Nova: Doomsday Volcanoes (9pm, UNC-TV) - A look at the damage that could be done by three Icelandic volcanoes (Katla, Hekla and Laki) that may already be ready to erupt. At 10, a new series about volcanoes called "Life on Fire" begins with a look at these same Icelandic volcanoes, with experts attempting to gauge the likelihood that one will erupt in the near future.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9pm, NBC) - Fin's former brother-in-law gets arrested for assaulting a priest prior to Christmas, and Fin wants to help him by finding evidence that will vindicate him. As the detectives assist Fin, they uncover a hidden church scandal.
Chicago Fire (10pm, NBC) - Cruz is overcome with guilt over Flaco's death (no regrets, Cruz!) and turns to Casey. Meanwhile, Shay recovers from head trauma received in last week's cliffhanger moment, and Severide (finally!) asks for help with his injury.
American Horror Story: Asylum (10pm, FX) - Monsignor Howard confronts the devil, and Dr. Thredson arranges a reunion for Kit.
Nashville: The Whole Story (10pm, ABC) - This is just a clip show of the highlights of Season 1 so far, but it's a great way to do a quick catch-up on the show if you've missed anything (or everything).
Happily Divorced (10:30pm, TV Land) - Fran is fed up with rowdy behavior next door while Elliot's out of town, but her frustration only grows when her noisy neighbors share shocking news about her flower shop.
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For the most part, the
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 10:12 — coughlin_jakeFor the most part, the Doomsday folks make my skin crawl, but NGC actually had an interesting episode last night: Doomsday Preppers who live in NYC!!
For pretty obvious reasons, Preppers tend to live in rural areas (read: no bars on your phone)... So what to do if you're a prepper who needs to live in NYC?
I had to laugh when backpack girl (a nut job who carries as much survival gear as she possibly can EVERYWHERE she goes in a HUGE backpack) was told by the Hamas survival guy that, "were this truly a doomsday incident, that backpack makes you a HUGE target". See... in the event of a true disaster, we'd all kill her so we could take her survival gear -- kinda ironic!
(Hamas survival dude then proceeded to help her eliminate non-essential essentials so she might actually make it off the island without being "voted off".)
(I think SNL should do a Doomsday Skit using "preppies".)