HGTV has put out a call for men who have a special place in their home designed just for them. You know, that section of the house with a pool table, dart board, beer steins and several stuffed animal carcasses on the wall? These men and their men spaces will be featured on a new series called Man Land that apparently aims to celebrate stereotypical manliness. Other men like myself whose "man space" consist of nothing more than a Debbie Gibson album and a small tin of ginger snaps have been woefully overlooked. If I hadn't just come back from a manicure and didn't want to ruin the finish on my nails I'd be dialing up HGTV right now to complain.

We'll have to wait and see if this new series has anything worthwhile to offer. At the very least, it could be a nice change of pace from Queer Eye by actually celebrating the conditions these men choose as opposed to trying to change it.

(S01E01) Ed Begley, Jr. loves the environment. In fact, his love for Mother Earth often overshadows his acting career, and after watching HGTV's sneak preview of the new reality series Living with Ed, you get the feeling he's just fine with that.

The new series, which slips into its regular timeslot of Sundays at 10pm starting January 7, follows Ed and his wife Rachelle, who suffers her husbands tenacity with light sarcasm and good humor. She sums up her predicament quite well when she says, "I married into a lifestyle."

The "lifestyle" is one in which her husband cooks on a solar grill, hoses "smog dust" off the solar panels on his roof, times her while she's in the shower, and drives an electric car to the Academy Awards. Rachelle is not always happy with Ed valuing environment over aesthetics, complaining that he always picks out the ugliest environmentally-friendly things he can find. Whether Begley's lifestyle is overkill or not, I can't help but admire a man who actually practices what he preaches.

Add Ed Begley Jr. to the ever-growing list of Hollywood stars with their own reality series. The former St. Elsewhere star, and current obsessed eco-nut committed environmentalist will be starring with wife and actress Rachelle Carson in a new series for HGTV called Living With Ed.

According to our friends at sister site AutoblogGreen, the new show (which premieres January 7th at 10:00 pm) will be set in the couple's entirely solar-powered, eco-friendly home. You'll be able to watch as Ed times his wife's shower with a stopwatch while gently chiding her over how many gallons of water she has wasted. You'll also be able to see how Begley rides a stationary bike in order to power his toaster. He will also be giving tips to the viewers on how to make their living areas more environmentally safe and energy efficient.

• ABC has a repeat America's Funniest Home Videos at 8, followed by new eps of Primetime and a (shortened) 20/20.
• CBS has repeat eps of Ghost Whisperer and Close To Home, followed by a new Numb3rs.
• Over on NBC, they've canceled Celebrity Cooking Showdown and in its place they've put another Deal Or No Deal. At 9 it's the Miss USA Pageant.
• FOX has Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery at 9.
• The WB has a new ep of Survival of the Richest, followed by new eps of Reba and Modern Men.
• UPN has a new Smackdown! at 8.
• Starting at 8, HGTV has all new eps of Get Color, Design Remix, Double Take, and Freestyle.
• Disney has the movie High School Musical at 8.
• At 8:30, FX has NASCAR Racing.
• At 9 on HBO2, Sideways, with Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church.
• At 10, Animal Planet has a new ep of Animal Precinct.
• At 11, IFC has Requiem For A Dream.

• The guys sing tonight on American Idol, on FOX at 8pm. It's followed by a new Bones.
• ABC has a repeat George Lopez, a new Freddie, a repeat Lost, and a new Invasion.
• CBS continues their burning off of new eps of Still Standing by scheduling two more starting at 8 (I think this is the last year - too bad, it's a good sitcom). It's followed by new eps of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
• NBC has another "special edition" of The Biggest Loser, followed by a repeat Law and Order, then a new one.
• The WB has a repeat One Tree Hill at 8, followed by a repeat Beauty and the Geek.
• UPN has a new two hour America's Next Top Model.
• It's I Want That! night on HGTV, with new eps of I Want That! Baths at 8, I Want That! Kitchens at 8:30, then the plain old regular I Want That! at 9.
• If you're too young to remember these 60s spies shows, check out I Spy at 8, and then eps of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. On American Life.
• Or you can catch the ultimate spy, James Bond, in Diamonds Are Forever, on AMC at 8.
• There's a new Mythbusters on Discovery at 9.
• At 10, Fox Movie Channel has Timothy Hutton and Robert Urich in Turk 182!
• Also at 10: FX has a new Black.White, and Bravo has the Project Runway finale.
  
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Drawn Together.
• At 11, a new reality show: Top Chef premieres on Bravo.
  

Here's a little fact that many of my friends and family might not know about me: I love home design shows. Design on a Dime, Mission: Organization, reDesign, Divine Design. I never miss these shows, unless they are redoing someone's million dollar home, and then, well, I just can't relate.

One thing I don't understand. Whenever they help a person organize his or her apartment or house, they come up with these really cool space saving ideas for books and CDs and DVDs. But the people always own, like, 10 books, maybe 20 CDs, maybe 20 DVDs. Um, what if you own several hundred books and several hundred CDs and DVDS? I'm watching one show right now and the couple has a handful of books and CDs (and about 8 videotapes) that they can place in these cute little bins or under a cabinet. Of course, this means that they can never buy another book or CD/DVD ever again, because it just won't fit in the bins. Sorry!