Weekend Watch List: Kate Plus Palin

Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and start putting up all your Thanksgiving decorations. That horn of plenty will make a lovely centerpiece for this time of year, and it’s always a kick to watch Grandpa try and eat plastic fruit. LET’S GO!

SNAKES THAT FLY – 9:00PM tonight (NetGeo – an NBC/Universal network) I can’t believe this hasn’t already been the title of a SyFy Channel knockoff of “Snakes on a Plane,” but no, this is an actual documentary special about jungle snakes that can glide for hundreds of feet in the air between trees. That’s right, people. FLYING SNAKES. They don’t even need the plane! They can just fly to Miami on their own, find you on the beach and swallow you whole! I find this terrifying. I had to rake my leaves the other day, and I spent half the time staring up at the sky to ensure that no boa constrictors were preparing to drop down and take me out. You stay away, lizard Red Baron! ANTICIPATION: FLYING SNAKES!

SUPERNANNY – 8:00PM tonight (ABC) ABC’s public service announcement for not having children returns for its seventh season, and nanny Jo is as stern and bookishly attractive as ever. Watch as she tries to corral a couple who have two kids from separate relationships. It’s just like “The Brady Bunch,” if that show had been real and the parents were imbeciles. ANTICIPATION: DISCIPLINE!

THE SIMPSONS – 8:00PM Sunday (FOX) The animated stalwart continues its tradition of airing its annual Halloween episode well after everyone has long since tired of Halloween. Tonight’s guest stars are Dan Radcliffe (in a "Twilight" spoof) and Hugh Laurie. Wanna start a war? Let’s see if we can pinpoint the finest “Treehouse of Horror” segment of all time. I say it’s “The Shinning.” You will almost certainly fight me to the death because you prefer “Nightmare Cafeteria.” Either way, I think we can at least agree that “Homer Cubed” sucked. ANTICIPATION: SCARY!

KATE PLUS EIGHT – 9:00PM Sunday (TLC) Kate takes the kids to Alaska and meet with Alaska’s No. 1, Sarah Palin. Oh yes, it’s the intellectual summit of hostile famous babymakers you’ve long waited for. I understand they may swap a handful of kids, just for kicks. ANTICIPATION: DOUBLE SCARY!

WILLIAM AND KATE: A ROYAL LOVE STORY – 10:00PM Sunday (TLC) Dude, will you just marry the girl already?! Do you not see how bald you are right now? ANTICIPATION: KISS ME KATE!

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