TV picks for Aug. 24

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Buried Treasure" and "Top Chef Just Desserts".

August 24, 2011 at 2:34PM
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Secret stash

"Antiques Roadshow" vets Leigh, top, and Leslie Keno make house calls in "Buried Treasure" (7 p.m., KMSP, Ch. 9), a new series in which the team appraises people's items and helps market them. Sounds awfully familiar. Should "Antiques" consider a lawsuit?

How sweet it is

Make sure you make room for something sweet after dinner. "Top Chef Just Desserts" (9 p.m., Bravo) once again brings together 14 pastry chefs who will try to outbake and outblend each other. Lucky celebrity judges include Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz and the cast of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. I hear the Oompa Loompas are very, very picky.

Forever young

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (5:30 p.m., FX) may have been lacking in logic, but it makes up for it in pathos. The 2008 film is the closest I've come to tears since the original "Fast & Furious." Baby Brad Pitt is even cuter than adult Brad Pitt.

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Neal Justin

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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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