Micro budget horror movies might be on the upswing but that does not mean the gothic establishment is tightening its purse strings just yet. The 2009 Scream Award goes all out tonight with elaborate, show-stopping props like a Battlestar Gallactica spaceship, a giant snow globe holding bloody little girls and a bouquet of giant black balloons carrying Stan Lee over the costumed audience and safely onstage to accept his Comic-Con Icon Lifetime Achievement Award. The event, taped on October 17 at the Greek Theatre, is edited down to a two hour Spike special featuring the best of appearances by William Shatner, Johnny Depp, Taylor Lautner and Quentin Tarantino's touching tribute to Scream Mastermind award winner George A. Romero.
Scream 2009 [10 PM, Spike TV]
For the fourth year, Spike finds a way to honor our favorite guilty geek pleasures: Star Trek, True Blood, Twilight (although beware, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are not in attendance) and Stan Lee, while tying in awards for Keith Richards and Megan Fox to accept. The ceremony will honor "the year of the vampire" with footage from New Moon. Presenters include Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Kate Bosworth, Jessica Alba and Justin Long.
Monica: Still Standing [10 PM, BET]
The Grammy Award-winning singer sets out to recover from her disastrous last album and a series of tumultuous relationships with her BET reality show, premiering tonight. The series profiles her life as a young mother and recording artist working on what she hopes will be her comeback album. The artist explained her decision to pursue the reality trend as a way for aspiring artists to realize their dreams: "I think that they don't know exactly what it takes, and I felt like that was worth me putting myself on the line so they would really understand what the musical business was like and what it's like to try to juggle¨ both lives."
The Biggest Loser [8 PM, NBC]
Derek Jeter stops by the BL campus to teach this season's contestants about the importance of teamwork before they compete in a baseball challenge. The winners of the competition will enjoy a healthy Mediterranean-style meal prepared by Chef Curtis Stone .
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers [10 PM, AMC]
It is never fun to be called the worst part of a successful franchise, but like Taco Bell's Crispy Potato Soft Taco and the Cookie Monster Celebration bouquet at Edible Arrangements, Halloween 5 has the dubious distinction of being the low point of an otherwise important if not always entertaining series of horror films. Michael Myers makes his way back to Haddonfield, Illinois to terrorize Donald Pleasance and Danielle Harris, but his plans are thwarted by the quick thinking of his niece and the first drafty script.