Posted on: Saturday, January 15, 2005
Tube notes
By Mike Hughes,
Gannett News Service
Tonight's Must-See
The Warrior basketball team hosts Louisiana Tech in a key WAC match-up! Watch the game live on K5 at 7. Then catch all the highlights on KHNL News 8 at 10! "MI-5," 8 p.m., A&E. Last week's season opener was filled with powerhouse moments. Tom Quinn, a top British spy, had been accused of murder. While working in disguise, he cleared his name — with the help of colleagues who resisted orders from above. Quinn survived, but his psyche has been battered. That comes to play during this terrific episode. MI-5 (the British equivalent of the CIA) uses a scientist as bait to catch terrorists. This is shaky ethically, the kind of thing "MI-5" faces so brilliantly. With Quinn quaking, it creates fresh crises. "Dawn Anna," 7 p.m., Lifetime. Here's another chance to see this Debra Winger movie that premiered Monday. It's a true story of a family in peril that is brilliantly made but deeply heart-wrenching. "Cry Freedom" (1987), 7 p.m., Pax TV. Richard Attenborough, who triumphed with "Gandhi," came up with this film, which is well made but only modestly involving. It focuses mainly on white South African Donald Woods (Kevin Kline), instead of the powerful story of black martyr Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington). "Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile of Me," 8 p.m., HBO. The bad news is that Jeni has an audience that is too loud and raucous.The good news is that his material is sharp enough to overcome that.
"Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope," 3 p.m. (live), CNBC, MSNBC, Trio; 6 p.m., USA, Bravo, Sci-Fi; 7 p.m., NBC. In a flexing of corporate muscle, NBC will simulcast this concert on all its networks. Much like the Live Aid concert held 20 years ago to help famine sufferers, this live benefit concert aims to help the American Red Cross in its support of the Indian Ocean tsunami victims. Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Diana Ross, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, Kenny Chesney, Maroon 5, Eric Clapton, Sarah McLachlan, Lenny Kravitz, John Mayer and Mary J. Blige are among performers scheduled to appear. Halle Berry, Usher, Matt Damon, Kevin Spacey, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis are among a host of other celebrities. Expect requests for viewers to pledge aid to support victims. The American Red Cross will use the funds to supply food and water, health care, mental health counseling and other needs to those who survived the tsunami Dec. 26.
Tonight on KHNL News 8
Of Note
