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Saturday's TV highlights

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7PM, TV ONE
HUNGER FOR THE WILD
The boys are in seafood heaven tonight. Brownie returns to his old stomping ground at Castlepoint for a feed of paua butties and Logie lays some fresh kahawai out on the smoker.

7.30PM, TV ONE
NO GOING BACK
What would you rather do? Sit in
an office and stare at a computer screen, or run yachting courses in the Canary Islands? Yes, an easy decision. The problem is IT worker Clive Moreham would take the islands any day, but his wife Alex is happy in Stevenage.

7.30PM, TV2
FEAR FACTOR
Feel like a little bit of maggot-munching, and worm-wrestling with your relationship building? Then look no further than couples' Fear Factor.

MOVIES

7.30PM, TV3
THUNDERBIRDS
Herald rating: * * *
Strictly for kids and those grownups who enjoy watching a great actor like Ben Kingsley slum it to play the hood. Bill Paxton (Big Love) plays Jeff Tracy, father and founder of the International Rescue team. However the focus is on the younger kids Alan, Tintin and Fermat, son of Brains, who must prove their worth before getting the keys off dad. (2004)

9.30PM, TV3
HEAD OVER HEELS
Herald rating: * *
Romantic comedy with Freddie Prinze Jr. as an asthmatic FBI agent who bumps into Amanda (Monica Potter), an art restorer looking for a man. Amanda suspects foul play when a woman goes missing. (2001)

8.30PM, TV2
THE NEW GUY
Herald rating: *
Teen movie about a high school student who reinvents himself as a cool character. Pretty standard fare with cameos by Tony Hawk, Gene Simmons, Vanilla Ice, Tommy Lee, and The Hoff. (2002)

10.25PM, TV2
CHICAGO
Herald rating: * * * *
Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in this hit version of the musical, which in turn was based on a play from the 1920s about two jazz-era killers. Expect speakeasies, prison sentences, revenge plots, more than a few high-kicks and a tap-dancing Richard Gere. (2002)

8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
THE AVIATOR
Herald rating: * * * *
Traces the life of movie producer and aviation nut Howard Hughes from when he produced and directed Hell's Angels in the late 1920s, through to 1946 when he was courting actresses like Ava Gardner and Katharine Hepburn and starting to display symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Hughes, the son of a successful Texan inventor who bought his way into Hollywood, formed aviation company TWA and built the infamous Spruce Goose flying boat. Directed by Martin Scorsese, it's a beautiful looking film and an epic story, but somehow we're still left wanting. The flight sequences are exhilarating, as is Cate Blanchett's performance as Hepburn. But DiCaprio is a casting mismatch, straining to sound more mature and play an older Hughes. A fistful of Oscars were awarded, including Best Achievement in Cinematography. (2004)


SPORT

3.30PM, SKY SPORT 3 LIVE
AFL: GRAND FINAL
Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles
A reprise of last year's Aussie Rules final, with the Eagles minor premiers this year - aiming to avenge last year's loss.

4PM AND 8.30PM, TV ONE
NETBALL: SCOTTWOOD TRUST CHAMPIONSHIPS
Top netballers will be in action in this provincial competition that doubles as a Silver Ferns trial. Semis highlights will be shown at 4pm, with coverage of the final at 8.30pm.

7.30PM, SKY SPORT 1 LIVE
AIR NEW ZEALAND CUP: CANTERBURY V AUCKLAND
These sides will be jockeying for finals positions. Auckland's backline should be the difference.

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