Tube Notes
By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
Tonight's Must-See
"Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story" (2002), 9 p.m., Lifetime; "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," 9 p.m., NBC. Video voyeurism still seems like something snatched from science fiction. The Lifetime movie, however, is based on a true story. Meanwhile, NBC offers a fictional variation. In "Video Voyeur," Angie Harmon is excellent as a good-spirited mom who moves into a new neighborhood. The guy next door is a popular dad, coach and churchgoer. He also turns out to have video equipment in the changing room near his swimming pool and in the bathroom of her house. In the NBC rerun, a young cellist (played by Emily Deschanel) is sexually assaulted in her apartment. When hidden cameras are discovered there, the case grows.
Of Note
"Mirrorball," 4 p.m., Comedy Central. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley who starred in the British series, "Absolutely Fabulous" reunited for this one-shot special. They play friends who hope to revive their performing careers.
"Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), 5:45 p.m., TNT. The cable channel starts a marathon of three terrific romantic comedies. "Sleepless" has Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks; "When Harry Met Sally" (8 p.m., 1989) links Ryan with Billy Crystal; "As Good As It Gets" (10 p.m., 1997) has Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.
"Blast from the Past,"
7 p.m., Fox. Brendan Fraser stars as a guy who has spent all of his 35 years in a fallout shelter, where his parents (Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken) remain locked in a 1960s mindset. Now he discovers real life and Alicia Silverstone.
"Reba," 7 p.m., WB. Motherly duty goes further than usual: When her pregnant teen daughter has to skip a Lamaze class, Reba fills in.
"Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest" (1997), 8 p.m., CBS. Angela Lansbury returned to her series role as Jessica Fletcher, the crime-solving author.