golf

Can golf be funny? Well, Caddyshack proved that it could. At least, it proved you could use a golf course as a kind of stage for great comedic performances. In The Sweet Spot, Bill Murray returned to the game that birthed his famous Caddyshack character, this time taking three of his brothers (Brian Doyle-Murray, Joel Murray, and John Murray) along for a faux-reality series in which the siblings compete on different golf courses for bragging rights.

The show could be best be described as really bad, but charming. Bill is clearly the most recognizable of the siblings, but Joel and Brian have had plenty of great roles in both television and movies. John, also a producer for the show, has been in front of the lens before, but not to any significant degree. It's fun to see them all together, but even with the gags, skits, and fantasy segments, it still felt like watching home movies that were more entertaining to the people making them than the people watching. Somewhere in Hollywood someone must have an idea for a really great show that could bring these brothers together, but The Sweet Spot just wasn't it.

• At 7:30, Cartoon Network has Superman: Brainiac Attacks, followed by new eps of Naruto, One Piece, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and IGPX.
• At 8, ABC has the movie Lady and the Tramp, followed by a new episode of The Evidence.
• CBS has repeats of CSI: NY and 48 Hours Mystery.
• NBC has Hurricanes/Oilers Stanley Cup action at 8.
• Over on FOX at 8, a new ep of Cops, followed by a repeat ep, then a new America's Most Wanted.
• TBS has the Cheaper By The Dozen remake at 8.
• FX has the Busch Series Meijer 300 NASCAR race at 8.
• Emeril has a "Summertime Party" at 8 on Food Network.
• Also at 8: AMC has Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai.
• At 9, TBS has Signs.
• At 10, the Golf Channel has U.S. Open highlights.
• Just after 11:30, Encore has The Bourne Supremecy.

• Has TiVo dumped Netflix for Blockbuster?
• Yahoo buys Meedio.
• Cyrus Farivar takes the iTunes Multi-Pass for a test drive.
• What happens when golf screws up your recordings?
• The hell with buying something, why don't you just build your own PVR?

• ABC has Forrest Gump at 8pm.
• CBS has a repeat Numb3rs at 8, a repeat Cold Case, then a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• NBC has The Olympics.
• FOX has a new Cops at 8, then a repeat, then a new America's Most Wanted.
• TBS has Cradle 2 The Grave at 8, with Jet Li and DMX.
• The History Channel has Jaws at 8. Um...The History Channel??
• ESPN2 has drag racing at 8.
• Cartoon Network has a new Zatch Bell at 8, followed by a repeat Naruto, a new Naruto, a new One Piece, a new Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo, then a new Justice League Unlimited. 
• Also at 8: Spike has the first Austin Powers flick. 
• At 9, HGTV has a new My First Place.
• Daredevil is one of the most underrated movies of the past 10 years. It's on FX at 9.
• It's not the holiday season, but you can catch Steve Guttenberg and Crystal Bernard in Meet The Santas, on Hallmark at 9.
• At 10, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
• ABC Family has Risky Business at 10.
• At 11, USA has more coverage of the Chrysler Classic golf tournatment from Tucson.
• If you missed Real Time With Bill Maher last night, you can catch the repeat at midnight on HBO2.