The choice of the U.S. version of Being Human stretches the very concept of a "top pick" to its breaking point
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, Feb. 20. All times are Eastern.
TOP PICK
Being Human (SyFy, 9 p.m.): Look, we get that there’s really no good reason to make this the top pick. We can’t even use the “It sounds like it could be a good episode!” excuse we use for Glee or the “It’s the most popular comedy in America!” excuse we used for Big Bang Theory or the “It’s the 500th episode!” excuse we used for Simpsons. But it’s never been up here, and Monday nights are a television wasteland from which no sane viewer can escape. So, yes. Watch the werewolf and the ghost and the vampire. There are certainly worse options tonight. Or we guess you could read a book. We have a whole section for that, too. Phil Dyess-Nugent thinks you might find it preferable.
REGULAR COVERAGE
House (Fox, 8 p.m.): You know, we edit Zack Handlen’s reviews, and yet we don’t think we remember one mention of a House’s Ukrainian wife He would have mentioned it, so we’re probably just forgetting it. Or this one is really out of order.
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8 p.m.): Tonight: We’re not supposed to tell you this, but he meets the mother! It’s incredibly satisfying and meaningful and heartfelt. Donna Bowman cried real tears. Okay, okay. We’re joking. But what if we aren’t?!
The Voice (NBC, 8 p.m.): It seems like there are lots of experiences that would be improved by having people spin around in chairs after judging you without seeing you. Off the top of her head, Emily Yoshida can think of having your oil changed.
2 Broke Girls (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): Todd VanDerWerff has to tap out after reading that tonight’s episode will feature the titular girls visiting a bar mitzvah. Apparently, Jewish stereotypes are one step too far. The ever-brave Margaret Eby steps in.
Alcatraz (Fox, 9 p.m.): The ratings for this one have nose-dived from “surprise midseason hit” to “solid performer” to “bubble show” to “oh, dear God, no.” So we wouldn’t get too attached. Will Harris already is, but he begs you to save yourselves.
RuPaul’s Drag Race (Logo, 9 p.m.): Our wife caught up on all of this over the past couple of weeks, since it’s on Netflix, and she has this to say: “It’s a good time.” Oliver Sava agrees, but we make him say it in a lot more words. What a sucker.
Castle (ABC, 10 p.m.): “Castle and Beckett try to stop a series of events that could lead the U.S. into a war,” reads the episode summary, which makes us wonder when this became the second season of 24. Phil Dyess-Nugent thinks it was the noir episode.