HDTV Schedule for Thursday, October 3, 2002

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Thursday, October 3, 2002

'Pushing Neveda'

"Storybook Hero"
The body count escalates in Push, and Jim's investigation into Silas Bodnick's death leads him into deeper and deeper trouble — as he's arrested on a trumped up charge of serial murder by Sheriff Gaines and Deputy Dawn.

'CSI'

No Description Available

10p/9C

'Without A Trace'

"Birthday Boy"

Jack Malone and the team search for an 11-year-old boy who disappears from the subway en route to Yankee Stadium for what was to be his birthday celebration.

8p/7C

=The WB=

'Family Affair'

Uncle Bill (Gary Cole) agrees to let Sissy (Caitlin Wachs) attend her friend Sutton's (guest star Skyler Shaye) party until Mr. French (Tim Curry) discovers to his horror that it's an underwear-only get-together. Meanwhile, Jody (Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak) and Buffy (Sasha Pieterse) welcome the arrival of a new bunk bed complete with bells and whistles.

= Discovery HD-Theater =

All Times Eastern

8:00 a

11:00a

2:00p

5:00p

A creature of stealth, the jaguar is almost impossible to spot in the wild. Travel to the rainforests of Belize to witness this sleek predatory cat in action.

9:00a

12:00a

3:00p

6:00p

Meet the rare individuals who thrive on handling crocodiles. Go to Australia where scientists are studying croc behavior and wranglers are moving crocs away from populated areas. And to South America where conservationists are nurturing baby crocs.

9:30a

12:30p

3:30p

6:30p

Kayaking and horseback riding across unforgiving Argentinean terrain is challenging enough for the Eco-Challenge competitors. But when a hurricane and blizzard kick in there is more at stake than the race.

= HDNet =

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT:
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7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT * Premiere *
'HDNet World Report'
From melting glaciers and buckling highways to dying forests, explore the wondrous beauty of the Alaskan wilderness and the environmental danger of global warming.
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10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT
'Fishing Adventures 1'

Alaska, the last frontier. This is a land that belongs to the wild.  You could pick just about any spot on the map and have a great fishing trip, but we've headed to an area that is "the best of the best." The Goodnews River Lodge in the Togiac National Refuge is our base for this epic Fishing Adventure.

10:30 AM ET / 7:30 AM PT
'Soul in the Hole/In the Pocket/Ready to Rumble'

It's summer in a rough, noisy, humid playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant and the city's best basketball players arrive to compete for the glory of the moment and to pursue their dreams of professional careers. Pool culture with hustlers, pros, and the nation's top female player. A gritty visit to the minor leagues of boxing.

11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT  * Premiere *
'The Business of Sport, Episode 14'

Autzen Stadium Expansion
Dave Heeke, Assistant Athletic Director, University of Oregon, talks about the financial impacts on the university of expanding their football stadium.

12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
'College Football'
 
Idaho State Bengals @ Utah State Aggies
Special Encore Presentation from Sept. 14

3:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT
'Molten Paradise: Kilauea Volcano'

Hot lava from the summer 2002 eruptions at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano oozes, drips and explodes into the sea. Volcanologists, a park ranger, and a helicopter pilot present the dramatic story of Hawaiian volcanism and the particularly exciting events of the past twenty years.

4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT
'Soul in the Hole/In the Pocket/Ready to Rumble'

It's summer in a rough, noisy, humid playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant and the city's best basketball players arrive to compete for the glory of the moment and to pursue their dreams of professional careers. Pool culture with hustlers, pros, and the nation's top female player. A gritty visit to the minor leagues of boxing.

5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT
'Xtreme Motion 4'

Make sure to catch this episode of Xtreme Motion as we not only take a high powered ride on a jet boat, we also see the latest, fastest street legal race bikes available for the speed enthusiast.

5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT
'Fishing Adventures 1'

Alaska, the last frontier. This is a land that belongs to the wild.  You could pick just about any spot on the map and have a great fishing trip, but we've headed to an area that is "the best of the best." The Goodnews River Lodge in the Togiac National Refuge is our base for this epic Fishing Adventure.

6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT
'Van Gogh's Van Goghs'

Based on the acclaimed Van Gogh exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
'HDNet World Report'

HDNet explores life today in modern Moscow.  A decade after the fall of the Soviet Union, we'll find out how individual Russians are faring, and hear their views on capitalism, democracy, and the USA.

7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT  * Premiere *
'HDNet World Report'

From melting glaciers and buckling highways to dying forests, explore the wondrous beauty of the Alaskan wilderness and the environmental danger of global warming.

8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
'Molten Paradise: Kilauea Volcano'

Hot lava from the summer 2002 eruptions at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano oozes, drips and explodes into the sea. Volcanologists, a park ranger, and a helicopter pilot present the dramatic story of Hawaiian volcanism and the particularly exciting events of the past twenty years.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT
'Rocky V'

Rocky Balboa, one-time champ, has hit rock bottom in his old Philadelphia neighborhood. After training a young fighter who turns ingrate, Rocky decides to risk everything on one more bout.

10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT
'Blue Oyster Cult: A Long Day's Night'

New York City's legendary Blue Oyster Cult gather together with fans from all over the country at Chicago's Navy Pier. It's "A Long Day's Night" of rock and roll celebrating their 30th anniversary, with big hits, fan favorites, and some new classics. Songs include Godzilla, (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Harvest Moon, and Perfect Water.

12:30 AM ET / 9:30 PM PT
'HDNet World Report'
 
From melting glaciers and buckling highways to dying forests, explore the wondrous beauty of the Alaskan wilderness and the environmental danger of global warming.

1:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM PT
'Van Gogh's Van Goghs'
 
Based on the acclaimed Van Gogh exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

= DirecTV =

2:00 AM ET / 11:00 PM PT
'Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring'

5:00 AM ET / 2:00 AM PT
'I Am Sam'

8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PT
'I Am Sam'

Call 1-800-DIRECTV for more information

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= HBO =

All in 1080i

'FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN'
6:30a ET 5:30 C 3:50 P

Time:105
Genre:Animation, Science Fiction
PG13 Humanity must face its own inner turmoil before trying to defeat a terrifying alien menace in this "stunning visual achievement" (New York Daily News) that marks the first film to feature a computer-generated cast. Based on the popular series of Final Fantasy video games, this sci-fi tale is set in 2065 and finds Earth inundated by soul-stealing alien phantoms. The human forces of good are led by the beautiful Aki Ross and her mentor Dr. Sid, who has concocted an elaborate, but unproven method of neutralizing the aliens. To make matters worse, Aki discovers she is infected by the aliens. Will she and Dr. Sid be able to prove their theory before a war-mongering General Hein is able to use a more conventional--and far more threatening--weapon of mass destruction?

'ACE VENTURA PET DETECTIVE'
8:30 a ET 7:30 C 5:30 P

Time:85
Genre:Adventure, Comedy
PG13 The Miami Dolphins' beloved mascot, Snowflake, is missing! But don't worry...Ace Ventura is on the case! Comedy superstar Jim Carrey stars as Ace, whose biggest jobs so far have been missing cats and dogs. And he's got his hands doubly full when the Dolphins' star quarterback Dan Marino is kidnapped, too! With Sean Young (Blade Runner) as a flustered police lieutenant, Tone Loc, Noble Willingham, Troy Evans and Randall "Tex" Cobb. Directed by Tom Shadyac.

'EVOLUTION'
10:00 a ET 9:00 C 7:00 P

Time:101
Genre:Comedy, Science Fiction
PG13 Alien slime mutates into a national threat, leaving a loopy group of scientists as the only hope for mankind in this hilarious comedy from Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman. David Duchovny stars as Dr. Ira Kane, a college science teacher who discovers that a meteor has carried a rapidly evolving life form to Earth. It's a monumental discovery, but there's one tiny drawback: the organisms feed on humans and they have grown into monsters. Joined by his co-worker Harry (Orlando Jones), an aspiring but hapless fireman (Seann William Scott) and an attractive epidemiologist (Julianne Moore), Kane leads an unlikely fight against the monstrous menace...while dealing with the moronic military! "A consistently amusing action romp" (Variety).

'THE JOURNEY OF AUGUST KING'
11:45 a ET 10:45 C 8:45 P

Genre:Drama
PG1 3 A lonely farmer risks everything to help a runaway slave in this drama set in 1815 North Carolina. Jason Patric (Speed 2: Cruise Control) plays August King, who knows the law, but can't resist the young woman's plea for help in escaping her vicious master. With Thandie Newton (Jefferson in Paris), Larry Drake (L.A. Law) and Sam Waterston.

'CLARA'S HEART
1:30 p ET 12:30 C 10:30 P

Time:108
Genre:Drama
PG13  A consummate performance by Whoopi Goldberg highlights this uplifting story of a wise and noble Jamaican woman named Clara and the young American boy she cares for. Taken away from her island home by an affluent Baltimore couple, Clara is hired to be a companion to their son David. But what the boy gets in Clara is a teacher, a friend and a new way of looking at life. Whoopi delivers a "beautifully measured star turn" (Variety) in this touching and warm comedy-drama. With Kathleen Quinlan and Michael Ontkean as David's bickering parents.

'TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY'
3:45 a ET 2:45 C 12:45 P

Time:92
Genre:Drama, Romance
PG13 A heartbroken widower learns to finally let go of the past in this bittersweet romantic drama. Peter Gallagher stars as the man whose grief over his wife's accidental death two years earlier still immobilizes him--and threatens to destroy his relationship with his teenage daughter. What will it take to convince him to move on? With Claire Danes and Kathy Baker.

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Premiere Date: Sat., Oct. 12, 8PM ET Robert Redford James Gandolfini

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= Showtime =

'Catch Me If You Can'
2:30p ET 1:30 C 11:30 a P

1 h 47 m
R Psychiatric nurse Maggie O'Connell (Kim Basinger) fights her drug-addicted sister (Christina Ricci) and a Satanic cult leader (Rufus Sewell) for custody of her niece, a six-year-old girl who is the key to winning the battle between good and evil. Jimmy Smits costars in this supernatural thriller from the director of "The Mask."

'Bless This Child'
8:00 p ET 7:00 C 5:00P

1990, 1 h 44 m
PG When a high school is nearly phased out due to lack of funds, its principal (Geoffrey Lewis) gets an idea: coerce Dylan Malone (Matt Lattanzi), the school's best drag racer, into doing his thing for money. M. Emmet Walsh and Loryn Locklin costar in this fast-paced action comedy featuring a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

'Hellraiser: Bloodline'
10:00 p 9:00 C 7:00 P

1996, 1 h 24 m
R In the year 2127, Pinhead wreaks havoc aboard a space station run by a scientist whose 18th century toymaker ancestors built the evil puzzle box that opened the gates to hell. Bruce Ramsay and Doug Bradley star in this sci-fi horror thriller.

'The Lost Son'
4:15 a ET 3:15 C 1:35 P

1 h 42 m
R French actor Daniel Auteuil ("The Closet") stars in this gripping British drama as Xavier Lombard, a detective living in London who grapples with the demons of his past as he investigates the disappearance of an old friend's brother-in-law, a case that leads straight to a network of secret pedophiles. Nastassja Kinski, Ciaran Hinds and Bruce Greenwood costar in this film directed by Oscar�-winning cinematographer Chris Menges.

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