Arts & Entertainment

Golden Globes, Episodes, Shamless

by Elissa Bass

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 8 p.m., CBS

Hosted by Ricky Gervais, so we know that will be awesome. Mixture of TV and movie stars, also awesome. Liquor = awesome. Must-watch. Set the DVR to go past 11.

Episodes, 9:30 p.m., Showtime

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Last week’s debut was smart and funny, with some veddy British comedic understatement, some over-the-top send-ups of American television executives and one really funny gag regarding a reality TV mansion and inflatable pillars. I’m in.

Shameless, 10 p.m., Showtime

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Less overtly successful than Episodes’ debut, this was intriguing enough for me to tune back in tonight. Emmy Rossum is terrific as the pseudo-matriarch of the family, and her pseudo-boyfriend is played by the very hot Justin Chatwin. They threw a lot into the hopper story-wise in the premiere, so we’ll see.

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