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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, May 29, 2008

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

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Tobey Maguire, left, and Reese Witherspoon portray modern teens, transported into a safe-and-simple 1950s world, in "Pleasantville."

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TODAY'S MUST-SEES

"Lost" season finale, 8 p.m., ABC (with rerun at 7). The confrontation builds. Commandos from the freighter plan to destroy the island. Other freighter people are trying to rescue islanders. And Ben? He says he'll move the island, but it will be dangerous. One assumes it could be. This has been a busy (and perplexing) year, packing a season into 13 episodes. It has also been a great ride.

"At the Death House Door," 3 p.m., Independent Film Channel/KHON digital 675. The Rev. Carroll Pickett is a soft-spoken man who took pride in the choir at a prison in Huntsville, Texas. Then the prison became a center for capital punishment. In 13 years, he accompanied 95 inmates to their executions; some affected him deeply. This well-crafted documentary entwines his story with that of Carlos De Luna, who was executed despite strong indications of his innocence.

OF NOTE

"So You Think You Can Dance," 7 p.m., Fox. Here's the third round of auditions. A week from now, we'll have the 20 finalists.

"Last Comic Standing," 7:30 p.m., NBC. Two "Office" co-stars, Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez, are in charge of Los Angeles auditions. Neil Flynn and Alfonso Ribeiro do the Houston tryouts.

"Risky Business" (1983, Ion — Oceanic channel 27) 7 p.m., "Hoosiers" (1986, MyNetwork — Oceanic channel 5) 7 p.m., and "Pleasantville" (1998, FX), 5 p.m. and 7:30. Choose between three great films. Ion has Tom Cruise's frisky breakthrough, MyNetwork has a basketball classic, FX has Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon as modern teens, transported into a safe-and-simple 1950s world.

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," 8 p.m., CBS. Everyone in a family was killed, except a girl who seems possessed.