀÌ} UÊ-«ÀÌÃÊi`Vi Mention this ad and receive 20% OFF* your next team purchase. *Restrictions apply. "TWO are better than ONE" 3006 Bragg Blvd. Fayetteville, NC 910.323.1791 "TWO are better than ONE" ÜÜÜ°ÌiÌÀ«ÞÕÃiV°VÊÊÊUÊÊÊÜÜÜ°V>ÀëÀÌ}}`ðV

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