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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2008

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

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Richard Curtis' romantic comedy "Love Actually" stars Rowan Atkinson, above, and a series of other fun characters.

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TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEES

"Ghost Whisperer," 7 p.m., CBS. Last week's episode ended with a bizarre twist: After being accidentally killed, Melinda's husband Jim (David Conrad) refused to go to the next world. At an accident scene, he jumped into a dead body — which, of course, promptly came back to life. When Melinda sees him, she sees Jim; everyone else sees the almost-dead guy. Either way, he can't remember anyone. This has clumsy dialogue and some warm moments.

"Egypt Unwrapped," 3 and 4 p.m., repeats and 6 and 7 p.m., National Geographic Channel. "Expedition Week" faces two mysteries: Where is Alexander the Great's tomb? Who was the "screaming man" buried alongside the pharaohs? There are no definite answers here, but both hours offer rich glimpses of the past.

OF NOTE

"Christmas in Boston" (7 p.m., 2005) and "Three Days" (9 p.m., 2001), ABC Family. The Christmas connections are pretty slim, but both movies are nicely photographed romances — the first a comedy, the second a dead-serious drama.

"Love Actually" (2003), 6 and 9 p.m., Bravo. Richard Curtis, the brilliant writer of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and most Rowan Atkinson projects, put a fun batch of characters against a Christmas backdrop.

"American Dreamz" (2006), 8 p.m., Oxygen. Hugh Grant, who also stars in "Love, Actually," plays the corrupt host of an "American Idol"-type show, in this moderately funny satire.

"Crusoe," 8 p.m., NBC. Robinson Crusoe's friend Friday attacks him. An illness has driven Friday mad; now Olivia helps Crusoe seek a solution.

"The Mentalist," 8 p.m., CBS. In this rerun, Grace is used as bait to catch a killer.

"Numb3rs," 9 p.m., CBS. After the collision of traffic and trains, passengers are trapped near toxic chemicals.

"Lipstick Jungle," 9 p.m., NBC. Wendy (Brooke Shields) plans the perfect Thanksgiving under the judgmental eye of her mother (Mary Tyler Moore).