Posted on: Friday, June 17, 2005
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Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
Tonight's Must-See
KHNL News 8's Lyle Galdeira continues our series of special reports called "Lucky You Live Hawai'i." Each week, we profile a different communityÊand some of the things that make it a great place to live. That's tonight on KHNL News 8. "Into the West," 5 and 7 p.m., TNT; repeats Saturday and Sunday. After last week's terrific opener this show takes a step backward. Jacob Wheeler (Matthew Settle) returns to Virginia, then heads back west with his wife, three children, brother and three female cousins. This episode feels obligated to include every wagon-train disaster and piles things on too deeply. Still, it's part of a strong, six-week series. Of Note
"Mad Max" (1979), 6 p.m., AMC. This is the movie that helped make Mel Gibson famous. A post-apocalyptic adventure made in Australia with little money, it's tough, nasty and surprisingly well made. "The Wedding Singer" (1998), 7 p.m., Fox. Adam Sandler plays a sweet guy who is left at the altar in this popular comedy-drama. He finds comfort in a friendship with Drew Barrymore. "JAG," 7 and 8 p.m., CBS. The first rerun is set in Baghdad, Iraq, where Harm and Mac have a case involving a Marine charged with involuntary manslaughter. The second involves an officer whose crew died in a fierce storm. "Complete Savages," 7:30 p.m., ABC. This funny-enough series has its final new episode. For the third time, it throws in a safety video by a hilarious cop — played by Mel Gibson (in a brief appearance), who produced the show.
"The Buzz on Maggie" debut, 8 and 8:30 p.m., Disney Channel. With a bright look and a fun script, this is an animated story that kids and adults can enjoy. Maggie is a teen fly who would like to be a rock star..
"Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," 8:30 p.m., HBO. Changing mood with deafening speed, "Def Poetry" offers people with nothing in common except genius and a love of words. One moment, Al Letson has a tribute to a high-flying young basketball novice. The next, Dan Sully and Tim Strattford bemoan society's dislike of short, pale people. One moment, the light-hearted Bassey Ikpi imagines her friend as her lover. The next, we have the intensity of Georgia Me, Caroline Harvey and Will Bell. One moment, we have unknowns. The next, John Legend does a lyrically lovely piece and Alicia Keys stunningly delivers a poem about words unspoken. And then there's reggae star Bounty Killer. Genius soars. Mos Def hosts.
Tonight on KHNL News 8
