Weekend Pick
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Leave it to Sci Fi to reimagine Dorothy Gale as a plucky, motorcycle-riding heroine played by Zooey Deschanel. Whether or not you enjoy seeing Frank L. Baum's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" retooled as a six-hour science-fiction suspense thriller will depend largely on how attached you are to the 1939 movie, and how disappointed you feel when, instead of bursting into the heartbreakingly melancholy strains of "Over the Rainbow," Deschanel whines to her parents that she's not going to stay in some two-bit town forever, and then runs off to pout in the attic. Whether it's the dream sequences straight out of an old Kate Bush video, the severe Ewok Village dorkiness of the updated tribal munchkins, or the fact that the tin man is a depressed former cop, the odd creative choices of "Tin Man" (Part 1 of the three-part movie premieres 9 p.m. EST Sunday, Dec. 2, on Sci Fi) should keep you interested when the clunky lines of dialogue and unconvincing wicked witch -- or rather sorceress -- don't.
Also…
On Friday, the top 25 highlights from the Grammy Awards, including performances by Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand and Prince, make up CBS's special "My Night at the Grammys" (8 p.m. EST); the finale of the odd and riveting "America's Psychic Challenge" airs at 10 p.m. EST on Lifetime; and National Geographic's "Hidden Plague" chronicles the AIDS epidemic in India (10 p.m. EST). On Saturday, the season finale of "Torchwood" airs at 9 p.m. EST on BBC America. On Sunday, "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" offers a close-up look at Rickles that includes interviews and highlights from his Vegas act (8 p.m. EST on HBO); "Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black" (10 p.m. EST on Comedy Central) features comedians Black, Dave Attell and DL Hughley chronicling the year's political and pop cultural mishaps; and the season finale of "Brotherhood" airs at 10 p.m. EST on Showtime.
Last night
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On the talk shows -- Friday
Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EST |
Jane Krakowski, Billy Ray Cyrus |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EST |
Sissy Spacek, guest co-host Gloria Estefan |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings |
Brad Womack, Josh Brolin, Keith Urban |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings |
Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers: Home for the Holidays |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings |
Bill Clinton |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EST |
Sen. Fred Thompson |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EST |
Al Gore, Jim Short (repeat) |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EST |
Johnny Depp, David Hasselhoff, George Wallace (repeat) |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings |
Shirley MacLaine |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EST |
TBA |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EST |
Tina Fey, Kenneth Branagh, Ani DiFranco (repeat) |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EST |
John Waters, Alex Borstein, Plain White T's (repeat) |
Contributors: Megan Doll, Heather Havrilesky, Eryn Loeb, Amy Reiter
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