On Saturday night, my TiVo and I have plans. Two of my favorite shows return (one just to its former glory) to help take the edge off the writers' strike. My fingers are crossed that the AMPTP and the WGA are working it out right now.

Torchwood [BBC America]

Torchwood, the Dr. Who spinoff starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, is my second favorite sci-fi show after Battlestar Galactica. It is a lighter, campier version of the X-Files where the aliens and the monsters are in full view. The second season begins this Saturday at 8PM CST. And James Marsters, Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and ANGEL, joins the cast in a recurring role.

Trading Spaces [TLC]

Paige Davis is back on Trading Spaces starting this Saturday at 9PM CST on TLC.

I used to love this show. I never missed an episode. But when Paige was fired and a parade of designers I didn't know starting showing up I lost interest. Paige's return along with Doug Wilson and Laurie Hickson-Smith (two of my favorite designers from the early days) will get me back.