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``The Day After Tomorrow'' Arrives Wednesday, May 12, on FOX; World-Premiere Preview Offers Exclusive Sneak Peek at 20th Century Fox Film ``The Day After Tomorrow''.


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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004

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FOX presents a bonus night on Wednesday, May 12, when the primetime schedule will include a 10-minute preview of the 20th Century Fox film "The Day After Tomorrow"; an episode of THAT '70s SHOW plus a special compilation of bloopers and outtakes from the past two seasons; and an expanded AMERICAN IDOL results show.

At 8:44-8:54 PM ET/PT, FOX and 20th Century Fox will present an exclusive preview of the studio's highly anticipated film, "The Day After Tomorrow," which opens on Friday, May 28. In "Independence Day," director Roland Emmerich depicted the near-destruction of the Earth by aliens. Now, in "The Day After Tomorrow," the enemy is an even more devastating dev·as·tate  
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.

2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.
 force: nature itself. Tornadoes rip Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ; a massive snowstorm pounds New Delhi; hail the size of grapefruit batters Tokyo; and in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, the temperature swings from sweltering swel·ter·ing  
adj.
1. Oppressively hot and humid; sultry.

2. Suffering from oppressive heat.



swel
 to freezing in one day. In this special effects-packed, event motion picture, an abrupt climate change Abrupt climate change refers to an event where large and widespread shift in climate occurs within a short period, perhaps a decade. The phrase was coined because of worldwide, centuries-long events seen in ice cores of past climate.  has cataclysmic cat·a·clysm  
n.
1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.

2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust.

3. A devastating flood.
 consequences for the entire planet. The film, rated PG-13, was directed by Emmerich and features Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum and Sela Ward.

The night begins with the "Sparks" episode of THAT '70s SHOW, airing 8:00-8:44 PM ET/PT. When Donna (Laura Prepon) tells Eric (Topher Grace) it's bad luck to see her wedding dress before the big day, he accidentally glances at it and all hell breaks lose. When Donna discovers the dress has been ripped and stained, Bob (Kurtwood Smith) comes to the rescue with her mother's dress. Meanwhile, Red (Don Stark) has to find Eric and Donna a meaningful gift that doesn't cost a penny. Immediately following the episode will be a special 10 minutes of hilarious bloopers and never-before-seen outtakes, compiled from the past two seasons of THAT '70s SHOW.

Rounding out the schedule on Wednesday, May 12, will be a special expanded edition of the AMERICAN IDOL results show (8:54-10:00 PM live ET/tape-delayed PT). The remaining four contestants will take the stage one last time before one of them is eliminated from the competition. Find out LIVE who will survive and whose dream will end. The contestant who receives the fewest votes will be eliminated from the race for the AMERICAN IDOL title, leaving just three finalists -- one of whom will be the next AMERICAN IDOL.


RECAP FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, ON FOX:

8:00-8:44 PM ET/PT      THAT '70s SHOW ("Sparks" plus bloopers)

8:44-8:54 PM ET/PT      THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW movie preview

8:54-10:00 PM           AMERICAN IDOL Results Show
Live ET/tape-delayed PT
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