8.30PM, TV3
ER
Naughty Jodie gets interrupted by her hubby while having a good time with Clemente, and Abby and Kovac anxiously await test results.
8.30PM, TV3
THE UNIT
Jonas, Bob, and Mack go to Beirut to plant a listening device in the Iranian ambassador's limo, but fall out with the CIA
and American diplomats; Ryan severely lectures the wives on security; Kim spies Tiffy at a seedy motel, and worries that she might be having an affair. With a name like Tiffy, that's pretty likely.
8.30PM, TV ONE
RIVER PHOENIX
Doco that recreates the last moments of Hollywood heart-throb River Phoenix, who died after taking a cocktail of drugs at an LA nightclub. Sensationalist though it sounds, it also reveals how the pressure to perform could have contributed to his death.
10.05PM, PRIME
PENN & TELLER: BULLSHIT!
Does it really make a difference if you put your couch at a right-angle to your cabinet and never sleeping facing the door? Tonight the boys investigate the "science" of feng shui and play a mean prank at a fancy restaurant.
MOVIES
[rated out of 5]
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 2
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Herald rating: * * * *
Merchant-Ivory production set in post-World War I Britain. A butler's world of manners and etiquette is shaken when a housekeeper falls in love with him. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson star. Beautifully filmed with outstanding characterisation. (1993)
8.30PM, RIALTO SKY DIGITAL
MRS CALDICOTT'S CABBAGE WAR
Herald rating: * *
Mutiny at the old folks home. This British take on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stars Pauline Collins (Shirley Valentine) but doesn't quite pull it off. (2000)
10PM, SKY MOVIES 1
SCARY MOVIE
Herald rating: * * *
Wayans' brothers comedy which parodies the teen scream genre, following the storylines of Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Often terrible, but the gags come quick and fast, sustaining the first half of the film. (2000)
