What's on TV Sat. 08/07
AGC Gossip
August 7, 1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Angela Bassett does a great job in this film about an older woman who falls for
a younger guy, and all the problems this romance causes. Taye Diggs is a hunky
young love, and Whoopi Goldberg is one of her friends. The flick is based on
the book by Terry McMillan, and is making its broadcast premiere tonight. It
beats most of the competition in quality, and should be checked out.
9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Trifecta - Sammo infiltrates a gambling ring after the murder of his
ex-partner; the city coroner falls for Grace. Stars Sammo Hung and Arsenio
Hall. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) CBS
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Numbskull teens wander after their stolen television and into the clutches of
arms dealers. Animated. Stars Mike Judge and Robert Stack. 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
MTV
Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert
At Avery Fisher Hall in New York; with Gloria Estefan, Charlotte Church. 7:00
p.m. (ET/PT) The Disney Channel
RPM 2Night
Motorsports highlights. 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) ESPN2
New York Bridges
Eighteen bridges connect Manhattan Island to its neighbors. 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
The History Channel
Mythical Monsters
Legends of creatures such as the Yeti and Loch Ness Monster persist. 7:00 p.m.
(ET/PT) The Learning Channel
Twilight
An aging private eye learns that his movie-star friends may be concealing past
crimes. Stars Paul Newman and Susan Sarandon. 7:25 p.m. (ET/PT) TMC
Rock & Roll Jeopardy!
Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray); Edwin McCain; Joshua Morrow (``The Young and the
Restless''). 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) VH1
The Death Train
Survivors of Stalin's labor camps recall their experiences. 7:45 p.m. (ET/PT)
HBO Signature
Biography
Carmen Miranda: The South American Way - Brazilian Carmen Miranda rises from
poverty to 1940s Hollywood stardom. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) A&E
Searching for Bobby Fischer
A boy and his parents must decide what to do about his newly discovered
aptitude for world-class chess. Stars Joe Mantegna and Max Pomeranc. 8:00 p.m.
(ET/PT) The Disney Channel
The Vietnam War: A Descent Into Hell
Nationalism and Nation Building - The CIA helps France defeat Ho Chi Minh. 8:00
p.m. (ET/PT) Discovery
Tennis
du Maurier Open, Second Semifinal - From Montreal. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) ESPN2
Hollywood Spirituality
Interests run the gamut from cabalism to Buddhism. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) E!
History's Lost and Found
Jackie Kennedy's blood-stained dress; Spanish-American War films; Paul Revere's
lanterns; Herod's bathtub. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) The History Channel
Fire Down Below
A lone environmental agent takes on ruthless industrialists dumping toxic waste
in the Kentucky hills. Stars Steven Seagal and Marg Helgenberger. 8:00 p.m.
(ET/PT) Cinemax
The Pretender
Unsinkable - Jarod becomes embroiled in a turf war between two Atlantic City
loan sharks when he tries to help a friend pay off a debt. Stars Michael T.
Weiss and Patrick Bauchau. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) NBC
Starship Troopers
Members of Earth's space fleet battle large, vicious insects from outer space
bent on destroying humanity. Stars Casper Van Dien and Dina Meyer. 8:00 p.m.
(ET/PT) Showtime
Separate Lives
Doctors attempt to separate conjoined twins. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) The Learning
Channel
Dumb and Dumber
An inept dog groomer and a limousine driver chase the latter's dream girl cross
country. Stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) TNT
Video Collection
Weird Al Yankovic - Weird Al videos. 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) VH1
Celebrity Deathmatch
Ricky Schroder vs. Gary Coleman; Lauryn Hill vs. Shania Twain; Hugh Grant vs.
All-Comers in a Hollywood Tough Man Contest. 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) MTV
Grand Ole Opry Live
Keith Bilbrey. 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) The Nashville Network
Kiss and Tell
A warning that her husband plots her demise throws a wealthy woman's
comfortable existence into doubt. Stars Cheryl Ladd and John Terry. 9:00 p.m.
