Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week

VH1 Classic will air Oliver Stone’s 1991 flick The Doors on Tuesday at 7PM. The movie is more about Jim Morrison, portrayed wonderfully by Val Kilmer, and his nutjob antics than the band and their music which makes it an easy target for criticism. Meg Ryan, before she turned herself into a duck with plastic surgery, does a good job portraying Morrison muse Pamela Courson. The music, some of which Kilmer sang himself, is rocking and there is one helluva great fight scene that results in one messy Thanksgiving dinner.

Monday, 2/9 [all times Eastern]:

• Madonna: Truth or Dare [Palladia 1PM]
• Heart: Dreamboat Annie [VH1 Classic 5PM]
• Elvis Costello and the Imposters: Live In Memphis [Palladia 10:30PM]
• Conan O’Brien: Brett Dennon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Craig Ferguson: Adele [CBS 12:35AM]

Tuesday, 2/10:

• Classic Albums: Cream – Disraeli Gears [VH1 Classic 1PM]
• Film: The Doors [VH1 Classic 7PM]
• ZZ Top: Live in Texas [Palladia 10:30PM]
• The Black Crowes: Unplugged [Palladia 5PM]
• Conan O’Brien: Levon Helm [NBC 12:35AM]

Wednesday, 2/11:

• Live with Regis and Kelly: Annie Lennox [CBS 9AM]
• Classic Albums: Bob Marley “Catch a Fire” [VH1 Classic 9AM]
• Spectacle: Elvis Costello with She & Him [Sundance Channel 9PM]

Thursday, 2/12:

• The Who: BBC Electric Prom [Palladia 5PM]
• Prince: Paisley Park [VH1 Classic 8PM]
• Film: Wattstax [VH1 Classic 9PM]
• Conan O’Brien: They Might Be Giants [NBC 12:35AM]