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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, June 27, 2008

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Jake Gyllenhaal, left, and Heath Ledger portray lovers in the Oscar-winning film "Brokeback Mountain."

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TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEES

"GLAAD Media Awards" (4 p.m.) and "Brokeback Mountain" (2005, 6 p.m.), Bravo. First are highlights of awards by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. GLAAD gave honors for TV drama ("Brothers & Sisters"), comedy ("Ugly Betty") and reality show ("Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List"), plus movies ("Stardust," "The Bubble") and more. Special awards went to Sharon Stone and Rufus Wainwright. Then Bravo airs a previous GLAAD winner. "Brokeback Mountain" also had well-deserved Oscars for its director (Ang Lee), script and music, plus nominations for picture, cinematography and the superb work of Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal (as cowboys in love) and Michelle Williams.

"Dance Machine" debut, 7 p.m., ABC. The show-biz pros are dancing on other networks. ABC's show is for the common guy. Each week, six of them dance to pop tunes. One wins.

OF NOTE

"Fever Pitch" (2005), 4 p.m., FX. A British soccer tale was neatly Americanized. Jimmy Fallon plays a guy who loves Lindsay (Drew Barrymore) and the Red Sox, maybe not in that order. The result is warm and funny.

"XXX: State of the Union" (2005), 7 p.m., Fox. To stop an assassination plot, an agent (Ice Cube) must escape from prison. This movie may be ideal for the Fox network, which wants us to believe the "24" and "Prison Break" plots.

"Ghost Whisperer," 7 p.m., CBS. After previous lives, a spirit resists starting over.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), 8 p.m., Disney Channel. Brilliantly directed by Tim Burton, this Johnny Depp film is goofy enough for kids, stylish enough for grown-ups.

"Duel," 8 p.m., ABC. This interesting game show returns.

"Numb3rs," 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. In the first rerun, the team suspects that a cult leader beat and raped a teen. The second brought in Aya Sumika as a series regular. She plays Liz Warner, Don's love interest from two previous episodes. They're on a treasure-hunting case.