Survivorman! Mr. T!

I am absolutely smitten with Survivorman, the brilliant show featuring a guy named Les Stroud who gets himself in some pretty hairy situations for about a week at a time. Basically, the idea is that Les gets dropped off in a remote location with nothing but his video equipment and a few tools and he has to survive for a week. Naturally, he films the whole thing. The whole concept and such is better explained here for those who are interested.

It's great stuff - reality TV without the overhyped conflict between immature people - and the end result is really fascinating. If you get a chance to watch it, I highly recommend it.

The honorable mention for new TV programs has to go to I Pity the Fool, the show featuring none other than Mr. T as he intervenes in the lives of people with problems to solve. Does he solve the problems? Well, who really cares? He's freaking Mr. T! As far as I can tell, he just runs around yelling at people for half an hour, and it's great. I'll be honest and admit that I've only made it through one episode, and the real truth is probably that I like the concept ("Mr. T shouts at people! Alright!") more than the actual show ("Mr. T seems to be doing nothing but shouting at people. This is awkward.") But, when all is said and done, he's still freaking Mr. T.

An aside: I watch very little TV. I just love my TiVo.