TV picks for Dec. 8:  "The Talk," "2 Broke Girls," Regarding Susan Sontag"

December 7, 2014 at 8:00PM
"And the Model Apartment" -- When Max and Caroline put their apartment up for rent on AirBnb, claiming it offers an authentic "Williamsburg experience," a group of supermodels decide it would be a fun place for a girls\' weekend, on 2 BROKE GIRLS, Monday, Dec. 8 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Martha Hunt, from left, Max Black (Kat Dennings), Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs) and Lily Aldridge, shown. Photo: Neil Jacobs/CBS ©2
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, center, get a visit from supermodels Martha Hunt, left, and Lily Aldridge on “2 Broke Girls.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

On the road again

"The Talk" returns to New York all this week to do some window shopping and welcome guests, including Carrie Underwood and the cast of "Blue Bloods." Host Julie Chen will also present her annual list of favorite holiday gift items, which may or may not include a "Big Brother" lunchbox. 1 p.m. WCCO, Ch. 4

Model behavior

Supermodels Lily Aldridge and Martha Hunt indulge in cupcakes when they guest star on "2 Broke Girls," the sitcom that often tries too hard to talk about sex. Expect plenty of commercial breaks to plug "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" airing Tuesday night. 7 p.m. WCCO, Ch. 4

Desperately seeking Susan

"Regarding Susan Sontag" expects viewers to know at least something about the prominent literary, political and feminist icon. People with that knowledge will most likely be enthralled by the documentary, which includes interviews with Stephen Koch and Fran Leibowitz. Others may feel lost at sea. 8 p.m. HBO

Neal Justin

Writer Susan Sontag in New York in 2000. Sontag died in 2004. If their deaths came in the first decade of the 21st century, their lives helped define the 20th. They led nations, produced masterpieces, pushed the boundaries of science and entertained. And they did so in that seemingly distant time when the years began with 19. In life we called them famous, renowned, celebrated; their deaths we call notable, because their names register. They people our collective memory. Some -- those who destro
Sontag (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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