Posted on: Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Tonight's Must-See

"Lost: The Journey," 7 p.m., ABC. Thick and tangled, "Lost" is a tough show to keep up with. It's also worth the trouble. Now comes a chance to catch up before the season's final four episodes. This hour rushes us through what's happened so far.

"National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth" conclusion, 9 p.m., PBS. Predators rarely get favorable attention. The whole pouncing-on-us-and-killing-us thing seems to bother humans. But rethink that. The first hour has examples. A Venezuelan project flooded a verdant forest; the islands that remained became almost barren. Experts say the bigger predators exited. That left ants, iguanas and howler monkeys free to destroy the vegetation. In the United States, wolves were removed from Yellowstone Park and the vegetation dwindled. That led to the controversial decision to bring the wolves back. That hour is followed by one on "water cocktails" — the chemical combinations that can have surprising effects in the water supply.

Of Note

"Revelations," 7 and 8 p.m., NBC. The network plans to rerun last week's hour at 7 p.m., leading into the new one — the third of six — at 8. Both hours have an astrophysics professor and a nun searching for the "miracle child" who could be a key to the end of days. In the new hour, the prof's stepson is kidnapped and given to satanists. One is played by Fred Durst of the rock group Limp Bizkit.

"That '70s Show," 7 p.m., Fox. Eric learns he hasn't graduated from high school yet, because of an incomplete grade in gym. Now he has to take a class taught by the guy (Luke Wilson) who dated Donna.

"Stacked," 7:30 p.m., Fox. This comedy has been kind of fun in its first two episodes. Skyler (Pamela Anderson) still has her bookstore job, but people are billing her as a rock groupie.

"American Idol," 8 p.m., Fox. The field is trimmed to five.

"Life on a Stick," 8:30 p.m., Fox. Here is another comedy that has been fun so far. Tonight, Laz says the wrong thing, scuttling his relationship with Lily, the co-worker he loves. Meanwhile, his parents try to teach his younger sister a lesson about alcohol.

"CSI: NY," 9 p.m., CBS. A student was savagely beaten and shot in his apartment. Afterward, Stella (Melina Kanakaredes) is accused of pushing her questioning too far.

"Law & Order," 9 p.m., NBC. Here is another odd shift by NBC. It had scheduled tonight to introduce Fontana's temporary partner, played by Michael Imperioli of "The Sopranos." Instead, that episode was rushed ahead a week, airing April 20. Tonight is a rerun of the hour that introduced Annie Parisse ("National Treasure") as assistant district attorney Alexandra Borgia. The case involves a phony flu vaccine responsible for nine deaths.

"Eyes," 9:02 p.m., ABC. There's more trouble for lawyer Leslie (Laura Leighton). She sees her boyfriend being shot, but he doesn't want her to call police.