“Gone Country 2”
Friday 8pm, CMT
You’ve got to feel for Sean Young. At one point she was one of Hollywood’s most promising young actresses. Then she got a diva rep, embarrassed herself with that whole Catwoman suit debacle, started taking down-market roles like the tranny cop in Ace Ventura, and most recently made headlines for getting thrown out of a big Hollywood awards show for drunkenly heckling Julian Schnabel. (In her defense, he does seem like kind of a pill.) Now the poor thing has joined the second season of CMT’s reality show that gives fading stars a chance to become a country singing sensation. Or, more likely, to pick up a much-needed paycheck. Joining Young are Lorenzo Lamas, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach (now on his fourth or fifth reality project), Irene Cara (sadness), Jermaine Jackson, and a couple other no-names/has-beens.
“Skins”
Sunday 9pm, BBC America
I recently watched the first two seasons of this Brit teen drama, and it is hands down one of my favorite shows, ever. It’s a fascinating mix of high and low culture, blending a stale concept (oversexed teens behaving badly), clichéd characters (almost every parent on the show is a self-absorbed jackass), and ridiculously over-the-top plotlines (two words: Mad Twatter) with moments of absolutely brilliant storytelling. For proof, look no further than the second episode, based around mentally unbalanced anorexic Cassie, or the jaw-dropping Season 2 episode devoted to the staging of Osama: The Musical. I’m curious to see what, if anything, gets censored in the American broadcast, because we got full frontal in a couple of the British versions. In any event, do try to acclimate yourself to the especially muddy accents. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
“Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget”
Sunday 10pm, Comedy Central
The Comedy Central roasts are a crapshoot—for every Shatner you get a Pam Anderson—but when the subject is as ripe for savaging as Bob Saget, you really can’t lose. This is the man who made a mint hacking it up for eight seasons on “Full House” and hosting “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” and then tried to legitimize himself on the stand-up circuit by swearing a lot. He is just begging for it, y’all. Former co-star John Stamos presides over the events, as a bunch of comics you’ve never heard of rip the Sag to shreds and make all sorts of inappropriate jokes about those walking troll dolls, the Olsen twins. As an added bonus, Cloris Leachman gets downright filthy!