This week is packed with tons of unmissable shows, from one-off specials to hotly anticipated episodes of network TV's best comedies and dramas. Get ready to DVR your heart out--here are the best and brightest programs on the airwaves this week.
Bones (airs Nov. 12 at 8:00, FOX) – “Bones,” a quirky crime show that has veered dangerously into goofiness in the past, is always at its best when the characters are forced to ground themselves. This episode, which revolves around identifying the remains of a man who died in the attacks on 9/11, will do just that. It also marks the first time that all of the rotating ‘squinterns’ share the screen. What do you get when five weirdos and a forced-to-emote Brennan try to identify a body? This unanswerable question is reason enough to watch.
Happy Endings (airs Nov. 13 at 9:00, ABC) – This show is the new “Friends” – and I would never say that lightly. It is true for the obvious reason – six friends hang out. A lot. But this show also masters the balance between intergroup teasing and obvious affection that so many comedies in an increasingly cynical landscape miss. A single-camera comedy without the ever-present mockumentary format, it is also just the right amount of modern. With a cast that gels and shines in equal parts, it is, for lack of a more fitting word, ah-mah-zing.
