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MUST-SEE: "Fargo" (1996), 7:30 p.m., TBS: The "sweeps" are over; time to switch to cable and savor a classic. On its surface, "Fargo" is a standard crime tale. A car salesman (William H. Macy) tries to engineer his wife’s kidnapping, to get money from her rich father. Beyond that, the script (by Joel and Ethan Coen) and the direction (by Joel) offer rich portraits of people in their home state of Minnesota. It captures a wondrous sense of calm. That’s personified by the pregnant cop (played by Frances McDormand, Ethan Coen’s wife), who captures the grisly killers. McDormand won an Academy Award for best actress, and the Coen brothers won for best script.

LOCAL NOTE: "Moonglow," Joe Moore’s filmed-in-Hawai‘i independent feature, will make its world television premiere today on Oceanic Cable’s I-Control Video on Demand (available only to digital customers). Moore, who was executive producer and co-star of the film that starred Milo O’Shea, Joanna Cassidy, Ione Skye and Eileen Brennan, has taped an introduction to the movie. "Moonglow" is the first independent film selected for I-Control, said Norman Santos, Oceanic’s vice president of operations. The film still is seeking distribution on the Mainland. It premiered in Island theaters last year.

"Friends," 7 p.m., NBC: The bad news is that NBC still isn’t ready to return "The Weber Show," which was yanked for overhauls. The good news is that these are two funny episodes, keyed to the wedding plans of Monica and Chandler. In the first episode, Rachel and Phoebe both want to be maid of honor; in the second, Janice - Chandler’s annoying former girlfriend - invites herself to the nuptials.

"Survivor," 7 p.m., CBS: Tonight, the field gets trimmed to 10 people. Afterward, the two tribes will merge and the individual games can begin.

"CSI," 8 p.m., CBS: A young woman was raped, shot and left for dead. As she clings to life, the crime scene investigators search for clues.

"Trial by Fire," 8 p.m., PBS: Here’s the rerun of a "Mystery" movie that balances rich human portraits and grisly murder. Juliet Stevenson plays a prosecutor who has moved to a small town where her boyfriend is the police chief. Soon, she’s personally involved in a case involving dangerous youths.

"Secret Cutting," 7 p.m., USA Network: Kimberlee Peterson is terrific as a teenager who deliberately injures herself. The result is still a grim and unsettling film.

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