What to Watch This Week: Political TV and Movies Abound Tonight! Frontline: The Choice 2008 — On PBS at 9 p.m., this two-hour broadcast promises to tell the story of "two journeys, one destination," and serve up a biography and personal history from those who know them best. Watch a
the trailer and find it online here later.
OK, OK I'm going to directly contradict every time your mother said, "read a book" or "go outside and play," because this week it's all about gripping TV. Here's what I mean:
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Monday — It's not light TV, but sounds compelling:
- Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery — On HBO tonight at 9 p.m. this documentary tells the story of the section that serves as the burial ground of US military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I'm way behind. You all were chatting about Army Wives
coming back for Season two in the comments last week, and my interest was piqued. I caught the encore of the season premiere last night, and I clearly have catching up to do.

Did you think I forgot to
watch the season premiere of 30 Days, with all of
Tuesday's Democratic nomination wrap up, and the accompanying
speech mania? Well, don't worry, because even though this recap is a day late, I still caught the episode which had filmmaker Morgan Spurlock working under the earth's surface for 30 days as a West Virginian coal miner.
Morgan spent his 30 days living with 35-year veteran miner Dale Lusk and his wife Sandy.
Morgan Spurlock of Where in the World is Osama bin Laden fame is kicking off season three of his TV show 30 Days on June 3 (that's a Tuesday at 10 p.m.) Since Liberty and I don't always see completely eye-to-eye, we're excited to watch the show — and pick sides to root for.
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The show
takes a look at social issues in America by making people live an alternate life that requires them to "see the world through another's eyes" for — you guessed it — 30 days. The season includes these topics: working in a coal mine, animal rights, living in a wheel chair, same-sex parenting, gun nation and life on an Indian reservation.

Just when the Murphy Brown reunion on the Today show this week
got me all nostalgic for good political TV, it looks like my wish is coming true — reality-style.
The production company behind Miss America: Reality Check (which just
aired this winter on TLC) is
casting hot young DC residents for a new "soft-scripted" show, a la Laguna Beach — swapping the beach bunnies for a cadre of sexy non-profit Appropriations and Budget Associates. Or something similarly dot.org-y.