Picks of the Week: Sports & Spirits

I have two picks this week in case you’re not a football fan.

My first Pick of the Week is the NFL Kickoff Game: Steelers vs. Dolphins.

I don’t really care who’s playing, I’m just happy to see the season starting—especially with the way Carson Palmer and the Bengals are playing. This game got a little more interesting, though, with Ben Roethlisberger’s emergency appendectomy, keeping him out of the game (Man, that guy’s having a rough off-season!).

The game airs Thursday, September 7th at 8:30 p.m. on NBC.

If football is not your thing, I have another Pick for you: “Ghost Whisperer.”

Yes, this show is sappy, and unrealistic and downright silly sometimes, but last year’s season finale featured the year’s best twist. And now’s your chance to catch it.

I actually didn’t see this episode the first time around, but I’ll be watching it this time for clues. In this first part of the finale, Melinda gets a strange vibe that tells her something bad is going to happen, which is confirmed when a dead airline pilot shows up—from a plane that hasn’t crashed yet.

Part one of the two-part “Ghost Whisperer” season finale airs Friday, September 8th at 8 p.m. on CBS.