Tube Notes
By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
Tonight's Must-See
"Intimate Portrait," 5 p.m., Lifetime; "Biography," 6 p.m., A&E. Two Oscar-winning actresses are profiled tonight. The second (Diane Keaton on A&E) is fairly interesting; the first (Audrey Hepburn on Lifetime) is fascinating. Hepburn grew up the daughter of a Dutch baroness whose country (Holland) was occupied by the Germans. After the war, she did some minor roles — then soared in the 1953 "Roman Holiday," winning an Academy Award at 23. In her next film ("Sabrina"), Humphrey Bogart snubbed her, apparently considering her a lightweight.
Her other co-star, William Holden, romanced her. In the years ahead, much of the world fell for Hepburn. Keaton, by comparison, has had a relatively straightforward life that's sparked by her visual flair. Even after she and Woody Allen ended their romance, he wrote the 1977 "Annie Hall" to reflect her look and mood. She won an Oscar and today she's a gifted director, artist and actress.
Of Note
"In the Heat of the Night" (1967), 3 p.m., Turner Classic Movies. This Academy-Award winning film is fairly simple and contrived. Two mismatched cops — a black Northerner and a white Southerner — work together on a murder probe. But Norman Jewison directed beautifully and Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger were perfect.
"Children of Dune," 7, 9 & 11 p.m., Sci Fi Channel. In the superb opener (Part one airs again at 5 p.m.), Paul Atreides, who became the messiah known as Muad'Dib, wandered off. That left his sister, Alia, to care for his twins. She also must deal with her own madness and the schemes of his sister-in-law (Susan Sarandon).
"Boston Public," 7 p.m., Fox. This is a touchy time for Aisha (played by former "American Idol" contestant Tamyra Gray), after she was re-cast in the school musical.
"Third Watch," 8 p.m., NBC. After being off for a while this show returns to pick up where it left off — Sully has a hangover and Yokas deals with her daughter's drug problem. Meanwhile, workers hustle to save a man impaled in an accident.
"Crossing Jordan," 9 p.m., NBC. Tonight, someone tells Jordan that a friend is the target of a government conspiracy; she isn't sure if this is mere paranoia.
