C-SPAN, 2:00 p.m. ET
It’s Wednesday, which means Day 2 of the storm-shortened 2012 Republican National Convention – and once again, the only place to watch it all, without interruption or interjection, is C-SPAN. Yesterday I found myself so bored and turned off by the partisan posturing on most cable news outlets, I kept returning to C-SPAN, increasingly grateful for its existence every time.
Various Networks, Check local listings
CBS, NBC and ABC are covering the final hour of prime time, Current TV begins its coverage at 7 p.m. ET, and Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC will be letting their respective talking heads loose at about the same time. If you want to listen to one network only, choose your preference – but my recommendation is to channel surf. Watch and listen to a variety of viewpoints, and networks, to be truly informed.
DirecTV Audience Network, 9:00 p.m. ET
Last week, in a show that saved money while spending time with its leading ladies, Damages stranded Ellen (Rose Byrne) and Patty (Glenn Close) in the same airport waiting room, with nothing but liquor to keep them company. The eventual conversation left Ellen alone, and seething, as Patty boarded her private plane alone. Expect more confrontations tonight – but this week, behind the scenes, as each uses associates to undermine the other.
TCM, 10:00 p.m. ET
The fundamental things apply, and one fundamental thing is that this 1942 Humphrey Bogart movie is one of my first, and still favorite,
“spider-web” movies – a film that ensnares me each time I see it on TV. And with Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains, along with Bogie at his best, how could
Casablanca do anything less? Play it, Sam.
Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m. ET
The best part of a convention night is the one-two punch of this show and The Colbert Report. No matter where you spend your time until prime time is through, when it’s over, convene here. You’ll be glad you did – and you’ll be laughing while you learn. Last night’s live Daily Show, with its reporters covering everything from muggy climates and giant palmetto bugs to Tampa’s strip clubs, had me laughing out loud many, many times. And that’s something the new fall comedies didn’t accomplish even once.