TV critic's picks: Friday

"The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "National Treasure"

May 26, 2011 at 7:44PM

Strange bedfellows Dolly Parton has sung duets with Kenny Rogers, Rod Stewart and Smokey Robinson, so is it too much to hope that during her appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (9 a.m. Friday, WCCO, Ch. 4) she warbles a few bars with fellow guest Mike Tyson? We hear he's a sucker for "Jolene."

Cage match Remember when Nicolas Cage restricted his craziness to the screen? Revisit those innocent days by rewatching "National Treasure" (7 p.m. Friday, FX), which reveals juicy American conspiracies to the pace of an Indiana Jones adventure.

Word play Cee Lo Green's next favorite film, "F**K" (1 a.m. Saturday, Documentary Channel), asks Drew Carey, Bill Connolly, Bill Maher and other celebs to expound on the taboo word with infamous clips from the history of television. The Documentary Channel is primarily available through Dish Network and DirecTV, so if you don't have one of those, you're, um. ....

Ice, ice baby What does it take to melt the heart of a guy who wrote "Cop Killer"? Find out when Ice-T takes a break from "Law & Order: SVU" to show his affections for his wife, former swimsuit model Nicole "Coco Marie" Austin in "Ice Loves Coco" (9:30 p.m. Sunday, E!).

NEAL JUSTIN

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about the writer

Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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