(ET/PT) ABC
The A&E Dancesport Championship
Couples compete in the waltz, tango, fox trot, Viennese waltz and quick step;
host Suzanne Somers. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) A&E
Martial Law
Trifecta - Sammo infiltrates a gambling ring after the murder of his
ex-partner; the city coroner falls for Grace. Stars Sammo Hung and Arsenio
Hall. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) CBS
The Vietnam War: A Descent Into Hell
Advisors and Assassinations - President Kennedy commits to winning the war.
9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) Discovery
Michael Landon: The E! True Hollywood Story
The actor's life and career; with Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Merlin Olsen, Melissa
Gilbert. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) E!
NFL Preseason Football
American Bowl, from Sydney, Australia. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) FOX
Truman
Though considered unqualified, Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president
following the April 1945 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Stars Gary Sinise and
Diana Scarwid. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) HBO Signature
Celebrity Deathmatch
Deathmatch fashion show with Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Tyra Banks; William
Shakespeare vs. Busta Rhymes; ``The Real World'' cast members Puck vs. John vs.
Tami vs. Jacinda. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) MTV
Cloned
A woman will receive a clone of her dead son if she keeps a geneticist's
unethical methods secret. Stars Elizabeth Perkins and Bradley Whitford. 9:00
p.m. (ET/PT) NBC
Models Uncovered
Supermodels - Glamorous models are revealed as the people behind the celebrity
personas. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) The Learning Channel
The Gingerbread Man
A Georgia lawyer becomes involved with a caterer whose unbalanced father
menaces her. Stars Kenneth Branagh and Embeth Davidtz. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) TMC
1999 America's Junior Miss
Finalists from 50 states vie for college scholarships and the title at the
Civic Center Theater in Mobile, Ala. 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) The Nashville Network
Behind the Music
Motley Crue - Motley Crue barely survives its hedonistic lifestyle. 9:00 p.m.
(ET/PT) VH1
Celebrity Deathmatch
Tommy Lee vs. Ron Jeremy; Alanis Morissette vs. Jewel; the Three Stooges vs.
the Three Tenors. 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT) MTV
Under Siege
Two military madmen hijack a nuclear-armed Navy battleship with a SEAL commando
on board as a cook. Stars Steven Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones. 9:45 p.m. (ET/PT)
Cinemax
Walker, Texas Ranger
No Way Out - Walker's nemesis abducts Alex and Trivette and throws them into a
tank of slowly rising water. Stars Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard. 10:00
p.m. (ET/PT) CBS
South Park
Summer Sucks - A fireworks ban threatens Fourth of July festivities. 10:00 p.m.
(ET/PT) Comedy Central
Drag Racing
NHRA Autolite Nationals, Qualifying - From Sonoma, Calif. 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
ESPN2
Doomsday Rock
A scientist commandeers a missile silo to prevent an onrushing meteor from
demolishing Earth. Stars Connie Sellecca and Ed Marinaro. 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Fox Family Channel
The Century
Heaven and Earth - Pivotal factors and people shape the 20th century; Charles
Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic; Neil Armstrong steps on the moon;
space exploration. 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) The History Channel
Jackie Chan's Police Story
A kung-fu policeman must protect a witness from a Hong Kong drug lord she used
to work for. Stars Jackie Chan and Bridget Lin. 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) USA
Strangers With Candy
Jerri Is Only Skin Deep - Jerri will try anything to become homecoming queen.
10:30 p.m. (ET/PT) Comedy Central
Planet of the Apes
An astronaut goes by time warp to a future planet ruled by smart apes who keep
humans as slaves. Stars Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall. 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
TNT
National Lampoon's Animal House
Bluto, Otter and the rowdy Deltas make fools of the dean and the square Omegas
at 1962 Faber College. Stars John Belushi and Tim Matheson. 10:35 p.m. (ET/PT)
TBS
The Game
A control freak's disreputable brother introduces him to a mysterious game that
invades his ordered existence. Stars Michael Douglas and Sean Penn. 10:55 p.m.
(ET/PT) TMC
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