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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, April 29, 2006

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Tonight's "Saturday Night Live" is devoted to Robert Smigel's offbeat cartoons.

Associated Press

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TONIGHT ON KHNL NEWS 8

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6 and 10 p.m. from News 8’s Diane Ako and Paul Drewes, plus sports with Reid Shimizu.

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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"Saturday Night Live," 10:30 p.m., NBC. Robert Smigel has given TV some of its oddest, darkest and (sometimes) funniest moments. Now he gets 90 minutes of highlights. Smigel is the guy behind all those "TV Funhouse" cartoons on "Saturday Night Live." He also gives us the voice of Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog and of the celebrity lips on Conan O'Brien's show. Now here's 90 minutes devoted to his offbeat cartoons. This is mostly a collection of reruns, but Smigel promises it will have about eight minutes of new material. Two cartoon characters — Ace and Gary, the "ambiguously gay duo" — will host and interact with live actors.

OF NOTE

"NFL Draft," 6 a.m., ESPN; concludes Sunday. For many football fans, this is the big day. Teams can turn themselves around by choosing the right player — or stumble with the wrong one. ESPN tends to cover this well, with elaborate clips and sharp commentary.

"Ivana Young Man," 5 p.m., Oxygen. Ivana Trump, Donald's ex-wife, tries her own reality show. She's supposed to help a wealthy older woman land a not-so wealthy younger guy.

"Flight 93" (2006), 6 p.m., A&E. As a big-screen version of the story nears, some people consider it outrageous to do a Sept. 11 story. Still, the story of the passengers who overcame terrorists has been done twice on cable — in an excellent documentary with re-enactments and in this low-budget film.

"Pearl Harbor" (2001), 7 p.m., ABC. Rich filming and lush detail are inexplicably wrapped around a dumb plot. Basically, it tells women to always have a spare boyfriend — in case one of them dies (or seems to). Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck are attractive, likable people, but they'd be more likable in a good story.

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," 7 p.m., CBS. A man grows hair werewolf-style. Someone shoots him with a silver bullet.

"Criminal Minds," 8 p.m., CBS. Even by this show's standards, this rerun has a grisly theme. A killer-rapist has been gluing his victims' eyelids down.