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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, June 1, 2008

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Mary McCormack stars in “In Plain Sight,” premiering Sunday.

USA Network via AP

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TODAY'S MUST-SEE

"In Plain Sight" debut, 10 p.m., USA Network. Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) is your typical cable heroine. She's strong and capable; her personal life is a mess. Her mom (Lesley Ann Warren) and sister (Nichole Hiltz) are self-obsessed and needy. Her sole pleasure (sex with Cristian de la Fuente, the "Dancing With the Stars" finalist) is perspiration-soaked in this New Mexico setting. At work as a federal marshal, however, she's a master. This opening hour has sharp twists, good characters and interesting settings. Still, we're not sure witness-protection themes will sustain interest each week.

"Million Dollar Password," 7 p.m., CBS. "Password" remains one of TV's best-conceived games. Now it adds bigger money, a flashier set and Regis Philbin. In this opener, Rachael Ray and Neil Patrick Harris are quick, fun players.

OF NOTE

"The Top 100 Most Outrageous Moments," 6-8 p.m., NBC. Here are lots of bloopers and such that may have popped up in other specials.

"The Ten Commandments" (2006), 6-10 p.m., Ion, Oceanic channel 27. There was no reason to remake the classic, with Dougray Scott in the Charlton Heston role. Still, the result is adequate.

"The King of Kong," 8 p.m., G4. Here's a wonderful documentary movie about video game buffs. It has odd characters, a likable hero, a dark villain and neat surprises.

"Cold Case," 8 p.m., CBS. The team looks back at the 1963 death of a girl who dressed as a boy. Was it murder or suicide?

"The Tudors," 8 p.m., Showtime. The king has made his move to execute Anne Boleyn and wed Jane Seymour.

"Bridezillas" season-opener, 8 p.m., WE. One bride bans her groom's father; another battles her bridesmaids over tattoos and cleavage.