TV picks for July 13-19, 2008

My picks for this week's TV schedule:

Sunday, July 13: A double feature (with an intermission for dinner) of Some Like It Hot (TCM, 4 p.m.), with the late and great Jack Lemmon, and Meet Me in St. Louis (TCM, 8 p.m.), with the incomparable Judy Garland.

Monday, July 14: Mystic River, Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel, which won Academy Awards for stars Sean Penn and Tim Robbins.

Tuesday, July 15: The MLB All-Star Game, the last one to be held in Yankee Stadium (aka the house that Babe Ruth built).

Wednesday: July 16: More baseball, in the form of the classic Kevin Costner flick Bull Durham (Encore, 8 p.m.)

Thursday, July 17: As a warm-up for this week's Dark Knight premiere, 2005's Batman Begins (FX, 8 p.m.)

Friday, July 18: The season premieres of my two favorite detective comedies, Monk (USA, 9 p.m.) and Psych (USA, 10 p.m.)

Saturday, July 19: Closing out the week with another comedy, the Star Trek spoof Galaxy Quest (HBO, 6 p.m.)

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