THE DAILY NEWS WATCH-O-RAMA HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS OF THE COMING TV WEEK.Byline: David Kronke Jerry Goldsmith hosts ``TCM's Best Score Oscar Winners and Nominees'' (Turner Classic Movies; all day today) Think: Composer Goldsmith introduces ``Born Free'' (8:15 a.m.), ``Paint Your Wagon'' (12:30 p.m.), ``Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (3:15 p.m.); ``Superman'' (5 p.m.), ``The Magnificent Seven'' (7:30 p.m.), ``The Wind and the Lion'' (10 p.m.) and ``South Pacific'' (midnight). Don't think: What other theme could pair ``Magnificent Seven'' with ``Willy Wonka''? In a nutshell: No matter the film, it should be worth hearing the insights of one of Hollywood's finest composers. ``Malcolm in the Middle'' (Fox Channel 11; 9 tonight) Think: Lois' (Jane Kaczmarek Jane Kaczmarek (born December 21, 1955 in Greendale, Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award nominated American actress best known for playing the character Lois in Malcolm in the Middle. She lives in San Marino, CA. ) more responsible and far more self-righteous sister (Laurie Metcalf Lauren "Laurie" Ophelia Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American actress. She is widely known for her performance as Jackie Harris in Roseanne. ) turns up for the series' 100th episode and a horrific bout of sibling rivalry sibling rivalry Psychology The intense, emotional competition among siblings–brothers and/or sisters that pits one against the other to obtain parental affection, approval, attention, and love. See Cain complex. Cf Oy child, Sibling relational problem. ensues: Who hurt who more? Who helps who more? Don't think: Another 100 episodes and it'll be ``Malcolm in Med School.'' In a nutshell: Lois' neuroses hit a new high: ``I cannot believe you would be so spiteful as to let yourself die after what I have done for you,'' she spits at her sister. Typically manic and amusing. ``The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt'' (Cinemax; Monday at 6:30 p.m.) Think: An idealistic Colombian presidential candidate was abducted abducted Distal angulation of an extremity away from the midline of the body in a transverse plane and away from a sagittal plane passing through the proximal aspect of the foot or part, or away from some other specified reference point during the 2002 campaign while running against corruption and drug cartels. On election day, she won only 1 percent of the vote - because she was still missing and no one had any idea if she'd be able to serve. Don't think: Betancourt gave voters Viagra as a campaign gimmick - did Bob Dole give her the idea? Maybe Dr. Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from the U.S. state of Vermont, and currently the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the central organ of the Democratic Party at the national level. should've tried it when he was sputtering A popular method for adhering thin films onto a substrate. Sputtering is done by bombarding a target material with a charged gas (typically argon) which releases atoms in the target that coats the nearby substrate. It all takes place inside a magnetron vacuum chamber under low pressure. in Iowa. In a nutshell: A sober examination of the pervasive corruption and violence in Colombia that kind of puts the high jinks high jinks or hi·jinks pl.n. Playful, often noisy and rowdy activity, usually involving mischievous pranks. Noun 1. high jinks - noisy and mischievous merrymaking high jinx, hijinks, jinks of the 2000 U.S. campaign in perspective: Betancourt has now been missing more than 725 days. ``Straight Plan for the Gay Man'' (Comedy Central; Monday at 10 p.m.) Think: ``Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'' in reverse: Heterosexual men help gays get in touch with their inner slob. Don't think: The show's advice sums up its attitude toward ``real'' men: ``No brain, no pain.'' In a nutshell: Tonight they train an angora-wearing fashion salesman to be a meat packer and trash his frou-frou apartment and wardrobe. Funny enough idea, though ``The Fab Five'' are a little more clever than this show's ``Flab Four.'' ``I'm With Her'' (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ; Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.) Think: Mayhem ensues when Alex (Teri Polo) is nominated for an Oscar in the first of a two-part episode. Peter Dinklage (``The Station Agent''), Cybill Shepherd, Marlee Matlin and Joan Rivers guest-star. Don't think: Teri Polo nominated for an Oscar might be the funniest idea in a sitcom all season. In a nutshell: Shepherd devours the scenery amiably as Polo's white-trash mother, but the dialogue is generic quippery. ``Soul Food'' (Showtime; Wednesday at 10 p.m.) Think: Final-season premiere of the African-American soap opera finds life ever more complicated for the Joseph sisters Teri (Nicole Ari Parker
Don't think: If Showtime is so proud of this series, why have they already canceled it? In a nutshell: What started out as a pretty clunky show has gotten a lot more polished and well-performed. ``Party Wagon'' (Cartoon Network; Friday at 8 p.m.) Think: Ne'er-do-well Randall P. McDuff (voiced by Sean Astin) heads West with a supporting cast of colorful characters in search of a diamond mine in this period comedy by the creator of ``Hey Arnold!'' Don't think: How come some characters look like they belong in ``Steamboat Willie,'' while others look like they came out of a bad '80s Saturday-morning program? In a nutshell: So-so, intermittently amusing, but leaving it open-ended for more adventures seems unrealistically optimistic. ``Trust'' (BBC America; Saturday at 7 and 11 p.m.) Think: Drama about droll droll adj. droll·er, droll·est Amusingly odd or whimsically comical. n. Archaic A buffoon. [French drôle, buffoon, droll, from Old French drolle , bitchy bitch·y adj. bitch·i·er, bitch·i·est Slang 1. Malicious, spiteful, or overbearing. 2. In a bad mood; irritable or cranky. , high-powered London attorneys, starring Robson Green (BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. America's ``Touching Evil'') and Chiwetel Ejiofor (``Dirty Pretty Things''). Don't think: ``Today, for me, started 72 hours ago,'' states Green's character. Now that's workaholism. In a nutshell: Wouldn't be out of place on American broadcast television. Make of that what you will. ``The 50 Greatest Movie Animals'' (Animal Planet; Saturday at 8 p.m.) Think: A fairly random-seeming ranking of cinematic critters. Bugs and Mickey are up there, but the surprisingly colorless choice for No. 1 will send you over the rainbow. Don't think: Here's betting the American Film Institute American Film Institute (AFI), nonprofit organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1967 by the National Endowment for the Arts to preserve and catalog American films and television, to provide work grants for new and established filmmakers, and to increase is kicking itself over neglecting this as one of their never-ending string of pointless lists. In a nutshell: Aimed more at kids than adults, but it's unlikely kids (or, for that matter, adults) will really care about a two-hour list. Besides, Scrat from ``Ice Age'' scores higher than Donkey from ``Shrek''? Kermit's not in the Top 10? Babe the Pig's not in the Top 5? What idiots compiled this list? ``Rhinoceros'' (Trio; Saturday at 9 p.m. and midnight) Think: Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel (who starred together in Mel Brooks' film ``The Producers'') star in this 1974 American Film Theater adaptation of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist satire about a town overrun by rhinos with apparently infectious DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. . Or conformity. Or something. The townspeople's fairly blithe blithe adj. blith·er, blith·est 1. Carefree and lighthearted. 2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual: spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation. response: ``Of all things!'' Don't think: They're kidding, right? Ionesco onTV? In a nutshell: Remember when movies weren't so literal and obvious? This is an inspired and funny reminder, with a heavy '60s vibe, if you get my drift. Words to live by: ``People who try to hold on to their individuality always come to a bad end.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``THE 50 GREATEST MOVIE ANIMALS'' |
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